Builder: Bob East, owner of Beast Chassis, Indianapolis, IN
Builds championship-winning midget, sprint and Silver Crown chassis since 1988
Beast chassis have won every Silver Crown National Championship since 1991
Began his racing career as a driver in West Coast sprint car racing, winning events in both CRA and USAC
Engine: Ford Focus 2.0L ZETEC 4-cyl OHC, built by Ed Pink Racing Engines, Van Nuys, CA
Owner: Steve Lewis, Nine Racing, Laguna Beach, CA
One of the most successful USAC team owners in history
Has 133 feature victories in USAC competition
This car raced only on asphalt from 2002-2005, with many wins
Stockton and Madera, CA
Cedar Rapids, IA
Milwaukee, WI
Phoenix, AZ
J.J. Yeley drove this car to the 2003 USAC National Midget title with this car
Also won The USAC Sprint and Silver Crown championships that year, making him only the second driver in USAC history to win all three championships – the “Triple Crown” – in a single season; Tony Stewart was the first, in 1995
Had won USAC’s Sprint Car Series championship in 2001, and USAC’s Silver Crown championship in 2002
In 1998, at age 21, was the youngest driver (at the time) to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 race; started in 13th place and finished 9th