From Pete Walton
Atlanta, GA – October 25, 2011 – When the checkered flag falls on Saturday, November 5th after the first feature race of the USCS presented by Goodyear “Flip Flop 50” (twin 25-lap features) for winged sprint cars at Riverside Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas either points leader, Terry Gray or Midwest top gun, Jerrod Hull will wear the 2011 crown in the USCS Mid South regional series. The two drivers are separated by only a scant 25 points going into the final night to be contested during the two-day $50,000 USCS Fall Nationals on Friday and Saturday, November 4th and 5th at the historic black Gumbo clay ź mile oval just across the river from Memphis, Tennessee.
Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee leads the standings with 2286 points and Hull from Sikeston, Missouri follows with 2261 points. The 2008 USCS Rookie of the Year, Anthony Nicholson, also from Bartlett, Tennessee, follows in third place with 2153 points. The 2010 USCS National Rookie of the Year and the only female in the top standings Morgan Turpen from Cordova, Tennessee has 2076 points in fourth place. Brian Bell also from Cordova, Tennessee trails Turpen by one point while rounding out the top five in the standings with 2075 points.
Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas leads the second group in sixth place with 2028 points. The current 2011 USCS National Rookie of the Year point’s leader, 18 year-old Jordon Mallet from Greenbrier, Arkansas is seventh in the standings with 2011 points. Mallett is followed in the standings in eighth place by 2010 USCS Mid South regional series Rookie of the Year, Jerod Roller from Olive Branch, Mississippi with 1985 points. The 2010 USCS Southern Thunder regional series Rookie of the Year, 16 year-old Eric Riggins, Jr. from Charlotte, North Carolina is in ninth place in the standings with 1885 points. The 2006 USCS National Rookie of the Year, Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas rounds out the top ten with 1402 points.
These top ten drivers are all entered, as well as drivers from eight states, to compete in the unique “Flip Flop 50” (twin 25-lap main events) portion of the $50,000 USCS Fall Nationals 2011 at Riverside Speedway. The fan favorite USCS “Flip Flop 50” racing format features a double main event racing format with the drivers starting the first main event straight-up after the qualifying rounds and paying $2500 to win. The second feature starts completely inverted from the finish of the first race and pays $2500 to win as well
The winner of the first USCS feature race will receive a $5000 bonus if they can win the second main event from the rear. This makes it possible for one driver to collect $10,000 for the sweep of the main events.
The USCS Fall Nationals event concludes both the USCS 2011 schedule and the 62nd season for Riverside Speedway. The K&N Filters USCS Modiifeds, USCS 600 Sprint Car Series, Late Models and Stock/Street Cars join the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by Goodyear winged sprint cars on the action-packed racing card. For more USCS info please visit www.uscsracing.com or call 770-460-7223. For info and directions to Riverside Speedway please visit www.riversideinternationalspeedway.com .