ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Ryan Flores etched his name into racing immortality Saturday night by capitalizing on an Andy Jankowiak flat tire in the late stages and holding off a charging Matt Swanson to win the 23rd Annual Gamblers Classic at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall as part of NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City race weekend.

The victory was the 37-year-old Huntersville, N.C., natives 10th with the Indoor Auto Racing Series Championship, putting himself firmly atop the series all-time wins list.

As a result of the win, Flores took home $10,000 which includes bonus money from the AC Sports Commission, Visit Atlantic City, and the Ironton Auto Body challenge. He fell one spot short of the Ironton Auto Body-sponsored prize during the Indoor Auto Racing Series opener inside the PPL Center Jan. 3 and 4.

To get back on top with a second Gamblers Classic and to become the first TQ driver with double-digit victories indoors, it means the absolute world to me, Flores, who won the race in 2018, said. Especially since I got to do with the same car, the same guys and the same motor Ive had for 10 years.

Flores path to the victory was rather unorthodox as he fell back to seventh from his second-place starting spot during the opening 12 laps. However, Flores found a new gear and sliced his way back up the running order like a knife through butter, eventually finding himself right on Andy Jankowiaks rear bumper for second.

A yellow on lap 29 put the two Indoor heavyweights side-by-side for a restart. Jankowiak had the advantage going into turn one as Flores tucked in behind when the duo roared passed the start-finish line. But in the center of the turn, contact between the two caused Jankowiaks left rear tire to go flat, giving Flores the top spot.

From there, Flores had to deal with multiple restarts, including a green-white-checkered as the yellow flew right before he zipped by the start-finish line to get the white flag. Second-place runner Matt Swanson threw everything he had at Flores, including giving Flores No. 15 a couple of shots in the rear going into turn one.

But Flores held his nerve like a champion and rocketed away to the win. Swanson had to settle for second as Briggs Danner, Andy Jankowiak, whose comeback drive made him the 2025 Indoor Auto Racing Series champion and Joe Bailey completed the top five.

Jankowiak topped the Indoor Auto Racing Championship standings besting Flores by nine points.

Watch a replay of the Gamblers Class at DirtTrackDigest.tv.

The finish:

23rd Gamblers Classic (40 Laps) 1. Ryan Flores 2. Matt Swanson 3. Briggs Danner 4. Andy Jankowiak 5. Joey Bailey 6. Scott Kreutter 7. Matt Janisch 8. Tyler Catalano 9. Mike Christopher Jr 10. Tim Buckwalter 11. Shawn Nye 12. Billy Pauch Jr 13. Tyler Ferris 14. Nick Ladyga 15. Tommy Catalano 16. Anthony Payne 17. Kyle Lick 18. Trevor Catalano 19. Jeremy Haudricourt 20. Cory DiMatteo 21. Jonathan Reid 22. Tanner VanDoren 23. Steve Kemery 24. Tyler Wagner 25. Ryan Smith 26. Kyle Herve

Slingshots (25 Laps) 1. Paulie Hartwig 2. Tyler Ulsh 3. Scott Neary 4. AJ Gerhart 5. Mark Mohr 6. Cody Kline 7. Matthew Mertz 8. Chris Laureigh 9. Brett Putnam 10. Dylan Hoch 11. Alex Reinsmith 12. Michael Lapicki 13. Cody Bleau 14. Alex Lizotte 15. Cody Kohler 16. Josh Roth 17. Danny Spellmon 18. Jimmy Spellmon 19. Lucas Pittenger 20. Jared Silfee 21. Jon Laureigh 22. Louden Reimert 23. Dennis Garl Jr 24. Justin House

Champ Karts (25 Laps) 1. Mike Perry 2. Missy Bootes 3. TJ Reed 4. Steve Adams 5. Logan Crisufulli 6. Milton Decker 7. Brandon Tiezzi 8. Doug Stearly 9. Chase Williamson 10. Dustin Gagne 11. Preston DeMello 12. Ryan Borges 13. Bryson Murray 14. Chase Keister 15. Alyssa Vanderpool 16. Tanner Emmons 17. Spencer Smolders 18. Max Pfeifer 19. Ryan Kendall 20. Jonathon Keister 21. Joe Mingoia 22. Quentin Graham Jr 23. Todd Crenshaw 24. Alex Smolders

600 Micro Sprints (20 Laps) 1. Tom Fraschetta 2. Scott Kreutter 3. Kyle Lick 4. DJ Shuman 5. Dan Lane 6. Matt Chowns 7. Sean Case 8. Stephen Fleetwood 9. Gary Bozowski 10. Tim Buckwalter 11. Chris Malaterre 12. Connor Mirabelli 13. Louis Horvath