Derek Hagar raced to his fourth USCS Sprint Car Series Randy Helton Memorial win Saturday night at East Alalbama Motor Speedway. Photo: USCS Media
Derek Hagar picked up his fourth Randy Helton Memorial Race victory Saturday night with the USCS Sprint Car Series at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Alabama.
It marks the fourth series victory of the season for the Marion, AR speedster, and the 40th of his career.
Hagar came from the fourth starting spot to take the lead from Eric Riggins, Jr. on lap 11, and then checked out on the field to take the win.
“This is a special race and it means a lot to not only win it once, but to also win it four times,” Hagar said. “From the start of the race, I kept pulling the wing back until we got the balance right in the car. Once we got in the clean air after we took the lead, we could pull away.”
Riggins took the lead at the start of the race from his outside front row starting spot, but the caution flag came out on the opening tour of the race when Bob Auld and Clint Weiss tangled in turn one to necessitate a complete restart. Riggins again took the point on the restart followed by Terry Gray and Hagar.
The second caution flag of the race came out on lap four when Tanner Witherspoon spun in the fourth turn. Riggins led the field down for the single-file restart followed by Gray, Hagar, Marshall Skinner and Greg Smyre.
Behind the leader, as Lance Moss bolted up to the fourth spot, but on lap four, Skinner reclaimed the fourth position and Martin followed him into the fifth spot. By lap ten, Skinner had sailed around Gray to move up to the third spot, while Hagar began to challenge Riggins for the lead.
Hagar set up for an outside move around Riggins in turn two on lap 12 to take the lead, and then began to pull away. Skinner closed in on Riggins to battle for second while Gray and Martin settled into the fourth and fifth spots respectively. The field was slowed by caution for a third time on lap 14 when Darren Orth spun in turn two.
When the field went back to green flag action, it didn’t take Hagar long to pull away. By lap 17, he held had a half straightaway lead on Riggins, but that advantage went away when Anthony Nicholson reportedly had a stuck throttle going into turn three and sailed off the outside of racing surface.
Nicholson’s car barrel-rolled before coming to a stop upside-down on an access road from the overflow pit area outside turn four. Nicholson was uninjured and walked away under his own power.
The remaining 12 laps ran caution free and Hagar went on to the checkered flag unchallenged.
Riggins held off a late-race challenge from Skinner to finish second. Gray finished in fourth, with Danny Martin, Jr. in fifth.
Morgan Turpen, Moss, Shawn Murray, Jake McLain and Smyre rounded out the top ten.
In preliminary action, Gray won the Hoosier Speed Dash and Skinner won the first heat race. Hagar won second heat race, and Martin was the winner of the third heat race.
Bobby Zaiontz won the 20-lap USCS 600 Mini-Sprint feature by passing David Hall with two laps to go. Matt McCullough of Snellville, GA finished in third, with Dirk Miller in fourth and Robby Hoffman in fifth.
For more information on the USCS Sprint Car Series, visit USCSRacing.com.
USCS Sprint Car Series
East Alabama Motor Speedway – Phenix City, AL
Randy Helton Memorial – June 18, 2016
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1. Derek Hagar – Marion, AR
2. Eric Riggins, Jr. – Charlotte, NC
3. Marshall Skinner – Marion, AR
4. Terry Gray – Bartlett, TN
5. Danny Martin, Jr. – Sarasota, FL
6. Morgan Turpen – Cordova, TN
7. Lance Moss – Cherryville, NC
8. Shawn Murray – Jacksonville, FL
9. Jake McLain – Indian Trail, NC
10. Greg Smyre – Hickory, NC
11. Jeff Willingham – Ripley, MS
12. Clint Weiss – Jesup, GA
13. Tony Agin – Ft. Myers, FL
14. J.D. McCleary – Jacksonville, FL
15. Anthony Nicholson – Millington, TN
16. Bob Auld – Largo, FL
17. Darren Orth – Jacksonville, FL
18. Tanner Witherspoon – Jacksonville, FL
19. Joe Larkin – Suwanee, GA
20. Jay Dunham – Grovetown, GA
21. Terry Witherspoon – Jacksonville, FL
22. Ray Bugg – Iuka, MS
23. Brandon Taylor – Cumming, GA
DNS: Nick Snyder – Marco Island, FL
USCS 600 Mini-Sprints
1. Bobby Zaiontz – Columbus, MS
2. David Hall – Tampa, FL
3. Matt McCullough – Snellville, GA
4. Dirk Miller – Tampa, FL
5. Robby Hoffman – Tampa, FL
6. Remeno Loyal – Snellville, GA
7. Conner Morrell – Bradenton, FL
8. Mike Barton – Castillion Springs, TN
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