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Morgan Turpen captures USCS/URC North South Shootout at Cherokee Speedway
GAFFNEY, S.C. - October 4, 2014 - Morgan Turpen was not going to be denied during Saturday night’s United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters and the URC Rislone Sprint Series North/South Shootout at Cherokee Speedway. Turpen, from Cordova, Tennessee, took the lead from 2012 URC champion Robbie Stillwaggon for the final time on lap 20 of the 30-lap North/South Shootout finale A-main Saturday and weathered four late-race cautions and subsequent restarts to bolt away to the biggest victory of her career in a race that was ultimately a war of attrition at Cherokee. The win was Turpen’s sixth career USCS feature triumph and her second of the season, as well as her first-career URC victory.
“Wow,” a shocked Turpen said with a smile in www.rockauto.com USCS Victory Lane. “I didn’t expect to be standing here tonight. As the race wore on, we just kept getting better while the #89 (Robbie Stillwaggon) kept getting worse. We needed this bad, the team did, and I did too. I’m so proud and so thankful for this effort tonight.”
Turpen and Stillwaggon exchanged the lead five times between each other, at lap one (Turpen), two (Stillwaggon), seventeen (Turpen), nineteen (Stillwaggon) and twenty (Turpen). The race was slowed by cautions a total of six times; at lap 8 when the defending event champion Eric Riggins Jr. caught fire coming off of turn four, at lap 9 when Bill Moore flipped going into turn two, at lap 20 when Brian Smith spun in turn 2, at lap 22 for a melee in turn four involving Jonathan Swanson, Brandon McLain and Terry Witherspoon, at lap 25 when Swanson slowed down the backstretch and at lap 26 when both Stillwaggon and Brian Thomas slowed to a stop on the frontstretch.
Behind Turpen, K&N Filters Pole Position starerer Lance Moss, from Cherryville, North Carolina rallied late to post a second-place result and Wontage, New Jersey driver Davie “No Panic” Franek completed the podium in third, officially clinching the 2014 URC championship in the process. Mertztown, Pennsylvania’s Josh Weller finished behind Franek in fourth and ten-time USCS National champion Terry Gray, from Bartlett, Tennessee, who started eleventh, rounded out the top five.
Boyertown, Pennsylvania’s Randy West led the next group of drivers home in sixth place and 15-year-old Nick Snyder, from Marco Island, Florida finished seventh. Yardville, New Jersey pilot Jonathan Swanson was eighth and Pendergrass, Georgia’s Brian Thomas was scored ninth. Robbie Stillwaggon, from Burlington, New Jersey completed the top ten at the finish.
Brandon McLain kicked off the evening’s racing action by winning his career-first Hoosier Tire Speed Dash, and Morgan Turpen scored the win in the Engler Machine and Tool First Heat. Robbie Stillwaggon rolled to the victory in the Butlerbuilt Second Heat.
Lance Moss was the provisional pole-sitter 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. Brian Thomas passed the most cars in the A-main (seven) to grab the Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award.
The United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters continues their 2014 schedule on Saturday, October 11 during Cotton Boll Cup at Poplar Bluff Speedway in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. That event will also see the K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modifieds in action on October 10th and 11th.
For rules and updated schedule information about the United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour, please visit www.uscsracing.com or call the series office at 770-460-7223 or 770-865-6097.
RESULTS: USCS vs. URC “North/South Sprint Car Shootout”; Cherokee Speedway; October 4, 2014
Hoosier Tire Speed Dash: Brandon McLain, Terry Gray, Eric Riggins Jr., Nick Snyder, Terry Witherspoon, Morgan Turpen (DNS).
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat: Morgan Turpen, Brandon McLain, Lance Moss, Brian Smith, Jonathan Swanson, Nick Snyder, Brad Wickham, Joe Larkin, Troy Betts.
Butlerbuilt Second Heat: Robbie Stillwaggon, Eric Riggins Jr., Davie Franek, Randy West, Josh Weller, Terry Gray, Terry Witherspoon, Brian Thomas.
USCS Sprint Car Series vs. URC Rislone Sprint Series North/South Shootout A-main: 30-laps:
1. #10M – Morgan Turpen, Cordova, TN
2. #23 – Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC
3. #28F – Davie Franek, Wontage, NJ
4. #25 – Josh Weller, Mertztown, PA
5. #10 – Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN
6. #56 – Randy West, Boyertown, PA
7. #116 – Nick Snyder, Marco Island, FL
8. #17J – Jonathan Swanson, Yardville, NJ
9. #67 – Brian Thomas, Pendergrass, GA
10. #89 – Robbie Stillwaggon, Burlington, NJ
11. #43 – Terry Witherspoon, Jacksonville, FL
12. #21B – Brandon McLain, Indian Trail, NC
13. #11 – Brian Smith, Mooresville, NC
14. #87 – Greg Smyre, Hickory, NC
15. #47 – Eric Riggins Jr., Charlotte, NC
16. #06 – Bill Moore, Mt. Ulla, NC
17. #33 – Joe Larkin, Suwanee, GA
18. #22 – Troy Betts, Newark, DE
19. #6W – Brad Wickham, Rutherfordton, NC (DNS)
USCS Sprint Car Series Race Awards:
Hoosier Tire Speed Dash: #21B – Brandon McLain
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat: #10M – Morgan Turpen
Butlerbuilt Second Heat: #89 – Robbie Stillwaggon
K&N Filters Pole Award: #23 – Lance Moss
JE Pistons Top Guns Award: #25 – Josh Weller (4th place)
K&N Filters Podium (3rd place) Award: #28F – Davie Franek
Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award: #67 – Brian Thomas
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Top Five Award: #10 – Terry Gray
Saldana Racing Products Super Sixth Award: #56 – Randy West
Pyrotect Racing Cells Lucky Seven Award: #116 – Nick Snyder
DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends Top Ten Award: #89 – Robbie Stillwaggon
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.
