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(Photo by B Young Photography) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 6, 2018) – Marshall Skinner placed second in the USCS Speedweek standings thanks to a trio of top-10 finishes out of the four races that were held after the series was shortened from seven races because of rainouts. “We did pretty good,” he said. “I was pretty consistent.” Skinner had solid runs at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss., on May 26, when he finished second, and last Thursday at Talladega Short...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 5, 2018) – Derek Hagar highlighted a trio of USCS Series Speedweek races last weekend with his first feature victory of the season. The tripleheader began on Thursday at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala., where Hagar maneuvered from sixth to third place in a heat race before he took the lead early in the A Main. “We led a good margin of the race early on Thursday at Talladega,” he said. “When you have...more

(Photo by http://www.SteveEichelberger.com) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 5, 2018) – Brandon Hanks joined the final two nights of the USCS Series Speedweek last weekend. His competition began on Friday at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss., with a runner-up result in a heat race. “Friday night was a good night,” he said. “We weren’t as good as Tony (Stewart) in the heat race. Once he got clean air he was pretty well gone.” The heat race performance lined Hanks up on...more

(Photo by Joe Venus) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 5, 2018) – Jordon Mallett earned four top-10 finishes during the recent USCS Speedweek. The mini-series was scheduled to compete seven times in nine nights, but rain was victorious on three occasions. Following a rainout at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, Miss., on May 25, Speedweek began the following night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss., where Mallett finished seventh. “We just couldn’t get the car where...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 4, 2018) – Sammy Swindell earned his first feature win of the season last Thursday to extend his winning streak to a whopping 48 straight years. Swindell has won at least one race during each season he has competed dating back to 1971 when he was 15-years-old. “It’s something I never figured would happen, still being as competitive as I am at this age,” he said. “I thought if I make it to the 40s. Then if I can...more

(Photo by Mark Funderburk) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (May 30, 2018) – Derek Hagar is hopeful for dry weather this weekend when he will tackle the final three USCS Series Speedweek shows. Hagar had planned on competing at all but the first Speedweek race, but rain wiped out most of last weekend. Hagar skipped the lone Speedweek race that was contested because of a long haul and a high percentage of predicted rain. “It’s about a four-and-a-half-hour ride and it was 60 to 80 percent...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Oct. 24, 2017) – A late-race flat tire and suspension damage forced Marshall Skinner out of the second USCS Fall Nationals A Main while he was leading on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway. Skinner took the green from the second starting spot in the second of two, 25-lap features with the second feature lined up as an inversion of the finish from the first A Main. He quickly took the lead and led by over...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Oct. 24, 2017) – Derek Hagar earned his ninth win of the season before charging from 22nd to fourth on Saturday during twin features for the USCS Fall Nationals at Riverside International Speedway. The night began with Hagar winning a heat race after starting on the outside of the front row. That lined him up on the inside of the second row for the first of two, 25-lap A Mains. “We got up to second about 10 laps into...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – LEXINGTON, Tenn. (Aug. 29, 2017) – Derek Hagar earned a runner-up result last Thursday during his Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season debut. Hagar opened the event at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., by advancing from sixth to third place in a heat race. That earned enough points to lock into the feature redraw, in which he pulled the No. 4 to start the main event on the outside of the second row. “On the first start...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – LEXINGTON, Tenn. (Aug. 29, 2017) – Marshall Skinner charged to a top-five finish during his first Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour start of the season last Thursday at Riverside International Speedway. Skinner defended his home turf at the bulling in West Memphis, Ark., where he maneuvered from sixth to fourth place in a heat race to lock into the 14th starting position for the main event. “I was really good all night,” he said. “I went out in the...more

(Photo by SprintFun Photos) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 16, 2016) – The 2016 season concluded last weekend for Kevin Swindell’s newly formed sprint car team. Spencer Bayston drove the team to a pair of strong results during the USCS Series Flip Flop 50 at Riverside International Speedway, where the team garnered a career-best runner-up result in the first main event before charging from 22nd to eighth in the second feature. “It was a good way to end the year,” Swindell...more

(Photo by http://www.HighFly-NPhotos.com) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 15, 2016) – Sammy Swindell closed the season with a podium finish during the Flip Flop 50 last weekend at Riverside International Speedway. Swindell, who drove for A.G. Rains, kicked off the USCS Series event on Friday by advancing from third to win a heat race before maneuvering from fifth to second place in the dash. “We were running right around the tires,” he said. “(Derek) Hagar started on the...more

(Photo by TeeJay Crawford) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 15, 2016) – Brandon Hanks is pleased with the way his season ended after facing an ill-handling sprint car the past month. Hanks posted results of 10th and 11th, respectively, during the Flip Flop 50 at Riverside International Speedway last weekend. More importantly, he found comfort in his race car. “We still struggled a little on Friday,” he said. “We completely hit the reset button on Saturday. We went over the...more

