Legends drivers battle for position during last week’s Thursday Thunder season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Photo: Atlanta Motor Speedway
After eight rounds of action on Atlanta Motor Speedway’s quarter-mile Thunder Ring, drivers in six divisions were crowned as 2022 Thursday Thunder champions last week.
The Outlaws division came into championship night with the tightest battle at the top of the standings. Bryce Sanders began the night with a 13 point lead on the division with Neal Dulin right behind him. Dulin started the race in fourth position and remained at the front of the pack for the entirety of the race.
However, Sanders was even more impressive, leading a handful of laps and earning a second place result. Ultimately this was enough for Sanders to stay atop the standings, and become the division champion. Kyle Bacon made a slick pass for the lead early in the race and held on to win for the second time.
Like they have many times this summer, Beckham Malone and Nicholas Denton went to battle in the final Bandits feature of the series. Denton, who started on the pole, claimed the lead immediately to begin the race. In hot pursuit, Malone began to plot his move for the lead right away. The two exchanged the lead back and forth for the entirety of the race, but Denton was able to make the most important pass of the night and drive off into victory lane. In addition to being crowned a round eight feature winner, Denton solidified the season championship as well after winning his fourth race of the season.
Entering the final round Jadyn Daniels had a considerable lead in the Byron Powersports Semi-Pro standings, but had to overcome adversity right away after a mechanical failure in qualifying forced her to start in the back of the field. Daniels handled the pressure like a champion, gaining 11 positions over 20 laps. The performance was just enough for her to maintain the first position in the season standings and become the division champion as a four-time series winner. Luke Yarbrough, a first-time series winner, made a pass for the lead late and led the final seven laps to pick up his fourth victory of the series in round eight.
Josh Dickens claimed the title in the Associates Group Young Lions feature after he led the race from flag to flag. This performance was the latest in a string of impressive victories for Dickens, who increased his series win total to four and controlled his own destiny to become the 2022 champion.
Robbie Woodall capped off a sensational summer in the Masters division with a hard fought third place finish. Woodall was a three time series winner and captured the title after finishing the year with a significant points lead. Joey Clanton dominated the night’s feature to claim his first win of the series.
Landon Rapp continued his dominance of the WJP Investments Pro division, leading all 25 laps to claim the feature win and lock down the number one spot in the season standings. The victory marked his fourth of an impressive championship campaign.
Coleman Moody led every lap of the Chargers feature and landed in victory lane for the fourth time this season.
The Fr8 Auctions Rookie Bandolero division provided twice the excitement with two feature races. Wyatt Youngblood claimed the first feature after holding off Emma Teal, while Colton Glass drove his car into victory lane for the first time in 2022.
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Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA
Thursday Thunder Round 8 – June 30, 2022
Young Lions
1. 20-Josh Dickens
2. 22-Gianni Esposito
3. 9-Garrett Erwin
4. 24-Lanie Buice
5. 15-Sean McElearney
6. 9R-Jackson Reynolds
7. 17-Hudson Bulger
8. 8-Cooper Gaul
9. 77-George Phillips
10. 48-Noah Ryan
11. 08-Clay Hocutt
Semi-Pro
1. 24Y-Luke Yarbrough
2. 51-Donovan Strauss
3. 26-Dawson Sutton
4. 7-Jonathan Taylor
5. 41-Michael Gannon
6. 44-Oliver Dibble
7. 24-Jadyn Daniels
8. 17-Mason Lastra
9. 73-Ian Hampton
10. 28-Carson Brown
11. 4-Lacy Kuehl
12. 30-Trey Tadrzak
13. 1W-Stuart Wilkerson
14. 75-Amanda Woodall
15. 27-Brian Cosier
16. 31M-Sam Mazzo
Pro
1. 28-Landon Rapp
2. 00-Gavin Graham
3. 32-Jensen Jorgensen
4. 24-Cale Hall
5. 1-Timothy Watson
6. 77-Sam Cornman
7. 25-Christopher Clanton
8. 16-Currie Pierce
9. 72-Nick Woodall
10. 5-Garrett Gumm
11. 3-Taylor Jorgensen
Masters
1. 83-Joey Clanton
2. 15-Bill Plemons, Jr.
3. 72W-Robbie Woodall
4. 37-Phillip Young
5. 14-Mark Swan
6. 5-Ronnie Wehunt
7. 21M-Josh Mullins
Bandits
1. 46-Nicholas Denton
2. 23-Beckham Malone
3. 31-Darren Krantz Jr
4. 24-Austin Bloodworth
5. 22-Wyatt Coffey
6. 7-Makenna Kendrew
7. 24D-Rodney Dowless
8. 38-Billy Lee
9. 37-Carson Cauble
Rookie Bandoleros
1. 37-Wyatt Youngblood
2. 26-Emma Teal
3. 95-Javier Soto
4. 25-Lexi Hays
5. 99T-Topher Almon
6. 9-Luke Young
7. 24-Camdyan Hanson
8. 95G-Colton Glass
9. 9S-Carson Sherman
10. 69-Matt Hodges
11. 1J-James Behnke
12. 87-Briella Rudolph
13. 7-Paxton Sanders
Outlaws
1. 48-Kyle Bacon
2. 15-Bryce Sanders
3. 8-Carter Erickson
4. 99-Baylor O’Neil
5. 28C-Conner Butler
6. 00-Katelyn Hicks
7. 79-Neal Dulin
8. 27-Kayli Kade
9. 38-Emma Britt
10. 4-Mitchell Flater
11. 3C-J.T. O’Connor
Chargers
1. 316-Coleman Moody
2. 97-C.J. Almond
3. 55-Brody Graham
4. 54-David Anderson
5. 100-Travis Streetman
6. 9-Abi Johnson
7. 3-Emily Arenas
8. 48-Kyle Bacon
9. 7-Lisa Young
10. 20-Evan McKnight
11. 5-Jack Moon
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