Thorton Jr and then on alongside him from Winfield Tennessee it's the 157 on Mikey marlor everybody's on the right rear four that's what I that's what we were just told Jimmy Owens he is looking for his 83rd career win in the Lucas late M series he's at a Newport Tennessee and Garren alberon the 2022 Rookie of the Year can he get his first career win in the series here tonight he starts fourth starting fifth from F Vale North Carolina and the 18 D th Wilson and rolling off in that six spot it's Hudson O'Neal from Martinsville Indiana in the 71 Max Blair he's in the 111 Centerville Pennsylvania Mason Ziggler the 25z Brad who's in row five in row five out of Watertown New York you got the one at Tim mccrady and to the outside in the B5 from New Berlin Illinois you got Brandon Shepard six row looks like this to the inside from New Waverly Texas is the one Tia Tyler herb and then keep an eye on this driver outside row six in that 12th starting spot from blairesville Georgia it's the 49 of Jonathan Davenport row s looks this way looking for his fourth straight Podium finish it'll be Deon Moran out of Dresden Ohio Nick Hoffman the number nine he's out of moresville North Carolina bread 15th starter comes from Georgetown Delaware it's the seven of Ross Moss Robinson and then Drake Troutman and the 17 from Hitman PA will roll off 16 starting 17th from Jonestown it's the 119 of Brian buris will then to the outside of row number nine from lincolon yeah lincolon lincolon North Carolina in the 93 half it's Carson Ferguson Justin waver in the 2J Greg satly Kay Harris Max mclin boom bricks brandan Smith and then Cory Lawler and Rick Eckard all right four wide 47 Stout entrance here tonight we have narrowed it down to 26 great crowd on in here tonight great week in here the keithw cofman classic last night won by Anthony maer who's going in a Lucas Oil Late mod of dirt series everybody up on your feet a salute to you the greatest friends and all of auto racing dirt fans down the straightway this is the Lucas Oil Late ma dirt series starting lineup good job on the light switch ear you're doing good there brother hope they come back on yeah thanks to Steve O'Neal and all the crew here at Port Royal always a pleasure to be here we'll be back here in August check us out lucas.com portroyal speedway.com all right we might as well go Chris Mo thanks for joining us this weekend my friend great job working with you we have to do more in the future who's going to win aight here at Port Royal well I had to actually pick last but you're making me go first here on the I don't care give me Dalton Wilson guy's been wicked fast all year having a career year I'm thinking win number two on the Lucas Oil a model dirt series tonight he doesn't care big perm would care he wins all right Brad ster who's going to win tonight I'll take the 25z Mason Ziggler rolling off eighth in this one Earl Hoon Jr ehj I told the fans to keep an eye on him I'm looking to outside Road number six from 12 Jonathan DAV part's going to get the job done Mr Essex says Garrett alberon gets his first career win promoter Steve O'Neal him and Tiffany are going to go with an O'Neal right Hudson they're going to go with Hudson Steve made the call so we'll see what happens and by the way we'll draw our 50/50 down here in Lucas Oil Victory Lane after this race we'll interview the Big River Steel Podium top three finishers 40 laps 10,000 to win we have had in the last 11 Lucas Oil races 10 different winners 10 winners again overall this season and again Ricky Thorn Jr with a win here tonight will go over $100,000 here in the month by the end of April not too shabby at all in the Lucas Oil Late mod of dirt series we got several drivers here in the next few weeks they're going to be approaching 100,000 already and again incredible we don't run our first Crown Jewel until Memorial Day Weekend the Arizona Sports CHS Crown Jewel cup pay 15,000 to win Brandon Ford TV challenge that'll be coming up that weekend Ricky Thornton Jr and Mike maror at the nutrian a solution start Zone those four there those top two they dominated their heat races tonight how will it come out in this 40 lap a main and we put some water on the whole track very quickly gave him the 10-minute call I tell you what let's see what happens the Bobby Ray Hall scoreboard going into three the nutrient act in start Zone the battle in the burrow is underway at Port Royal guys here we go great start by Ricky thoron Jr as he will lead the Thundering Herd in it turns number one and two as we are two by two with three by three throughout the field Brad yeah take a look at Mason Ziggler through the middle three wide battling for a top five spot maybe can get himself up into fourth here cuz they're three wide battling through three and four did you have him in draft you picked him to win I did all right there we go lap one it's Thorton in the books uh Here Comes Owens on the bottom Jimmy Owens trying to win a record fifth Lucas Oil Championship this year comes it a nth tied for seventh his good buddy Mikey maror in front of him it's all Volunteer State second and third but it's now the Hooser state with Ricky Thor Jr on lap two out in front here at Port Royal he's already out to a let's look at the interval a 1.3 second lead in this one as you have Mike maror second Jimmy Owens third Mason