Rusty Smith outruns Thunder Mountain Speedway field
Rusty Smith won the 35 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 Aug 27, 2022, fourteen starts ago. For the 45 year old Smith it was their sixth win putting him Twentieth on the Thunder Mountain Speedway win list since 1997. Finishing 0.8120 seconds behind in second was Michael Maresca. This was Michael's fifth Top 5 of the season, third at Thunder Mountain Speedway this year, and fouth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Darren Smith, their fouth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Brian Malcolm, their fouth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Garrett Rushlow, their first top 5 of the year. Alan Barker, Tyler Siri, Will Shields, Matt Meade, and Jeremy Smith rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Thunder Mountain Speedway top 10's since 1997: Rusty Smith - 50 Weekly starts since 1997: Rusty Smith - 200 Weekly top 5's since 1997: Rusty Smith - 75 Weekly top 10's since 1997: Matt Meade - 25 Consecutive top 10's at Thunder Mountain Speedway: Matt Meade - 10 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Michael Maresca - 8