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About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2023, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 56 events across 16 states, including some of the biggest marquee events in the industry, providing dirt slinging, sideways, door-to-door racing action lap after lap. 

 The series receives national exposure through a television package streamed live via MAVTV on FloRacing, with select broadcasts on MAVTV Motorsports Network.  

 The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is second to none in motorsports. For more information, including the latest news, tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.LucasDirt.com.

 

ROSSBURG, OH (October 18, 2025) – Bobby Pierce became the fourth driver in the 45-year history of Carl Short’s Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP to win the Crown Jewel race in back-to-back years, as he withstood a back-and-forth battle with Chris Madden and went on to win the $100,000 event for the on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway.

 

Devin Moran, with his fourth-place finish, clinched his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing National Championship, earning him a record $250,000.

 

Pierce led 44 of the 100 laps and joined Scott Bloomquist, Josh Richards, and Brandon Sheppard as the only drivers to win the event, which began in 1981, in consecutive years.

 

Madden was in front for a race-leading 56 laps as he earned $20,000 for second place. Brandon Sheppard, who was seeking a history-making sixth DTWC, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. Moran and Nick Hoffman rounded out the rest of the top five.

 

Madden was in control early on, leading the first 49 laps of the race, when Pierce, who started 13th, took the lead at the halfway point. The two then traded the race lead several times until Pierce finally managed to pull away from Madden.

 

Madden ran second until Moran took over the runner-up position on lap 76. Moran maintained second place until the final caution of the race, which came out with 88 laps completed. Madden then managed to pass Moran on the restart, but Pierce was able to pull away somewhat, crossing the finish line 1.390 seconds ahead of the South Carolina driver to secure his 29th career series win.

 

The Oakwood, Illinois driver who won from 14th a year ago, came from the inside of row seven this year to collect the win.

 

“I didn’t know how tonight would go after last night. B-Shepp said last night that the track would be good tonight, and it was. You know, Longhorn doesn’t build a bad car. This car here has won three big races at Eldora now, so we might have to keep it in rotation. You know, we might make the JD car out of it and just bring it here to Eldora to race.”

 

“I was getting a little worked up because it’s been a month and a half since I won a race, which is rare for me, so this feels awesome. I know Brandon (Sheppard) has had a great run in the DTWC; he always shows up around this time of year. Obviously, with Freddy (Smith), I never got to race against him, and those guys are top-notch. I hope I can be on that list of five or more wins. Let’s do it again next year.”

 

Moran, the driver of the Double Down Motorsports #99, became the 10th different champion in the 21-year history of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, celebrating with his crew, family, and friends on the Eldora stage afterward.

 

“It’s about time, and it’s an incredible feeling. Thank you, Eldora. Winning these championships is really tough. Honestly, I felt like I had a really good car. I drove a very conservative race, which kind of backfired at the end because I chose the bottom lane; I didn’t want to put myself in a bad situation and get slid going into one and two, which cost me a couple of spots. I don’t think I had anything for Bobby - he had a really good car. I never really pushed as hard as I could because I didn’t want any problems. I saw Ricky and JD having issues, and I didn’t want to cause any myself,” said the Dresden, Ohio native.

 

“It was hard to stay focused at the end. I got flustered during that restart. I felt like I did a really good job staying focused, running a smart and solid race, and I had a good car to do that. I hit the cushion hard in turns one and two, and I was thinking, Devin, get through the race - there are just a couple of laps left - just finish it and go celebrate with my friends, family, and crew. So, like I said, it is a really amazing feeling.”

 

The winner’s Bobby Pierce Racing, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and sponsored by Low Voltage Solutions, Churchill Transport, Collins Brothers Towing, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Steidinger Construction, Pontiac RV, Toyota of Danville, Carnaghi Towing and Repair, Ted Brown’s Quality, Paint and Body Shop, Rio Grande Waste Services, Fast 1 Speed Shop, Leka Tree Service, Duromax, Bert by Budda, and Floyd’s Waste Services. 

