3. Dream Granted: Grant Wins First Silver Crown Title

Justin Grant entered the USAC Silver Crown season finale on Oct. 18 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in somewhat familiar territory.  He stood atop the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car standings for much of 2017 and 2020 before falling just short, then finished as the runner-up in each of the last two Silver Crown seasons before, ultimately, coming up just shy of reaching the pinnacle on each occasion.

In 2020, it was Justin’s turn to taste the sweet nectar of a season championship as he prevailed with a 3rd place drive in the final race to secure the title by 46 points.  It’s something that Grant couldn’t even comprehend just a handful of years ago when he started his racing journey.

“It means a lot to me,” Grant said.  “I’ve been wanting to be a USAC racer since I was six years old.  Being a USAC champion, I never really thought I would be in this position.  At one time, I never thought I’d even get to race a USAC car growing up.  It was never really anything I looked at, like “I’m going to be a USAC champion one day.’  I just kept getting to the next race and the next race and then, here we are.”