History of the Winter Showdown – Third Time is the Charm for Thorn

As we approach the 8th running of the ‘Winter Showdown’ at Kern County Raceway on March 25th, we look back at the previous seven races dating back to the first edition on February 28th, 2015. After Bubba Pollard claimed the first two ‘Winter Showdowns”, it was then Derek Thorn who drove to victory in 2017. Thorn held off a stout 36 car field, with Donnie Wilson 2nd, Kyle Busch 3rd, Eric Jones 4th, Willie Allen 5th, Bubba Pollard, Preston Peltier, David Mayhew, Tyler Ankrum, & Noah Gragson in 10th.