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(Photo by Brandon Young Photography) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Feb. 22, 2016) – Derek Hagar hopes the third time is the charm as he is seeking to get his winged sprint car season underway this weekend. Hagar had scheduled to kick off his 2016 campaign each of the past two weekends at NEA Speedway in Harrisburg, Ark., but rained postponed the opening attempt before the sprint car portion of the event was cancelled last weekend because of a low car count. This weekend Hagar is...more

The Florida Winter Nationals was the first stop for the team in 2015. The team made a long awaited return to East Bay Raceway in Tampa where Jim was a top 10 car in the Sprint car division for many years. The return was great to see old friends but not good for racing. The team never got going and had a rough three nights. Jim had made the move in 2015 to become the General Manager of the Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque, NM. Work and the new position took Jim away from racing in the spring...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 18, 2015) – Brandon Hanks rebounded from a sour start to the night last Saturday during the USCS Fall Nationals at Riverside International Speedway, where he wrapped up his 2015 season with a top-10 result. The night began with the David Smith Racing entry finishing where it started – sixth – in a USCS heat race on the quarter-mile oval. “I had a left rear shock break on me in the heat race,” Hanks said. “I went into...more

(Photo by Chris Seelman Photography) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 17, 2015) – Derek Hagar’s season in his own sprint car ended on its side last Saturday during the USCS Fall Nationals at Riverside International Speedway. “We were running seventh when we got crashed,” he said. “It’s a little bitter. You always want to go into the offseason on a good note, but you can’t always come out on top. Things don’t always fall the way you want.” Hagar kicked off the USCS event by...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 16, 2015) – Sammy Swindell capped his season with a runner-up result last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway during the USCS Fall Nationals. Swindell, who drove for A.G. Rains during the USCS Series season finale, kicked off the night by advancing from fifth to third place during a heat race. “We were starting on the inside and it was definitely slick down there,” he said. “Every start the outside row would...more

Tuesdays with TMAC – 21st State in the Books! (Bill W) November 10, 2015 – Terry McCarl’s win in USCS action at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, North Carolina on October 30 gave the Altoona, Iowa driver victories in 21 states. The two week trip to the Carolina’s culminated in the World of Outlaws World Finals brought an end to a successful 2015 campaign that saw ten wins. The USCS events October 30 and 31 were an improvisation. “We had planned on going to the Short Track Nationals (in Little...more

(Photo by Al Steinberg) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Nov. 10, 2015) – Derek Hagar is eagerly looking forward to spending this weekend at Riverside International Speedway. Hagar is set to race on Friday and Saturday during the USCS Fall Nationals at the quarter-mile oval in West Memphis, Ark., where he has captured two wins this season. “We feel very confident,” he said. “We’ll go into this race like we always do and do the best we can. We’ve had a good year and I think we can...more

(Photo by Mike Howard Photos) Inside Line Promotions – BURLISON, Tenn. (Nov. 10, 2015) – Brandon Hanks is itching to return to Victory Lane and there’s no better time to accomplish that feat than this weekend. Hanks will wrap up his season this Friday and Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., where his David Smith Racing team will compete during the USCS Fall Nationals. “Now that we’ve found speed I hate for the season to end,” he said. “We’re really starting to...more

(Photo by DB3 Imaging) Inside Line Promotions – GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (Nov. 3, 2015) – Sammy Swindell will invade Riverside International Speedway later this month for the first time since 2009. Swindell will drive for A.G. Rains during the USCS Fall Nationals, which will be held Nov. 13-14 at the quarter-mile oval in West Memphis, Ark. The event will also be the site of a fundraiser for Swindell’s son, Kevin, who was severely injured during a sprint car crash in August. “They are going to have a...more

(Photo Courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – GAFFNEY, S.C. (Nov. 2, 2015) – Trey Starks captured another big win to cap last weekend’s USCS doubleheader on the East Coast. Starks and car owner Jeff McCall put together a pair of podium finishes during the weekend, which wrapped up with a dominating performance at Cherokee Speedway on Saturday. The event began with Starks charging from eighth to a runner-up result during a heat race. “We had a really good start and were up to third...more

