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HATTIESBURG, MS – August 23, 2025
USCS point leader Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS drove to his seventh United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire win of the 2025 season on Saturday night in the 30-lap Feature Race at Hattiesburg Speedway. Howard took the lead from Hayden Martin of Olive Branch, MS on a lap ten restart.

Martin led the first nine tours, but had to settle for second, and third went to Lane Whittington of Denham Springs, LA. Lance Moss of Cherryville, NC made repairs after a lap ten red flag to come back and finish fourth. Scott Craft of Purvis, MS took the fifth spot and Dustin Burtron of Seminole, FL was sixth.
Jason Breeland of Sandy Hook, MS finished seventh and Brandon Blenden of Gulfport, MS was eighth. Terry Witherspoon of Jacksonville, FL took the ninth spot and John Robicheaux of Gulfport, MS rounded out the top ten. Aaron Smith of Gulfport, MS started 18th and finished 12th to earn the Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger of the Race Award.

In preliminary action, Martin won the six-lap Hoosier Racing Tire Speed Dash to earn the Pole Position for the 30-lap Feature Race. The three eight-lap Heat Races were won by Conner Wray of Olive Branch, MS in the Engler Machine & Tool First Heat, Martin in the Schoenfeld Headers Second Heat, and Kyle Connery of Vero Beach, FL in the Butlerbuilt Third Heat.

Martin took the lead at the start of the race followed by Wray, Howard, Connery and Whittington. Wray dropped to sixth on lap four, moving Burtron into the top five. Wray hustled back up to third on lap six after Connery dropped out with Whittington in fourth and Moss moved up to the fifth spot.

The caution flag came out on lap eight when Dakota Whittington spun in turn two. The top five for the restart was Martin leading Howard, Wray, Lane Whittington, and Moss. The red flag was displayed on the tenth lap when Jan Howard of Marion, AR flipped.

The restart saw another red flag when Wray flipped over the top of Moss taking off his wing and collecting 16-time USCS National Champion and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN and Witherspoon. Wray and Gray were done for the night, but Moss and Witherspoon were able to restart.

Dale Howard took the lead from Martin on the restart, and by the halfway point of the race, Moss, who had restarted on the tail end of the cars on the lead lap, had worked his way back up to the fourth spot. Howard led the rest of the way to take his 33rd USCS career win.

The next two events for the United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire will be at Xtreme Speedway in Danville, AL on Saturday night, August 30 and at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL on Sunday night, August 31. For more information about USCS, visit their website at uscsracing.com and the series Facebook page, or call the USCS office at 770-865-6097.

United Sprint Car Series Marketing Partners are Engler Machine & Tool, Hoosier Racing Tire, Huggins Cams, Hero Graphics, DMI/Bulldog, Racing Electronics, JE Pistons, DHR Suspension, Wilwood Disc Brakes, AR Dyno Specialties, KSE Racing Products, PRO Shocks, Schoenfeld Headers, and Arizona Sport Shirts.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE UNITED SPRINT CAR SERIES PRESENTED BY HOOSIER RACING TIRE EVENT AT HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY IN HATTIESBURG, MS ON 8/23/25:

HOOSIER SPEED DASH – 6 Laps:

1. Martin; 2. Wray; 3. D. Howard; 4. Connery; 5. L. Whittington; 6. Burtron.

HEAT RACES – 8 Laps:

ENGLER MACHINE & TOOL HEAT 1:

1. Wray; 2. J. Brashier; 3. Burtron; 4. D. Whittington; 5. Robicheaux; 6. Mallette; 7. Holston; 8. D. Brashier DNS.

SCHOENFELD HEADERS HEAT 2:

1. Martin; 2. D. Howard; 3. Craft; 4. Moss; 5. Breeland; 6. Smith; 7. McElhaney; 8. J. Howard.

BUTLERBUILT HEAT 3:

1. Connery; 2. L. Whittington; 3. Gray; 4. Blenden; 5. Witherspoon; 6. Willingham; 7. Craddock DNS.

FEATURE RACE – 30 Laps:

1. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (3);
2. 67 Hayden Martin, Olive Branch, MS (1);
3. 9 Lane Whittington, Denham Springs, LA (5);
4. 23 Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (9);
5. L37 Scott Craft, Purvis, MS (8);
6. 51 Dustin Burtron, Seminole, FL (6);
7. 06 Jason Breeland, Sandy hook, MS (12);
8. 88 Brandon Blenden, Gulfport, MS (10);
9. 43 Terry Witherspoon, Jacksonville, FL (14);
10. 38 John Robicheaux, Gulfport, MS (13);
11. 13x Jake Brashier, Denham Springs, LA (7);
12. 29 Aaron Smith, Gulfport, MS (18);
13. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (16);
14. 67m Blake Mallette, Vancleve, MS (17);
15. 35 Dakota Whittington, Denham Springs, LA (15);
16. 16 Evan McElhaney, Hernando, MS (19);
17. 23w Conner Wray, Olive Branch, MS (2);
18. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (11);
19. 121 Jan Howard, Marion, AR (20);
20. 91 Kyle Connery, Vero Beach, FL (4);
21. 51h Tim Holston, Wesley Chapel, FL (21);
22. 56t D.L. Brashier, Ethel, LA DNS;
23. 1 Paul Craddock, Mobile, AL DNS.

Submitted by ROBY HELM – Helm Communications – 865-207-4157.
USCS Racing MEDIA CONTACT: Pete Walton 770-865-6097 Email peteuscs@att.net