USCS Sprints+ KN USCS MODS headline Palasini Classic at Greenville (MS) FRIDAY 8/14

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USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour winged sprint cars, USCS Outlaw Modifieds and Super Late Models headline Ellis Palasini Black Widow Classic at Greenville Speedway on Friday, August 14th

Atlanta, GA – August 9,2015 - – Delta race fans get another shot of high speed entertainment when the United Sprint Car Series (USCS) Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint cars invade Greenville Speedway in Greenville, Mississippi for an action-packed night of racing this Friday night (August 14th ). The USCS sprint cars are the headliners of the 3rd annual Ellis Palasini Black Widow Classic. The event honors Mississippi Delta racing legend Ellis Palasini from nearby Leland, Mississippi.

The event features two USCS racing divisions as co-headliners of the event. The exotic 700 Horsepower, 1300 pound winged open wheel machines will contest their second racing events of the 2015 season on the Gumbo clay surface of the the historic ¼ mile oval at Greenville Speedway. The K&N Filters Outlaw Modified Series will be making it’s first visit of the season to the speedway. The K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modifieds are celebrating their 10th anniversary season.

The USCS presented by K&N Filters sprint cars typically reach speeds over one hundred miles per hour at Greenville Speedway. Winged sprint cars are pound for pound the fastest and most powerful short oval track vehicles in the World and the USCS sprint cars always put on a display an awesome show of speed and power at the track

The event awards United Sprint Car Series (USCS) National and Mid South regional series Championship points and is expected to bring a field of top winged sprint car drivers from at least five states to the challenging 1/4 mile high-banked oval seeking a stop in the www.RockAuto.com USCS victory lane.

An action filled racing program awaits fans when things get kicked off on Friday night. The USCS presented by K&N Filters sprint car racing format will include test and tune hot laps followed by the evening's first sprint car race, the Hoosier Tire Speed Dash that showcases the top six cars from the previous USCS main event in an edge-of-your-seat six-car shootout. Next up will be qualifying heat races followed by Last Chance/B-Main race(s) and the night’s Ellis Palasini Black Widow Classic Championship main event.

In addition to the USCS presented by K&N sprint cars and K&N Filters USCS Outlaw Modifieds on the night’s racing card will be four of the track’s weekly racing divisions. Those other classes include the Super Late Model, Nesmith Dirt Late Model, Street Stocks and Pure Stock divisions.

Five previous winners of USCS winged sprint car events at Greenville Speedway are expected to enter plus a host of other talented drivers. Those past winners include past USCS Champion, Marshall Skinner from Marion, Arkansas who won on the series first visit to the track in July of 2007. Eleven-time USCS National Champion Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee who won on the series second visit in September of 2007 is also entered.

Also expected is three-time Gumbo Nationals Sprint Car Champion, Tim Crawley from Benton, Arkansas. Additionally another past Gumbo Nationals USCS sprint car winner and past series Champion Eddie Gallagher from Olive Branch, Mississippi is entered as well.

Another expected entry is the 2013 USCS National Champion and two-time USCS winner at the speedway. All five of these drivers plus many more top drivers from at least five states as far away as Texas and North Carolina are expected for this special sprint car event.

For more info and directions to Greenville Speedway please visit www.greenville speedway.net or call 662-822-7071 or 662-822-2662. The gates open on Friday night at 5:00pm and racing starts at 8:00 pm. For USCS Sprint Car rules and info please visit www.uscsracing.com or call 770-865-6097.

PHOTO AND CAPTION INFO

Photo/Caption: #10 Eleven-time United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters National Champion Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee leads a strong contingent of drivers from at least five states into this Friday’s Ellis Palasini Black Widow Classic event at Greenville Speedway. (USCS file photo)

USCS Media contact: Pete Walton 770-865=6097
Email peteuscs@att.net

Website: www.uscsracing.com