 

Completing the top ten were Mike Marlar, Tim McCreadie, Carson Ferguson, Dale McDowell, and Brandon Overton.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship Presented by ARP

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH

 

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Tim McCreadie | 15.674 seconds

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 157-Mike Marlar[1]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[3]; 3. 74X-Ethan Dotson[2]; 4. 20-Jimmy Owens[5]; 5. 19R-Ryan Gustin[4]; 6. 29-Clint Keenan[7]; 7. 28T-Tyler Carpenter[11]; 8. 71R-Rod Conley[9]; 9. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[6]; 10. 24-Tyler Wyant[13]; 11. 69J-Jon Hodgkiss[8]; 12. 09-Michael Leach[14]; 13. (DNS) 111-Max Blair; 14. (DNS) 1T-Tyler Erb


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 11R-Josh Rice[5]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 3. 10-Garrett Smith[8]; 4. 69-RC Whitwell[13]; 5. 96-Tanner English[14]; 6. 17D-Zack Dohm[2]; 7. 89-Mike Spatola[6]; 8. 17SR-Brody Smith[12]; 9. 3-Matt Miller[10]; 10. 101-Forrest Trent[9]; 11. 15K-Colten Burdette[3]; 12. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[7]; 13. (DNS) 39-Brandon Moore; 14. (DQ) 14H-Haiden Cowan[4]


 

MyRacePass B-Main Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 2. 9-Tim McCreadie[1]; 3. 114-Jordan Koehler[2]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith[5]; 5. 40B-Kyle Bronson[7]; 6. 6M-Michael Chilton[12]; 7. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 8. 93L-Cory Lawler[9]; 9. S8-Chris Stotts[10]; 10. 55E-Eli Johnson[11]; 11. 11K-Evan Koehler[8]; 12. 99M-Caden McWhorter[6]


 

Jim Dunn Memorial Non-Qualifer Race Finish (15 Laps): 1. 74X-Ethan Dotson[1]; 2. 89-Mike Spatola[14]; 3. 29-Clint Keenan[10]; 4. 28T-Tyler Carpenter[13]; 5. 3-Matt Miller[18]; 6. 40B-Kyle Bronson[9]; 7. 71R-Rod Conley[15]; 8. 09-Michael Leach[26]; 9. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[17]; 10. 24-Tyler Wyant[20]; 11. 69J-Jon Hodgkiss[23]; 12. 17SS-Brenden Smith[6]; 13. 69-RC Whitwell[5]; 14. 55E-Eli Johnson[22]; 15. 20-Jimmy Owens[4]; 16. 6M-Michael Chilton[12]; 17. (DNS) 10-Garrett Smith; 18. (DNS) 114-Jordan Koehler; 19. (DNS) 19R-Ryan Gustin; 20. (DNS) 96-Tanner English; 21. (DNS) 17D-Zack Dohm; 22. (DNS) 17SR-Brody Smith; 23. (DNS) S8-Chris Stotts; 24. (DNS) 101-Forrest Trent; 25. (DNS) 15K-Colten Burdette; 26. (DNS) 11K-Evan Koehler

 

45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship Presented by ARP Feature Finish (100 Laps):

Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Earnings

1 - 13 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood IL - $50,100

2 - 2 - 44 - Chris Madden - Gray Court SC - $20,000

3 - 5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin IL - $10,700

4 - 3 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden OH - $9,100

5 - 9 - 9H - Nick Hoffman - Mooresville NC - $7,000

6 - 19 - 157 - Mike Marlar - Winfield TN - $6,000

7 - 24 - 9 - Tim McCreadie - Watertown NY - $4,500

8 - 7 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton NC - $4,700

9 - 6 - 17M - Dale McDowell - Chickamauga GA - $3,800

10 - 14 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans GA - $4,300

11 - 10 - 28 - Dennis Erb Jr - Carpentersville IL - $3,400

12 - 1 - 22F - Chris Ferguson - Mt. Holly NC - $3,200

13 - 15 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter FL - $3,700

14 - 12 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville GA - $3,600

15 - 17 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville NC - $3,100

16 - 25 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham IA - $3,000

17 - 26 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover PA - $2,900

18 - 8 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler AZ - $3,200

19 - 20 - 11R - Josh Rice - Crittenden KY - $2,000

20 - 21 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville GA - $2,700

21 - 18 - 19M - Joseph Joiner - Milton FL - $2,700

22 - 23 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore MN - $2,700

23 - 4 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces NM - $2,700

24 - 16 - 12 - Jason Jameson - Lawrenceburg IN - $2,000

25 - 22 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham IL - $2,000

26 - 11 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville IN - $2,800

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 59

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Chris Ferguson

MD3 Lap Leaders: Chris Madden (Laps 1-49) Bobby Pierce (Lap 50); Chris Madden (Laps 51-55); Bobby Pierce (Laps 56-57); Chris Madden (Laps 58-59); Bobby Pierce (Laps 60-100)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Bobby Pierce

