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Hard chargin? Hull scores Parts Pl

Hard chargin? Hull scores Parts Pl...

3/21/2009
Malden, MO - March 21, 2009 – Local favorite Jerrod Hull from Sikeston, Missouri charged from the twentieth starting position in the Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series 30-lap A-Main into the lead on lap seventeen and held on for the victory over seven time USCS National Champion Terry Gray in the sprint car portion of the 3rd Annual Bootheel 200 on Saturday night. Hull who has won four times in USCS competition at Malden Speedway over the past four seasons put on...more
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  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 16, 2020
  • Article Date: 3/21/2009
Tags: Jerrod Hull, Malden Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Crawley tops Parts Plus USCS Natio

Crawley tops Parts Plus USCS Natio...

3/9/2009
March 9, 2009 - Atlanta, GA - 2008 Parts Plus Mid South Thunder Champion, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas leads the Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series National Point standings after a feature win in the series season-opener at Central Mississippi Speedway on Saturday night. The race which awarded Parts Plus Outlaw Thunder Tour National Championship points as well Parts Plus Mid South Thunder regional series points places Crawley at the top of the standings in both...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 16, 2020
  • Article Date: 3/9/2009
Tags: Tim Crawley, USCS United Sprint Car Series, United Sprint Car Series (National)
Crawley scores Parts Plus USCS sea

Crawley scores Parts Plus USCS sea...

3/7/2009
Winona, MS March 7, 2009 – Defending Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Mid South Thunder Tour Champion, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas battled past seven time USCS National Champion Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee on lap twelve of the thirty-lap “Frostbuster” Classic main event at Central Mississippi Speedway on Saturday night to capture the win in the 2009 season-opener. It was Crawley’s sixth USCS main event win in-a-row dating back to last season in the...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 16, 2020
  • Article Date: 3/7/2009
Tags: Tim Crawley, Central Mississippi Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
First Time in Sin City for Haferte

First Time in Sin City for Haferte...

3/2/2009
World of Outlaw driver Sam Hafertepe Jr. out of Sunnyvale, Texas, makes his first trip to the Dirt Track in Las Vegas. Finishing third in the semi, Hafertepe lined up near the rear of the field in the tenth row with the Fusion Energy Boost J&J to start the main event for his first time at Vegas. Sam charged up through the field early in the race, but a blown right rear tire kept him out of the top ten. “Earlier in the night, the car wasn’t perfect”, explains the third...more
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  • administrator on Mar 02, 2009
  • Article Date: 3/2/2009
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Silver Dollar Speedway, Winged Sprints
2008 Season Re-Cap for Cressman Ra

2008 Season Re-Cap for Cressman Ra...

3/1/2009
The 2008 Season for Cressman Racing, according to some of the finishes, was not all that pretty. But, being the first season in an Outlaw 410 Sprint Car, things went relatively well. There were plenty of crashes and DNF’s, but much of that was due to the very frustrating effect of bad luck. With some electrical issues at the beginning of the year causing a few DNF’s and a tweaked race car at the later part of the season, results cannot be good. On the other hand, when...more
Josh Holt
  • Josh Holt on Mar 01, 2009
  • Article Date: 3/1/2009
Tags: Johnn Cressman, Terry McCarl, Winged Sprints
USCS HONORS SOUTHERN THUNDER RACER

USCS HONORS SOUTHERN THUNDER RACER...

2/15/2009
USCSSo.Thunderlogowsm.jpgMooresville, NC -The United Sprint Car Series (www.uscsracing.com ) honored drivers and teams from six states and Australia during its 4th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts United Sprint Car Series Champions Awards Banquet held for USCS Southern Thunder regional series Saturday night at Mooresville, North Carolina. A gathering of approximately fifty people honored ten sprint car drivers including Champion Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee. Gray also...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 16, 2020
  • Article Date: 2/15/2009
Tags: Terry Gray, USCS United Sprint Car Series, United Sprint Car Series (National)
Bad luck strikes for Hafertepe in

Bad luck strikes for Hafertepe in...

