NEA Race Report

Happening this Saturday, August 8th!!

Riverside will be making few tweaks to the schedule to close out the 2026 season.

Notable changes include:

**410 Sprint Cars will be removed from the schedule for Saturday night August 1st. Riverside is looking for an alternative date later in the season to host a 410 show that will be bring a quality field. Riverside Late Models will headline the night. 305-Winged Sprint Cars will also be off this night to allow drivers the option of running Benton's big show.

** 600 Micro Sprints will have another $1000 to win/ $100 to start show August 8th.

** King of the Ditch August 22nd $5000 to win/ $500 to start American Sprint Car Series, Stock Cars, and VROOM will be the support Classes

**G&S Electrical Services Modifieds special will headline August 29th.

** 4th Annual Riverside Open for Saturday night October 31st will feature $3000 to win/ $300 to start Open Super Late Models, Open Street Stock Challenge, and Rick's Crane Services 305-Winged Sprint Cars to close out the 2026 season.

2026 Remaining Schedule:
July 25th- $1000 to win Rick’s Crane Services 305-Winged Sprint Cars, Modifieds, 600, Stocks

August 1st- Riverside Steel Block Late Model Special- $1000 to win Late Models, Mods, 600, Stock Cars.

August 8th- Black Oak Gin 600 Micro Special- $1000 to win 600s, 305s, Mods, Stock Cars, VROOM

August 15th- Weekly Racing + VROOM

August 22nd- King of the Ditch featuring ASCS 360 Sprint Cars $5000 to win

August 29th- $1000 to win G&S Electrical Services Modifieds, 305-Sprints, Late Models, 600s, Stock Cars

September 5th- Off

September 12th- Late Model Special: Late Models, 305-Sprints, Mods, 600, Stocks

September 19th- MLA Nationals Mod Lites of Arkansas, 305-Sprints, Mods, 600, Stock

September 26th- Grassroots Nationals: 305-Sprints, Mods, 600, Stock, VROOM

October 3rd- $10 Night: 305-Sprints, Mods, 600, Stock, VROOM

October 9th and 10th- USCS Flip Flop 50

October 17th- 360 vs 305 Sprint Cars, Late Models, 600, Mod, Open Stock Cars

October 24th- Off Short Track Nationals

October 31- 4th Annual Riverside Open: $3000 to win/ $300 to start Open Super Late Models, Open Street Stocks, Sprint Cars

This Saturday along with all weekly classes

Coming up this Saturday night, July 25th, the MOD-LITES of ARKANSAS will be back in action at Batesville Motor Speedway flying around the 3/8ths mile high-banked oval dirt track located in Locust Grove, Arkansas!!!
All classes will be racing!!
Hope to see you here!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Historic Riverside International Speedway Welcomes USCS "Rumble at the River" Sprint Car Speed Spectacular this Saturday, July 18th

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - July 14, 2026 - For more than three-quarters of a century, Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR has been one of the most legendary dirt tracks in American motorsports. Since opening in 1949, the historic one-quarter-mile black gumbo clay oval has hosted generations of racing stars and passionate fans, earning a place among the Nation's most cherished racing venues.

Today, Riverside International Speedway continues that proud tradition under the ownership of Clayton Allen, who is celebrating his 20th year as owner of the historic speedway. Since purchasing the facility in 2006, Allen has worked tirelessly to preserve the track's rich heritage while continuing to provide exciting weekly racing for fans throughout the Mid-South.

This Saturday night, July 18, another chapter will be added to Riverside's storied history during its 77th continuously operating season, as the United Sprint Car Series (USCS) returns with the USCS "Rumble at the River" Sprint Car Speed Spectacular.

The event holds special significance for USCS founder and President, Pete Walton, a Memphis native, whose lifelong love of racing began at Riverside Speedway. Walton attended his first race at the speedway with his father in 1951, when he was approximately three years old. That childhood experience ignited a passion for the sport that eventually led him to found the United Sprint Car Series (USCS), which has become one of America's premier winged sprint car touring organizations.

"Coming back to Riverside has always felt like coming home, every time", said Walton. "This is where my love for racing began more than 70 years ago. It's special to bring the USCS back to the place that inspired me as a little boy.

Fans attending Saturday's event will witness the thunder and excitement of the high-powered, (750+ horsepower), USCS Winged Sprint Cars as they battle wheel-to-wheel at speeds exceeding 100 mph on one of dirt racing's most historic stages for the chance to park it in Victory lane..

The USCS "Rumble at the River" Sprint Car Speed Spectacular promises an unforgettable night of family entertainment featuring the nation's top sprint car drivers competing on the legendary clay oval that has thrilled race fans for generations. The tradition continues this Saturday night at one of America's truly iconic dirt tracks, where the past, present, and future of racing come together for another unforgettable evening at Riverside International Speedway.

Riverside International Speedway is located at 151 Legion Road, West Memphis, Arkansas. For race event information or venue details, visit the track’s website at riversideinternationalspeedway.com or uscsracing.com

USCS "Rumble at the River" Sprint Car Speed Spectacular, Saturday, July 18th at Riverside International Speedway, West Memphis, Arkansas.

The Competitor (for want a closer experience) pit area gates open at 4:00 pm. The General Admission Grandstand gates open at 5:00 pm. The test and tune hot laps for all divisions racing are at 6:30 pm. Racing begins at 7:30 pm.