Skinner Charges To Third USCS Sprints Victory At Dixie

Marshall Skinner got out the broom and swept the USCS Sprint Car Series weekend Saturday with his third straight victory of the season at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA.

Skinner, from Marion, AR, stole the lead from points leader Morgan Turpen following a restart with six laps to go and never looked back after he got out front.

Skinner led the final half-dozen laps en route to his third win of the weekend and his 28th career USCS victory, which ties him with longtime rival and friend Eddie Gallagher for fifth on the all-time series win list – a fact that was not lost on the cagey veteran.

“It’s unbelievable. Eddie and I have raced together for a long time and I never thought I’d be able to catch him with the numbers he put up in 1998 and 1999,” Skinner said in victory lane. “To do that tonight, after putting 16 years into supporting this series, means a whole lot and it’s a really special moment for me and for my team.”

The streak also marks the first time ever that Skinner has won three consecutive races in USCS competition.

“I’ve won two in a row a few times before, but I’ve never won three in a row before,” Skinner added. “This is a cool deal. It’s starting to feel like the old days coming back again.”

The sprint to the finish was set up after a spin by Jim Perricone in turn four, and then a subsequent multi-car crash in turn one on the first attempt at a restart – when Eric Riggins, Jr. and Nick Snyder came together battling for third and Snyder spun in front of the lead pack.

Turpen hung on to finish second after leading the first 24 laps from the pole, but was dejected after seeing a near-surefire victory slip away.

“I don’t know what the difference was at the end,” Turpen said. “We had the car to beat all night long. He said to me afterwards that he just flat-footed it on the restart and he made it work. I wasn’t going to risk giving up a second-place finish and tearing my car up to fight him quite that hard for the win.”

Eric Riggins, Jr. rounded out the podium finishers by finishing third, with Anthony Nicholson following in fourth. Johnny Bridges won a drag race to the line with Terry Gray for the fifth position.

Brandon McLain, Jeff Willingham, Grovetown, GA’s Jay Dunham and Suwanee, GA’s Joe Larkin rounded out the top ten.

Skinner kicked off the evening’s racing action by winning the Hoosier Tire Speed Dash, with a passing rain shower delaying the action just before heat races. Once the track was rolled back in, Skinner followed his dash performance up with a win in the first heat. McLain rolled to the victory in the second heat.

Gray was the provisional polesitter after scoring the most passing points in heat race action, but after a six was rolled on the inversion, Turpen garnered the K&N Filters Pole Award.

The USCS Sprint Car Series returns to action on Thursday night, July 23 at the East Lincoln Motor Speedway in Stanley, NC.

For more information about the USCS Sprint Car Series, visit USCSRacing.com.

Dixie Speedway’s local divisions were also in action on Saturday night, headed by Dale Thurman scoring the victory in the Super Late Model feature. Brent Dixon finished in second, with Johnny Chastain in third, Jason Croft in fourth and Shawn Chastain in fifth.

Chris Fennell took the victory in the Steel Head Late Model feature, with Don Jenkins in second, Jimmy Price in third, Justin Gravley in fourth and Alan Brewer in fifth.

Shane Smith was the winner in the Crate Late Model feature, followed by Zach Pilcher in second, Hunter Jones in third, John Williams in fourth and David Burtz in fifth.

Andy Morris took top honors in the Super Bomber feature. Daniel Brewer finished in second, with Matt Thompson in third, Justin Begley in fourth and Ronnie Haynes in fifth.

Austin Smith was first across the finish line for the Economy Bombers victory, with Dalton Polston, Dan Meadows, James Gagnon and Dan Tracey rounding out the top five.

In the Pony Stocks feature, Jamie Cross took the win, with Marty Clark in second, Bo Jordan in third, C.J. Dettmar in fourth and Jason Verrong in fifth.

Anthony Pittman was the winner in the Cruiser feature. Randy Ledford finished in second, with Jimmy Wilson third, John Sexton fourth and George Wilson fifth.

Dixie Speedway returns to action on Saturday, July 25, with a full racing program, including a Championship race for the Steel Head Late Models. On Sunday, July 26, Rome Speedway will play host to the Southern Nationals Super Late Model Series, with $5,300 to win.

