USCS Outlaw Sprint Cars and Late Models Headline Dixie Speedway this Saturday night July 16th.
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USCS Outlaw Sprint Cars and Late Models Headline Dixie Speedway Racing Saturday (7/16)
Woodstock, GA – July 11, 2016 – 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 2016 on this -Saturday, July, 16th at 7:00 pm.
The event is expected to draw sprint car drivers from seven to nine states and awards National, Mid South regional series and Southern regional series points. Five past National and regional series Champions from the USCS are entered as well as the region’s top drivers.
Past series Champion, Marshall Skinner who won the 2015 USCS Dixie Sprint Car Nationals is expected as is the 2013 USCS National Champion Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas or Saturday’s event. Hagar has won two of the last three USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour main events at Dixie Speedway in 2013 ans 2014. USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour Rookie of the Year contender Brandon Taylor from Cumming, Georgia won the www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series mini sprint portion of the 2015 USCS event.
Twenty-three year old female sprint car hot-shoe and defending USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour Nationl Champon Morgan Turpen from Cordova, Tennessee currently leads the USCS National sprint car standings. Turpen is the team-mate of her car owner who is eleven-time USCS National Champion Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee. Gray has won several past USCS events at Dixie Speedway and trails Turpen in the USCS National point standings in 2nd place by points coming into this weekend. Gray tops the 2016 USCS Southern Thunder Tour regional point standings.
Another past USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour Dixie Speedway feature winner, twenty-one year old, Eric Riggins, Jr, from Charlotte, North Carolina was a five-time 2015 USCS feature winner.
In addition to the two USCS sprint car divisions, Dixie Speedway will feature its regular late model and stock car racing program including 800HP Super Late Models, Steelhead/525 Late Models, Crate Late Models, Super and Econo Bombers, Street Stinger.
Admission is $20 for adults in the grandstand ($3 discount with any Coca Cola product bottle cap) with children 8 years old and under free, and 9-17 years old just $6. Trackside admission is $25 per adult and $11 per child (11 years and under). Pit passes are $30 per adult and $11 per child (11 years and under).
Gates will open at 5 PM, with racing beginning at 7 PM
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For information or to view the 2016 schedule of events at Dixie Speedway please visit www.theredclayatwoodstock.com or call 770-926-5315. For rules and other info on either USCS division please visit www.uscsracing.com or call 770-865-6097.