Wieland Feature Winner: Bobby Pierce

Margin of Victory: 1.390 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Daulton Wilson (Lap 7); Debris (Lap 13); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 30); Garrett Alberson (Lap 34); Dan Ebert (Lap 54); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 61); Josh Rice (Lap 75); Debris (Lap 76); Brandon Overton (Lap 80); Debris (Lap 88)

Series Provisionals: Daniel Hilsabeck; Cory Lawler

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Bobby Pierce, Chris Madden, Brandon Sheppard

Penske Shocks Top 5: Bobby Pierce, Chris Madden, Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran, Nick Hoffman

PEM 4th Place Feature: Devin Moran

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Nick Hoffman

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Tim McCreadie

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Dennis Erb, Jr.

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Clay Harris

MD3 24th Place Feature: Jason Jameson

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Tim McCreadie (Advanced 17 positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Chris Madden (56 laps)

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Devin Moran

O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Daniel Hilsabeck

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Chris Madden | Lap 8 | 16.258 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Devin Moran

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Bob Pierce

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Vic Hill Race Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race:  Longhorn Chassis

Time of Race: 1 hour, 2 minutes, 53 seconds

 

Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings:

Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - YTD Earnings

1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden OH - 9175 - $353,649

2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler AZ - 9090 - $565,600

3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville GA - 9010 - $477,100

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville IN - 8725 - $366,300

5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin IL - 8265 - $278,825

6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces NM - 8020 - $208,050

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans GA - 7645 - $172,700

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville NC - 6975 - $140,425

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton NC - 6890 - $128,950

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville GA - 6685 - $107,700

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham IA - 6355 - $93,575

12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore MN - 6165 - $97,800

13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter FL - 5965 - $89,250

14 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover PA - 5210 - $59,225

 

 

ROSSBURG, OH (October 17, 2025) – It was preliminary night on Friday for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, as 59 cars competed in six heat races to qualify for the 45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP, which will pay $100,000 to win on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway.

 

In heat number one, it was a fierce battle within the Ferguson Family until the very end as Chris Ferguson overtook his cousin Carson just before the checkered flag to secure the victory, earning him the Victory Fuel Pole for the 100-lap main event Saturday night. Carson had led from the start of the 10-lap race, but Chris gained enough momentum on the final lap to pass him on the inside coming off of turn four. Trailing the Fergusons at the finish line was defending DTWC winner Bobby Pierce, who secured the third and final transfer spot.

 

The second heat was won by current championship points leader Devin Moran, who led from start to finish to secure the third starting spot in the DTWC. Nick Hoffman, coming off two third place finishes in the Dream and World 100 at Eldora this year, finished second to Moran, with Clay Harris claiming the third and final transfer position.

 

In heat number three, Brandon Sheppard dominated by leading all 10 laps and taking the win. Sheppard now aims to become the first six-time winner of the Crown Jewel race on Saturday night, starting from the fifth position. Hudson O’Neal finished second, followed by Daulton Wilson, who secured the third and final transfer spot.

 

In pivotal heat number four, where the winner would start alongside Chris Fergerson on the front row Saturday night, Chris Madden dominated the race, winning by more than six seconds over Ricky Thornton Jr. and Brandon Overton.

 

The fifth heat was all Garrett Alberson, the New Mexico native, who led all 10 laps to secure the victory and earn the fourth starting spot in the DTWC. Dennis Erb Jr., a former Dirt Late Model Dream winner at Eldora, charged from the eighth starting position to finish as the runner-up. Jason Jameson claimed the third and final transfer spot.

 

The sixth and final heat of the night was won by veteran Dale McDowell, who led from start to finish, beating Jonathan Davenport and Joseph Joiner.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship Presented by ARP | Night 1

Friday, October 17, 2025

Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Carson Ferguson | 15.940 seconds (Overall)

Fast Time Group B: Chris Madden | 15.998 seconds

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 22F-Chris Ferguson[2]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[1]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[4]; 4. 157-Mike Marlar[3]; 5. 3S-Brian Shirley[7]; 6. 20-Jimmy Owens[5]; 7. 29-Clint Keenan[8]; 8. 71R-Rod Conley[6]; 9. 28T-Tyler Carpenter[9]; 10. 24-Tyler Wyant[10]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 9H-Nick Hoffman[4]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[5]; 4. 74X-Ethan Dotson[7]; 5. 19R-Ryan Gustin[6]; 6. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[9]; 7. 69J-Jon Hodgkiss[10]; 8. 111-Max Blair[2]; 9. 1T-Tyler Erb[3]; 10. 09-Michael Leach[8]


