By Pete Walton
Atlanta, GA – June 27, 2016 – The 20th Anniversary United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters is set to invade three Arkansas ovals this coming weekend. On Friday, July 1st the series for winged sprint cars headlines the 5th annual USCS “Rumble at the Ridge” at Crowleys Ridge Raceway in Paragould Arkansas. On Saturday night July 2nd the USCS sprint cars headline the USCS “Firecracker 40” Salute to Freedom at historic Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. The series then closes out the Independence Day Holiday weekend with the 4th annual “Duel at the Diamond” at Diamond Park Speedway in Nashville, Arkansas. Each race pays the victor at least $2000.
An action packed program awaits race fans at each speedway as the USCS presented by K&N Filters sprint car racing format will include test and tune hot laps followed by the evening’s first sprint car race, the Hoosier Speed Dash that showcases the top six cars from the previous USCS main event in an edge-of-your-seat six-car, six-lap shootout. Next up will be qualifying heat races followed by Last Chance/B-Main race(s). The evening’s grand finale will be the USCS winged sprint car A-main event.
Each race will award USCS presented by K& Filters National Championship points as well as USCS Mid-South Thunder regional series Championship points. The USCS Mid-South Thunder regional series primarily consists of races in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and West Tennessee.
For more information on the events or directions to the speedways please check out their websites. Crowleys Ridge Raceway’s is www.crraceway.com. For info on Riverside International Speedway please visit www.riversideinternationalspeedway.com . Information on Diamond Park Speedway is available at www.diamondparkspeedway.com . Each track also has a Facebook page.
For United Sprint Car Series information including rules please visit www.uscsracing.com or Call the USCS Office at 770-865-6097.