USCS Winged Sprint Cars to Invade HMS
HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (July 11, 2002) - On Saturday night, July 20th, the
Hardeeville Motor Speedway all-time one lap track record will surely fall
when the USCS Winged Outlaw Sprint Cars come to town. The current one-lap
track record is held by Corey Fletcher of Bloomingdale, GA in a dirt-style
Late Model at 14.330 seconds on November 24, 2001. With the Outlaw Sprint
Cars capable of reaching speeds in excess of 140 m.p.h., that record is
almost guaranteed to fall by at least 1.5 seconds, maybe more. The Sprint
Cars drivers who have the best chance of breaking the one-lap record are
defending United Sprint Car Series champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett,
Tennessee and Kenny Adams from Malabar, Florida. The USCS Winged Outlaw
Sprint Car program will include hot laps, qualifying time trials, heat
races, and a big 40 lap A-main event. Race fans will also see the INEX
Thunder Roadsters, Legends Cars, Xtreme Stock Cars and Road Warriors in
action on Saturday night.
The event is expected to bring top winged outlaw sprint car drivers from at
least six states to the speedway with their exotic fire breathing, alcohol
burning 700+ Horsepower open wheel cars weight approximately 1,300 pounds.
It is not uncommon to see these powerful vehicles
popping wheelies or doing wheel stands because of the brute force of their
engines and their huge 18-inch wide rear tires.
The United Sprint Car Series (U.S.C.S.) sanctions and promotes winged
outlaw style sprint car racing at major venues in the United States on
asphalt and dirt ovals. The U.S.C.S. contested 31 events in 8 states on 25
different speedways in 2001. The series averaged 26 cars per event. One
hundred and seventy-eight (178) different drivers from 16 states and two
foreign countries competed in the series during 2001. The typical event
had drivers from 7 - 9 states competing in the events.
The 2002 U.S.C.S. Schedule has the series staging 40 events (13 on asphalt
and 27 + on dirt) at 30 different venues in 9 states. This will take the
series to over 25 major and intermediate size media markets with repeats in
some. Several major National events are on the schedule including the North
vs. South Shootouts and the U.S.C.S. Airflow Research Super Power Dash.
The cars competing in U.S.C.S. events are almost identical in appearance to
the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series entries seen on national television
broadcasts, aired frequently by The National Network (TNN) and those of the
United States Auto Club tm, aired by ESPN.
Heavy hitter entries include: The sprint car driver each of the past
seasons who has won the most A-main features, defending USCS Asphalt series
champion, Kenny Adams, from Malabar, Florida. Adams, who has 58 wins in
all competition since the beginning of the 2000 season.
Adams, who was also named 2000's National "Driver of the Year" by the
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame pollsters, will have his hands full with a
host of challengers from across the nation to include 2001 USCS National
Champion Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee. Gray has eight National
Championships to his credit and over 250 feature wins. Gray finished in the
runner-up spot in the Sprint Car Hall of Fame poll in 2001 and had 14 wins
on the season. Adams teammate, 1997 series champion Red Stauffer of Winter
Park, Florida, is also entered.
Gates open on Saturday at 4:00 p.m., qualifying begins at 6:00 p.m.
followed by the National Anthem at 7:05 p.m. General admission ticket
prices are $15.00 for adults; $10.00 for Juniors (ages 13-16), Seniors (55
and older) and Military (with proper I.D.); $5.00 for children (ages 6-12);
and children under 5 are free.
The Hardeeville Motor Speedway is located three miles south of I-95 (exit 5
in SC) on Highway 17 / Speedway Blvd. or just ten miles north of Savannah
on Highway 17 / Speedway Blvd. For more information, contact (843) 784
RACE (7223) or visit online at www.hardeevillespeedway.com.