For info on both events, visit DixieSpeedway.com.

Editor’s note: RWI’s Brandon Reed contributed to the local division portion of this story.

USCS Sprint Car Series
Dixie Speedway – Woodstock, GA
K&N Night of Thunder – July 18, 2015

1. #26 – Marshall Skinner – Marion, AR
2. #10M – Morgan Turpen – Cordova, TN
3. #47 – Eric Riggins, Jr. – Charlotte, NC
4. #16 – Anthony Nicholson – Bartlett, TN
5. #07 – Johnny Bridges – Cherryville, NC
6. #10 – Terry Gray – Bartlett, TN
7. #21B – Brandon McLain – Indian Trail, NC
8. #28 – Jeff Willingham – Ripley, MS
9. #51 – Jay Dunham – Grovetown, GA
10. #33 – Joe Larkin – Suwanee, GA
11. #5M – Shawn Mott – Rockwell, NC
12. #10P – Jim Perricone – San Antonio, TX
13. #87 – Don Goodwin – Nashville, TN
14. #116 – Nick Snyder – Marco Island, FL
15. #67 – Brian Thomas – Pendergrass, GA
16. #25 – Ray Bugg, Iuka – MS
17. #24 – Danny Martin, Jr. – Sarasota, FL

Super Late Models
1. 59 – Dale Thurman
2. 1 – Brent Dixon
3. 00 – Johnny Chastain
4. 16 – Jason Croft
5. x15 – Shawn Chastain
6. 73 – T.J. Reaid
7. 87 – Derrick Rainey
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10. 24 – Chip Brindle
11. 119 – Mike McConnell
12. 63 – Rick Jennings
13. 24x – Buster Goss

Steel Head Late Models
1. c87 – Chris Fennell
2. 1B – Don Jenkins
3. 37 – Jimmy Price
4. 94 – Justin Gravley
5. 22 – Alan Brewer
6. 51 – Randy Dillard
7. 84 – Jason Smith

Crate Late Models
1. 4 – Shane Smith
2. 87 – Zach Pilcher
3. 54 – Hunter Jones
4. 57 – John Williams
5. 31 – David Burtz
6. 14 – Tony Beck
7. 10 – John Land
8. 37 – Clay Fancher
9. 21 – Jake Jones

Super Bombers
1. 40 – Andy Morris
2. D22 – Daniel Brewer
3. 99 – Matt Thompson
4. J21 – Justin Begley
5. 18r – Ronnie Haynes
6. 23 – Travis Smith
7. 17 – Roy Patterson
8. 21 – Stephen Clack
9. 9 – Rod Gibson
10. 25 – Jeremy Millsaps
11. 82 – Randall Powell

Economy Bombers
1. 84 – Austin Smith
2. 00 – Dalton Polston
3. 07 – Dan Meadows
4. 35 – James Gagnon
5. Zero – Dan Tracey
6. 19 – Landon Bagby
7. 1A – Ryan Ray
8. 33 – Joe Trantham
9. 13 – Jesse Goss
10. 16 – Kyle Beavers
11. 52 – Alan Pack
12. 8 – Will Payne
13. 16 – Eric Hogsed
14. 05 – Andrew Dittrick
DNS: 21 – Eric Hamby

Pony Stocks
1. 55 – Jamie Cross
2. 56 – Marty Clark
3. 41 – Bo Jordan
4. 20 – C.J. Dettmar
5. 56 – Jason Verrong
6. 25 – Alan Barber
7. 04 – David Kirkland
8. 77 – Marlon Burtz
9. 62 – Charles Dettmar
DNS: 49 – Phil Ripley
DNS: 22 – Scott Hollars

Cruisers
1. 13 – Anthony Pittman
2. 83 – Randy Ledford
3. 43 – Jimmy Wilson
4. 15 – John Sexton
5. 1 – George Wilson
6. 0 – Name Not Available
7. R13 – Daniel Ray
8. 75 – Willard Edmondson
DNS: 3 – Edwin Scott