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 5. 15K-Colten Burdette[8]; 6. 11R-Josh Rice[10]; 7. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[7]; 8. 101-Forrest Trent[4]; 9. 39-Brandon Moore[9]; 10. 69-RC Whitwell[6]


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 44-Chris Madden[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 3. 76-Brandon Overton[3]; 4. 17D-Zack Dohm[4]; 5. 14H-Haiden Cowan[5]; 6. 89-Mike Spatola[8]; 7. 10-Garrett Smith[7]; 8. 3-Matt Miller[6]; 9. 17SR-Brody Smith[9]; 10. 96-Tanner English[10]


 

Lucas Oil Products Heat Race #5 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[8]; 3. 12-Jason Jameson[3]; 4. 9-Tim McCreadie[2]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[4]; 6. 17SS-Brenden Smith[7]; 7. 40B-Kyle Bronson[5]; 8. 93L-Cory Lawler[6]; 9. 55E-Eli Johnson[9]


 

MyRacePass Heat Race #6 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 17M-Dale McDowell[1]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[4]; 3. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 4. 114-Jordan Koehler[6]; 5. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[8]; 6. 99M-Caden McWhorter[5]; 7. 11K-Evan Koehler[7]; 8. S8-Chris Stotts[9]; 9. 6M-Michael Chilton[2]

 

Fast Shafts B-Main #1 (12 Laps | Top 2 Transfer):

Row - Car # - Driver - Hometown - Car # - Driver - Hometown

1 - 157 - Mike Marlar - Winfield TN - 74X - Ethan Dotson - Bakersfield CA

2 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham IL - 19R - Ryan Gustin - Marshalltown IA

3 - 20 - Jimmy Owens - Newport TN - 95J - Jerry Bowersock - Wapakoneta OH

4 - 29 - Clint Keenan - Pataskala OH - 69J - Jon Hodgkiss - Pittsburgh PA

5 - 71R - Rod Conley - Wheelersburg OH - 111 - Max Blair - Centerville PA

6 - 28T - Tyler Carpenter - Parkersburg WV - 1T - Tyler Erb - New Waverly TX

7 - 24 - Tyler Wyant - Oil City PA - 09 - Michael Leach - Sun River MT


 

UNOH B-Main #2 (12 Laps | Top 2 Transfer):

Row - Car # - Driver - Hometown - Car # - Driver - Hometown

1 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore MN - 17D - Zack Dohm - Cross Lanes WV

2 - 15K - Colten Burdette - Parkersburg WV - 14H - Haiden Cowan - Savannah GA

3 - 11R - Josh Rice - Crittenden KY - 89 - Mike Spatola - Manhattan IL

4 - 12M - Ryan Montgomery - Fairmont WV - 10 - Garrett Smith - Madison GA

5 - 101 - Forrest Trent - Morristown TN - 3 - Matt Miller - Whitehouse OH

6 - 39 - Brandon Moore - Bryan OH - 17SR - Brody Smith - Dade City FL

7 - 69 - R.C. Whitwell - Tucson AZ - 96 - Tanner English - Benton KY


 

MyRacePass B-Main #3 (12 Laps | Top 2 Transfer):

Row - Car # - Driver - Hometown - Car # - Driver - Hometown

1 - 9 - Tim McCreadie - Watertown NY - 114 - Jordan Koehler - Mount Airy NC

2 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville GA - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham IA

3 - 17SS - Brenden Smith - Dade City FL - 99M - Caden McWhorter - Fairbury IL

4 - 40B - Kyle Bronson - Brandon FL - 11K - Evan Koehler - Mount Airy NC

5 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover PA - S8 - Chris Stotts - Shade OH

6 - 55E - Eli Johnson - Clewiston FL - 6M - Michael Chilton - Salvisa KY


 

45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship Presented by ARP A-Main (100 Laps):

Row - Car # - Driver - Hometown - Car # - Driver - Hometown

1 - 22F - Chris Ferguson - Mt. Holly NC - 44 - Chris Madden - Gray Court SC

2 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden OH - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces NM

3 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin IL - 17M - Dale McDowell - Chickamauga GA

4 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton NC - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler AZ

5 - 9H - Nick Hoffman - Mooresville NC - 28 - Dennis Erb Jr - Carpentersville IL

6 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville IN - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville GA

7 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood IL - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans GA

8 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter FL - 12 - Jason Jameson - Lawrenceburg IN

9 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville NC - 19M - Joseph Joiner - Milton FL

 

IMPERIAL, PA (October 4, 2025) – Jonathan Davenport repeated his performance from a year ago by leading all 70 laps to win the 37th Annual Pittsburgher Saturday night at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, earning $50,000.

