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Dead-A-Head Motorsports is excited to announce that the lid will be lifted on the 2018 season in just a few days! The team will compete with the USCS and URC for the North-South Shootout, Friday, April, 6th at Carolina Speedway and Saturday, April, 7th at Lancaster Speedway. The event will mark the first time Dan Mazy has driven his family-owned car in 4 years. His last full season in URC competition Dan and the Dead-A-Head Motorsports crew made the journey to dual the USCS in the Carolinas....more

(Photo by TeeJay Crawford) Inside Line Promotions – TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (March 27, 2018) – Derek Hagar recorded a top-five finish last Saturday at North Alabama Speedway. “It was a long, long night,” he said. “We had a rain delay and the track wasn’t anywhere near raceable. You’d go out there and just try to stay out of trouble. It was sloppy greasy and never really cleaned off until about halfway through the feature. It just made it tough to race.” Hagar maneuvered from fifth to second place in a...more

Inside Line Promotions – AVON, Ind. (Jan. 29, 2020) – A whopping 40 races are scheduled to be live streamed to Speed Shift TV VIP subscribers during the month of February. It begins on Saturday with five races on tap, including the third night for the Winter Challenge at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz., and Night 2 of the Winter Nationals at North Florida Speedway in Lake City, Fla. Both events also compete on Sunday. Saturday also showcases Late Models and four other divisions at...more

Inside Line Promotions – AVON, Ind. (Jan. 23, 2020) – The national slate for the USCS Series gets underway the first weekend in February when Hendry County Motorsports Park hosts a doubleheader. The oval in Clewiston, Fla., features the 360ci winged sprint car series on Feb. 7-8 and Speed Shift TV will be on site to live stream the two-day show under the VIP subscription banner. A VIP subscription provides access to a large number of races each month for a low price of only $40 per month. The...more

(Photo by Speedway Shots) Inside Line Promotions – CLEWISTON, Fla. (Feb. 11, 2020) – Derek Hagar nearly powered to a pair of top-five finishes during his season-opening doubleheader last weekend. Hagar and car owner Terry Witherspoon made a late decision to tackle the USCS Series National event at Hendry County Motorsports Park, marking Hagar’s first time driving for the team since 2018. “We changed some stuff at the shop and it paid off,” he said. “We had the car underneath us and it was...more

Sweetwater, TN – Gavan Boschele of Mooresville, NC at 15 years old and in only his 12th full sized sprint race was able to smoothly navigate the stacked field of cars at the I-75 Raceway to take home his first feature win at the North (GLSS) vs South (USCS) Night 1 Shootout. The United Sprint Car Series filtercharged by K&N Filters and Great Lakes Super Sprints presented by Engine Pro & ARP Racing joined forces this weekend for a 2 day North vs South Shootout in Tennessee. Making the 6-10...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (March 27, 2018) – Jordon Mallett kept his top-10 streak alive last Saturday when he made his debut at North Alabama Speedway, but it wasn’t an easy task. “Our toter home broke down and we had to abandon ship in Memphis,” he said. “My little brother came and rescued us in his dually truck. We were late getting to the track, but it rained and pushed the program back about three and a half hours. We got the races in, but the...more

(Photo by Woody Hampton) Inside Line Promotions – TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (March 26, 2018) – Sammy Swindell scored a top-five finish during his debut at North Alabama Speedway last Saturday. Swindell and car owner A.G. Rains used the USCS Series event to test before a couple of big-paying races that are on the horizon. “It gave us a little opportunity to test,” Swindell said. “That was the reason for running it before we go on the road the next two weeks. Everything was good.” Rain hammered the track...more

(Photo by B Young Photography) Inside Line Promotions – COLUMBUS, Miss. (March 7, 2018) – Derek Hagar earned a podium finish during his first race of the season in his No. 9jr last Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway. The third-place result gives Hagar at least one podium finish at the track in each of the last six years. “The track was totally different than in the past,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of rain and the race track got really, really rough. It stayed crumbly and marbly all night....more

(Photo by Mike Horne) Inside Line Promotions – COLUMBUS, Miss. (March 6, 2018) – Harli White led A Main laps and she tied her career-best feature finish last Friday at Hattiesburg Speedway during the opening round of a USCS Series doubleheader in Mississippi. White started the night by finishing fifth in the dash and second in a heat race, which lined her up on the outside of the second row for the main event at the bullring in Hattiesburg. “We were real close to winning,” she said. “I got the...more