Ziggler fourth and Garrett Albertson in the top five as this time by we are going to have three laps into Buck of 37 to go you watch Davenport and Max Blair they're going to battle there on the bottom side of three and four give Davenport the spot at the line as they continue to battle here that was for the seventh spot Deon Mor right now back in 14 looking for his fourth straight Podium finish but he's going to have to work for it right now as we've been caution three lap number four point led by 1.5 last time around and everybody running that right rear four the hardest compound allowed out here in the Mid-Atlantic with the Lucas Oil Late moded dirt series this weekend Blair on the bottom up top is Dalton Wilson as they go to turn number three good battle back here but they it's 1.6 seconds the advantage for rtj and Brad like we said before the green flag the track crew came out sprinkled some water on the surface it's in temp top shape in this one you can already start to see some Sparks Fly as they dance with the devil on the top side in turns one and two the cushion really starting to come in tracks starting to clean off looks like we're starting to work on a long green flag run as well yeah we are and these guys working top middle and bottom right now as you watch Hudson O'Neal there in the 71 he's got his eyes set on the nutrient 49 of Jonathan Davenport right now Davenport he's in six Hudson O'Neal trying to work it on the bottom side through one and two uh first eyeball test of the night Mar Mar has cut it to 8/10 of a second maror flying up top and that Skyline Motorsports 157 he's going to cut it down even closer and they go into one here comes Mike Marlo the 157 it's down to 3/10 of a second we got a battle in the burrow at Port Royal Marlo took a peak to the inside nothing there Ricky thoron Jr he'll go up to the top side of the racetrack now maror will follow him through once again maror has it cut down to about five car lengths in this one still a long way to go 32 laps to go but still maror he's starting to search looks like around the speed Palace Brad top and bottom for maror right now as a battle for fourth going on is Albertson he just got by the 25z of Ziggler but marer back underneath Ricky Thorton Jr here off of Turn number four battling for the lead how about the 20 Owens is 1.6 seconds behind the top two and he may go less it's 1.2 we're about to have a three car battle here at Port Royal Here Comes Jimmy Owens down the back straightway in 20 Alberton fourth Ziggler Fifth and it's Davenport player O'Neal mccre Dalton Wilson and they're going to start to pick up the tail on the field Ricky Thor Jr's LED from the drop of the green down the main straightaway cars are going to start to get into dirty air as once again just look at Jimmy Owens work the top still maror he switched things up that time by work at the top just still trying to keep Pace with the leader of Ricky Thon Jr as Brad they're really starting to get in heavy lack traffic this time by now the cogs start turning in the mind of some of these drivers up front because they're going to have to change change things up with a Lap traffic battling right in front in front of Mikey Mar as Owens he's battling on the top side to try and reel him in I tell you what this is this thing stays green here comes maror to the bottom off of turn four thoron he led 49 straight laps the other night he's LED 12 so far in a turn one last time it was 8/10 of a second it's 510 of a second maror thorner goes to the bottom Here Comes maror Owens married to that top down the back right away and here comes Garrett alberon a fourcc car battle at Port Royal into turn three got Cory Lawler the lap car right there as they're going to try to work on the outside of him alberon Peak to the inside of Jimmy Owens that's a battle for third in the turns number one and two Owens to the top has ah head of steam trying to track down marlor no lap cars this time BR separate your leader rookie Thon Jr from the second place car mike marlor Owens he just got by Lawler alberon working the middle here not giving it up easy to the 20 car he's got the 93 eat up real estate right in front of him as they come into one they're going to have to go three wide with the lap car right here Owens way up top in one and two he is way up top here comes alberon down the back straightway right behind him into turn three Thor DS down low Marler down low Owens now low Albertson's going to go to the top down the straightaway heavy traffic for your leader Ricky thoron Jr with 15 scored here tonight he had a check up there with the lap car side by side in front of him as Here Comes alberon looking down low to try to get by the O show for that final Podium spot Jimmy Owens still hangs on maror still tracking down Ricky Thor Jr for the lead great side by side battle here for the top spots as you see them side by side on your screen at home yeah right in front of you you got Ricky thoron Jr on the left he is cutting through lap traffic as Owens continues to battle with Alberton alberon up top here off of Turn number two battling for third here is going to go to the crossover to turn number three CAU we've got a Dave Warren Power Sports caution and it's for the B5 of Brandon Shepard the defending dirt track world champion he was running 17th at the time so