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MORGAN (TURPEN) HAVENER GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE FOR USCS HATTIESBURG WIN

United Sprint Car Series News Release: Contact: PETE WALTON – 770-865-609

August 3, 2024

MORGAN (TURPEN) HAVENER GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE FOR USCS HATTIESBURG WIN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

              HATTIESBURG, MS – Saturday, August 3, 2024 - Two-time USCS National Champion Morgan Turpen Havener of Cordova, TN won night two of the Summer Sprint Car Shootout for the United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters on Saturday night in the 30-lap Feature Race at Hattiesburg Speedway. Havener went wire-to-wire to lead all 30 laps

The “Queen of the Wings” outran Friday night’s winner former USCS National Champion Jordan Mallett of Greenbrier, AR, who finished second. The defending and 15-time USCS National Champion National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN took the third spot.

Alex Lyles of Arlington, TN started 14th and finished fourth to earn the Wilwood Brakes Hard Charger Award. Jake Brashier of Denham Springs, LA turned in his best finish of the season with a fifth-place effort. Dustin Burtron of Seminole, FL was sixth, and Jeff Willingham of Ripley, MS drove to a seventh-place finish. Brandon Blenden of Gulfport, MS was eighth, and Blake Mallette of Vancleve, MS finished ninth. Jason Smith of Gulfport, MS rounded out the top ten.

In preliminary action, Mallett won the six-lap Hoosier Racing Tire Speed Dash to earn the Pole Position for the 30-lap Feature Race. The three eight-lap Heat Races were won by Michael Miller of Pascagoula, MS in the Engler Machine & Tool First Heat Race, Gray in the Butlerbuilt Racing Products Second Heat Race, and Morgan Havener in the Racing Electronics Third Heat.

Havener took the lead from her outside front row starting spot at the start of the race followed by Mallett, Gray, Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS, and Michael Miller. The first of five caution flags came out on lap three when Scott Craft of Purvis, MS stopped in turn two. Howard passed Gray for the third spot on the restart.

The leaders began lapping the cars on the tail end of the lead lap by eighth tour, and the lapped cars began blending in with the front runners. The second caution of the race came out on lap 13 when Chase Wood Jr, of Gilroy, CA spun in turn four. The top five for the restart was Havener, Mallett, Howard, Gray, and Miller.

Lapped traffic once again came into play by lap 16, and a lapped car tangled up with Miller to bring out the caution flag on lap 18. That moved Lyles up to the fifth spot for the restart. Wood brought out the caution flag for a second time on lap 23 with a turn four spin. Just after the restart, Howard executed a flip to bring out the red flag.

The top five for the restart was Havener, Mallett, Gray, Lyles, and Blenden moved into the top five. Blenden brought out the last caution flag of the race when he spun out of the fifth spot on lap 26 in turn one. That moved Brashier into the fifth spot for the restart. Havener led the final four laps of the race to lead all 30.

The next two United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters events will be on Friday night, August 9 at Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA and on Saturday night, August 10 at Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA. For more information about USCS, visit their website at uscsracing.com and the series Facebook page, or call the series office at 770-865-6097.

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

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF UNITED SPRINT CAR SERIES PRESENTED BY K&N FILTERS EVENT AT HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY IN HATTIESBURG, MS ON 8/3/2024:

FEATURE RACE – 30 Laps: 1. 10m Morgan Havener, Cordova, TN (2); 2. 14 Jordan Mallett, Greenbrier, AR (1); 3. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (3); 4. 17 Alex Lyles, Arlington, TN (14); 5. 13x Jake Brashier, Denham Springs, LA (13); 6. 51 Dustin Burtron, Seminole, FL (4); 7. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (11); 8. 88 Brandon Blenden, Gulfport, MS (12); 9. 67 Blake Mallette, Vancleve, MS (7); 10. 56 Jason Smith, Gulfport, MS (10); 11. 16 Hannah Merritt, Nesbit, MS (16); 12. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (5); 13. 27 Chase Wood Jr., Gilroy CA (9); 14. 4m Michael Miller, Pascagoula, MS (6); 15. 94 Parker Davis, Mobile, AL (15); 16. L37 Scott Craft, Purvis, MS (8); 17. 83 Blake Carrier, Amite, LA (18); 18. 61 Sean Wimpee, Mobile, AL (17).

HOOSIER RACING TIRE SPEED DASH – 6 Laps: 1. Mallett; 2. Havener; 3. Gray; 4. Burtron; 5. Howard; 6. Miller.

HEAT RACES – 8 Laps:

               ENGLER MACHINE & TOOL HEAT 1: 1. Miller; 2. Howard; 3. Burtron; 4. Wood; 5. Blenden; 6. Lyles.

               BUTLERBUILT RACING PRODUCTS HEAT 2: 1. Gray; 2. Mallett; 3. Craft; 4. Willingham; 5. Brashier; 6. Davis.

               RACING ELECTRONICS HEAT 3: 1. Havener; 2. Mallette; 3. Merritt; 4. Smith; 5. Wimpee DNS; 6. Carrier DNS.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

              HATTIESBURG, MS – FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 2024 - Former USCS National Champion Jordan Mallett of Greenbrier, AR won Night 1 of the United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters Summer Sprint Car Shootout on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway. Mallett took the lead from his outside front row starting spot at the start of the race and led all 25 laps.

