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Kevin Thomas Jr. in victory lane at Mohave Valley Raceway. (A.J. Johnson photo)

Thomas Is Western World Sprint Car Star

MOHAVE VALLEY, Ariz. — Kevin Thomas Jr. made the trip to Arizona for the 57th Western World Championships pay off by winning the USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series feature on night one of the event at Mohave Valley Raceway.

The USAC national series star was the fast qualifier for the 45-car non-winged sprint car field with a lap of 14.010 seconds. He started sixth in the 30-lap feature.

R.J. Johnson led the first eight laps before giving way to Kyle Cummins, who set the pace from lap nine through lap 17.

Thomas zipped past Cummins on lap 18 and led the remainder of the distance for the victory.

Johnson, who started on the pole, finished second.

Cummins, C.J. Leary and Ricky Lewis completed the top five.

The finish:

FEATURE: (30 laps, With Starting Positions) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (6), 2. R.J. Johnson (1), 3. Kyle Cummins (3), 4. C.J. Leary (4), 5. Ricky Lewis (9), 6. Stevie Sussex (2), 7. Charles Davis Jr. (11), 8. A.J. Bender (8), 9. Jake Swanson (7), 10. J.J. Yeley (5), 11. Matt Westfall (14), 12. David Gasper (20), 13. Logan Calderwood (18), 14. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (17), 15. Cameron La Rose (22), 16. Cody Williams (12), 17. Tye Mihocko (10), 18. Austin Williams (19), 19. Kaleb Montgomery (13), 20. Verne Sweeney (16), 21. Austin Grabowski (21), 22. Elexa Herrera (26), 23. Tommy Malcolm (15), 24. Jeff Dyer (24), 25. Colt Treharn (23), 26. Grant Sexton (25).