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July 19, 2002 (Friday) USCS Outlaw Sprint Car Preview /Open Practice Time
Schedule (Subject to Change)
5:00 p.m. Pit Gates Open (Pit Passes: 12 & older - $15.00; Under 12 - Not
permitted in the pits)
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Practice Begins (all divisions in the following
order) - THIS IS NOT A RACE!
Rotation: Based upon Cars in the Pit Areas on 1/3 mile oval
July 20, 2002 (Saturday) USCS Outlaw Sprint Car Race Time Schedule
(Subject to Change)
4:00 p.m. Pit Gates Open (Pit Passes: 12 & older - $25.00; Not permitted in
the pits)
4:00 p.m. Grandstands Open
4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Open Practice (all divisions in the following order)
Rotation: Legends Cars
Xtreme Stock Cars
Thunder Roadsters
USCS Outlaw Sprint Cars
5:50 p.m. HMS Local Divisions Driver's Meeting (Mandatory) - A random role
call may be taken. Failure to report to the driver's meeting may result in
disqualification for the entire
event that night).
6:00 p.m. Time Trials for Thunder Roadsters (2 laps)
Time Trials for Legends Cars (2 laps each) - ½ field locked into A-Main,
Remainder to the B-Main.
Time Trials for USCS Outlaw Sprint Cars (2 laps each)
7:00 p.m. Invocation and National Anthem
7:05 p.m. Feature Events - Victory Lane @ Finish Line for Top 3 in each
division except for B-Main. * Number of laps depends on car counts (see
purse sheets to determine laps).
Xtreme Stock Cars Feature - (20 laps)
Thunder Roadster Dash - (6 laps)
USCS Outlaw Sprint Car Dash - (6 laps)
Legends Cars B-Main - (15 laps) - Trophy to the winner. # of qualifiers
for A-Main to be determined (max. 24 cars in A-Main).
Road Warriors Feature #1 - Laps and Event to be announced
Thunder Roadster Heats - (8 laps)
USCS Outlaw Sprint Car Heats - (8 laps)
Legends Cars A-Main - (30 laps)
USCS Outlaw Sprint Car A-Main Feature - (40 laps)
Thunder Roadster A-Main Feature - (20 laps)
Road Warriors Feature #2 - Laps and Event to be announced
10:15 p.m. Racing Completed
11:00 p.m. Pit Area Closes (Lights out)
Time is a factor! All cars must report to the grid area on time for their
races. Late arrivals may not be permitted on the track. Please be early!
INCLEMENT WEATHER / CANCELLATION OF AN EVENT:
In the event of rain or other conditions, it may be necessary for the
Race Director/Promoter to adjust the order of the event schedule, length of
races, practices and qualifying sessions, or to stop the program
completely. Should this occur, the Race Director/Promoter shall make every
effort to resume the schedule in a timely fashion if conditions improve.
It is their sole discretion as to what decision they make and their
decision is final.
Rain Check Policy (Pits): Cancellation or delay of an event will be the
speedway management's decision. No money will be refunded for tickets or
pit passes purchased. The armband with the appropriate numbers shall be
used as the rain check. In the event that an event is canceled, rain
checks will only be honored if all qualifying races for all divisions have
not been completed. All races completed will be scratched and will not be
rescheduled (EIRI - special events). Rain checks for the pits will be
honored for one of the next two events of equal or lesser value. If the
rain check is used for an event of greater value, then the holder will be
responsible for making up the difference in value. If the event is rained
out or canceled after one feature race for any division has been completed,
then the remaining feature events will be run at a later announced date.
This date will probably be the next race event scheduled and the make-up
features will be first on the program (before any qualifying heats
scheduled for the regular event). Only cars qualified for the canceled
event will be eligible for the make-up feature. Rain checks will not be
issued for events when the make-up features are held.
One lap past the halfway point in a feature shall constitute a complete
race in the event a race is stopped due to bad weather. If a race is
stopped by use of the red flag and is ruled complete (no matter how many
laps are complete), the finishing positions will be paid according to the
last officially scored lap by the leader prior to the red flag.
