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Top-10 finish in Topless 100 prelim at Batesville Motor Speedway

On Friday, SSI Motorsports pilot Ricky Thornton Jr. ventured to Batesville Motor Speedway (Batesville, Ark.) to compete in the 30th annual Topless 100 weekend. (Heath Lawson photo)

Drawing 48 Late Models for the event sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) and the Comp Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS), Ricky’s second-place finish in his heat placed him on the sixth row for the preliminary feature. With $5,000 on the line, Thornton gained three spots in the 30-lap affair to finish ninth.

Rolling off on the fifth row for Saturday’s $50,000-to-win Topless 100, Thornton was unable to gain any ground in the 100-lapper, crossing the line in 16th.

Ricky is currently third in the latest LOLMDS point standings.

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