WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — O’Reilly United Sprint Car Series Mid-South Thunder point-leader Tim Crawley got two-thirds of the way to the $10,000 top prize in the Lucas Oil Triple Crown Challenge at Riverside Speedway on Thursday night.
The $10,000 bonus was offered to any driver that could win the USCS sprint-car feature, USCS modified feature and local stock-car feature in the same night.
Crawley easily won the 15-lap stock-car opener, putting him in position for the triple.
Next to the track was the sprint-car feature, which Crawley had to start 18th after struggling in his heat. While ARCA RE/MAX Series point-leader Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. paced the sprint-car feature, Crawley was blasting Mike Ward’s No. 88 through the field.
He finally caught Stenhouse and took the lead on the 26th tour of the quarter-mile oval. He led the rest of the way, with Stenhouse, Terry Gray, Eddie Gallagher and Marshall Skinner rounding out the top five.
The huge midweek crowd went wild as Crawley took his sixth USAC triumph of the season.
Crawley started fourth in the modified event and quickly moved to third, but he spun exiting the fourth turn, damaging his ride and ending his night.
Hunter Rasdon ended up earning his first USCS modified triumph, leading all 25 laps and beating Duke Palasini to the checkered flag.
The finish:
Tim Crawley, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Terry Gray, Eddie Gallagher, Marshall Skinner, Ernie Ainsworth, Anthony Nicholson, Kenny Coke, Jeff Swindell, Lee Sowell, Don Young, Henry Gustavus, Justin Carver, Raymond Stull, Chris Williams, Tim Sites, Andy McElhannon, Joe Young, Ronny Howard, DeWayne Prince, Jon Stinson, A.G. Raines, Greg Merritt.