Welcome to the Official Internet Home of A.G. Rains from West Memphis, Arkansas. A.G. competes at 360 Winged Sprint Car events across the southeast behind the wheel of his #3 Maxim/ACME Racing Engine Sprinter. A.G. has been racing for over 18 years and along the way he has earned several accolades and accomplishments including the 2004 American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) National Tour Rookie of the Year Award and the 1999 Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, Arkansas) Track Championship. Check back often for the latest news and updates.

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July 24th, 2010 - It was a frustrating night for the team as they entered a Weekly Racing Series Event at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. After finishing third in his heat race, Rains started sixth in the feature event. By lap five he was already up to the third spot, but as caution waved for debris on the track, it became noticable that Rains' left rear tire was going flat. He would head pitside, but would be unable to get it changed before the field returned to green flag action. He would be scored with a 14th place finish.

July 17th, 2010 - The team made the trek to I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday for another Weekly Racing Series Event. With 19 Sprint Cars on hand, A.G. won his heat race to earn a front row starting spot alongside Justin Sturch for the feature. Rains would challenge Sturch for the topspot throughout the course of the event before settling for a second place finish..

July 10th, 2010 - A.G. Rains returned to I-30 Speedway on Saturday for a Weekly Racing Series Event as 20 cars entered the event. Rains would battle for the lead for much of the event before recording a third place finish behind event winner, Marshall Skinner, and Gary Wright.

July 1st, 2010 - Rains Motorsports entered the USCS Sprint Car event at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on Thursday night. The event, which was tabbed as the Hooker Hood Classic drew 25 entries, and after finishing fourth in his heat race, A.G. started 13th in the feature. Despite starting deep in the field on a locked down track, Rains would advance to a fourth place finish behind event winner, Tim Crawley, Marshall Skinner, and Jerrod Hull.

June 26th, 2010 - A.G. raced his way to his first feature win of 2010 on Saturday night at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas. With twenty-three Sprint Cars on hand, Rains earned the third starting spot for the main event via passing points. He would bolt to the lead early in the feature as he overtook front row starters, Jon Stinson and Jerrod Roller. He would go on to take the win over Terry Gray and Jan Howard.

June 19th, 2010 - The team was back in action on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway as 16 cars entered the Weekly Racing Series Event. After finishing 4th in his heat, A.G. started 8th in the feature on a track that was hooked-up and rendered passing difficult. Despite the track conditions, Rains would mount a great charge to the front and by the time that the checkered flag dropped was credited with a fourth place finish behind event winner, Dalton Davis, Marshall Skinner, and Jeff Swindell.

June 12th, 2010 - A.G.'s Grandmother passed away earlier in the week, so the team did not race anywhere this weekend.

June 5th, 2010 - After a few weeks away from the track due to rain, AG Returned to the cockpit of his #3 Maxim Sprint Car on Saturday night at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas. Forty-one Sprint Cars entered the event, and Rains started the night by winning his heat race in convincing fashion. Via his heat race performance, he earned the pole position for the 35 lap feature. He would lead the first 12 laps over Brady Bacon before the handling began to go away on his mount. He would ultimately fade to a 7th place finish in the final rundown.

May 22nd, 2010 - Rains was back in action on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway as 19 cars entered the event. After starting 8th in his heat race he advanced to a 6th place finish to earn the 11th starting position for the 20 lap feature. In the feature, A.G. would advance to a sixth place finish behind event winner, Marshall Skinner, Dalton Davis, Dale Howard, Jeff Swindell, and Don Young.

May 15th, 2010 - The team made the short trip to Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas for a Weekly Racing Series Event. After finishing 5th in his heat race, A.G. earned the 10th starting spot for the main event. However, rains set in before the feature could be run and the feature starters were paid by their starting position.

May 8th, 2010 - A.G. competed in the Weekly Racing Series Event at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas as 23 cars entered the event. In heat race action, Rains would blast from his 5th starting spot to take the win, and via passing points earned the pole position for the 20 lap feature. In the feature event, his luck would not be as good as he battled an ill-handling car to a 13th place finish.

April 24th, 2010 - Rains Motorsports did not race anywhere this weekend as the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car weekend at Riverside International Speedway was postponed due to heavy rains.

