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NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader racing at Tenn. National Fri. 3/14 & Sat. 3/15

Atlanta, GA - 3/05/14 - NASCAR veteran driver, frequent TV motorsports commentator and legendary dirt track racer, Ken Schrader will travel from his racing shop in Concord, North Caolina to compete in the K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified portion of the 2nd annual Tennessee 200 at Tennessee National Raceway in Hohenwald, Tennessee on Friday, March 14th and Saturday March 15th. Schrader won the Open Wheel Modified feature race in only his only other appearance at Tennessee National Raceway in 2010. He also won last week’s K&N Filters USCS Modified Series portion of the USCS Frostbuster 250 at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi as he did in 2012.

USCS Sprints, MODS and 600s headline TN 200 at Tennessee National Raceway on March 14th and 15th

March 06, 2014 - Get ready Middle Tennessee! The 2014 racing season kicks off early and fast. Three United Speed Contest Sanction (USCS) and four Tennessee National Raceway weekly racing divisions break out the speed and excitement of a brand new racing year with the 2nd annual “Tennessee 200” Weekend of Speed on Friday and Saturday, March 14th and 15th at Tennessee National Raceway in Hohenwald, TN
The USCS will contest its’ second sanctioned triple-header of the young season at the 1/3 mile red clay oval located just off US Highway 412 and three miles west of Hohenwald, Tennessee with two of its’ divisions in action both nights and the United Sprint Car Series “Outlaw Thunder” Tour presented by K&N Filters winged Outlaw sprint cars headlining the Saturday night portion of the event.

Kyle Amerson races to career first www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint win at Magnolia

March 1, 2014 - Columbus, MS - Kyle Amerson from Matthews, Alabama raced to his career first www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series win during the USCS Frostbuster 250 presented by Carl Hogan Toyota at Magnolia Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Amerson driving a new car and sporting a new #12 numeral instead of his familiar #29 started in fourth position and raced into the runner-up spot behind early race leader Curt Schumacher from Columbus, Mississippi on the first lap. He then chased Schumacher for the first nine laps until Schumacher lost a drive chain on the re-start after a lap-nine caution period. Amerson grabbed the lead and raced the final six laps around the 3/8 mile clay oval to the www.rockauto.com USCS victory lane. The 2013 www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year, 13 year-old Brandon Taylor from Cumming, Georgia chased Amerson across the finish line for a career high USCS finish in second place. The defending National Champion, Sean Hosey from Clarksville, Tennessee captured the K&N Filters Podium Award and third place money. 2011and 2012 series Champion, Bobby Zaiontz from Columbus, Mississippi came across in fourth place and Rick Goss from Charlotte, North Carolina completed the top five.

Schrader charges to K&N USCS MOD win at Magnolia

Columbus, MS - Saturday, March 1, 2014 – Sixth starting Ken Schrader from Concord, North Carolina charged to the front on lap ten of the twenty-five lap K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified Series vs. the new Gulf States Modified Series main event and raced the final fifteen laps to the www.rockauto.com USCS victory lane at Magnolia Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Schrader used the highline around the race track to hold off fellow NASCAR veteran driver Kenny “The Hermanator” Wallace from St., Louis, Missouri who started eighth in the talent laden forty car field of drivers from eight states. The open wheel modifieds put on a stellar show in front of one of the largest crowds in the speedway’s history. Wallace was followed by Greg Hollingsworth from Lawrence, Mississippi in the K&N Filters Podium Award third place. Mid South Modified star Chris Moore from Nesbit, Mississippi followed Hollingsworth in fourth place and the 2009 K&N Filters USCS Modified Champion, Hunter Rasdon from Jonesboro, Arkansas rounded out the top five drivers.

Hagar races to 21st USCS career win in 2014 opener @Magnolia

Columbus, MS - Saturday, March 1, 2014 – The 2013 and defending United Sprint Car Series Champion, Derek Hagar from Marion Arkansas drove his #9Jr. Dynotech powered J&J Auto Racing/R.E. Enterprises sprint car from outside the front row into the www.rockauto.com United Sprint Car Series victory lane at Magnolia Motor Speedway in the sprint car portion of the USCS “Frostbuster 250” presented by Carl Hogan Toyota season opener on Saturday night. It was Hagar’s twenty-first career USCS sprint car win and cast him as the favorite to repeat as the series National Champion during the 18th annual United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour National Championship season.

Kenny Wallace meet+greet @Carl Hogan Toyota (Columbus Friday 11am to 1pm

Atlanta, GA - 2/22/14 - NASCAR veteran driver, TV motorsports commentator and dirt track standout Kenny Wallace from Concord, North Caolina is scheduled to do a fan meet and greet at Carl Hogan Toyota in Columbus, Mississippi with his Toyota powered Modified race car on Friday, February 28th from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. The appearance is in conjunction with Wallace racing at Magnolia Motor Speedway that night. Kenny Wallace is then also scheduled to race at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi on both Friday, Feb. 28th and Saturday, March 1st nights in the K&N Filters USCS Modified Series during the 6th annual USCS Frostbuster 250 presented by Carl Hogan Toyota.

