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ATWOOD, TN - May 26, 2014 (Chris Seelman photo) On Monday night, a Memorial Day visit to www.rockauto.com USCS Victory Lane victory became special for Marion, Arkansas’ Derek Hagar in more ways than one. Hagar, the defending United Sprint Car Series (USCS) presented by K&N Filters champion, charged from third on the starting grid around K&N poles starter and ten-time USCS champion Terry Gray on lap two of the 30-lap “Memorial Day Meltdown” at Clayhill Motorsports, never looked back while...more

GREENVILLE, MS - May 25, 2014 - Chris Seelman photo – Saturday night Derek Hagar won a race in thrilling fashion. Sunday night, the Marion, Arkansas native reached a personal milestone. The defending United Sprint Car Series (USCS) Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters champion streaked around early race leader Anthony Nicholson, out of Bartlett, Tennessee on lap four of the 30-lap Greenville “Sunday Speed Spectacular” A-main and romped to victory lane, scoring back-to-back USCS feature...more

BYRAM, MS – May 24, 2014 – The defending United Sprint Car Series (USCS) Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters National champion Derek Hagar, from Marion, Arkansas, powered past Tim Crawley’s black-and-blue Mike Ward Racing #88 machine with three laps to go in Saturday’s 16th Annual Ival Cooper Memorial Race presented by Krystal of Byram 30-lap main event at Jackson Motor Speedway and drove away to the checkered flag, first while scoring his third USCS sprint car win of 2014. The race...more

(Photo by Jimmy Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (March 25, 2014) – Although his goal of winning three consecutive races was sidelined for the moment, Derek Hagar continued his hot streak by posting another top five last weekend. Hagar, who started the season with back-to-back victories for the second straight year, recorded a fifth-place result on a rubber-down track last Saturday at Poplar Bluff Speedway with the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour. “It’s definitely a big...more

Inside Line Promotions – COLUMBUS, Miss. (March 3, 2014) – Derek Hagar started his 2014 season just as hot as he ended last year. Hagar led the distance and lapped the entire field on Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway during the USCS Outlaw Thunder National Series season opener. “It was pretty fun,” he said. “We didn’t have as many cars as we’d like to have, but a win is a win and we had great competition out there. To go out there and lap the whole field really shows how strong we are.” It...more

Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas garnered his first United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters National Championship by racing to a series high ten wins, 24 top five and 28 top ten finishes.. Hagar who was the series 2006 Rookie of the Year, also captured the USCS Southern Thunder regional series title.

Inside Line Promotions – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Oct. 28, 2013) – Derek Hagar added a couple more top 10s and tied his career-best finish at the Short Track Nationals last weekend. After placing 10th in both the inaugural Short Track Nationals Open on Wednesday and during his preliminary night at the 26th annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals Presented by Hoosier Tires on Thursday, Hagar tied a career-best result of 14th place on Saturday at the $15,000-to-win Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event at...more

Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Oct. 21, 2013) – This is the year for Derek Hagar. Hagar is set to record his first career top 10 at the 26th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires, which is held Wednesday through Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. “It’s two hours from home,” he said. “We have a lot of people here rooting for us. There are a lot of expectations.” Hagar, who has earned a top 10 in all but one race this season, is riding a career...more

Inside Line Promotions – POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (Oct. 14, 2013) – Despite a long, long night last Saturday, Derek Hagar ended it with a huge smile. For the first time in his career he hit the double-digit mark in feature wins after leading the entire USCS event at Poplar Bluff Speedway. It was his career-best 10th victory of the season and also gave him a one-point advantage in the USCS Mid-South championship standings heading into the series finale in two weeks. “The season has gone pretty good,”...more

The news after the Eldora race in July was a complete internal explosion of the motor. So the team marched forward and are in the process of having a Brand new 360 motor built. While the team had down time a new car was assembled for the 2014 season. Current teams plan is to shake the new car down at the upcoming Flip Flop Nationals at Riverside Speedway in November. If all goes well with new motor and car, the team will tow to Charlotte, NC and face the World of Outlaws. The November...more