2/10/2009
After the short 10 week break, World of Outlaw driver Sam Hafertepe Jr. out of Sunnyvale, TX takes the Fusion Energy Boost J&J down to Florida early this month to start out the 2009 season. Sam went down there knowing it was going to a little rough because earlier in the off-season, he was involved in an incident with a lathe and tore his hand wide open. Still in the healing process, Hafertepe decided to head to Florida anyways to begin the nine race, eleven day speed...more
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  • administrator on Feb 10, 2009
  • Article Date: 2/10/2009
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Sammy Swindell Gets One for the Th

Sammy Swindell Gets One for the Th...

1/17/2009
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 17, 2009) – Sammy Swindell put the finishing touches on a perfect week by racing to victory lane in Saturday night's 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire 50-lap championship feature event, besting an event record of 281 competitors. After slipping back as far as fifth for a brief moment at the race's midway point, the Tennessee shoe took to the upper reaches of the QuikTrip Center's ¼-mile Tulsa...more
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  • Admin Account on Nov 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 1/17/2009
Tags: Midgets, 01/17/2009 Tulsa Expo Raceway
Coons Covers Friday Chili Bowl Qua

Coons Covers Friday Chili Bowl Qua...

1/16/2009
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 16, 2009) – Arizona native Jerry Coons, Jr., took center stage by topping the fourth and final qualifying card on Friday night at the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire. The reigning USAC Sprint Car and Silver Crown champion gunned into the lead at the outset and kept the Toyota-powered Wilke-PAK Motorsports Speedway Motors No. 11 Spike out front for the entire 25-lap distance atop the QuikTrip...more
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  • Admin Account on Nov 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 1/16/2009
Tags: Midgets, 01/16/2009 Tulsa Expo Raceway
Hines by a Nose in Thursday Chili

Hines by a Nose in Thursday Chili...

1/15/2009
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 15, 2009) – For the second time in as many nights, it was a past Chili Bowl champion reaching victory lane at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway. This time, it was 2005 Chili Bowl king Tracy Hines tracking down top honors in Thursday's 25-lap Warren CAT Qualifying night feature event at the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire. The triumph before a standing-room-only crowd came by the...more
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  • Admin Account on Nov 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 1/15/2009
Tags: Midgets, 01/15/2009 Tulsa Expo Raceway
Sammy Swindell Sweeps Through Wedn

Sammy Swindell Sweeps Through Wedn...

1/14/2009
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2009) – Through two nights of competition at the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, Sammy Swindell stands undefeated. After serving notice with a convincing Race of Champions triumph on Tuesday night, Swindell took on a field of 68 competitors in Wednesday night's Creek Nation Casino Qualifying Showdown at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway. Piloting an unconventional Midget, at least...more
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  • Admin Account on Nov 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 1/14/2009
Tags: Midgets, 01/14/2009 Tulsa Expo Raceway
Kuhn Captures Chili Bowl Opener in

Kuhn Captures Chili Bowl Opener in...

1/13/2009
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2009) – The 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire kicked off in the most dramatic of fashions at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway on Tuesday night as Brad Kuhn slipped around Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., in the final pair of corners to win the 25-lap O'Reilly Qualifying feature event. Collecting his second Chili Bowl preliminary feature win in as many years, Indiana's Kuhn locked himself into...more
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  • Admin Account on Nov 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 1/13/2009
Tags: Midgets, 01/13/2009 Tulsa Expo Raceway
USCS HONORS CHAMPIONS TERRY GRAY,

USCS HONORS CHAMPIONS TERRY GRAY,...

1/10/2009
January 10, 2009 - Over $75,000 in cash and contingencies were awarded as the United Sprint Car Series (www.uscsracing.com ) honored drivers from six states during its 12th Anniversary O'Reilly USCS Champions Awards Banquet held at the Hilton Memphis Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee on Saturday night. A gathering of 110 people honored seventeen sprint car drivers including Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee who captured his seventh O'Reilly USCS Outlaw Thunder...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 1/10/2009
Tags: Terry Gray, USCS United Sprint Car Series, United Sprint Car Series (National)
Bayer Best in Outlaw Headliner as

Bayer Best in Outlaw Headliner as...

