On the heels of an impressive season where he claimed an overall 38 victories, Ricky Thornton Jr. is primed for a new challenge in 2021. Thornton will take on the ultra-competitive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series where he’ll compete for the national tour’s Rookie of the Year title in the SSI Motorsports No. 20RT…
Ricky Thornton Jr. capped off an ultra-successful 2020 season on Sunday by completing a sweep of Central Arizona Speedway’s 7th Annual Desert Thunder Nationals. It was his 38th overall win of the season. Thornton’s latest trio of victories came aboard his Certified Inspection Service No. 20RT Excel Floor Covering/ D&E Outside Services/ Lethal Chassis IMCA…
Ricky Thornton Jr. became a first-time winner of the IMCA Duel in the Desert Saturday night. Thornton topped the $10,000-to-win main event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in his Certified Inspection Service No. 20RT Excel Floor Covering/ D&E Outside Services/ Lethal Chassis IMCA Modified. Ricky Thornton Jr. punched his ticket into Saturday…
Ricky Thornton Jr. smoked the competition Friday night at Lakeside Speedway, literally. The driver of the Certified Inspection Service No. 20RT Excel Floor Covering/ D&E Outside Services/ Lethal Chassis Modified nursed a failing engine in the final circuits to claim the 5th Annual Grant Junghans Memorial. “The motor started to let go the second half…
Fresh off his first-career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series triumph, Ricky Thornton Jr. drove to a runner-up finish in Dirt Late Model racing’s highest-paying event of the season. Thornton returned to the seat of the SSI Motorsports No. 20RT Dyno One Inc./ Excel Floor Covering/ Sub-Surface of Indiana/ Longhorn Chassis/ Clements Racing Engine Super…
Debuting a new Certified Inspection Service No. 20RT Excel Floor Covering/ D&E Outside Services/ Lethal Chassis Modified, Ricky Thornton Jr. became a 3-time champion of the Race for Hope 71 Sunday. In commanding fashion, Thornton set fast time on won his qualifying feature before claiming the $12,000 finale at Batesville (Ark.) Motor Speedway’s annual event.…
Ricky Thornton Jr. soared to his first-career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory in Saturday’s Pittsburgher 100 at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Thornton escaped a rash of flat tires that plagued several of his competitors to put the SSI Motorsports No. 20RT Dyno One Inc./ Excel Floor Covering/ Sub-Surface of Indiana/ Longhorn Chassis/ Clements…
Friday night saw Ricky Thornton Jr. make the trip to Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway to compete in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Jackson 100 weekend. In a field of 60 entries, Ricky qualified third in his group before picking up a heat race win to lock into the $10,000-to-win feature. Starting fifth in the…
Ricky Thornton Jr. returned to the seat of the SSI Motorsports No. 20RT Dyno One/ Excel Floor Covering Super Late Model over the weekend. The team made the trek to I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series I-80 Nationals. In a stout field of 46 entries, Ricky struggled in…
Ricky Thornton Jr. became a four-time IMCA Super Nationals Champion over the weekend at Boone (Iowa) Speedway. Thornton also became the first driver in the 38-year history of the event to win two features in the same week. Ricky Thornton Jr. kicked off the 38th Annual IMCA Super Nationals on Monday night in triumphant fashion.…