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June 19

Lernerville Speedway,

Sarver, PA

Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (Firecracker 100 first Thursday semifeature) - $5,000

Information provided by: Kevin Kovac, series and track reports (last updated June 19, 6:12 pm)

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Key notes: A small rainstorm briefly delayed Thursday's on-track action at Lernerville; hot laps are expected to start around 6:30 p.m. local time. ... Lernerville Speedway hosts the 19th annual Firecracker 100 presented by Experience Butler County, Pa., a three-day event for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competitors. … On-track activity begins with 25-lap, $5,000-to-win semifeatures Thursday and Friday, where accumulative points set the lineup for Saturday’s heat races; consolations also precede Saturday’s 100-lap, $50,000-to-win finale. … Lucas Oil points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. has won back-to-back Firecrackers entering this year’s edition, earning more than $100,000. Thornton leads all drivers with nine series victories in 2025. … Brandon Overton (2017, ’21), Tim McCreadie (2019, ’22) and Jimmy Mars (2009, ’11), join Thornton as two-time Firecracker winners. … The late Scott Bloomquist leads all drivers with three event triumphs (2007, ’12, ’16). … Devin Moran (five wins) and Jonathan Davenport (four wins) enter as Thornton’s biggest competition in Lucas Oil Series action. Davenport is fresh off a $100,000 victory in securing his fourth career Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora. … RUSH 604 Crates are on the undercard nightly and will contest its $20,000-to-win Bill Emig Memorial following Saturday’s 100-lap Firecracker. … Pits open at 3 p.m. and grandstands open at 4 p.m. Thursday-Friday, with everything opening one hour earlier for Saturday’s finale; hot laps at 6 p.m., nightly. … Watch live on FloRacing.

Who to watch: Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., who chases his third straight Firecracker 100 finale.

Points chase: Before Lernerville Thursday: 1. Ricky Thornton Jr. (4,235); 2. Jonathan Davenport (4,220); 3. Devin Moran (4,080); 4. Hudson O’Neal (3,875); 5. Garrett Alberson (3,725); 6. Brandon Overton (3,650); 7. Brandon Sheppard (3,640); 8. Daulton Wilson (3,375); 9. Carson Ferguson (3,250); 10. Donald McIntosh (3,045).

Current weather: Overcast, 64°F

Car count: 55

Next series race: June 20, Lernerville Speedway (Sarver, PA) $5,000

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

From staff reports

SARVER, Pa. — Live updates and results from Thursday’s first Firecracker 100 prelim, featuring a 25-lap, $5,000-to-win semifeature for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown
Brock Pinkerous (555), Ellenville, N.Y.
Bump Hedman (B22), Sugar Grove, Pa.
Josh Rice (11R), Crittenden, Ky.
Breyton Santee (9), Conneaut, Ohio
Cory Lawler (93L), Hanover, Pa.
Hudson O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind.
Joshua Ferry (33), Cochranton, Pa.
Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn.
Justin Kann (66), Huntingdon, Pa.
Tyler Dietz (77), Saxonburg, Pa.
John Garvin Jr. (J4), Sarver, Pa.
Daniel Hilsabeck (22), Earlham, Iowa
Ryan Montgomery (12), Fairmont, W.Va.
Carson Ferguson (93), Lincolnton, N.C.
Colton Flinner (48), Allison Park, Pa.
Chub Frank (1*), Bear Lake, Pa.
Charlie Sandercock (57), Trenton, Ontario
Max Blair (111), Centerville, Pa.
Dan Ebert (60), Lake Shore, Minn.
Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruces, N.M.
Ross Robinson (7), Georgetown, Del.
Alex Ferree (1c), Saxonburg, Pa.
Donald McIntosh (79), Dawsonville, Ga.
Danny Snyder (4s), Green Lane, Pa.
Wil Herrington (15k), Hawkinsville, Ga.
Ken Schaltenbrand (29), Sarver, Pa.
Devin Moran (99), Dresden, Ohio
Gregg Satterlee (22G), Indiana, Pa.
Jared Miley (10m), Pittsburgh, Pa.

Thursday’s schedule

(All times local)
3 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
6 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- 604 Crate hot laps
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- 604 Crate time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- First Thursday semifeature (25 laps)
- Second Thursday semifeature (25 laps)