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02/09/2025

MARK SMITH USES PATIENCE TO CAPTURE KING OF THE 360s $10,000

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CLEWISTON, FL – February 8, 2025 - Mark Smith of Sunbury, PA patiently wait his turn to take the lead and collect the $10,000 King of the 360s title Saturday night in the 30-lap United Sprint Car Series Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire/Top Gun Sprints A-Main at Hendry County Motorsports Park. Smith methodically worked his way to the front from his fifth starting spot to take the lead on lap 22.

Friday night USCS Winter Heat winner Tyler Clem of St. Petersburg, FL led for six laps, but had to settle for second and third went to Matt Covington of Glenpool, OK. Blake Hahn of Sapulpa, OK took the fourth spot and Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS was fifth.

Davie Franek of Wantage, NJ finished sixth and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee and 16-time USCS National Champion Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN drove to a seventh-place finish. Trey Meredith of Dade City, FL started 16th and finished eighth to earn the Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger of the Race Award. Sam Hafertepe of Sunnyvale, TX took the ninth spot and Kyler Johnson of Quinter, KS rounded out the top ten.

“I’ve got to thank Terry Whitherspoon for letting me drive his car this weekend,” Smith said in the Winner’s Circle. “Things got pretty intense in the second half of the race, and I could see I needed to be patient when I saw what was going on in front of me. I just waited to make my move at the right time."

In preliminary action, Hafertepe was the Fast Qualifier among the 34 entrants from 16 different states with a lap around Hendry County Motorsports Park in 13.147 seconds. Scotty Thiel of Sheboygan, WI won the six-lap Hoosier Racing Tire Speed Dash to earn the Pole Position for the King of the 360 30-lap A-Main.

The four ten-lap Heat Races were won by Hafertepe in the Engler Machine & Tool Heat 1, Smith won the Butlerbuilt Heat 2, Thiel won the Schoenfeld Headers Heat 3, and Covington was the Huggins Cams Heat 4 winner. The 15-lap Hero Graphics ⁶B-Main Race was won by Chase Moran of Fultonville, NY.

Thiel took the lead at the start of the race followed by Clem, Hafertepe, Smith, and Covington. The first of two caution flags came out on lap five when Chase Moran of Fultonville, NY and Garrett Green of Dade City, FL tangled in turn two. The second caution flag came out on the restart when Robbie Smith of Ocala, FL spun in turn two.

On the next restart, Thiel took to the high side of the track from the point, while Clem worked the bottom groove in second. Franek passed Covington for the fifth spot. Clem chipped away at Thiel’s lead and got the better bite off the bottom of turn four on lap nine to take the lead.

Hafertepe got by Thiel for second on the 12th circuit and then sailed around the outside of Clem to take the lead on lap 14. Mark Smith drove by Thiel on lap 15 to move up to the third spot, as the leaders caught the cars on the tail of the lead lap. This brought about wholesale position changes among the top five divers in the second half of the race.

Thiel regrouped and passed Smith and Clem to take over the second spot on lap 16, and Covington got by Franek to move back into the top five on lap 17. Lap 20 and 21 saw Clem and Thiel swap the second spot. Hafertepe bounced off the backstretch wall on lap 22 and Clem pounced to retake the lead, and Mark Smith moved up to second.

Smith was on the charge and passed Clem for the lead on lap 23 and Covington took over the third spot on lap 24. Hahn and Howard moved up to the fourth and fifth spots respectively on lap 26. Mark Smith took a 1.875 second margin of victory under the checkered flag over Clem in a race that took 14 minutes and 39.243 seconds to complete.

Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2025 United Sprint Car Series Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire Winter Heat Series will take place on Friday night, February 14 and Saturday night, February 15 at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL. For more information about USCS, visit their website at uscsracing.com and the series page, or call the USCS office at 770-865-6097.