(Photo by Billy Russ Photography) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 15, 2016) – Derek Hagar claimed another USCS championship and he tied his record for wins in a season thanks to a trip to Victory Lane last weekend at Riverside International Speedway. Hagar opened the Flip Flop 50 event on Friday when he won his heat race and the dash. “We started fourth in the heat race and won it,” he said. “That gave us the high-point spot. They did a pole scramble dash, which we started on...more

(Photo courtesy of Derek Hagar Racing) Inside Line Promotions – NASHVILLE, Ark. (July 5, 2016) – Derek Hagar scored his 10th feature victory of the season to cap last weekend’s tripleheader with the USCS Series. Hagar led the distance of the event on Sunday at Diamond Park Speedway to record the triumph, which also marked his 13th straight podium finish. “It was a pretty successful weekend and it was great to end it with a win after two straight second-place finishes,” he said. Hagar opened...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 18, 2015) – Brandon Hanks rebounded from a sour start to the night last Saturday during the USCS Fall Nationals at Riverside International Speedway, where he wrapped up his 2015 season with a top-10 result. The night began with the David Smith Racing entry finishing where it started – sixth – in a USCS heat race on the quarter-mile oval. “I had a left rear shock break on me in the heat race,” Hanks said. “I went into...more

(Photo by Chris Seelman Photography) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 17, 2015) – Derek Hagar’s season in his own sprint car ended on its side last Saturday during the USCS Fall Nationals at Riverside International Speedway. “We were running seventh when we got crashed,” he said. “It’s a little bitter. You always want to go into the offseason on a good note, but you can’t always come out on top. Things don’t always fall the way you want.” Hagar kicked off the USCS event by...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 16, 2015) – Sammy Swindell capped his season with a runner-up result last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway during the USCS Fall Nationals. Swindell, who drove for A.G. Rains during the USCS Series season finale, kicked off the night by advancing from fifth to third place during a heat race. “We were starting on the inside and it was definitely slick down there,” he said. “Every start the outside row would...more

(Photo by Al Steinberg) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Nov. 10, 2015) – Derek Hagar is eagerly looking forward to spending this weekend at Riverside International Speedway. Hagar is set to race on Friday and Saturday during the USCS Fall Nationals at the quarter-mile oval in West Memphis, Ark., where he has captured two wins this season. “We feel very confident,” he said. “We’ll go into this race like we always do and do the best we can. We’ve had a good year and I think we can...more

(Photo by Mike Howard Photos) Inside Line Promotions – BURLISON, Tenn. (Nov. 10, 2015) – Brandon Hanks is itching to return to Victory Lane and there’s no better time to accomplish that feat than this weekend. Hanks will wrap up his season this Friday and Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., where his David Smith Racing team will compete during the USCS Fall Nationals. “Now that we’ve found speed I hate for the season to end,” he said. “We’re really starting to...more

(Photo by DB3 Imaging) Inside Line Promotions – GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (Nov. 3, 2015) – Sammy Swindell will invade Riverside International Speedway later this month for the first time since 2009. Swindell will drive for A.G. Rains during the USCS Fall Nationals, which will be held Nov. 13-14 at the quarter-mile oval in West Memphis, Ark. The event will also be the site of a fundraiser for Swindell’s son, Kevin, who was severely injured during a sprint car crash in August. “They are going to have a...more

Saturday night 09/05/15 the JBMotorsports team made the trip to Riverside Speedway, West Memphis, Arkansas to visit the track known as "The Ditch". Jim has made three trips over the years to this famous track and making the feature is one of the toughest places to do so. The competition weekly is some of the best drivers in the country. Jim would use Heat #2 and finish 7th to finally find the line around this tricky 1/4 mile oval. Feeling good for the feature Jim would start 14th. An...more

(Photo by Brandon Young Photography) Inside Line Promotions – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 30, 2015) – Derek Hagar has been a podium machine the past month. Hagar registered his eighth podium finish in his last 10 races Saturday at I-30 Speedway with the USCS Series. “It’s all about being consistent,” he said. “We’ve had some real good races and I think we can capitalize on this.” The night began with Hagar charging from sixth to a second-place result during a heat race on the quarter-mile...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 9, 2015) – Derek Hagar claimed his first career Hooker Hood Classic in impressive fashion last Saturday. Hagar lapped up to third place during the 360ci main event at Riverside International Speedway to score his second win of the season. “I feel that was one of our most dominant wins, especially at Riverside where there’s a lot of great competition,” he said. “I got myself a throwback suit from Hinchman Racewear last...more

