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15 times!..Gray clinches 15th USCS National Championship in season finale at Southern Raceway. Milton, Florida - October 21, 2023 - The "Bartlett Bullett", Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee clinched his 15th United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters National Sprint Car Championship on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, Florida. Additionally, the 2022 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee garnered both the USCS Mid-South Thunder and the USCS Southern...more

For immediate release: 2023 USCS Championship Awards Banquet and Luncheon set for Jnuary 20, 2024 in Fayetteville, GA. Fayetteville, GA - January 2, 2024 - The United Sprint Car Series will hold its 2023 Championship Awards Banquet and Luncheon on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the historic American Legion Post 105 building in Fayetteville, Georgia. The American Legion Post 105 is located at 180 Glynn Street So., Fayetteville, Georgia 30214. . The annual awards banquet...more

The 2024 USCS schedule consists of 60 National races!

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January 25, 2024 HAFERTEPE HUSTLES TO USCS VOLUSIA SEASON OPENER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DeLEON SPRINGS, FL – Sam Hafertepe Jr. of Sunnyvale, TX hustled from the seventh starting position to win Night 1 of the 2nd Annual Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout for the United Sprint Car Series prese ted by K&N Filters on Thursday night at Volusia Speedway Park. Hafertepe took the lead from Austin McCarl of Altoona, Iowa, with five laps to go for the $2,500 victory. McCarl, the 2023 Knoxville...more

McCARL BY A NOSE OVER HAFERTEPE FOR USCS NIGHT 2 VOLUSIA WIN JANUARY 26, 2024 - Deleon Springs, FL – Austin McCarl of Altoona, IA beat Sam Hafertepe Jr. of Sunnyvale, TX by a nose at the checkered flag to win the $2,500 top prize on Night 2 of the 2nd Annual Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout for the United Sprint Car Series on Friday night at Volusia Speedway Park. The only caution flag of the race on lap 23 set up the dramatic finish. McCarl, the 2023 Knoxville (IA) Raceway 410 Sprint...more

TIMMS TALLIES TEN GRAND PAYDAY IN VOLUSIA USCS SOUTHERN SPRINT CAR SHOOTOUT Saturday, January 27, 2024 - DeLEON SPRINGS, FL – Ryan Timms of Oklahoma City, OK chose the low road to race to a $10,000 payday on Saturday night in the 30-lap finale of the 2nd Annual Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout for the United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters on Saturday night at Volusia Speedway Park driving the Citgard/Mystic Lubricants Special. The 17-year-old driver started fifth and took the...more

Due to the unfavorable weather forecast for late Friday night 2/9 and all-day Saturday 2/10, the USCS Winter Heat Rounds #6 & #7 sprint car speed spectacular at Southern Raceway has been CANCELLED. All companion events including the inaugural North vs. South "Vintage Car Shootout" and local divisions scheduled to compete this coming weekend have been cancelled as well. The North vs. South "Vintage Car Shootout" will be rescheduled for a later date. The United Sprint Car Series presented by...more

FRANEK FLIES TO USCS VICTORY AT HENDRY COUNTY CLEWISTON, FL – February 2, 2024 - Davie Franek of Wantage, NJ took a wire-to-wire win in the 25-lap United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters Feature Race Friday night at Hendry County Motorsports Park. The event was Round #4 of the 2024 USCS Winter Heat Series and the first of two nights at the South Florida track. Mark Smith of Sunbury, PA worked his way up from the fourth starting spot early in the race to take the second spot, and...more

