“Don’t call it a comeback. I’ve been here for years,” the legendary 20th century poet, LL Cool J, once remarked. However, comebacks are in the fabric of all assets of auto racing, from drivers charging through the field, the return of prestigious events and the yeoman’s work of a crew thrashing to repair a car in the nick of time. Here are the top-6 “comebacks” from the 2020 USAC National season.
4. Thorson Thrills With 15th To 1st Charge At Shamrock Classic
Oct 28, 2020
Mired near the back of the field on a tight, tricky 1/6-mile indoor dirt track is no place to be on most occasions.
In fact, early in the evening of the March 7 Shamrock Classic at the Southern Illinois Center, Thorson admitted, “After the qualifier, I thought I was about to load this thing up and get out of here. This place has never been really too good to me.”
The end result for Thorson was biggest charge through the field of any winner during the 2020 season after starting 15th in the 21 car field.
