Kody Swanson

Kody Mykel Swanson (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. He has also taken three victories in the Little 500 pavement sprint car race. Swanson is currently the all-time wins leader in Silver Crown with 45.

Racing career Silver Crown Series Swanson after winning his record-tying 23rd USAC Silver Crown race in 2018 at Madison. 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.

Swanson's 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. 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). 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

Swanson has competed in the Little 500 at Anderson Speedway several times, recording four wins, one each in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2026.

In 2022, Swanson won the inaugural season of the Indiana-based 500 Sprint Car Tour.

Stock car racing 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.

Other racing 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. 2021 brought Swanson the A. J. 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. Swanson has also ran a supermodified at the Oswego Speedway for AJ and Jon Lesiecki out of Lorain, Ohio.

Motorsports career results ARCA Menards Series (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 Pts Ref 2020 Chad Bryant Racing 22 Ford DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 57th 36 2021 GMS Racing 21 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 84th 35

Little 500 (key)

Year Start Finish Status 2015 2 7 Running 2016 14 1 Running 2017 3 4 Running 2018 4 1 Running 2019 1 1 Running 2020 1 14 Out 2021 1 2 Running 2022 3 7 Running 2023 1 3 Running 2025 7 7 Running 2026 3 1 Running

American open–wheel racing results

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

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 GMP IMS IMS IMS NJM NJM NJM STP STP 18th* 60*

Superstar Racing Experience (key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner. Superstar Racing Experience results Year No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts 2021 63 STA KNX ELD2 IRP SLG NSV 16th 30

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