Inside Line Promotions – GAFFNEY, S.C. (Oct. 8, 2013) – Derek Hagar is now a championship driver. Hagar secured his first career title last weekend by claiming the USCS Southern Thunder championship. Next up, the USCS overall title. With three races remaining on the schedule, Hagar has a sizeable lead in the championship standings. “Although we had to sweat it out a bit, it was great to get my first championship last weekend,” he said. “Now our focus is on the USCS championship, which has been...more

The URC / USCS North South Shootout this past weekend was a huge success. Packed grandstands and excited fans made for an electric atmosphere at both the speedways. URC had a strong contingency head south. Among them Dan Mazy, URC's 2012 rookie of the year made the 530 plus mile trek south from Kutztown, PA. In his first ever showing at the carolina speedway, In his first event with the USCS he advanced 10 positions in A main coming from the 20th starting spot to finish 10th, claiming the DMI...more

Inside Line Promotions – WHEATLAND, Mo. (Sept. 30, 2013) – Two podium finishes. Three top fives. Four top 10s. It was another satisfying weekend for Derek Hagar, who competed in both the winged and nonwing portions of the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial last weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway. “The only thing that could have got better was the second night in the winged deal,” he said. “We had a top-five car if not a winning car. I wish a couple of things would have changed. But all in all,...more

Inside Line Promotions – SENOIA, Ga. (Sept. 23, 2013) – Had the inversion been a little better Derek Hagar had a chance to sweep the opening night of the USCS Summer Nationals IV on Friday at Senoia Raceway. After winning the heat race and dash from his front row outside starting position, Hagar had earned the most points. However, he drew the highest number – six – in the feature inversion, which started him on the outside of the third row for the main event. “We started out good,” he said....more

Inside Line Promotions – HOHENWALD, Tenn. (Sept. 16, 2013) – Derek Hagar continued his march toward a national championship with yet another top five last weekend. Hagar placed fourth on Saturday at Tennessee National Raceway to maintain the championship points lead in the USCS National standings. He remains the leader in the USCS Southern Thunder standings and is two points out of the top spot in the USCS Mid-South Thunder standings. “I’m happy with a top five,” he said. “Just like any other...more

Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Sept. 9, 2013) – Despite a pair of obstacles, Derek Hagar continued his top-10 streak in impressive fashion last weekend competing with the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series in an Arkansas doubleheader. In his first nonwing competition this season and down on horsepower – he used an ASCS 360ci engine compared to the USAC 410ci engines – Hagar scored a pair of top 10s to extend his streak and earn a $250 bonus for having the best feature average...more

Inside Line Promotions – TOCCOA, Ga. (Sept. 2, 2013) – With help from NASCAR stars Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Danica Patrick, Derek Hagar continued his career season by picking up a trio of podium finishes with the USCS last weekend. “You can’t argue with that,” he said. “We had a pretty good weekend.” Hagar competed on Friday on a quarter-mile pavement track at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., which was his second race on pavement of the season, as a prelude to the NASCAR weekend. “The...more

Inside Line Promotions – WOODSTOCK, Ga. (Aug. 26, 2013) – For the sixth straight month Derek Hagar has recorded at least one feature victory. Hagar capped a successful weekend by leading all 30 laps on Saturday at Dixie Speedway, where he registered his ninth win of the season and increased his points lead in the USCS championship standings, after earning a top five on Thursday with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour. “It was a great weekend,” he said. “We had good cars both nights. I can’t...more

Woodstock, GA - Friday, August 24, 2013 – United Sprint Car Series National point’s leader Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas raced to his ninth United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters feature win of the season on Saturday night at historic Dixie Speedway in front of a capacity crowd. Hagar won the drag race to turn one of the thirty-lap contest over 2007 USCS Southern regional series Rookie of the Year, Lee Moore from Tuscaloosa, Alabama and never looked back as he drove his J&J Auto...more

Greenville, MS - July 27, 2013 – United Sprint Car Series National points leader Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas charged from his third place starting position past ten-time series Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee into the lead on lap two of the thirty-lap finale of the Ellis Palasini Black Widow Classic. Hagar then held off fifth starting defending series National Champion Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas all the way to the www.rockauto.com victory lane on Saturday night for...more