April 17th, 2010 - A.G. returned to action on Saturday night in a Weekly Racing Series Event at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. A field of 25 Sprint Cars was on hand, and Rains started the night by charging to his heat race win to earn the fourth starting spot for the 20 lap feature. He was excited about his chances in the feature event, but unfortunately the track became predominantly one groove around the bottom, and Rains would have to settle for a fourth place finish.

April 10th, 2010 - A.G. opened his 2010 season on Saturday night at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas with the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series. With 53 Sprint Cars on hand, Rains raced his way to a heat race win to lock into the feature event against the star-studded field. A.G. would ultimately record an 18th place finish in the main event.

November 15th, 2009 - Rains Motorsports made the short trip to Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas over the weekend for the USCS Fall Nationals, which was the final event of the 2009 season for the team. The team got behind the eight ball early in the event on Friday as his qualifying time relegated him to a starting spot deep in a heat race grid. He would rebound to a 6th place finish, which resulted in him starting seventh in a b-main event on Saturday night.

Saturday night got off to a rough start, when the team blew a motor in hot laps. They worked frantically to change motors and were able to do so prior to their b-main event. In the b-main he advanced to a sixth place finish to earn the 20th starting position in the first of two, $2,500 to win feature events. He charged through the pack in the 25 lap feature to pick up a ninth place finish.

For the second feature, the finishing order of the first event was completely inverted, so A.G. started fourteenth. During the course of the second feature, Rains battled his way to a 7th place finish on an extremely, racey track surface.

November 7th, 2009 - After seeing the event delayed a week by Mother Nature, A.G. entered the 22nd Annual O'Reilly Short Track Nationals over the weekend at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas. The event drew 101 of the nation's top Sprint Car teams, and Rains took part in the Thursday night practice session. In heat race action, A.G. started 4th and was battling for the lead early in the event, when he was penalized for firing too soon on a restart. As a result, he was forced to the back of the field. He would charge back to a fourth place finish, which resulted in him starting on the front row for his qualifier. He would win the qualifier, which earned him enough points to start the 25 lap preliminary feature. He would start 15th in his qualifier and would go on to finish in the 13th position.

On Saturday night, the finale for the 22nd Annual O'Reilly Short Track Nationals was held. Rains finished 3rd in his heat race, which earned him the pole starting position for a last chance qualifier with the winner only transferring to the feature. After falling back to the second position early in the event behind Joe Wood Jr., A.G. regrouped to go on to take the lead late in the race and led the last few laps to earn a coveted starting spot in the $15,000 to win/$2,200 to start event. In the main event, A.G. would not make up much ground during the race's early stages and elected to retire from the event to save his equipment. He was credited with an 18th place finish.

October 25th, 2009 - Rains Motorsports entered the rain-delayed 3rd Annual Trick or Treat Nationals at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on Sunday. The $2,500 to win event drew 37 Sprint Cars. After starting 7th in his heat race, Rains advanced to a 5th place finish. With passing points in effect, he fell just short of locking into the feature event and was forced to start in the pole position of a b-main event. A.G. would race his way to the b-main win to earn the 17th starting position for the 30 lap feature event. Rains night would come to an early end in the feature as a mechanical failure resulted in a 19th place finish.

September 27th, 2009 - A.G. traveled to I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday night for the Ralph Henson Memorial. With 33 entries on hand for the $2,000 to win event, Rains won his heat race to earn the third starting spot for the feature event. Early in the race, A.G. would battle for the top spot before the top groove began to go away. Rains would drop to the fifth position late in the race, and that's where he would finish at the checkered flag.

September 5th, 2009 - The team returned to action at Riverside International Speedway on Saturday night. With fourteen cars on hand in the 360 Winged Sprint Car division, A.G. would start in the fourth position. By the time that the checkered flag waved on the twenty lap event, Rains was credited with a fourth place finish.

August 29th, 2009 - A.G. had a great night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on Saturday night as he picked up his first feature win of the 2009 season over a field of 16 competitors. A.G. won his heat race to earn the second starting spot alongside Marty Meredith for the twenty lap feature. A.G. would take the lead at the drop of the green flag and never looked back en route to the win over Jan Howard and Terry Gray.

