From Pete Walton
Clarksville, TN – (June 30, 2012) – Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas charged past K&N Filters Pole Position starter, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee into the lead in turn one of the 25-lap United Sprint Car Series presented by Goodyear main event at Clarksville Speedway on Saturday night and never looked back on the way to the www.RockAuto.com USCS victory lane for the seventh time this season. It was his second win of the weekend and ran his win streak to three in-a-row. Crawley drove the Ward Racing, Lucas Oil sponsored #88 car to victory lane. He was followed to the finish line by Gray who is a ten-time and the defending series Champion in his familiar black #10 Rislone Engine Treatment sponsored Wesmar powered J&J Auto Racing car in the runner-up spot. Three-time 2012 USCS feature winner Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas came home in the K7N Filters Podium Award third position. The 2010 USCS Southern Thunder by presented Goodyear regional series seventeen-year-old Rookie of the Year, Eric Riggins from Charlotte, North Carolina finished fourth and 2008 USCS Rookie of the Year, Anthony Nicholson from Bartlett, Tennessee rounded out the top five drivers.
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Jeff Willingham from Ripley, Mississippi led the next group in sixth place. Alex Pettis from Phoenix, Arizona finished in seventh place. The 2010 USCS National Rookie of the Year, 19 year-old Morgan Turpen from Oakland, Tennessee drove her #80 to eighth place. Legendary veteran Ray Bugg from Iuka, Mississippi followed in ninth place and Jan Howard from Marion, Arkansas completed the top ten finishers.
Anthony Nicholson won the 6-cars, 6-lap Goodyear Speed Dash. Tim Crawley won the Engler Machine and Tool First Heat and Jan Howard won the Butlerbuilt Second Heat Race. Anthony Nicholson was the Wilwood Engineering Hard Charger in the main event.
The next United Sprint Car Series presented by Goodyear Outlaw Thunder Tour event is at Crowley’s Ridge Raceway on Tuesday, July 3rd. The www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series winged mini sprints and the K&N Filters USCS Modifieds join the winged warriors at the historic Paragould, Arkansas ź mile clay oval on the action-packed racing card. For more info and directions please visit www.crraceway.com For rules and info on the USCS presented by Goodyear please visit www.uscsracing.com or call 770-460-7223.
USCS presented by Goodyear results from Clarksville Speedway on Saturday, June 30, 2012:
Goodyear Power Dash (6-laps): Anthony Nicholson, Eric Riggins, Jr., Terry Gray, Morgan Turpen, Tim Crawley and Derek Hagar.
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat: Tim Crawley, Derek Hagar, Morgan Turpen, Alex Pettas and Justin Carver
Butlerbuilt Second Heat winner: Jan Howard, Terry Gray, Eric Riggins, Jr., Jeff Willingham and Ray Bugg.
United Sprint Car Series presented by Goodyear feature race at Clarksville Speedway 6/30/12 (30-laps):
Finish Start Car Driver/Hometown
1 2 88 Tim Crawley, Benton, AR
2 1 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN
3 4 9Jr. Derek Hagar, Marion, AR
4 5 47 Eric Riggins, Jr., Charlotte, NC
5 7 16 Anthony Nicholson, Bartlett, TN
6 8 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS
7 9 2 Alex Pettas, Phoenix, AZ
8 6 80 Morgan Turpen, Cordova, TN
9 10 25 Ray Bugg, Iuka, MS
10 3 94 Jan Howard, Marion, AR
11 11 87 Justin Carver, Drummonds, TN
USCS presented by Goodyear Sprint Car Race Awards:
Goodyear Speed Dash winner award: #16 Anthony Nicholson www.racegoodyear.com
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat winner award: #Tim Crawley www.englermachine.com
Butlerbuilt Second Heat winner award: Jan Howard www.butlerbuilt.net
K&N Filters Pole Award: #10 Terry Gray www.knfilters.com
Wilwood Eng. Hard Charger Award: #16 Anthony Nicholson (started 7th finished 5th ) www.wildwood.com
JE Pistons Top Guns Award: #10 Terry Gray (2nd place) www.jepistons.com
K&N Filters Podium Award: #9Jr. Derek Hagar (3rd place) www.knfilters.com
Keizer Wheels Top Five Award: #16 Anthony Nicholson www.keizerwheels.com
Diversified Machine Inc/DMI Top 10 Award: #94 Jan Howard www.diversifiedracing.com