LOXLEY, Ala. — Dale Howard doubled up with his second straight win in as many nights in the 25-lap feature for the Hoosier Racing Tire United Sprint Car Series Presented By XC Gear on Saturday Night at Deep South Speedway.
The defending USCS champion led all 50 laps of Deep South main event competition to celebrate the USA 250.
Cole Schroeder made a late-race pass to finish second and Terry Easum took the third spot. Lance Moss was fourth and 15 year-old Hayden Wise came home in the fifth spot.
Howard took the lead at the start of the Feature Race followed by Easum, Steve Diamond, Schroeder and Moss.
The race was slowed by a caution flag on lap two when Hannah Merritt lost a wheel and hit the second turn wall. When green flag racing resumed, Howard pulled out to a 1.117- second lead over Easum.
Schroeder passed Diamond for the third spot on lap six, but the action was stopped by a red flag on lap eight when Diamond flipped and tangled with the lapped car of Hadley Morgan.
Green-flag racing continued with Howard, Easum, Schroeder, Moss and Burtron holding the first through fifth spots, respectively.
Howard pulled out to a .884 second lead on Easum by lap 15, but that went away with a caution flag on lap 16 when Lee Moore stalled on the backstretch.
Wise worked her way into the top five on lap 20 when she passed Burtron for the fifth spot.
Schroeder passed Easum for the second position on lap 24, but Howard carried a 1.716 margin of victory over Schroeder under the checkered flag for his third USCS win of the season and the 43rd USCS career win.
The finish:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (1); 2. 3 Cole Schroeder, Bozeman, MT (3); 3. 18e Terry Easum, Broken Arrow, OK (4); 4. 23 Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (8); 5. 94 Hayden Wise, Huntersville, NC (7); 6. Dustin Burtron, Seminole, FL (6); 7. 18r Tityn Roberts, Bennet, NE (5); 8. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (10); 9. 13 Van Gurley Jr., Valparaiso, IN (17); 10. 43 Terry Witherspoon, Jacksonville, FL (9); 11. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (12); 12. 1 Paul Craddock, Summerdale, AL (13); 13. 33 Joe Larkin, Suwanee, GA (14); 14. 1a Lee Moore, Moundville, AL (11); 15. 9 Steve Diamond, Brooksville, FL (2); 16. 01h Hadley Morgan, Beaumont, TX (15); 17. 16 Hannah Merritt, Nesbit, MS (16).
