Dale Howard wire-to-wire to win the 15th Annual USCS Randy Helton Memorial and Dixie Sprint Car Nationals for the USCS Sprint Car Series on Saturday night at Georgia’s Rome Speedway.
It marked the second series win of the season for the Byhalia, Mississippi driver.
Eric Riggins, Jr. finished in second, with Lance Moss in third, Chase Howard in fourth, and Pendergrass, Georgia’s Jeff Oliver in fifth.
Jeff Willingham, Danny Burke, Brandon Grubaugh, Wade Buttrey, and Jake Brashier rounded out the top 10.
In preliminary action, Riggins and Terry Gray won their respective heat races, with Howard winning the speed dash.
Other winners on the night included Oliver Gentry in Limited Late Models, T.J. Brittain in 604 Crate Late Models, Zach Pilcher in Open Wheel Modifieds, Tim Clark in 602 Sportsman, Blake Broome in Economy Bombers, and Jason Young in Street Stingers.
The USCS Sprint Car Series return to racing on Friday and Saturday, October 13-14, at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. For more information, visit USCSRacing.com.
Rome Speedway is back in action on Saturday, October 7 for the track’s regular season finale. Check RaceRomeSpeedway.com for more details.
USCS Sprint Car Series
Rome Speedway – Rome, GA
Race Results – September 23, 2023
1. 47 Dale Howard
2. 47R Eric Higgins, Jr.
3. 23 Lance Moss
4. 47C Chase Howard
5. 29 Jeff Oliver
6. 28 Jeff Willingham
7. 15 Danny Burke
8. 48 Wade Buttrey
9. G6 Brandon Grubaugh
10. 13x Jake Brashier
11. 4x Scott Baldwin
12. 67 Brian Thomas
13. 10 Terry Gray
14. 33 Joe Larkin
15. 56 D.L. Brashier
16. 7 Jackson Wellman
17. 83 Bob Auld
18. 7E Eric Gunderson
Limited Late Models
1. 03 Oliver Gentry
2. 84 Vernon Smith
3. 59 Dale Thurman
4. c87 Chris Fennell
5. 22 Alec Morgan
6. 9 Jamie Pritchett
7. 14 Andrew Rittenhouse
8. 18 Casey Turman
9. 89 Kirk Atkins
10. 54 Garrett Williams
11. 41 Parris Simmons
12. 44 Elliott Johnson
13. 27 Kris Mathis
14. B2 Joe Rittenhouse
15. 16 Wesley Scott
16. 17 Tom Watson
17. 87 Zane Littleton
18. 50 Jim Clark
604 Crate Late Models
1. 05 T.J. Brittain
2. 15 Marty Massey
3. 17k Kyler Haygood
4. 20 Devin Stuart
5. 17 Lamar Haygood
6. 89 Von Casey
7. 1A Ryan Ray
8. 14LP Logan Palmer
9. 157 Kenny Kizzar
10. 505 Bogen Cochran
11. 116 Dalton Whitten
12. 4 Shane Smith
Open Wheel Modified
1. 87 Zach Pilcher
2. 16 Erik Hogsed
3. 17 Brett Gray
4. 65 Dan Ferguson
5. 23 Travis Smith
6. 42 Don Jenkins
7. 17 Logan Johnson
8. 29 Brian Ferguson
9. 59 Bret Gardner
10. 50 Barrett Woodall
11. T7 Parker Thompson
12. 39 Rodger Pilcher
13. 44 James White
14. 16 Ethan Osborne
15. 44 David Beam
602 Sportsman
1. 22 Tim Clark
2. 0 Olivia Gentry
3. 25 Tate Nichelson
4. 12 Jeremy Broome
5. 112 Mavrick Davidson
6. 16 Micah Scott
7. 14E David Eubanks
8. 9 Brody Thompson
9. 30 Spencer Singleton
10. 4m Andrew Moody
11. J21 Justin Begley
12. 25 Alden Morgan
13. P9 Dillion Peterman
14. 18 Jonathan Sanford
15. 18 Jeff Peardon
16. 16 Dylan Brubaker
17. 91 Dewayne Johnson
18. 75 Michael Mims
19. 54 Gabe Bostwick
20. J10 John Land
21. 20 Danielle Loner
22. 22 Matt Thompson
23. 32 Gene Suits
24. 43 Garrett Loyd
25. 98 Matt Janssen
26. 11 Skylar Burke
Economy Bombers
1. 6 Blake Broome
2. 87 Chris Woodall
3. 07 Dan Meadows
4. 43 Billy Dean
5. 04 David Kirkland
6. 27 Todd Lindsey
7. 42 Dean Lindsey
8. 66 Charles Dettmar
9. 14 Harvey Burnes
10 .15 Derek Young
11. 12 Tim Bennett
Street Stingers
1. 3 Jason Young
2. 6 Kevin Scott
3. 21 Paul Heitsenrether
4. 4m Mike Stork
5. 7 Jamie Heitsenrether
6. 21 Haleigh Crabtree
7. T21 Tony Carr
8. 17 John Summerville
9. 3B William Bradshaw
10. 99 Shaun Harper
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