(Photo by Chris Seelman Photography) Inside Line Promotions – PUYALLUP, Wash. (Oct. 25, 2015) – Trey Starks has a change of plans for this week. Starks, who will drive for Jeff McCall, will compete with the USCS Series on Friday at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, N.C., and Saturday at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C. It will mark his debut at both tracks. “We had planned on racing at the Short Track Nationals, but due to unforeseen circumstances we need to race closer to Jeff’s shop in North...more

(Photo by Chris Seelman Photography) Inside Line Promotions – OCALA, Fla. (Oct. 19, 2015) – Trey Starks continued his hot streak by capturing his fourth win in the past month on Saturday at Bubba Raceway Park. The victory was his first at the track during his debut with car owner Jeff McCall and the USCS Series in Florida. “It went about out as well as it could have,” Starks said. “We wanted to shake things down and get a feel for the car going into Short Track Nationals. I think we...more

(Photo Courtesy of USCS) Inside Line Promotions – EASTABOGA, Ala. (Oct. 13, 2015) – A new track was no problem for Derek Hagar last Saturday at Talladega Short Track. Hagar won during his debut at the track, which gives him 15 podium finishes in his last 16 races. It also marked his 12th victory of the season. “We had a real good weekend,” he said. “We got the lead on the start of the heat race and led the whole thing. It was a slick race track. It was kind of hard to see the top because the...more

Inside Line Promotions – PUYALLUP, Wash. (Oct. 12, 2015) – Trey Starks is scheduled to make his driving debut for Jeff McCall this weekend in Florida. Starks will compete at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla., on Friday and Saturday with the USCS Series, which will mark his first time competing at the track and with the series. “I always enjoy new challenges and that’s what this weekend presents,” he said. “I want to thank Jeff for the opportunity. I’m excited to race at a new track and in a...more

(Photo by Seth Lacewell) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Oct. 6, 2015) – Derek Hagar is hopeful the weather forecast for this weekend stays positive. Hagar plans to compete on Saturday at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala., with the USCS Series. “I’ve never been there so it’s a new race track for us,” he said. “I’m pretty excited to go there. Every time we’ve tried to go there it’s been rained out.” Hagar is seeking his seventh USCS triumph of the season and his 12th win overall...more

Saturday night 09/05/15 the JBMotorsports team made the trip to Riverside Speedway, West Memphis, Arkansas to visit the track known as "The Ditch". Jim has made three trips over the years to this famous track and making the feature is one of the toughest places to do so. The competition weekly is some of the best drivers in the country. Jim would use Heat #2 and finish 7th to finally find the line around this tricky 1/4 mile oval. Feeling good for the feature Jim would start 14th. An...more

Jim Perricone and the JBMotorsports 10P sprint car team had planned on running with NRA/SOD for the weekend up north. When weather predictions looked bad the team turned to Mississippi and the USCS races. Night one was at Greenville Speedway and it was apparent that something just wasn't right with the motor. The team could not trace the issue down and still managed to have a 16th place finish. Night two took the team to Jackson Motor Speedway. The night one issue was found and it was an...more

(Photo by USCS) Inside Line Promotions – BYRAM, Miss. (Aug. 18, 2015) – Derek Hagar swept a USCS doubleheader last weekend to give him eight feature victories this season and five wins in his last nine races. Hagar, who now has 35 career USCS triumphs, also extended his winning streak to three consecutive years at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, Miss., and two straight at Jackson Motor Speedway. “We had a good weekend,” he said. “We knew as a team we had a good car. It was up to me to...more

(Photo by Brandon Young Photography) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Aug. 10, 2015) – Derek Hagar has an outstanding track record at a pair of bullrings he is set to tackle this weekend with the USCS Series. Hagar owns two-race winning streaks at both Greenville Speedway in Greenville, Miss., where he will compete this Friday, and at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss., which hosts an event on Saturday. “Our track record is pretty good at both of those tracks,” he said. “It gives us...more

With rain in the forecast the JBMotorsports team made a last minute decision to not attend the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway and head to Georgia for the Southern Swing of USCS Sprint Series. On Friday 07/17/15 the USCS series visited Boyd's Speedway in Georgia. Jim was fast in the heat race but would start in the back for the feature. The car was racy and Jim worked his way up and finished 10th with Marshall Skinner taking the win. On Saturday night 07/18/15 it was Dixie Speedway outside...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 14, 2015) – Derek Hagar pocketed a pair of USCS victories last weekend to give him five wins in his last 16 races. In fact, he has finished in the top eight during each of those 16 races and has placed outside the top five only twice during the streak. “I think we have some good momentum built,” he said. “We’ve had good cars. We had a good weekend.” The weekend began last Thursday at Crowley’s Ridge Raceway in Paragould,...more