TIMMS TAKES NIGHT TWO $3000 AT USCS HENDRY COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK STOP CLEWISTON, FL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 2024 - Ryan Timms of Oklahoma City, OK won the 30-lap Main Event on Saturday night in Night 2 of the United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters Winter Heat event at Hendry County Motorsports Park. It was Timms’ second win in the last three USCS Winter Heat races. Timms came from the second starting spot to take the lead from polesitter Chris Martin of Ankeny, IA on lap...more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:: McCARL MASTERS NIGHT #1 USCS SPRINT GO AT SOUTHERN RACEWAY MILTON, FL – February 23, 2024 - National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee Terry McCarl of Altoona, IA drove to a convincing win Friday night in the United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters Winter Heat Round 8 25-lap Feature Race at Southern Raceway. McCarl started third, took the lead on lap four and checked out to take the victory.. The winningest USCS driver at Southern Raceway, Mark Smith of...more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SMITH POUNCES FOR LATE RACE PASS TO WIN SOUTHERN RACEWAY USCS RUN MILTON, FL – February 24, 2024 - Mark Smith of Sunbury, PA rode in the catbird’s seat for 27 laps, and pounced in lapped traffic with three laps to go to take the lead. Smith went on to take his tenth United Sprint Car Series Presented by K&N Filters win at Southern Raceway since 2019 on Saturday night in Round 9 of the Winter Heat Series. Terry McCarl of Altoona, IA led the first 27 laps of the race and...more

ATTENTION! Postponed at H'Burg and Plan B...Due to the high probability of rain (70-80% with 1/2 to 3/4 inch accumulation) this Friday and 50% chance on Saturday) the inaugural Mama Parker Memorial Hub City 200 event and the USCS Winter Heat Series Race #8 has been postponed to next Friday, March 8th at 7:30pm as a one-night race. Plan B: After contesting Friday's event at Hattiesburg Speedway on Friday, March 8th, on the following night, the United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour...more

Attention!....Due to over an inch of rain and severe weather forecasted for Thursday night and Friday, we ha e decided to give Mother Nature her trophy for Friday night and CANCEL the Friday, March 15th racing event. But, we plan to be wide open for the Saturday, March 16th USCS Tennessee Tangle event and all classes that were planned for Saturday night's weekend finale. Please join us for a full night of high speed racing with the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged...more

HOHENWALD, TN – MARCH 16, 2024 - The defending and 15-time United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters National Champion Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN drove to his 97th career USCS victory on Saturday night in the 30-lap Feature Race at Tennessee National Raceway. The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee led all 30 laps in Round 8 of the USCS Winter Heat Series. Brad Bowden of Hernando, MS finished second, and Landon Britt of Memphis, TN took the third spot. National Sprint Car Hall...more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ATWOOD, TN –March 23, 2024 - Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS won the United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters Winter Heat Series finale on Saturday night at Clayhill Motorsports Park. Howard led all 25 laps of the Main Event to pick up his 25th USCS career win and move him into the tenth spot in all-time career series victories. Lance Moss of Cherryville, NC finished second, and while he lost the battle, he won the war, taking the 2024 USCS Winter Heat Series...more

GASTONIA, NC – April 5, 2024 - Eric Riggins Jr. of Charlotte, NC traded the lead early with 2023 Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of Olive Branch, MS to post his 21st United SprNint Car Series career win on Friday night at Carolina Speedway. After leading the first five laps of the race, “The Carolina Kid” made the winning pass on lap 19, and pulled away from Stenhouse for the win. Riggins became the ninth different winner in the first ten United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N...more

RIGGINS SWEEPS USCS CAROLINA WEEKEND WITH CHEROKEE VICTORY GAFFNEY, SC - April 6, 2024 - Eric Riggins Jr. of Charlotte, NC made it two in a row on Saturday night with his United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters victory at Cherokee Speedway. It was the 22nd USCS career win for Riggins, who also won the Friday night series race at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, NC. Riggins also drove to his second straight “Clean Sweep” of the racing program by winning the 25-lap Feature Race, the...more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EASTABOGA, AL – April 19, 2024 - The 2023 Daytona 500 Champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of Olive Branch, MS won the 25-lap Feature Race on opening night of the Alabama Gang Classic for the United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters on Friday night at Talladega Short Track. Stenhouse began his Sprint Car career 20 years ago with USCS before moving up to NASCAR. Stenhouse worked the outside groove to chase down early race leader Hayden Martin, also of Olive Branch, MS,...more