(Photo by Seth Lacewell) Inside Line Promotions – COLUMBUS, Miss. (June 2, 2015) – Derek Hagar has found his mojo after registering his second straight podium finish last Friday at Magnolia Motor Speedway. “We were fast from the time we unloaded and we’re always pretty quick at Magnolia,” he said. “It’s probably one of my favorite tracks to go to. It’s just fun to run around.” That was evident from the start of the night as Hagar won both the dash and his heat race at the USCS Speedweek...more

(Photo by Seth Lacewell) Inside Line Promotions – WOODSTOCK, Ga. (Aug. 26, 2014) – Derek Hagar charged to his 13th feature victory of the season last Saturday at Dixie Speedway. Hagar kicked off the night by winning his USCS heat race after starting third, which gave him the most points of any driver and the pole position for the main event once the zero was drawn for the inversion. “On the first lap I overdrove the car going into turn one and Anthony Nicholson drove past me,” he said. “We...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (July 15, 2014) – Derek Hagar claimed his first career USCS Speedweek title last weekend following a six-week delay. Hagar, who won the first three Speedweek races in late May, finished eighth in the postponed Speedweek finale at Riverside International Speedway on Saturday to garner the crown. “It’s something good to put out there and it paid a little bit of money, which always helps,” he said. Although his 18th top 10 of...more

Howard Moore charged to his first win of the 2022 season on Saturday night. His first trip of the year to Victory Lane came at Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, Ark.) in the United Sprint Car Series (USCS) Fireworks 100. Howard topped a field of 20 Sprinters for the victory. "We checked the first win of the year off the list on Saturday night. I went seventh-to-third in the heat race which earned me a spot in the dash. I drew the pole position for the dash and won it to earn the...more

Inside Line Promotions – COLUMBUS, Miss. (July 6, 2021) – Derek Hagar highlighted a three-race weekend with the USCS Series by earning his third victory of the season. Hagar won a heat race from second and the feature from third on Friday at Old No. 1 Speedway in Harrisburg, Ark. It marked his first career win at the track. “We had a good night,” he said. “We ran second behind Marshall (Skinner) most of the race. He had a really good car. He was running the top and I was on the bottom in turns...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (June 29, 2021) – Derek Hagar is heading into a four-race weekend seeking a visit to Victory Lane. “It’s been another slow start to the year for us,” he said. “We haven’t done a lot of racing. We’re trying to build our 410 operation up and that’s taken time. I’m looking forward to running back to back for four straight nights and hopefully picking up some wins.” It begins on Thursday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. A...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – HATTIESBURG, Miss. (June 15, 2021) – Jordon Mallett scored his third victory of the season during the opening round of the 16th annual USCS Series Speedweek. He backed up the victory with three more top-five finishes and a sixth-place outing in four additional nights of racing en route to a second-place finish in the Speedweek standings. Mallett kicked off what was supposed to be seven nights of racing on May 28 at Greenville Speedway in...more

(Photo by Jacqueline Savoy Photography) Inside Line Promotions – BRIGHTON, Tenn. (May 25, 2021) – Tucker Boulton will tackle a pair of USCS Series Sprint Car Speedweek races this weekend. Boulton plans on racing on Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., and on Monday at Lexington 104 Speedway in Lexington, Tenn. “I’m looking forward to this weekend and getting to do a lot of racing,” he said. “We might even break out our 305 on Saturday night as well to run two...more

(Photo by Paul Arch) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Oct. 5, 2021) – Derek Hagar is hungry for another Flip Flop 50 victory this weekend. Hagar will invade Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., during the USCS Series’ Flip Flop 50 this Friday and Saturday. He’s a multiple-time winner during the event, which features two main events with the second race being completely inverted from the results of the first A Main. “It’d take a lot of luck to win both,” he said. “I...more

(Photo by B Young Photography) Inside Line Promotions – LEXINGTON, Tenn. (June 2, 2021) – Marshall Skinner recorded four top-10 finishes in as many nights of racing during the first weekend of the 16th annual USCS Sprint Car Speedweek. “I passed a lot of cars each night except Sunday,” said Skinner, who started 14th or worse in three of the four main events. “We had pretty good runs. We just didn’t pass many cars in the heat races, which started us further back in the features. “They haven’t...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

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 after winning the drag...more

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 Crawley finished fifth in...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 10, 2020) – Victory tasted sweet last Saturday evening for Derek Hagar, who capped the 12th annual USCS Flip Flop 50 and USCS Fall Nationals by charging from ninth to score his ninth win of the season. The two-day event at Riverside International Speedway began on Friday with Hagar maneuvering from ninth to sixth place in a heat race. “We started Friday with what’d normally be a good pill draw,” he said. “We...more

