WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Two-time USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour champion Jordon Mallett earned the pole position on Friday night for Saturday night’s 16th annual Bobby Martin Memorial Flip Flop 50 Sprint Car Shootout at Riverside Int’l Speedway.
Saturday’s main event pays $10,000 to win.
Mallett won the 12-lap Pole Scramble made up of the top 10 drivers from heat race passing points.
Derek Hagar finished second and Dale Howard took the third spot. Ernie Ainsworth and Zach Pringle rounded out the top five.
On Saturday night, the USCS Sprint Cars return to Riverside International Speedway and will have two 12-lap B-Main Races to fill in the back half of the first Feature Race of the Flip Flop 50, the 25-Lap Flip Race. The way they finish the Flip Race will be completely inverted for the second Feature Race, the 25-lap Flop Race. If a driver can win both races, he could pocket $10,000 including lap money.
The finish:
- 3 Jordon Mallett, Greenbrier, AR; 2. 9jr Derek Hagar, Marion, AR; 3. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS; 4. 91a Ernie Ainsworth, Bartlett, TN; 5. 55 Zach Pringle, Benton, AR; 6. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN; 7. 84 Brandon Hanks, Burlison, TN; 8. 37 Ayden Gatewood, Caruthersville, MO; 9. 40 Howard Moore, Memphis, TN; 10. 4x Brad Bowden, Hernando,