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TALKING ‘BOUT PRACTICE: Late Model practice sets stage for Sunshine Nationals

January 20, 2022 by Mike Warren

With an evening of practice in the books, a three-day Late Model-Palooza is now afoot at Volusia Speedway Park, Jan. 20-22. The World of Outlaws Late Models, DIRTcar Pro Late Models and Volusia Late Models took to the World’s Fastest Half-Mile Wednesday evening to kick off the third annual DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals, setting up several … Read more

DUEL IN DAVENPORT: Quad Cities 150 on tap for World of Outlaws

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 by Mike Warren

A tripleheader weekend of slide jobs and photo finishes await the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models in August at Davenport Speedway. The Series will make its seventh, eighth and ninth visit to the Davenport, IA track, on August 26-28 for the Quad Cities 150 presented by Hoker Trucking. Thursday (Aug. 26) and Friday’s … Read more

2/10/21 – Volusia Speedway Park

February 11, 2021February 10, 2021 by World of Outlaws

Morton Buildings Feature (40 Laps) – 1. 8-Kyle Strickler [4][$10,000]; 2. 71-Hudson O’Neal [8][$6,000]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton [3][$3,500]; 4. 20-Jimmy Owens [15][$2,800]; 5. 3S-Brian Shirley [12][$2,500]; 6. 16-Tyler Bruening [5][$2,300]; 7. 58-Ross Bailes [10][$2,200]; 8. 19R-Ryan Gustin [18][$2,100]; 9. 7-Ricky Weiss [20][$2,050]; 10. 14-Josh Richards [16][$2,000]; 11. O-Scott Bloomquist [19][$1,600]; 12. 56-Tony Jackson [23][$1,400]; 13. … Read more

6/25/20 – Lernerville Speedway

June 25, 2020 by Brian Walker

Morton Buildings Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 111-Max Blair [5][$6,000]; 2. 97-Cade Dillard [1][$3,000]; 3. 20rt-Ricky Thornton [21][$2,000]; 4. 0-Scott Bloomquist [3][$1,750]; 5. 18-Chase Junghans [8][$1,500]; 6. 1x-Chub Frank [7][$1,400]; 7. 12-Ashton Winger [15][$1,300]; 8. 72-Jason Covert [13][$1,200]; 9. 25z-Mason Zeigler [19][$1,100]; 10. 72n-Mike Norris [2][$1,000]; 11. 0e-Rick Eckert [24][$900]; 12. 0m-Chris Madden [6][$850]; 13. 4-Alex … Read more

BY A QUARTER: Sheppard Edges Thornton by .007 on Davenport 1/4-Mile Oval

June 28, 2020May 30, 2020 by Brian Walker

DAVENPORT, IA — .007 seconds. That’s all that separated Brandon Sheppard and Ricky Thornton Jr. It took one of the closest finishes in World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series history to determine a winner on Friday night at Davenport Speedway’s 1/4-mile dirt oval. A race that saw six official lead changes culminated with … Read more

5/29/20 – Davenport Speedway

June 25, 2020May 29, 2020 by World of Outlaws

Morton Buildings Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [4][$6,000]; 2. 20rt-Ricky Thornton [9][$3,000]; 3. 7-Ricky Weiss [11][$2,000]; 4. 24-Ryan Unzicker [3][$1,750]; 5. 18b-Shannon Babb [7][$1,500]; 6. 15k-Justin Kay [15][$1,400]; 7. 25f-Jason Feger [14][$1,300]; 8. 32p-Bobby Pierce [1][$1,200]; 9. 32-Chris Simpson [2][$1,100]; 10. 15b-Brian Birkhofer [5][$1,000]; 11. 29v-Darrell Lanigan [17][$900]; 12. 18-Chase Junghans [6][$850]; 13. … Read more

20 FOR ’20: Thornton Banks $20,000 in Drydene Double Down Invitational

June 28, 2020May 24, 2020 by Brian Walker

JACKSON, MN — One mistake. One tiny slip-up. One window of opportunity to strike. That’s all Ricky Thornton Jr. needed on Saturday night. He got just that on the 53rd lap of the $20,000-to-win Drydene Double Down Invitational at Jackson Motorplex. After waging war with Chad Simpson all race long, a costly error in Turn … Read more

5/23/20 – Jackson Motorplex

June 25, 2020May 24, 2020 by World of Outlaws

Morton Buildings Feature (60 Laps) — 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton [1][$20,000]; 2. 7-Ricky Weiss [9][$7,000]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard [10][$3,000]; 4. 25-Chad Simpson [2][$2,500]; 5. 0M-Chris Madden [3][$2,000]; 6. 18-Chase Junghans [12][$1,700]; 7. 29v-Darrell Lanigan [19][$1,400]; 8. 97-Cade Dillard [16][$1,300]; 9. 28-Dennis Erb [17][$1,200]; 10. 99jr-Frank Heckenast [8][$1,100]; 11. 99B-Boom Briggs [14][$1,050]; 12. 66c-Matt Cosner [23][$1,000]; 13. … Read more

Richards & Thornton Jr. Score $10K Paydays at Eldora Speedway

October 13, 2018 by World of Outlaws

48th annual World 100 up next to conclude Doubleheader Saturday

ROSSBURG, OH — Oct. 13, 2018 — The 48th annual World 100 was set to resume after a delay of five weeks and two days with the second of two Prelim Nights at the famed ½ (0.500) mile high-banked dirt oval of Eldora Speedway (OH), located just east of the Indiana/Ohio state line in Rossburg, Ohio on Saturday, October 13. Originally scheduled for September 7, then October 12, Mother Nature was nowhere in sight for “Doubleheader Saturday” as the second of three full nights of racing for the “Granddaddy of them all” featuring the popular “Every Lap Matters” format was highlighted by twin 25-lap features paying $10,000 to win each.

TALKING ‘BOUT PRACTICE: Late Model practice sets stage for Sunshine Nationals

DUEL IN DAVENPORT: Quad Cities 150 on tap for World of Outlaws

2/10/21 – Volusia Speedway Park

6/25/20 – Lernerville Speedway

BY A QUARTER: Sheppard Edges Thornton by .007 on Davenport 1/4-Mile Oval

5/29/20 – Davenport Speedway

20 FOR ’20: Thornton Banks $20,000 in Drydene Double Down Invitational

5/23/20 – Jackson Motorplex

Richards & Thornton Jr. Score $10K Paydays at Eldora Speedway

48th annual World 100 up next to conclude Doubleheader Saturday

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