(Image Credit: USCS) Bryan Hulbert – OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (March 7, 2018) Hard work paid off for the Outlaw Wings/Oil Medics No. 2c driven by Wayne Johnson, as the veteran Sprint Car shoe posted his first victory of the 2018 season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway before following that up with a fourth-place showing at Magnolia Motor Speedway on Saturday. Racing both nights with USCS, the Friday portion of the Mississippi doubleheader started with Wayne going seventh to fourth in the...more

Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (March 5, 2018) Opening weekend for Blake Hahn took him to the state of Mississippi with USCS with solid results on the two nights of racing at Hattiesburg Speedway and Magnolia Motor Speedway in the Griffith Truck and Equipment/Smiley’s Racing Products No. 52. “The racing was great. The sour note on the weekend was with the trailer brakes locking up and catching on fire,” stated Hahn. “We were flagged down and once we got stopped, we had to empty three fire...more

(Photo by Joe Venus) Inside Line Promotions – COLUMBUS, Miss. (March 5, 2018) – Jordon Mallett continued his consistency last weekend when he posted two more top-10 finishes to maintain the USCS Series national points lead. “Consistency is key,” he said. “Of course I would like to have a couple of wins under our belt, but with a new car that we’re still working the kinks out of I’m learning what it wants. We’re picking up speed every weekend. I’m not displeased with being in the top 10 every...more

Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (February 28, 2018) With final touches going on the Griffith Truck and Equipment/Pizza Express No. 52, Blake Hahn is set to hit the road for the first time in 2018 with two new tracks on the horizon on Friday, March 2 at Hattiesburg Speedway (Hattiesburg, Miss.) and March 3 at Magnolia Motor Speedway (Magnolia, Miss.) with USCS. “I’m just excited to get back on the road,” stated Hahn who spent the off-season tweaking the overall setup of both car and team. On...more

Inside Line Promotions – MILTON, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2018) – Harli White passed a lot of sprint cars last weekend during her first visit to Southern Raceway. White passed six cars on Friday to score her first top 10 of the season and she passed nine more on Saturday to narrowly miss capturing another top 10. “The pill draw really hurt us all weekend,” she said. “There wasn’t much passing going on in the heat races. On a positive note we tried some things with the car and got some good setups if we...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Feb. 27, 2018) – Derek Hagar will make his season debut in his No. 9jr this Saturday during a USCS Series event in Mississippi. Hagar, who has four races under his belt this year driving for Witherspoon Racing, is slated to compete on Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus. “I’m excited to get the No. 9jr out for the first time this season,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of success throughout the years at Magnolia Motor...more

(Image Credit: Greg Stanek) Bryan Hulbert – MILTON, Fla. (February 28, 2018) Wrapping up the month of February in Florida, Wayne Johnson and the TwoC Racing/Outlaw Wings entry was in action with USCS at Southern Raceway in Milton, Fla. on Friday, February 23 and Saturday, February 24 with the team picking up back-to-back third-place finishes at the three-eighths-mile oval. Advancing through Friday’s Heat Race to start fifth, Johnson raced to third in the late stages of the A-Feature with Matt...more

(Photo by Gary Colgan) Inside Line Promotions – MILTON, Fla. (Feb. 26, 2018) – Jordon Mallett has taken over the top spot in the USCS Series national standings following a solid debut at Southern Raceway. Mallett posted a pair of top-10 finishes last weekend at the bullring, highlighted by a charge from 12th to second place on Saturday during the finale. The doubleheader began on Friday with Mallett placing fifth in the dash and third in a heat race. That lined him up on the inside of the...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – MILTON, Fla. (Feb. 26, 2018) – Seth Bergman captured his first victory of the season last Saturday during the finale of a USCS Series doubleheader at Southern Raceway. The triumph came in only the seventh race of the season for Bergman. It’s his earliest win in a season since claiming his sixth start in 2014. “It’s great to get a win this early in the season,” he said. “That’s why we travel the country. We’re out here to win. Winning...more

(Photo by Mike Horne) Inside Line Promotions – GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 20, 2018) – Harli White is grateful she ventured to Florida last weekend to tackle the Ronald Laney Memorial King of the 360s. “Overall I was a bit rusty,” she said. “The first race back you always hope for the best, but it shows getting a couple of races under your belt before you have to race for points is a good idea. It helps to be out there racing before points racing starts.” White will begin her second season on the...more