the longhorn Factory car will head to the heartbeat hot sauce hot pit well well well our first caution in this Main Event 16 complete it's thoron Marler Owens Alberton Davenport your top five that it's Ziggler Blair O'Neal mccre Dalton Wilson 10th tropman 11th Tyler 12th Hoffman satly Moran your top 15 Chris Moore Brandon Shephard into the heartbeat hot sauce hot pit yeah I'm making my way over there right now James he's all the way down here on the turn four side and it looks like right now they're just looking at it now the back end's going up on the B5 machine they've got again you cannot change a tire unless it is flat that's been a Lucas Oil Rule now for about three years yeah no tires are off looks like we got another one Brian bernheisel coming in to the heartbeat hot sauce work area shock adjustments on the B5 of Shephard burn Heisel just talking to his crew and I believe the back end's going to go up maybe on the 119 as well think they might make the same changes that the B5 of shepher is as we'll clarify one thing remember from Friday night with Kyle arson pitted he thought he had a flat but it was not flat and he did not was not allowed to change it yes his crew guys were debating with the Lucas Oil officials just how soft the tire was and the Lucas Oil officials obviously get the final say they said it was not a flat tire couldn't be changed and the six did not return B5 is going to and again the laser chck 119 they've got the back end up and same thing shock adjustment in the right rear they dropped the 119 and buris was going to make his way back out I tell you what that was that was a heck of a fourcc car battle there now that's all cleared out all lap cars go to the back so we still have all 26 starters still running in this race Ricky Thorn Jr your race leaders LED for drop of the green so he is Led now what is that 65 straight laps he led 49 on Friday but I'm telling you what maror and Owens and Mike maror what's he going to pick on his buddy down there boy will they mo when they moved to modifi those two were outstanding and then that course been in super late models the last several years Mar's going to pick the top James yes look who is starting to the inside of Row three at the 49 at Jonathan Davenport he's my pick remember he started in that 12 spot still a long way to go in this one Brad picked Ziggler he's sixth I picked alberon he's fourth Steve O'Neal is wanting to change but he's Steve's a eth you got a ways to go yet and this 40 lapper 24 to go all right let's see what happens here out of turn number two on the neutr a restart Here Comes Garrett alberon down the back straight away oh now David por to work the bottom Here Comes Max Blair Ziggler it's still Ricky thoron Jr the best so far but here comes marer down the straight away with a run what a battle back here alberon with the crossover guys Jimmy Owens about got swallowed up there in turn four there goes alberon pulls a slider on Owens Owens turns back down the hill great race for P3 in the turn number three Here Comes Owens does he return the favor on Alberton no he don't but we got a car off the pace in turns one and two caution flag is out that is going to be the 993 of Cory Lawler drawing the caution flag Mike marlor had a run didn't he down the main straightaway 17 in the books are Dave Warren Power Sports caution is out again go to Dave Warren segway.com to register for that 2024 Segway ut10 side by side that will give away to Elora Speedway the dirt track World Championship in October you said it though James Mike maror will just having a run there right before the caution Chris Moore what about it from the infield that battle for the top four is terrific right now oh it's absolutely awesome to watch I was with you guys watching that three car battle we had going for third and then when they came out of four marer had that big head of steam off the top side and he was he's starting to set the 20 RT up guys and I can see his signal man trying to get the 20rt to search around but honestly right now it looks like the 157 just has the better car now we'll see if thoron can hang on as Cory Lawler a contender for the aaley a of Parts Rookie of the Year and Poncho his father nope he says we're done so Cory Lawler it'll be the first car out of the race I believe right bernis will still out there so 25 of the 26 starters are still on the racetrack we'll take a look at our early Contender for the Todd steel buildings hard charger and right now that is Jonathan Davenport started 12th right he started 12th right guys oh sure did I picked and he's up to fifth seven spots all right here we go on the neutr act's restart 17 in the book still 23 to go here tonight and we're going to wave it off got to get them in order there we single them out then we double them up Delaware double file I tell you marlor I like watching him run this track it Jimmy's been good Garrett alberon's not out of it DAV in there Max has been good Max has been really good over the mon that new team Center Line MotorSports Brad spoz last year's rookie of the year the 111 looking for his second career win in the Lucas Oil series and we got the 22 star McGloin comes to Halt coming out of turn four well I think you're right Chris maror may have the best card though thoron lit every lap as he did the other night but this thing is