From another message board:

Steve Buckwalter got the call and agreed to run a wingless sprint car for USAC triple crown champion J.J. Yeley. Steve will head out to Indy on Thursday and compete on Friday and Saturday in the Yeley mount. Good luck to Steve and the entire Yeley crew!

now that he has a chance to run for 1 of the best, things could fall into place for a full usac ride