Ricky Thornton Jr. led all 50 laps at Brownstown
Ricky Thornton Jr. turned in a dominant night on Wednesday evening to claim the Castrol FloRacing Night in America at legendary Brownstown Speedway. The No, 20RT was fast in qualifying, won a heat race then led every lap of the main event in the second series event of the week following last night’s season opener at Eldora Speedway.
The Longhorn Chassis driver originally from Chandler, Arizona earned $23,023 from the track located in Brownstown, Indiana in a race shown live by FloRacing.com.
A total of 56 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results:
Group A Results- 1. Devin Moran(13.604), 2. Kyle Larson, 3. Hudson O’Neal, 4. Jason Jameson, 5. Tyler Erb, 6. Spencer Hughes, 7. Earl Pearson Jr., 8. Jonathan Davenport, 9. Tim McCreadie, 10. Shannon Babb
Group B Results- 1. Daulton Wilson(14.182), 2. Mike Marlar, 3. Nick Hoffman, 4. Ricky Thornton Jr., 5. Billy Moyer Sr., 6. Jared Bailey, 7. Bobby Pierce, 8. Brandon Sheppard, 9. Dennis Erb Jr., 10. Ross Robinson
Heat 1 Results: 1. Devin Moran, 2. Jason Jameson, 3. Earl Pearson Jr.
Heat 2 Results: 1. Kyle Larson, 2. Tyler Erb, 3. Brandon Overton
Heat 3 Results: 1. Hudson O’Neal, 2. Tim McCreadie, 3. Spencer Hughes
Heat 4 Results: 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., 2. Bobby Pierce, 3. Daulton Wilson
Heat 5 Results: 1. Mike Marlar, 2. Brandon Sheppard, 3. Stormy Scott
Heat 6 Results: 1. Dennis Erb Jr., 2. Nick Hoffman, 3. Kyle Bronson
B-main 1 Finish: 1. Jonathan Davenport, 2. Tanner English
B-main 2 Finish: 1. Drake Troutman, 2. Adam Stricker
B-main 3 Finish: 1. Jordan Wever, 2. Jared Bailey
Feature Re-cap: The beginning of the 50-lap went off with Thornton leading Moran, Marlar, Larson and O’Neal. On the second circuit, O’Neal moved around Larson for fourth. Tuesday night winner at Eldora, Marlar, took second from Moran.
Dennis Erb Jr. passed Larson for fifth on lap 7 as Marlar closed in on Thornton to challenge for the lead. As the race approached the 20-lap mark, leaders Thornton and Marlar fought for the top spot among slower traffic.
At the halfway point, the field was running largely in single-file formation through the middle groove as Thornton stretched his advantage to just over two seconds. A lap 34 caution slowed the pace when Wever slid off the track.
Following the lap 34 restart, Thornton’s domination continued as he motored away from the pack while building a big lead. Meanwhile, Moran closed in on Marlar in hopes of challenging for the runner-up position. But in the end, it was Thornton who would take the checkered flag to earn the victory.
Feature Results: 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., 2. Mike Marlar, 3. Devin Moran, 4. Hudson O’Neal, 5. Dennis Erb Jr., 6. Kyle Larson, 7. Bobby Pierce, 8. Tim McCreadie, 9. Tyler Erb, 10. Brandon Sheppard, 11. Earl Pearson Jr., 12. Nick Hoffman, 13. Jonathan Davenport, 14. Spencer Hughes, 15. Kyle Bronson, 16. Tanner English, 17. Adam Stricker, 18. Stormy Scott, 19. Jason Jameson, 20. Drake Troutman, 21. Jordan Wever, 22. Daulton Wilson, 23. Jared Bailey, 24. Brandon Overton
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