1/3/2009
TULSA, Okla. (January 3, 2009) – More than 900 entries from throughout the nation converged upon the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway over the initial three days of the New Year to battle it out in a wild assortment of 24 racing classes of Micro Sprint Cars, Karts and Quads. And when the final checkered flag flew upon Saturday night's championship feature action after two full days of heat race competition on Thursday and Friday, 22 different competitors hailing...more
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  • Admin Account on Sep 27, 2011
  • Article Date: 1/3/2009
Tags: Tulsa Expo Raceway, Micro Sprints
'08 Season Review for Wasmund Raci

'08 Season Review for Wasmund Raci...

12/1/2008
The off season is always busy for racers; Wasmund Racing put together a brand new Keizer Aluminum Wheels XXX Chassis to be shown at the XXX Race Company booth at the Performance Racing Industry event this coming week in Orlando, Florida. Wasmund Racing put together a successful 2008 season, as some mishaps with the truck and trailer earlier in the year and the high price of diesel fuel shortened the schedule. Matt traveled to many different tracks throughout the season...more
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  • administrator on Dec 01, 2008
  • Article Date: 12/1/2008
Tags: Matt Wasmund, Winged Sprints
Western World Championship and '08

Western World Championship and '08...

11/10/2008
USAC Sprint Car driver Bret Mellenberndt out of Sioux Falls, SD finishes out the season this past weekend at Manzanita Speedway with the Western World Championship. It was a two-day show for Mellenberndt at the famed Manzanita Speedway and Bret went there with great expectations as for last February he set quick time. With Sprint Car veteran Rick Ferkel and long time sprint racer Doug Martens on his side, Bret qualified in the top half of the field at 27th out of the...more
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  • administrator on Aug 04, 2015
  • Article Date: 11/10/2008
Tags: Bret Mellenberndt, Limited 360 Sprints - Non-Winged, Non-Winged Sprints
Hafertepe Finishes out the Season

Hafertepe Finishes out the Season...

11/10/2008
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws driver Sam Hafertepe Jr. out of Sunnyvale, TX brings the Fusion Energy Boost J&J Chassis to Cowtown Speedway for the 2nd Annual City Vending November Sprint Shootout this past weekend to finish out the year. Sam's heat on the first night went well as he started on the inside of the 3rd row and raced his way up to the top three to put him into the preliminary Main Event. Hafertepe started the Main in 5th, but early in the race another...more
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  • administrator on Nov 10, 2008
  • Article Date: 11/10/2008
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Winged Sprints
Crawley sweeps Gumbo Nationals and

Crawley sweeps Gumbo Nationals and...

11/1/2008
Greenville Mississippi – Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas won the O’Reilly Auto Parts United Sprint Car Series Gumbo Nationals 2008 www.uscsracing.com presented by Lucas Oil at Greenville Speedway on Saturday night. Crawley collected a $4400 paycheck for his efforts while besting a talented field that included drivers from eight states. Crawley completed a clean sweep of the weekend’s events by winning the six-car, six laps Lucas Oil Power Dash to place himself on the...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 11/1/2008
Tags: Tim Crawley, Greenville Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Crawley and Gallagher lead O'Reill

Crawley and Gallagher lead O'Reill...

10/31/2008
October 31, 2008 - Greenville Mississippi – Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas in the Boatersports sponsored Ward Racing #88 led the O’Reilly Auto Parts United Sprint Car Series www.uscsracing.com presented by Lucas Oil qualifying night event on Halloween Night. Crawley captured the RE Technologies Fast Tine Award in time trial qualifying by turning a lap of 13.87 seconds around the ¼ mile Gumbo clay oval. Crawley’s time was just five one hundredths of a second off the...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 10/31/2008
Tags: Eddie Gallagher, Greenville Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
A.G Rains captures O?Reilly USCS T

A.G Rains captures O?Reilly USCS T...

