TURPEN HOLDS OFF MOORE FOR 4TH USCS WIN OF 2016 AT SENOIA, GA

  SENOIA, GA - August,20, 2016 - The defending United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour Presented by K&N Filters National Champion Morgan Turpen of Cordova, TN picked up her fourth win of the season on Saturday night in the 7th Annual Senoia Summernationals at Senoia Raceway.  The “Queen of the Wings” held off a hard late-race charge from young gun Howard Moore of Memphis, TN.

Turpen took the lead after a lap 13 crash took out early race leader Eric Riggins Jr. of Charlotte, NC.  Despite a rain delay, the “Carolina Kid” could not make repairs to continue in the race.  

After the restart, Moore moved up to challenge Turpen for the point, and actually took the lead on lap 23, but the caution flag came out after the K&N Filters Pole Award recipient Johnny Gilbertson Jr. of Dover, FL  stalled on the front straightaway to negate the pass.  Turpen led Moore down for the restart, and was able to hold him off for the win.

Moore had to settle for second. The K&N Filters Podium Award third place position went to Lance Moss of Cherryville, NC.  The 11-time USCS National Champion Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN finished fourth, and 2013 USCS Rookie of the Year, Curt Terrell of Bartlett, TN was fifth.  The 2015 USCS Rookie of the Year, Nick Snyder of Marco Island, FL started 16th and finished sixth to earn the Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award.

14-year-old USCS Rookie of the Year points leader, Danny Sams III of Englewood, FL finished seventh and Brian Thomas of Pendergrass, GA took the eighth spot.  Te 2014 USCS Rookie of the Year, Brandon McClain of Indian Trail, NC was ninth and the ageless wonder 78-year-old Ray Bugg of Iuka, MS rounded out the top ten.

In preliminary action, the eight-lap Engler Machine and Tool first heat was won by oward Moore, the eight-lap Brown and Miller Racing Solutions second heat was claimed by Gray and Lance Moss won the Schoenfeld Headers eight-lap third heat race.

The caution flag came out early in the 25-lap main event, as Shawn Murray of Jacksonville, FL spun in turn one on lap one to necessitate a complete restart.  On the next try, Gilbertson led Turpen, Riggins, Moore, and Moss.  Gray got by Moss to take over the fifth spot on lap two, and then got around Moore on lap three for the fourth position.

Turpen took the lead from Gilbertson on lap six with an outside move while Riggins and Moss dropped Gilbertson back to fourth on lap seven to stay with the leader.  The caution came out on lap nine for debris in turn three.  Turpen led Riggins, Gray, Moore, Moss, Gilbertson, Sams, Snyder, Darren Orth of Jacksonville, FL, and Bugg down for the restart.

When the green flag came out, Riggins got a run on Turpen and took the lead coming off the second turn.  Moore and Moss took over third and fourth respectively on the restart, as Gray dropped back to fifth.  Riggins was lapped traffic on lap 13 when he jumped the cushion on the high side of the race track and hit the fourth turn wall doing heavy damage to his race car.

Rain over Senoia Raceway forced a 40 minute delay during the caution period, but the cars were pushed off to continue the final 12 tours of the 25-lap main event with Turpen back in the lead followed by Moore, Moss, Gray, Gilbertson, Sams, Snyder, Thomas, Orth, and Bugg in the top ten.

The 2012 USCS Rookie of the Year, Jeff Willingham stalled on lap 15 to light up the yellow bulb and during the caution period, Orth gave up a top ten spot after going to the pits with a cut tire.  Turpin continued to lead after the restart, but Jake McLain of Indian Trail, NC stalled in turn one to bring out the caution flag on lap 16.  Turpen was the leader for the restart with Moore, Moss, Gray and Terrell in tow.  

After the next restart, Turpen had company at the front of the pack, as Moore moved up to challenge for the lead.  The top two drivers bobbed and weaved their way through lapped traffic bringing the crowd to their feet.  Moore passed Turpen for the lead on lap 23, but it was for naught, as the yellow flag came out for Gilbertson, who stalled in turn one.

Turpen led Moore, Moss, Gray and Terrell down for the restart and a two lap dash to the finish.  Moore tried both inside and outside to challenge for the lead, but with clear race track in front of her, the 23-year-old school teacher hit her marks, stayed out front, and picked up the win in her quest for a second-straight USCS National Championship.

The next three events for the 20th Anniversary USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour Presented by K&N Filters will take place during a busy Labor Day Holiday Weekend.  The first race will be at Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA on Friday night, September 2.  Race two will be at Laurens Speedway in Laurens, SC on Saturday night, September 3.  The weekend finale will be on Monday night, September 5 at Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, NC.

In United Speed Contest Sanction RockAuto.com 600 Mini Sprint action, Robby Hoffman of Tampa, FL won the 20-lap feature race.  Hoffman took the lead on lap nine after early race leader Brandon Taylor of Cumming, GA had a mechanical failure.

Following Hoffman under the checkered flag were Robbie Smith of Ocala, FL, David Hall of Tampa, FL, Aubrey Black II of Lookout Mountain, GA, Bobby Zaiontz of Columbus, GA, Dirk Miller of Tampa, FL, Bob Trapino of Alpharetta, GA, Matt McCullough of Snellville, GA, Curt Schumacher of Columbus, GA, and Remeno Loyal of Snellville, GA in second through tenth respectively.

For rules and updated schedule information about the United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour ab=nd www.rockauto.com USCS Mini Sprints , please visit www.uscsracing.com or call the series office at 770-460-7223 or 770-865-6097. You can also like the United Sprint Car Series Facebook page at USCS Racing.

