USCS: National points 2004-05-08

FAYETTEVILLE, GA - The defending and three-time United Sprint Car Series Champion Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN had to battle back from an early race spin Saturday night to remain on top of the USCS National point standings. Gray recovered from the spin at Senoia Speedway in Senoia, GA to finish fourth.

Kenny Adams of Malabar, FL won the race, and closed to within six points of Gray. Gray was running fourth on lap 14 when he spun in oil laid down on the track by the third-place car of Joe Rebman of Mansfield, OH. Gray restarted in the ninth spot, and came back in the 40-lap event to finish fourth, and stay in front of Adams in the points chase.

Gray and Adams are the only two drivers that have competed in all ten USCS held this season, with six on dirt and four on asphalt. Gray has two wins, and eight top five finishes. Adams leads the series in victories with five wins to go along with seven top five finishes, eight top ten finishes, and four poles.

Danny Martin Jr. of Sarasota, FL turned in a fifth-place finish on Saturday night in Senoia, GA to remain third in the USCS National points. For the season, Martin has competed in nine events with four top fives, and seven top tens.

The leading USCS Rookie of the Year candidate is R.J. Johnson of Wesley Chapel, FL, who is fourth in points. Johnson finished tenth in Senoia, GA on Saturday night, his second top ten finish in nine USCS starts this season.

Brice Wrenn of Lexington, SC is running a dirt-only schedule in 2004, but remains in the fifth spot with two top fives, and four top tens in six starts. Wrenn was third in National points before the last three events of the season, which were run on asphalt.

Bill Moore of Denver, NC finished sixth on Saturday night in Senoia, GA to vault him up to sixth in the USCS National point standings. In six starts this season, Moore has four top ten finishes in six starts this season.

A pair of dirt-only USCS competitors, Tom Winegardner Jr. of Pierson, FL and Red Stauffer of Winter Park, FL, are seventh and eighth respectively in USCS National points. Each driver has six starts with two top ten finishes.

Butch Pendergrass of Winston-Salem, NC is ninth in USCS National points. In six starts, Pendergrass has two top ten finishes. Ben Basinger of Salisbury, NC also has six starts this season, and is tenth in USCS National points.

USCS returns to the dirt with an Outlaw Thunder event at Lancaster Motor Speedway in Lancaster, SC this Saturday night. The Lancaster Motor Speedway event will carry USCS National, Outlaw Thunder Dirt, and Sunbelt Tour points.

For more information, call Lancaster Motor Speedway at (803) 285-1877, or visit the track's web site at www.lancasterspeedway.net. Lancaster Motor Speedway is located three miles north of the State Road 9 bypass on U.S. Highway 521, then east on Shiloh Unity Road.

For the latest USCS news, points, statistics, information, and a schedule of events, visit the series web site at www.uscsracing.com.

<pre> USCS NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 5/8/04:

POS     DRIVER                  POINTS
1       Terry Gray              1416
2       Kenny Adams             1410
3       Danny Martin Jr.        1220
4       R.J. Johnson (R)        1058
5       Brice Wrenn              784
6       Bill Moore               778
7       Tom Winegardner Jr.      754
8       Red Stauffer             750
9       Butch Pendergrass        748
10      Ben Basinger             624
11      Chad Allum               620
12      Doug Gold                580
13      Doug Berryman            566
14      Joe Rebman               558
15      Curt Michael             542
16      Brian Thomas             526
17      Will Ragsdale            526
18      Jimmy Taylor             520
19      Jim Raptis               504
20      Jerry Jones              490
21      Troy DeCaire (R)         410
22      Doug Day                 406
23      Frank Neill              400
24      Brad Davis               394
25      Tom Patterson            362
26      Phil Mott                328
27      Chad Kemenah             294
28      Joey Saldana             290
29      Chris Hill               290
30      Scott Young (NC)         286
31      Don Townsend             282
32      Josh Weller              278
33      Sport Allen              276
34      Shane Stewart            276
35      Ryan Myers               274
36      Johnny Bridges           268
37      Tony Stewart             266
38      Randy Helton             266
39      Daryl Smith              266
40      Jason Sides              260
41      Greg Wilson              258
42      Glen Styers              256
43      Brad Pake                252
44      Zack Chappell            252
45      Scott Young (AL)         252
46      Kelly Glass              250
47      Marshall Skinner         246
48      Cody Geldarg             234
49      Roger Rager              228
50      Aubrey Black             226
51      Bruce Cline              226
52      Patrick Sullivan         222
53      Mike Chadd               218
54      Gene Lasker              216
55      Tony Bruce               202
56      Doug Auld                200
57      Tighe Schloss            200
58      Michael Smith            200
59      Matt Stegeman            200
60      Tom Winegardner Sr.      200
61      Bubba Clem               150
62      Sean Michael             148
63      Ted Williams             146
64      Wayne Reutimann          146
65      Lance Deweese            144
66      Greg Leonard             144
67      Terry McCarl             142
68      Joey Aguilar             140
69      Wayne Reutimann Jr.      134
70      Skeeter Faulconer        134
71      Jeremy Scott             132
72      Josh Harris              128
73      Tommy Nichols            124
74      Nick Manikis             120
75      Bobby Courtwright        120
76      Doug Fitzwater           118
77      Frank Carlson            116
78      Terry Witherspoon        116
79      John Hawk                114
80      Jimmy Mabe               114
81      Bronzie Lawson           110
82      Lee Scrape               100
83      Jeff Shepard             100
84      David Thorman            100
85      Dwight Kingry            100
86      Clarence Cox              50

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