10/11/2008
October 11, 2008 - West Memphis, AR- A.G Rains from West Memphis, Arkansas towed less than five miles from his home to collect a huge win and a $3000 paycheck in the O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series presented by Lucas Oil “Trick or Treat” Fall Nationals at Riverside International Speedway on Saturday night. It was Raines first career win in O’Reilly USCS competition and came over a competitive field of 34 cars from five states. Rains led all 35 laps of the main event...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 10/11/2008
Tags: A.G. Rains, Riverside International Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
KYLE SCHUETT WINS THREE REGION 5 C

KYLE SCHUETT WINS THREE REGION 5 C...

10/1/2008
10-01-08 TERRE HAUTE, IN (September 20-21, 2008) -- Quarter Midgets of America's Region 5 held their last regional series race at Terre Haute QMA and named their regional class winners as the 2008 season comes to a close. When the weekend of racing was complete, three drivers using Hoosier Quarter Midget tires claimed wins in five different classes. Winners included Tyler Schwartz who set fast time and then went on to win the Jr. Honda class, while Gavin Graybeal was...more
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  • Article Date: 10/1/2008
Tags: Kyle Schuett, Micro Sprints
Crawley captures O'Reilly USCS Mis

Crawley captures O'Reilly USCS Mis...

9/13/2008
Malden, MO - 9/13/08 - Tim Crawley from Benton Arkansas drove Mike Ward’s Boatersports/David McCarver powered/Ward Racing #88 to victory lane in the 25-lap O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Missouri State Championship main event on Saturday night at Malden Speedway. It was Crawley's third win in-a-row. his season winning slate went to double digits in the series as he also captured his tenth O'Reilly USCS Mid South Thunder Tour feature win of the season. The 2000...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 9/13/2008
Tags: Tim Crawley, Malden Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Crawley captures O'Reilly USCS MO

Crawley captures O'Reilly USCS MO...

9/12/2008
Malden, MO - 9/12/08 - Series points leader, Tim Crawley from Benton Arkansas drove the Boatersports sponsored David McCarver powered Ward Racing #88 to victory lane in the 20-lap Missouri State championship preliminary main event on Friday night at Malden Speedway. It was Crawley's ninth feature win in O'Reilly USCS Mid South Thunder Tour regional series this season and his second in-a-row. After starting next to K&N Pole Award recipient Justin Carver from Drummonds,...more
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  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 9/12/2008
Tags: Tim Crawley, Malden Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Crawley drives to O'Reilly USCS ?S

Crawley drives to O'Reilly USCS ?S...

8/31/2008
August 31, 2008 - Camden, TN – O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Mid South Thunder point’s leader, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas bested a field of drivers from six states in the O’Reilly USCS portion of the 2nd Annual “Sunday Speed Spectacular” at Camden Speedway on Sunday night. Crawley started outside of the front row and beat K&N Filters Pole starter and defending O'Reilly USCS Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee to the first turn and held on for the...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 8/31/2008
Tags: Tim Crawley, Camden Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Gray grabs O'Reilly USCS win at Tr

Gray grabs O'Reilly USCS win at Tr...

8/30/2008
Brasstown, NC – August 30, 2008 - Before the series second capacity crowd in two nights, O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series presented by Lucas Oil defending Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee raced to his second feature win in as many nights in Round Three of the O’Reilly USCS King of the Ovals Challenge at Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, North Carolina on Saturday night. Gray led the final ten laps of the 30-lap main event in his #10 Rislone/CnB Mushroom...more
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  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 8/30/2008
Tags: Terry Gray, Tri-County Race Track, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Gray claims O'Reilly USCS victory

Gray claims O'Reilly USCS victory...

