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The United Sprint
Car Series www.uscsracing.com 17th Anniversary Outlaw Thunder Tour kicks
off its 8th Annual USCS Sprint Speedweek (2013) on Saturday, May 25th at the
famed Jackson Motor Speedway in Byrum, Misssissippi. Over just eight days the
USCS Speedweek mini-series will visit four different speedways in three states
while keeping travel to a minimum for the fans and race teams.
After the
Speedweek opener at Jackson Motor Speedway, the high-speed entourage
then
travels just two and ½ hours South of Memphis, Tennessee for Speedweek
Round Two
at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, Mississippi on Sunday May 26th.
Then after
two nights on ¼ mile racing surfaces, on Monday, May 27th the
mini-series moves
back north to the red clay 1/3 mile racing surface at Clayhill
Motorsports in
Atwood, Tennessee for Round Three on the Memorial Day Monday Holiday.
The traveling show then takes four days off for repairs before returning
to action in Grand Finale on Saturday, June 1st at the Historic
Riverside
International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas for some “Thrills,
Chills and
Spills” at the country’s oldest operating dirt oval.
Approximately
$60,000 in total prize money is guaranteed with one driver able to win nearly
$10,000 including bonuses for the week’s action. All four of the events pay
$2000 to win with a minimum of $250 to start the A-Main. Any driver who starts
all six A-Main events is guaranteed to go home with a minimum of $1100 for the
week. There is a Speedweek mini-series point’s fund that pays back 10 places.
Additionally each night’s Speedweek event awards USCS National points as well as
USCS Mid-South Thunder Tour regional Championship points.
During the
course of the four nights of intense competition, many of the top ranked drivers
in the Nation are expected to compete. Those include ten-time USCS Champion,
Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee and 2002 NSCHOF 360 Sprint Car Driver of the
Year and 2008 USCS Mid South Thunder regional Champion, Tim Crawley from Benton,
Arkansas. Crawley was the 2012 and defending USCS National Champion. Crawley
current leads the National Standings by 1 point over USCS Mid-South Thunder Tour
points leader Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas. Hagar has won 3 times in 2013
competition. Gray is second on the all-time feature winner list in the USCS with
80+ wins. Tim Crawley is third on the all-time list with over 50+ USCS feature
wins.
Over 50 different drivers from 7 states are expected to compete in
the four USCS Sprint Speedweek 2013 events. For more information go to www.uscsracing.com for an
updated entry list of those pre-entered and expected to enter as well. For
further USCS info including rules, etc please visit the series official website
at www.uscsracing.com or
call the USCS office at 770-865-6097.
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