not going to be easy tonight I'm interested too I would not count out again I had to pick last otherwise I was going to pick that 58 Alberton if he can get around Owens we will see if if alberon has anything to hang with these top two but he's another one I think he's a little bit better than the 20 and I hate to give real credit but the 49 well he's Superman you can't count can't count him out either yeah that was a heck of move there alberon as he did the Friday night made a a move out there at Georgetown Delaware all right so marlor is going to pick the top on Owens again so then it'll be uh Davenport and Alberton Ziggler and Blair so we'll see if we can get going green here the rest of the way looks like one car officially out of the race that is the 93 of Cory Lawler all right 17 in the books 23 to go at the nria solutions re start Zone Ricky Thorne Jr and it's the volunteer state on his tail down the straightaway rtj leads him back down in turns number one and two here comes the 58 and G wide with Jonathan dport down low alberon he's in the third he's not done yet he'll look to the inside of Marlo they side by side for the run up spot here off of Turn number four Rick rtj brings him back down the line Mar hangs on to second man Chris said after his heat race he didn't know if alberon will be able to pick up the win here tonight but boy is he coming onto the speed here at the speed Palace down the back right away trying to stretch it out was n0 of a second last time around maror takes him a lap or two to get those tires back going here comes Davin Port up top Owens back here battling it out with Max Blair mccre is seventh eighth Ziggler ninth O'Neal Moran is back to 10th he was 15th here a while ago it's 1.1 second the lead for thoron in a turn three there's Blair and Owens going at it this time by we're going to be halfway into 40 lapper 20 laps in and 20 to go as still we have Max Blair looking to the inside of Jimmy ens he made the pass Max Blair breaks into the top five yeah bed his time there did the 11 11 of Blair Owens trying to rip it on the top side but Blair really good through the middle he'll put that dirty air on the 20 down the back straightway holding on to that fifth spot Ricky Thorne Jr smooth and silky down into turn number one he led one point for last time it's 1.5 over maror Alberton Davenport Blair Owens mccre Ziggler oal Rand Dalton Wilson going back and forth with trowman all right can now Mike maror catch him as they'll have 18 to go down the main straightway if we go green the rest of the way they're going to reach slower cars that's when things are going to start to get interesting it's still it's all Ricky thoron Jr in this one Mike maror Second Great side by side battle down the back already ready for third between Garrett Alberton and jonan dport and oh my you saw dport had to check up and run up the hill off of four that really cost the 49 he tried to shove the nose down in there into three had to get onto the binders and then really slid up the hill now he's going to have to potentially deal with the one of 11 of Max Blair through 1 and two all right coming off a turn for Ricky thoron Jr is going to that top maror as well again the tail end the field is into turn one here comes across the line thoron in the one it's 1.6 now Mar's going to have a shot if this things takes green Now to turn number two he's just got us close enough this as they always say the guy running second has the advantage in traffic as they come off a turn four 15 to go here at Port Royal and they're getting closer and closer to lap traffic in this one and still all riy thoron Jr that car is absolutely hooked up just ripping the lip to perfection in this one and still maror trying to find some speed BR you can start to see Mar he's starting to search to see where that 15 s and hooked up last time in three and four he was through the middle this time he worked the top side he's just trying to keep Pace oh man thoron let it hang out down there almost got in the wall 1.4 seconds Brad and behind traffic and it turn three thoron to the bottom yep and her lap traffic and now Ricky throon going to have to work the bottom side as things are getting congested in front of the 20rt and there you can see the one57 of Mike maror coming right into your picture ready to get into the battle for this one yeah he kind of pushed up there in turn four is Thorton around bernheisel Mar's going to have to stay close bernheisel back around thoron all right maror now it was 1.6 the last time around Albertson still third Davenport and Blair your top five Thor throws it in there the and man was that close with bur Heisel and here comes marlor we got a battle for lead at turn one both cars going to work the bottom side there in turns one and two maror is within Striking Distance rtj has to be careful here working lap traffic both cars now here comes Oh by rtj goes up the hill maror down low they drag race off the turn and Ricky thoron Jr hands on to the lead at the line man I thought that was going to be a move for Ricky thoron Jr to put space between them but Marlo stuck right with them they're side by side off of two for the lead 10 laps to go coming up next time around as Mark lap 30 thoron on the bottom he'll slide it in there around the 22 star that was close he'll lose his momentum here