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The Final Round of the Big Jimmy Cup Rescheduled for Saturday night September 17th
In addition to the Mod Lites of Arkansas Mid-South Nationals this Saturday night. Midsouth 305 Sprint Car Association Sprint Cars will also be on the card. This will mark the final round of the Big Jimmy Cup featuring $1000 to win/ $100 to start Sprint Car Main event.
Classes in action: Mod Lites of Arkansas, MSCA Sprint Cars, Black Oak Gin 600 Mini Sprints, Quinton Farms Stocks.
Gates will open at 6pm, Hot Laps at 6:30pm Racing at 7:30pm
General Admission: Adults $20, Kids 6-11 $5, and Kids 5 and under free. Pits $35
Hagar picks up win #10 during USCS "Rumble at the River"
Thank you!
Thank you to all of our great race fans, drivers, staff, and everyone else that came out last night for the USCS Racing Rumble at the River.
Almost immediately after posting a video that we were racing, a stray pop-up shower appeared out of nowhere and hit us with a hard rain for around 15 minutes. The track overcame, and with the help of all of the 4-wheelers, push trucks, and everyone else that helped re-work the track we were able to get this great show in.
We saw great racing and threw the final checkered flag right around 11:30pm after starting right at an hour behind schedule.
Congratulations to all of our winners!
Quinton Farms Stocks: Joey Brock
Big Creek Cannabis 305-Winged Sprints: Dale Howard
G&S Electric Modifieds: Brandon Poppenheimer
USCS 360 Sprint Cars: Derek Hagar
Riverside will be back in action next Saturday night with all 5 of our weekly racing classes in action.
This will also be round #1 of the "Big Jimmy Cup" featuring the Midsouth 305 Sprint Car Association.
Gates open at 5pm, Hot Laps at 6:30pm, Racing at 7:30pm
General Admission: Adults $15, Kids 6-11 $5, and Kids 5 and under free. Pits $30
Flyer and more details to be posted soon!
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Bryce Vowan wins MLA Mid-South Nationals!
Thank you to all of our great race fans and drivers that came out for the Inaugural Mod Lites of Arkansas Mid-South Nationals.
We had a great field of drivers in each of our four divisions of racing, and they all showed up and showed up to put on an excellent show for the race fans last night.
Thank you too all of the Mod Lites of Arkansas drivers that came from all over the place to put on an outstanding performance. 31 Mod Lites would sign in for action and when it was all said and done, Memphis, TN driver Bryce Vowan would rocket to the front on a mid-race restart after starting in the 8th position. Great racing from this division and we hope to see them back really soon.
The Midsouth 305 Sprint Car Association would see 21 drivers sign in for the final round of the Big Jimmy Cup. Eddie Gallagher would hold to score his fifth win of the season at Riverside and seventh total on the season. Current MSCA points leader Tucker Boulton would not make it easy for Gallagher, actually getting by him late in the race but the veteran would drive back by and score the big win.
20 Black Oak Gin 600 Mini Sprints signed in for action on the night. Columbus, MS driver Bobby Zaiontz would get an early lead and never look back as he would lead all 20 laps to secure his second win in a row at the famed 1/4 mile.
The Quinton Farms Stock Cars would see 17 drivers sign in for action on the night. Olive Branch, MS driver Landon Coke would jump out to the lead early and go wire-to-wire in route to his 5th win of the season. Joey Brock would charge 10 spots to claim the runner up spot with Colby Richardson, Dillon Knight, and Greg Alexander rounding out the top five.
Riverside will be back in action next Saturday night September 24 with the Riverside Fall Nationals featuring the 360 Sprint Cars back in action. Joining the program on the night will be 305 Sprints, Late Models, and Stock Cars.
Marshall Skinner Wins Round One of the Big Jimmy Cup!
Thank you to all of the drivers and race fans that came out to round #1 of the "Big Jimmy Cup".
A few wild wrecks, and some three and four wide action in just about every class made for a very entertaining night. Shoutout to Tommy Smith Sr. who took the wild ride in the Late Models last night. I hope you are doing ok this morning. Congratulations to all of our winners from last night.