(Photo by Lisa Dynes Photography) Inside Line Promotions – GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 20, 2018) – Seth Bergman will make his debut at Southern Raceway this weekend with the USCS Series. Bergman is slated to tackle the 3/8-mile oval in Milton, Fla., on Friday and Saturday, and he’s looking to top his best USCS Series finish of second place, which he recorded in Florida earlier this month. “We pride ourselves on being able to adapt to new tracks quickly and be contenders out of the box,” he said. “It...more

(Photo by Gary Colgan) Inside Line Promotions – OCALA, Fla. (Feb. 16, 2018) – Tanner Thorson turned his first-ever visit to Bubba Raceway Park into a solid weekend of results in his first outing in the SawBlade.com backed Cooper Motorsports 360ci winged sprint car. Thorson, who is the 2016 USAC National Midget Champion, hooked up with the Cooper Motorsports team thanks to a friendship between team owner James Cooper and Joe Dooling, who owns a midget Thorson pilots. “The Coopers wanted to...more

(Image Credit: SpeedShiftTV) Bryan Hulbert – OCALA, Fla. (February 14, 2018) Taking in the Florida sun with five nights of racing at Ocala’s Bubba Raceway Park over the past couple weeks, Oklahoma’s Wayne Johnson has spent most of his time at the egg-shaped oval testing new setups and tire combinations. Starting with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 and the three-night Bubba Army Winter Nationals, the opening three days of the month saw two A-Feature...more

(Photo by Speedway Shots) Inside Line Promotions – OCALA, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2018) – Derek Hagar can’t wait to get back to the track this weekend when he and Witherspoon Racing will invade East Bay Raceway Park. The duo teamed up last weekend for a USCS Series doubleheader at Bubba Raceway Park. “We learned some things,” Hagar said. “We used it as a test session. We came back and made some changes for East Bay this weekend.” The action began last Friday with Hagar finishing where he started in the...more

(Photo by Gary Colgan) Inside Line Promotions – OCALA, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2018) – Jordon Mallett posted a pair of top-10 finishes last weekend during the opening USCS Series doubleheader of the season. “It seemed rough to us,” he said. “We had a lot of issues Friday night. The brakes were dragging around the track. After hot laps we worked on it and thought we had it figured out. Then after the dash the body caught on fire and it burned up some lines.” Mallett advanced from fourth to second place...more

(Photo by Speedway Shots) Inside Line Promotions – OCALA, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2018) – Seth Bergman nearly captured a pair of podium finishes during his opening event of the season last weekend at Bubba Raceway Park. Bergman powered from seventh to fourth place on Friday in a heat race to start the USCS Series doubleheader. That lined him up on the outside of the fourth row for the main event. “We passed some cars in the heat race to put ourselves in a decent position for the A Main,” he said. “We...more

(Photo by Lisa Dynes Photography) Inside Line Promotions – SHAWNEE, Okla. (Feb. 6, 2018) – Seth Bergman is Florida bound to kick off the 2018 season. Bergman will compete this Friday and Saturday at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla., with the USCS Series. It will mark the first time he’s competed at the unique track since making his debut there in February 2015. “We’re excited to get the season started and spend some time in Florida,” he said. “It’s been a while since we’ve competed at Bubba...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – GREENBRIER, Ark. (Feb. 5, 2018) – Jordon Mallett took a huge leap of faith a little more than a year ago when he became both a sprint car driver and team owner. “My wife and I bought my parents out and went from a partnership and their driver to now we own everything,” he said. “It was a lot of new responsibilities, trying to figure out the logistics and the financial side.” The hard work paid off as Mallett earned a career-best six...more

