Atlanta, GA -July 8, 2013 -The United Sprint Car Series “Outlaw Thunder” Tour for winged sprint cars has scheduled a paved track event at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Georgia on Saturday, July 20th. The race at the 3/8 mile paved oval will serve as a “pre-qualifying ” opportunity for Atlanta Motor Speedway’s (USCS sanctioned) USCS Sprint Car Shootout on Friday, August 30th during the AMS NASCAR weekend. The top ten finishing drivers in the USCS sprint car A-Main at Watermelon Capital Speedway on July 20th will have a spot guaranteed in the starting field of the Atlanta Motor Speedway USCS Sprint Car Shootout that will be contested at 9:00 pm on Friday night just after the NASCAR Sprint Cup cars and stars qualify for the Advocare 500 in Front of 30,000 plus race fans and the NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup teams.
The Watermelon Capital Speedway event will be the first paved track event for the United Sprint Car Series. Some of the Nation’s top pavement and dirt oval track drivers are expected to compete at one of the series favorite ovals. Pre-entries have been received from eight states for the July 20th event at the D-Shaped track known as “The Melon”. For those wishing to participate, there will be a Media Day event at Watermelon Capital Speedway from NOON until 3:00pm on Friday, July 19th. After the Media Day event there will be a sprint car practice session at the track.
The Watermelon
Capital Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway USCS events will both be contested
under United Sprint Car Series rules for pavement events previously used for
the ten seasons the series competed regularly on paved as well as dirt ovals.
Remember….For
complete USCS asphalt or dirt track rules, information and updated schedules
please visit www.uscsracing.com or call
the series office at 770-865-6097 or 678-910-7726.
For info and/or
directions to on Watermelon Capital Speedway located at I-75 Exit 104 in Cordele, Georgia
please visit their website at www.watermeloncapitalspeedway.com
or call the track at 229-271-9301.
