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Knoxville, IA
KNOXVILLE, IA (September 15, 2023) – Ricky Thornton Jr. made it back-to-back in preliminary features at Knoxville Raceway as he led wire-to-wire in the 25-lap $7,000-to-win event on Friday night. The...
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| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 20RT |
 |
Ricky Thornton Jr Chandler, AZ | Chandler, AZ | - |
| 2 | 3 | 25 |
 |
Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA | Mt. Vernon, IA | 1 |
| 3 | 12 | 99 |
 |
Devin Moran Dresden, OH | Dresden, OH | 9 |
| 4 | 8 | 4 |
 |
Brandon Overton Evans, GA | Evans, GA | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 40B |
 |
Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL | Brandon, FL | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 18D |
 |
Daulton Wilson Fayetteville, NC | Fayetteville, NC | -4 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 |
 |
Spencer Hughes Meridian, MS | Meridian, MS | -3 |
| 8 | 18 | B5 |
 |
Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL | New Berlin, IL | 10 |
| 9 | 11 | 1H |
 |
Hudson O'Neal Martinsville, IN | Martinsville, IN | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 19R |
 |
Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA | Marshalltown, IA | -5 |
| 11 | 21 | 8S |
 |
Brian Shirley Chatham, IL | Chatham, IL | 10 |
| 12 | 15 | 1T |
 |
Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX | New Waverly, TX | 3 |
| 13 | 20 | 18 |
 |
Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS | Manhattan, KS | 7 |
| 14 | 10 | 16 |
 |
Tyler Bruening Decorah, IA | Decorah, IA | -4 |
| 15 | 17 | 58 |
 |
Garrett Alberson Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | 2 |
| 16 | 24 | 62 |
 |
Justin Zeitner Malvern, IA | Malvern, IA | 8 |
| 17 | 19 | 98 |
 |
Cory Hedgecock Loudon, TN | Loudon, TN | 2 |
| 18 | 13 | 30 |
 |
Todd Cooney Des Moines, IA | Des Moines, IA | -5 |
| 19 | 23 | 22 |
 |
Daniel Hilsabeck Earlham, IA | Earlham, IA | 4 |
| 20 | 7 | 157 |
 |
Mike Marlar Winfield, TN | Winfield, TN | -13 |
| 21 | 9 | 22F |
 |
Chris Ferguson Mt. Holly, NC | Mt. Holly, NC | -12 |
| 22 | 22 | 49 |
 |
Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA | Blairsville, GA | - |
| 23 | 14 | 111B |
 |
Max Blair Centerville, PA | Centerville, PA | -9 |
| 24 | 16 | 46 |
 |
Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville, FL | -8 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8S |
|
Brian Shirley Chatham, IL | Chatham, IL | - |
| 2 | 2 | 22 |
|
Daniel Hilsabeck Earlham, IA | Earlham, IA | - |
| Top 2 transfer | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 7W |
 |
Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB | Headingley, MB | - |
| 4 | 5 | 39 |
 |
Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY | Watertown, NY | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 32 |
 |
Chris Simpson Oxford, IA | Oxford, IA | -1 |
| 6 | 7 | 1X |
 |
Aaron Marrant Richmond, MO | Richmond, MO | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 99JR |
|
Frank Heckenast Jr Frankfort, IL | Frankfort, IL | -1 |
| 8 | 9 | 10W |
 |
Junior Coover Norfolk, NE | Norfolk, NE | 1 |
| DNS | 8 | 17 |
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Tim Simpson Iowa City, IA | Iowa City, IA | - |
| DNS | 10 | 22M |
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Charlie McKenna Ames, IA | Ames, IA | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 49 |
|
Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA | Blairsville, GA | - |
| 2 | 3 | 62 |
|
Justin Zeitner Malvern, IA | Malvern, IA | 1 |