Kenny Wallace holds the record for the most NASCAR Nationwide Series (formerly Busch Grand National) starts with 543. He has also started 344 NASCAR Sprint Cup events and 13 Camping World Truck Series events for a total of 900 starts in NASCAR’s top three divisions. This will be Kenny Wallace’s first ever appearance at “The MAG”.

Another popular NASCAR driver Ken Schrader, who also hales from Concord, North Carolina, will also compete in the K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified Series portion of the event on both Friday and Saturday nights. Schrader won the K&N Filters USCS Modified Series portion of the USCS Frostbuster 250 in 2012. Schrader has 970 starts in NASCAR’s top three divisions including 763 Sprint Cup and formerly Winston Cup division. This will be only the third visit to Magnolia Motor Speedway for Schrader. Both drivers complete a strong field of entries including several past champions.

Carl Hogan Toyota (www.carlhogantoyota.com ) is located at 3907 Highway 45 North, Columbus, MS 39705. Their phone number is 888-863-3442. For more event info please visit www.uscsracing.com or call 770-865-6097. The speedway’s website at www.magnoliadirt.com or call 662-574-2572.
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Magnolia USCS Frost Buster 250 opener Feb. 28th-Mar.1st a Racer+Fan Speed Smorgasbord

Atlanta, GA - February 14, 2014 - The United Speed Contest Sanction (USCS) invades Magnolia Motor Speedway with a USCS winged Outlaw sprint car, USCS Outlaw Modified and USCS 600 Sprint Car Series winged mini sprint triple-header on Friday, February 28th and Saturday, March 1st for the 6th annual "Frost Buster 250" presented by Carl Hogan Toyota (www.carlhogantoyota.com). The event doubles as the Magnolia Motor Speedway 2014 season-opener and is a literal "Smorgasbord of Speed" featuring two full nights of high speed action at one of the Mid-South's most popular venues. Race teams and race fans will be treated to a full menu of early season speed contests with racing in seven of the area's most popular divisions. The event includes one of only two scheduled 2014 season appearances of the USCS "Outlaw Thunder" Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint cars and K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified Series at Magnolia Motor Speedway. The racing action features over 400 laps of racing around the 3/8 mile clay oval including 250+ laps of Championship main events.

Hosey and top 10 USCS 600 drivers honored at Memphis banquet

Atlanta, GA – January 27, 2014 – Sean Hosey from Clarksville, Tennessee was honored as the 2013 www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series National Champion on Saturday at the USCS Champions awards Banquet in Memphis, Tennessee. The series’ 2011 and inaugural USCS “Rookie of the Year” raced his M/T Performance, Engler Machine and Tool/Something Inked sponsored #6 Stallard car to three trips to the www.rockauto.com USCS victory lane after feature wins and eighteen total top ten finishes in twenty-three events to earn the top award for the series. Hosey also captured the title in the USCS 600 Mid South regional series. Both were Hosey’s first series titles. The young racer had the best total performance of 88 different competitors during the 2013 season. He additionally finished in the runner-up spot in the USCS 600 Sprint Southern region. Sean Hosey also received the series’ “Ironman” award for completing the most laps in 2013.

USCS banquet honors Troy Dow as 2013 K&N USCS MOD Champion

Atlanta, GA - January 27, 2012 - Rookie open wheel modified driver Troy Dow from Munford, Tennessee was honored on Saturday as the 2013 K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified Series Champion at the United Speed Contest Sanction (USCS) Champion’s Awards Banquet in Memphis, Tennessee. The nineteen year-old driver also collected the award K&N Filters USCS Modified “Rookie of the Year” honors after a stellar first full season in the open wheel modified type cars. Dow is the youngest driver to ever capture the series title in the highly competitive USCS series for Outlaw style open wheel modified race cars. J.C. Waller from Arlington, Tennessee who led series the point standings at the midpoint of the season, finished just 90 points behind Dow and was awarded as the runner-up for the series title.

Dustin Castleberry from Malden, Missouri followed Dow and Waller in the 2013 point standings to finish in third place. Joseph Leister from Drummonds, Tennessee who was the 2009 USCS Modified “Driver of the Year” finished the 2013 K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified division standings in the fourth place and received his awards on Saturday for that position. Lucas Lee from Paris, Tennessee, who reached the http://www.rockauto.com/ USCS victory lane on June 28th at Benton Raceway, had seven out of his eight USCS finishes in the top ten was honored for his fifth place during the 2013 season.

