From Pete Walton
GREENVILLE, MS – October 27, 2010 – The United Sprint Car Series “Outlaw
Thunder” Tour presented by Goodyear winged sprint cars www.uscsracing.com
headline two-days of racing for the Gumbo Nationals 2010
www.gumbonationals.com at Greenville Speedway www.greenvillespeedway.net on
Friday and Saturday, November 5th and 6th. The two-night USCS “Gumbo Twins”
sprint car event will feature a full program of sprint car racing each
night. Friday’s USCS presented by Goodyear preliminary main event will pay
$1500 to win. Saturday night’s Gumbo Nationals 30-lap Championship sprint
cat finale pays $2500 to win. With bonuses for winning the “Gumbo Twins” and
wins in the Goodyear Speed Dash each night, one driver could take home $4500
for their weekend’s efforts.
The Gumbo Nationals event will award National points plus points in the
potent USCS Mid-South Thunder division. The USCS Mid-South Thunder Tour
regional series consists of races in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. The event is expected to bring top
winged outlaw sprint car drivers from at least eight states to Greenville
Speedway.
Friday night’s Outlaw sprint car action will feature a full program of
winged sprint car racing that includes test and tune hot laps, the Goodyear
Speed Dash, qualifying heat races (awarding passing points), B-Main/Last
Chance race(s) and the Gumbo Nationals Pole Night preliminary main event. On
Saturday night the sprint cars contest another full racing program including
the same elements as Friday night to determine the twenty-two car field for
the 30-lap USCS Gumbo Nationals Sprint Car Championship main event. Eddie
Gallagher from Piperton, Tennessee is the defending Gumbo Nationals
Champion.
Additionally sharing top billing for the Gumbo Nationals is the powerful
Super Late Model division. Also on the two-night racing card are the Gumbo
Challenge for Nesmith rules Crate Late Models, the Street Stock and Mini
Stock divisions. All four of those divisions will contest their qualifying
events on Friday night with the finals on Saturday night.
On Saturday night those divisions will contest their B-Main/Last Chance
races. The Super Late Models will be racing 40-laps for $5000 to win. The
Crate Late Models will contest a 30-lap main-event with $2000 awarded to the
winner. The Street Stock and Mini Stocks also complete their Gumbo Nationals
Championship racing on Saturday night with a possible $850 on the line in
the Street Stocks and $850 possible in the Mini Stock division. Also on
Saturday’s racing program will be the popular Greenville Speedway weekly
racing Stinger division.
.On Thursday night, November 4th an open practice session for all divisions
is scheduled from 7p.m.until 10:00p.m.Complete and detailed fan and
racer/participant information is included at the official Gumbo Nationals
website on the World Wide Web at www.gumbonationals.com . Posted information
includes directions to Greenville Speedway and where to stay. Additionally
included are email contact information for the Gumbo Nationals, event
history, rules for each class of cars competing and the complete listing of
prize money by division.
Greenville Speedway www.greenvillespeedway.net is located by traveling to
the East side of Greenville on US 82 Highway then South on Raceway Road. Pit
Gates Open at 4:00 p.m. The Grandstands open at 5:00 pm on Friday and 3:00pm
on Saturday. Racing action begins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday night and one hour
earlier at 6:00pm on Saturday evening. The race track phone numbers are
662-822-2662 and 662-822-7071.
For USCS “Outlaw Thunder” Tour presented by Goodyear info please call
770-460-7223 or 404-886-5913 or visit the USCS web site at
www.uscsracing.com
Media Contact: PETE WALTON, USCS President Office (770) 460-7223 or Mobile
(770) 865-6097 pwaltonuscs@comcast.net
WWW.USCSRACING.COM
Greenville Speedway Gumbo Nationals Sprint Car format and payoff:
Friday Night Racing: Pole Qualifying Night for the Super Late Models, Crate
Late Models, Street Stock and Mini Stock Gumbo Challenge event competitors
plus a full racing program for the USCS Sprint Cars.
Saturday Night Racing: Full racing program includes B-Mains & A-Main finales
in all 5 classes. Plus a full program of racing in the USCS winged sprint
cars.
USCS SPRINT CARS presented by Goodyear “Gumbo Twins”
Friday night: $1250 to win
PAYOFF: $1500 to win then: 800, 500, 450, 400, 350, 300, 250, 225, 200 and
$200 thru last place.
Saturday night: $2500 to win and $250 to start 30-Lap main event.
PAYOFF: $2500 to win then: 1250, 800, 600, 500, 450, 400, 350, 325, 300,
275, 250 and $250 thru last place.
B Main each night: Transfer spots then $100 thru last place.
Goodyear Speed Dash $100 to win EACH NIGHT