7/4/2024
USCS United Sprint Car Series
DALE HOWARD TAKES SECOND CLAYHILL USCS WIN OF 2024
DALE HOWARD TAKES SECOND CLAYHILL USCS WIN OF 2024
ATWOOD, TN – July 4, 2024 - Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS has taken a liking to Clayhill Motorsports Park, as he won the 25-lap United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters Feature Race on Thursday night. The wire-to-wire win was the second USCS Clayhill Motorsports Park win of the season for Howard, with his first win coming on March 23 in the USCS Winter Heat Finale.
The defending and 15-time USCS National Champion, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN finished second. Lance Moss of Cherryville, NC took the third spot and the Wilwood Brakes Hard Charger of the Race Award after starting fifth.
Ronny Howard of Nesbit, MS was fourth, and Brad Bowden of Hernando, MS drove to a fifth-place finish. Jeff Willingham of Ripley, MS finished sixth, and seventh went to Jamie Manley of Memphis, TN. Hannah Merritt of Nesbit, MS finished in the eight spot, and Carson Short of Marion, IL did not start the main event.
In preliminary action, Dale Howard earned the pole position for the 25-lap Feature Race by winning the six-lap Hoosier Racing Tire Speed Dash. Moss won the eight-lap Engler Machine & Tool First Heat Race, and Bowden won the eight-lap Butlerbuilt Racing Products Second Heat Race.
Dale Howard took the lead he would never relinquish at the start of the race followed by Bowden, Gray, Ronny Howard and Moss. The top five remained the same for the first half of the race with Dale Howard holding a 1.5 second lead over Bowden. The second-place driver slowed on lap 17, and stalled one lap later to bring out the only caution flag of the race.
The field lined up for a restart, as Dale Howard, who gave up a 6.283 second advantage over Gray in second, led Gray, Ronny Howard, Moss, and Bowden, who restarted as the last car on the lead lap.
Moss was able to pass Ronny Howard for the third spot on lap 19. Dale Howard took a 2.494 second Margin of victory over Gray at the checkered flag in a race that took nine minutes and 34.298 seconds to complete.
The United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters competitors will have Georgia On Their Minds for the next two stops on the 2024 schedule. Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge, GA will host the USCS cars and stars on Friday night, July 12, and then travel to Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA on Saturday night, July 13.
For more information about USCS, including the 2024 schedule, results and the up to date point standings, visit their website at uscsracing.com and the series Facebook page, or call the series office at 770-865-6097.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS FROM THE UNITED SPRINT CAR SERIES PRESENTED BY K&N FILTERS EVENT AT Clayhill Motorsports Park on Atwood, TN on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
FEATURE RACE – 25 Laps: 1. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (1); 2. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (3); 3. 23 Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (5); 4. 44 Ronny Howard, Nesbit, MS (4); 5. 4x Brad Bowden, Hernando, MS (2); 6. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (6); 7. 1jr Jamie Manley, Memphis, TN (7); 8. 16 Hannah Merritt, Nesbit, MS (??. 9. 21 Carson Short, Marion, IL DNS.
HOOSIER RACING TIRE SPEED DASH – 6 Laps: 1. D. Howard; 2. Bowden; 3. Gray; 4. R. Howard; 5. Moss; 6. Willingham.
HEAT RACES – 8 Laps:
ENGLER MACHINE & TOOL HEAT 1: 1. Moss; 2. Gray; 3. R. Howard; 4. Manley; 5. Short.
BUTLERBUILT RACING PRODUCTS HEAT 2: 1. Bowden; 2. Willingham; 3. D. Howard; 4. Merritt.
Submitted by ROBY HELM – Helm Communications – 865-207-4157
USCS Media contact: Pete Walton
phone: 770-865-6097
Email: peteuscs@att.net
Article Credit: Pete Walton