| Top 2 transfer | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 7 |
 |
Ross Robinson Georgetown, DE | Georgetown, DE | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 51 |
 |
Matt Furman Iowa City, IA | Iowa City, IA | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 21 |
 |
Billy Moyer Sr Batesville, AR | Batesville, AR | -3 |
| 6 | 6 | D45 |
 |
Dan Battaglia Gretna, NE | Gretna, NE | - |
| 7 | 8 | 99B |
 |
Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA | Bear Lake, PA | 1 |
| 8 | 7 | 21M |
 |
Luke Merfeld Dubuque, IA | Dubuque, IA | -1 |
| DNS | 9 | 6 |
 |
Al Humphrey Giltner, NE | Giltner, NE | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 20RT |
|
Ricky Thornton Jr Chandler, AZ | Chandler, AZ | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 58 |
|
Garrett Alberson Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | -1 |
| 3 | 3 | 22F |
|
Chris Ferguson Mt. Holly, NC | Mt. Holly, NC | - |
| 4 | 5 | 19R |
|
Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA | Marshalltown, IA | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 30 |
|
Todd Cooney Des Moines, IA | Des Moines, IA | -3 |
| Top 5 transfer | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 8S |
|
Brian Shirley Chatham, IL | Chatham, IL | - |
| 7 | 8 | 7W |
|
Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB | Headingley, MB | 1 |
| 8 | 7 | 39 |
|
Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY | Watertown, NY | -1 |
| 9 | 9 | 1X |
|
Aaron Marrant Richmond, MO | Richmond, MO | - |
| 10 | 10 | 10W |
|
Junior Coover Norfolk, NE | Norfolk, NE | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1H |
|
Hudson O'Neal Martinsville, IN | Martinsville, IN | 2 |
| 2 | 5 | 25 |
|
Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA | Mt. Vernon, IA | 3 |
| 3 | 6 | 157 |
|
Mike Marlar Winfield, TN | Winfield, TN | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | 98 |
|
Cory Hedgecock Loudon, TN | Loudon, TN | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1T |
|
Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX | New Waverly, TX | -3 |
| Top 5 transfer | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 22 |
|
Daniel Hilsabeck Earlham, IA | Earlham, IA | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 32 |
|
Chris Simpson Oxford, IA | Oxford, IA | -3 |
| 8 | 9 | 99JR |
|
Frank Heckenast Jr Frankfort, IL | Frankfort, IL | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 17 |
|
Tim Simpson Iowa City, IA | Iowa City, IA | -8 |
| 10 | 10 | 22M |
|
Charlie McKenna Ames, IA | Ames, IA | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | B5 |
|
Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL | New Berlin, IL | - |
| 2 | 2 | 111B |
|
Max Blair Centerville, PA | Centerville, PA | - |
| 3 | 5 | 11 |
|
Spencer Hughes Meridian, MS | Meridian, MS | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 16 |
|
Tyler Bruening Decorah, IA | Decorah, IA | - |
| 5 | 6 | 4 |
|
Brandon Overton Evans, GA | Evans, GA | 1 |
| Top 5 transfer | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 49 |
|
Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA | Blairsville, GA | -3 |
| 7 | 7 | 62 |
|
Justin Zeitner Malvern, IA | Malvern, IA | - |
| 8 | 8 | 51 |
|
Matt Furman Iowa City, IA | Iowa City, IA | - |
| 9 | 9 | 21M |
|
Luke Merfeld Dubuque, IA | Dubuque, IA | - |
| DNS | 10 | 6 |
|
Al Humphrey Giltner, NE | Giltner, NE | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 46 |
|
Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville, FL | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 99 |
|
Devin Moran Dresden, OH | Dresden, OH | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 18 |