8/29/2008
Ringold, GA - In front of a capacity crowd on Friday night, six-time and defending O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee raced from his K&N Filters pole position start into victory lane at Boyd’s Speedway in the O’Reilly USCS “Outlaw Thunder” Tour presented by Lucas Oil 30-lap main event. Only young gun T.J. Winegardner’s win in the evening’s Lucas Oil Power Dash prevented a clean sweep for the cagey veteran in his familiar #10...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 8/29/2008
Tags: Terry Gray, Boyd's Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Johnny Bridges captures O'Reilly U

Johnny Bridges captures O'Reilly U...

8/28/2008
Greenville, SC – Johnny Bridges from Cherryville, North Carolina won the O'Reilly Auto Parts United Sprint Car Series "Night of Thunder” 30 lap winged sprint car feature race at historic Greenville Pickens Speedway on Thursday night. It was Bridge's fourth O'Reilly USCS Asphalt Thunder win of the season and fourth in the O’Reilly USCS Carolina Thunder mini-series. Johnny Bridges captures O'Reilly USCS Asphalt Thunder fair date at Greenville Pickens Speedway Bridges...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 8/28/2008
Tags: Johnny Bridges, Greenville-Pickens Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Crawley, Skinner, Gray, Howard and

Crawley, Skinner, Gray, Howard and...

8/11/2008
Atlanta, GA - August 11, 2008 - Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas continues to lead the current O'Reilly (www.oreillyauto.com) United Sprint Car Series Mid-South Thunder point standings with 2004 points after this past weekend's double-header at North Alabama Speedway on Friday and Clayhill Motorpsorts on Saturday. Crawley won the Friday night event and finished in second place behind Marshall Skinner from West Memphis, Arkansas on Saturday night. Skinner tied...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 8/11/2008
Tags: Tim Crawley, USCS United Sprint Car Series, United Sprint Car Series (National)
Marshall Skinner visits O'Reilly U

Marshall Skinner visits O'Reilly U...

8/9/2008
August 9, 2008 – Atwood, TN – Former O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Champion, Marshall Skinner from West Memphis, Arkansas passed series points leader, Tim Crawley on lap nine to gain the lead and then battled wheel-to-wheel with Crawley for the next eleven laps to grab the victory and $2000 first place pay check in the 30-lap O’Reilly USCS main event at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, Tennessee on Saturday night. Skinner finished with a half straightaway lead over...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 8/9/2008
Tags: Marshall Skinner, Clayhill Motorsports Park, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Crawley makes it two-in-a-row in O

Crawley makes it two-in-a-row in O...

8/8/2008
August 8, 2008 - Tuscumbia, AL - Current O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series Mid-South Thunder regional series points leader, Tim Crawley from Benton Arkansas won the 30-lap O’Reilly USCS feature at North Alabama Speedway on Friday night before a capacity crowd. Crawley ran his win streak in the tough regional series to two-in-a-row by besting a talented field of drivers from six states. Crawley won the previous O’Reilly USCS Mid-South Thunder event during the O’Reilly...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 8/8/2008
Tags: Tim Crawley, North Alabama Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Gray races to O'Reilly USCS Outlaw

Gray races to O'Reilly USCS Outlaw...

7/19/2008
July 19, 2008 – Bulls Gap, TN - Six-time and defending O'Reilly USCS National Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee raced his way to victory lane in the 30-lap O'Reilly USCS Outlaw Thunder feature at Volunteer Speedway on Saturday night. Gray who had never raced at Joe Loven’s famed high-banked 4/10 mile East Tennessee red clay oval dominated the evening in his #10 Rislone/Bar’s Leaks sponsored Wesmar powered J&J Auto Racing car. He started the night off by...more
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  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 7/19/2008
Tags: Terry Gray, Volunteer Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Gray grabs O'Reilly USCS win at Cr

Gray grabs O'Reilly USCS win at Cr...

7/18/2008
July 18, 2008 - Crossville, TN - Six-time O'Reilly USCS National Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee won the first of the twin 20-lap O'Reilly USCS Southern Thunder feature races during the O'Reilly USCS sanctioned winged sprint car "Night of Thunder" at Crossville Raceway on Friday night. Gray started outside the front row and beat K&N Filters Pole Award recipient and the evening's fastest qualifier, Steven Lines from Melbourne, Australia to the first corner...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 7/18/2008
Tags: Terry Gray, Crossville Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Crawley gets two out of three in U

Crawley gets two out of three in U...