(Photo by Brandon Young Photography) Inside Line Promotions – CALIFORNIA, Mo. (July 7, 2015) – Derek Hagar added two more runner-up finishes last weekend to continue his recent string of impressive results. Hagar has now earned 10 podium finishes in his last 13 races, including six second-place results. “They need to be wins, but at least we’re staying consistent and keeping everything afloat,” he said. “It’s a lot better than not being in the top five. Second is not bad, but we want to get...more

(Photo by Brandon Young Photography) Inside Line Promotions – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 30, 2015) – Derek Hagar has been a podium machine the past month. Hagar registered his eighth podium finish in his last 10 races Saturday at I-30 Speedway with the USCS Series. “It’s all about being consistent,” he said. “We’ve had some real good races and I think we can capitalize on this.” The night began with Hagar charging from sixth to a second-place result during a heat race on the quarter-mile...more

Inside Line Promotions – CALIFORNIA, Mo. (June 23, 2015) – Derek Hagar powered to a pair of runner-up results last weekend in Missouri. Hagar kicked off the competition on Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland by advancing from fourth to third place in a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour heat race. That lined him up on the outside of the sixth row for the main event. “We raced three and four wide with a bunch of guys for pretty much the whole race, trading slide jobs and stuff,” he said. “We...more

(Photo Courtesy of USCS) Inside Line Promotions – HOHENWALD, Tenn. (June 16, 2015) – Derek Hagar continued his recent hot streak last weekend when he rallied to his third feature victory during the last five races. “We’ve had a real good confidence boost the last few races,” he said. “We’ve had some good success and I think it’s going to continue. We have a good team, good cars, good motors and good shock package.” The weekend began on Friday at NEA Speedway in Harrisburg, Ark., where Hagar...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 9, 2015) – Derek Hagar claimed his first career Hooker Hood Classic in impressive fashion last Saturday. Hagar lapped up to third place during the 360ci main event at Riverside International Speedway to score his second win of the season. “I feel that was one of our most dominant wins, especially at Riverside where there’s a lot of great competition,” he said. “I got myself a throwback suit from Hinchman Racewear last...more

(Photo by Seth Lacewell) Inside Line Promotions – COLUMBUS, Miss. (June 2, 2015) – Derek Hagar has found his mojo after registering his second straight podium finish last Friday at Magnolia Motor Speedway. “We were fast from the time we unloaded and we’re always pretty quick at Magnolia,” he said. “It’s probably one of my favorite tracks to go to. It’s just fun to run around.” That was evident from the start of the night as Hagar won both the dash and his heat race at the USCS Speedweek...more

(Image Credit: Rob Kocak) SAPULPA, Okla. (May 26, 2015) Memorial Day Weekend was one of running for Blake Hahn. Running from the rain that is as the driver of the Lucas Oil No. 52 machine sought races where were ever possible, managing to compete in two out of the target three nights. Starting off Friday at the Timberline Speedway with the ASCS Red River Region, Blake started off well with a Heat Race win, but ran into trouble in the feature, “There was a hole getting into the top of...more

(Photo by Ron Skinner Photos) Inside Line Promotions – BYRAM, Miss. (May 26, 2015) – Channin Tankersley capped last weekend by earning his second top-five finish of the season. Tankersley and his team rallied from 11th to a fourth-place finish after making a late decision to tackle a USCS Mid South Speedweek event at Jackson Motor Speedway on Saturday following ASCS Gulf South Region rainouts on Saturday at Shady Oaks Speedway in Golaid, Texas, and on Sunday at Battleground Speedway in...more

(Photo Courtesy of USCS) Inside Line Promotions – BYRAM, Miss. (May 26, 2015) – Derek Hagar can breathe after reaching the Winner’s Circle for the first time this season last Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway. “We were kind of down on ourselves because we hadn’t picked up a win this year,” he said. “We also haven’t been able to race very often because of the weather. When we have we’ve shown a fast car everywhere we’ve gone, we just haven’t had the luck. I think it was a big stress reliever...more