August 22nd, 2009 - Rains Motorsports was in action tonight at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. After starting fourth in his heat race, A.G. advanced to a second place finish to earn the sixth starting spot for the twenty lap feature. In the main event, Rains would battle throughout the top ten before scoring a sixth place finish.

August 15th, 2009 - A.G. was once again in action at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on Saturday for a Weekly Racing Series Event. After struggling in his heat race to an 8th place finish, Rains turned up the wick for the twenty lap feature event, and blasted his way from his 16th starting spot to record an impressive 5th place finish in the eighteen car field.

August 8th, 2009 - A.G. entered the Weekly Racing Series Event tonight at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas. He would come away with a solid, 3rd place finish in the feature event.

August 6th, 2009 - Rains Motorsports entered the Parts Plus USCS Sprint Car Series event on Thursday night at Riverside International Speedway. With 33 Sprint Cars on hand, A.G. won his heat race and went on to battle throughout the top ten during the course of 30 lap feature before recording a 5th place finish.

July 25th, 2009 - A.G. had another good run tonight at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. After starting third in his heat race, he advanced to a second place finish, earning him the 4th starting position for the 20 lap feature event. In the feature evnet, he would battle throughout the top five for the duration of the event before recording a 5th place finish.

July 18th, 2009 - After a week away from the track, A.G. was back in action tonight at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas in a Weekly Racing Series Event. With eighteen 360 Winged Sprint Cars on hand for the event, A.G. rocketed to a third place finish in his heat race after starting fifth. His performance earned him the sixth starting position for the twenty lap feature. Unfortunately his night would come to an abrupt end when he was involved in a tangle on the initial start. The accident resulted in rearend damage to his #3 mount, bringing night to a disappointing early end.

July 4th, 2009 - After a great run on Friday night, Rains Motorsports was eager to enter the second night of the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series Rock & Roll 50 at Riverside International Speedway on Saturday night. However, as it would turn out, the team would find themselves behind the eight ball all night. After drawing a large number at the pill draw, Rains started at the back of his heat race and was not able to advance any spots. As a result, he started deep in a b-main event, where he would fall just short of transferring to the feature event.

July 3rd, 2009 - Rains Motorsports entered the first night of the Rock and Roll 50 at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on Friday night. With 44 ASCS Sprint Cars on hand, A.G.'s night would get off to a rough start in his heat race when he was spun by another competitor. He would go to the back of the pack and charge back to a 5th place finish, which earned him the fourth starting position for a b-main event. Rains would battle his way to a 3rd place finish in his b-main, which earned him the final transfer spot to the 30 lap, $3,000 to win feature. After starting 21st in the feature, A.G. battled his way to a solid 11th place finish!

June 27th, 2009 - A.G. had another strong night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. With 18 Sprint Cars on hand, A.G. started 4th in his heat race and rocketed his way to a second place finish, which resulted in him started 4th in the feature event. On a hammer down, heavy race track, Rains would advance his way to a 3rd place finish behind Marshall Skinner and Ernie Ainsworth.

June 20th, 2009 - Saturday night got off to a rough night for A.G. at Riverside International Speedway in a Weekly Racing Series Event. In heat race action, A.G. would be disqualified after stopping on the track and having a crew member check his car for damage. As a result, he was forced to start 20th in the 20 lap feature event. Despite starting deep in the field, Rains would mount a great charge in the feature as he advanced 12 spots to an 8th place finish on a hammer down race track!

June 13th, 2009 - Rains Motorsports entered the $2,500 to win, Parts Plus USCS Sprint Car event at Riverside International Speedway on Saturday night. Twenty-three Sprint Cars entered the event, and A.G. would start 6th in his heat race. Early in the event, he was battling with Kevin Kilpatrick for the third position, when Kilpatrick made contact with Rains entering turn three, which almost sent A.G. flipping. Somehow, he would manage to keep the car on four wheels, although he rolled to a stop at the top of turn four. A.G. would restart at the back of the heat race, and race his way to a fourth place finish. With passing points in effect, he earned the 8th starting spot for the feature event. At the drop of the green flag, he would begin his march to the front, and by the time that the checkered flag fell on the 30 lap event, he was up to the 3rd position.

