CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — Reigning Lucas Oil Late Mannequin Champion and Arizona native Ricky Thornton Jr. will compete as a rookie within the 58th Annual Western World Championships at Casa Grande’s Central Arizona Raceway on October 24-25.
The occasion options two nights of USAC AMSOIL Dash Automotive Nationwide Championship and the Avanti Home windows & Doorways USAC CRA Dash Automotive Sequence motion with $20,000 to win on Saturday night time.
Thornton, a local of Chandler, Arizona and now residing in Indianola Iowa, was thrilled when group proprietor Jerry Petty approached him concerning the alternative to run considered one of his Petty Efficiency Racing entries in the course of the prestigious occasion.
“I’ve all the time needed to run the Western World Championships and simply by no means had the chance,” Thornton stated. “When Jerry provided a automotive, I knew I needed to settle for.”
Thornton, who will pilot the No. 20rt Petty Efficiency Racing entry sponsored by Avanti Home windows & Doorways, shall be teamed up with the present USAC Nationwide Dash Automotive factors chief Kyle Cummins and present USAC CRA factors chief R.J. Johnson for the occasion.
“I’m actually wanting ahead to racing again in Arizona in entrance of household, associates and followers.” Thornton talked about.
