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Ricky Thornton, Jr. claims Gateway Dirt Nationals Modified win!

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Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Ricky Thornton Jr. Sweeps Modified Action at the Gateway Dirt Nationals
Claims Over $13,000 for Pair of Weekend Wins

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (12/05/22) – Ricky Thornton Jr. enjoyed a stellar weekend behind the wheel of both the Mike Learman Racing No. 20RT The Short Gear / LRD Products / Royal Race Car / Mullins Racing Engine Modified and his SSI Motorsports No. 20RT Dyno One Inc./ Excel Floor Covering/ Sub-Surface of Indiana/ Longhorn Chassis/ Clements Racing Engine.

He swept the weekend action in the Modified division and recorded a podium finish in the Super Late Model finale.

“What a weekend at the Dome for us in both the Modified and Super Late Model. These Royal Race Cars that Mike Learman is building are something special, and I encourage everyone to check them out. This car drove like a dream both nights and we got a pair of wins. I really appreciate Mike and Lauren (Learman) for having me drive it,” Thornton Jr. said. “We were really good in the Late Model too. We missed the lock-in spot by one position on Thursday but we got in on Saturday and raced from 13th to third. It was a great weekend, and we really appreciate all of the great sponsors and fans for their support. Next up, we’ll be competing at the Tulsa Shootout later this month.”

Ricky Thornton Jr. visited the Dome at America’s Center (St. Louis, Mo.) on Thursday afternoon to compete in the Super Late Model and Modified ranks in the opening round of the sixth annual Gateway Dirt National presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts.

With the 119-car Super Late Model field split into two groups, Thornton followed up the fastest lap in time trials on Thursday with a heat race win. Starting the $5,000-to-win preliminary feature in fifth, Ricky gained one spot in the 25-lapper to finish fourth.

Aboard the Mike and Lauren Learman-owned No. 20RT Royal Race Cars Modified on Friday, Ricky secured his spot into Saturday’s main event with the eighth win of the season in the 20-lap preliminary feature.

After dashing to an eight-lap heat race victory, Thornton grabbed the lead on the fifth circuit of the prelim and never looked back, taking the checkers 2.060 seconds ahead of Mike McKinney.

On Saturday, Thornton edged his way into the $30,000-to-win Super Late Model feature with the second-and-final transfer spot in his qualifier. Advancing through the field 10 spots in the 40-lap affair, Ricky raced to a third-place finish, which came behind Tyler Erb and Tanner English.

Rolling off fourth for the Modified A-Main, Ricky wrestled away the lead from Jordan Grabouski on lap 20 and led the final 10 circuits to capture his second win of the weekend and ninth of the 2022 campaign. He pocketed a $10,000 prize ahead of Mike McKinney, Grabouski, Kyle Steffens, and Chase Holland.

Next on tap for ‘RTJ’ is a quartet of divisional action at the upcoming 38th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout at the Sagenet Center (Tulsa. Okla.) on Dec. 26-31. Ricky will be pursuing Golden Driller trophies in the Stock Non-Wing, Stock Wing, Outlaw Wing, and Outlaw Non-Wing divisions.

Full event information is available at www.TulsaShootout.com.

Ricky Thornton Jr. would like to thank all of his marketing partners, which include: SSI Motorsports, Dyno One, Excel Floor Covering, Hoker Trucking, Certified Inspection Service (CSI), High Performance Lubricants, Big River Steel, Van Meter Insurance Group, Varsitee Screen Printing, West Side Tractor Sales Co., Sub-Surface of Indiana, Midwest Sheet Metal, D&E Outside Services, Lethal Chassis, Dylan Earven Foundation, EMD Wraps, Brembo, Keyser Manufacturing, Wiles Driveshafts, Barnes Systems, Strange Oval, Schoenfeld Headers, The Joie of Seating, Earnhardt Technologies, FK Rod Ends, BMRS, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Hoosier Tire, Performance Bodies, Jones Racing Products, Simpson Racing Products, NAPA (Morgantown – Bargersville), Swift Springs, Penske Racing Shocks, Winning Edge Carburetion, Longhorn Chassis, Clements Racing Engines, and MyRacePass 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.

