USAC Silver Crown Rollie Beale Classic History
USAC Silver Crown Rollie Beale Classic History
USAC Silver Crown Rollie Beale Classic All-Time Wins History
| Date | Winner | Laps | FQ | FQ (time) |
| 10/16/10 | Jerry Coons, Jr. | 150 | Jerry Coons, Jr. | 14.97 |
| 10/15/11 | Kody Swanson | 150 | Kody Swanson | 14.809 |
| 6/29/12 | Jerry Coons, Jr. | 100 | Bobby East | 15.051 |
| 5/1/15 | Kody Swanson | 100 | Kody Swanson | 14.978 |
| 7/28/17 | Bobby Santos, III | 103 | Kody Swanson | 15.084 |
| 5/4/18 | Kody Swanson | 100 | ||
| 4/28/19 | Kody Swanson | 100 | ||
| 10/10/21 | Kody Swanson | 100 | Kody Swanson | 15.064 |
| 8/6/22 | Kody Swanson | 100 | Kody Swanson | 15.244 |
| 8/5/23 | Kody Swanson | 100 | ||
| 4/20/24 |
Rollie Beale
Rollie Beale was a Toledo native, as well as former USAC Series director for a number of years. Beale raced against many of the biggest names of this era of open wheel racing, the history books including names like Pancho Carter, Joy Fair, Larry Dickson, and others.
He captured 32 USAC sprint features between 1966 and 1981, building a strong resume as one of the stalwarts of one of the toughest divisions in motorsports. In 1973, he took the USAC Sprint Car division championship.
Ron Hemelgarn
Toledo businessman Ron Hemelgarn, who sponsors the USAC Silver Crown Rollie Beale 100, won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 as the owner of the car driven by Buddy Lazier.
Hemelgarn is a long-time business owner in Toledo, owning the Super Fitness chain of gymnasiums. He is a long-time lover of racing, once hitchhiking from his native Dayton, Ohio to the Indianapolis 500.
A friendly face around the track, Hemelgarn has been an ardent
supporter of Toledo Speedway for many years, and continues to support the track to this day.
Back in 2020, Ron Drager, Owner and Promoter of the track said “Ron Hemelgarn was one of the very first to reach out to my business partner Roy Mott and myself back in 1999 and asked what he could do to support Toledo Speedway and grass-roots racing.” Continuing, “He has always been there for the racers and the track for the 21 years we have been there,”
Event History Timeline
July 28, 2010
Rollie Beale Classic Added to 2010 Racing Schedule
October 16, 2010
Jerry Coons Jr. wins first ever Rollie Beale Classic
Rollie Beale 150 - USAC Silver Crown Championship Series
October 16, 2010 - 12:00 AM EDT
Toledo Speedway
Toledo, OH
Jerry Coons Jr. (27) and Kody Swanson (19) racing for position in the first ever Rollie Beale Classic at Toledo Speedway - 10/16/10
October 15, 2011
Kody Swanson sets USAC Silver Crown Qualifying Track Record at 14:809 seconds
October 15, 2011
Kody Swanson leads every lap, wins the second Rollie Beale Classic
Sat: Practice, qualifying for ARCA Racing Series & USAC Silver Crown Series Plus 150 lap Silver Crown Championship Race.
October 15, 2011 - 12:00 AM EDT
Toledo Speedway
Toledo, OH
Kody Swanson en route to Rollie Beale victory, 10/15/11
June 29, 2012
Jerry Coons Jr. takes 100-lap feature victory
ARMSTRONG, COONS JR. TAKE HEMELGARN RACING/SUPER FITNESS WINS IN TOLEDO USAC DOUBLE-HEADER
(TOLEDO, Ohio—June 29, 2012) - Caleb Armstrong and Jerry Coons Jr. scored victories in the annual Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness USAC open-wheel double-header at Toledo Speedway Friday evening. Ron Hemelgarn, a local businessman and the 1996 Indy 500 winning car owner, presented the 5 foot trophies in the Sun Drop Winner’s Circle.
Practice was delayed about 75 minutes when rain came in, but the heavy stuff stayed to the west and south of the track. The crowd was treated to a great night of open-wheel racing and the evening turned out to be perfect for racing.
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May 1, 2015
Rollie Beale Classic Returns to Toledo Speedway, Kody Swanson takes second win
Kody Swanson and Ron Hemelgarn, May 1 2015
July 28, 2017
SANTOS MAKES USAC HISTORY WITH ROLLIE BEALE CLASSIC TOLEDO WIN
Toledo, Ohio—July 28, 2017: Franklin, MA driver Bobby Santos captured the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic 100 lap USAC Silver Crown Series race Friday night at Toledo Speedway, the 50th USAC race held at...Read more
May 4, 2018
SWANSON WINS TOLEDO ROLLIE BEALE SILVER CROWN 100
Flat Rock, MI: May 4, 2018: California resident Kody Swanson captured Friday night’s Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic 100 for the USAC Silver Crown Cars at Toledo Speedway. Ron Hemelgarn presented the...Read more
April 28, 2019
SWANSON, PIERCE SCORE BEALE CLASSIC WINS AT TOLEDO
Toledo, Ohio-April 28, 2019: Kody Swanson and Aaron Pierce captured the wins at Toledo Speedway’s Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic presented by Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Parts Stores on a sunshine-filled...Read more
October 10, 2021
SWANSON SCORES USAC SILVER CROWN TOLEDO RACE AND TITLE; ALLEN, METDEPENNIGEN TOLEDO CHAMPS
Toledo, OH—October 10, 2021: A rainy morning turned into a day of sunshine as Toledo Speedway closed out its racing season with the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic 100 for the USAC Silver Crown Cars. ...Read more
August 6, 2022
SWANSON CONTINUES TOLEDO STREAK IN USAC SILVER CROWN; ALLEN, KYLE METDEPENNIGEN SCORE WINS
Toledo, Ohio-August 6, 2022: Kody Swanson continued his domination of Toledo Speedway in convincing fashion, notching the victory in the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic fueled by Marco’s Pizza Saturday...Read more
August 5, 2023
Hemelgarn / Super Fitness USAC Silver Crown 100 Race Recap
FIRST TO 40 AT TOLEDO! SWANSON WINS 40TH CAREER USAC SILVER CROWN RACE By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Toledo, Ohio (August 5, 2023)………During his first six USAC Silver Crown victories at Ohio’s Toledo Speedway in...Read more
