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Podium finish in Firecracker prelim at Lernerville Speedway

SSI Motorsports pilot Ricky Thornton Jr. took his Longhorn Chassis No. 20RT Late Model to Lernerville Speedway (Sarver, Pa.) on Thursday evening as a pair of $6,000-to-win preliminary features kicked off the Firecracker 100 weekend. (Ryan Niederlander photo)

Drawing 54 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) entries, Ricky grabbed the third-and-final transfer spot in his heat, which positioned him on the ninth row for the feature. Coming one spot shy of a Top-10 finish, Thornton passed seven cars in the 30-lapper to finish 11th.

On Friday, Thornton outdueled Earl Pearson Jr. in his heat race to pick up the win. With $6,000 on the line in the feature, Ricky recorded a third-place finish in the 30-lapper. He followed Mike Marlar and Tim McCreadie across the line.

For the finale on Saturday, Ricky edged his way into the $50,000-to-win Firecracker 100 with a third-place finish in his heat. Starting in 17th, Thornton Jr. advanced through the field 11 spots in the 100-lap affair to place sixth.

Ricky is fourth in the latest LOLMDS point standings.

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