Ricky Thornton, Jr. scored the victory in Saturday night’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at Lernerville Speedway. Photo: LOLMDS Media
Ricky Thornton, Jr. pulled away on lap 81 from Hudson O’Neal and went on to win to win the 17th Annual Firecracker 100 on Saturday night at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania.
Thornton earned $50,000 for his 10th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of 2023.
Thornton and O’Neal battled side-by-side for several circuits, with the two exchanging the lead at least six times during that span. Thornton was able to eventually shake O’Neal and pull away to nearly a straightaway lead as the checkered flag fell.
Blairsville, Georgia’s Jonathan Davenport, who led the first 44 laps, finished in third, with Gregg Satterlee in fourth, and Devin Moran in fifth.
“I really didn’t know what to do on those restarts and I’m like you know what I was running around the bottom and if I could keep him (O’Neal) pinched him down there maybe late in the race I could get rolling through the middle and get back by him,” Thornton said. “I don’t know I guess I just saved my stuff long enough and whenever I needed to use it I really could. I know it’s cool because there is a bunch of Big River Steel employees here.”
Evans, Georgia’s Brandon Overton, Michael Norris, Ken Schaltenbrand, Mason Zeigler, and Max Blair rounded out the top 10.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series next travels to Muskingum County Speedway in Dresden, Ohio on Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit LucasDirt.com.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Lernerville Speedway – Sarver, PA
Firecracker 100 – June 24, 2023
1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton, Jr.
2. 1H-Hudson O’Neal
3. 49-Jonathan Davenport
4. 22-Gregg Satterlee
5. 99-Devin Moran
6. 76-Brandon Overton
7. 10-Michael Norris
8. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand
9. 25Z-Mason Zeigler
10. 111B-Max Blair
11. 1T-Tyler Erb
12. 7-Ross Robinson
13. 18D-Daulton Wilson
14. 11-Spencer Hughes
15. 48-Colton Flinner
16. 46-Earl Pearson, Jr.
17. 77-Tyler Dietz
18. 1Z-Logan Zarin
19. 1*-Chub Frank
20. 16-Tyler Bruening
21. 9Y-Levi Yetter
22. 99B-Boom Briggs
23. 58-Garrett Alberson
24. 1C-Alex Ferree
25. J4-John Garvin, Jr.
26. 39-Tim McCreadie
27. 10L-Gary Lyle
28. 4S-Ryan Montgomery
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