Anthony Nicholson raced to his fifth USCS feature win of the season at Tennessee National Raceway on Saturday night. Photo courtesy USCS Media
HOHENWALD, TN – It’s said that sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. On Saturday night at Tennessee National Raceway in Hohenwald, TN, Anthony Nicholson was the one with all the luck in his hand.
Nicholson, from Bartlett, TN, reclaimed the lead from Tim Crawley with four laps to go after Crawley blew a tire going into turn 3 during the USCS Sprint Car 30-lap Tennessee Fall Nationals A-main. Nicholson then darted away to make his fifth trip to the USCS Victory Lane this season.
Nicholson led the first 20 laps of the event before being passed by Crawley on a lap 21 re-start and said it was the most unlikely win he’s ever had in a sprint car. It was his ninth career series victory, second straight in the series and his second consecutive Tennessee Fall Nationals triumph after winning the event convincingly in 2013.
“I knew it was just a matter of time before (Crawley got around us) with all the cautions we had been having. The track blew off and we had too much stagger on the car,” Nicholson said. “I knew it was coming and I tried to get down low but I went too low and it killed our speed. But when he blew that tire all I could think was, ‘Wow’. Tonight just shows it’s better to be lucky than good sometimes.”
The event was slowed by four cautions, with the first flying on lap lap three for a spin by Tony Wilson. The second yellow came out one lap shy of halfway Justin Webb was battling Nicholson for the lead Jeff Willingham spun in front of Webb, causing damage to the front end of Willingham’s car and flattening the right front tire on Webb’s machine when the two cars came together. Webb was given the allowed time under caution to return to the event at the tail end of the field, but his wheel was lodged on and the race re-start without him.
The third caution was thrown on lap 20 when sprint car rookie Zach Roach spun on the backstretch to set up Crawley’s pass for the lead. The final caution came out after Crawley slowed in the racing line following his blown tire in turn three. He was able to change tires and rejoin the field at the rear.
Morgan Turpen surged past her teammate, Terry Gray, after the final restart to take second place, with Gray rounding out the podium in third place. Curt Terrell tied his career-best USCS finish in fourth place and veteran sprint car pilot Ronny Howard finished fifth.
Crawley, Nick Snyder, Jake Roach, Jeff Willingham and Wesley Shepherd rounded out the top ten.
Turpen kicked off the evening’s racing action by winning the Hoosier Tire Speed Dash, and followed that up with a win in the first heat. Gray rolled to the victory in the second heat.
Crawley was the provisional pole starter after scoring the most passing points in heat race action, but after a six came up in the inversion drawing, Webb received the K&N Filters Pole Award.
The United Sprint Car Series continues their 2014 schedule Friday, September 19 with the rescheduled Senoia Summer Nationals at Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA.
For more info, visit USCSRacing.com.
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USCS Sprint Car Series
Tennessee National Raceway – Hohenwald, TN
Tennessee Fall Nationals – Sept. 13, 2014
1. #16 – Anthony Nicholson – Bartlett, TN
2. #10M – Morgan Turpen – Cordova, TN
3. #10 – Terry Gray – Bartlett, TN
4. #27 – Curt Terrell – Bartlett, TN
5. #44 – Ronny Howard – Nesbit, MS
6. #88 – Tim Crawley – Benton, AR
7. #116 – Nick Snyder – Marco Island, FL
8. #11 – Zach Roach – Sardis, TN
9. #28 – Jeff Willingham – Ripley, MS
10. #44S – Wesley Shepherd – Nesbit, MS
11. #57 – Zach Roach – Sardis, TN
12. #31 – Justin Webb – Drummonds, TN
13. #1 – Eddie Gallagher – Olive Branch, MS
14. #12B – Don Ryder – Knoxville, TN
15. #17M – Tony Wilson – Paris, TN
16. #39 – Brad Bowden – Hernando, MS
17. #25 – Mark Gant – Savannah, TN
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