By Roby Helm
FAYETTEVILLE, GA – November 30, 2025 – Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS is the 2025 United Sprint Car Series Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire Southern Thunder Tour regional series Champion. Howard swept the three USCS titles during the season, as he captured his first Championship in the Outlaw Thunder National Tour, and his third Mid-South Regional title.
Howard won eight races in the 26-race 2025 USCS Southern Thunder Tour presented by Hoosier Race Tire regional series season with 22 top-five finishes and 23 top-ten finishes. Howard took the USCS Southern Region title over 16-time USCS National Champion Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN.
Gray finished second in the 2025 USCS Southern Region point standings, and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee had 12 top five finishes and 23 top ten finishes in 26 starts. Jeff Willingham of Ripley, MS, was the third driver in the Southern Regaion to start all 26 races. The Ripley Rooster was third in the points chase with two top-five finishes and 11 top-ten finishes.
Lance Moss of Cherryville, NC was in contention for the second and third spots in the Southern Region points chase for most of the season, but he had to settle for fourth after missing three races due to transporter issues. Moss made the most of his 23 starts with three wins, nine top-five finishes, and 16 top-ten finishes.
The USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire National Rookie of the Year Trey Meredith of Dade City, FL finished fifth in the 2025 USCS Southern Region point standings. Meredith turned in a pair of top-five finishes and seven top-ten finishes.
Drivers that finished sixth through tenth respectively in the 2025 USCS Southern Thunder Tour regional series point standings were Southern Thunder Tour regional Series Rookie of the Year Coen McDaniel of Gaffney, SC.
Two time feature winner, Tyler Blankenship of Bakersfield, CA, was seventh followzd bu three-time USCS feature winner, Jadan Bowling of Holden Beach, NC finished in eighth place and veteran racer Terry Witherspoon of Jacksonville, FL, was ninth. Lane Whittington of Denham Springs, LA rounded out the top ten drivers in the Southern Thunder Tour standings.
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UNITED SPRINT CAR SERIES PRESENTED BY HOOSIER RACING TIRE SOUTHERN REGION TOP 25 POINT STANDINGS:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN POINTS
1. 47 Dale Howard Byhalia, MS 3786
2. 10 Terry Gray Bartlett, TN 3488
3. 28 Jeff Willingham Ripley, MS 3294
4. 23 Lance Moss Cherryville, NC 3272
5. 11 Trey Meredith Dade City, FL 2110
6. 48 Coen McDaniel Gaffney, SC 1934
7. 9 Tyler Blankenship Bakersfield, CA 1686
8. 01 Jaden Bowling Holden Beach, NC 1524
9. 43 Terry Witherspoon Jacksonville, FL 1432
10. 9 Lane Whittington Denham Springs, LA 1328
11. 00 P.J. Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL 1216
12. 4 Danny Smith Chillicothe, OH 1204
13. 67 Hayden Martin Olive Branch, MS 1194
14. 6 Tyler Clem St. Petersburg, FL 1164
14. G6 Brandon Grubaugh Ocala, FL 1164
16. 61 Sean Wimpee Mobile, AL 1066
17. 13 Chase Howard Nesbit, MS 996
18. 91 Kyle Connery Vero Beach, FL 934
19. 83 Mark Ruel Jr. Jacksonville, FL 822
20. 33 Joe Larkin Suwanee, GA 766
21. 77 Kyle Mabry Cottondale, FL 734
22. 3 Derek Hagar Marion, AR 724
23. 95 Matt Covington Glenpool, OK 694
24. 28 Davie Franek Wartage. NJ 682
25. 7 Eric Gunderson Canton, GA 664