(Photo by Speedway Shots) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Feb. 5, 2018) – Derek Hagar will kick off his sprint car season this weekend in Florida. Hagar is piloting a race car for Witherspoon Racing on Friday and Saturday at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla., with the USCS Series. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to start the season in Florida and return to Witherspoon Racing,” he said. “I think we really improved during our short time together last year so I’m looking forward to see...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Nov. 21, 2017) – Derek Hagar visited Victory Lane nine times during a season that was hampered by wet weather. “It was a good year overall,” he said. “We had way too many rainouts, but there’s nothing we can do about that. We tried to make the most of the opportunities we got to race and I think we did that for the most part.” Hagar scored six USCS Series triumphs and he won an ASCS Red River Region and ASCS Mid-South Region...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Nov. 21, 2017) – Marshall Skinner scored a pair of USCS Speedweek victories to highlight his 2017 campaign. “I felt like I had a pretty decent year,” he said. “We had a couple of wins and a lot of top fives. We were a contender wherever we showed up.” Skinner was victorious on May 26 at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, Miss., during the opening round of the USCS Speedweek. “Me and Derek (Hagar) were battling for the lead in...more

(Photo by B Young Photography) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Nov. 14, 2017) – Derek Hagar is scheduled to wrap up his sprint car season this Saturday at Talladega Short Track with the USCS Series. Hagar enters the event needing a victory to extend his winning streak at the oval in Eastaboga, Ala., to three straight seasons. “We have a good track record at Talladega so hopefully we can end our season in Victory Lane,” he said. Hagar placed fourth at the track earlier this season during...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – OCALA, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2017) – Trey Starks produced a pair of stout performances last weekend during a USCS Series doubleheader at Bubba Raceway Park. Starks led the Gobrecht Motorsports team to its third win of the season on Friday during the opening round before charging from 14th to fifth to cap Saturday’s finale. “It was a very successful weekend and is a good way to end our 2017 season,” Starks said. “We had a fast race car and we...more

For the first time since 2014, the Dead-A-Head Motorsports team will be bringing the Racer X machine to the racetrack. The team will be competing in the USCS Florida State Sprint Car Championship this Friday and Saturday night at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL. The team is excited to be back in the comfort of their own equipment. With J&J Chassis, Wesmar Engines, DMI Components and Kreitz Oval Track Parts helping the effort driver Dan Mazy has high hopes for this weekend. "Hopefully we can...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Oct. 24, 2017) – A late-race flat tire and suspension damage forced Marshall Skinner out of the second USCS Fall Nationals A Main while he was leading on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway. Skinner took the green from the second starting spot in the second of two, 25-lap features with the second feature lined up as an inversion of the finish from the first A Main. He quickly took the lead and led by over...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Oct. 24, 2017) – Derek Hagar earned his ninth win of the season before charging from 22nd to fourth on Saturday during twin features for the USCS Fall Nationals at Riverside International Speedway. The night began with Hagar winning a heat race after starting on the outside of the front row. That lined him up on the inside of the second row for the first of two, 25-lap A Mains. “We got up to second about 10 laps into...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – LEXINGTON, Tenn. (Aug. 29, 2017) – Derek Hagar earned a runner-up result last Thursday during his Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season debut. Hagar opened the event at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., by advancing from sixth to third place in a heat race. That earned enough points to lock into the feature redraw, in which he pulled the No. 4 to start the main event on the outside of the second row. “On the first start...more

(Photo by Scott Frazier) Inside Line Promotions – LEXINGTON, Tenn. (Aug. 29, 2017) – Marshall Skinner charged to a top-five finish during his first Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour start of the season last Thursday at Riverside International Speedway. Skinner defended his home turf at the bulling in West Memphis, Ark., where he maneuvered from sixth to fourth place in a heat race to lock into the 14th starting position for the main event. “I was really good all night,” he said. “I went out in the...more

(Photo by SprintFun Photos) Inside Line Promotions – LEXINGTON, Tenn. (Aug. 28, 2017) – Sammy Swindell will tackle an Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions doubleheader in Ohio this weekend when he will pilot his son’s sprint car. It will be only the second time Sammy Swindell has driven for Kevin Swindell as the duo made the Kings Royal A Main in July during their debut together. “We’ve wanted to do a few races together, but it has been hard to figure it out with both our schedules,” Sammy...more

(Photo courtesy of USCS Series) Inside Line Promotions – SENOIA, Ga. (Aug. 22, 2017) – Derek Hagar is all smiles following his first weekend sweep of the season. Hagar won both heat races and both main events in Georgia during a USCS Series doubleheader to give him eight triumphs this season, including four wins in his last eight races. “It feels great for us as a team and me as the driver,” he said. “We tried some things this weekend. Both tracks were super, super slick. It really worked out....more

