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(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – LEXINGTON, Tenn. (July 5, 2018) – Marshall Skinner earned four top-four finishes in five nights of a busy racing schedule during the last week. His solid performance also vaulted him from ninth to second in the ASCS Mid-South Region championship standings. Skinner’s best shot at scoring an elusive first victory this season came Thursday night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., where he finished second after starting...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – LEXINGTON, Tenn. (July 5, 2018) – The last week has been a great one for Derek Hagar, who captured a pair of feature victories to triple his win total this season. “We haven’t got to race a whole lot this year,” he said. “To be able to race several times in a short period helped me get back in tune in the seat and stay fresh. It was a fun week. We were able to pick up a couple wins and some top-five finishes.” Hagar, who entered last...more

After almost two full seasons of being away from any real full-time sprint car racing, I am happy to announce that Dead-A-Head Motorsports is planned to be back on track in September of 17'! Our goal is to compete with the ASCS Souther Outlaw Sprints and the USCS Souther Thunder Tour. We are once again back to JnJ chassis, DMI components, Wilwood Brakes, Weld Wheels, Bell Racing Products and now for the first time Wesmar Racing Engines. We couldn't be more excited to pair a familiar car...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 14, 2015) – Derek Hagar pocketed a pair of USCS victories last weekend to give him five wins in his last 16 races. In fact, he has finished in the top eight during each of those 16 races and has placed outside the top five only twice during the streak. “I think we have some good momentum built,” he said. “We’ve had good cars. We had a good weekend.” The weekend began last Thursday at Crowley’s Ridge Raceway in Paragould,...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

Inside Line Promotions – TOCCOA, Ga. (March 31, 2015) – Derek Hagar had a rough outing at Toccoa Speedway last weekend. Hagar, who was driving for Jeff McCall during the 4th annual Toccoa Tangle with the USCS, ran into a throttle issue during his heat race on Friday. “The throttle started hanging so I had to run it wide open,” he said. “I could still control it with my foot, but it wouldn’t shut down like it needed to. Luckily the track was pretty heavy and I could hold it on the...more

Fourth of July weekend brought the return of JBMotorsports driver Jim Perricone to the racing events by the USCS Sprint series in Arkansas. Diamond Park Speedway on Friday was the first night back in the J&J chassis 10P since April. It would turn out to be a night of gremlins for crew chief Bob Thompson. Heat 1 Jim started on the pole and took the lead for a while before a external coil on the magneto came off the dash and the motor quit on Jim. Jim would start the A Main in the rear of...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – LOXLEY, Ala. (Aug. 3, 2021) – Jordon Mallett picked up a pair of victories last weekend to put his 2021 season total at five. He scored a win on Thursday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., as part of the Hammer Hill Twin Bill followed by a triumph Friday night with the USCS Series during the opening night of a weekend doubleheader at Deep South Speedway. Mallett capped the weekend with a third-place finish during the Saturday night...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 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