In just his

third race back after rehabilitating a broken leg, Chase Miller claimed

his first career Thursday Thunder win in the Semi-Pro A division. Brandon

Brilliant finished second and catapulted into the points lead. Brandon

McElroy, Brian Meredith and Chris Vaughan rounded out the top five.

Three-time

Pro champion Doug Stevens creeped back into contention for his fourth

title by edging 15-year-old Reed Sorenson at the line Thursday. Stevens

now trails Sorenson by just three points. Jonathan Davenport overcame

an early-race crash to finish third, Scott Evans was fourth and Brett

Ragan ended in fifth.

Young Lions

driver Chris Dilbeck earned his first Legends win by passing Bubba Harry

in the final corner, a controversial move that had both drivers waiting

at Victory Lane for the call. The contact was called incidental and Dilbeck

declared the winner and Harry was relegated to runner-up. Toby Kempson,

Tyler Austin and Doc Lee followed battled for the rest of the top five,

finishing in that order.

Rick Godfrey

Jr., declared the winner several weeks ago on a scoring error, earned

his first true Young Guns win in decisive fashion, leading Kyle Daniel,

Jeremy Kalina, Dilbeck and Chris Cable to the checkered flag. Lloyd Wittenburg

became the first driver in Thursday Thunder history to win two races in

different divisions in the same night, earning the trophy in both the

Roadsters and the Masters divisions.

Sean Cassidy

earned his second win of the season, dodging the melee in the Outlaws

division, while points leader Rick Godfrey Sr. was involved in an early-race

incident that had him finishing last and cut deeply into his championship

lead. Bandits driver Travis Pennington earned his first career Thursday

Thunder win, holding off Devan Hall and Hunter Robbins in the final laps.

Points leader Joey Logano finished fourth, with Kyle Mitchell fifth.

The Thursday

Thunder grand finale and Fan Appreciation Night, presented by WSB-TV and

WDEN-FM (Macon), will take place tomorrow night. Every fan in attendance

will leave with a goody bag stuffed with keepsake racing programs, valuable

coupons and free samples from this year's sponsors. The whole evening

will be a special presentation to the loyal fans of Thursday Thunder.

Thursday Thunder

is a fun and affordable activity for the whole family. Admission for adults

is just $5, children 6-11 are $1, and children 5 and under are free. Gates

open at 6:30 p.m., and the racing action starts immediately. For more

information call 770-946-4211.

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