Tim McCreadie Races to Second-Place Finish in the Show-Me 100
Castrol FloRacing Night in America on Tuesday at Macon Up Next

SHINNSTON, W.Va. (05/27/24) – Tim McCreadie charged from the ninth-starting spot to record a runner-up finish on Saturday evening in the 32nd annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 aboard his Valvoline / Seubert Calf Ranches No. 1 Rocket1 Racing / Ace Metal Works / XR1 Rocket Chassis / Durham Racing Engine Super Late Model.

McCreadie challenged race-long leader Jonathan Davenport for the top spot before ultimately settling into second on the podium in the crown jewel finale.

“I got a little free, so you’re better earlier than you want to be because you’re not carrying enough speed into turn one. If I was smarter, I should have even backed my corner up and throttled harder. I think I did like five laps in a row and then I couldn’t see JD anymore,” McCreade said following the event. “For me and the team it’s been a climb as every night we have some success, but we haven’t been able to put a full night together. A little bit of moisture in the track helped, and I have to thank (team owners) Mark Richards and Steve Baker and everybody who works on these Rockets."

Rocket1 Racing and Tim McCreadie returned to action on Thursday as the 32nd annual Show-Me 100 weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.) kicked off with Thursday's 11th annual Cowboy Classic.

Drawing a stacked field of 63 entries for the event co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) and the Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association (MLRA), McCreadie drove into the $10,000-to-win opener with a sixth-to-second run in his eight-lap heat race. Lining up ninth for the 45-lap feature, Tim lost two positions to finish 11th.

On Friday evening the annual Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson took center stage with another $10,000 top prize on the line. After qualifying sixth fastest in his group McCreadie motored to a heat race win. In the main event he ran in the Top 10 throughout the 40-lap affair and was credited with an eighth-place finish.

The weekend drew to a close on Saturday night with the $50,000-to-win mega finale. Due to track conditions and approaching inclement weather, series officials reduced the finale to 80 laps. Rolling off from the ninth-starting spot Tim charged through the field and found himself in the second position in the last half of the event.

After briefly challenging Jonathan Davenport for the lead, McCreadie lost ground to the eventual victor in the closing stages of the event. He went on to finish second with Daulton Wilson, Ross Robinson, and Ricky Thornton Jr. completing the Top 5.

McCreadie sits sixth in the latest LOLMDS standings.

Full results from the events are available at www.LucasDirt.com .

The team returns to the track on Tuesday, May 28 at Macon (Ill.) Speedway with a $20,000-to-win Castrol FloRacing Night in America event.

Full event details can be found at www.FloSeries.com .

Rocket1 Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Rocket Chassis, Ace Metal Works, Durham Racing Engines, Five Star RaceCar Bodies, Gunter’s Honey, Performance Grading, Stiles Marine & Maintenance, Hoosier Racing Tire, Fox Racing Shox, Keyser Manufacturing, Petroff Towing, On Time Body & Graphic, Franklin Enterprises, Bubba Army, Sweet Manufacturing, Sunoco Race Fuels, Accu-Force Shock Service, ATL Fuel Cells, Aurora Rod Ends, Barnes Dry Sump Oil Systems, Bazell Race Fuels, Beyea Custom Headers, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Brinn Transmissions, Sharp Advantage Safety Products, CP Carrillo, Dohm Cycles, Fibreworks Composites, Hardrock Powder Coating, Howe Racing Enterprises, Jones Racing Products, Kenny’s Components, MSD, E3 Spark Plugs, Tel Tac, Performance Bodies, Peterson Fluid Systems, Powers Performance, Performance Rod & Custom, QuickCar Racing Products, MatMan Designs, Allgaier Performance Parts, Rocket Pre-Owned Motors, Show Trucks Unlimited, Simpson, Stealth Carburetors, Strange Oval, Suave Talk, Total Power Valvoline Pro-V Racing, Walker Performance Filtration, Wiles Driveshafts, Wilwood Brakes, Winters Performance Products, Wrisco Aluminum, Xceldyne Valvetrain, and MyRacePass Website & Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Rocket1Racing please visit the team website at www.Rocket1Racing.com as well as their social media channels at www.facebook.com/Rocket1Racing, www.twitter.com/Rocket1_Racing, and www.instagram.com/rocket1racing .

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Ricky Thornton Jr. Wins Twice at Lucas Oil Speedway and Twice at Clay County
Kicks Off Castrol FloRacing Night in America Season Tuesday at Macon

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (05/27/24) – Ricky Thornton Jr. raced to a total of four wins over the course of the extended Memorial Day weekend.

After pocketing a Tuesday prelim win plus a $16,667 win on Wednesday night aboard Jordan Grabouski’s No. 20RT Stock Car in the $250,000 Challenge at Clay County Fair Speedway (Spencer, Iowa), Thornton Jr. raced to back-to-back $10,000 wins on Thursday and Friday at Lucas Oil Speedway with his SSI Motorsports / Coltman Farms / Hoker Trucking No. 20RT Dyno One Inc. / Excel Floor Covering / Sub-Surface of Indiana / Longhorn Chassis / Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model.

He added a fifth-place finish in Saturday’s Show-Me 100 finale and with his Thursday night win it marked the 400th overall triumph of his career.

“It was a great week of racing across three divisions. I can’t thank Jordan (Grabouski) enough for having me drive for him in the big show at Clay County (Fair Speedway), and it was awesome to get that win. We hit the ground running at the Show-Me 100 and won the first two nights. I thought we had a real good chance for Saturday too but just went the wrong way on the car for the feature and then the stoppage for the helmet swap didn’t help our cause either. It was still a great week for us, and I’m looking forward to heading to Macon Speedway on Tuesday. I hear that place is real elbows up so it sounds like my kind of track,” Thornton Jr. said.