Jim Perricone and the JBMotorsports team flew in for the first two nights of the 2015 USCS Sprint Speedweek starting at Jackson Motor Speedway in Mississippi. Jim got to the track 30 minutes prior to hot laps after flying in from Atlanta. The car was good early but the heat the track with dry up. Jim would start second row in his heat but the car was very loose and just was not tightened up enough to progress forward. Jim was set for the second B main. A poor start by a rookie in front Jim...more

(Photo by Seth Lacewell) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (May 19, 2015) – Derek Hagar is heading into a tripleheader this weekend in search of his first victory of the season. Hagar, who has only been able to race seven times this season, will make his debut at Timberline Speedway in Corley, Texas, on Friday with the ASCS Red River Region before tackling a pair of USCS races on Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, Miss., and Sunday at Greenville Speedway in Greenville,...more

(Photo by Seth Lacewell) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (April 21, 2015) – Derek Hagar is seeking his third consecutive year with a USCS victory at Tennessee National Raceway this Saturday. Hagar has visited Victory Lane during two of his three races at the third-mile oval in Hohenwald, Tenn., the past two seasons and he is itching to record his first triumph of this year. “We haven’t raced much,” he said. “By this time last year we’d already won four. It’s kind of aggravating because...more

Inside Line Promotions – TOCCOA, Ga. (March 31, 2015) – Derek Hagar had a rough outing at Toccoa Speedway last weekend. Hagar, who was driving for Jeff McCall during the 4th annual Toccoa Tangle with the USCS, ran into a throttle issue during his heat race on Friday. “The throttle started hanging so I had to run it wide open,” he said. “I could still control it with my foot, but it wouldn’t shut down like it needed to. Luckily the track was pretty heavy and I could hold it on the...more

(Photo by Al Steinberg) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (March 24, 2015) – Derek Hagar is aiming for at least one victory when he invades Toccoa Speedway this weekend. Hagar is driving for Jeff McCall during the USCS doubleheader on Friday and Saturday at the 5/16-mile track in Toccoa, Ga., during the 4th annual Toccoa Tangle. “I haven’t won at that track and I haven’t won a race this year so this weekend would be a good time to scratch those off the list,” Hagar said. “I’ve heard the...more

(Photo by Al Steinberg) Inside Line Promotions – OCALA, Fla. (March 3, 2015) – Derek Hagar rebounded in a big way last Friday at Bubba Raceway Park. Hagar’s season had started on a sour note after a rough outing during the season-opening event the weekend prior and engine issues during a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour practice night at Bubba Raceway Park on Thursday. “We cracked a head in the engine during our practice night so we had to make an engine change,” he said. “With that on top of the...more

(Photo by TeeJay Crawford) Inside Line Promotions – GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (March 1, 2015) – Sammy Swindell will make his first sprint car start next weekend following his retirement from full-time racing last August. Swindell will pilot the No. 1 sprint car for Donnie Cooper this Friday and Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss., during the USCS season-opening event. It will be Swindell’s first time driving for Cooper and his first time racing at the 3/8-mile track. “I’m still...more

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(Photo by Seth Lacewell) Inside Line Promotions – WOODSTOCK, Ga. (Aug. 26, 2014) – Derek Hagar charged to his 13th feature victory of the season last Saturday at Dixie Speedway. Hagar kicked off the night by winning his USCS heat race after starting third, which gave him the most points of any driver and the pole position for the main event once the zero was drawn for the inversion. “On the first lap I overdrove the car going into turn one and Anthony Nicholson drove past me,” he said. “We...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (July 15, 2014) – Derek Hagar claimed his first career USCS Speedweek title last weekend following a six-week delay. Hagar, who won the first three Speedweek races in late May, finished eighth in the postponed Speedweek finale at Riverside International Speedway on Saturday to garner the crown. “It’s something good to put out there and it paid a little bit of money, which always helps,” he said. Although his 18th top 10 of...more

