Rusty Smith comes through with win at Thunder Mountain Speedway
Rusty Smith won the 25 lap Regular Event at the Thunder Mountain Speedway on Saturday. This was Rusty's first win of the season. Rusty's last win came on May 22, 2021, thirty eight starts ago. For the 44 year old Smith it was their third win putting him twenty-third on the Thunder Mountain Speedway win list since 2000. Finishing 3.1610 seconds behind in second was Lance Willix II. This was Lance's seventh Top 5 of the season, fouth at Thunder Mountain Speedway this year, and seventh Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Shayne Spoonhower, their fifth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Connor Sellars, their fouth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Jordan McCreadie, their fouth top 5 of the year. Lucas Heintz, Tom Eiklor, Josh Allen, Darren Smith, and rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Consecutive top 5's all events: Shayne Spoonhower - 5 Consecutive top 10's all events: Tom Eiklor - 16 Consecutive top 5's at Thunder Mountain Speedway: Shayne Spoonhower - 5 Consecutive top 10's at Thunder Mountain Speedway: Darren Smith - 10 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Shayne Spoonhower - 5 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Tom Eiklor - 15