SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Kody Swanson is probably the most embellished driver within the historical past of USAC Silver Crown racing, however for the 2026 season, he’ll tackle a brand new position throughout the sequence.
Swanson has been named USAC Silver Crown Sequence Director heading into the 2026 racing season. His duties will include coordinating with race groups, monitor promoters and on scheduling within the brief time period with the long run in thoughts.
“Over time, that is one thing I’ve wished to assist with, particularly the USAC Silver Crown Sequence, and USAC on the whole,” Swanson acknowledged about his new place. “That is the sequence I like.”
Swanson’s focus is on “filling the gaps” with a view to strengthen the sequence in a approach that advantages everybody concerned from the groups and drivers to the racetracks and to the race followers. That features getting extra groups to extra racetracks and fortifying relationships with promoters to develop collectively in a approach that’s sustainable now and into the longer term.
“I believe it’s vastly vital,” Swanson mentioned. “I used to be a race fan first as a result of I used to be there to observe my dad (Mike Swanson) race supermodifieds, which was my introduction to the game,” Swanson recalled. “Ultimately, I obtained the prospect to change into a competitor, which is a chance I by no means thought I’d get. That’s what led to my pleasure of the game. I’ve loved it from so many roles which have all led thus far and have taken me to the Silver Crown sequence.”
Few people possess the appreciation of the historical past and significance of the sequence greater than Kody Swanson, an asset he’ll carry with him in his new position.
“As a competitor, USAC Silver Crown racing my absolute favourite and there are such a lot of issues I like concerning the sequence that make it distinctive to brief monitor open wheel racing, and the methods it connects to the custom and historical past of our sport,” Swanson acknowledged. “I took it so significantly, I’ve structured so a few years of my racing profession throughout competing on this sequence particularly, and it personally turned my favourite sequence.”
Behind the wheel in USAC Silver Crown competitors, Swanson has achieved a report setting eight championships, 49 victories and 59 pole positions, all of which rank primary in sequence historical past. Nonetheless, because the sequence director, Swanson will take a step again from competing in USAC Silver Crown occasions.
“It’s vital sufficient to me to place the driving half apart for the sequence I like, and to be part of the longer term and route of it by serving to our rivals get to take pleasure in it the identical approach I did.”
Swanson nonetheless plans to compete in dash automobile and midget racing occasions outdoors of the USAC banner, however by way of the champ vehicles, the 37-year-old Swanson’s focus is on his new capability, and he feels just like the timing is good to tackle the duty.
“I like the game and sequence a lot; it’s one thing I need to be concerned in,” Swanson mentioned. “I really feel like, at this level in my profession, I’ve been concerned in numerous capacities, whether or not it was engaged on vehicles or serving to groups with sponsorship and even having a household crew on the west coast. I’ve discovered so much concerning the completely different areas and I really feel like I could be useful on this position”
