By Pete Walton
Woodstock, GA – August 18, 2014 – The United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint cars along with the www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series winged mini sprints invade historic Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia for the Dixie Sprint Car Nationals 2014 on this Saturday, August 23rd at 7:00 pm.
The event is expected to draw drivers from at least seven states and awards National, Southern and Mid South regional series points in each division. Past series Champions from each of the USCS series are entered as well as the region’s top drivers.
The 2013 USCS National Champion Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas won the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour main event last August at Dixie Speedway and expected to be amomg the entries on Saturday. The 2013 USCS 600 Sprint Car Series Champion, Sean Hosey from Clarksville, TN won the 2013 www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series portion of the event. Ten-time USCS National Champion Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee leads the USCS National point standings with his team-mate, 21 year-old female sprint car star Morgan Turpen from Cordova, Tennessee, in the runner-up spot currently in the standings. Gray has won several past USCS events at Dixie.
In addition to the USCS sprint cars, Dixie will feature its regular late model and stock car full racing program including the 800 Horsepower Super Late Models, Limited Late Models, Crate Late Models, Super and Econo Bombers, Street Cruisers, and Pony Stock divisions. .
Full Racing Program Grandstand-$20 ($2 discount with any 2014 ticket stub) Ages 9 to 17- $6, 8 and under-free. Tailgate- $25, Pits-$30, 11 and under $11 for Tailgate & Pits. Gates will open at 5 PM, with racing beginning at 7 PM.
For information or to view the 2014 schedule of events at Dixie Speedway please visit www.dixiespeedway.com
or call 770-926-5315. For rules and other information on either USCS division please visit www.uscsracing.com or call 770-865-6097.