Posts Tagged ‘Derek Thorn’
DEREK THORN LOOKS FOR SRL ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN REPEAT VICTORY AT IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY
(February 1, 2021 from Kevin Peters) – Entering the 2021 “Sunrise Ford All-Star Showdown presented by the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame”, there will be a record number of competitors vying for the $30,000 win at Irwindale Speedway on February 6th. Every driver looking to find Victory Lane will have their eyes on…
Read MoreDOSS AND THORN SCORE SRL WINS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS AT KERN COUNTY RACEWAY
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA (December 21, 2020 from Kevin Peters) – Derek Thorn and Jeremy Doss scored victories and championships Saturday night at Kern County Raceway as the season wrapped up for both the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour and SPEARS Modified Series. Thorn took home his eighth victory of the season and 49th career SRL triumph, to…
Read MoreA TEN YEAR SNOWBALL DERBY JOURNEY FOR DEREK THORN
A story that began in 2011 may reach its pinnacle in 2020, as Derek Thorn prepares to roll off the grid as the polesitter of Sunday’s 53rd Snowball Derby. Photos by Sal Sigala, Jr. In 2011, Thorn came into the most prestigious Super Late Model race in America as a driver on the rise. He finished…
Read MoreDEREK THORN HITS THE JACKPOT WITH SEVENTH SIN CITY SRL WIN
(November 22, 2020 by Kevin Peters) – Derek Thorn had been looking for a customized Retro Custom Metals designed trophy for half a dozen years. In 2019, he finally got that trophy, in this same event. Saturday night, at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Thorn got his second one, in dominating fashion. Thorn…
Read MoreNEWS & NOTES: SRL SOUTHWEST TOUR IN VEGAS THIS SATURDAY
(November 19, 2020 by Kevin Peters) – Event: The “Retro Custom Metals 137” is round number eight of nine, in the 2020 championship season, and will take place at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is typically the championship event for the series, but because of Covid-19, an event was added to the…
Read MoreDEREK THORN HANGS ON FOR SRL OCTOBER CLASSIC WIN AT KERN COUNTY RACEWAY
(October 27, 2020 by Kevin Peters) – Derek Thorn showed why he was voted one of the top-10 short track drivers in the nation over the last decade, as he led all but one lap of the “JM Environmental Wild West Shootout Round #3 Boogie Man 100 presented by KHI Management Inc.”. Despite that fact,…
Read MoreMOORE SWEEPS NASCAR LATE MODEL COMPETITION IN ROSEVILLE
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (September 26, 2020) – 2019 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour champion Cole Moore of Granite Bay closed in on the 2020 NASCAR Late Model championship at All American Speedway, sweeping Saturday’s Twin 35-lap features. The races were part of a seven main event card of Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series action that was followed…
Read MoreDEREK THORN LEADS THE SPEARS SOUTHWEST TOUR SERIES INTO ALL AMERICAN SPEEDWAY
(September 24, 2020 from Kevin Peters) – The SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series will be returning to All American Speedway, in rare back-to-back events at the 1/3-mile asphalt oval, on September 26th. The “JM Environmental Inc. Wild West Shootout Round #2 – Thunderstruck 127 presented by 51 FIFTY” will be Round #6 of the nine-race…
Read MoreMOORE AND ERICKSON CLAIM NASCAR WINS WHILE THORN WINS SRL TOUR AT ROSEVILLE
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (August 15, 2020) – Matt Erickson and Cole Moore split a red-hot night of Late Model racing during round two of NASCAR in Roseville on Saturday night at All American Speedway. The main events highlighted an eight main event card that included the JM Environmental 150 for the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour. Derek…
Read MoreSPEARS SOUTHWEST TOUR SERIES NEWS AND NOTES – ALL AMERICAN SPEEDWAY
(August 13, 2020 from Kevin Peters) – Event: The “JM Environmental Inc. 150 presented by 51 FIFTY” is Round #5 of the 2020 season, and will take place on August 15th. All American Speedway will host the event, after Covid-19 restrictions made the scheduled appearance at Colorado National Speedway unfeasible. An event at Colorado National…
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