3/30/2016
Thomas Garners Fifth-Place Run At Atomic Speedway
(Photo by Stephen Wright’s Eatin’ Dirt Photography)
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Kicking off the 2016 season at his favorite track, Cale Thomas was in action Saturday night at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio. The former micro sprint standout enters his second full season in 410ci sprint competition, and started it over the weekend with a top-five finish.
A blistering sub-14 second lap in group qualifying put him fastest in group three of four and third-quick overall amid the 36-car contingent. As the top four qualifiers in each heat race were inverted in the lineup, Thomas began his eight-lap heat from fourth. The Fairland, Ind. native quickly dispatched the trio of cars starting ahead of him, taking the checkered in the end.
The redraw for the top eight starters for the main event was not friendly to Thomas, as he drew the number “8” and thus started outside row four for the 30-lap nightcap. The Triton Central High School senior hoped to gain ground early, but was mired in eighth for several laps at the start of the event. Finally able to work his way up to fifth by lap nine, Thomas was in clean air, but with a large gap separating him from the frontrunners. Desperately needing a caution to close back in, relief didn’t come until six laps remained. Upon the restart, Thomas battled with legendary driver Jac Haudenschild, but couldn’t complete the pass before the checkered flew, and settled for the fifth-place result.
Thomas would like to thank Engler Machine and Tool, Factory Kahne, J&J Auto Racing, Kaeding Performance, Donovan Engineering, Spike Products, Simpson Racing Products, Maxima Oils, Hoosier Racing Tire, Blackbeard, and Shadow Graphics, as well as his family and fans for their continued support.
Thomas is next scheduled to compete on April 2 at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio with the All Star Circuit of Champions.
2015 Stats
1 race, 1 feature, 0 wins, 0 podiums, 1 top five, 1 top ten, 0 DNFs
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