Legends drivers compete in the Thursday Thunder 2023 season opener at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Photo: Atlanta Motor Speedway
The 26th season of the Thursday Thunder Legends Series got underway last weekend at on Atlanta Motor Speedway’s ¼-mile “Thunder Ring.”
Sean McElearney topped a field of 22 cars – the largest of the night – in the Semi-Pro Legends feature.
McElearney take a strong lead early with significant pushes from Mason Lastra and John Treschi. McElearney made the final blocks needed on a lap 15 restart on lap 15 and lead the remaining laps to score the victory.
The Bandits division brought some of the closest battles of the night, particularly between Lane Christensen and Wyatt Coffey. The duo traded the lead several times throughout the race, at times within the same lap as each would deploy crossover moves to regain a lost position. Christensen ultimately took the lead for good on lap 17 and secured the win.
Another competitive battle for victory came in the WJP Investments Pro Legends feature. Chris Dilbeck and Donovan Strauss each made early pushes for the lead, with Dilbeck taking over the top spot in the opening laps before surrendering the position to Strauss on lap 8. From there, Strauss never looked back, taking the win.
The Associates Group Young Lions feature race saw the resiliency of Garrett Erwin on numerous restarts to maintain his lead. After losing his spot on the pole off of green, he quickly retook the top spot and remained resilient to lead the rest of the race to the win.
Other winners on the night included Clair Reynolds in the Fr8Auctions Rookie Bandoleros, Emily Arenas in the Chargers feature, Josh Mullins in the Masters feature, and Mitchell Flater in the Outlaws feature.
Thursday Thunder action continues on Thursday, June 8. For more information, visit AtlantaMotorSpeedway.com.
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA
Thursday Thunder Round 1 – June 1, 2023
Young Lions
1. 9-Garrett Erwin
2. 8-Cooper Gaul
3. 15-Bryce Sanders
4. 29-Cole Robie
5. 20-Evan McKnight
6. 24-Austin Bloodworth
7. 46-Cole Denton
8. 93-Aidan Walker
9. 88-Aiden King
10. 48-Kyle Bacon
11. 87-Hayden Wise
12. 62-Dylan Bongiovanni
13. 78-Will Haire
14. 28-Jack Lamarre
Semi-Pro
1. 98-Sean McElearney
2. 17A-Mason Lastra
3. 31-Jason Treschl
4. 48-Noah Ryan
5. 72-Luke Yarbrough
6. 41-Michael Gannon
7. 8-Trevor Wester
8. 9-Jackson Reynolds
9. 31M-Sam Mazzo
10. 44-Oliver Dibble
11. 30-Trey Tadrzak
12. 73-Ian Hampton
13. 29-Bailey North
14. 316M-Coleman Moody
15. 38-Cameron White
16. 75-Amanda Woodall
17. 5X-Jesse Martinez
18. 316-Adam Walker
19. 7-Jonathan Taylor
20. 17-Hudson Bulger
21. 9A-Michael Crafton
22. 97-C.J. Almond
Pro
1. 51-Donovan Strauss
2. 16D-Chris Dilbeck
3. 22-Gianni Esposito
4. 32-Jensen Jorgensen
5. 72-Nick Woodall
6. 5-Garrett Gumm
7. 25-Christopher Clanton
8. 4-Graham Campbell
9. 16-Currie Pierce
Masters
1. 21M-Josh Mullins
2. 83-Joey Clanton
3. 15-Bill Plemons, Jr.
4. 7-Phillip Young
5. 5-Ronnie Wehunt
6. 00-Jason Turner
7. 14-Mark Swan
8. 37-Lisa Young
9. 77-Doug Stevens
Bandits
1. 46-Lane Christensen
2. 2-Wyatt Coffey
3. 38-Billy Lee
4. 18-Matthew Laprade
5. 9-Carson Sherman
Rookie Bandoleros
1. 51-Clair Reynolds
2. 87-Briella Rudolph
3. 74-Addyson King
4. 38-Gerald White III
5. 1J-James Behnke
6. 95-Colton Glass
7. 99T-Topher Almon
8. 20-Kinsley Tatum
9. 9-Luke Young
10. 0-Oliver Turner
Outlaws
1. 4-Mitchell Flater
2. 2-Killian McMann
3. 8-JT O’Connor
4. 38-Emma Britt
5. 28-Blaine Miller
6. 95-Javier Soto
7. 37-Wyatt Youngblood
Chargers
1. 3-Emily Arenas
2. 24-Katelyn Hicks
3. 28-Conner Butler
4. 27-Brian Cosier
5. 27K-Kayli Kade
6. 26-Emma Teal
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