By Pete Walton
Atlanta, GA – June 6, 2011 – After five races of six races scheduled in the USCS presented by Goodyear Sprint Car Speedweek 2011 were contested, Jerrod Hull from Sikeston, Missouri bested defending series National Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee by ten points for the mini-series title. Although winless during the intense week of competition, Hull put together an effort including four top five and one top ten finish to accmulate the most points during the four events.
Hull’s consistent efforts included a fifth place finish at Riverside Speedway on Saturday, May 28th, an eighth place finish at Greenville Speedway on Sunday, May 29th and a second place finish at Clayhill Motorsports on Memorial Day Monday, May 30th during the first weekend.
During the second weekend of action for the series, Hull had another third place finish at Beebe Speedway on Thursday, June 2nd. Hull then closed the Speedweek out with a third place finish in the Speedweek 2011 finale at Moulton Speedway in Moulton, Alabama on Saturday, June 4th. He totaled 718 points awarded in main events only. A sixth race originally scheduled at Drew County Speedway on Friday, June 3rd was cancelled just prior to the Speedweek start.
Gray finished in the runner-up spot in the Speedweek 2011 standings with 708 total points accumulated from three top five and two top ten finishes. 2006 USCS Rookie of the Year, Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas drove H&H Motorsport’s #94 sprinter to third place in the week long mini-series standings with 702 points just six behind Gray.
The 2010 USCS Mid South Thunder regional series Rookie of the Year, Jerod Roller from , Olive Branch Mississippi finished the Speedweek standings in fourth place with 678 points. The 2008 Parts Plus USCS Rookie of the Year, Anthony Nicholson from Bartlett, Tennessee rounded out the top five drivers in the sixth annual event with 668 points.
Second year sprint car driver, Casey Rowland from Nesbit, Mississippi finished sixth place with 666 points. The 2010 USCS National Rookie of the Year, 18 year-old female sprint car hot-shoe Morgan Turpen from Cordova, Tennessee followed in seventh position with 658 points. Current 2011 USCS Rooke of the Year point’s leader, Jordan Mallett from Greenbriar, Arkansas f inished eighth in the standings with 648 points. Ninth in the mini-series standings was Brian Bell from Cordova, Tennessee. The 16 year-old 2010 USCS Southern Thunder Rookie of the Year, Eric Riggins, Jr. from Charlotte, North Carolina with 630 Speedweek points rounded out the top ten..
Speedweek feature winners were: Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas who won on the first three nights at Riveride, Greenville and Clayhill. He had a runner-up finish at Beebe Speedway in Round Four. He did not attend the Moulton Speedway finale. Shane Stewart from Pittsboro, Indiana won Round four at Beebe Speedway. Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas got the victory at Moulton Speedway in the finale.
Jordan Mallett was declared the Speedweek “Rookie of the Week” for his solid efforts that included accumulating the most points of any rookie driver during the mini-series. Eight rookies competed during the week. Fourty-five drivers from nine states entered the competition. There was an average of twenty-four cars that competed at each event. For complete results of each race visit www.uscsracing.com
***Photo Caption: Sikeston, Missouri’s Jerrod Hull captured the USCS presented by Goodyear Sprint Car Speedweek 2011 crown. ,,,
USCS presented by Goodyear Speedweek 2011
Pos. Car# Driver Points
1 12 Jerrod Hull 718
2 10 Terry Gray 708
3 94 Derek Hagar 702
4 5 Jerod Roller 678
5 C4 Casey Rowland 666
6 16 Anthony Nicholson 662
7 80 Morgan Turpen 652
8 14 Jordon Mallett 648
9 23 Brian Bell 636
10 47 Eric Riggins Jr 630
11 2 Alex Pettas 610
12 88 Tim Crawley 598
13 20 Darren Clark 546
14 21 David Clark 538
15 44 Ronnie Howard 484
16 87 Justin Carver 382
17 0X Clint Weiss 334
18 44C Wesley Shepard 314
19 28 Jeff Swindell 294
20 14K Kyle Bellm 276
21 1G Cody Gardner 266
22 20 Mike Hampton 258
23 25 Ray Bugg 252
24 15 Tony Wilson 246
25 31 Justin Webb 224
26 8Z Zack Pringle 214
27 10 P Jim Perricone 200
28 57 Shane Stewart 150
29 39 Brad Bowden 144
30 3 AG Raines 140
31 7 Tony Bruce 138
32 1A Lee Moore 136
33 32 Robert Richardson 126
34 16P DeWayne Prince 124
35 12T Joe Young 124
36 44C DJ Masner 120
37 23 Lance Moss 118
38 7 D Dylan DeJournett 116
39 1 Eddie Gallagher 114
40 58 Wade Oliver 110
41 13X Corey Hall 100
42 12D Dalton Davis 100
43 28W Jeff Willingham 100
44 6K Jerod Kelley 100
45 91 Marshall Skinner 100