 

Davenport started third on the grid, and by the end of the first lap, he was out front. Max Blair earned the Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race after moving from 13th to finish second. Devin Moran completed the Big River Steel Podium in third, taking a 15-point lead in the championship standings into the season finale at Eldora Speedway in two weeks.

 

Ricky Thornton Jr finished fourth, with Brandon Sheppard rounding out the top five drivers.

 

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 92nd time in his career, the Blairsville, Georgia driver heads to Eldora in two weeks, third in the championship points, as he looks to try and win his first career Dirt Track World Championship.

 

“It’s definitely really hard to lead here; the track is so wide. There are a lot of options and different lanes to choose from. I had to judge off of lapped cars - once I got behind them, I was just trying to maintain my momentum until I reached them. Our car felt pretty good; I was just trying to manage my tires during the first 40 or 50 laps so I’d have something left at the end. We weren’t that good yesterday and really couldn’t understand why, so we second-guessed ourselves. We put our heads together, talked about it, thought it through, and came up with a game plan for today,” said the three-time series champion.

 

“There are always 'what ifs' in the back of your mind, and then you realize the guys lining up behind you, and you don’t know if they’ve been saving their tires or running a different line than you have. It started to clear up just a little bit through one and two around the mid part of the race, and then after we had that long caution, everyone kept rolling through it, I guess, through the mud and everything, which kind of covered it back up. I was searching for a few laps after that caution, but the grip finally came back. You never know what’s happening behind you, and it can change in a hurry. We could run over something and get a flat or have a mechanical issue, so luckily none of that happened.”

 

Blair, who finished third in the Friday Night program, charged through the field to secure second place on lap 61 and earned $20,000 for his runner-up finish in the Centerline Motorsports entry.

 

“Well, the first thing I thought of was Lernerville. I thought I was going to finish second to him (Davenport), but we ended up finishing third, and there's a really big pay difference between second and third. So, I really didn’t want to give away second. I mean, he was better than everybody else. I ran him down in the last couple of laps, but I think that was just more of him not wanting to get into lapped traffic. I’m sure his crew was telling him he was okay. I think he kind of had everybody covered. But to come here and run second against these guys is pretty awesome, for sure.”

 

Moran moved past Thornton after a late restart to secure third place as he leaves Pittsburgh 15 points ahead of Thornton.

 

“I really think that when we got to lapped traffic, Brandon Overton showed me the top line, and my car was so bad off the top that I had to commit to it. At the same time, I had to be careful not to get flats like Brandon did tonight or Ricky did last night. It's definitely a fine line between going really hard and causing problems. I’m just glad we salvaged that race; we were struggling badly early on, but we managed to find the high line. Pittsburgh did an awesome job with the track all weekend long.”

 

The winner’s Double L Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Nutrien Ag Solutions, Dyna Gro Seed, ASC Warranty, Mark Martin Automotive Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, VP Fuels, and Midwest Sheet Metal.

 

Completing the top ten were Carson Ferguson, Garrett Alberson, Mason Zeigler, Josh Richards, and Brandon Overton.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

37th Annual Pittsburgher | Night 2

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway | Imperial, PA

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Brandon Sheppard | 17.497 seconds (Overall)

Fast Time Group B: Devin Moran | 18.409 seconds

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 3. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 4. 111-Max Blair[5]; 5. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 6. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[6]; 7. 14-Dan Angelicchio[7]; 8. 69-Jon Hodgkiss[9]; 9. W3-John Weaver[10]; 10. 555-Brock Pinkerous[8]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[2]; 3. 1J-Josh Richards[4]; 4. 66C-Matt Cosner[5]; 5. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 6. 1C-Alex Ferree[7]; 7. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 8. 48-Colton Flinner[8]; 9. J4-John Garvin Jr[9]


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[2]; 3. 2-Rick Eckert[4]; 4. 22G-Gregg Satterlee[5]; 5. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 6. 1Z-Logan Zarin[7]; 7. 101-Forrest Trent[6]; 8. 8-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[9]; 9. 79D-Doug Drown[8]; 10. 94-AJ Campbell[10]