comes marer on the bottom Mikey bashes the loud pedal last time round was 3/10 of a second 4/10 of a second maror is right there through the middle thoron down the back straight away 10 to go and it's a damy brewing at Port Royal no lap car separating your leaders as here comes maror maror with a shot he'll work the bottom side once again off of four but he got to check up and run up the hill as Ricky thoron Jr still hangs on didn't stick for the 157 that time in three and four back to the bottom in one and two as th Thorton works the cushion but he runs it down the hill right in front of the 157 plenty of room here at Port Royal track is perfect even run running the Sprints last time into Keith cofin classic Mar's going to try it again eight to go it was 4/1 of a second maror is trying to stay right there right in front of the 99 B of Boom bricks it was Ricky thoron Jr and here comes Marlo back at the bottom also in third you still have Garrett alberon no lap cars separating the top three as Ricky Thon Jr trying to get by lap traffic he'll go uphill here comes another run by Mar but still he just cannot get close enough to really get inside Ricky Thor Jr's head to make this pass for the lead BR it's just not sticking for the 157 through three and four he's good in 1 and two but then he starts to lose him in three and four it's just not sticking through the middle of the corner there like he likes all right thoron up top maror up top to go around boom Alberton still 30s 2.6 seconds behind the top two down the straightaway Mar's going to have another shot on the seven to Robinson Thor trying to keep it down the wall and sadly slows right in front of your leader and the Dave Warren Power Sports caution is out for last week's winter here a left rear tire down on Greg sly's 22 sadly was running 17th when he lost the power there in turn number two as you watch him exit off the back straight away so I think it'll still be in the 40 lapper it'll still be a Delaware double file here in the Keystone State man maror is both of them driving their hearts out driving clean race thoron boy he flirts with that top it's like Knoxville you get up top there in that one as satly goes down to the heartbeat hot sauce hot pit Chris Mo yep I'm here with him guys are ready with the new left rear tire and I'm going to see if I can take a look at it when they get it off whether it's shredded and worn through or maybe just punctured we will see but they'll get the left rear in the air on the satly Motorsports number 22 and there is tread left on both rear tires it is gashed though so I would venture to guess the 22 maybe ran something over again all the tires on this race car have tread all right good job Chris great working with you this weekend Chris will talk to the top three in the Big River Steel Podium here after this race to Lucas Soul Victory Lane man maror he's trying just get a stick a little bit better there in turn four now Alberton it'll be still a Delaware double fou restart in races 50 or less laps to go 50 or less laps it's Delaware double fou of five to go so we're one shy of that Saturday coming back out so it's thoron Marlo alberon Blake who's now fourth Davenport Moran who was back as far as 15th in this race Devon Moran up to sixth and it's Owens mccre Ziggler and rookie Drake Troutman in that 10th spot so what is marlor or Albertson going to have to do here get around the 20 RT guys what does Ricky thoron Jr do here to try to make that car as wi as it can go you know I mean Max Blair now he's sitting pretty he's on the outside of the third uh row on this restart I mean what what what's going to happen restarts always get interesting here at the Port ryal Speedway do we see a dive bomb or do we see Ricky Thorton just rip it off the top side here six laps to go we're ready to go back Green Well Albertson can taste it can see it can he do it for his first win in the Lucas Oil Late mod of dirt series of his career at the Nutri a Solutions restart zone Great restart for Garrett Albertson and also Mike maror now they go in to one Thor's going to go up there right through the middle Marler Alberton Blair and the 99 is on the move move Deon Moran down the back right away he wants another spot he'll move into P6 as this time by we're just going to have five more laps to go Ricky thoron Jr has an eight car length lead over Mikey maror maror what does he what can he do what does he got to do to get close enough to rcky Thon Jr lren David Port they go side beside moranz right there then back here is Owens and Ziggler it was 7/10 of a second last time around maror trying to get get it wound back up but laps are winding down four to go down the main straightaway does marer have one more shot on thoron in a turn number two catches him in one and two but then he just slides up the hill and Ricky Thorton's able to use that top side momentum to put a gap between himself and the one of 57 maror will go up top and follow him here through three and four three more times around here for Ricky Thorton Jr Ricky thoron Jr needs to be careful that cushion starting to become r a are thin there on the top side turns one two here comes the 99 of Deon Moran he'll get by the 111 of Max B B into the top five right now it was 1 second last time around if Mar's going to go he's going to go now because there's two