7/10/2008
July 10, 2008 - West Memphis, AR- O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Mid-South Thunder point’s leader, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas got two-thirds of the way to the $10,000 top prize in the Lucas Oil Triple Crown Challenge event at Riverside Speedway on Thursday night. Crawley won the Riverside Stock Cars first heat race and dominated the 15-lap feature race in that event. After winning the Lucas Oil Power Dash for the O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series sprint cars...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 7/10/2008
Tags: Tim Crawley, Riverside International Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Gray scores $2000 O'Reilly USCS Fi

Gray scores $2000 O'Reilly USCS Fi...

7/3/2008
July 3, 2008 - Camden, TN - Defending O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series National Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee beat current O’Reilly USCS Mid-South Thunder point’s leader, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas to the first turn in Thursday night’s O’Reilly USCS sprint car portion of the Firecracker 100 at Camden Speedway. Gray then held off the hard-charging Crawley through several caution periods that kept Crawley on his rear bumper to collect the $2000...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 7/3/2008
Tags: Terry Gray, Camden Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
"$10,000 Triple Crown Challenge at

"$10,000 Triple Crown Challenge at...

7/1/2008
RIVERSIDE TRIPLE CROWN CHALLENGE NEWS: July 1, 2008 - Atlanta, Georgia - The Atlanta, Georgia based United Speed Contest Sanction has created what might be the Ultimate Challenge of short track events. On Thursday, July 10th at historic Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas the sanctioning body offers some pretty serious bread for a driver who can conquer what seems to be the ultimate short track challenge at the high-banked ¼ Gumbo clay oval well...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 7/1/2008
Tags: USCS United Sprint Car Series, United Sprint Car Series (National), 360 Sprints - Winged
AUSSIE STEVEN LINES CHARGES TO O'R

AUSSIE STEVEN LINES CHARGES TO O'R...

6/28/2008
Travelers Rest, SC - June 28, 2008 – Steven Lines from Melbourne Australia charged from his outside row four starting position into victory lane in the first of twin 20-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts United Sprint Car Series presented by Lucas Oil main events on Saturday night at Travelers Rest Speedway. The visiting Lines drove noted Cherryville, North Carolina car owner and crew chief, Jeff McCall’s #23 J&J Auto Racing car to his first O’Reilly USCS feature win and first...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 6/28/2008
Tags: Steven Lines, Travelers Rest Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
BRIDGES RACES TO POPULAR O'REILLY

BRIDGES RACES TO POPULAR O'REILLY...

6/27/2008
June 27, 2008 - Gastonia, NC - After setting fast time and a new track record of 13.49 seconds around the 4/10 mile clay oval, local racing hero, Johnny Bridges from Cherryville, North Carolina won the 30-lap O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series presented by Lucas Oil main event at Carolina Speedway on Friday night. Bridges took the lead on lap three and led the final twenty-seven laps of the race. It was Bridges third O’Reilly USCS Southern Thunder Tour and “Thunder in...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 6/27/2008
Tags: Johnny Bridges, Carolina Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Jeremy Scott races to career first

Jeremy Scott races to career first...

6/21/2008
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY: June 21, 2008 - Phenix City, AL - On a night to remember, it just couldn’t have been bigger. In what was a storybook finish to a dream come true, Jeremy Scott from Franklin, Georgia battled his way to victory lane in the 1st Annual O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Randy Helton Memorial Race at East Alabama Motor Speedway on Saturday night. It was Scott’s first-ever career feature win in the series he has participated in since 1998. The...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 6/21/2008
Tags: Jeremy Scott, East Alabama Motor Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
1st Annual Randy Helton Memorial R

1st Annual Randy Helton Memorial R...

