Ok…What’s he got that the others dont?

[Tnewton]

RTJ has the most feel in his butt pure and simple. he did the same thing in mods. HES THAT GOOD.

Obviously you are clinically insane…NOBODY has ever been that dominant on a national tour….NOBODY!

[Josh Bayko]

They’ve figured out exactly what RTJ wants in a car. Are there some setup “tricks” in play to make that happen? Of course. Will he continue this level of dominance in 2024? Probably not.

[Dlmfan123]

Burroughs is the new Rumley/Gadget man!Perhaps a chemical engineer!

Lol and 3 years ago everybody on here was saying he was a terrible crew cheif.

[Mod Runner]

I never heard of Burroughs before this year. I think RTJ is one very intelligent racer who knows where to place his race car on the track. He knows how hard to press the gas pedal when needed and how to ease into the gas pedal. He has to be a real quick thinker when coming upon lapped cars. In conclusion, I am saying RTJ is smarter on the race track than his competitors. To adapt to a late model in such a short time and become so dominant is unheard of with so many fast race cars today.

[In The Gas]

What ever they have figured out Bobby Pierces team has as well. DTWC is going to be great when they both show up.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I never heard of Burroughs before this year. I think RTJ is one very intelligent racer who knows where to place his race car on the track. He knows how hard to press the gas pedal when needed and how to ease into the gas pedal. He has to be a real quick thinker when coming upon lapped cars. In conclusion, I am saying RTJ is smarter on the race track than his competitors. To adapt to a late model in such a short time and become so dominant is unheard of with so many fast race cars today.

I heard people calling him Wrecky Thornton just a year ago. It's amazing how quickly he got smooth and wise. 😏

[chopter33]

I heard people calling him Wrecky Thornton just a year ago. It's amazing how quickly he got smooth and wise. 

i dont remember what started wrecky thornton but i know it was a joke. dude sold alot of wrecky t shirts.

[jog49]

He's probably just that good when seated in a car with excellent setup. Last I looked, none of those cars are equipped with cruise control.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

He's probably just that good when seated in a car with excellent setup. Last I looked, none of those cars are equipped with cruise control.

Or some kind of traction control.🤫🤔

[crownman25]

ok I can tell yall what it is....ITS THE RR TIRE TEMP the 49 has had a bad probb all year backing up 76 also,I dont think 20 rt gets faster during race but other cars drop off more ...this happens when your rr tire gets hot did you see davenport keep running harder and harder got loser and into the wall. it could be a thousand diff things but the bottom line is rr tire temp....32 car has this figured out too...I have some very good ideas but dont want to say...

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

ok I can tell yall what it is....ITS THE RR TIRE TEMP the 49 has had a bad probb all year backing up 76 also,I dont think 20 rt gets faster during race but other cars drop off more ...this happens when your rr tire gets hot did you see davenport keep running harder and harder got loser and into the wall. it could be a thousand diff things but the bottom line is rr tire temp....32 car has this figured out too...I have some very good ideas but dont want to say...

Ricky ran his best lap of the race on lap 74 on Saturday night. Nearly a full second faster than lap 65.

The #2 tire does fall off bad with heat. The harder ones don't mind it so much.

On Friday night, he was at least a half second a lap faster than anyone behind him, without even being pressured to run his best.

[crazyt]

Josh mcguire for example

I don't wonder because I know it happens. Some of the smartest people in dirt late model racing have a real job. Going Lucas racing is too hard and financially unrewarding.

Josh mcguire is one that comes to mind if some these high dollar guys knew what kind of equipment (let’s just say multiple 10k+ wins came in cars out of a chassis builders scrap pile)they were getting there azz kicked by compared to there own they would’ve had a stroke. He just knew how to get every drop out of it and wasn’t afraid to try anything even if he wasn’t convinced himself that it would work. Sucks that he wasn’t in a position to race for a living until right before his accident

[Snake X3]

Preseason I had picked Ricky for a breakout year and the Lucas title, but I never expected this. The team has to have hit on something. Good for them. That's what it's all about. You can't take anything away from Ricky though. He still won all those races. It will be a travesty if he doesn't win at Eldora. He earned this title.

[riddle28]

RTJ did things in a shaw modified you wouldnt have believed if you didnt see it yourself. then he ran other chassis and still dominated. Anyone who thinks he isnt super talented simply either never watched him race much or is a hater. jimmy owens doesnt have his resume in mods and didnt race against the level of competition he did either. Overton is good also but he isnt RTJ good. and yes RTJ can still get better and more polished. But i think the RTJ doubters were the same people who said kyle larson wouldnt do well in a late model. you were wrong then and you're wrong now. RTJ is a flat out wheelman. im a T mac fan 1st but ill admit RTJ is probably already better than him.

if thats the case then hoffman should be dominating this year and thats not the case. hes good but hes also not racing against farmers on the lucas tour

[SLlDlNG SIDEWAYS]

Preseason I had picked Ricky for a breakout year and the Lucas title, but I never expected this. The team has to have hit on something. Good for them. That's what it's all about. You can't take anything away from Ricky though. He still won all those races. It will be a travesty if he doesn't win at Eldora. He earned this title.

You are absolutely correct sir, but I don't think anybody's trying to take anything away from Ricky. It's more about how some individuals are claiming he's the greatest thing that ever hit the dirt tracks. That just isn't so. He's good but he ain't that good, his car is.

I think most people on here including myself wish him further success and nothing but the best. He's good people, the sport can only benefit from that.