MAQUOKETA, Iowa Bobby Pierce held off Ricky Thornton Jr. for the second consecutive night to win Saturday nights Nippy 50 at Maquoketa Speedway.

Pierce earned $15,000 in the MARS Late Model Championship Series event. It was his eighth victory of the dirt late model season.

Pierce started the 50-lap event from the pole and was able to keep Thornton behind him down the stretch.

Brian Shirley, Garrett Alberson and Ryan Gusin completed the top five.

Thornton was the fast qualifier for the 44-car field with a 13.077-second lap.

The finish:

Bobby Pierce, Ricky Thornton Jr., Brian Shirley, Garrett Alberson, Ryan Gustin, Brandon Sheppard, Dennis Erb Jr., Shannon Babb, Jason Feger, Tony Jackson Jr., Bob Gardner, Dan Ebert, Ryan Unzicker, Chris Simpson, Mike Spatola, Daryn Klein, Derrick Stewart, Justin Duty, Gordy Gundaker, Allen Weisser, Chad Simpson, Dylan Thompson.