4/19/2016
Thomas Collects Another Atomic Top-Five
(Photo by Stephen Wright’s Eatin’ Dirt Photography)
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Following several weeks off due to adverse weather in the area, Cale Thomas was back in action at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio. The young gun expertly drove his way to a fourth-place result on Saturday night.
Thomas set himself up well with a 12.377-second effort in qualifying, good for seventh-fastest among the 22 sprint cars in action. In a stacked heat race that would feature three of the eventual top four feature finishers breaking away from the rest of the group, Thomas started second and battled hard with Brandon Wimmer, but took the checkered in third.
The heads-up main event lineup slated the Fairland, Ind. native to start inside row four, ready for 25 laps. Early, Thomas struggled with locals Ryan Broughton and Ron Blair, being mired in ninth for several laps. He finally began to build momentum nearing lap ten, powering up into sixth. A yellow flag at the halfway point cinched up the field and helped Thomas make the move into the top five on the restart. Two laps later, he closed in and passed Blair for fourth. A healthy battle with Todd Kane for the third spot lasted for several laps, though Thomas would settle for a fourth-place finish.
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 Graphix, as well as his family and fans for their continued support.
Thomas is next scheduled to compete on April 22 at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park with the Fremont/Attica Sprint Title Series, and on April 23 at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio with the Ohio Sprint Car Series, both in the No. 91 410ci winged sprint entry.
Quick Results
April 16 – Chillicothe, OH – 410ci Winged Sprint – Qualifying: 7th; Heat: 3rd (2); Feature: 4th (7)
2015 Stats
2 races, 2 features, 0 wins, 0 podiums, 2 top-fives, 2 top-tens, 0 DNFs
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