Ricky Thornton Jr. invaded The Dome at America’s Center (St. Louis, Mo.) on Thursday afternoon to kick off preliminary action in the Super Late Model ranks for the fifth annual Gateway Dirt Nationals. With the 80-car field divided into two groups over a two-day span, Thornton came in eighth-fastest in his group before dashing to…
Weekend action found Ricky Thornton Jr. continuing his recent red-hot streak aboard his Tanner Racing / Excel Floor Covering No. 20RT Certified Inspection Services / Lethal Chassis Modified. In fact, he raced to three-straight Modified triumphs during the weekend’s Desert Modified Nationals at Central Arizona Speedway, including a $3,000 triumph in Sunday’s finale. “Wow, this…
Ricky Thornton Jr. had a stellar outing over the weekend in the Karl Chevrolet Duel in the Desert at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He scored a total of four Modified wins during the week, including his second-straight victory in the $10,000-to-win finale aboard the Tanner Racing / Excel Floor Covering No.…
Ricky Thornton Jr. was back in action at Cocopah Speedway (Somerton, Ariz.) on Friday afternoon to return to the driver’s seat of his Excel Floor Covering No. 20RT Modified for the two-day Gordie Rivera Memorial. With a heat race victory placing him fourth on the starting grid for the feature, Thornton Jr. charged to his…
Ricky Thornton Jr. entered his No. 20RT Modified into battle on Saturday night at Cocopah Speedway (Somerton, Ariz.) for the Halloween Spectacular. After starting the night off with a heat race victory, Thornton Jr. crossed the line in first in the feature but was docked a position for excessive skirting. He was credited with a…
Ricky Thornton Jr. claimed his first-career Super Late Model crown jewel win on Saturday night at Portsmouth Raceway Park. Surging late in the race Ricky scored the $100,000 win in the 41st annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship aboard his No. 20RT Dyno One Inc./ Excel Floor Covering/ Sub-Surface of Indiana/ Longhorn Chassis/ Clements…
After Mother Nature wiped out the second attempt at the Mountain Moonshine Classic on Friday Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, Tenn.), Ricky Thornton Jr. followed the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) to Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, Ga.) on Saturday evening for the Dixie Shootout. In a field of 39 cars, Thornton Jr. edged his way…
Ricky Thornton Jr. and the SSI Motorsports team picked back up with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) on Friday evening at Raceway 7 (Conneaut, Ohio) for the Great Lakes 50. With a fourth-place finish in his heat placing him 10th on the starting grid for the opening night feature, Ricky dropped three…
The SSI Motorsports team and Ricky Thornton Jr. returned with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) on Thursday afternoon at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Ind.) to compete in the Indiana Icebreaker rescheduled from March 20. With his spot already locked into the $15,000-to-win A-Main, Ricky was an involved in a violent flip on the…
Thursday night found SSI Motorsports and pilot Ricky Thornton Jr. in action at Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa) for the 17th annual Knoxville Nationals presented by Brandt. In a field of 48 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) entries, Thornton Jr. missed a transfer spot in his heat race by one position with a fourth-place…