(Image Credit: Lonnie Wheatley) TULSA, Okla. (August 8, 2017) Set for a rematch at the Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss. on Friday, August 11 and Saturday, August 12, the Lucas Oil ASCS Southern Outlaw Sprints will take on the OUSCS for bragging rights across the southern United States. Shortened to a one-day affair in 2016 with the help of Mother Nature, the score currently tips the way of the Lucas Oil ASCS Southern Outlaw Sprints as Tennessee’s Brian Bell picked up the win over...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – GREENVILLE, Miss. (Aug. 1, 2017) – Marshall Skinner scored a top-five result in USCS Series action last Saturday night at Greenville Speedway. Skinner’s evening began with an eventful heat race when he was forced to start at the rear of the field with three laps to go after running second. “I started third and eventually passed a guy for second,” he said. “Then he put an ugly slider on me and actually spun out in front of me after the...more

(Photo by Jones Sports Media) Inside Line Promotions – GREENVILLE, Miss. (Aug. 1, 2017) – Derek Hagar earned his 12th podium finish of the season last Saturday during a USCS Series event at Greenville Speedway. Hagar opened the night by placing fourth in the dash before he won a heat race from the pole position. “We struggled a little in the dash, but we got it better for the heat race,” he said. “We lined up fifth for the main event and on the start everybody moved up and I drove to third...more

(Photo by Casey Jones) Inside Line Promotions – MERIDIAN, Miss. (July 13, 2017) – Marshall Skinner earned a podium finish last Saturday to cap a solid weekend with the USCS Series. The two-day weekend began on Friday at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, Miss., where Skinner advanced from seventh to sixth place in a heat race. “Starting position was everything,” he said. “When you start scratch in the heat race with a loaded heat it makes it tough. I think everyone in that heat race could have won...more

Inside Line Promotions – MERIDIAN, Miss. (July 11, 2017) – Derek Hagar topped a pair of runner-up results last weekend by getting married on Monday. “It’s been a great last few days and I’m really happy,” he said. The competition began last Friday at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, Miss., where Hagar won the USCS Series dash before charging from sixth to second place in a heat race. That lined him up on the inside of the second row for the main event. “We passed for the lead Friday night and a...more

(Photo by Vince Vellella Photos) Inside Line Promotions – LEXINGTON, Tenn. (July 5, 2017) – Sammy Swindell capped last weekend with a runner-up result on Sunday at Lexington 104 Speedway during his debut at the track. Swindell, who was driving for A.G. Rains, kicked off the USCS Series event by maneuvering from fourth to second place in a heat race. That lined him up on the outside of the front row for the main event. “We started second with Derek Hagar on the pole,” he said. “The racing...more

Inside Line Promotions – LEXINGTON, Tenn. (July 5, 2017) – Derek Hagar scored his fourth feature victory of the season last Sunday at Lexington 104 Speedway, where he had to hold off veteran Sammy Swindell for the triumph during the USCS Series event. Hagar advanced from sixth to fourth in a dash and from fourth to second place in a heat race to open the night. He ranked fourth in overall points and gained the pole position for the main event after the No. 4 was drawn for the feature...more

(Photo by Casey Jones) Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 20, 2017) – Derek Hagar has a USCS Series tripleheader on deck. Hagar will race at Riverside International Speedway on Thursday before venturing to Penton Raceway in Penton, Ala., on Friday and East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Ala., on Saturday. Hagar ran into tough luck last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway, where he powered from sixth to third place in a heat race before a tight race car hampered...more

Had a great night at Ft Payne Motor Speedway. Started 2nd in the feature, followed the leader for about 14 laps, until making my pass for the lead in lap traffic. Second Place and the lap car got together spinning the lap car out, forcing us back to the previous lap lineup. I never had a shot to get back around the leader, forcing me to settle with a runner up finish. On to Blue Ridge Motor Speedway, I Had a good night going until the feature. We had a really fast car all night and was slated...more

(Photo by Casey Jones) Inside Line Promotions – EASTABOGA, Ala. (June 6, 2017) – Derek Hagar earned his 11th top five of the season last Thursday at Talladega Short Track during a USCS Series Speedweek event. “Everything was going pretty smooth,” he said. “We just didn’t stay on top of our game. We had a good car all night, but we were too conservative for the A Main.” Hagar won the dash from the pole before he advanced from third to claim a heat race victory. The feature inversion lined him...more