|
Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS | Manhattan, KS | -2 |
| 4 | 6 | 40B |
|
Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL | Brandon, FL | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | 18D |
|
Daulton Wilson Fayetteville, NC | Fayetteville, NC | - |
| Top 5 transfer | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 21 |
|
Billy Moyer Sr Batesville, AR | Batesville, AR | -2 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 |
|
Ross Robinson Georgetown, DE | Georgetown, DE | - |
| 8 | 9 | D45 |
|
Dan Battaglia Gretna, NE | Gretna, NE | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | 99B |
|
Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA | Bear Lake, PA | -1 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 8S |
|
Brian Shirley Chatham, IL | Chatham, IL | 17.294 |
| 2 | 18 | 157 |
|
Mike Marlar Winfield, TN | Winfield, TN | 17.320 |
| 3 | 15 | 19R |
|
Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA | Marshalltown, IA | 17.475 |
| 4 | 8 | 25 |
|
Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA | Mt. Vernon, IA | 17.499 |
| 5 | 3 | 20RT |
|
Ricky Thornton Jr Chandler, AZ | Chandler, AZ | 17.581 |
| 6 | 12 | 32 |
|
Chris Simpson Oxford, IA | Oxford, IA | 17.657 |
| 7 | 14 | 22F |
|
Chris Ferguson Mt. Holly, NC | Mt. Holly, NC | 17.665 |
| 8 | 19 | 1H |
|
Hudson O'Neal Martinsville, IN | Martinsville, IN | 17.699 |
| 9 | 10 | 30 |
|
Todd Cooney Des Moines, IA | Des Moines, IA | 17.826 |
| 10 | 2 | 1T |
|
Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX | New Waverly, TX | 17.954 |
| 11 | 17 | 58 |
|
Garrett Alberson Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | 18.024 |
| 12 | 6 | 17 |
|
Tim Simpson Iowa City, IA | Iowa City, IA | 18.105 |
| 13 | 20 | 39 |
|
Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY | Watertown, NY | 18.150 |
| 14 | 11 | 98 |
|
Cory Hedgecock Loudon, TN | Loudon, TN | 18.167 |
| 15 | 5 | 7W |
|
Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB | Headingley, MB | 18.232 |
| 16 | 9 | 22 |
|
Daniel Hilsabeck Earlham, IA | Earlham, IA | 18.397 |
| 17 | 13 | 1X |
|
Aaron Marrant Richmond, MO | Richmond, MO | 18.575 |
| 18 | 1 | 99JR |
|
Frank Heckenast Jr Frankfort, IL | Frankfort, IL | 18.828 |
| 19 | 4 | 10W |
|
Junior Coover Norfolk, NE | Norfolk, NE | 19.456 |
| 20 | 7 | 22M |
|
Charlie McKenna Ames, IA | Ames, IA | 19.744 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
Brandon Overton Evans, GA | Evans, GA | 17.344 |
| 2 | 5 | 40B |
|
Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL | Brandon, FL | 17.383 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 |
|
Spencer Hughes Meridian, MS | Meridian, MS | 17.396 |
| 4 | 3 | 18D |
|
Daulton Wilson Fayetteville, NC | Fayetteville, NC | 17.505 |
| 5 | 4 | 16 |
|
Tyler Bruening Decorah, IA | Decorah, IA | 17.807 |
| 6 | 2 | 21 |
|
Billy Moyer Sr Batesville, AR | Batesville, AR | 17.829 |
| 7 | 13 | 49 |
|
Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA | Blairsville, GA | 17.840 |
| 8 | 11 | 99 |
|
Devin Moran Dresden, OH | Dresden, OH | 17.860 |
| 9 | 16 | 111B |
|
Max Blair Centerville, PA | Centerville, PA | 17.910 |
| 10 | 12 | 46 |
|
Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville, FL | 18.020 |
| 11 | 18 | B5 |
|
Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL | New Berlin, IL | 18.044 |
| 12 | 14 | 18 |
|
Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS | Manhattan, KS | 18.062 |
| 13 | 7 | 62 |
|
Justin Zeitner Malvern, IA | Malvern, IA | 18.101 |
| 14 | 17 | 7 |
|
Ross Robinson Georgetown, DE | Georgetown, DE | 18.318 |
| 15 | 19 | 51 |
|
Matt Furman Iowa City, IA | Iowa City, IA | 18.486 |