United Sprint Car Series Marketing Partners are Engler Machine & Tool, Hoosier Racing Tire, Huggins Cams, Hero Graphics, DMI/Bulldog, J&J Supply of NC, Racing Electronics, JE Pistons, DHR Suspension, Wilwood Disc Brakes, KSE Racing Products, PRO Shocks, Schoenfeld Headers, and Arizona Sport Shirts.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF WINTER HEAT SERIES RACE 2, THE KING OF THE 360s, FOR THE UNITED SPRINT CAR SERIES PRESENTED BY HOOSIER RACING TIRE AT HENDRY COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK IN CLEWISTON, FL ON 2/8/2025:

KING OF THE 360s FEATURE RACE – 30 Laps: 1. 43 Mark Smith, Sunbury, PA (5); 2. 6 Tyler Clem, St. Petersburg, FL (2); 3. 95 Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (4); 4. 52 Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (8); 5. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (9); 6. 28 Davie Franek, Wantage, NJ (10); 7. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (12); 8. 11 Trey Meredith, Dade City, FL (16); 9. 15h Sam Hafertepe, Sunnyvale, TX (3); 10. 45x Kyler Johnson, Quinter, KS (13); 11. 51t Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI (1); 12. 116 Nick Snyder, Marco Island, FL (17); 13. 9w Lane Whittington, Denham Springs, LA (7); 14. 4 Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (14); 15. 83 Mark Ruel Jr., Jacksonville, FL (11); 16. 41 Luke Hill, Odessa, FL (21); 17. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (23); 18. 23 Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (25); 19. G6 Brandon Grubaugh, Ocala, FL (15); 20. 68c Robbie Smith, Ocala, FL (22); 21. 51 Dustin Burtron, Seminole, FL (20); 22. 16 Tyler Porter, Pinellas Park, FL (24); 23. 4p Chase Moran, Fultonville, NY (19); 24. 5h Colby Thornhill, Enumclaw, WA (6); 25. 82 Garrett Green, Dade City, FL (18).

HOOSIER RACING TIRE SPEED DASH – 6 Laps: 1. Thiel; 2. Clem; 3. Hafertepe; 4. Covington; 5. M. Smith; 6. Thornhill.

Hero Graphics B-MAIN – 15 Laps (Top 4 Transfer To Feature Race): 1. Moran; 2. Burtron; 3. Hill; 4. R. Smith; 5. 27 Austin Martin, Sarasota, FL; 6. Willingham; 7. Porter; 8. 44c Cheyenne Potter, Lake Helen, FL; 9. 25 John Crowder, Summerfield, FL; 10. Moss; 11. 9 Austin Rice, Venice, FL; 12. 7c Phil Gressman, Fremont, OH; 13. 26 Jeff Bye, West Palm Beach, FL; 14. 96s Brandon Sampson, Mesa, AZ DNS; 15. 938 Bradley Fezard, Bonnerdale, AR DNS; 16. 14b Brett Wright, East Chatham, NY DNS.

HEAT RACES (Top 4 Transfer To A-Main) – 10 Laps:

ENGLER MACHINE & TOOL HEAT 1: 1. Hafertepe; 2. Whittington; 3. Ruel; 4. Grubaugh; 5. Moss; 6. Fezard; 7. Gressman; 8. Potter.

BUTLERBUILT RACING PRODUCTS HEAT 2: 1. M. Smith; 2. Hahn; 3. Gray; 4. Meredith; 5. Hill; 6. Martin; 7. Rice; 8. Bye.

SCHOENFELD HEADERS HEAT 3: 1. Thiel; 2. Howard; 3. Johnson; 4. Snyder; 5. Moran; 6. Smith; 7. Crowder; 8. Wright.

HUGGINS CAMS HEAT 4: 1. Covington; 2. Franek; 3. D. Smith; 4. Green; 5. Sampson; 6. Burtron; 7. Porter; 8. Willingham.

