Thorson raced in the USAC Midget National Tour for many years. He won the 2016 USAC National Midget Series championship on the strength of 17 wins.[1] A highlight of the season was winning the Gold Crown Midget Nationals at Tri-City Speedway.[1] He also made some starts in asphalt Late Models and an ARCA start on the dirt at the Springfield Mile.[1] Thorson began USAC Sprint Car racing in 2021 and ran for the Rookie of the Year.[2] He won his first USAC wingless Sprint Car feature on April 23, 2021 at Big Diamond Speedway in his thirteenth start.[2] Thorson won his fifth feature USAC Midget win of the season on August 5, 2021 at Bridgeport Speedway.[3] It was Thorson's 25th career win, which put him in 16th place on the all-time wins list.[3]
In 2018, it was announced that Thorson would drive the No. 20 truck for Young's Motorsports in conjunction with Team Dillon Racing for the majority of the 2018 NCWTS schedule.[5][6]
Personal life
Thorson is married to well known World of Outlaws Driver, Stevie Smiths daughter - Shaylee Smith (now Thorson). They reside in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma right outside of Tulsa.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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