Terry Gray Repeats Cleveland U.S.C.S. Outlaw Sprint Win

The United Sprint Car Series made it's annual stop to the Cleveland (TN) Speedway Saturday night for the 2nd installment of the Tennessee State Championship: Outlaw Invasion races. Fans were treated to an exciting "Romp N' Stomp" by the winged warlords headed up this year once again by Terry Gray of Bartlett TN. Gray produced another clean sweep of the events winning the Dash Race, the 10 lap Heat Race and the 30 lap feature in his # 10 "Wendy's, Goodson Farms" J&J / Westmar sprint car.

First up on the evening was the Top 6 Dash race for the U.S.C.S. sprinters. Chris Rogers of Douglasville GA rocketed into the lead in his # 7 "Gain Detergent, William Bros. Lumber Co." Clincher / Gaerte as Gray struggled for a lap before lighting up a heater through the turns to get to second. Gray passed by Winder GA's Doug Day's # 2D "Gotta Race - Arizona Sport Shirts, ProShocks" Eagle / Dingler sprinter on the next turn setting his sights on Rogers' green machine. Rogers soon felt Gray's furry and the # 10 was out in front of the field. Rogers and Day followed across the checkers. In the first of two heats Gray continued his dominance leading all the way in the heat from his front row starting spot. Marshall Skinner of W. Memphis AR kept his blue # 26 "A&B Equipment, CBL Corporation" Pro-Lite / Slo-Built sprint in second just in front of Rogers. Rounding out the top five were; Scott Cramer of Arcadia OH and Aubrey Black of (nearby) Lookout Mtn. GA. In heat # 2 Jeremy Scott of Franklin GA took command in his # 76 "Signs Now, The Vortex Bar & Grill" Pro-Lite / Fayette Auto Machine Shop sprint car. Coming to the front quickly from his 6th starting spot was Jeff Swindell. The Bartlett TN racer moved to second before losing control of his #6s "Goodson Farms, Coca-Cola" Maxim / Gaerte ride in turn four. Day inherited the # 2 position from Swindell and was able to hold out at the checkers. Swindell was able to click back to third within the six lap that remained after his spin. Rounding out the top five were; Randy Weaver of Powder Springs GA and Dave Thorman of Greenville SC.

Fireworks symbolized the start of the 30 lap feature as the U.S.C.S. sprint car saluted the fans with the famous four-wide pace lap. A lap or two later Gray and Day started the "A" Main with a drag-race down the front straight-away. Gray got the whole-shot and never looked back as Day, Skinner and Rogers hammered out the second thru fourth. Magnito problems side-lined Jeff Swindell as the first handful of laps clicked off. The race was green until Shaun Stafford spun his ride in turn four of lap 19. Gray restarted as only the top six remained in the lead lap. Unfortunately one of those six, Cramer ended his top five run while under caution with mechanical problems. Gray headed back towards back-marker traffic as laps clicked towards the end 30 mark. Skinner and Rogers put on a good run to second reversing their finishing order from last years race. Gray took the checkers in heavy lapped traffic with Skinner, Rogers, Day and Weaver rounding out the top five. "My car has really been awesome here, both times." stated Gray in a post race interview. "This track is great! You can put a car anywhere on the track and stay in it." Gray concluded by thanking his family and crew (headed by Outlaw Sprint Car Pilot / friend Jason Sides). Rounding out the top ten finishers were Randy Helton, Jeremy Scott, Doug Fitzwater, Randy Scott, and Stafford.

Other Racing Action:

Claimer Late Model: Winner - Nick Yancy (# 7) of Ringgold GA
2.Bobby Doss (# 28), 3.Kevin Cook (# 48), 4.Stephanie Yancy (# Y7), 5.David Gamble (# 20)

Hobby: Winner - Glen Seaton Jr. (# 92) of Cleveland TN
2.Richard Dixon (# 3), 3.Lynn Roark (# 21), 4.Lonnie Raines (# 07), 5.Kenny Stanfield (# 72)

Pony Stock: Winner - Jimmy Brown (# 10) of Chattanooga TN
2.Daniel Burnette (# 5), 3.Wendall Ingram (# 24), 4.Travis Winters (# J1), 5.James Beavers (# 03)

Street: Winner - Raymond Lowery (#41) of Cleveland TN
2.Terry Graham (# 55), 3.Chad Holcomb (# T3), 4.Jeff King (# K1), 5.Roy Nichols (# 00)