Story by:
Jacob Seelman
Speed77 Motorsports Radio, Founder/Producer
RaceChaserOnline.com, Managing Editor
United Sprint Car Series, Series Announcer
Jim Young charges to www.rockauto.com USCS 600 sprint win at Cherokee
GAFFNEY, S.C. - October 4, 2014 - Saturday night at Cherokee Speedway, Jim Young ensured there was no doubt who the strongest car in the www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Series field was.
Young, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, surged from fourth to the lead on the opening lap of the 600 mini-sprint 15-lap main event and held on through two mid-race cautions to grab his first USCS-sanctioned mini-sprint victory of the 2014 season.
The victory was Young’s third career USCS 600 Sprint Series win. “The car was really rolling through the corners well; I could go to the bottom and pretty much stick down there. I saw the 14 car (McCullough) was up on top at the start, so I just went where they weren’t and it paid off,” Young said in www.rockauto.com USCS Victory Lane.
K&N Filters pole-starter Matt McCullough, from Atlanta, Georgia, chased Young all the way but had nothing for the Pennsylvania hot-shoe in the closing laps and had to settle for second, with Cherryville, North Carolina’s Johnny Bridges collecting the K&N Filters Podium Award in third place, his best career USCS 600 feature finish. Coby Adams, out of Mooresville, North Carolina jumped from tenth to finish fourth and Clarksville, Tennessee college student and defending USCS 600 Sprint Series champion Sean Hosey rounded out the top five.
Winder, Georgia veteran Mike Magic finished sixth and in the process, claimed the 2014 USCS 600 Southern Lightning regional series championship by seven points over Montgomery, Alabama’s Kyle Amerson, who was scored eighth at the checkered flag.
September 19th Senoia Raceway winner Dirk Miller from Sanford, Florida finished in seventh place followed by Amerson in eighth and 2013 www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Southern region Champion Bob Trapino from Alpharetta, Georgia in ninth place. David Hall from Casselberry, Florida rounded out the top ten drivers.
The main event was only slowed by a pair of cautions on lap 10, the first for debris and the second on the ensuing restart when Shreve, Ohio young gun Trevor Baker smacked the outside wall in turn one.
2013 series Champion Sean Hosey kicked off the night by grabbing the win in the Hoosier Tire Speed Dash on a last lap, last turn pass, and Johnny Bridges took the win in the Engler Machine and Tool First Heat. Jim Young notched the win in the www.rockauto.com Second Heat.
Young was the provisional pole-sitter after scoring the most passing points in heat race action, but when a four was pulled during the K&N Inversion Draw, Matt McCullough was awarded the K&N Filters Pole Position. Coby Adams passed the most cars in the main event (six) to garner the Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award.
The www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series fires back into action in four weeks with the USCS Fall Nationals at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on October 31st and November 1st. 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 or 770-865-6097.
RESULTS: www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series @ Cherokee Speedway; October 4, 2014
Hoosier Tire Speed Dash: Sean Hosey, Kyle Amerson, Mike Magic, Dirk Miller, Johnny Bridges, David Hall (DNS).
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat: Johnny Bridges, Matt McCullough, Sean Hosey, David Hall, Bob Trapino, Jackson Wellman, Chase Ledford, Bo Barber (DNS).
www.rockauto.com Second Heat: Jim Young, Kyle Amerson, Mike Magic, Trevor Baker, Dirk Miller, Coby Adams, Brandon Taylor, Larry Nations.
www.rockauto.com USCS 600 Sprint A-Main 15 laps:
1. #8 – Jim Young, Johnstown, PA
2. #14M – Matt McCullough, Atlanta, GA
3. #5B – Johnny Bridges, Cherryville, NC
4. #27 – Coby Adams, Mooresville, NC
5. #6 – Sean Hosey, Clarksville, TN
6. #5M – Mike Magic, Winder, GA
7. #68 – Dirk Miller, Sanford, FL
8. #29 – Kyle Amerson, Montgomery, AL
9. #98 – Bob Trapino, Alpharetta, GA
10. #67 – David Hall, Casselberry, FL
11. #07 – Brandon Taylor, Cumming, GA
12. #20 – Jackson Wellman, Belmont, NC
13. #28C – Chase Ledford,
14. #13 – Trevor Baker, Shreve, OH
15. #14 – Bo Barber, Clarksville, TN
16. #5N – Larry Nations, Gastonia, NC
USCS 600 Sprint Race Awards:
Hoosier Tire Speed Dash: #6 – Sean Hosey
Engler Machine and Tool First Heat: #5B – Johnny Bridges
www.rockauto.com Second Heat: #8 – Jim Young
K&N Filters Pole Award: #14M – Matt McCullough
K&N Filters Podium (3rd place) Award: #5B – Johnny Bridges
Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger Award: #27 – Coby Adams
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Top Five Award: #6 – Sean Hosey
Saldana Racing Products Super Sixth Award: #5M – Mike Magic
DMI/Bulldog Rear Ends Top Ten Award: #67 – David Hall
Story by Jacob Seelman |
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