HAGAR TURNS THE HAT TRICK IN USCS SPEEDWEEK WITH OLD NO. 1 SPEEDWAY WIN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

  HARRISBURG, AR  – Derek Hagar of Marion, AR has turned the Hat Trick in United Sprint Car Series 2023 Speedweek Presented by Engler Tool and Machine.  Hagar started fourth and drove the Ameripanel Special to his third straight USCS Speedweek win on Sunday night in the 30-lap Main Event at Old No. 1 Speedway.

Hagar also collected the big checks and the trophies at the first two USCS Speedweek Rounds at Lexington (TN) 104 Speedway on Friday night, and on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR.

The defending USCS Speedweeks Champion Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS finished second for the second time in the first three Speedweek races and Marshall Skinner of Marion, AR took the third spot.  Hayden Martin of Olive Branch, MS was fourth, and Chase Howard of Nesbit, MS drove to a fifth-place finish.

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee and 14-time USCS National Champion Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN was the Hard Charger of the Race after starting 15th and finishing sixth.  Dewayne White of Byhalia, MS took the seventh spot and eighth went to Brad Bowden of Hernando, MS.  Landon Crawley of Benton, AR was ninth, and Ryan Harrison of Rothwell, United Kingdom rounded out the top ten.

In preliminary action, Dale Howard earned the pole position for the Main Event with a win the six-lap Hoosier Racing Tire Speed Dash.  The four ten-lap Heat Races were won by Hagar in the Engler Tool and Machine first heat, White in the JJ Supply of NC second heat, Bowden in the DHR third heat, and Dale Howard in the Huggins Cams fourth heat.  Gray won the 12-lap B-Main.

There were 28 USCS drivers in the house at Old No. 1 Speedway on Sunday night representing nine different states and Great Britain.  There were nine drivers from Mississippi, six drivers from Arkansas, four drivers from Tennessee, three drivers from Louisiana, and one driver from Indiana, Wyoming, North Carolina, Nebraska, and Florida.

The USCS Speedweek Tour will take a three-day break before traveling to North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL on Thursday night, June 1.  Then it’s off to Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS on Friday night, June 2.  The 2023 USCS Speedweek Presented by Engler Tool and Machine finale will be at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS on Saturday night, June 3.

For more information about the 18th Annual USCS Speedweeks Presented By Engler Machine & Tool visit the United Sprint Car Series web site at www.uscsracing.com, or call Pete Walton at 770-865-6097.  The USCS Facebook Page is located at www.facebook.com/uscs.racing.

United Sprint Car Series Marketing Partners are K&N Filters, Engler Machine & Tool, Hoosier Racing Tire, Hero Graphics, DMI, J&J Supply of NC, Racing Electronics, JE Pistons, DHR Suspension, Wilwood Disc Brakes, KSC Racing Products, PRO Shocks, Schoenfeld Headers, and Arizona Sport Shirts.

OFFICIAL 2023 UNITED SPRINT CAR SERIES SPEEDWEEK PRESENTED BY ENGLER TOOL AND MACHINE RESULTS FROM OLD NO. 1 SPEEDWAY IN HARRISBURG, AR ON MAY 28, 2023:

FEATURE RACE – 30 Laps:  1. Derek Hagar, Marion, AR; 2. Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS; Marshall Skinner, Marion, AR; 4. Hayden Martin, Olive Branch, MS; 5. Chase Howard, Nesbit, MS; 6. Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN; 7. Dewayne White, Byhalia, MS; 8. Brad Bowden, Hernando, MS; 9. Landon Crawley, Benton, AR; 10. Ryan Harrison, Rothwell, NTH; 11. Terry Witherspoon, Jacksonville, FL; 12. Koty Adams, Haughton, LA; 13. Ernie Ainsworth, Bartlett, TN; !4. Ronny Howard, Nesbit, MS; 15. Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS; 16. Todd Bradford, Arlington, TN; 17. Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC; 18. Dusty Young, Benton, AR; 19. Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE; 20. Jake Brashier, Denham Springs, LA; 21. Cody Howard, Byhalia, MS; 22. Jan Howard, Marion, AR; 23. Zach Pringle, Benton, AR.

