Kevin Thomas Jr. completed a two-race sweep of USAC Avanti Windows & Doors sprint car features in Arizona, winning at Mohave Valley Raceway and then at Central Arizona Raceway during the Sonoran Clash. The Cullman, Alabama driver started fifth in both features and swept the weekend for Bonneau Motorsports’ No. 78 in Mohave and for the USAC Avanti Windows & Doors Southwest Sprint Car field in Casa Grande.

At Mohave Valley Raceway Thomas—running a 360-cubic-inch engine against a field of 410-cubic-inch engines—started fifth, passed Eddie Tafoya Jr. on lap nine and, after multiple lead changes in the final three laps, retook the lead with the white flag and held it to the checkered. The victory was his ninth career USAC CRA feature win and moved him to 15th on the USAC CRA series all-time wins list; he earned $3,000 plus an additional $720 for the Rolls Scaffold 360 Challenge. Ricky Lewis charged from 10th to finish second and collected the Steve Lafond Photos Hard Charger award, Eddie Tafoya Jr. was third, Austin Williams fourth and Charles Davis Jr. fifth; R.J. Johnson posted fast time at 13.897 seconds and finished sixth. Heat winners included Braden Chiaramonte, A.J. Bender and Eddie Tafoya, and Chiaramonte flipped in his heat.

The win at Central Arizona Raceway completed the sweep. Connor Lundy briefly took the lead during an opening-lap scramble, but Thomas moved into the lead by lap two and paced the field for 24 of the 25 laps to secure the feature victory. Steve Sussex finished second, R.J. Johnson third, Bruce St. James fourth and Charles Davis Jr. fifth. Both events were staged under the USAC banner with Avanti Windows & Doors as a presenting sponsor.

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