Paragould, AR – July 3, 2013 – Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas charged past young gun Brad Bowden from Hernando, Mississippi on lap twenty-one of the twenty-five lap United sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour “”Glen Francis Memorial Cup race and into the www.rockauto.com USCS victory lane at Crowley’s Ridge Raceway on Wednesday night. Hagar claimed the $2000 first prize and the beautiful Glen Francis Memorial Cup trophy in addition to his seventh USCS win of the season. The defending USCS...more

The team was finally back in action after multiple rainouts. Crew Chief Bob Thompson had the J&J Auto Racing car set up and fast from the time we unloaded. Hot Laps produced times of 14 second laps. The team has found no luck with pill draws these days and pulled a high number, starting us at the tail of the heat race. Jim was hammer down and never lifting on a track that saw little passing. Jim was able to move up passing three cars and finishing 5th in the heat. Securing enough passing...more

Eldora Speedways Kings Royal 2012 was when Jim realized how valuable a Butlerbuilt seat was. Jim flipped three times down the fast backstretch of Eldora Speedway seen on SPEED Channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LgSIsFogHg. Jim was fortunate to walk away without any injuries and that is because of the special design of the seats. Brian and Jeanie Butler design of the Sprint Advantage seat is custom made to fit the size and shape of each driver. This plus the new innovated design of the...more

April 20th USCS Sprint cars visited Duck River Raceway Park in Tennessee. Friday night April 19th would be a rainout for the team as they made a attempt to run the World of Outlaw sprint show at Paducah, KY. Saturday brought first race of the season gremlins out for Jim and challenged crew chief Bob Thompson. Hot lap session led the team to think that we possibly had a brake issue. Time trials resulted in Jim breaking the track record but was overshadowed by a great run by Derek Hager who...more

Hagar goes to 2-4-2 in USCS wins at TN National Hohenwald, TN - Saturday, March 16, 2013 – Derek Hagar from Marion Arkansas drove his #9Jr. Dynotech powered J&J Auto Racing/R.E. Enterprise sprint car from outside the front row into the www.rockauto.com United Sprint Car Series victory lane at Tennessee National Raceway on Saturday night. It was Hagar’s twelfth career United Sprint Car Series feature win and second win in a row in just the second USCS sprint car event of the young 2013 season....more

Hagar scores USCS sprint season opener win @Magnolia Columbus, MS - Saturday, March 9, 2013 – Former USCS Rookie of the Year, Derek Hagar from Marion Arkansas drove his #9Jr. Dynotech powered J&J Auto Racing/R.E. Enterprise sprint car from outside the second row into the www.rockauto.com United Sprint Car Series victory lane at Magnolia Motor Speedway in the season opener on Saturday night. It was Hagar’s eleventh career USCS sprint car win and cast him as one of the favorites to compete for...more

On Saturday, June 23rd, USCS 360 Sprints invaded the high-banked 3/8-mile red-clay oval of Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN for their first visit in twelve seasons! Hagar, in the 1A sprint car of Jay Hancock, began his night with a 3rd place finish in the Goodyear Speed Dash. Hagar was placed in the fourth starting position of the first heat race where he would finish fourth and acquire enough points to transfer to the 8th starting position for the 30 lap feature. Track conditions did not...more

(Bill W) March 17, 2011 – Brian Brown and the Brian Brown Racing FVP #21 team have reason to celebrate. After agreeing to an extension in their partnership with FVP, they are ready to race again this Saturday night at the Malden Speedway in Malden, Missouri with the 360 USCS series. This is the fourth year that Brian has been involved with Factory Motor Parts, and the second full season representing the FVP product. “I’m really excited that we’ll be with FVP for many years to come,” he...more

Gastonia, NC – June 26, 2009 - Seven-time Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series National Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee won the 30-lap Parts Plus USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour main-event during the Parts Plus USCS “Thunder in Carolina” event at Carolina Speedway on Friday night. It was Gray’s second USCS feature win at the speedy 4/10 mile Carolina clay oval this season. Gray drove his Rislone Oil Treatment sponsored #10 J&J Auto Racing car past early race leader Matt Linder’s #1x into...more

