Stenhouse captures O'Reilly USCS 10th Anniversary season finale at Columbus Speedway

Columbus, MS - Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. from Olive Branch, Mississippi raced from his pole position starting position into the lead in turn one and never looked back to capture the win in the 40-lap O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series Battle at the Bullring season finale at Columbus Speedway.

Stenhouse, who turned second-quick time and then won his heat race on Friday night, was awarded the pole in the A-Main after drawing a zero in the K&N Filters Pole Award inversion draw. Stenhouse captured his fourth O'Reilly USCS feature of the year in the race titled the 1st Annual Battle at the Bullring at the track known as the "Baddest Bullring in the South".

Jason Sides from Bartlett, Tennessee who was reeling-in Stenhouse in the later laps got a last chance after a lap 38 caution but a half dozen lapped cars separated them and Stenhouse raced home to victory lane. Sides finished in the runner-up spot followed by five-time O'Reilly USCS National Champion, Terry Gray who earlier in the evening won the lucrative $5000 to win Lucas Oil Super Power Dash 10 car, 10 lap Shootout. Raymond Stull from Coldwater, Mississippi came from fourteenth starting position to finish fourth. Hoosier Tire Young Gun points leader, Danny "Hammer" Martin, Jr. rounded out the top five.

1999 O'Reilly USCS Dirt Cup champion, Marshall Skinner was sixth after starting eleventh in the competitive field. Brian Bell from Memphis, Tennessee was seventh after starting seventeenth. Ryan Myers from Eaton, Ohio was eighth. Shane Morgan from Gulfport, Mississippi was ninth and O'Reilly Mid-South points leader, Mike Ward from Memphis, Tennessee gathered enough points for his tenth place finish to edge out Terry Gray for the 2006 O'Reilly USCS Mid-South regional series title.

Fifteen year-old rookie sensation, Derek Hagar, from Marion, Arkansas won the first B-Main of the evening. Then another young driver seventeen year-old Don Young from Memphis, Tennessee captured the 10 lap second B-Main.

Stenhouse garnered the Hoosier Tire Young Guns award (for drivers under 25) for the event. Michael Craddock who advanced 12 positions in the A-Main event was the Huggins Cams Hard Charger for advanced Raymond Stull and Brian Bell both advanced 10 positions in the A-main. Buster Dickerson was the Robison Racing Rookie of the Race.

Results: Lucas Oil Super Power Dash 10 laps $5000 to win : Terry Gray, Danny Martin, Marshall Skinner, Mike Ward, Jason Sides, Derek Hagar, Lee Sowell, Tom Winegardner, Jr., Ryan Myers, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

Engler Machine and Tool B-Main One 10 laps: Derek Hagar, Marshal Skinner, Ryan Myers, Henry Gustavus, Brian Bell, Lance Moss, Chris Hill, Rob Hartman, Andy McElhannon DNS.

Butlerbuilt B-Main Two 10 laps: Don Young, Shane Morgan, Raymond Stull, Ronnie Howard, Buster Dickerson, Rod Craddock, Shane Nelson, Michael Craddock, TJ Wininegardner.

40-lap O'Reilly USCS Battle at the Bullring season finale: Winner - Ricky Stenhouse, Jason Sides, Terry Gray, Raymond Stull, Danny Martin, Jr., Marshall Skinner, Brian Bell, Ryan Myers, Shane Morgan, Mike Ward, Buster Dickerson, Michael Craddock, Lee Sowell, TJ Winegardner, Ronnie Howard, Lance Moss, Shane Nelson, Rod Craddock, Wade Oliver, Henry Gustavus, Derek Hagar, Chris Hill, Don Young, Rob Hartman, Doug Berryman-DNS, Andy McElhannon-DNS, Michael Miller-DNS