laps to go in this race Thorton Marlo Albertson Davenport Blair your top five down the backs right away Ricky thoron Jr trying to lead 89 straight laps in the midatlantic this weekend the bar performance one lap to go for the driver out of Martinsville Indiana Ricky thoron Jr came oh so close last year getting a Port Royal victory for the rumble by the river he had engine trouble he makes his way as a leader for the final time that turns three and four Brad He's led a lot of laps like you said James this one will be worth $10,000 as he brings it off turn number four your winner of the battle in the burrow Ricky thoron Jr Mike maror cross is the line in second Garrett alberon third Jonathan D for fourth Deon Moran fifth Max Blair six Mason Ziggler seventh eighth Jimmy Owens ninth Tyler 10th how about a good run for Carson Ferguson so those top five will go to the UN 08 scales to make it official unofficially for the second night in a row your Todd steel buildings hard charger Rick eard started 26th up 15 spots in 11th as those top five are going to go to the scales to make it official your Big River Steel Podium top three right now thoron Marler Alberton most laps left Ricky thoron Jr second out in a row lucky seventh willwood breaks Mason Ziggler your Lucky 13 death R Opticians Drake Troutman and again your Todd steel building's hard charger Rick Eckert slickest move of the race I think we got to go with Garrett alberon there made some good moves during that race guys I totally totally agree with that and uh how about it looking at the stats here tonight Ricky thoron Jr getting the hattick set fast time overall one is heat race and now he's going to take home $10,000 we're going to do our 5050 down here in Lucas Oil Victory Lane so stay for that limited late model feature will top off the night it'll be live here on MAF TV on Flow racing a if you got to leave thanks for you got to go to school got to go to 9 o' 9 o' how about that the Checker drops here for the Lucas Oil Late Model dirt series it was 9:30 on Friday night as Ricky thoron Jr so again your Todd steel buildings hard charger he was there Bush would be happy over that cuz Kyle Bush and Rick Ard are good buddies so second night in a row for that so Ricky Thornton Jr again in the main event only in the Lucas Soul series pound per laap burnoff so 40 lbs they don't get get that qualifying heat or B main just in the feature only so again unofficially it's Thornton maror Alberton Davenport Moran Blair your top Sixth and Ziggler Owens herb Ferguson 10th eard 11th mccre 12th Troutman 13th Hoffman 14th Robinson 15th 16th Dalton Wilson 17th Brandon Shepard 18th boom Briggs 19th Hudson O'Neal 20th Greg sadly 21st Justin Weaver 22nd Brian bernheisel 23rd Brendan shepher 24th Kay Harris 25th Max McGloin and Cy Lawler in 93 so only two cars to not finish out of 26 and those are the last two just mentioned so Ricky thoron Jr clears the un8 scales in droup and Chris Moore the midatlantic very good this week in rtj he leads 809 straight laps here this weekend James I don't think it matters where this guy races where he starts track surface he is the baddest dude going right now micro sprint modified and obviously once again the Lucas Oil Lake model dirt series a $10,000 win you set it up over the $100,000 Mark and we haven't even flipped the calendar to May and this SSI Motorsports team continues to roll along with rtj behind the wheel of that race car the thoron boys are going to make their way up we are going to get a happy group here in Lucas Oil 8 model Victory Lane at the speed [Music] Palace he'll get all the decorations flags hats everything that comes with Victory Lane with the Lucas Oil 8 model dirt series he's got it all now once again on the top step of the Big River Steels Podium as he gets set to climb out he has gotten used to this over the last couple of years here he is Mama here's that man another Lucas Oil win for Ricky thoron [Applause] Jr okay kids are happy crew happy and he is a happy guy and why not 10,000 more reasons Ricky congratulations The Beat Goes On for you I'm telling you what we talked earlier and I didn't know you know a lot of times guys come out fast when the track's heavy and they they struggle to keep up with it not not a problem for you tonight no I felt like our stuff was really good there I uh I was trying to play a little saf there one and two and uh I think I think that let Mikey get that much closer to me and then uh he drove by me luckily the yellow came out I think he probably would have won so I got to thank whoever CAU that yellow related for putting me back out front and uh I don't know I started getting a little treacherous there around the top but I figure if if you're going to win it you had to be up there so I I got a little bit of body damage but that's all right uh got to thank hooker Trucking Big River Steel Colman Farms Jones racist products Melanie and CJ are here so uh the last two races they've been here we W so I think that that melan need to talk to Jen coming more often got to keep them on the road with you tell me after that restart right you see the 157 get by you did you find another gear or was it more a matter matter of settling back down uh it's probably more settling back down and I feel like you get going so fast down straightaways here it's easy to overshoot