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BOSCHELE SWEEPS USCS SALUTE TO AMERICAN LABOR NATIONALS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EASTABOGA, AL – September 3, 2023 - Gavan Boschele of Mooresville, NC swept the three race United Sprint Car Series Salute To American Labor Nationals with a win on Sunday night in the 25-lap Feature Race at Talladega Short Track. The 15-year-old Chevrolet Development Driver also picked up victories in the first two rounds on Friday and Saturday nights at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, TN.
Boschele won every event he competed in at TST on Sunday night driving a car owned by NASCAR star Christopher Bell and Brian Kemenah. He won the eight-lap DHR Third Heat Race, and then earned the pole position for the Main Event by winning the six-lap Hoosier Speed Dash.
Boschele then led all 25 laps and beat Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS to the checkered flag by 1.468 seconds for his seventh win of the season. Hayden Martin of Olive Branch, MS finished third and fourth went to 14-time USCS National Champion, current point leader, and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee Terry Gray of Barlett, TN. Tucker Boulton of Brighton, TN was fifth.
Lance Moss of Cherryville, NC took the sixth spot, and Eric Riggins Jr. of Charlotte, NC came home in seventh. Jeff Willingham of Ripley, MS finished eighth, and Brandon Grubaugh of Ocala, FL was ninth. Dennis Misuraca of Sanford, FL rounded out the top ten.
In other preliminary action, the other two eight-lap Heat Races were won by Martin in the Engler Machine & Tool First Heat and Howard in the JJ Supply of NC Second Heat. The 21-car field featured drivers from eight different states.
Boschele took command of the race at the drop of the green flag by taking the lead from the pole position followed by Martin who started outside the front row, then Howard, Gray and Mark Ruel Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. The caution flag came out on the first lap necessitating a complete restart. The top five to complete the first lap were Boschele, Martin, Howard, Gray and Moss.
Gray passed Howard for the third spot on lap three, and Howard battled back to regain the position on lap nine. Boschele had opened up a three second lead on Martin by the tenth lap. A lap 15 caution flag bunched the field back up for a restart with Boschele giving up a four second advantage over Martin.
Howard got by Martin for the second spot on the restart, as Boschele opened up a one second lead. Ruel passed Gray for the fourth spot on lap 17, but Gray recaptured the spot on lap 19, as Ruel began to fall off the pace and dropped to tenth. Ruel stalled on lap 20 to bring out the caution flag.
The top five for the five-lap dash to the finish were Boschele, Howard, Martin, Gray and Riggins. When the green flag came out, Boulton got by Riggins for the fifth position, and Moss went from eighth to sixth, dropping Riggins to seventh. Boschele pulled away from Howard to take his third straight USCS victory in as many nights.
The next event for the United Sprint Car Series will be on Friday, September 8th at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, NC. on the following night the series returns to Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney,,SCDDDĎ G6 to make-up for the rained out July 9th event at Cherokee Speedway.
I ùinformation visit the USCS website at www.uscsracing.com, and the series’ Facebook page. For Carolina Speedway information visit their website at www.carolinaspeedway.net
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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 UNITED SPRINT CAR SERIES EVENT AT TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK IN EASTABOGA, AL ON 9/3/2023:
FEATURE RACE – 25 Laps: 1. Gavin Boschele, Mooresville, NC (1); 2. Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (4); 3. Hayden Martin, Olive Branch, MS (2); 4. Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (3); 5. Tucker Boulton, Brighton, TN (10); 6. Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (6); 7. Eric Riggins Jr., Charlotte, NC (9); 8. Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (8); 9. Brandon Grubaugh, Ocala, FL (11); 10. Dennis Misuraca, Sanford, FL (14); 11. Joe Larkin, Suwanee, GA (13); 12. Evan McElhaney, Hernando, MS (12); 13. Danny Burke, Crosby, TX (16); 14. Sean Wimpee, Mobile, AL (20); 15. Brianna Lawson, Southern Pines, NC (15); 16. Jake Brashier, Denham Springs, LA (18); 17. Mark Ruel Jr., Jacksonville, FL (5); 18. Hannah Merritt, Nesbit, MS (17); 19. D.L. (Tank) Brashier, Ethel, LA (19); 20. Prestin Dalton, Millington, TN (7); 21. Lee Moore, Moundville, AL DNS.
HOOSIER RACING TIRE SPEED DASH – 6 Laps: 1. Boschele; 2. Martin; 3. Gray; 4. Howard; 5. Ruel; 6. Moss.
