Thursday night saw Ricky Thornton Jr. return with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) at Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Miss.) for the 13th annual Optima Batteries Clash at the Mag. Drawing 44 Late Models for the event co-sanctioned with the Comp Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS), Thornton Jr. followed up the fifth fastest…

Ricky Thornton Jr. and the SSI Motorsports team visited Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) on Wednesday afternoon to kick off the 27th annual Dirt Late Model Dream with four nights of racing. With the 74-car field split into two separate groups for a pair of preliminary features, Thornton Jr. clocked in 14th fastest in his group…

Friday night found SSI Motorsports pilot Ricky Thornton Jr. in action at Circle City Raceway (Indianapolis, Ind.) as the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series made its debut at the brand new quarter-mile oval. After rough track conditions bounced him back to seventh in his heat race, Thornton Jr. elected to save his…