USCS Weekend Rewind #18
Nick Snyder captures USCS Salute to Armed Forces night victory at Southern Raceway on Saturday
 
Milton, FL - May 18, 2019 - The 2015 USCS Rookie of the Year. Nick Snyder from Marco Island, Florida won his career 2nd USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters main event at Southern Raceway on Saturday night. Snyder grabbed the lead from early race leader, Kyle Amerson from Matthew's, Alabama on lap nine and streaked home with a quarter straight-away lead over Amerson and the field in the 25-lap main event. The excited Snyder celebrated the victory in  the www.RockAuto.com USCS Victory Lane in front of the largest crowd to ever witness a racing event under the current speedway ownership. Snyder became the 11th different winner in 18 completed events on the 2019 schedule of 65 USCS races.

Kyle Amerson crossed in the finish line in the runner-up spot followed by 11-time USCS National Champ, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee in the K&N Podium Award third place. The previous night's winner, Justin Barger from Cornelius, North Carolina  finished in fourth place this time and Mark Ruel, Jr. from Jacksonville, Florida completed the top five.

Two-time USCS Florida State Champion, Danny Martin, Kr. from Sarasota, Florida lead the next group in sixth place followed by Jeff Oliver who hails from Pendergrass, Georgia.  Johnny Bridges who has two 2019 USCS wins and leads the current USCS Southern Thunder Tour regional series point standings followed Oliver in eighth place. 2012 USCS Rookie of the Year, Jeff Willingham from Ripley, Mississippi finished ninth and Tony Agin from Fort Myers, Florida who ranks fourth in the USCS national point standings

In preliminary action Terry Gray kicked of  the evening’s sprint car action with a victory n the USCS Hoosier Speed Dash comprised of the top six cars from the previous night’s main event. Kyle Amerson then won the Engler Machine d Tool First Heat Race. Justin Barger then raced to the win in the Brown and Miller Racing Solutions Second Heat Race. Justin Barger also collected the Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award for advancing the most positions in the main event.

In other USCS action, Roby Hoffman from Lithia, Florida won the www.RockAuto.com USCS Mini Sprint A-main event for the second night in-a-row at Southern Raceway.

The United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters would like to gratefully thank its sponsoring partners for their involvement in the 2019 and 23rd  USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour. Those include: K&N Filters, www.rockauto.com,Engler Machine and Tool, FireAde, Arizona Sport Shirts, Butlerbuilt, Wilwood Disc Brakes, DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends. PRO Shocks, KSE Racing Products, DHR Suspensions, Schoenfeld Headers, Bell Helmets, DSR Fuel Systems, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Radical Race Gear and the great people at Hero Graphics.

USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters sprint car results at Southern Raceway on Saturday, May 18th – 2019 results:

USCS Hoosier Speed DASH - (6 Laps)
1. 10-Terry Gray[1] ; 2. 29 o-Jeff Oliver[2] ; 3. 07-Johnny Bridges[3] ; 4. 83-Mark Ruel Jr[4] ; 5. 5-Justin Barger[5] ; 6. 28-Jeff Willingham[6]

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USCS WEEKEND REWIND #17…..Friday, May 17, 2019

Justin Barger races to first USCS win of 2019 at Deep South Speedway on Fast Friday

Loxley, AL - May 17, 2019 – New York native, Justin Barger, who now hails from Cornelius, North Carolina won his career 2nd and 2019 season 1st USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters main event on Friday night at newly re-opened Deep South Speedway in Loxley, Alabama. Barger grabbed the lead by beating K&N Filtrs Po Position starter Mark Ruel, Jr. from Jacksonville, Florida in the drag race to the first turn on lp one. Barger became the 10th different winner in 17 USCS events that have been completed out of the 21 scheduled so far with four rainouts from a 65-race schedule.

Barger had to endure several red flag and caution situations to fend of the challenges of first Ruel, thn late in the rce young gun Joey Schmidt after re-starts. Schmidt who started fourth on the grid moved into the runner-up spot before the last caution period and challenged the leader until the final lap before crossing under the checkers n the runner-up spot.
Mark Ruel, Kr. crossed te line in the K&N Filters Podium Award third place followed by veteran sprint car driver and USCS Southern region points leader and two-time 2019 feature winner, Johnny Bridges from Cherryville, North Carolina in fourth place. The 2015 USCS Rookie of the Year, Nick Snyder from Marco Island, Florida rounded out the top five.

