Anthony Nicholson cashes in for 3rd 2014 USCS win at Duck River 

LEWISBURG, TN - August 9, 2014 - Anthony Nicholson is making a habit of holding off seasoned veterans to win races. Nicholson, the 2008 United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Rookie of the Year from Bartlett, Tennessee, rocketed out to the early lead from the K&N Filters Pole Position and then held 10-time series champion Terry Gray off in traffic to win Saturday night’s 25-lap Duel at the Duck A-main at Duck River Raceway Park, leading every lap of the caution-free feature in the process of reaching the www.rockauto.com USCS Victory Lane for the $2000 payday.

The victory was Nicholson’s third USCS win of the season, the most he has ever had in a single year on the tour, as well as his seventh career USCS triumph all-time. “We had ran up top all night long and kept watching, kept watching, kept watching and the late models just knocked (the top) off. On the start of the race, we hit the bottom and the car didn’t feel real good down there, but it worked out for the best and we’re in Victory Lane so I can’t complain too much,” Nicholson explained in www.rockauto.com USCS Victory Lane after the race. 

Gray, also from Bartlett, Tennessee had to settle for chasing Nicholson to the checkered flag and finished in second place. His teammate, Cordova, Tennessee’s Morgan Turpen, rounded out the podium in third place. Ripley, Mississippi driver Jeff Willingham who was the series 2012 USCS Rookie of the Year, tied his career-best USCS finish with a fourth place effort and veteran USCS racer Aubrey Black, out of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, completed the top five finishers.

 A third Bartlett, Tennessee native, Curt Terrell, ended the night in sixth place and regular www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series contender and USCS sprint car Rookie of the Year contender Kyle Amerson from Montgomery, Alabama finished in seventh place. Jacksonville, Florida pilot Terry Witherspoon crossed the line in eighth, with Grovetown, Georgia’s Jay Dunham behind him in ninth place. Bob Auld, from Largo, Florida, completed the field in tenth.

 Morgan Turpen kicked off the evening’s racing action by winning the Hoosier Tire Speed Dash, and her teammate Terry Gray scored the win in the Engler Machine and Tool First Heat. Anthony Nicholson rolled to the victory in the fully-inverted Butlerbuilt Second Heat.

Nicholson was the provisional polesitter after scoring the most passing points in heat race action, and after a zero came up in the K&N Inversion Draw, he also received the K&N Filters Pole Award.  Jeff Willingham passed the most cars in the A-main (four) to grab the Willwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award.

The United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N continues their 2014 Outlaw Thunder Tour schedule next Saturday, August 16th at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, Tennessee.

The United Sprint Car Series management and staff would like to thank the Duck River Raceway Park management and staff and all the great race fans that turned out in spite of much less than favorable weather predictions this event.

 For rules and updated schedule information about the United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, please visit www.uscsracing.com or call the series office at 770-460-7223


RESULTS: USCS Sprint Car Series “Duel at the Duck”; Duck River Raceway Park; August 9th, 2014


Hoosier Tire Speed Dash: Morgan Turpen, Anthony Nicholson, Terry Gray, Jeff Willingham, Curt Terrell, Terry Witherspoon.


Engler Machine and Tool First Heat: Terry Gray, Anthony Nicholson, Morgan Turpen, Curt Terrell, Kyle Amerson, Jeff Willingham, Terry Witherspoon, Aubrey Black, Bob Auld, Jay Dunham.


Butlerbuilt Second Heat: Anthony Nicholson, Morgan Turpen, Terry Gray, Curt Terrell, Terry Witherspoon, Kyle Amerson, Bob Auld, Aubrey Black, Jeff Willingham, Jay Dunham (DNS).

 USCS Sprint Car Series filtercharged by K&N Duel at the Duck A-main: 25-laps

1.      #16 – Anthony Nicholson, Bartlett, TN
2.   #10 – Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN
3.   #10M – Morgan Turpen, Cordova, TN
4.   #28 – Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS
5.   #21 – Aubrey Black, Lookout Mountain, GA
6.   #27 – Curt Terrell, Bartlett, TN
7.   #29 – Kyle Amerson, Montgomery, AL
8.   #43 – Terry Witherspoon, Jacksonville, FL
9.   #51 – Jay Dunham, Grovetown, GA
10. #83 – Bob Auld, Largo, FL

 USCS Sprint Car Series Race Awards:

Hoosier Tire Speed Dash:  #10M – Morgan Turpen
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat:  #10 – Terry Gray
Butlerbuilt Second Heat:  #16 – Anthony Nicholson
K&N Filters Pole Award:  #16 – Anthony Nicholson
JE Pistons Top Guns Award:  #28 – Jeff Willingham (4th place) 
K&N Filters Podium (3rd place) Award:  #10M – Morgan Turpen
Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award:  #28 – Jeff Willingham 
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Top Five Award:  #21 – Aubrey Black
Saldana Racing Products Super Sixth Award:  #27 – Curt Terrell
Pyrotect Racing Cells Lucky Seven Award:  #29 – Kyle Amerson
DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends Top Ten Award:  #83 – Bob Auld

The United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters would like to gratefully thank its sponsoring partners for their involvement in the 2014 and 18th anniversary USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour: K&N Filters, www.rockauto.com,Engler Machine and Tool, Butlerbuilt, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Saldana Racing Products, Pyrotect Racing Cells, DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends. KSE Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, DSR Fuel Systems, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions and Safety-Kleen. 


Brandon Taylor charges to career-first www.rockauto.com USCS 600 win at Duck River

(Chris Seelman photo) LEWISBURG, TN – Get out the broom and start the party, because Saturday night in Tennessee, 14-year-old Brandon Taylor showed the USCS www.rockauto.com 600 Sprint Car Series what a clean sweep was all about.

