July 26, 2023

Ricky Thornton Jr pockets $100,000 in XR Super Series

Norfolk, NE —  Ricky Thornton Jr. earned the $100,000 top prize for winning the XR Super Series Elkhorn 100 Tuesday night at Off Road Speedway. Thornton, who started fourth, battles Daulton Wilson during the first half of the 100-lap run before losing the lead to Bobby Pierce.

Thornton was able to regain the point off a restart with 19 laps remaining before sailing to the checkered flag, finishing 1.1 seconds ahead of Pierce. Kyle Bronson was third. Brandon Sheppard advanced from 12th starting spot to fourth while Wilson rounded out the top-five

XR SUPER SERIES LATE MODELS

FEATURE RESULTS

1. (4) 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr. – Martinsville, IN ($100,000)
2. (3) 32 Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL ($30,000)
3. (5) 40B Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL ($20,000)
4. (12) B5 Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL ($10,000)
5. (2) 18D Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC ($5,000)
6. (9) 96V Tanner English – Benton, KY ($4,000)
7. (17) 18 Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS ($3,500)
8. (1) 99 Devin Moran – Dresden, OH ($3,400)
9. (15) 3S Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL ($3,300)
10. (6) 28 Dennis Erb Jr. – Carpentersville, IL ($3,200)
11. (14) 76 Brandon Overton – Evans, GA ($3,100)
12. (7) 49 Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA ($3,000)
13. (20) B1 Brent Larson – Lake Elmo, MN ($2,900)
14. (13) 1T Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX ($2,800)
15. (21) 22 Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA ($2,700)
16. (26) 8 Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO ($2,600)
17. (18) 66C Matt Cosner – Ridgeley, WV ($2,500)
18. (23) 07 Ben Sukup – Norfolk, NE ($2,400)
19. (8) 1 Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN ($2,300)
20. (11) 19R Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA ($2,200)
21. (10) 25 Shane Clanton – Zebulon, GA ($2,100)
22. (24) 174 Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA ($2,000)
23. (22) 04 Tad Pospisil – Norfolk, NE ($2,000)
24. (27) 14M Morgan Bagley – Longview, TX ($2,000)
25. (19) 39 Tim McCreadie – Watertown, NY ($2,000)
26. (25) 10 Junior Coover – Norfolk, NE ($2,000)
27. (16) 16 Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA ($2,000)

HARD CHARGER: 18 Chase Junghans and 8 Dillon McCowan, +10

B Main 1
19R Gustin, 1T Erb, 3S Shirley, 18 Junghans, 39 McCreadie, 22 Hilsabeck, 07 Sukup, 10 Coover

B Main 2
B5 Sheppard, 76 Overton, 16 Bruening, 66C Cosner, B1 Larson, 04 Pospisil, 174 Dotson, 8 McCowan, 14M Bagley

XR SUPER SERIES POINT STANDINGS
After 5 Races

1. 32 Bobby Pierce, 449
2. 1 Hudson O’Neal, 417
3. 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr., 410
4. 99 Devin Moran, 382
5. 1T Tyler Erb, 367
6. 96V Tanner English, 366
7. 3S Brian Shirley, 364
8. 18D Daulton Wilson, 363
9. 49 Jonathan Davenport, 360
10. B5 Brandon Sheppard, 354
11. 28 Dennis Erb Jr., 349
12. 40B Kyle Bronson, 322
    T13. B1 Brent Larson, 298
    T13. 174 Ethan Dotson, 298
13. 25 Shane Clanton, 283
14. 19R Ryan Gustin, 267
15. 76 Brandon Overton, 260
16. 39 Tim McCreadie, 246
17. 157 Mike Marlar, 242
18. 16 Tyler Bruening, 221
19. 18 Chase Junghans, 197
20. 17M Dale McDowell, 172
    T23. 22 Daniel Hilsabeck, 134
    T23. 66C Matt Cosner, 134