Thornton dominates opening night at Stuart
By Josh Reynolds STUART, Iowa (May 8) – Stuart Speedway kicked off season 55 with winners new and old taking home the hardware. Ricky Thornton Jr., Clint Luellen, Mike Nichols, Shannon Anderson and Jake Benischek took the wins on First State Bank Night at the Races. Dylan Book led the first three laps of the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature before Josh Gilman moved into the top spot. Gilman held the lead until a lap eight caution slowed the field. Gilman stayed at the front for two more laps, and that’s when Ricky Thornton Jr. took over. As Thornton Jr. was pulling away, a terrific battle for second was on with Tim Ward coming out on top. The Arizona transplants went on to take the top two spots with Thornton Jr. winning, Ward second and Todd VanEaton third. Just past the halfway point of the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature, Clint Luellen began to reel in leader Jake McBirnie. As they came to the white flag, Luellen swung wide coming out of turn two and low [Read More]
