USAC Bronze Crown Series (Johnsonverse)

The USAC Bronze Crown Series (colloquially called Bronze Crown) is an American sprint car racing series sanctioned by USAC, currently known as USAC Bronze Crown Series presented by FedEx for sponsorship reasons. The USAC Bronze Crown Series is the first step on the Road to Indy, a program of racing series leading up to the USAC Gold Crown Series, though it has also been used as a route for NASCAR drivers. The series' champion is awarded a scholarship package to advance to Silver Crown competition for the following season. It competes on all open-wheel disciplines: road courses, street courses, and ovals.
It was founded in 1971 as the National Dirt Car Championship, and was renamed to the Bronze Crown Series in 1984. This series has launched the careers of various USAC and NASCAR drivers, including Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Wendy Burleson, and Ken Schrader.
== History ==
The USAC Bronze Crown Series got its start in 1971, when all dirt races were split off from the National Championship Trail.
== Teams ==
== Specifications ==
== Champions ==
Season 	Car No. 	Driver 	Team 	
National Dirt Car Championship	National Dirt Car Championship	National Dirt Car Championship	National Dirt Car Championship	National Dirt Car Championship
1971 	4 	George Snider 	Wilke 	
1972 	3 	A. J. Foyt 	Foyt 	
1973 	2 	Al Unser 	Miletich/Jones 	
1974 	2 	Mario Andretti 	Miletich/Jones 	
1975 	55 	Jimmy Caruthers 	Middleton 	
1976 	29 	Billy Cassella 	Seymour 	
1977 	4 	Larry Rice 	LeFevre 	
1978 	21 	Pancho Carter 	Capels 	
1979 	30 	Bobby Olivero 	Kurtz 	
1980 	12 	Gary Bettenhausen 	Delrose/Holt 	
1981 	55 	Larry Rice 	Knepper 	
1982 	39 	Ken Schrader 	Fortune 	
1983 	9 	Gary Bettenhausen 	Delrose/Holt 	
USAC Bronze Crown Series 	USAC Bronze Crown Series 	USAC Bronze Crown Series 	USAC Bronze Crown Series 	USAC Bronze Crown Series
1984 	58 	Dave Blaney 	DePalma 	
1985 	39 	Rick Hood 	Fortune 	
1986 	63 	Jack Hewitt 	Hampshire 	
1987 	63 	Jack Hewitt 	Hampshire 	
1988 	10 	Steve Butler 	Jarrett 	
1989 	30 	Chuck Gurney 	Kurtz 	
1990 	54 	Jimmy Sills 	Consani 	
1991 	35 	Jeff Gordon 	Ede 	
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