Dillon Knight got himself another win in the Stock Cars picking up his 4th win of the year.
Lane Carr from out of nowhere stealing the win in the final corner over TJ Hughes in the Late Models. It was Lane's first feature win in what was probably the race of the night.
Bobby Zaiontz had the top rolling the Mini Sprints and picked up the win over a stout field of cars.
Clay Caldwell jumped out front and held off a late charge from Johnny Gustavus and Dillon Knight in the modifieds to pick up win #2.
Marshall Skinner rode around Eddie Gallagher on the outside and never looked back in the Sprint Cars, lapping up to 6th in the process.
We will be back in action next Saturday night with Round #3 and the finale of the Big Jimmy Cup. The Midsouth 305 Sprint Car Association drivers will be back in action competing for the $1000 to win top prize/ $100 to start main event.
The Stars of Tomorrow showcase will take place directly after intermission featuring drivers of the 305-division competing in a $500 to win/$65 to start showcase. Any driver that has not won a featuring in the Sprint Car division and has made at least one start in 2022 will be eligible for the event. There will be a Cookie Jar type deal at the track on Saturday night, anyone wanting to add to the purse to make it that much bigger would be greatly appreciated. Someone will win their first feature. Who do you think it will be?
Classes in action: MSCA Sprints, Late Models, Modifieds, Mini Sprints, Stock Cars.
Gates will open at 6pm, Hot Laps at 6:30pm, Racing at 7:30pm
More details and flyers to be posted throughout the week.
Josh Davis Memorial Up next
After a week off from the weather, Riverside Speedway will be back in action this Saturday night October 22, 2022.
It's the "Josh Davis Memorial" on tap for Saturday night to honor the life and memory of Josh Davis, who lost his life at only 17 years of age just over a month ago.
The Black Oak Gin 600 Mini Sprints will compete in a 22 lap $1022 to win Main Event.
Riverside Late Models and G&S Electric Modifieds will co-headline the night competing in $1000 to win/ $100 start main events in their divisions.
Winged Sprint Cars and Quinton Farms Stock Cars are all set for action as well.
Gates will open at 5pm, Hot Laps at 6:30, Racing at 7:30pm
General Admission: Adults $20, Kids 6-11 $5, and Kids 5 and under free. Pits $35
"Stars of Tomorrow" set for October 29th
These are the drivers that have entered for the Stars of Tomorrow event.
23w- Conner Wray Racing
28- Keith Ainsworth
2T- Todd Bradford
37- Ayden Gatewood
17- Hayden Brinkley
52- Daniel Valley
8- Joseph Wray
23- Ethan Jones
4C- Cooper Looney
22- Tanner Bingham
23H- Steven Howell
22- Bubba Jones
21k- Kolby Nelson
Lineup for the event will be determined via "Dirty Draw"
*Drivers will draw a chip at registration to determine who will pick first.
*Right after the driver's meeting, each driver will draw a chip for starting position and must give that position to another driver of their choosing. You will not have the option to keep whichever number you draw.
*Thank you to all of the great sponsors/people that have put up money, prizes, trophies, etc. for this event. This is shaping up to be something very special in which someone will take home their first win.
Gallagher Crowned King during Inaugural King of Memphis
Eddie Gallagher would be crowned "King" during the Inaugural King of Memphis on Saturday night. In a race that featured two Mid-South legends starting at the tail end of a 30-lap Winged Sprint Car Main Event.
Eddie Gallagher and Sammy Swindell, two of Riverside's all-time greatest Sprint Car drivers competed in a unique head-to-head style main event, the first of its kind at the famous historic speedway. The two would start at the tail-end of a 30-car main event to close out the 2023 and whomever could finish the best would be named king.
The race created two unique storylines, the race itself which featured the likes of Brad Bowden, Dale Howard, Derek Hagar, and many more great talents throughout the field. Bowden would jump out and lead the opening 20-Laps in the Ronny Howard Racing #44b. Gallagher made it clear quickly that he was going towards the front. He would pass several cars on the opening lap putting a bit of distance between him and Swindell. Swindell would eventually run down Gallagher and was once able to overtake the advantage between the two. Gallagher would find his way back around Swindell and eventually work his way up to position eight, good enough to earn him the belt, crown, and title "King of Memphis".