QUALIFYING: 1. Hafertepe, 13.147; 2. M. Smith, 13.188; 3. Thiel, 13.386; 4. Covington, 13.409; 5. Ruel, 13.455; 6. Hahn, 13.554; 7. Howard, 13.562; 8. Franek, 13.627; 9. Gressman, 13.652; 10. Gray, 13.720; 11. Johnson, 13.734; 12. D. Smith, 13.799; 13. Whittington, 13.833; 14. Hill, 13.847; 15. R. Smith, 13.865; 16. Burtron, 13.868; 17. Fezard, 13.894; 18. Meredith, 13.909; 19. Moran, 13.921; 20. Green, 13.923; 21. Grubaugh, 13.961; 22. Martin, 14.001; 23. Snyder, 14.011; 24. Sampson, 14.180; 25. Moss, 14.189; 26. Rice, 14.320; 27. Wright, 14.327; 28. Willingham, 14.377; 29. Potter, 14.539; 30. Bye, 14.738; 31. Crowder, 15.075; 32. Porter, NT.

Submitted by ROBY HELM – Helm Communications – 865-207-4157

United Sprint Car Series News Release: Contact: PETE WALTON – 770-865-6097

02/08/2025

CLEM EDGES THORNHILL IN King of 360 HENDRY COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK THRILLER

CLEWISTON, FL - February 7, 2025 - Tyler Clem of St. Petersburg, FL edged Colby Thornhill of Enumclaw, WA at the checkered flag to win the 25-lap Prelude To The King of the 360s event co-sanctioned by the United Sprint Car Series presented by Hoosier Race Tire and the Top Gun Sprints series on Friday night at Hendry County Motorsports Park. A wide racing surface made for multiple grooves that lent itself to several lead changes.

Mark Smith of Sunbury, PA finished third and fourth went to Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS. Mark Ruel Jr. of Jacksonville, FL started 13th and drove to a fifth-place finish to earn the Wilwood Disc Brakes Hard Charger of the Race Award. Sam Hafertepe Jr. of Sunnyvale, TX took the sixth spot and polesitter Phil Gressman of Fremont, OH was seventh.

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee and former USCS National Champion Danny Smith of Chillicothe, OH finished eighth and the ninth spot went to Kyler Johnson of Quinter, KS. Blake Hahn of Sapulpa, OK rounded out the top ten.

In preliminary action, the four ten-lap heat races went to Gressman in the Engler Machine & Tool First Heat, Thornhill in the Butlerbuilt Racing Products Second Heat, Hahn in the Schoenfeld Headers Third Heat, and Mark Smith in the Hero Graphics Fourth Heat. Bradley Fezard of Bonnerdale, AR won the 15-lap Huggins Cams B-Main Race.

Clem took the lead at the start of the race from his outside front row starting spot followed by Gressman, Danny Smith, Mark Smith, and Thornhill. On lap two, Mark Smith and Thornhill stepped to the outside and drove by Danny Smith to take over the third and fourth spots respectively.

The only caution flag of the race came out on lap five when Davie Franek of Wantage, NJ performed a 360-degree spin in turn two. Clem led Gressman, Mark Smith, Thornhill, and Danny Smith down for the restart. Mark Smith used the high side of the track to pass Gressman for second on the restart. Thornhill was able to move up to third by passing Gressman on lap eight.

Mark Smith caught Clem on lap ten and threw a successful slider in turn one by diving low and sliding up in front of Clem to take the lead. The slider fest was on as Clem crossed over in turn two to reclaim the lead, but Mark Smith slid Clem in turn three to grab the point. Thornhill was able to pass Clem for the second spot on lap 13.

The leaders caught the cars on the tail of the lead lap by the 15th circuit, and that made for a three-way battle for the lead. Thornhill drove around the outside of Mark Smith coming off the fourth turn on lap 18 to take the lead. Clem worked the bottom of the track from the third spot and scored a two for one pass coming off the fourth turn to take the lead on lap 22.

The last lap saw Clem and Thornhill split lapped cars coming off the fourth turn to the checkered flag. Clem came off the bottom groove to edge the high riding Thornhill by .105 seconds at the checkered flag in a race that took eight minutes and 57. 841 seconds to complete.

