May 25
Kings Speedway,
Hanford, CA
Sanction: West Coast Late Model Shootout (The Nationals) - $3,000
Information provided by: Various reports (last updated May 26, 4:33 pm)
Thornton completes sweep of Nationals at Kings
The Nationals
- Ricky Thornton Jr.
- Steve Drake
- Clay Daly
- Tony Toste
- Rob Sanders
- Nick Bartels
- Tommy Malcolm
- Richard Papenhausen
- Mike Kirby
- Jeff Decker
- John Lowrey
- Kyle Griffith
- Cody Laney
- Devin Crockett
- Dino Napier
- Carla Laney
- Bill Bartels
- Larry Childress
- Duane Cleveland
- Trent Elliott
- Bobby Hogge IV
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Ricky Thornton Jr. (5) digs past Steve Drake (11x) at Kings.
What won the race: Nine hours from home, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., completed a weekend sweep of The Nationals with a $3,000 payday. Thornton totalled more than $5,000 on the weekend after Sunday's victory over Steve Drake of San Luis Obispo, Calif., and series points leader Clay Daly of Watsonville, Calif.
Key notes: The race marked the finale of a two-night weekend benefitting Relay for Life.
Winner's sponsors: Thornton's Jeff Manka-owned Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Affordable Powder Coating, MDM Accenting Services, Site Lite Mag Laser and Sunoco Race Fuels.
Points chase: Clay Daly inched further ahead of Tony Toste in the series points chase.
Car count: 21
Fast qualifier: Rob Sanders
Time: 15.9 seconds
Heat race winners: Bobby Hogge IV, Nick Bartels, Rob Sanders
Next series race: July 12, Stockton 99 Dirt Track (Stockton, CA) $2,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
