SENOIA, Ga. — Updates and results from Friday’s Peach State Classic prelim, highlighted by a 40-lap, $20,000-to-win Castrol FloRacing Night in America main event for Super Late Models (results unofficial):
Feature
Repelling a late-race charge from Bobby Pierce, second-starting Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., led all but the first lap en route to a$20,000 victory in Friday's 40-lap Peach State Classic prelim at Senoia Raceway. Thornton beat Pierce to the checkers by 2.861 seconds for his third Castrol FloRacing Night in America Series victory of the season and the sixth of his career.
Feature lineup
(40 laps)
Row 1: Jonathan Davenport, Ricky Thornton Jr.
Row 2: Garrett Alberson, Dylan Knowles
Row 3: Bobby Pierce, Jason Feger
Row 4: Ashton Winger, Payton Freeman
Row 5: Nick Hoffman, Austin Horton
Row 6: Dennis Erb Jr., Joseph Joiner
Row 7: Trey Mills, Tyler Erb
Row 8: Max McLaughlin, Michael Page
Row 9: Sam Seawright, Matthew Taylor
Row 10: Daulton Wilson, Shane Clanton
Row 11: Tyler Stevens, Ethan Dotson
Row 12: Carson Ferguson, Cla Knight
Row 13: Spencer Hughes, Brenden Smith
Consolation race results
(Eight laps; top two transfer)
First consolation: Daulton Wilson, Ethan Dotson, Brandon Overton, Jimmy Owens, Tim McCreadie, J.R. Moseley. Scratched: Kyle Bronson, Chris Madden, Dalton Cook, Lamar Haygood, Zach Leonhardi, Lavon Sparks.
Second consolation: Shane Clanton, Carson Ferguson, Hudson O'Neal, Brenden Smith, Donald McIntosh. Scratched: Austin Smith, Jordy Nipper, Hadley Greene, Cory Hedgecock, Derek Dent, Chad Tuten.
Third consolation: Tyler Stevens, Cla Knight, Montana Dudley. Scratched: Tyler Millwood, Spencer Hughes, Jake Jackson, Zack Mitchell, J.T. Seawright, Jackson Hise, Haiden Cowan, Wil Herrington.
Consolation lineups
First consolation
Row 1: Daulton Wilson, Kyle Bronson
Row 2: Ethan Dotson, Chris Madden
Row 3: Dalton Cook, Jimmy Owens
Row 4: Tim McCreadie, Brandon Overton
Row 5: J.R. Moseley, Lamar Haygood
Row 6: Zach Leonhardi, Lavon Sparks
Second consolation
Row 1: Carson Ferguson, Shane Clanton
Row 2: Hudson O’Neal, Austin Smith
Row 3: Jordy Nipper, Donald McIntosh
Row 4: Hadley Greene, Brenden Smith
Row 5: Cory Hegecock, Derek Dent
Row 6: Chad Tuten
Third consolation
Row 1: Tyler Stevens, Montana Dudley
Row 2: Cla Knight, Tyler Millwood
Row 3: Spencer Hughes, Jake Jackson
Row 4: Zack Mitchell, J.T. Seawright
Row 5: Jackson Hise, Haiden Cowan
Row 6: Wil Herrington
Heat race recap
Pole-starting Jonathan Davenport dominated the first heat race, leading all 10 laps and winning by 2.810 seconds over third-starting Ashton Winger, who trailed him the entire way. Second-starting Trey Mills finished third, grabbing the final transfer spot into Friday’s 50-lap, $20,000-to-win Peach State opener. Zach Leonhardi pulled off after getting lapped on the seventh circuit. … Garrett Alberson earned a flag-to-flag victory in the second heat, winning by 1.203 seconds over second-starting Nick Hoffman. Max McLaughlin ceded the third spot to Kyle Bronson for the opening four laps before regaining the third and final transfer position. Bronson settled for fourth. Lavon Sparks pulled off on lap seven. … Bobby Pierce led the entire way to win heat three by 0.883 of a second over second-starting Dennis Erb Jr. Sam Seawright appeared to lose the third