the the top and get yourself in trouble so I just had to kind of call myself back down like all right we know we got a good car just just don't screw it up uh got to thank Bros DJ Tharp uh Darla my wife my little boys my little girl uh it's pretty cool they all get to get to come out and DJ's whole family is here too so it's uh it's going to be a big one uh it'll make our nine- hour drive home a little bit easier lap traffic you got into it a couple of times there there were times it looked hairy like you you could lose a lot of momentum then there were times you'd pick off two cars at a time how difficult was it navigating traffic uh for the most part they were all real really patient and uh and they leave me landing on the top before I get under them they leave me the bottom I think I only had one problem with one dude drove back by me but uh other than that is it was good I just it was weird almost felt like the bottom picked up speed once we got I got to that traffic and I I know if it's just my Pace slowed down that much so it felt like I had better traction down there or not so it's like I moved down and then my guy was like you better get your butt going around the top again so I uh just try to do everything right not not really give it away uh I was really worried on the restarts just cuz I didn't know how good of a run Mikey would get off top so I kind of just slide myself and and take that line away from him so it uh it worked out congrats on a great weekend in the Northeast thank you I appreciate it there's Ricky thoron Jr your winner he's going to send a Port Royal Speedway fan home Happy 5050 285 $2,285 the total for the winning 5050 ticket if you have it head to the Port Royal Speedway office behind the grand stands again $2,285 it's a purple ticket 494 481 again a purple ticket 494 481 if you have it head to the main office behind the grand stands one more time a purple ticket 49448 one one more time Ricky Thorton Jr your $10,000 Battle of the burrow winner here at Port Royal Speedway guys I'll send it oh nope marike marler's here never mind Mike thanks for being here being ready I feel like you probably a little bit disappointed that yellow came out Ricky just said it you might have won the race if that yellow doesn't come out were you punching a steering wheel at that yellow I wasn't punching a steering wheel or nothing I just I just thought man I try to live good but I must not be living good enough you know so go to try harder so uh but no it's just how it goes sometimes you know Ricky here last year should have won that race and broke and and uh you know so it's it's just the comes and goes of it it's all good so uh just I'm just glad that we were able to race him good and and uh had a really horrendous night Friday night and got rained out last night so feels good to to get head headed back to Tennessee here on a on a good note and uh the other thing too is I told barels I said I was going to rough him up but they got to give me a ride back to Ohio tonight so so I couldn't rough him up either so here we go tell me about lab traffic a little bit cuz there were moments where it seemed like you were really catching him there was one time they said it on a broadcast he cleared two cars and thought that was going to be a big big move instead you rolled the bottom hung right with him man well you know I had a great car and great team and Greg Bruning and and you know everything he's done to give me top-notch equipment but you can't do it without a racetrack this racetrack is unbelievable man you can when you see something playing out you can just back up the corner and there's a there's a 10 ways to go through the corner every lap you know so uh so yeah everything he was doing I was just kind of reacting to and felt like I drove the car good there I felt like I make good decisions and you know got by him there but but just didn't work it was his day you know but it that good racing takes a good RAC trck congrats on a great run Mike yeah thank you there you go Mike Marler your runner up in the battle of the burrow guys real quick I'll send it back upstairs to you while we make our way over to Garrett Albertson thank you Chris as you can see Victory Lane celebrations continue here at the Port Royal Speedway and Ricky thoron Jr getting some beautiful pictures taken especially with that custom made trophy which was built by our great friends Jill and Joe Stein from the podium WS in conjunction with Smoking Gun fabrication so we like to thank those two great businesses for building the championship trip here tonight as we'll send it back down to Chris Moore yeah thanks Earl here another night another Podium it looked for a while there like you might have it tonight you had a really good race car took you maybe a little bit longer than you wanted to get by the 20 and then these two guys were really good yeah yeah they were awesome uh hats off to the track crew that thing was really really fun uh you can move all over the place and uh yeah I think uh I think we needed to stay green right there cuz they started Dice and we were in lap traffic and I kind of had a lane that they weren't running in um I think it could have gotten really good uh man hats off for this Roberts Motorsports crew um I'm just super stoked to drive this thing I love these big tracks and I've