Eighth starting Jeff Oliver from Pendergrass, Georgia lead the next group in sixth place followed by USCS National points leader and 11-time series Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee in seventh place.  The 2012 USCS Rookie of the Year, Jeff Willingham followed Gray finished in eighth place. Tony Agin from Fort Myers Florida who won the Brown and Miler Racing Solutions Second Heat finished ninth and Brandon Blendon from Biloxi, Mississippi completed the top ten drivers.

Preliminary action saw Nick Snyder win the USCS Hoosier Speed Dash comprised of the top six cars from the previous event’s main event. Terry Gray won the Engler Machine d Tool First Heat Race. Tony Agin then then raced to the win in the Brown and Miller Racing Solutions Second Heat Race. Johnny Bridges collected the Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award for advancing the most positions in the main event.

The United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters would like to gratefully thank its sponsoring partners for their involvement in the 2019 and 23rd  USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour. Those include: K&N Filters, www.rockauto.com,Engler Machine and Tool, FireAde, Arizona Sport Shirts, Butlerbuilt, Wilwood Disc Brakes, DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends. PRO Shocks, KSE Racing Products, DHR Suspensions, Schoenfeld Headers, Bell Helmets, DSR Fuel Systems, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Radical Race Gear and the great people at Hero Graphics.

USCS presented by K&N Filters Winged Sprint Cars at Deep South Speedway on Friday, May, 17, 2019.

USCS Hoosier Racing Tire Speed Dash (6 Laps)
1. 116-Nick Snyder[2] ; 2. 83 R-Mark Ruel Jr[1] ; 3. 07-Johnny Bridges[3] ; 4. 10-Terry Gray[4] ; 5. 38-Tony Agin[6] ; 6. 28-Jeff Willingham[5]

Heat 1 - Engler Machine & Tool (8 Laps)
1. 10-Terry Gray[2] ; 2. 1s-Joey Schmidt[3] ; 3. 116-Nick Snyder[5] ; 4. 28-Jeff Willingham[1] ; 5. 29-Jeff Oliver[7] ; 6. 83-Bob Auld[4] ; 7. 01-Shane Morgan[6]

Heat 2 - Brown and Miller Racing Solutions (8 Laps)
1. 38-Tony Agin[1] ; 2. 5-Justin Barger[2] ; 3. 07-Johnny Bridges[3] ; 4. 83 R-Mark Ruel Jr[6] ; 5. 24-Danny Martin Jr[4] ; 6. 88-Brandon Blenden[5]

FIREADE A-Main for the USCS presented by K&N Filters Winged Sprint Cars (25 Laps)
1. 5-Justin Barger[2] ; Cornelius, NC
2. 1s-Joey Schmidt[4] ; Ellisville, MS
3. 83 R-Mark Ruel Jr[1] ; Jacksonville, FL
4. 07-Johnny Bridges[7] ; Cherryville, NC
5. 116-Nick Snyder[3] ; Marco Island, FL
6. 29-Jeff Oliver[8] ; Pendergrass, GA
7. 10-Terry Gray[6] ; Bartlett, TN
8. 28-Jeff Willingham[9] ; Ripley, MS
9. 38-Tony Agin[5] ; Fort Myers, FL
10. 88-Brandon Blenden[11] ; Biloxi, MS
11. 24-Danny Martin Jr[10] ; Sarasota, FL
12. 01-Shane Morgan[12]; Biloxi, MS
13. 83 Bob Auld; Largo, FL  - DNS

Photo Caption #5: #5 Justin Barger from Cornelius, NC raced into the the www.RockAuto USCS Victory lane in the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour event at Deep South Speedway on Friday night (USCS Photo)

USCS Sprint Car Series Race Awards for 5/17/19:
Hoosier Tire Speed Dash: Nick Snyder
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat: Terry Gray
Brown and Miller Racing Solutions Second Heat: Tony Agin
K&N Filters Pole Award: Mark Ruel, Jr.
JE Pistons Top Guns Award: (1st place) Justin Barger
K&N Filters Podium (3rdd place) Award: Joey Schmidt
Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award: (passed most cars in A-Main) Johnny Bridges
PRO Shocks Top Five Award: (3rd place) Mark Ruel, Jr.
DHR Suspension 8th place Award: Jeff Willingham
DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends Top Ten Award: Brandon Blendon