The United Sprint Car Series Presented By Hoosier Race Tire and Top Gun Sprints event with 35 drivers representing 16 different states returns to Hendry County Motorsports Park on Saturday night for the $10,000-to-win King of the 360s A-Main Event. For more information about USCS, visit their website at uscsracing.com and the series page, or call the USCS office at 770-865-6097.

United Sprint Car Series Marketing Partners are Hoosier Racing Tire,, Engler Machine & Tool, Huggins Cams, Hero Graphics, DMI/Bulldog, J&J Supply of NC, Racing Electronics, JE Pistons, DHR Suspension, Wilwood Disc Brakes, KSE Racing Products, PRO Shocks, Schoenfeld Headers, and Arizona Sport Shirts.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF USCS WINTER HEAT SERIES RACE 1,

PRELUDE TO THE KING OF THE 360s, FOR THE UNITED SPRINT CAR SERIES AND TOP GUN SPRINTS AT HENDRY COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK IN CLEWISTON, FL ON Friday, 2/7/2025:

PRELUDE TO THE KING OF THE 360s FEATURE RACE – 25 Laps: 1. 6s Tyler Clem, St. Petersburg, FL (2); 2. 5h Colby Thornhill, Enumclaw, WA (5); 3. 43 Mark Smith, Sunbury, PA (4); 4. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (8); 5. 83 Mark Ruel Jr,, Jacksonville, FL (13); 6. 15h Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (10); 7. 7c Phil Gressman, Fremont, OH (1); 8. 4 Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (3); 9. 45x Kyler Johnson, Quinter, KS (7); 10. 52 Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (6); 11. 4p Chase Moran, Fultonville, NY (11); 12. 51t Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI (15); 13. 95 Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (14); 14. G6 Brandon Grubaugh, Ocala, FL (18); 15. 116 Nick Snyder, Marco Island, FL (9); 16. 23 Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (21); 17. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (23); 18. 51 Dustin Burton, Seminole, FL (19); 19. 9w Lane Whittington, Denham Springs, LA (20); 20. 96s Brandon Sampson, Mesa, AZ (22); 21. 28f Davie Franek, Wantage, NJ (12); 22. 41 Luke Hill, Odessa, FL (16); 23. 938 Bradley Fezard, Bonnerdale, AR (17); 24. 82 Garrett Green, Dade City, FL (24).

B-MAIN – 15 Laps (Top 6 Transfer To Feature Race): 1. Fezard; 2. Grubaugh; 3. Burton; 4. Whittington; 5. Moss; 6. Sampson; 7. Trey Meredith, Dade City, FL; 8. Gray; 9. Austin Martin, Sarasota, FL; 10. Brett Wright, East Chatham, NY; 11. Green; 12. Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS; 13. John Crowder, Summerfield, FL; 14. Austin Rice, Venice, FL; 15. Cheyenne Potter, Lake Helen, FL; 16. Tyler Porter, Pinellas Park, FL; 17. Jeff Bye, West Palm Beach, FL; 18. 71 Robbie Smith, Ocala, FL DNS; 19. Elijah Gile, Phoenix, AZ DNS.

HEAT RACES – 10 Laps:

ENGLER MACHINE & TOOL HEAT 1: 1. Gressman; 2. D. Smith; 3. Clem; 4. Fezard; 5. Thiel; 6. Meredith; 7. Green; 8. Wright; 9. Willingham.

BUTLERBUILT RACING PRODUCTS HEAT 2: 1. Thornhill; 2. Hafertepe; 3. Ruel; 4. Sampson; 5. Franek; 6. Crowder; 7. Potter; 8. Porter; 9. Gray DNS.

SCHOENFELD HEADERS HEAT 3: 1. Hahn; 2. Howard; 3. Covington; 4. Snyder; 5. Whittington; 6. Grubaugh; 7. Moss; 8. Gile; 9. Rice.

HEAT 4: 1. M. Smith; 2. Moran; 3. Hill; 4. Johnson; 5. Burton; 6. R. Smith; 7. Martin; 8. Bye.

