In a cinematic version of Saturday's caution-free, 75-lap domination at Senoia Raceway, the winner might've said something clever like: "How 'bout them peaches?"But after Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., thoroughly dismantled a top-notch field in the Castrol® FloRacing Night in America finale for a $53,053 victory in the Peach State Classic, there wasn't much left to say about the story Thornton's SSI Motorsports No. 20rt told with his dazzling victory.In a 20-minute race where Thornton crossed the finish line 10 seconds ahead of his competition and lapped all but five drivers, Thornton got an unusual signal from a teammate as he motored around car after car from his pole starting spot."My crew guy's jumping up and down telling me to slow down," Thornton said, "so I knew I was pretty good."Pretty good is a $53,053 understatement as Thornton grabbed his richest victory of the season and wrapped up a $15,000 runner-up check on the second-year tour behind tour champion Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., who finished 13th in the finale.Third-starting Hudson O'Neal of Martinsville, Ind., vainly chased Thornton in finishing 10.224 seconds behind while Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, settled for third. Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., improved six spots to finish fourth and last year's race winner Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., rounded out the top five.The outcome was never in doubt. Thornton built a 3.4-second lead after 10 laps, and while that margin was cut to 1.1 seconds seven laps later when he hit his biggest batch of slower cars, once Thornton cleared that traffic he built an insurmountable lead that kept him out of sight of the competition most of the rest of the way."I was really good. My crew guy kept telling me I had a good lead, but every time I'd slow down, I'd start getting loose and then really get stuck behind a lapped car," said Thornton, whose crew chief is veteran wrench Anthony Burroughs. "We tried (a suspension setup) that Burroughs wanted to do and it was really good for us."In Friday's preliminary night, when Kyle Bronson of Brandon, Fla., raced to a $20,000 victory, Thornton rallied but couldn't quite get into contention and ended up getting caught up in one wreck and spinning another time. Things went his way Saturday."With the way last night went, I felt like we could've run top-three and then we got caught in that wreck. I didn't know what I needed to do today to stay ahead of (top contender Mike) Marlar. I figured if we went out and won, we wouldn't worry about it."Down by nearly six seconds just past halfway, O'Neal knew he was running for second unless misfortune befell Thornton."He was pretty good. He was just a little bit more maneuverable than I was. I couldn't quite get the (car to) slide quite good enough down there, but we'll take a second," said O'Neal, who was making his second-to-last start with Double Down Motorsports before heading to the Rocket Chassis house car in 2023. "First time ever here and this thing raced pretty awesome. There was lapped cars everywhere and I would have never thought it went 75 green (laps). It was really cool. We had we had to good hot rod all weekend, just obviously needed to be quite a bit better to catch the 20."Moran, who fielded the JBR Motorsports car of NASCAR Cup crew chief Jeremy Bullins, rebounded from failing to make the starting lineup for Friday's 50-lapper."Major turnaround from last night," Moran said. "Man, I got into that (infield tire barrier). I tried running the very bottom off of (turn) two, and them things are pretty hard and they don't move, so I broke the bumper and jacked the left front up."Despite the damage, Moran was able to pressure O'Neal late in the race and a third-place finish helped him enjoy his Southern journey that might've been spoiled by weather except for massive efforts to dry the facility after Thursday, Friday and Saturday rain."They have a great staff, you know, from the gates to the concession stand to everywhere else. I don't get to race down in Georgia a whole lot, but man I love coming down here and hanging out with these guys," Moran said, adding that "this is the heart and soul of Dirt Late Model racing. The best Dirt Late Model racers always come out of Georgia and Tennessee."We sucked last night. We stayed up and thought about stuff and talked all morning and we just worked really hard. So I want to thank Jeremy and all these guys that he brought to the races with us. They all worked their butts off."The 2022 season has now drawn to a close for Castrol® FloRacing Night in America with Brandon Sheppard claiming the $75,000 championship. This year’s campaign saw 11 features contested with 10 different winners and 219 drivers entering at least one event.

Ryan Godown capped a banner year with another $20,000 payday on Saturday night, capturing the ‘Gunslinger 40’ at the Boothill Speedway, the finale of the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet ‘Cajun Swing’ Presented By Wegner Automotive and the entire Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco 2022 season.

Senoia Raceway was the perfect place for Kyle Bronson to put an end to his year-long drought. And the Brandon, Fla., driver was quick to thank his crew, family and car owners Wayne and Shirlene Hammond after Friday's Castrol® FloRacing Night in America victory on the opening night of the Peach State Classic."I'm just glad they didn't give up on me," Bronson said. "It's been a rough year here, man."Putting the pain of a winless season behind him, the 32-year-old Bronson led all 50 laps from outside the front row, staying ahead of some feisty action behind him in grabbing a $20,000 payday and his first Castrol tour victory (last year's Peach State Classic wasn't a tour event).

Just like clockwork.

The ARCA Menards Series schedule in 2023 will once again feature 20 races at 19 tracks, kicking off the series’ 70th anniversary season with its 60th race at Daytona International Speedway and concluding, for the second consecutive year, with its championship event at its home track: Toledo Speedway.

VIVIAN, LA – After two weeks of what he described as a nightmare, Matt Sheppard returned to dominance on Thursday night, leading 32 of the 35 laps at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La., on night three of the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Cajun Swing Presented by Wegner Automotive for his 31st career Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco victory.

Capping a 56-race schedule that takes the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to 32 tracks across 16 states, the tour's season-ending Dirt Track World Championship has a new home for 2023 with historic Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, adding the Carl Short-founded event as its third crown jewel event.

(Stafford Springs, CT)--- Stafford Speedway officials have put the finishing touches on their 2023 racing schedule. 23 events dot the calendar from late April to late September with a focus on weekly racing highlighted by special events throughout the season. The 2023 season marks the 53rd consecutive season the Stafford Springs, CT half-mile has been operated by the Arute family and will kick off with the biggest Modified event in the country, the 51st running of the NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler®, April 29th & 30th.

With National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Jimmy Mars announcing his official retirement from competition, MB Customs has tabbed 22-year-old Rochester, Minn., Dustin Sorenson as house car driver beginning in 2023, the team announced today.

Mother Nature has thrown a wrench into this year’s Peach State Classic at Senoia Raceway, as Hurricane Nicole made landfall early Thursday morning in Florida as a category one hurricane. Thursday night the track is likely to see significant rain showers from the band of storms.

PETTY, TX – On the first completed night of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Ollie’s ‘Cajun Swing’ presented by Wegner Automotive, Ryan Godown and Andy Bachetti split feature victories on Wednesday evening at the Rocket Raceway Park, the first two STSS events completed in the state of Texas.

In this week's episode of Haley's Hot Topics, we want to know who you think was the best Sprint Car driver during the 2022 season.

[PITTSBURGH, PA, NOVEMBER 9, 2022] — Mobile game developer Turborilla AB has announced the global release of Mad Skills Snocross, available now as a free download on the App Store and Google Play. This surprise game release is the follow-up to the smash hit Mad Skills Motocross 3, which has been installed more than 30 million times globally since its May ‘21 release. Mad Skills Snocross is being released in partnership with Amsoil Championship Snocross, which is the largest snowmobile racing series in the world.

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Here's how to watch the 2023 The Dakar Rally on FloRacing.