| 16 | 10 | 99B |
|
Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA | Bear Lake, PA | 18.682 |
| 17 | 15 | 21M |
|
Luke Merfeld Dubuque, IA | Dubuque, IA | 19.015 |
| 18 | 9 | D45 |
|
Dan Battaglia Gretna, NE | Gretna, NE | 20.617 |
| DNS | 8 | 6 |
|
Al Humphrey Giltner, NE | Giltner, NE | |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 30 |
|
Todd Cooney Des Moines, IA | Des Moines, IA | 18.860 |
| 2 | 5 | 7W |
|
Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB | Headingley, MB | 18.945 |
| 3 | 9 | 22 |
|
Daniel Hilsabeck Earlham, IA | Earlham, IA | 18.966 |
| 4 | 8 | 25 |
|
Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA | Mt. Vernon, IA | 19.096 |
| 5 | 1 | 99JR |
|
Frank Heckenast Jr Frankfort, IL | Frankfort, IL | 19.428 |
| 6 | 2 | 1T |
|
Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX | New Waverly, TX | 19.538 |
| 7 | 3 | 20RT |
|
Ricky Thornton Jr Chandler, AZ | Chandler, AZ | 19.970 |
| 8 | 4 | 10W |
|
Junior Coover Norfolk, NE | Norfolk, NE | 20.776 |
| 9 | 7 | 22M |
|
Charlie McKenna Ames, IA | Ames, IA | 20.798 |
| 10 | 6 | 17 |
|
Tim Simpson Iowa City, IA | Iowa City, IA | 20.930 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 157 |
|
Mike Marlar Winfield, TN | Winfield, TN | 17.853 |
| 2 | 5 | 19R |
|
Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA | Marshalltown, IA | 18.005 |
| 3 | 6 | 8S |
|
Brian Shirley Chatham, IL | Chatham, IL | 18.036 |
| 4 | 4 | 22F |
|
Chris Ferguson Mt. Holly, NC | Mt. Holly, NC | 18.200 |
| 5 | 9 | 1H |
|
Hudson O'Neal Martinsville, IN | Martinsville, IN | 18.222 |
| 6 | 2 | 32 |
|
Chris Simpson Oxford, IA | Oxford, IA | 18.285 |
| 7 | 7 | 58 |
|
Garrett Alberson Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | 18.303 |
| 8 | 1 | 98 |
|
Cory Hedgecock Loudon, TN | Loudon, TN | 18.322 |
| 9 | 10 | 39 |
|
Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY | Watertown, NY | 18.793 |
| 10 | 3 | 1X |
|
Aaron Marrant Richmond, MO | Richmond, MO | 19.157 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
Brandon Overton Evans, GA | Evans, GA | 17.224 |
| 2 | 5 | 40B |
|
Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL | Brandon, FL | 17.500 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 |
|
Spencer Hughes Meridian, MS | Meridian, MS | 17.515 |
| 4 | 4 | 16 |
|
Tyler Bruening Decorah, IA | Decorah, IA | 17.990 |
| 5 | 3 | 18D |
|
Daulton Wilson Fayetteville, NC | Fayetteville, NC | 18.004 |
| 6 | 2 | 21 |
|
Billy Moyer Sr Batesville, AR | Batesville, AR | 18.020 |
| 7 | 7 | 62 |
|
Justin Zeitner Malvern, IA | Malvern, IA | 18.995 |
| 8 | 10 | 99B |
|
Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA | Bear Lake, PA | 19.308 |
| 9 | 9 | D45 |
|
Dan Battaglia Gretna, NE | Gretna, NE | 22.638 |
| DNS | 8 | 6 |
|
Al Humphrey Giltner, NE | Giltner, NE | |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 49 |
|
Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA | Blairsville, GA | 17.083 |
| 2 | 6 | 111B |
|
Max Blair Centerville, PA | Centerville, PA | 17.344 |
| 3 | 1 | 99 |
|
Devin Moran Dresden, OH | Dresden, OH | 17.479 |
| 4 | 8 | B5 |
|
Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL | New Berlin, IL | 17.630 |
| 5 | 2 | 46 |
|
Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville, FL | 17.751 |
| 6 | 9 | 51 |
|
Matt Furman Iowa City, IA | Iowa City, IA | 17.859 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 |
|
Ross Robinson Georgetown, DE | Georgetown, DE | 17.884 |
| 8 | 4 | 18 |
|
Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS | Manhattan, KS | 17.942 |
| 9 | 5 | 21M |
|
Luke Merfeld Dubuque, IA | Dubuque, IA | 19.012 |
