Skip Nichols made a last lap pass to score his 50th career Thursday Thunder victory in the Master’s feature Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Photo by Tom Francisco/Speedpics.net
HAMPTON, GA – Thrilling and competitive action highlighted the first race of the season in a special “Saturday Edition” of Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Thursday Thunder on the quarter-mile “Thunder Ring”.
Skip Nichols of Albany captured his 50th career Thursday Thunder win in dramatic fashion with a last lap pass of Bill Plemons, Jr. of Locust Grove in the Estes Services Masters Division feature.
“Feels great to make it to victory lane,” said Nichols following the win. “I feel real lucky and real proud to finally reach my 50th win of Thursday Thunder after coming to Atlanta Motor Speedway for all these years.”
Nichols started from the pole and held a hefty lead through the first 15 laps, but the winningest driver in Thursday Thunder history got loose in turn four and Plemons slipped by for the lead. Nichols waited patiently and then used lap traffic on the final lap in turn three to slide to the inside where he regained the lead and drove past Plemons to victory lane.
In the Pro Challenge, Mason Massey of Douglasville held off a hard charging Woodrow Mullis along with William Plemons III of Locust Grove for the win. Massey started from the pole and led all 20 laps of the feature race.
R.S. Senter of Oakwood paced the field to green and held the race lead from the drop of the green flag all the way to victory lane in the Semi-Pro feature. Taylor Jorgensen of Stockbridge was able to pull away with second after an early battle with Will Martin of Douglasville. Robert Lyons of Seminole, FL passed Martin in the final laps to finish third.
After starting from the back of the field, Woodrow Mullis of Hoboken zoomed past Zach Leonhardi of Cartersville and Blake Gaither of Nashville for the lead on lap two and never looked back en route to victory in the Young Lions Feature.
Chase Purdy of Gallion, AL opened the season with a win in the 15th Street Pizza Outlaws Division. Purdy used lap traffic to slip underneath Ashton Winger of Fayetteville on lap 17 for the lead. Winger battled back on the outside over the final two laps but Purdy, from the inside lane, held on for the win.
Pole sitter Chandler Smith of Talking Rock earned the opening week win in the Bandits Division driving from the front of the field from flag to flag. A heated battle for second between Conner Youngier of Stockbridge and Lawson Ingold of Social Circle between lap eight and lap 13 ended with a caution on lap 14th. On the ensuing restart, Smith retained his race lead while Youngier opened up a sizeable margin on Ingold, which stood as the finishing order.
In a caution filled beginner Bandits feature, Lexi Gay of Canton avoided trouble all afternoon earned the win from the pole. Blaise Maddox of Locust Grove could not chase down Gay and finished in second place while Justin Bowe of Douglasville drove from the back of the field to finish third.
Thursday Thunder continues with Week 2 action on the quarter-mile “Thunder Ring” on Thursday, June 5. For more info, visit atlantamotorspeedway.com.
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA
Week 1 Results – May 17, 2014
Masters
1. Skip Nichols
2. Bill Plemons, Jr.
3. Scott Mosley
4. Tina Johnson
5. Robbie Woodall
6. Don Maness
7. Mark Swan
8. Mike Kennedy
9. Phillip Young
10. Martin Snyder
11. Tony Armbruster
12. James Meredith
Pro
1. Mason Massey
2. William Plemons III
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1. R.S. Senter
2. Taylor Jorgensen
3. Robert Lyons
4. Will Martin
5. Aaron Bailey
6. Bailey Woodall
7. Miranda Meredith
Young Lions
1. Woodrow Mullis
2. Zach Leonhardi
3. Blake Gaither
4. ATQ – Dylan Murry
Outlaws
1. Chase Purdy
2. Ashton Winger
3. Jensen Jorgensen
4. Kanern McDonald
5. Will McConnell
6. Hannah Bell
7. Tyler Pyle
8. Jonathan Cook
Bandits
1. Chandler Smith
2. Conner Youngier
3. Lawson Ingold
4. Ryan Howell
5. DJ Canipe
6. Austin Geer
7. Nathan Jackson
Beginner Bandits
1. Lexi Gay
2. Blaise Maddox
3. Justin Bowie
4. Wilder Etheredge
5. Makenzie Woodall
6. Landon Scarbough
7. Emily Clanton
8. Hayden Swank
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