Tuesday night found Ricky Thornton Jr. in action at Davenport Speedway (Davenport, Iowa) to compete with the MARS Racing Series for the Hoker 50. In a field of 22 cars, Thornton Jr. posted a fourth-place finish in his heat, which pinned him eighth on the starting grid for the $10,000-to-win A-Main. Running into trouble near…
SSI Motorsports and pilot Ricky Thornton Jr. followed the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) to I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Neb.) on Tuesday afternoon to kick off a five-night stretch with the I-80 Nationals. Drawing 43 cars, Thornton Jr. clocked in second fastest in his group before placing fifth in his heat. With passing points…
With the first two events of the tripleheader weekend rained out, Ricky Thornton Jr. returned with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) on Saturday afternoon at Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.) for the 15th annual CMH Diamond Nationals. With lingering rain delaying the program for several hours, Ricky recorded a fifth-place finish in…
Ricky Thornton Jr. returned with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) on Friday afternoon at Portsmouth Raceway Park (Portsmouth, Ohio) for the Independence 50. Drawing 25 Late Models, Thornton Jr. passed three cars in his heat race to place fourth. Earning the 10th-starting position for the $12,000-to-win A-Main, Ricky held his spot for…
With the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) doubleheader weekend at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minn.) rained out, Ricky Thornton Jr. ventured to North Central Speedway (Brainerd, Minn.) on Saturday afternoon to pilot his No. 20RT Modified for the third round of the Land of 10,000 Lakes 10k. Following a third-place finish in…
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…
After Mother Nature shifted Thursday’s event to Friday afternoon, Ricky Thornton Jr. was one of 58 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) entries on hand at Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.) on Friday for the Cowboy Classic. Following the sixth fastest time in his qualifying group, Thornton Jr. posted a runner-up finish in his…
On Friday afternoon Ricky Thornton Jr. and SSI Motorsports invaded 300 Raceway (Farley, Iowa) for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Truck Country 50. With 28 Late Models entered, Ricky came in sixth in his heat race before placing third in his B-Main. Rolling off 19th for the $12,000-to-win opening night feature, Thornton Jr.…