57 entries

MODIFIEDS


A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 2. 21T-Mike McKinney[6]; 3. 30-Jordan Grabouski[3]; 4. 8-Kyle Steffens[11]; 5. 45-Chase Holland[8]; 6. 95-Michael Altobelli[7]; 7. 19-Chad Bauer[14]; 8. 44-KC Burdette[17]; 9. 23-Dylan Sharp[18]; 10. 130-Chase Allen[20]; 11. 36-Kenny Wallace[19]; 12. 4T-Guy Taylor[12]; 13. 14-Billy Smith[10]; 14. (DNF) 97-Mitch Thomas[15]; 15. (DNF) 37L-Michael Ledford[1]; 16. (DNF) 6ST-Joseph Thomas[9]; 17. (DNF) 1TPO-Tyler Peterson[5]; 18. (DNF) 24H-Mike Harrison[13]; 19. (DNF) 77-Ray Bollinger[16]; 20. (DNF) 7-Drake Troutman[2]

B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 36-Kenny Wallace[4]; 2. 22-Austen Becerra[10]; 3. 7M-Clay Money[7]; 4. 29J-Jordan Wever[2]; 5. 6-Ryan Ayers[11]; 6. 16W-Dillon Nusbaum[9]; 7. (DNF) 14C-Rick Conoyer[1]; 8. (DNF) C4-Chris Soutiea[6]; 9. (DNF) 12-Dylan Thornton[3]; 10. (DNF) B1-Jeff Larson[5]; 11. (DNF) 5-Joe Dresch[12]; 12. (DNS) 05-Dave Wietholder

Shocker Hitch Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 95-Michael Altobelli[1]; 2. 8-Kyle Steffens[3]; 3. 97-Mitch Thomas[5]; 4. 14C-Rick Conoyer[7]; 5. B1-Jeff Larson[12]; 6. 16W-Dillon Nusbaum[8]; 7. (DNF) 25-Tyler Nicely[2]; 8. (DNF) 1D-Dean Hoffman[4]; 9. (DNF) 65-Todd Sherman[9]; 10. (DNF) 12T-Tyler Droste[11]; 11. (DNF) 31-Mark Anderson[10]; 12. (DNF) 20-Trevor Anderson[6]; 13. (DNS) 13-Charlie Mefford

Performance Plus Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 45-Chase Holland[1]; 2. 4T-Guy Taylor[4]; 3. 77-Ray Bollinger[2]; 4. 29J-Jordan Wever[3]; 5. C4-Chris Soutiea[5]; 6. 22-Austen Becerra[11]; 7. 88S-Alan Stipp[6]; 8. 7A-Shane Sabraski[8]; 9. 25N-Rob Neubauer[9]; 10. 60-William Gould[10]; 11. 31S-Chad Sellers[12]; 12. (DNF) 01-Peyton Taylor[7]; 13. (DNF) 42-Michael Steele[13]

Tuckers Automotive Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 6ST-Joseph Thomas[4]; 2. 24H-Mike Harrison[1]; 3. 44-KC Burdette[5]; 4. 12-Dylan Thornton[2]; 5. 7M-Clay Money[3]; 6. 6-Ryan Ayers[10]; 7. 10Y-Trent Young[9]; 8. J82-Treb Jacoby[12]; 9. (DNF) 8A-Austin Holcombe[8]; 10. (DNF) 7N-Tim Nash[6]; 11. (DNF) 1H-Ben Harmon[7]; 12. (DNF) 84-Ryan Toole[11]; 13. (DNS) 242-Brandon Bollinger

Atwell Exterior Services Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 14-Billy Smith[1]; 2. 19-Chad Bauer[2]; 3. 23-Dylan Sharp[3]; 4. 36-Kenny Wallace[5]; 5. 05-Dave Wietholder[8]; 6. 5-Joe Dresch[12]; 7. (DNF) 130-Chase Allen[9]; 8. (DNF) 69L-Josh Lemke[11]; 9. (DNF) 47-Jack Sartain[4]; 10. (DNF) 777-Trevor Neville[7]; 11. (DNF) 28-Rodney Standerfer[10]; 12. (DNS) 12TBJ-Tom Berry Jr

6 Lock in Hot Laps: 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:13.052[2]; 2. 7-Drake Troutman, 00:13.066[1]; 3. 1TPO-Tyler Peterson, 00:13.103[3]; 4. 37L-Michael Ledford, 00:13.413[5]; 5. 30-Jordan Grabouski, 00:13.789[6]; 6. (DNS) 21T-Mike McKinney, 00:13.789

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