Submitted by ROBY HELM – Helm Communications – 865-207-4157

United Sprint Car Series Media Contact: PETE WALTON – 770-865-6097

02/04/2025

Southern Raceway is a 3/8 mile dirt oval with some of the finest short track racing in the South. Come enjoy a line up most Saturdays from March through November that includes Pure Stock, NeSmith Street Stock, Vintage & Open Wheel Modified. Plus we offer Sprint Car Special Events and Late Model racing on select nights throughout the season. Gates open at 4:00 PM on race day, racing starts at 7:00 PM. We accept Visa & Mastercard at our ticket window. Concessions are cash only.

02/03/2025

The BIG GUNS RETURN! to NAS...Coming on March 14th and 15th to North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Alabama the 700+ horsepower, 120 mile per hour USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour winged sprint cars gonna' be screaming like jet-fighters in a gymnasium around the 3/8 mile Alabama red clay NAS speed-plant.

The USCS Sprint Cars will be contesting a complete racing format including test and tune hot laps. qualifying heat races, the Hoosier Tire Speed Dash plus main events EACH NIGHT.

North Alabama Speedway's weekly racing divisions will join the action-packed racing card on both nights. Stay tuned to the North Alabama Speedway page for full details on the divisions for that weekend.

Fir USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour info please visit www.uscsracing.com or call 770-865-6097.

02/03/2025

Get Ready Race Fans! It's gonna be bigger than ever, the 8th Annual Battle at the Beach featuring FOUR BIG NIGHTS over TWO WEEKENDS at historic Southern Raceway in Milton, Florida on Friday and Saturday, February 14th and 15th followed by the Friday and Saturday, February 21st and 22nd events.

Racing action both weekends feature the USCS OUTLAW THUNDER TOUR winged sprint cars with a full racing card all four nights that include test and tune hot laps, qualifying heat races and the Hoosier Speed Dash plus main events EACH NIGHT!

In addition to the USCS Sprint Cars, the ■I.M.C.A Modifieds■ contest a full racing format on all ●●four nights●● over the two weekends with a $1000 to win A-Main each night and a point fund to the top 5 drivers who race in all four races.

In addition to those two divisions the speedway's ■Late Models■ race on February 14th for $1000 to win and 15th for $2000 to win.

On the 2nd weekend the CRUSA rules Street Stocks and IMCA rules Stocks contest the 2nd Annual North vs. South Street Stock Challenge with the Friday, February 21st feature paying $750 to win and the Saturday, February 22nd Challenge finale paying $1000 to win.

The ■Vintage■ division racers will see action on February 15th, 21st and 22nd.

The ■Bombers■ race all four nights with the Sprint Cars and I.M.C.A Modifieds on February 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd as well.

The ■Stinger■ division sees action on Friday, February 14th. The ■Pure Stocks■ will see action on Saturday, February 15th . That schedule will be added this coming week. The ■Slingshots■ will also be making a reappearing over the second one of these "Battle at the Beach" weekends on Friday and Saturday, February 21stand22nd. .

Please check back daily for more details next week for all early season and Winternationals announcements and info please go to the Southern Raceway page.

For USCS Racing info please visit www.uscsracing.com or call 770-865-6097. USCS also has a page and you may follow them on X formerly Twitter.

02/03/2025

It all kicks off THIS COMING WEEKEND! On February 7th and 8th at Hendry County Motorsports Park in Clewiston, Florida...then keeps on rollin' FOR 6 more weekends!

01/30/2025

The 6th Annual Sugar Bowl Winternationals and 2025 King of 360 Winter Nationals are coming to Hendry County Motorsports Park on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 6th, 7th and 8th.

Thursday night there will be practice for all classes plus a Manufacturers Dash and Race of Champions for the Stealth Racing IMCA Mod Lites.

Friday night will be a full racing format for the co-sanctioned USCS Racing Outlaw Thunder Tour and TOP GUN Sprints 360 Winged Sprint Cars racing for $2000 to win plus $1,000 to win for the General Elevator Solutions Stealth Racing IMCA Mod Lites presented by Superior Race Cars and the $1000 to win the West Coast Garage Door Outlaw Non Wing 600 Micro Sprints presented by HyperRacing Southeast.