Top Ten 2013 USCS Sprint Drivers Honored at Memphis banquet

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USCS presented by K&N Filters Awards Banquet in Memphis Honors top 2013 sprint car drivers

Atlanta, GA - January 27, 2014 - Just over one hundred attendees watched as Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas was honored as the 2013 United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters National Champion on Saturday at the 17th annual USCS Champions Awards Banquet in Memphis, Tennessee. The twenty-two year old past USCS Rookie of the Year (2006) made ten visits to the www.rockauto.com USCS victory lane as the series feature win leader for 2013. Additionally Hagar’s 2013 USCS statistics show twenty-four top five and twenty-eight top ten finishes in the series thirty A-Main events. Hagar also claimed the title in the USCS Southern Thunder regional series. He bested ten-time series National Champion Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee in both the National and Southern Thunder regional series point’s battles. Both titles are Hagar’s first United Sprint Car Series Championships. Hagar additionally finished in the runner-up spot in the USCS Mid South Thunder regional series final standings just four points behind 2012 National Champion Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas and just four points away from a complete sweep of all three series.

USCS 2013 Champions Awards Luncheon in Memphis on Jan. 25th

Atlanta, GA - December 19, 2013 - The 2013 season USCS Champion's Awards Luncheon for the United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, the K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified Series and www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series will be held at NOON on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Fogelman Executive Conference Center/Holiday Inn University of Memphis Hotel.

The luncheon banquet will honor USCS National sprint car Champion Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas, USCS Outlaw Modified Champion, Troy Dow from Munford, Tennessee and USCS 600 sprint car Champion, Sean Hosey from Clarksville, Tennessee.

Additionally the banquet will honor USCS Mid South regional series sprint car Champion, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas and USCS 600 Southern region Champion Bob Trapino from Alpharetta, Georgia. Also recognized will be the series Rookie of the Year honorees in all three series and other awards. Finalized schedules and plans for the 2014 season that kicks off on feb. 28th and March 1st at Magnolia Motor Speedway ion Columbus, Mississippi will be detailed in full at that time.

The Luncheon banquet tickets are $25 person and need to be purchased in advance by mailing your check for number of attendees to the United Speed Contest Sanction (USCS) at 175 Antebellum Way, Fayetteville, GA 30215. Banquet ticket requests must arrive by January 18, 2014. The Holiday Inn University of Memphis is located at 330 Innovation Drive, Suite 206 Memphis, TN 38152-6481 on the University of Memphis campus. The hotel phone number is 901-678-5410. For more info on the USCS series please visit www.uscsracing.com

Sean Hosey claims 2013 www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Championship

Atlanta, GA – December 15, 2013 – Eighteen year-old Sean Hosey from Clarksville, Tennessee raced to the 2013 www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series National Championship. The series’ 2011 and inaugural USCS “Rookie of the Year used five top-five finishes plus, three trips to the www.rockauto.com USCS victory lane after feature wins and eighteen total top ten finishes in twenty-three events to tally 3148 National points. He also captured the title in the USCS 600 Mid South regional series. Both were Hosey’s first series titles. Hosey raced his M/T Performance, Engler Machine and Tool/Something Inked sponsored #6 Stallard race car to his three feature wins at Tri-County Racetrack (6/9), Dixie Speedway (8/24) and Senoia Raceway (9/20) The young racer had the best total performance of 88 different competitors during the 2013 season.

Derek Hagar claimed USCS presented by K&N Filters 2013 National Championship

USCSHagarvlane3.9.13crop.jpg Atlanta, GA – November 30, 2013 – Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas captured the 2013 United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters National Championship. The twenty-two year old past USCS Rookie of the Year (2006) made ten visits to the www.rockauto.com USCS victory lane as the series feature win leader for 2013. Additionally his 2013 USCS statistics show twenty-four top five and twenty-eight top ten finishes in the series thirty A-Main events. Hagar also claimed the title in the USCS Southern Thunder regional series. He bested ten-time series National Champion Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee in both the National and Southern Thunder regional series point’s battles. Both titles are Hagar’s first United Sprint Car Series Championships. Hagar additionally finished in the runner-up spot in the USCS Mid South Thunder regional series final standings just four points behind 2012 National Champion Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas and just four points away from a complete sweep of all three series.

Rookie Troy Dow claims 2013 K&N Filters USCS MOD title

Atlanta, GA - November 29, 2012 - Rookie open wheel modified driver Troy Dow from Munford, Tennessee claimed the 2013 K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modified Series Championship. The nineteen year-old driver also garnered the K&N Filters USCS Modified “Rookie of the Year” honors after a stellar first full season in the open wheel modified type cars. Troy Dow is the youngest driver to ever capture the series title used a total of six top five and nine top ten finishes during the series thirteen 2013 events to reach the top of the standings with 1857 points in the highly competitive USCS series for Outlaw style open wheel modified race cars. J.C. Waller from Arlington, Tennessee who led series the point standings at the midpoint of the season, finished just 90 points behind Dow in the runner-up position with 1767 points via three top five and ten top ten finishes.

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