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Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
May 17, 2021
Ricky Thornton Jr. Tames Davenport for Lucas Oil MLRA Victory
LOLMDS Iowa Doubleheader on Deck
ADEL, Iowa (05/17/21) – Ricky Thornton Jr. returned to the Winner’s Circle on Friday night in his No. 20RT Dyno One Inc./ Excel Floor Covering/ Sub-Surface of Indiana/ Longhorn Chassis/ Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model.
Thornton Jr.’s latest triumph came in Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) action at Iowa’s Davenport Speedway and was worth $3,000. In what became a tire game for some front runners, the chauffer of the No. 20RT never experienced any issues en route to his fifth victory of the season.
“I could see they were kind of blowing right rears and I never felt like mine ever started chunking out real bad. One time I had a bad stumble off four and I didn’t know if it was a tire or the carburetor, so then I really started thinking," Thornton said. "I started driving a lot straighter at the end and it felt a lot better. A big thanks goes out to the Burns family and everyone who supports our SSI Motorsports team.â€
Wednesday night found Ricky Thornton Jr. in action at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Ind.) for the Castrol FloRacing Night in America. With a 10-lap heat race victory positioning him fourth on the starting grid for the $10,000-to-win A-Main, Thornton Jr. ran in the top-five early in the 50-lapper, but pulled off on lap 31 with an ill-handling car.
With the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) doubleheader weekend cancelled, Ricky traveled to Davenport Speedway (Davenport, Iowa) on Friday afternoon for the Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association (MLRA) opener. In a field of 33 cars, Thornton Jr. topped the speed charts in qualifying before picking up a heat race victory. Turning back early challenges from polesitter Tony Jackson Jr. in the feature, Thornton Jr. stormed to his first career MLRA victory over Tony Toste, Jackson Jr., Garrett Alberson, and Jeremiah Hurst. His fifth win of the season was worth $3,000.
Saturday night’s MLRA event at West Liberty Raceway (West Liberty, Iowa) fell victim to Mother Nature.
For more results from these events, please visit www.FloRacing.com and www.MLRARacing.com .
This weekend – May 21-22 – Ricky Thornton Jr. and the SSI Motorsports team will resume the 2021 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) campaign with a pair of events in Iowa. The tour visits 300 Raceway in Farley on Friday night for a $12,000-to-win event before visiting Burlington’s 34 Raceway on Saturday night in a $15,000-to-win program.
More information can be found at www.LucasDirt.com.
Ricky Thornton Jr. would like to thank all of his marketing partners, which include: Dyno One Inc., Excel Floor Covering, Certified Inspection Service Co. Inc., D&E Outside Services, Deines-Nitz Soultions & Powdercoating, West Side Tractor Sales Co., SSI Motorsports, Shelby Materials, EMD Wraps, Lethal Chassis, Dylan Earven Foundation, Tire Demon, Hoker Trucking, Tanner Racing, High Performance Lubricants, Sub-Surface of Indiana, Midwest Sheet Metal, Dirtvision, Simpson Race Products, JE Pistons, Edelbrock, MSD, iRacing, E-Z-GO, Powers Performance, COMP Cams, Quarter Master, Cometic Gasket, Drydene, Winters Performance Products, Snap-on by Ryan Marsh, NGK Spark Plugs, Schoenfeld Headers, NAPA, Swift Springs, Penske Racing Shocks, Winning Edge Carburetion, Longhorn Chassis, Clements Racing Engines, Dynamic Drivelines, Superior Fuel Cells, Finish Line Body & Parts, Wehrs Machine, Dirt Defender, CPD racing Shocks, Bassett, Integra Racing Shocks, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.
Visit the team’s official website at www.TwentyRT.com often for the latest team information. You can also stay connected with Ricky Thornton Jr. on social media at https://www.facebook.com/rickythorntonjrracing on Facebook, and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RThornton20rt.
Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
May 17, 2021
Ricky Thornton Jr. Tames Davenport for Lucas Oil MLRA Victory
LOLMDS Iowa Doubleheader on Deck
ADEL, Iowa (05/17/21) – Ricky Thornton Jr. returned to the Winner’s Circle on Friday night in his No. 20RT Dyno One Inc./ Excel Floor Covering/ Sub-Surface of Indiana/ Longhorn Chassis/ Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model.
Thornton Jr.’s latest triumph came in Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) action at Iowa’s Davenport Speedway and was worth $3,000. In what became a tire game for some front runners, the chauffer of the No. 20RT never experienced any issues en route to his fifth victory of the season.
“I could see they were kind of blowing right rears and I never felt like mine ever started chunking out real bad. One time I had a bad stumble off four and I didn’t know if it was a tire or the carburetor, so then I really started thinking," Thornton said. "I started driving a lot straighter at the end and it felt a lot better. A big thanks goes out to the Burns family and everyone who supports our SSI Motorsports team.â€
Wednesday night found Ricky Thornton Jr. in action at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Ind.) for the Castrol FloRacing Night in America. With a 10-lap heat race victory positioning him fourth on the starting grid for the $10,000-to-win A-Main, Thornton Jr. ran in the top-five early in the 50-lapper, but pulled off on lap 31 with an ill-handling car.
With the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) doubleheader weekend cancelled, Ricky traveled to Davenport Speedway (Davenport, Iowa) on Friday afternoon for the Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association (MLRA) opener. In a field of 33 cars, Thornton Jr. topped the speed charts in qualifying before picking up a heat race victory. Turning back early challenges from polesitter Tony Jackson Jr. in the feature, Thornton Jr. stormed to his first career MLRA victory over Tony Toste, Jackson Jr., Garrett Alberson, and Jeremiah Hurst. His fifth win of the season was worth $3,000.
Saturday night’s MLRA event at West Liberty Raceway (West Liberty, Iowa) fell victim to Mother Nature.
For more results from these events, please visit www.FloRacing.com and www.MLRARacing.com .
This weekend – May 21-22 – Ricky Thornton Jr. and the SSI Motorsports team will resume the 2021 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) campaign with a pair of events in Iowa. The tour visits 300 Raceway in Farley on Friday night for a $12,000-to-win event before visiting Burlington’s 34 Raceway on Saturday night in a $15,000-to-win program.
More information can be found at www.LucasDirt.com.
Ricky Thornton Jr. would like to thank all of his marketing partners, which include: Dyno One Inc., Excel Floor Covering, Certified Inspection Service Co. Inc., D&E Outside Services, Deines-Nitz Soultions & Powdercoating, West Side Tractor Sales Co., SSI Motorsports, Shelby Materials, EMD Wraps, Lethal Chassis, Dylan Earven Foundation, Tire Demon, Hoker Trucking, Tanner Racing, High Performance Lubricants, Sub-Surface of Indiana, Midwest Sheet Metal, Dirtvision, Simpson Race Products, JE Pistons, Edelbrock, MSD, iRacing, E-Z-GO, Powers Performance, COMP Cams, Quarter Master, Cometic Gasket, Drydene, Winters Performance Products, Snap-on by Ryan Marsh, NGK Spark Plugs, Schoenfeld Headers, NAPA, Swift Springs, Penske Racing Shocks, Winning Edge Carburetion, Longhorn Chassis, Clements Racing Engines, Dynamic Drivelines, Superior Fuel Cells, Finish Line Body & Parts, Wehrs Machine, Dirt Defender, CPD racing Shocks, Bassett, Integra Racing Shocks, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.
Visit the team’s official website at www.TwentyRT.com often for the latest team information. You can also stay connected with Ricky Thornton Jr. on social media at https://www.facebook.com/rickythorntonjrracing on Facebook, and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RThornton20rt.