Ricky Thornton Jr. wins $60,000 weekend at Eldora Speedway

Ricky Thornton Jr. and Koehler Motorsports secured a dominant weekend performance at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway during the UNOH Clash on the Wabash. Thornton earned a total of $65,000 over two days, including a $10,000 victory on Friday night and a $50,000 win in Saturday’s feature race.

On Friday, Thornton passed Brandon Sheppard with four laps remaining to claim his 63rd career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory. On Saturday, Thornton finished 1.213 seconds ahead of Devin Moran to secure his 64th career win.

In the championship standings, Brandon Sheppard maintains a lead heading into the season finale at West Virginia Motor Speedway. Devin Moran remains in contention, trailing Sheppard by 45 points after finishing second on Saturday.