June 6th, 2009 - A.G. was back in action in a Weekly Racing Series Event tonight at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. With 22 Sprint Cars on hand in the 360 Winged Sprint Car division, Rains finished 4th in his heat race, which earned him the 13th starting spot for the 20 lap feature. In the feature event, A.G. would rocket his way to a 6th place finish.

May 28th, 2009 - The team made the last minute decision to race with the O'Reilly USCS Sprint Cars at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas tonight. With 38 Sprint Cars on hand, A.G. finished 4th in his heat race and went on to win the b-main. In the 30 lap, $2,500 to win feature event, Rains would race his way to a 10th place finish.

April 24th, 2009 - A.G. turned in a very strong performance tonight in his #3 Maxim/Rains Racing Engine Sprinter as he entered the World of Outlaw Sprint Car event at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. With 38 Sprint Cars on hand, Rains managed to qualify in the 21st position despite utilizing a 360 c.i. motor against the traveler's 410 c.i. engines. He would start 6th in his heat race and would miss the transfer by one spot with a sixth place finish. However, he earned a 2nd starting position for his b-main event. He would finish 2nd to Tommy Worley Jr. in the b-main, which earned him the 22nd starting position in the main event. A.G. would compete for approximately 20 laps before retiring his entry to a 25th place finish.

April 11th, 2009 - Rains Motorsports made the last minute decision to travel to I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday night for a Weekly Racing Series Event. With 17 Sprint Cars on hand, A.G. recorded a fourth place finish.

October 26th, 2008 - Rains Motorsports traveled to I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday night for the 21st Annual O'Reilly Short Track Nationals Presented By Hoosier Racing Tires. A.G. elected to enter Friday night's qualifying event. It looked as though his night would get off to a good start as Rains passed four cars in the first four laps of his heat race, but his night would quickly take a turn for the worst as a broken spur gear forced him to roll to a stop on lap five, bringing his night to an end.

On Saturday night, bad luck would once again reign supreme as a broken rocker arm brought A.G.'s night to an early end.

October 12th, 2008 - A.G. picked up his biggest win of the year last night at Riverside International Speedway as he led all 35 laps to win the 3rd Annual Parts Plus Trick or Treat Nationals and picked up $3,000 for his efforts. After qualifying in the 6th position and transferring through his heat, Rains was slated to start sixth in the main event. However, during the feature inversion draw, original pole sitter, Ricky Hood, drew a #6 invert, which put Rains on the outside front row for the feature event. At the drop of the green flag Rains took over the lead with Ronny Howard and Eddie Gallagher in tow. A.G. battled through lap traffic for much of the event, and looked to be on his way to a comfortable win, before a broken shock mount on the front end began to wreak havoc on his car. A lap 33 caution set up a two lap dash to the checkered flag between Rains and Gallagher. With a badly vibrating front end, Rains had his hands full with Gallagher, but A.G. was able to hold on to take the win at the finish line by only a few feet.

October 5th, 2008 - A.G. was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time in his heat race last night at Riverside International Speedway. A pair of cars tangled in front of Rains on the start resulting in his front end being knocked out of the car. A.G. headed back to the pits and repaired the car for the 20 lap feature event, where he started 19th. He would advance from his 19th starting position to an 13th place finish on a lightning fast race track.

September 30th, 2008 - After a much needed two week break from racing, A.G. returned to action on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway. Rains started 6th in his heat race and finished in the 4th position. He started 12th in the feature and blasted his way to a 4th finishing position in the 20 lap feature on the lightning quick, gumbo oval. He ended the 2008 season in the 3rd position in the final track point's standings.

September 7th, 2008 - Rains Motorsports was back at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas last night for a Weekly Racing Series Event. A.G. started 6th in his heat race and advanced to a 2nd place finish at the end of the 10 lap affair. After accumulating several passing points in his heat race, he earned the outside front row starting position for the 20 lap feature. With 20 cars taking the green flag, Rains blasted to the lead on lap one and would lead the next 17 laps before the leaders encountered heavy lapped traffic. Exiting turn two on lap 18, Rains would be boxed in by several lapped cars, allowing Jeff Swindell and Eddie Gallagher to slip by. A.G. went on to finish in the third position.

August 31st, 2008 - A.G. was in action last night at Riverside International Speedway. He drew a third starting position for heat race and picked up a fourth place finish. In the feature event, he started 8th in the 16 car field, but battled a tight race car from the drop of the green flag. He would ultimately finish in the 11th position.