Jerrod Hull and the Rockwell American #12 team picked up their fifth win of the year at the Jim Hall Memorial at Benton Raceway Park in Missouri on June 27. The win was worth $5,000 to the Sikeston, Missouri native. A third place finish in USCS competition aboard Donnie Cooper’s #01 and a second place finish Sunday in MOWA action at Quincy Raceways in Illinois capped off two weeks of racing for Jerrod. He will be racing karts with his son Jett before focusing on Illinois Speedweek July...more

Fourth of July weekend brought the return of JBMotorsports driver Jim Perricone to the racing events by the USCS Sprint series in Arkansas. Diamond Park Speedway on Friday was the first night back in the J&J chassis 10P since April. It would turn out to be a night of gremlins for crew chief Bob Thompson. Heat 1 Jim started on the pole and took the lead for a while before a external coil on the magneto came off the dash and the motor quit on Jim. Jim would start the A Main in the rear of...more

(Photo by Chris Seelman) Inside Line Promotions – PHENIX CITY, Ala. (June 17, 2014) – Derek Hagar has already tied his season high with 10 feature victories as he embarks upon one of the greatest opportunities of his career. Hagar is headed to Ohio to compete in the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Ohio Speedweek, which showcases nine races in as many days at eight different tracks. Hagar will drive for Pete Grove with Andy Potter as the crew chief, which is a combination that helped propel...more

(Photo by Seth Lacewell Photography) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (June 3, 2014) – Derek Hagar spent a lot of time on the road last weekend without anything to show for it. After winning the first three USCS Speedweek races, Hagar and his team hauled to Alabama to start the second half of the Speedweek at Talladega Short Track last Thursday before the event was cancelled because of weather. “We were 20 miles from the track at Talladega when it rained out,” he said. “We drove to...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – ATWOOD, Tenn. (May 27, 2014) – Derek Hagar is halfway to his first career USCS Speedweek championship and he’s done so in impressive fashion. Hagar has won all three of the main events so far – giving him nine victories in 13 races this season – to build a sizeable advantage in the points standings heading into the second half of the six-race, eight-day competition. “We’ve got a chance to sweep Speedweek so hopefully we can keep it up and...more

ATWOOD, TN - May 26, 2014 (Chris Seelman photo) On Monday night, a Memorial Day visit to www.rockauto.com USCS Victory Lane victory became special for Marion, Arkansas’ Derek Hagar in more ways than one. Hagar, the defending United Sprint Car Series (USCS) presented by K&N Filters champion, charged from third on the starting grid around K&N poles starter and ten-time USCS champion Terry Gray on lap two of the 30-lap “Memorial Day Meltdown” at Clayhill Motorsports, never looked back while...more

GREENVILLE, MS - May 25, 2014 - Chris Seelman photo – Saturday night Derek Hagar won a race in thrilling fashion. Sunday night, the Marion, Arkansas native reached a personal milestone. The defending United Sprint Car Series (USCS) Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters champion streaked around early race leader Anthony Nicholson, out of Bartlett, Tennessee on lap four of the 30-lap Greenville “Sunday Speed Spectacular” A-main and romped to victory lane, scoring back-to-back USCS feature...more

BYRAM, MS – May 24, 2014 – The defending United Sprint Car Series (USCS) Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters National champion Derek Hagar, from Marion, Arkansas, powered past Tim Crawley’s black-and-blue Mike Ward Racing #88 machine with three laps to go in Saturday’s 16th Annual Ival Cooper Memorial Race presented by Krystal of Byram 30-lap main event at Jackson Motor Speedway and drove away to the checkered flag, first while scoring his third USCS sprint car win of 2014. The race...more

(Photo by Jimmy Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (March 25, 2014) – Although his goal of winning three consecutive races was sidelined for the moment, Derek Hagar continued his hot streak by posting another top five last weekend. Hagar, who started the season with back-to-back victories for the second straight year, recorded a fifth-place result on a rubber-down track last Saturday at Poplar Bluff Speedway with the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour. “It’s definitely a big...more

Inside Line Promotions – COLUMBUS, Miss. (March 3, 2014) – Derek Hagar started his 2014 season just as hot as he ended last year. Hagar led the distance and lapped the entire field on Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway during the USCS Outlaw Thunder National Series season opener. “It was pretty fun,” he said. “We didn’t have as many cars as we’d like to have, but a win is a win and we had great competition out there. To go out there and lap the whole field really shows how strong we are.” It...more