spot to Carson Ferguson before a lap-four caution negated Ferguson’s move; he settled for fourth. The lone caution flew when Hudson O’Neal slowed from sixth; he continued and finished fifth. Fifth-starting Cory Hedgecock never got up to speed and pulled off on the second lap. … Ricky Thornton Jr. raced to a green-to-checkered victory in the fourth heat, crossing the line 1.023 seconds ahead of second-starting Payton Freeman. Tyler Erb held third the entire way, punching his ticket into the 50-lap feature. Chad Tuten pulled off on lap seven. … Second-starting Dylan Knowles took advantage of a lap-two restart and led the final nine laps, winning heat five by 1.8 seconds over third-starting Austin Horton, who grabbed the runner-up spot from Michael Page on lap seven. The pole-starting Page, of Douglasville, Ga., led the opening lap before slipping to third. Tyler Stevens (fourth) and Cla Knight (fifth) were the only other drivers to complete 10 laps. The race’s first caution came after Page was called for jumping the opening start. Wil Herrington spun and slowed with a left-rear flat on the second lap after heavy contact with Spencer Hughes. Herrington was unable to change the tire and did not continue, while Hughes slowed from fourth with a flat right-rear to draw the fourth caution on lap eight. The third slowdown came on lap five when Jackson Hise slowed from sixth with a flat right-rear and pulled off. Zack Mitchell called it a night under the lap-five yellow. … Second-starting Jason Feger used a turn-one slider to grab control from Joseph Joiner on lap six and paced the final five laps to win the sixth and final heat race by 2.104 seconds over Joiner, who led the opening five laps. Fifth-starting Matthew Taylor grabbed the third and final transfer from Montana Dudley on lap six and beat him to the checkers by 2.178 seconds. The lone yellow flag came on the second lap when Haiden Cowan slowed from seventh and called it a night.
Heat race results
(10 laps; top three transfer)
First heat: Jonathan Davenport, Ashton Winger, Trey Mills, Daulton Wilson, Ethan Dotson, Dalton Cook, Tim McCreadie, J.R. Moseley, Zach Leonhardi.
Second heat: Garrett Alberson, Nick Hoffman, Max McLaughlin, Kyle Bronson, Chris Madden, Jimmy Owens, Brandon Overton, Lamar Haygood, Lavon Sparks.
Third heat: Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr., Sam Seawright, Carson Ferguson, Hudson O'Neal, Jordy Nipper, Hadley Greene, Cory Hedgecock.
Fourth heat: Ricky Thornton Jr., Payton Freeman, Tyler Erb, Shane Clanton, Austin Smith, Donald McIntosh, Brenden Smith, Derek Dent, Chad Tuten.
Fifth heat: Dylan Knowles, Austin Horton, Michael Page, Tyler Stevens, Cla Knight, Spencer Hughes, Zack Mitchell, Jackson Hise, Wil Herrington.
Sixth heat: Jason Feger, Joseph Joiner, Matthew Taylor, Montana Dudley, Tyler Millwood, Jake Jackson, J.T. Seawright, Haiden Cowan.
Heat race lineups
First heat
Row 1: Jonathan Davenport, Trey Mills
Row 2: Ashton Winger, Daulton Wilson
Row 3: Ethan Dotson, Dalton Cook
Row 4: Tim McCreadie, J.R. Moseley
Row 5: Zach Leonhardi
Second heat
Row 1: Garrett Alberson, Nick Hoffman
Row 2: Max McLaughlin, Kyle Bronson
Row 3: Chris Madden, Jimmy Owens
Row 4: Brandon Overton, Lamar Haygood
Row 5: Lavon Sparks
Third heat
Row 1: Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr.
