Coleman Moody celebrates in victory lane after winning the Chargers division in the Thursday Thunder Legends season opener at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Photo: Legends of Georgia/Twitter
The 2022 Thursday Thunder Legends Series kicked off in dramatic fashion Thursday when nearly 100 drivers across eight divisions took on Atlanta Motor Speedway’s quarter-mile track.
The night’s features began with the Chargers division on the front stretch “Thunder Ring.” During the race they were forced to not only compete against their fellow drivers, but Mother Nature as well. The first seven laps were led by Emily Arenas, who tried her best to hold off Coleman Moody. On lap eight, Moody saw the opening he needed and snuck below Arenas to take the lead just before the race was red flagged for heavy rain.
Once the track was dry and racing resumed, Moody refused to relinquish the lead and withstood a late surge from Brody Graham to win the race by a nose.
In Masters feature, Josh Mullins wasted no time getting to the front, as he seized the top spot on the third lap and ran away with it. Mullins showed the way for the remainder of the race and took the victory in dominating fashion.
Jadyn Daniels held on to the lead in the Byron Powersports Semi-Pro feature after surviving multiple late caution flags and several challenges from a pursuing Donovan Strauss to drive to victory lane.
The Associated Group Young Lions feature hosted one of the most surprising moments of the night. Lanie Buice appeared poised to lead the race from flag to flag. However, Buice’s hopes to win the race were crushed when an accident in turn two took her out of contention late, along with the drivers in the second and third positions.
Following the caution, T.J. DeCaire inherited the lead and took advantage of the opportunity, holding off the field in the final six laps to take the checkered flag.
It was a similar story for Nathan Jackson in the WJP Investments Pro feature. After leading almost every lap, Jackson had problems with his car just after the white flag, opening the door for Landon Rapp to pass by and score the victory.
The Fr8 Auctions Rookie Bandoleros division crowned two feature champions. Billy Lee claimed the win in race number one and Javier Soto followed up with an impressive last lap move for the lead to claim victory in race number two.
In other action, Beckham Malone won the Bandits feature in dominating fashion and was matched by Neal Dulin, who put on an equally impressive display just one race later to claim the Outlaws feature.
Legendes action returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway with a double header on Wednesday, June 8, and Thursday, June 9. For more information, visit AtlantaMotorSpeedway.com.
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA
Thursday Thunder Round 1 – June 2, 2022
Young Lions
1. 88-T.J. DeCaire
2. 9E-Garrett Erwin
3. 48-Noah Ryan
4. 20-Josh Dickens
5. 9-Jackson Reynolds
6. 15-Sean McElearney
7. 8-Cooper Gaul
8. 17-Hudson Bulger
9. 93-Aidan Walker
10. 22C-Taylor Corum
11. 08-Clay Hocutt
12. 24-Lanie Buice
13. 77-George Phillips
14. 22-Gianni Esposito
15. 4-Lacy Kuehl
Semi-Pro
1. 24-Jadyn Daniels
2. 51-Donovan Strauss
3. 41-Michael Gannon
4. 31M-Sam Mazzo
5. 17-Mason Lastra
6. 1-Anthony Hyman
7. 38-Galen Clark
8. 24Y-Luke Yarbrough
9. 26-Dawson Sutton
10. 73-Ian Hampton
11. 5X-Jesse Martinez
12. 30-Trey Tadrzak
13. 60-Dylan Faulkner
14. 28-Carson Brown
15. 1T-Jason Treschl
16. 2-Jarrett Wagman
17. 44-Oliver Dibble
18. 1W-Stuart Wilkerson
19. 27-Brian Cosier
20. 7-Jonathan Taylor
Pro
1. 28-Landon Rapp
2. 77-Sam Cornman
3. 16-Currie Pierce
4. 32-Jensen Jorgensen
5. 4-Timothy Watson
6. 5-Garrett Gumm
7. 00-Gavin Graham
8. 72-Nick Woodall
9. 88-Keaton Hendrix
10. 3-Taylor Jorgensen
11. 08-John Harrison
12. 7-Nathan Jackson
13. 25-Christopher Clanton
Masters
1. 21M-Josh Mullins
2. 72W-Robbie Woodall
3. 15-Bill Plemons, Jr.
4. 37-Phillip Young
5. 14-Mark Swan
6. 5-Ronnie Wehunt
7. 76-Steve Carpenter
8. 83-Joey Clanton
Bandits
1. 23-Beckham Malone
2. 24-Austin Bloodworth
3. 31-Darren Krantz, Jr.
4. 46D-Nicholas Denton
5. 62-Dylan Bongiovanni
6. 3-Levi Morrow
7. 46-Lane Christensen
Rookie Bandoleros
1. 38-Billy Lee
2. 2-Wyatt Coffey
3. 26-Emma Teal
4. 37-Wyatt Youngblood
5. 12-Kendall Stevens
6. K49-Kerbi Mueller
7. 69-Matt Hodges
8. 5-Lane Mueller
9. 95-Javier Soto
10. 87-Briella Rudolph
11. 95G-Colton Glass
12. 9S-Carson Sherman
13. 9-Luke Young
14. 1J-James Behnke
15. 7-Paxton Sanders
Outlaws
1. 79-Neal Dulin
2. 48-Kyle Bacon
3. 15-Bryce Sanders
4. 38-Emma Britt
5. 99-Baylor O’Neil
6. 00-Katelyn Hicks
7. 8-Carter Erickson
8. 28C-Conner Butler
9. 01-Sebastain Asztalos
10. 27-Kayli Kade
11. 4-Mitchell Flater
Chargers
1. 316-Coleman Moody
2. 55-Brody Graham
3. 3-Emily Arenas
4. 97-C.J. Almond
5. 10-Timothy Graham
6. 7-Lisa Young
7. 408-Taylor Kinley
8. 54-David Anderson
9. 5-Jack Moon
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