SWEETWATER, TN – APRIL 26, 2024 - Max Stambaugh of Lima, OH scored a wire-to-wire win in the United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters 25-lap Feature Race co-sanctioned by the Great Lakes Sprint Series Friday night at I-75 Raceway. Stambaugh may have led every lap, but he had a long journey to get to victory lane. Stambaugh started sixth and finished third in the Racing Electronics 3rd Heat Race. That placed him fifth in passing points, and earned him a spot in the six-lap Hoosier...more

Inside Line Promotions – EASTABOGA, Ala. (June 6, 2017) – Marshall Skinner is in the hunt for a USCS Series Speedweek championship thanks to a pair of victories. Skinner captured Speedweek wins on May 26 at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, Miss., and last Thursday at Talladega Short Track to book end the four completed Speedweek races. “We did really well with it being just me and my wife,” he said. “I drive the truck, I wash the cars, I do everything. It’s a big boost for me since I’m a...more

(Photo by Speedway Shots) Inside Line Promotions – EASTABOGA, Ala. (June 5, 2017) – Sammy Swindell captured his best finish of the season last Thursday when he posted a runner-up result during a USCS Series Speedweek event at Talladega Short Track. “I’d been there maybe three times before and I think I still have the track record with the World of Outlaws,” he said. “We went back to everything with the car and concentrated on some stuff with the motor.” Swindell, who was driving for A.G....more

Inside Line Promotions – ATWOOD, Tenn. (May 31, 2017) – Derek Hagar rebounded from a rough start to the USCS Speedweek by winning Round 4 on Monday at Clayhill Motorsports. The busy week began last Friday at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, Miss., where Hagar won the dash and advanced from fourth to second place in a heat race to start the main event on the pole. “We had a good start and took the lead,” he said. “We led the first four or five laps. We got to traffic pretty quick. Marshall...more

Hattiesburg Speedway- Finished 7th in the feature.Got behind the 8 ball early at Hattiesburg, MS for the opening night of speed week. Had a rock knock a hole in the radiator in hot laps, managed to pinch the tube and slow the leak enough to just make the dash. Finished 4th in the dash, got the radiator changed in time for the heat race, started 4th and finished 3rd. That put us starting 11th in the feature and made it up to 7th on a rubbered up track. Jackson Speedway- Finished 4th in the...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS) Inside Line Promotions – ATWOOD, Tenn. (May 31, 2016) – Derek Hagar is on an absolute tear. Hagar has recorded six wins and 12 podium finishes during his last 13 races, including two wins and four podiums during the first four USCS Speedweek races last weekend. “It feels pretty good because we’ve got to pad the bank account the last four nights of racing,” he said. “Hopefully we can finish Speedweek strong and add more to the bank.” Hagar kicked off the USCS Speedweek...more

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

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

August 9, 2008 – Atwood, TN – Former O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Champion, Marshall Skinner from West Memphis, Arkansas passed series points leader, Tim Crawley on lap nine to gain the lead and then battled wheel-to-wheel with Crawley for the next eleven laps to grab the victory and $2000 first place pay check in the 30-lap O’Reilly USCS main event at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, Tennessee on Saturday night. Skinner finished with a half straightaway lead over runner-up Tim Crawley...more

Atwood, Tennessee - Wayne Johnson from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma made a late race pass on Benton, Arkansas sprint car ace Tim Crawley in lapped traffic to win the 30-lap O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series www.uscsracing.com Speedweek 2007 Round Four event on Memorial Day Monday at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, Tennessee. Johnson's third O'Reilly USCS win of the season came over a field of 24 drivers from seven states. Crawley lead the first twenty-seven laps before Wayne Johnson made the pass...more