USCS OUTLAW THUNDER TOUR PRESENTED BY K&N FILTERS RESULTS:

FEATURE RACE – 25 LAPS:

POS START CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN

1. 2 10m Morgan Turpen Cordova, TN
2. 4 40 Howard Moore Memphis, TN
3. 5 23 Lance Moss Cherryville, NC
4. 6 10 Terry Gray Bartlett, TN
5. 7 27 Curt Terrell Bartlett, TN
6. 16 116 Nick Snyder Marco Island, FL
7. 8 24d Danny Sams III Englewood, FL
8. 11 67 Brian Thomas Pendergrass, GA
9. 15 21 Brandon McLain Indian Trail, NC
10. 10 25 Ray Bugg Iuka, MS
11. 13 28 Jeff Willingham Ripley, MS
12. 17 67m Jake McLain Indian Trail, NC
13. 14 43 Terry Witherspoon Jacksonville, FL
14. 18 33 Joe Larkin Suwanee, GA
15. 1 22 Johnny Gilbertson Jr. Dover, FL
16. 9 22m Shawn Murray Jacksonville, FL
17. 12 34 Darren Orth Jacksonville, FL
18. 3 47 Eric Riggins Jr. Charlotte, NC
19. 20 83 Bob Auld Largo, FL
20. 19 99 Tanner Witherspoon Jacksonville, FL

USCS SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE AWARDS: 
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat:  Moore 
Brown and Miller Racing Solutions Second Heat:  Gray
Schoenfeld Headers Third Heat:  Moss
K&N Filters Pole Award:   Gilbertson
JE Pistons Top Guns Award:  (3rd place) Moss
K&N Filters Podium (3rd place) Award:   Moss
Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award:   Snyder (started 16th and finished sixth)
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Top Five Award:   Terrell
Saldana Racing Products Super Sixth Award:   Snyder
Pyrotect Racing Cells Lucky Seven Award:   Sams
DHR Suspension 8th-Place Award:  Thomas
DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends Top Ten Award:   Bugg

USCS SPRINT CAR SERIES PRESENTED BY K&N FILTERS PRELIMINARY RACE RESULTS:

Engler Machine & Tool Heat 1 - (8 Laps): 1. Moore; 2. Terrell; 3. Riggins; 4. Willingham; 5. B. McLain; 6. Snyder; 7. Ta. Witherspoon DNS.

Brown and Miller Racing Solutions Heat 2- (8 Laps):  1. Gray; 2. Sams; 3. Murray; 4. Thomas; 5. Te. Witherspoon; 6. Auld DNS.

Schoenfeld Headers Heat 3 - (8 Laps): 1. Moss; 2. Turpen; 3. Bugg; 4. Gilbertson; 5. Orth; 6. J. McLain; 7. Larkin.

The United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters would like to gratefully thank its sponsoring partners for their involvement in the 2016 and 20th anniversary USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour: K&N Filters,www.rockauto.com, Hoosier Race Tires, Engler Machine and Tool, Butlerbuilt, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Saldana Racing Products, Pyrotect Racing Cells, DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends. Hero Graphics, KSE Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, DSR Fuel Systems, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions and DHR Suspensions. 

United Sprint Car Series News Release:  Contact – PETE WALTON – (770) 865-6097

www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series mini sprint RESULTS:

FEATURE RACE – 20 LAPS:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN

1. 2 66 Robby Hoffman Tampa, FL
2. 6 77 Robbie Smith Ocala, FL
3. 4 67 David Hall Tampa, FL
4. 3 0 Aubrey Black II Lookout Mountain, GA
5. 5 1 Bobby Zaiontz Columbus, GA
6. 8 68 Dirk Miller Tampa, FL
7. 11 98 Bob Trapino Alpharetta, GA
8. 9 14 Matt McCullough Snellville, GA
9. 10 83 Carl Schumacher Columbus, GA
10. 7 2x Remeno Loyal Snellville, GA
11. 1 07 Brandon Taylor Cumming, GA
12. 12 28 Connor Morrell Bradenton, FL

USCS HOOSIER RACE TIRE 600 MINI SPRINT PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

RockAuto.com 600 Mini Sprint Heat 1 – (8 Laps):  1. Smith; 2. Hoffman; 3. Taylor; 4. Loyal; 5. Miller; 6. Morrell.

RockAuto.com 600 Mini Sprint Heat 2 – (8 Laps):  1. Zaiontz; 2. Hall; 3. Black; 4. McCullough; 5. Schumacher; 6. Trapino. 

www.RockAuto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series Race Awards: 
Hoosier Tire Speed Dash: David Hall
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat: Robbie Hoffman
www.rockauto.com Second Heat: Bobby Zaiontz
K&N Filters Pole Award: Brandon Taylor
K&N Filters Podium (3rd place) Award: David Hall
Brown and Miller Racing Solutions Fourth Place Award: Aubrey Black II
Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award: Robbie Smith  
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Top Five Award; Bobby Zaiontz
Saldana Racing Products Super Sixth Award: Dirk Miller
DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends Top Ten Award: Remeno Loyal
Photo/Caption: Car #66 - Robby Hoffman collected his 2nd win of the season on Saturday night at Senoia Raceway.
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The www.rockauto.com USCS Mini Sprint series would like to gratefully thank its sponsoring partners for their involvement in the 2016 www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series Chained Lightning Tour: K&N Filters,www.rockauto.com, Hoosier Race Tires, Engler Machine and Tool, Butlerbuilt, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Saldana Racing Products, DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends. Hero Graphics, KSE Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions and DHR Suspensions. 

United Sprint Car Series News Release:  Contact – PETE WALTON – (770) 865-6097