Meanwhile up front, Bowden would lead the opening twenty circuits before Marion, Arkansas driver Derek Hagar driving the Blackjack Express #29 was able to find his way around in lap traffic. Hagar would clinch season win #20 in the process. Tucker Boulton, Dale Howard, and Conner Wray would complete the top-five.
Big Creek Cannabis 305 Winged Sprints 27 Entries
A Feature 1 30 Laps
1. 29-Derek Hagar[4]; 2. 44B-Brad Bowden[1]; 3. 74-Tucker Boulton[6]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[10]; 5. 23W-Conner Wray[9]; 6. 48-Wade Buttrey[3]; 7. 17-Hayden Brinkley[14]; 8. 1X-Eddie Gallagher[22]; 9. 5L-Dusty Young[17]; 10. 23-Ethan Jones[15]; 11. 1-Sammy Swindell[21]; 12. 10K2-Dewayne White[18]; 13. 4C-Cooper Looney[8]; 14. 21-Spencer Meredith[11]; 15. 44-Ronny Howard[5]; 16. 46-Jan Howard[2]; 17. 28-Keith Ainsworth[13]; 18. 2-Chase Howard[16]; 19. 51X-Cody Hays[12]; 20. 25X-Tyler Whatley[7]; 21. 13-Joshua Cevela[20]; 22. 6-Jake Jones[19]
B Feature 1 12 Laps
1. 2-Chase Howard[3]; 2. 5L-Dusty Young[1]; 3. 10K2-Dewayne White[9]; 4. 6-Jake Jones[8]; 5. 13-Joshua Cevela[2]; 6. 2T-Todd Bradford[4]; 7. 16-Hannah Merritt[6]; 8. 15-Noah Collier[5]; 9. (DNS) 7B-Nathan Brown; 10. (DNS) 25-Marshall Skinner
Heat 1 10 Laps
1. 44-Ronny Howard[1]; 2. 25X-Tyler Whatley[2]; 3. 23W-Conner Wray[4]; 4. 28-Keith Ainsworth[3]; 5. 47-Dale Howard[8]; 6. 2-Chase Howard[5]; 7. 5L-Dusty Young[9]; 8. 7B-Nathan Brown[7]; 9. 25-Marshall Skinner[6]
Heat 2 10 Laps
1. 48-Wade Buttrey[3]; 2. 46-Jan Howard[7]; 3. 29-Derek Hagar[6]; 4. 74-Tucker Boulton[8]; 5. 13-Joshua Cevela[1]; 6. 2T-Todd Bradford[4]; 7. 16-Hannah Merritt[2]; 8. 10K2-Dewayne White[5]
Heat 3 10 Laps
1. 44B-Brad Bowden[6]; 2. 4C-Cooper Looney[1]; 3. 21-Spencer Meredith[2]; 4. 51X-Cody Hays[4]; 5. 23-Ethan Jones[5]; 6. 17-Hayden Brinkley[8]; 7. 15-Noah Collier[3]; 8. 6-Jake Jones[7]
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King of Memphis is set for November 4th
Riverside International Speedway is excited to announce the Inaugural "King of Memphis" Saturday night November 4th as our season finale.
A full $1000 to win/$100 to start feature program of Winged Sprint Cars is set for action with Sammy Swindell and Eddie Gallagher starting at the tail end of the field in search for the title of "King of Memphis".
The $3000 to win Open Late Model Challenge will also join the action-packed card along with the $1100 to win Open Street Stock Challenge
Late Models will Qualify on this night.
The traditional season ending bonfire will close out the festivities after the races are concluded.
Grandstands open at 3pm, Hot Laps at 5:30pm, Racing at 6:30pm
General Admission: Adults $25 Ages 6-11 $5, and Kids 5 and under free.
Pits $35
