Kody Swanson
| Kody Swanson | |
|---|---|
 Swanson in 2018 after winning USAC Silver Crown race at Madison | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | March 3, 1988 Kingsburg, California |
| USAC Silver Crown Series career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Wins | 45 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Finished last season | 1st |
| Championship titles | |
| 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 | USAC Silver Crown |
| Awards | |
| 2009 | USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year |
Kody Mykel Swanson[1] (born March 3, 1988) is an American professional sprint car racing driver. Swanson holds the record for most championship victories in USAC national series, with eight championships in the USAC Silver Crown Series, coming in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2024.[2] He was also taken three victories in the Little 500 pavement sprint car race.[3] Swanson is currently the all-time wins leader in Silver Crown with 45.
Racing career
[edit]Silver Crown Series
[edit]
Swanson made his Silver Crown Series debut in August 2008. His first series podium came in July 2009 with a third-place finish at Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 19 for Team Six-R. In his sophomore season, he finished fifth in the series standings and was named Rookie of the Year.[4]
His first win came in the Ted Horn 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack in September 2010. It was his only win that season. However, he claimed four podiums and six top-five finishes throughout nine races.
In 2018, Swanson joined Al Unser Sr. as one of the only two drivers in history to win four consecutive Hoosier Hundred USAC Silver Crown Series races at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.[5] As of the end of the 2024 season, he is the all-time winningest USAC Silver Crown driver with 45 wins (second most is Jack Hewitt with 23 wins).[6] With eight Silver Crown championship victories, Swanson also has the most championships for both the Silver Crown series and for any USAC national series.
Little 500
[edit]Swanson has competed in the Little 500 at Anderson Speedway five times since 2015. In that time, he has recorded three wins, one each in 2016, 2018, and 2019. [7][8]
In 2022, Swanson won the inaugural season of the Indiana-based 500 Sprint Car Tour.[9][10]
Stock car racing
[edit]Swanson watched Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) races during combined events with Silver Crown. Silver Crown director Andy Hillenburg, a longtime ARCA team owner and former ARCA champion, arranged a meeting between Swanson and several owners to try to get him an ARCA ride, and this led to a one-race deal in the No. 22 Chad Bryant Racing at Iowa Speedway in July 2020.[11]
Other racing
[edit]Swanson has won in USAC National midget cars. In 2020, he tested an Indy Pro 2000 car at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway with hopes that he might someday be considered for an Indianapolis 500 ride.[11] Later that year, he would enter the Indy Pro 2000 race at the Carb Night Classic with Legacy Autosport and win in his series debut.[12][13] 2021 brought Kody the AJ Foyt trophy while becoming only the second driver (Mike Bliss 93/94) to win in Midgets, Sprint Cars and Silver Crown competition at Indianapolis Raceway Park all in the same year.
Motorsports career results
[edit]ARCA Menards Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2020 | Chad Bryant Racing | 22 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | POC | IRP | KEN | IOW 8 |
KAN | TOL | TOL | MCH | DAY | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI | WIN | MEM | ISF | KAN | 57th | 36 | [14] |
| 2021 | GMS Racing | 21 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM 9 |
KAN | 84th | 35 | [15] |
Little 500
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| Year | Start | Finish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 7 | Running |
| 2016 | 14 | 1 | Running |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | Running |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | Running |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | Running |
American open–wheel racing results
[edit]Indy Pro 2000 Championship
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Legacy Autosport | ROA |
ROA |
MOH |
MOH |
MOH |
LOR 1 |
GMP 12 |
IMS |
IMS |
IMS |
NJM |
NJM |
NJM |
STP |
STP |
18th* | 60* |
Superstar Racing Experience
[edit](key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.
| Superstar Racing Experience results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SRXC | Pts |
| 2021 | 63 | STA | KNX | ELD 2 |
IRP | SLG | NSV | 16th | 30 |
* Season still in progress
References
[edit]- ^ "Kody Mykel Swanson, Born 03/03/1988 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Crowning Achievement! Swanson Scores IRP Finale, Secures 8th USAC Silver Crown Title". usacracing.com. United State Auto Club. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ "USAC Silver Crown star Swanson still hopes for IndyCar chance". May 30, 2018.
- ^ "USAC Recognizes Top Rookies | SPEED SPORT". speedsport.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20.
- ^ "SWANSON EQUALS UNSER WITH 4TH STRAIGHT HOOSIER HUNDRED WIN - USAC Racing".
- ^ "THIRD TIME'S A CHARM: SEAVEY REACHES THE USAC SILVER CROWN PINNACLE IN 2023". www.usacracing.com. USAC. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Little 500 Is Kody Swanson's | SPEED SPORT". speedsport.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20.
- ^ "Kody Swanson Spins, Still Wins Little 500 | SPEED SPORT". speedsport.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20.
- ^ "Roahrig powers to IRP win, Swanson claims title". 500 Sprint Car Tour. October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Doran Racing and Kody Swanson Win Two Series Championships Saturday". Speedway Digest. October 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Sprint Car Star Set for ARCA Debut at Iowa". Speed51. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Legacy Autosport Signs Kody Swanson For Lucas Oil Raceway". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Staff, SPEED SPORT (August 22, 2020). "Kody Swanson Wins In His Indy Pro 2000 Debut". Speed Sport. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ "Kody Swanson – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Kody Swanson – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Kody Swanson driver statistics at Racing-Reference