Saturday night will feature a full racing format for the 6th Annual Sugar Bowl and King of 360 Winter Nationals featuring the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour and Top Gun Sprints 360 Winged Sprint Cars with a $10,000 to win finale plus the $3,000 to win 6th Annual Sugar Bowl finales in the General Elevator Solutions Stealth Racing IMCA Mod Lites presented by Super Race Cars.

The inaugural Sand Pit Showdown for Outlaw Non Wing 600 Micros presented by West Coast Garage Door and Hyper Racing HyperRacing Southeast finale on Saturday also pays $3000 to the winner.

Hoosier Sprint Car tires and racing gas and Methanol fueln will be available at the track all three nights. The racetrack also has a parts trailer with racing fuel and tires as well. If you need Methanol please contact John at Velocity phone (802)343-0658.

Driver Pre-registrations are open on all divisions now at https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1668/registrations/10679

For Hendry County Motorsports Park track info go to www.hendryracing.com

For USCS info please visit www.uscsracing.com

For Top Gun Sprints info please go to www.topgunsprints.com

The track and both series have pages for daily updates.

Watch LIVE or on Replay at https://doneright.tv/videos/38774

01/27/2025

Check out this listing I found of Factory Stock races coming up in 2025 .

Credit : this banner was taken off the comment section of another post

01/24/2025

2024 USCS Awards Ceremony THIS SATURDAY 1/25 is being held online on the USCS Racing page @ Uscs Racing at 2:00pm Eastern time and 1:00pm Central time.

Anyone who is interested welcome to tune in the live stream on the series Facebook Live stream.

The top ten finishers in the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour National, USCS Mid-South Thunder, and Southern Thunder regional series will be recognized, including the 2024 and 16-time National Champion from Bartlett, Tennessee.

Also recognized will be the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour Rookie of the Hannah Merritt from Nesbit, Mississippi, who was also the top Mid-South Thunder regional series Rookie of the Year.

The USCS Southern Thunder Tour regional series Rookie of the Year, PJ Reutimann from Zephyrhills, Florida, will also be recognized for his 2024 accomplishments.

Final 2024 point standings for the USCS drivers can be found at www.uscsracing.com.

The 2025 USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour Season kicks off at Hendry County Motorsports Park in Clewiston, Florida on Thursday (practice), Friday and Saturday, February 6th, 7th and 8th with the King of 360 Winternationals. $2000 to win on Friday and a $10,000 to win the Saturday night finale. For more Hendry County Motorsports Park info please go to www.hendryracing.com

01/23/2025

01/20/2025

Multi-time Hendry Racing USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour winged sprint car feature winner, Mark Smith from Sunbury, PA will be behind the wheel of Terry Witherspoon's #43 Mach 1 Sprint Car when the King of 360 Winternationals kicks off on Friday, February 7th at Hendry County Motorsports Park.

Smith will be chasing the $12,000 top prize to any Sprint Car driver who can sweep the $2000 to win A-Main in the prelim on Friday night, then collect the Victory in the $10,000 weekend finale on Saturday, February 8th.

Mark Smith is a forty plus time winner in USCS Sprint Car competition and will be one of the favorites in this historic event.

It's all part of the 6th Annual Sugar Bowl Winternationals presented by Superior Race Cars.

The weekend speed spectacular also includes the I.M.C.A Modified Lite STARS Series Sugar Bowl Winternationals portion plus the West Coast Garage Door Sand Pit Showdown presented by HyperRacing Southeast for Outlaw Non-Wing 600 Mini/Micro Sprints as well.

Thursday, February 6th also features a practice for all three divisions.

For USCS info please visit www.uscsracing.com

For Hendry County Motorsports Park info please go to www.henryracing.com

01/16/2025

01/01/2025

12/23/2024

PRE-REGISTRATION FOR 360 Sprint Cars IS OPEN NOW!

$50 for Friday's $2,000 to win
$150 for Saturday's $10,000 to win

Click this link: https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1668/registrations/10679