Taylor, the 2013 www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Rookie of the Year, shot from third to the lead on a lap four restart, diving underneath veteran Bob “the Bullet” Trapino from Alpharetta, Georgia in turn 3 and never looking back from there en route to a historic first USCS-sanctioned win and first-ever win in a micro sprint.

The young pilot from Cumming, Georgia became the second-youngest driver in the history of the USCS 600 division to win a points-paying event (behind only Taylor Tidmore) after also winning the Hoosier Speed Dash and the Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race to start the night.

“This is amazing,” an ecstatic Taylor expressed in www.rockauto.com Victory Lane. “I’ve led some laps at Dixie Speedway (in Georgia) but never been close to winning one until tonight. This car was just on rails tonight. I can’t even put this into words, it’s unbelievable.”

Montgomery, Alabama’s Kyle Amerson who was doing double duty while also racing in the USCS presented by K&N Filters sprint car division as well, charged from last place after an electrical problem kept him from starting the heat race, to finish in second place behind Taylor. Trapino rounded out the podium in third. Sharon Grove, Kentucky hot-shoe Jordan Latham, who won twice in USCS 600 competition in 2013, came home in fourth place and Mike Magic, the most recent USCS 600 winner, completed the top five at the finish.

Derek Warren held down the sixth place at the checkered flag and USCS newcomer Michael Barton finished in seventh. Clarksville, Tennessee driver Bo Barber crossed the stripe in eighth, the final car running at the finish.

Defending series champion Sean Hosey was involved in a lap 3 collision and was scored ninth, out of the race, and Aubrey Black II brought up the rear of the field in tenth after retiring on lap two.  The second and final caution of the event occurred on lap 10 when Bo Barber looped his car around in turn 4.

In addition to his dash and heat race victories, Taylor was also the provisional pole-starter after scoring the most passing points in heat race action. However, following drawing a number six in the K&N Inversion Draw, Bob Trapino grabbed the K&N Filters Pole Position. Kyle Amerson passed the most cars in the main event (eight) to garner the Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award.

The www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series season continues on Saturday, August 23rd with a rescheduled date at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia.

For rules and updated schedule information about the www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car series please visit www.uscsracing.com or call the series office at 770-460-7223

RESULTS: www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series @ Duck River Raceway Park; August 9th, 2014 

Hoosier Tire Speed Dash: Brandon Taylor, Kyle Amerson, Sean Hosey, Mike Magic, Bob Trapino, Bo Barber. 

Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race: Brandon Tayloer, Derek Warren, Jordan Latham, Mike Magic, Sean Hosey, Bob Trapino, Bo Barber, Mike Barton, Aubrey Black Jr., Kyle Amerson (DNS). 

www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint A-Main 20 laps:  

1.       #07 – Brandon Taylor, Cumming, GA
2.       #29 – Kyle Amerson, Montgomery, AL
3.       #98 – Bob Trapino, Alpharetta, GA
4.       #51 – Jordan Latham, Sharon Grove, KY
5.       #5M – Mike Magic, Winder, GA
6.       #99 – Derek Warren, Oak Grove, KY
7.       #21 – Michael Barton, Murfreesboro, TN
8.       #14 – Bo Barber, Clarksville, TN
9.       #6 – Sean Hosey, Clarksville, TN
10.     #22 – Aubrey Black Jr., Lookout Mountain, GA

USCS 600 Sprint Race Awards:

Hoosier Tire Speed Dash:  #07 – Brandon Taylor
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat:  #07 – Brandon Taylor
K&N Filters Pole Award:  #98 – Bob Trapino
K&N Filters Podium (3rd place) Award:  #98 – Bob Trapino
Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award:  #29 – Kyle Amerson
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Top Five Award:  #5M – Mike Magic
Saldana Racing Products Super Sixth Award:  #99 – Derek Warren
DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends Top Ten Award:  #22 – Aubrey Black Jr.


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 USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint cars headline the 9th Annual “Clayhill Clash” on Saturday, August 16th

 Atlanta, GA - 8/10/14 - The United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint cars return to Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, Tennessee (www.clayhillmotorsports.com ) on Saturday, August 16th for the 9th Annual “Clayhill Clash”. The event will award USCS National points and points toward the 2014 Championship in the USCS Mid-South Thunder Tour regional sprint car series. The 2006 USCS Rookie of the Year, and current National point’s leader, Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas won series most recent stop at the track when he won the 2014 USCS Sprint Car Speedweek Round #3 on Memorial Day

The challenging 3/8 mile red clay oval has been the venue for a number of exciting USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour winged sprint car events for more than a decade. The track always proves to be one of the most popular tracks on the USCS schedule for both drivers and fans. Additionally on the action packed racing card will be a full program of racing that also includes the weekly racing Nesmith Late Model Dirt Series, Open Wheel Modified, E-MOD, Hobby, Street Stock and Hummer FWD weekly racing divisions.

A number of previous USCS Clayhill Clash sprint car champions are expected to be entered. Those include  rhe 2013 USCS National Champion Derek Hagar from Marion, Arkansas, 2012 series Champion, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas plus Marshall Skinner from West Memphis, Arkansas and 10-time series Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee.

The Clayhill Motorsports venue is a family friendly fan favorite facility with air conditioned restrooms and one of the best and most modern concession stands found in short track racing. The track is located at 1315 Rimmer Road, Atwood, Tennessee 38220. The info phone number is 731-669-3939.

USCS Media Contact: Pete Walton

770-460-7223 or cell# 770-865-6097

peteuscs@att.net

Website: www.uscsracing.com