HOOSIER RACING TIRE SPEED DASH – 6 Laps:  1. D. Howard’ 2/ Bowden; 3. Skinner; 4. Hagar; 5. Martin; 6. White.

HEAT RACES – 8 Laps:

ENGLER TOOL AND MACHINE HEAT 1:  1. Hagar; 2. Martin; 3. Pringle; 4. Young; 5. Co. Howard; 6. Paul Jones, Casper, WY; 7. Caden Englehart, Terre Haute, IN DNS.

JJ SUPPLY OF NC HEAT 2:  1. White; 2. Skinner; 3. R. Howard; 4. Gray; 5. Crawley; 6. J. Howard; 7. D.L. (Tank)  Brashier, Ethel, LA DNS.

DHR HEAT 3:  1. Bowden; 2. Witherspoon; 3. Bradford; 4. Willingham; 5. Moss; 6. Harrison; 7. Adams.

HUGGINS CAMS HEAT 4:  1. D. Howard; 2. Ainsworth; 3. Ch. Howard; 4. Wade Buttrey, Fairview, TN; 5. Roberts; 6. J. Brashier; 7. Hannah Merritt, Nesbit, MS.

B-MAIN – 12 Laps (Top 8 Transfer To Main Event):  1. Gray; 2. Crawley; 3. Harrison; 4. Co. Howard; 5. Adams; 6. J. Howard; 7. Moss; 8. J. Brashier; 9. Roberts; 10. Jones; 11. Merritt; 12. Buttrey DNS; 13. Englehart DNS; 14. D. Brashier DNS.

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HAGAR DOUBLES UP WITH USCS SPEEDWEEK ROUND #2 WIN AT WEST MEMPHIS

United Sprint Car Series News Release:  Contact:  PETE WALTON – 770-865-6097

May 27, 2023

HAGAR DOUBLES UP WITH USCS SPEEDWEEK ROUND #2 WIN AT WEST MEMPHIS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

WEST MEMPHIS, AR  – Derek Hagar of Marion, AR took his second straight United Sprint Car Series Speedweek win of 2023 in Round 2 at Riverside International Speedway after starting seventh on Saturday night.  Hagar also won the 2023 USCS Speedweeks Opener on Friday night at Lexington (TN) 104 Speedway driving the Ameripanel Special.

Koty Adams of Haughton, LA finished second in the Saturday night show and 14-time USCS National Champion and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN charged from the ninth starting spot to finish third.  Fourth went to Brad Bowden of Hernando, MS, and Polesitter Marshall Skinner of Marion, AR was fifth.

Hayden Martin of Olive Branch, MS took the sixth spot, and defending Speedweek Champion Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS finished seventh,  Caden Englehart of Terre Haute, IN drove to an eighth-place finish and Landon Crawley of Benton, AR was ninth.  Ayden Gatewood of Caruthersville, MO rounded out the top ten.  Steven Howell of Byhalia, MS was the Hard Charger of the Race, moving up ten spots to finish 11th.

In preliminary action, Skinner won the six-lap Hoosier Racing Tire Speed Dash, and the four eight-lap Heat Races were won by Lance Moss of Cherryville, NC in the Engler Tool and Machine first heat, Tucker Boulton of Brighton, TN in the JJ Supply of NC second heat, Adams in the DHR third heat, and Crawley in the Hero Graphics fourth heat.  The two eight-lap B-Main Races were won by Gatewood and Dewayne White of Byhalia, MS.

Round 2 of the 2023 USCS Speedweek at Riverside International Speedway featured 3 entrants representing ten different states and the United Kingdom.  There were ten drivers from Mississippi, six drivers from Arkansas, five drivers from Tennessee, three drivers from Louisiana, and one driver each from Indiana, Missouri, Wyoming, North Carolina, Nebraska, and Florida.