East Alabama Motor Speedway: June 20, 2008 - Phenix City, AL - On a night to remember, twenty year-old Don Young from Bartlett, Tennessee battled his way to victory lane in the 2nd Annual Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Randy Helton Memorial Race at East Alabama Motor Speedway on Saturday night. It was the 2007 Parts Plus USCS Rookie of the Year driver’s career-first feature win in the series. The night’s events commemorated the racing career of former United Sprint Car Series racer Randy...more

PENTON RACEWAY: Penton, AL - June 19, 2009 - Defending Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Champion, Terry Gray swept to victory lane in the 30-Lap Parts Plus USCS main event at Penton Raceway on Friday night. Gray drove his Rislone Oil Treatment sponsored Wesmar powered, J&J Auto Racing car into turn one ahead of last week’s feature winner Marshall Skinner and commenced to wire the field with Skinner in pursuit for the next 30 laps. Rookie point’s leader Justin Carver finished third...more

West Memphis, AR - June 13, 2009 - Marshall Skinner from West Memphis, Arkansas blasted from outside the second row past early race leader and K&N Filters Pole Position starter, Wade Oliver from Southaven, Mississippi into the lead on lap three and never looked back in route to victory lane on Saturday night to capture his first Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series feature win of the 2009 season in the 4th Annual USCS “Rumble at the River” at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis,...more

Atwood, TN – June 11, 2009 - Mississippi young gun Lee Sowell from Nesbit, Mississippi charged to his first Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series feature win of the 2009 season over a talent-laden field of drivers from five states to capture the “Thursday Thunder” sprint car portion of the “Clayhill Clash” at Clayhill Motorsports on Thursday night. The victory in the rain-shortened and lightning charged mid-week affair scheduled for 30-laps was Sowell’s third Parts Plus USCS career feature...more

Atlanta, GA - May 31, 2009 - After four of the six races scheduled were contested, Defending Parts Plus USCS National Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee was declared the Champion of the USCS Parts Plus Sprint Speedweek 2009 mini-series. Gray put together a week long effort of top five finishes and accumulated the most points during the four events. Gray's consistent efforts included a fourth place finish at North Alabama Speedway on May 24th, a third place finish at the famed I-30...more

Greenville, MS - May 30, 2009 - Shane Stewart from Bixby, Oklahoma led every lap of the 30-lap Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Speedweek Finale at Greenville Speedway on Saturday night to capture his first-ever USCS feature win. Defending Parts Plus USCS Mid South Thunder Champion, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas who started in the eleventh position race through field and chased Stewart over the last ten laps of the race. Crawley closed within two car lengths as the duo crossed the...more

Monticello, AR – May 29, 2009 - Paul McMahan from Hendersonville, Tennessee led every lap of the 30-lap Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Speedweek Round Five at Drew County Speedway in Monticello, Arkansas on Friday night to capture his first-ever USCS feature win and first win of the 2009 season overall. McMahan bested a strong 30 car field from seven states to garner the win. Monticello, AR – May 29, 2009 - Paul McMahan from Hendersonville, Tennessee led every lap of the 30-lap Parts Plus...more

Little Rock, AR – May 28, 2009 - 2008 USCS Mid-South Thunder Tour regional Champion, Tim Crawley from nearby Benton, Arkansas led the final 21 laps of the 30-lap Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Speedweek Round Four at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas on Thursday night. It was Crawley’s third USCS feature of the season over a talent-laden field of thirty-eight competitors from six states. Defending Parts Plus USCS National Champion, Terry Gray led the first two laps of the main event...more

Tuscumbia, Alabama - May 24, 2009 – The 2008 Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year Anthony Nicholson from Bartlett, Tennessee who started twelfth in the initial order charged his way to the front on lap twenty-two and led the final nine laps to victory lane in the 30-lap Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Speedweek Round Two event at North Alabama Speedway on Sunday night. It was Nicholson’s career-first USCS feature win over a talented field of competitors from six...more