Row 2: Sam Seawright, Carson Ferguson
Row 3: Cory Hedgecock, Jordy Nipper
Row 4: Hudson O’Neal, Hadley Greene
Fourth heat
Row 1: Ricky Thornton Jr., Payton Freeman
Row 2: Tyler Erb, Shane Clanton
Row 3: Austin Smith, Donald McIntosh
Row 4: Derek Dent, Brenden Smith
Row 5: Chad Tuten
Fifth heat
Row 1: Michael Page, Dylan Knowles
Row 2: Austin Horton, Wil Herrington
Row 3: Spencer Hughes, Tyler Stevens
Row 4: Cla Knight, Jackson Hise
Row 5: Zack Mitchell
Sixth heat
Row 1: Joseph Joiner, Jason Feger
Row 2: Montana Dudley, Tyler Millwood
Row 3: Matthew Taylor, Haiden Cowan
Row 4: Jake Jackson, J.T. Seawright
Time trials
Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga., 13.664
2. Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruces, N.M., 13.794
3. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 13.852
4. Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 13.914
5. Nick Hoffman (9), Mooresville, N.C., 13.968
6. Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 13.970
7. Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 13.989
8. Max McLaughlin (4), Mooresville, N.C., 13.997
9. Sam Seawright (16), Rainsville, Ala., 14.012
10. Daulton Wilson (18D), Fayetteville, N.C., 14.023
11. Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla., 14.092
12. Carson Ferguson (93), Lincolnton, N.C., 14.123
13. Ethan Dotson (74x), Bakersfield, Calif., 14.155
14. Chris Madden (44), Gray Court, S.C., 14.182
15. Cory Hedgecock (23), Loudon, Tenn., 14.272
16. Dalton Cook (44D), Columbus, Ga., 14.279
17. Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn., 14.282
18. Jordy Nipper (1n), Gray, Ga., 14.292
19. Tim McCreadie (58v), Watertown, N.Y., 14.369
20. Brandon Overton (76), Evans, Ga., 14.452
21. Hudson O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., 14.474
22. J.R. Moseley (99), Columbus, Ga., 14.662
23. Lamar Haygood (17h), Douglasville, Ga., 15.013
24. Hadley Greene (2G), Ellaville, Ga., 15.085
25. Zach Leonhardi (24), Cartersville, Ga., 15.098
26. Lavon Sparks (11s), Phenix City, Ala., 15.764
Group B
1. Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz., 13.585
2. Michael Page (18x), Douglasville, Ga., 13.691
3. Joseph Joiner (10), Milton, Fla., 13.691
4. Payton Freeman (F1), Commerce, Ga., 13.692
5. Dylan Knowles (66k), Lanett, Ala., 13.697
6. Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 13.708
7. Tyler Erb (1T), New Waverly, Texas, 13.785
8. Austin Horton (16h), Whitesburg, Ga., 13.843
9. Montana Dudley (7), Phenix City, Ala., 13.847
10. Shane Clanton (25c), Zebulon, Ga., 13.895
11. Wil Herrington (38), Hawkinsville, Ga., 13.911
12. Tyler Millwood (31), Kingston, Ga., 14.453, 13.947
13. Austin Smith (11), Cedartown, Ga., 14.058
14. Spencer Hughes (19m), Meridian, Miss., 14.141
15. Matthew Taylor (38T), Fort Valley, Ga., 14.271
16. Donald McIntosh (79), Dawsonville, Ga., 14.276
17. Tyler Stevens (2), Searcy, Ark., 14.319
18. Haiden Cowan (14), Rincon, Ga., 14.364
19. Derek Dent (18), Appling, Ga., 14.543
20. Cla Knight (42), North Augusta, S.C., 14.658
21. Jake Jackson (J1), Rutherfordton, N.C., 14.710
22. Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 14.824
23. Jackson Hise (388), Ocala, Fla., 14.949
24. J.T. Seawright (1jt), Fort Payne, Ala., 14.975
25. Chad Tuten (51), Blackshear, Ga., 15.109
26. Zack Mitchell (57), Enoree, S.C., no time
Friday’s schedule
(All times local)
2 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
5:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Super Late Model hot laps
- 602 Crate hot laps
- Modified group qualifying
- Super Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Super Late Model heats (10 laps)
- 602 Crate consolations (10 laps)
- Modified feature (15 laps)
- Super Late Model consolations (12 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Super Late Model feature (50 laps)
- 602 Crate feature (20 laps)
Live music (near go-kart track)