Ricky Thornton Jr. returned to action on Monday as he was making a guest appearance aboard the Jordan Grabouski-owned No. 20RT Stock Car and the No. 3 Modified for The $250,000 Challenge at Clay County Fair Speedway (Spencer, Iowa).

With qualifying features set for Monday and Tuesday, Thornton backed up a third-place finish in his Modified qualifier with a fifth-to-first showing in his Stock Car prelim.

Persistent rain and an unfavorable forecast on Tuesday forced officials to shift the remainder of The $250,000-to-win Challenge to Wednesday.

Back at the 3/8-mile oval on Wednesday, Ricky outran Dallon Murty in the 30-lap main event to secure his 12th win of the season and the $16,667 payday for team JGR. He wrapped up the evening with an eighth-to-third run in the 20-lap IMCA Modified finale.

Joining a stout field of 63 Super Late Models on Thursday at Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo.) for the opening round of the Show-Me 100 weekend, Thornton overtook race-long pacesetter Garrett Alberson on the final lap of the 45-lap A-Main to secure the $10,000 Cowboy Classic victory. The win marked his 400th career victory and 13th of his 2024 campaign.

In another dominant performance in Friday's preliminary night, Ricky raced into the Don & Billie Gibson Tribute A-Main with a heat race triumph. Taking the green in fourth, Thornton took control of the lead on the opening lap and never looked backed, pacing to his 14th win of the season and the $10,000 top prize. Devin Moran and Jonathan Davenport joined him on the podium.

Thornton's Show-Me 100 weekend concluded on Saturday with a fifth-place finish in the 100-lap, $50,000-to-win finale. He trailed Jonathan Davenport, Tim McCreadie, Daulton Wilson, and Ross Robinson across the line.

Ricky holds an 85-point advantage atop the latest LOLMDS point standings.

Full results from the events can be found at www.ClayCountyFair.com and www.LucasDirt.com .

Ricky and SSI Motorsports thunder into Macon (Ill.) Speedway on Tuesday, May 28 for the $20,000-to-win Castrol FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota opener.

Full event details are available at www.FloSeries.com .

Ricky Thornton Jr. would like to thank all of his marketing partners, which include: SSI Motorsports, Dyno One, Excel Floor Covering, Coltman Farms, Hoker Trucking, Certified Inspection Service (CSI), High Performance Lubricants, Big River Steel, Van Meter Insurance Group, Varsitee Screen Printing, West Side Tractor Sales Co., Sub-Surface of Indiana, Midwest Sheet Metal, D&E Outside Services, Lethal Chassis, Dylan Earven Foundation, EMD Wraps, Brembo, Keyser Manufacturing, Wiles Driveshafts, Barnes Systems, Strange Oval, Schoenfeld Headers, The Joie of Seating, Earnhardt Technologies, FK Rod Ends, BMRS, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Hoosier Tire, Performance Bodies, Jones Racing Products, Simpson Racing Products, NAPA (Morgantown – Bargersville), Swift Springs, Bilstein, Winning Edge Carburetion, Longhorn Chassis, Clements Racing Engines, and MyRacePass Marketing Services.

Visit the team’s official website at www.TwentyRT.com often for the latest team information. You can also stay connected with Ricky Thornton Jr. on social media at https://www.facebook.com/rickythorntonjrracing on Facebook, and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RThornton20rt.

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Will Roland Claims First Schaeffer’s Spring Nationals Victory at Sugar Creek
Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series doubleheader at Swainsboro Up Next

JASPER, Ga. (05/27/24) – Will Roland raced to his first career Schaeffer’s Spring Nationals triumph in Friday’s weekend opener at Sugar Creek Raceway aboard his Roland Tire / Mason Tractor Company / Mountain Ridge Realty No. 22 BMF Race Cars Super Late Model.

The Jasper, Ga., youngster claimed a $7,053 victory in front of his hometown crowd with a flag-to-flag performance in the 40-lap feature.

“Man, it feels so good. I just live 45 minutes down the road.” An elated Roland said in victory lane. “In front of all these fans, I’m glad we got to race, you know it’s been a while. We’ve struggled a little bit here recently in this car, but I hope I got it turned around, it’s a big confidence booster for me.

Will Roland joined the Schaeffer's Oil Spring Nationals on Friday at Sugar Creek Raceway (Blue Ridge, Ga. ) on Friday afternoon to kick off his Memorial Day weekend aboard his BMF Race Cars No. 22 Late Model.

Stopping the clock second-fastest out of 13 Late Models, Roland started on the outside of the front row in the $7,553-to-win feature. Grabbing the lead on the initial start, Will fought off David Payne over the 40-lap feature to secure his first-ever Schaeffer's Oil Spring Nationals.

Making the long haul to All-Tech Raceway (Lake City, Fla.) overnight, Will checked in with Crate Racin' USA for the $10,000-to-win Harvey Jones Memorial. Setting quicktime in his qualifying group and winning his heat race, Roland once again started from the outside pole and ran runner-up to race-winner Mark Whitener.

Full results from the busy weekend can be found at www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com and www.CrateRacinUSA.com.

Roland is set to return to action with the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series this weekend for the doubleheader event at Swainsboro Raceway. Action kicks off on Friday with a $5,000 payday up for grabs before shifting to Saturday, which boasts a $20,000-to-win finale.

Full event details can be found at www.HTFSeries.com.

Will Roland Racing would like to thank all his marketing partners, which include Roland Tire, Mason Tractor Company, Mountain Ridge Realty, Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service, Penske Racing Shocks, Base Racing Fuel, Slicker Graphics, Hoosier Tire, and and MyRacePass Marketing Services.

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Jeremy Peters (jeremy.peters@myracepass.com)