HEAT RACES – 8 Laps:
ENGLER MACHINE & TOOL FIRST HEAT: 1. Martin; 2. Dalton; 3. Gray; 4. Boulton; 5. Misuraca; 6. J. Brashier; 7. D. Brashier.
JJ SUPPLY OF NC SECOND HEAT: 1. Howard; 2. Riggins; 3. Willingham; 4. Grubaugh; 5. Lawson; 6. Burke; 7. Moore DNS.
DHR THIRD HEAT: 1. Boschele; 2. Ruel; 3. Moss; 4. McElhaney; 5. Larkin; 6. Merritt; 7. Wimpee.
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Submitted by ROBY HELM – Helm Communications – 865-207-4157.
United Sprint Car Series News Release: Contact: PETE WALTON – 770-865-6097
September 2, 2023
BOSCHELE MAKES IT TWO-IN-A-ROW AT I-75 RACEWAY IN USCS ACTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SWEETWATER, TN – Gavin Boschele of Mooreville, NC, a 15-year-old Chevrolet Development Driver, came to I-75 Raceway to take on a star-studded field of veteran United Sprint Car Series drivers from seven different states, and won not once, but twice. Boschele drove the Christopher Bell and Brian Kemenah owned car to victory on Friday and Saturday night. It was his sixth USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint car main event win of the 2023 season.
Boschele started on the outside front row in the Saturday night 30-lap Feature, and passed the polesitter, 14-time USCS National Champion, current point leader, and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN in the opening laps Main Event. Boschele then led the rest of the way to take a three second margin of victory under the checkered flag.
Gray held off several challenges to come home in the second spot and third went to Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS. Jared Horstman of Cloverdale, OH was fourth, and after starting 17th, Devin Dobie of Wapakoneta, OH was the Hard Charger of the Race with a fifth-place finish. Chase Dunham of Leipsic, OH took the sixth spot, and Kobe Allison of Lima, OH was seventh.
Eric Riggins Jr. of Charlotte, NC finished eighth and Brianna Lawson of Southern Pines, NC took the ninth spot. Jeff Willingham of Ripley, MS rounded out the top ten. In preliminary action, Gray won the six-lap Hoosier Tire Speed Dash, and the three eight-lap Heat Races were won by Boschele in the Engler Machine & Tool First Heat, Riggins in the JJ Supply of NC Second Heat, and Howard in the DHR Third Heat.
The United Sprint Car Series moves to Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL on Sunday night for the third and final race of the Salute To American Labor Nationals. For more information, visit the track website at www.talladegashorttrack.com, or the USCS website at www.uscsracing.com.
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 UNITED SPRINT CAR SERIES EVENT AT I-75 RACEWAY IN SWEETWATER, TN ON 9/2/2023:
FEATURE RACE – 25 Laps: 1. Gavin Boschele, Mooresville, NC (2); 2. Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (1); 3. Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (4); 4. Jared Horstman, Cloverdale, OH (5); 5. Devin Dobie, Wapakoneta, OH (17); 6. Chase Dunham, Leipsic, OH (7); 7. Kobe Allison, Lima, OH (8); 8. Eric Riggins Jr., Charlotte, NC (3); 9. Brianna Lawson, Southern Pines, NC (12); 10. Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (11); 11. Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (13); 12. Prestin Dalton, Millington, TN (16); 13. Wade Buttrey, Fairview, TN (18); 14. Joe Larkin, Suwanee, GA (15); 15. Jake Brashier, Denham Springs, LA (19); 16. Brandon Grubaugh, Ocala, FL (14); 17. C.J. Miller, Mooresville, NC (9); 18. Hayden Martin, Olive Branch, MS (10); 19. D.L. (Tank) Brashier, Ethel, LA (20); 20. Mark Ruel Jr., Jacksonville, FL (6).
HOOSIER RACING TIRE SPEED DASH – 6 Laps: 1. Gray; 2. Boschele; 3. Riggins; 4. Howard; 5. Horstman; 6. Ruel.
HEAT RACES – 8 Laps:
ENGLER MACHINE & TOOL FIRST HEAT: 1. Boschele; 2. Horstman; 3. Ruel; 4. Larkin; 5. Lawson; 6. Dalton; 7. D. Brashier.
JJ SUPPLY OF NC SECOND HEAT: 1. Riggins; 2. Allison; 3. Martin; 4. Gray; 5. Moss; 6. Dobie; 7. J. Brashier.
DHR THIRD HEAT: 1. Howard; 2. Dunham; 3. Miller; 4. Willingham; 5. Grubaugh; 6. Buttrey.
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Submitted by ROBY HELM – Helm Communications – 865-207-4157
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