Story By: RYAN DELPH / CONLEY MOTORSPORTS, INC – WHEELERSBURG, OH – R.J. Conley concluded his 2024 racing season in winning fashion on Saturday night, October 26 at Atomic Speedway in Alma, Ohio! Aboard his Longhorn Chassis, R.J. laid down the second fastest lap overall during qualifying prior to winning his heat race.
After starting the 25-lap main event from the outside of the front row, R.J. took off at the drop of the green flag and led every circuit to pocket the $3,000 payday ahead of runner-up Rod Conley, Robby Hensley, Zach Milbee, and Seth Daniels. With the triumph, the Wheelersburg, Ohio standout also secured the Super Late Model Track Championship at the Buckeye State venue!
The #71R team also had a great night in the season finale at Atomic Speedway finishing in the runner-up spot. In preliminary action, Rod qualified third quickest overall during time trials and later secured a heat race victory. “Hot Rod” was able to move up one spot during the 25-lapper to trail only his brother R.J. and the second place effort locked him into third place in the final track point standings.
“I hate we only won one feature this year, but at least we closed out the season on a high note,” quoted R.J. Conley this week. “We had been fighting an issue ever since we debuted that Longhorn car back in September and we finally found out what was going on. Once we got things fixed, it was on a rail during the feature on Saturday at Atomic. Thanks to everyone who stuck behind us all year and hopefully we hit on something that will help us be fast right out of the box in 2025.”
A busy year that started underneath the bright Florida sunshine in a final trip to East Bay Raceway Park back in early February wrapped up Saturday in triumphant fashion at Atomic Speedway! Below are a few of the highlights from the 2024 campaign for both Conley Motorsports, Inc. drivers.
Rod Conley #71R
* 36 Races Entered – 7 Top Fives – 20 Top Tens
* Finished Third in American Late Model Iron-Man Series Point Standings
* Finished Third in Atomic Speedway Super Late Model Track Point Standings
R.J. Conley #71C
* 30 Races Entered – 1 Win – 8 Top Fives – 16 Top Tens
* $3,000 Unsanctioned Victory at Atomic Speedway
* Super Late Model Track Champion at Atomic Speedway