               Two-time USCS National Champion Morgan Turpin-Havener of Gallatin, TN took the second spot and Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS started 18th and finished third to earn the Wilwood Brakes Hard Charger Award. Michael Miller of Pascagoula, MS was fourth.

The defending and 15-time USCS National Champion National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN drove to a fifth-place finish. Brandon Blendon of Gulfport, MS finished sixth and Blake Mallette of Vancleve, MS took the seventh spot. Jake Brashier of Denham Springs, LA was eighth, with ninth going to Jeff Willingham of Ripley, MS. Hannah Merritt of Nesbit, MS rounded out the top ten.

In preliminary action, Blenden won the six-lap Hoosier Racing Tire Speed Dash to earn the Pole Position for the 25-lap Feature Race. The three eight-lap Heat Races were won by Gray in the Engler Machine & Tool First Heat Race, Blenden in the Butlerbuilt Racing Products Second Heat Race, and Mallett in the Racing Electronics Third Heat.

It took three tries to start the Feature Race, as Willingham spun in turn one on the first lap, and then Butch David of Geismar, LA flipped on the complete restart and landed on a light pole. The power had to be turned off to remove David from the car, but he was uninjured. Once the car was removed from the light pole, the power was turned back on the field tried again.

The third time was the charm, as Mallett took the lead followed by Blendon, Turpin-Havener, Gray and Mallett. The red flag was once again displayed when Kevin Baham of Amite, LA flipped in turn one. He climbed out O.K. Howard made a big move on the restart, climbing into the fifth position. The caution was waved on lap five when Parker Davis of Mobile, AL spun in turn four.

The top five for the restart were Mallett, Blenden, Turpin-Havener, Gray and Howard. When the field went back to green flag racing, Howard got by Gray to take the fourth spot. On lap six, Turpin-Havener and Howard got by Blenden for second and third respectively, and Miller passed Gray for fifth.

Miller passed Blenden for fourth on lap seven, and Gray moved back into the top five on lap eight getting around Blenden. The last caution flag of the race came out on lap 12 when Dustin Burtron of Seminole, FL stalled on the backstretch. The top five for the restart was Mallett, Turpin-Havener, Howard, Miller and Gray.

Mallett pulled away and by lap 19, the leader had put four lapped cars between himself and Turpin-Havener. Howard passed Turpin-Havener for second on lap 21, but the “Queen of the Wings” came right back on lap 22 to reclaim the second spot. When Mallett took the white flag, he had three lapped cars between himself and Turpin-Havener to seal the deal to the checkered flag.

The United Sprint Car Series Presented by K&N Filters will return to Hattiesburg Speedway on Saturday Night for Round 2 of the Summer Sprint Car Shootout. For more information about USCS, visit their website at uscsracing.com and the series Facebook page, or call the series office at 770-865-6097.

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

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF UNITED SPRINT CAR SERIES PRESENTED BY K&N FILTERS EVENT AT HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY IN HATTIESBURG, MS ON 8/2/2024:

FEATURE RACE – 25 Laps: 1. 14 Jordan Mallett, Greenbrier, AR (2); 2. 10m Morgan Turpin-Havener, Gallatin, TN (4); 3. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (18); 4. 4m Michael Miller, Pascagoula, MS (13); 5. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (3); 6. 88 Brandon Blenden, Gulfport, MS (1); 7. 67 Blake Mallette, Vancleve, MS (10); 8. 13x Jake Brashier, Denham Springs, LA (6); 9. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (7); 10. 16 Hannah Merritt, Nesbit, MS (20); 11. 51 Dustin Burtron, Seminole, FL (12); 12. 94 Parker Davis, Mobile, AL (21); 13. 61 Sean Wimpee, Mobile, AL (11); 14. 8 Kevin Baham, Amite, LA (16); 15. 83 Blake Carrier, Amite, LA (17); 16. 56 Stan Smith, Gulfport, MS (14); 17. L37 Scott Craft, Purvis, MS (5); 18. 17 Alex Lyles, Arlington, TN (8); 19. 21 Butch David, Geismar, LA (9); 20. 1d Prestin Dalton, Covington, TN DNS; 21. 8x Brad Bowden, Hernando, MS DNS.

HOOSIER RACING TIRE SPEED DASH – 6 Laps: 1. Blenden; 2. Mallett; 3. Gray; 4. Turpin-Havener; 5. Craft; 6. Brashier.

HEAT RACES – 8 Laps:

               ENGLER MACHINE & TOOL HEAT 1: 1. Gray; 2. Turpin-Havener; 3. Lyles; 4. David; 5. Miller; 6. Baham; 7. Carrier.

               BUTLERBUILT RACING PRODUCTS HEAT 2: 1. Blenden; 2. Craft; 3. Mallette; 4. Wimpee; 5. Merritt; 6. Smith; 7. Howard DNS.

               RACING ELECTRONICS HEAT 3: 1. Mallett; 2. Brashier; 3. Willingham; 4. Davis; 5. Burtron; 6. Dalton; 7. Bowden DNS.

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