6/21/2008
Atlanta, Ga – The 1st Annual Randy Helton Memorial race is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, 2008 at East Alabama Motor Speedway. The high-banked speed-plant located seven miles West of Phenix City, Alabama on US Highway 80 West was the late O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series driver’s favorite race track. The race is so named to commemorate the late Randy Helton from Palmetto, Georgia. Helton, 47, passed away on March 30, 2008. Helton raced regularly with the series for...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 6/21/2008
Tags: Randy Helton, USCS United Sprint Car Series, United Sprint Car Series (National)
Danny Martin grabs first 2008 O'Re

Danny Martin grabs first 2008 O'Re...

6/20/2008
PENTON RACEWAY: June 20, 2008 – Penton, AL –Twenty-two year-old Danny “the Hammer” Martin, Jr. from Sarasota, Florida drove his Martin Structures/CnB Mushroom Farms/Motorheads powered #00 Shaw car to his first O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series feature win of the season at Penton Raceway on Friday night. Martin won the Engler Machine and Tool First Heat, then drew the pole in the K&N Filters Pole Draw before leading every lap of the 30-lap O’Reilly USCS Southern Thunder...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 6/20/2008
Tags: Danny Martin, Penton Raceway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Skinner score O'Reilly USCS win at

Skinner score O'Reilly USCS win at...

6/14/2008
June 14, 2008 - Winona, MS: Past O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series Champion, Marshall Skinner from West Memphis, Arkansas scored his first feature win of the 2008 season in the 30-lap O'Reilly USCS Mid South Thunder main event at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, Mississippi on Saturday night. Skinner battled his Speedweek 2008 Co-Champion and rival Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas for the entire 30 laps in the thriller. Crawley finished 2 car lengths back in...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 6/14/2008
Tags: Marshall Skinner, Central Mississippi Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Crawley and Skinner share O?Reilly

Crawley and Skinner share O?Reilly...

6/1/2008
SPEEDWEEK NEWS - Atlanta, GA - June 1, 2008 - Two talented Arkansans, three time O’Reilly Speedweek 2008 feature winner, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas and 1999 O’Reilly USCS Champion, Marshall Skinner from West Memphis, Arkansas who finished all six A-Main events with no finish worst than seventh position tied in the final tabulation for the Speedweek title and we’re declared Co-Champions. The 2007 O’Reilly USCS Speedweek Champion, Terry Gray had the points lead...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 6/1/2008
Tags: Tim Crawley, USCS United Sprint Car Series, United Sprint Car Series (National)
HAGAR "ON FIRE" IN O'REILLY USCS S

HAGAR "ON FIRE" IN O'REILLY USCS S...

5/31/2008
May 31, 2008 Columbus, MS – 2006 O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Rookie of the year, Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas recovered from a bad night at North Alabama Speedway on Friday to scorch the competition in the 30-lap O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Speedweek 2008 Finale presented by Lucas Oil at Columbus Speedway. The talented seventeen year-old led every lap of main event while racing high on the race track with his right rear tire against the wall most of...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 5/31/2008
Tags: Derek Hagar, Columbus Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
CRAWLEY CHARGES TO O'REILLY USCS S

CRAWLEY CHARGES TO O'REILLY USCS S...

5/30/2008
May 30, 2008 Tuscumbia - In what was possibly the most exciting final 10 laps of an O’Reilly United Sprint Car main event or in all of sprint car racing ever, Benton, Arkansas’ fastest citizen, Tim Crawley charged to his third O’Reilly USCS Speedweek 2008 feature win on Friday night at North Alabama Speedway. Crawley, who started ninth in the field made contact with the wall early in the race on lap four and spun out. He then charged from the rear of the talented field...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 14, 2020
  • Article Date: 5/30/2008
Tags: Tim Crawley, North Alabama Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Wayne Johnson charges to O'Reilly

Wayne Johnson charges to O'Reilly...