I've kind of struggled at them before to to kind of find what it takes to get around them and hopefully we're getting close it was that was a lot of fun right there yeah just big thanks to RC Danny Thomas Ken and Beth gotta thanks to noo M Valley Transportation um Bill Stein shock sorry uh yeah I got a couple people I don't normally think I need to get them in there Chris Davis with Midwest sheet metal um Mitchell Ranch uh Sims Family racing uh M or American document service uh got to thank Glenn Clemens over at Clemens auto automotive they build super great engine um uh nutrient AEG Bill sports shop rer machine dright TV uh Swift Springs and uh fast shafts and I'm just uh super stoked to be a part of this deal how long before you're on the top step of that Podium uh I think really soon man this car is super good and uh just I mean we're playing with the pros right here you know so uh we just need a little bit and uh things just fall our way and I think we'll be there congrats thank you guys there you go Garrett alberon he will head over to the Big River Steels Podium with Ricky Thorton Jr and Mikey maror an outstanding show here at the speed Palace guys the battle of the burrow in the books for the Lucas Oil Late Model dirt series and it was pretty dag on good yeah no doubt about it thank you Chris Moore great weekend calling with you we'll have the limited late model feature coming up next but how about this next weekend we had the Kentucky Ponderosa and Florence and the top two here tonight they won both of those races maror won at Ponderosa and then Thorton won the ralle of Memorial at and Garrett alberon he was solid in that Lam race a year ago so come on out let's let's pack those places out next weekend at Ponder Ro and Florence you're going to see the best in the business in the Lucas Oil Late moded dir series I want to say something about Deon Moran he was back as far as 15th on the scoring pylon and he got to the top five guys and we're going to have a recap of what happened thoron leads every lap but it was not easy here tonight no not easy at all Mikey maror kept pace with him kept pressuring him as we had a tremendous crowd here at the Port Royal Speedway like they said track was in tiptop shape they had to put a little water out there after all the qualifying events and it really came into play as man what a move by Marlin there contending for the lead max player Jimmy Owens going at it during that heat race 12th Place starter James uh Jonathan Davenport was making moves as well yeah the Coleman Farm's fastest lap of the race was Ricky thoron Jr 1963 three I got to go with the Slicker graphic Slicker smooth you saw just right there Garrett Albertson it's the leader plus three in the Lucas O Series they almost made it but maror they they go back to the last completed lap as you see Thornton and Albertson and marlor and I tell you what uh man this this Lucas Oil season $200,000 Championship decided in $100,000 to Win race and there's there seven races at the end there that are going to be a part of it man what a 100,000 he's over already and it's not even Kentucky Derby weekend next week so you got horses horsepower all going on next weekend Ponderosa and Florence Friday and Saturday then we'll be in the great state of Illinois Illinois speed week Farmer City on the 10th and then the 11th will be at Faberry Illinois Brad what do you think man it is a good one watching Ricky Thorton do it it's Redemption we saw him last year charge through the field and he's able to get it here tonight yeah Hudson O'Neal won here a year ago in that race and you see Ricky Thor Jr no doubt one of the most talented drivers of course he was at the Chili Bowl tried to make that came up short in that Tim mccre who's a Lucas Soul regular he won that you know back several years ago but Todd and Vicky Burns SSI Motorsports what a crew they have with Anthony Burrows DJ WIlliams Justin Tharp and that man behind the wheel Ricky thoron J but I'm telling you Garrett alberon's close you keep knocking on the door you're going to kick it in that was a heck of a performance from him I mean he made the right passes charg through the field but now we've got the Zimmerman Truck Repair limited late models taken to the backstretch behind the Johnny chaer Dodge pce truck so here's how they are going to line up for their 25 laap feature event starting on the front row in the inside from shirleysburg in the 56r it'll be George Dixon and his outside from mithin Town PA in the 28z it'll be Ryan zook rolling off third from elliotsburg car number 11 it's going to be jackon Garmin into the outside of row number two from right here in Port Royal it's the 12K of Jared fulro starting fifth in the 82 it'll be Andy Freeze from Mercersburg PA and then from right here in Port Royal and the 33k starting six it's Devin Hart rolling off seventh from Three Springs in the 15 it's Matt Parkson alongside him it's Brandon Bard in car 94 from Green Castle and then ninth starter from Port Royal in the 33 Trent brenaman and to his outside the defending track champion from Mount Union Pennsylvania in the 44 it's Shan Shoemaker row six goes to the post this way to the inside from milville it's car 22 of Casey steinhoff then to the outside from hagertown Maryland it's Wesley bone break in 37 rolling off inside row number seven from