(West Memphis, AR) -- Hayden Martin captured the USCS Sprint Car Fall Nationals Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway. Jeff Swindell was second and Dale Howard ended up third. Morgan Turpen and Terry McCarl rounded out the top-five. RESULTS 11/7/2020 at Riverside International Speedway USCS 360 Outlaw Sprint Cars Feature 1 (Flip) (25 Laps): 1. 67-Hayden Martin[1]; 2. 94-Jeff Swindell[2]; 3. 47-Dale Howard[5]; 4. 10M-Morgan Turpen[3]; 5. 24-Terry McCarl[6]; 6. 9JR-Derek...more

(Photo by Speed Demon Productions) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Aug. 24, 2020) – Marshall Skinner charged forward to garner a top-five result during USCS Series competition last Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway. “I was pretty pleased to finish fifth after starting that far back,” said Skinner, who rolled off the starting grid in the 11th position in his first 360 sprint car race in about four weeks. “The track kind of came to me as it went on, with the cushion...more

Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Aug. 25, 2020) – Derek Hagar continued his successful 2020 campaign by capturing his fifth triumph of the season last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway. “First off, we were battling brake issues from hot laps through the heat race,” he said. “The brakes kept locking up. They locked up on Lap 1 of the heat. After that we had a caution and I didn’t touch them again. I wasn’t able to use the brakes to my advantage. I rode around in third and...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 16, 2020) – Marshall Skinner kicked off his 30th year of racing with a solid top-five finish last Thursday during USCS Series action at North Alabama Speedway. “I started fourth in the feature and tried a Hail Mary through the middle on the second lap and fell back to about eighth,” said Skinner, who won his heat race. “I was able to work my way back to fifth by the finish.” Skinner was generally pleased with his...more

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 competition in the 3rd Annual...more

Jeff Swindell rocks Riverside with Round Two O'Reilly USCS Speedweek 2007 win PDF Print E-mail May 26, 2007 West Memphis, Arkansas - A blast from the past, veteran sprint car ace Jeff Swindell from Bartlett, Tennessee won the 30-lap O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series www.uscsracing.com (http://www.uscsracing.com/) Speedweek 2007 Round Two Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. Swindell blasted from his third place starting position around Marion, Arkansas'...more

(Photo by Paul Arch) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (June 29, 2020) – Derek Hagar will nearly double his number of 360ci winged sprint car starts this season when he tackles four straight races this week. Hagar plans to compete on Wednesday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., before facing USCS Series races on Thursday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark.; on Friday at Lexington 104 Speedway in Lexington, Tenn.; and on Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway in...more

Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Oct. 10, 2022) – Derek Hagar captured a Flip Flop 50 feature triumph for the seventh time in his career last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway. Hagar is the winningest driver during the USCS Series event, which runs a 25-lap feature and then inverts the feature winner for the second 25-lap main event. “I don’t know what it is about that event, but it seems to play toward our favor,” he said. “We made some good passes in the heat race...more

(West Memphis, AR) -- Derek Hagar and Howard Moore each won 25 lap features as Part of the Flip Flop 50 for USCS sanctioned Winged 360 Sprint Cars Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway. RESULTS BIG CREEK CANNABIS 360S WINGED SPRINTS FLIP (25 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[1]; 2. G6-Cody Gardner[3]; 3. 5-Gavan Boschele[11]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[4]; 5. 3-Howard Moore[10]; 6. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth[8]; 7. 187-Landon Crawley[14]; 8. 71-Bradyn Baker[15]; 9. 24-Jeffrey West Jr[12]; 10. 84-Brandon...more

(Photo by B Young Photography) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Aug. 22, 2022) – Jordon Mallett produced his 11th top-five finish of the season last Saturday during a USCS Series event at Riverside International Speedway. Mallett won a heat race to open the action before the feature inversion lined him up on the outside of the second row. “It took a while for the track to start to come in,” he said. “I felt like we put ourselves in a decent position after the heat race. We just...more

Howard Moore returned to the driver's seat for the first time in over a month on Saturday night with the short trip to Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, Ark.) for the United Sprint Car Series (USCS) event presented by K&N Filters. Twenty-two racers were on hand for the event, and Howard passed one competitor in his heat race to finish 2nd. Starting the 30-lap feature in sixth, Howard advanced to a fourth-place finish aboard his Rains Motorsports No. 3 Sprinter. He followed Derek...more

(Photo by Ron Gilson/GilsonPhoto) Inside Line Promotions – LEXINGTON, Tenn. (June 2, 2020) – Jordon Mallett earned his first three podium finishes of the season last weekend, highlighted by a second-place run on Friday at Old No. 1 Speedway in Harrisburg, Ark. Mallett also picked up a pair of third-place results on Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., and on Sunday at Lexington 104 Speedway during the start of the 15th annual USCS Sprint Speedweek. “It’s good to...more