Harris, NC - April 25, 2009 – Defending Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series National Champion completed a sweep of the Parts Plus USCS Thunder in Carolina double-header weekend with a win in the series main event on Saturday night at Harris Speedway in front of a near capacity crowd. It was Gray’s second feature win in as many nights after winning on Friday night at Carolina Speedway. Gray drove his sprint car to victory to collect his second win of the 2009 season as well over a field of...more

Gastonia, NC - April 24, 2009 - Seven-time Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series National Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee won the 30-lap Parts Plus USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour feature race during the Parts Plus USCS Thunder in Carolina event at Carolina Speedway on Friday night. It was the first USCS feature win of the season for Gray over a talent-laden field of twenty-nine competitors from eleven states that included two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart from...more

Florence, SC – April 18, 2009 - Blaze Martin from Brandon, Florida raced to his third consecutive win in the 2009 Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Asphalt Thunder Tour Saturday night at Florence Motor Speedway. The 25-year old Martin collected $2100 for his efforts after setting fast time and holding off hard-charging 2008 USCS Rookie of the Year Anthony Nicholson from Bartlett, Tennessee in the 35-lap Night of Thunder Finale. Martin started from the outside of the front row after Engler...more

Altamahaw, NC – April 17, 2009 - Blaze Martin from Brandon, Florida raced to the win in the 35-lap Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series main event on Friday night at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, North Carolina. The 25-year old Martin got a hand of four aces worth $2200 when he also scored a clean sweep while winning the time trials and seeting a new track record plus the Parts Plus Power Dash and Engler Machine and Tool First Heat Race in addition to the main event in his Lee Cipray wrenched #5...more

Monticello, AR April 11, 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 five of the 25-lap main event at Drew County Speedway on Saturday night for his second USCS feature win of the season. It was Crawley’s seventh USCS main event win in the last eight attempts dating back to last season in the Ward Racing Boatersports sponsored...more

Columbus, MS - April 4, 2009 - Gary Taylor from Seattle, Washington led the final five laps of the 30-lap Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour Championship Finale of the Spring Xplosion at Magnolia Motor Speedway on Saturday night. It was a career-first USCS feature win for Taylor over a talent-laden field of competitors from eleven states. It was, more importantly, the first-ever USCS win for noted sprint car-owner Bobby Sparks from Olive Branch, Mississippi. Taylor started...more

Columbus, MS - April 3, 2009 – Defending Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Mid-South Thunder Tour Champion, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas battled past early race-leaders, Gary Taylor from Seattle, Washington and Lee Sowell from Nesbit, Mississippi into the lead on lap thirteen of the twenty-lap preliminary night main event at Magnolia Motor Speedway on Friday night. It was Crawley’s seventh Parts Plus USCS feature win-in-a-row going back to last season when he won eleven times. Crawley...more

Atlanta, GA - March 31, 2009 – The United Speed Contest Sanction (USCS) invades Magnolia Motor Speedway with a sprint car and Modified double-header this Friday, April 3rd and Saturday, April 4th for the Parts Plus USCS Spring Xplosion “Smorgasbord of Speed” featuring two full nights of high speed action in seven racing divisions at one of the Mid-South’s most popular venues. Race teams and race fans will be treated to a literal smorgasbord of speed with racing in six of the area’s most...more

Atlanta, GA - Blaze Martin from Brandon, Florida streaked to the win in the 40-lap Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series main event on Sunday afternoon at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Georgia. Martin passed a former Parts Plus USCS Champion, Marshall Skinner from West Memphis, Arkanasas for the lead on lap 5 and never looked back. It was Martin's first USCS feature win and a career-first winged sprint car victory. Martin started from the sixth position after drawing a six in the K&N...more

Atlanta, GA - The Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour has been added to the Friday, April 3rd racing card at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi. The event will be both a National and Mid South Thunder Tour point’s event. The series was already scheduled to compete on Saturday, April 4th and the popular 3/8 mile dirt oval. “This creates a United Speed Contest Sanction (USCS) double, double-header since the Rislone USCS Modifieds are also scheduled for both days...more

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 quite a show for the near...more

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 series sas of March 7th...more