Crawley Takes Another
But Can't Fight Off Skinner For Clayhill Score
Friday
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. — O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Mid-South Thunder regional series point-leader Tim Crawley won for the second-straight USCS outing, taking the 30-lap feature before a capacity crowd at North Alabama Speedway Friday night.
Crawley, who previously won the USCS Mid-South Thunder event during the O’Reilly USCS Triple Crown Challenge July 10 at Riverside Int’l Speedway, took command after passing Marshall Skinner for the lead on the third lap and easily held on for the victory.
Skinner finished second ahead of Jerrod Hull in third. USCS Rookie of the Year point-leader Anthony Nicholson finished fourth and Buster Dickerson completed the top five.
The finish:
Tim Crawley, Marshall Skinner, Jerrod Hull, Anthony Nicholson, Buster Dickerson, Terry Gray, Justin Carver, Chris Williams, Cline Weiss, Doug Day, Ronny Howard, Ray Bugg, Greg Merritt, Henry Gustavus, Marion Jacobs, Donny Howard.
Saturday
ATWOOD, Tenn. — Former O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Champion Marshall Skinner passed series point leader Tim Crawley on lap nine for the lead and then battled wheel-to-wheel with Crawley for the next 11 laps to grab the victory and $2,000 first-place paycheck in Saturday’s 30-lap O’Reilly USCS main event at Clayhill Motorsports.
Skinner finished with a half straightaway lead over runner-up Crawley after starting fifth in the main event and masterfully racing around the bottom of the well groomed third-mile red clay oval before the a capacity crowd.
Ernie Ainsworth bested defending National Champion Terry Gray for third place, while Jerrod Hull rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Marshall Skinner, Tim Crawley, Ernie Ainsworth, Terry Gray, Jerrod Hull, Justin Carver, Chris Williams, Henry Gustavus, Phillip Faulkner, Anthony Nicholson, Clint Weiss, Tony Wilson, Jon Stinson, Greg Merritt, Ronny Howard, Doug Day, Kenny Coke, Ray Bugg.