Round 3 of the 2023 USCS Speedweeks Presented By Engler Tool and Machine will take place Sunday night at Old Number 1 Speedway in Harrisburg, AR.  Along with the USCS Sprint Cars, there will also be a $1,500-to-win Open-Wheel Modified Race, and a $1,000-to-win Factory Stock Race.

After Sunday’s Round 3, the Tour will take a three-day break before traveling to North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL on Thursday night, June 1, then it’s off to Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS on Friday night, June 2.  The 2023 USCS Speedweek Presented by Engler Tool and Machine finale will be at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS on Saturday night, June 3.

For more information about the 18th Annual USCS Speedweeks Presented By Engler Machine & Tool visit the United Sprint Car Series web site at www.uscsracing.com, or call Pete Walton at 770-865-6097.  The USCS Facebook Page is located at www.facebook.com/uscs.racing.

United Sprint Car Series Marketing Partners are K&N Filters, Engler Machine & Tool, Hoosier Racing Tire, Hero Graphics, DMI, J&J Supply of NC, Racing Electronics, JE Pistons, DHR Suspension, Wilwood Disc Brakes, KSC Racing Products, PRO Shocks, Schoenfeld Headers, and Arizona Sport Shirts.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF 2023 USCS SPEEDWEEK ROUND 2 AT RIVERSIDE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY IN WEST MEMPHIS, AR ON MAY 27, 2023:

FEATURE RACE – 30 Laps:  1. Derek Hagar, Marion, AR; 2. Koty Adams, Haughton, LA; 3. Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN; 4. Brad Bowden, Hernando, MS; 5. Marshall, Skinner, Marion, AR; 6. Hayden Martin, Olive Branch, MS; 7. Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS; 8. Caden Englehart, Terre Haute, IN; 9. Landon Crawley, Benton, AR; 10. Ayden Gatewood, Caruthersville, MO; 11. Steven Howell, Byhalia, MS; 12. Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE; 13. Ronny Howard, Nesbit, MS; 14. Terry Witherspoon, Jacksonville, FL; 15. Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC; 16. Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS; 17. Trent Moss, Medon, TN; 18. Jake Brashier, Denham Springs, LA; 19. Ernie Ainsworth, Bartlett, TN; 20. Tucker Boulton, Brighton, TN; 21. Jan Howard, Marion, AR; 22. Dewayne White, Byhalia, MS.

HOOSIER RACING TIRE SPEED DASH – 6 Laps:  1. Skinner; 2. Crawley; 3. Boulton; 4. L. Moss; 5. Adams; 6. Martin.

HEAT RACES – 8 Laps:

ENGLER TOOL AND MACHINE HEAT 1:  1. L. Moss; 2. Skinner; 3. Hagar; 4. D. Howard; 5. Ryan Harrison, Rothwell, NTH; 6. Witherspoon; 7. Howell; 8. Zach Pringle, Benton, AR.

JJ SUPPLY OF NC HEAT 2:  1. Boulton; 2. Bowden; 3. Martin; 4. White; 5. Gatewood; 6. R. Howard; 7. Spencer Meredith, Hernando, MS; 8. D.L. (Tank)  Brashier, Ethel, LA DNS.

DHR HEAT 3:  1. Adams; 2. J. Brashier; 3. T. Moss; 4. Dusty Young, Benton, AR; 5, Ainsworth; 6. Jeff Leach, Walls, MS; 7. Paul Jones, Casper, WY; 8. Hannah Merritt, Nesbit, MS.

HERO GRAPHICS HEAT 4:  1. Crawley; 2. J. Howard; 3. Englehart; 4. Gray; 5. Willingham; 6. Roberts; 7. Todd Bradford, Arlington, TN.

B-FEATURES – 8 Laps (Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):

B-FEATURE 1:  1. Gatewood; 2. Ainsworth; 3. Roberts; 4. Howell; 5. Bradford; 6. Meredith; 7. Young; 8. D. Brashier; 9. Harrison DNS.

B-FEATURE 2:  1. White; 2. Willingham; 3. R. Howard; 4. Witherspoon; 5. Jones; 6. Merritt; 7. Pringle; 8. Leach.