By Pete Walton
Atlanta, GA – May 6, 2016 – The United Sprint Car Series 20th Anniversary Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters for winged sprint cars makes its first-ever appearance at Needmore Speedway on Friday, May 13th for the speedway’s USCS “Sprint Car Speed Spectacular”. The USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour winged sprint cars headline the two night racing event and are expected to reach speeds in excess of 130 miles per hour at the high-banked 4/10 mile D-shaped clay oval located just East of Moultrie, Georgia in the farming community of Norman Park. The two nights of speed include a www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series sanctioned for winged mini sprint event as well.
The USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour winged sprint cars and the www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series vs. FMSA winged mini sprints will contest a complete action filled racing format including test and tune hot laps, a Hoosier Tire Speed Dash, qualifying heat races and main events in each division on both nights. The racing card will also feature Late Model and Stock Car Racing in the speedway’s weekly racing divisions each night as well
Fans can expect a talent laden field in both divisions. The United Sprint Car Series drivers entered include 2015 National Champion Morgan Turpen from Cordova, Tennessee who is the top ranked female sprint car driver in North America. Also entered is her team-mate and eleven time USCS National Champion and current points leader, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee who ranked second in the final USCS 2015 National standings .
Other USCS regulars who are traveling to Needmore Speedway include 2015 USCS Rookie of the Year, Nick Snyder from Marco Island, Florida who finished in third place in the USCS National point standings as well in 2015. The 2012 USCS Rookie of the Year, Jeff Willingham from Ripley, Mississippi who was fourth in the 2015 National standings and 2014 USCS Rookie of the Year, Brandon McLain from Indian Trail, North Carolina are both entered . Eric Riggins, Jr. from Charlotte, North Carolina who was a four-time 2015 USCS winner and finished in the runner-up spot in the USCS Southern Thunder regional series Championship is also expected.
The USCS regulars will have their hands full with a challenge from several Florida drivers who have previously won USCS sprint car races including former USCS regular Danny Martin, Jr. who mage stops after wins in thewww.rockauto.com USCS Victory Lane. Martin from Sarasota, Florida won three times in 2015 USCS competition. Martin recently won the USCS Southern Thunder regional series 2016 season opener at All Tech Raceway on April 1st.
The grandstands gates open at 5pm on Friday, May 13th. Test and Tune hot laps kick off at 7 pm with acing action beginning at 8pm. On Saturday night gates open a half hour earlier and racing kicks off at 7:30 pm.All Needmore Speedway is located at 1060 John Vickers Road in Norman Park, Georgia 31771. The track phone number 229-630-7207. The Official website is www.needmorespeedway.org
For rules and updated schedules and other info for the USCS please visit the official USCS website at www.uscsracing.com The USCS phone numbers are 770-460-7223 and 770-865-6097.