5/29/2008
SPEEDWEEK ROUND #5: - May 29, 2008 Camden, Tennessee - Mustang, Oklahoma’s Wayne Johnson enjoyed his first win on O’Reilly USCS Speedweek 2008 on Thursday on the round banks of Camden Speedway. Starting inside the front row by virtue of the K&N Pole Draw, Johnson beat two-time Speedweek winner Tim Crawley of Benton, Arkansas on the start and was never challenged despite four yellows and one red flag. “This track is awesome!” said Johnson into Jonathan Gowan’s...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 14, 2020
  • Article Date: 5/29/2008
Tags: Wayne Johnson, Camden Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Crawley Claims Cash in O?Reilly US

Crawley Claims Cash in O?Reilly US...

5/27/2008
SPEEDWEEK ROUND #4: USCS - May 27, 2008 - Clarksville, Tennessee - Benton, Arkansas ace Tim Crawley won a last lap dice with Oklahoma’s Wayne Johnson on Tuesday night at Clarksville Speedway to take his second straight victory of the O’Reilly USCS Speedweek 2008. In the first four of seven rounds, Crawley and car owner Mike Ward have two wins and a second-place. Monday’s meet at Clayhill Motorsports Park was rained out. The A-main lost one charger before the green flag...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 14, 2020
  • Article Date: 5/27/2008
Tags: Tim Crawley, Clarksville Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Crawley grabs O?Reilly USCS Speedw

Crawley grabs O?Reilly USCS Speedw...

5/25/2008
SPEEDWEEK ROUND #2: Greenville , MS – May 25, 2008 – Wow! Is about all you could say after the 30-lap O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Speedweek Round Two presented by Lucas Oil at Greenville Speedway on Sunday night. The O’Reilly USCS Mid South Thunder point’s leader, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas, and six-time O’Reilly USCS National Champion Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee battled wheel-to wheel for 25-laps around Greenville Speedway’s ¼ mile Gumbo clay...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 14, 2020
  • Article Date: 5/25/2008
Tags: Tim Crawley, Greenville Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Lee Sowell claims O'Reilly USCS Sp

Lee Sowell claims O'Reilly USCS Sp...

5/24/2008
SPEEDWEEK ROUND #1: West Memphis, Arkansas – May 24, 2008 - Lee Sowell from Nesbit, Mississippi won the 3rd Annual Rumble at the River 35-lap O'Reilly USCS Speedweek 2008 opener on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. It was the young driver’s second career O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series feature win. The hard fought victory came over a tough field of highly ranked drivers from seven states in the first of seven rounds of...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 14, 2020
  • Article Date: 5/24/2008
Tags: Lee Sowell, Riverside International Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
WINEGARDNER RACES TO CAREER-FIRST

WINEGARDNER RACES TO CAREER-FIRST...

5/2/2008
Blue Ridge, Georgia – May 2, 2008 - Twenty-four year-old, T.J. Winegardner from Pierson, Florida scored a win in the O’Reilly USCS Outlaw Thunder presented by Lucas Oil victory 30-lap “Shootout at Sugar Creek” sprint car race on Friday night at Sugar Creek Raceway in scenic Blue Ridge, Georgia. Winegardner bested a field of top drivers from seven states including several past series Champions for his career first USCS win. Past TBARA Champion and pavement star, Shane...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 14, 2020
  • Article Date: 5/2/2008
Tags: T.J. Winegardner, Sugar Creek Raceway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
GRAY SCORES LAST LAP SOUTHERN THUN

GRAY SCORES LAST LAP SOUTHERN THUN...

4/25/2008
Six-time O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee scored a photo-finish win in the 20-lap O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series presented by Lucas Oil main event on Friday night at Harris Speedway. Gray beat CnB Mushroom Farms fast qualifer Johnny Bridges from Cherryville, North, Carolina to the finish-line by about 18 inches in the $1200 to win preliminary feature race of the "Thunder in Carolina" Round One. The series returns to...more
Adam Ulrey
  • Adam Ulrey on Mar 14, 2020
  • Article Date: 4/25/2008
Tags: Terry Gray, Harris Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
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