GAFFNEY, S.C. – Eric Riggins Jr. won Saturday night’s USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint car 30-lap main event at Cherokee Speedway when race long leader Mark Smith’s engine failed near the finish line.
Smith was able to coast across the line in the runner-up spot with another Pennsylvania driver, Brian Carber, grabbed the other podium spot in third.
Lance Moss finished fourth and series points leader Danny Smith completed the top-five.
The finish:
1. 47-Eric Riggins Jr[3]; 2. M1-Mark Smith[1]; 3. 8C-Brian Carber[4]; 4. 23-Lance Moss[2]; 5. 4-Danny Smith[6]; 6. 5-Justin Barger[5]; 7. 83-Mark Ruel Jr[8]; 8. 10-Terry Gray[7]; 9. 29-Kyle Amerson[9]; 10. 67M-Jake McLain[15]; 11. 7E-Eric Gunderson[16]; 12. 70-Nick Tucker[17]; 13. 34-Darren Orth[13]; 14. 00-Harley Zimmerman[14]; 15. 33-Joe Larkin[18]; 16. 21O-Connor Otten[12]; 17. (DNF) 28-Jeff Willingham[10]; 18. (DNF) 67-Brian Thomas[11]