August 24th, 2008 - A.G. finally got the monkey off his back on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway by picking up his first feature win of the year. He started outside front row in the first heat race, and he blasted his way to the lead at the drop of the green flag and went on to win his heat race by a straight-away. In the feature, A.G. started on the pole and once again took possession of the lead on the first lap and went on to lead all 20 laps of the caution free event. The win marked his first of 2008.

August 17th, 2008 - Last night Rains Motorsports returned to action at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. He was in action with O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars. Despite being underpowered with a 360 c.i. engine versus the 410 c.i. engines, Rains did quite well as he charged from a 5th starting position in his heat race to a second place finish. In the feature event, he started 7th and battled throughout the top 10 for the entire 30 lap feature before recording a 9th place finish.

August 3rd, 2008 - A.G. raced at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas last night. He started 8th in his heat race and advanced to a 5th place finish on a lightning fast race track. However, mechanical woes discovered after the heat race action forced him to miss the feature event.

July 27th, 2008 - Last night at Riverside International Speedway, A.G. finished 2nd in his heat race after pressuring the leader, Henry Gustavus Jr., for the entire distance. His heat race finish earned him a 5th starting position for the 20 lap feature event. However, exiting turn three on the initial lap, Jeff Swindell began flipping, and he collected Rains, causing Rains to roll over. The damage to the car was minimal, and he was able to rejoin the back of the pack. A.G. would narrowly escape another accident before recording a 10th place finish.

July 20th, 2008 - A.G. was in action last night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. In the heat race, A.G. sustained damage on the initial start to the feature and was forced to the pit area. In the feature event, he started 16th and advanced to a solid 8th place finish.

July 13th, 2008 - A.G. competed with the ASCS Sprint Cars last night at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas. With 30 Sprinters on hand, he finished 6th in his heat race, which forced him to the b-main event, where he picked up a 5th place finish. In the feature, he started 21st before settling for a 23rd place finish.

July 11th, 2008 - Rains Motorsports competed in the Thursday Night Thunder last night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. A.G. started last in his heat race and advanced to a 6th place finish, which was two spots short of a transfer to the main event. As a result, he was forced to run the b-main event, where he started 8th. He would charge to a 3rd place finish, and a transfer to the feature event, where he started 19th. A.G. would pass several cars early in the feature before having to retire with mechanical woes with 10 laps remaining. He was credited with a 22nd place finish.

July 5th, 2008 - A.G. was in action with the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars tonight at Riverside International Speedway. A.G. utilized his 360 c.i. motor against the 410 c.i. competitors. He qualified 26th out of 32 qualifiers, and finished 7th in his heat race, which forced him to run the b-main. In the b-main, Rains, would finish 9th, which prevented him from transferring to the feature event.

June 29th, 2008 - A.G. finished 6th in his heat race and 10th in the feature event last night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas.

June 22nd, 2008 - After a week away from the track, A.G. returned to action at Riverside International Speedway on Saturday night, where he recorded a 3rd place finish in his heat race, and a 6th place finish in the feature against an 18 car field.

June 8th, 2008 - Last night at Riverside International Speedway, A.G. started 4th in his heat race and finished in the 4th position. In the feature he started 8th and battled in the top ten throughout the feature before recording a 7th place finish.

June 2nd, 2008 - On Saturday night at Riverside, A.G. finished 3rd in his heat race and 7th in the feature as he battled a tight race car.

May 25th, 2008 - A.G. competed with the USCS Sprint Cars last night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. He finished 3rd in the heat race and picked up an 8th place finish in the 35 lap feature event.

May 18th, 2008 - Acme Motorsports set out to compete in a pair of events over the weekend. However, due to a busy work schedule on Friday the team did not get to compete at Beebe Speedway in Beebe, Arkansas. On Saturday night, Rains was in action at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas, where he won his heat race and picked up a second place finish in the feature event.

May 14th, 2008 - Welcome to the launch of the Official Internet Home A.G. Rains from West Memphis, Arkansas. A.G. is the latest addition to the MSR Mafia, and he pilots the #3 Maxim Chassis/ACME Racing Engine Sprint Car.

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