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May 10
Farmer City Raceway,
Farmer City, IL
Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (Farmer City 74) - $25,000
Information provided by: Kyle McFadden, series and track reports (last updated May 11, 10:58 am)
RTJ grabs $25,000 after Babb's Farmer City fail
Farmer City 74
  1. Ricky Thornton Jr.
  2. Jonathan Davenport
  3. Garrett Alberson
  4. Dennis Erb Jr.
  5. Jimmy Owens
  6. Chris Simpson
  7. Hudson O'Neal
  8. Cody Overton
  9. Ryan Gustin
  10. Tim McCreadie
  11. Tyler Erb
  12. Garrett Smith
  13. Daulton Wilson
  14. Drake Troutman
  15. Ross Robinson
  16. Mike Marlar
  17. Frank Heckenast Jr.
  18. Brenden Smith
  19. Boom Briggs
  20. Max Blair
  21. Carson Ferguson
  22. Shannon Babb
  23. Devin Moran
  24. Kyle Bronson
  25. Jason Feger
  26. Brian Shirley
  27. Nick Hoffman
  28. Brandon Sheppard
  29. Mike Spatola
  30. Cory Lawler
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Ricky Thornton Jr. (20RT) slips ahead of Shannon Babb (18) for the lead moments before Babb's car lost power.
What won the race: Grabbing the lead from Shannon Babb on lap 71 just before the Illinois driver’s car lost power, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., emerged victorious in Friday night’s Farmer City 74 at Farmer City Raceway. The 33-year-old star controlled the final three circuits to beat Jonathan Davenport by 1.744 seconds and earn $25,000 for his third consecutive and 29th career win on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
Quotable: “I got to second behind J.D., and I’m like, ‘Man, second will be a really good night for us,’” Thornton said. “We got to traffic and I was able to close up on him a little bit and I’m like, ‘Man, I got a shot here.’ Me and him, that’s probably the hardest we’ve drove in a while. I think we gave each other plenty of room. I gotta thank J.D. for leaving us a lane every time and the same with Shannon there (in the late stages). It was a wild one.”
Key notes: The eighth-starting Thornton won for the first time at the quarter-mile oval and the sixth time this season on the Lucas Oil Series. … Davenport led laps 1-54 before losing the top spot to Babb, who brought his home-state crowd alive with a stirring drive forward from the ninth starting spot. Babb turned back challenges from Thornton until finally falling to RTJ’s slider through turns three and four on lap 71 and then slowing to bring out the caution flag moments later. … Babb, who led laps 55-70, said that running through holes apparently “jarred something and it just completely shut off. … Garrett Alberson’s third-place finish marked his third podium run in a row on the national tour. ... Eight caution flags slowed the feature beginning on lap when Brian Shirley slowed and collected Cory Lawler in turn two and ending with Babb’s trouble. … Drivers who spun to trigger cautions were Mike Spatola (lap four), Carson Ferguson (lap 13) and Ross Robinson (lap 31). … Debris (Kyle Bronson’s right-rear quarter-panel) caused a caution on lap 38; Jason Feger slowed while in the top 10 on lap 47; and Mike Marlar slid off the track in turn one on lap 53. … Brandon Sheppard used a provisional to start the feature and retired on lap 26 with thick smoke wafting from his car. ... Notables non-qualifiers: Bobby Pierce (missed by one spot in a B-main), Tanner English, Gordy Gundaker, Ryan Unzicker, Mike Harrison, McKay Wenger, Clay Harris and Trevor Gundaker. ... The race kicked off an abbreviated Illinois Speedweek after Castrol FloRacing Night in America events the previous two nights were rained out.
On the move: Hudson O'Neal of Martinsville, Ind., started 25th and finished seventh.
Winner's sponsors: Thornton’s SSI Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Dyno One, Hoker Trucking LLC, Coltman Farms Racing, Sub-Surface of Indiana, Big River Steel, Murty Farms, High Performance Lubricants, West Side Tractor Sales, Bilstein, Sunoco Race Fuels, FK Rod Ends, Allstar Performance, Dirt Car Lift, Midwest Sheet Metal and EMD Wraps.
Points chase: After Farmer City: 1. Ricky Thornton Jr. (2,545); 2. Jonathan Davenport (2,440); 3. Devin Moran (2,290); 4. Hudson O'Neal (2,210); 5. Mike Marlar (2,185); 6. Jimmy Owens (2,150); 7. Garrett Alberson (2,135); 8. Daulton Wilson (2,120); 9. Tim McCreadie (2,090); 10. Brandon Sheppard (2,025); 11. Tyler Erb (2,005); 12. Max Blair (1,765).
Current weather: Clear, 61°F
Car count: 55
Fast qualifier: Jonathan Davenport
Time: 12.578 seconds
Polesitter: Jonathan Davenport
Heat race winners: Jonathan Davenport, Drake Troutman, Mike Marlar, Garrett Smith, Cody Overton, Garrett Alberson
Consolation race winners: Frank Heckenast Jr., Carson Ferguson, Daulton Wilson
Provisional starters: Hudson O'Neal, Brandon Sheppard, Tyler Erb, Max Blair, Brenden Smith, Cory Lawler
Next series race: May 11, Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL) $30,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Davenport, G. Smith
Row 2: Troutman, C. Overton
Row 3: Marlar, Alberson
Row 4: D. Erb Jr., Thornton
Row 5: Babb, Hoffman
Row 6: Chr. Simpson, Moran
Row 7: Briggs, Feger
Row 8: Gustin, Owens
Row 9: Robinson, McCreadie
Row 10: Heckenast, Ca. Ferguson
Row 11: Wilson, Spatola
Row 12: Shirley, Bronson
Row 13: O'Neal, B. Sheppard
Row 14: T. Erb, Blair
Row 15: B. Smith, Lawler

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