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USCS SPRINT SPEEDWEEK 2015 UPDATE

Atlanta, GA - May 15, 2015 - The United Sprint Car Series www.uscsracing.com 19th Anniversary Outlaw Thunder Tour has slightly revised it's 10th Annual USCS Sprint Speedweek (2015) as follows. The Speedweek 2015 opener will still be on Saturday, May 23rd at the famed Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Mississippi.

After the 2015 Speedweek opener at Jackson Motor Speedway, the high-speed entourage then travels north two hours for Speedweek Round Two at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, Mississippi on Sunday May 24th. The traditional Memorial Day Monday event held for the last nine seasons at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, Tennessee has been eliminated from this seasons schedule due to the track remaining closed at this time.

So, the traveling show will then take three days off for repairs before returning to action with Round Three on Thursday, May 28th at the famed 1/3 mile Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama.

After having its season-opener at Magnolia Motor Speedway rained/iced out twice, the series re-scheduled the Friday, May 29th Round Four USCS Sprint Speedweek 2015 event at the popular Magnolia Motor Speedway 3/8 mile in Columbus, Mississippi. The Speedweek Round Five Grand Finale is set for the fourth year in a row to happen on Saturday, May 30th at the historic Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas for some "Thrills, Chills and Spills" at the country's oldest operating dirt oval.

Approximately $70,000 in total prize money is guaranteed with one driver able to win nearly $12,000 including Dashes, Speedweek point's monies and contingencies for the week's action. All five of the events pay at least $2000 to win with a minimum of $250 to start the A-Main in each. The Finale at Riverside International Speedway will pay $2500 to the winner if they ran the entire Speedweek 2015. Any driver who starts all five A-Main events is guaranteed to go home with a minimum of $1500 for the week including prize money and Speedweek point's money. There is a USCS Sprint Speedweek mini-series point's fund that pays back 10 places. Additionally each night's Speedweek 2015 event awards USCS National points as well as USCS Mid-South Thunder Tour and/or USCS Southern Thunder Tour regional Championship points.

During the course of the five nights of intense competition, many of the top ranked drivers in the Nation are expected to compete. Those include eleven-time USCS Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee. Tim Crawley who was the 2002 NSCHOF 360 Sprint Car Driver of the Year and the 2012 USCS Outlaw Thunder National Champion and as well as a three-time USCS Mid South regional series Champion is expected to compete as well as the 2013 USCS National Champion, Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas.

Over 50 different drivers from 7-8 states are expected to compete in the five USCS Sprint Speedweek 2015 events. For further USCS info including updated schedules and rules, etc please visit the series official website at www.uscsracing.com or call the USCS at 770-865-6097.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/15/15:

USCS Outlaw Sprint Cars headline 17th Annual Ival Cooper Memorial at Jackson Motor Speedway on SATURDAY, May, 23rd

Atlanta, GA – May 15, 2014 – The United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint cars headline the 17th annual Ival Cooper Memorial Race at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Mississippi on Saturday, May 23rd. The historic track’s speed spectacular honors the legendary Southern Modified and Super Modified race car driver Ival Cooper who hailed from Jackson, Mississippi. It will be the second straight year that the United Sprint Car Series has served as headliners for the event that also features the K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modifieds and Stock Car Racing.

The exotic USCS Outlaw Thunder winged sprint cars weight only 1300 pounds with 700+ horsepower engines. Those two elements in addition to a huge 25 square foot top wing and seventeen inch wide specially designed Hoosier rear race tires make them the fastest cars ever to compete on the high-banked ¼ mile oval. The USCS outlaw sprint cars are expected to reach speeds over 100 miles per hour on the straight-aways at Jackson Motor Speedway.

Additionally, the event is the opening event night for the five race over eight night USCS Sprint Speed Week 2015. The event at JMS awards the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour drivers with both USCS Outlaw Thunder National championship and Mid South Thunder Tour regional series championship points. The Mid South regional series competes in Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. The event is expected to draw drivers from six or more states including some of the top ranked drivers in North America.

Just like this year, the United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters opened their Speedweek mini-series at Jackson Motor Speedway on May 25, 2013. The event, then entitled the USCS “Night of Thunder”, was won by 2012 USCS National Champion, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas. The 2013 USCS Sprint Car Speedweek opener saw Crawley best a 32 car field of drivers from five states in the USCS Sprint Car division. Local driver Billy Colleit collected the win in the K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modifieds..

During the 16th annual Ival Cooper Memorial Race, sanctioned by the USCS for the first time in 2014, the 2013 United Sprint Car Series National Champion, Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas captured the victory over 26 of the best on May 24th. Kentucky’s Tait Davenport raced from the eleventh row of the K&N Filters USCS Modified main event into the www.rockauto.com USCS Victory Lane in that 25 lap main event.

In addition to the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour winged sprint cars, the racing card includes the K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modifieds and the speedway’s Modified division regulars, who square off in a battle royal with $1000 going to the winner. The Jackson Motor Speedway weekly Nesmith Chevrolet Street Stock division is also on the racing card as is the new Factory Stock division.

Race fans are sure to get their money’s worth with a full night of non-stop family entertainment that includes a guarantee of plenty of thrills, chills and spills from the time the green flag flies for the USCS Outlaw Modified Dash race until the checkered flag falls on the final main event of the evening.

Jackson Motor Speedway is located at 5448 Old Byram Road, Byram, MS 39272. For more info on the track, Please visit jacksonmotorspeedway.net or call 601-331-6827 or 601-373-0076. For more information about the United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour and K&N Filters USCS Modified series please visit www.uscsracing.com or call the series office at 770-460-7223 or 770-865-6097.

USCS Media contact: Pete Walton 770-865-6097 or uscsracing@att.net