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[3]; 2. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 3. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 4. 7-Ross Robinson[7]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[4]; 6. 18D-Daulton Wilson[2]; 7. 24-Tyler Wyant[9]; 8. 09-Michael Leach[6]; 9. 4-Gary Stuhler[8]; 10. EZ1-Ron Fink[10]

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (9 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 2. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[3]; 3. 19M-Joseph Joiner[1]; 4. 1C-Alex Ferree[4]; 5. 48-Colton Flinner[8]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[2]; 7. 69-Jon Hodgkiss[7]; 8. W3-John Weaver[9]; 9. 14-Dan Angelicchio[5]; 10. (DNS) J4-John Garvin Jr; 11. (DNS) 555-Brock Pinkerous


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 79-Donald McIntosh[2]; 2. 93L-Cory Lawler[1]; 3. 1Z-Logan Zarin[3]; 4. 101-Forrest Trent[5]; 5. 4-Gary Stuhler[10]; 6. 09-Michael Leach[8]; 7. 24-Tyler Wyant[6]; 8. 94-AJ Campbell[11]; 9. 8-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[7]; 10. EZ1-Ron Fink[12]; 11. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 12. (DNS) 79D-Doug Drown

 

37th Annual Pittsburgher – Night 2 Feature Finish (70 Laps):

Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Pay

1 - 3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $51,200

2 - 13 - 111 - Max Blair - Centerville, PA - $20,000

3 - 2 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $11,000

4 - 5 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $9,200

5 - 1 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $7,700

6 - 7 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $6,700

7 - 4 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $5,200

8 - 8 - 25Z - Mason Zeigler - Chalk Hill, PA - $4,000

9 - 11 - 1J - Josh Richards - Houston, OH - $3,800

10 - 9 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $4,300

11 - 18 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $4,200

12 - 15 - 66C - Matt Cosner - Ridgeley, WV - $3,200

13 - 14 - 22G - Gregg Satterlee - Indiana, PA - $3,000

14 - 10 - 2 - Rick Eckert - York, PA - $2,500

15 - 17 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $3,100

16 - 24 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $3,000

17 - 12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $2,900

18 - 21 - 19M - Joseph Joiner - Milton, FL - $2,800

19 - 20 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $2,700

20 - 23 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $2,700

21 - 6 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $2,800

22 - 22 - 1Z - Logan Zarin - Hookstown, PA - $2,000

23 - 19 - 12M - Ryan Montgomery - Fairmont, WV - $2,000

24 - 16 - 7 - Ross Robinson - Georgetown, DE - $2,000

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 39

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Brandon Sheppard

MD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-70)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan Davenport

Wieland Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport

Margin of Victory:  0.623 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Gregg Satterlee (Lap 9); Brandon Overton (Lap 58); Debris (Lap 62)

Series Provisionals: Daulton Wilson; Daniel Hilsabeck

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Jonathan Davenport, Max Blair, Devin Moran

Penske Shocks Top 5: Jonathan Davenport, Max Blair, Devin Moran, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Brandon Sheppard

PEM 4th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Brandon Sheppard

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Donald McIntosh

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Gregg Satterlee

MD3 24th Place Feature: Ross Robinson

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Max Blair (Advanced 11 positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (70 Laps)

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton, JR.

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Donald McIntosh

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 4 | 19.151 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Devin Moran

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Brandon Overton

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Cory Fostvedt

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Carson Ferguson | 17.536 seconds

Time of Race: 35 minutes 48 seconds

 

Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings:

Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Pay

1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 8965 - $344,549

2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 8950 - $562,400

3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 8850 - $473,500

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 8600 - $363,500

5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 8045 - $268,125

6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 7895 - $205,350

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 7465 - $168,400

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 6820 - $137,325

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 6700 - $124,250

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 6555 - $105,000

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 6205 - $90,575

12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 6040 - $95,100

13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 5800 - $85,550

14 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 5065 - $56,325

 

IMPERIAL, PA (October 3, 2025) – For the second year in a row, Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, won the Friday night portion of the Pittsburgher as he led the final 16 laps in scoring the $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing main event at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.

 

With the win, Moran now trails points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. by five points heading into the $50,000-to-win 37th Annual Pittsburgher on Saturday night. Thornton was leading when he suffered a right rear flat tire with 14 laps remaining. Thornton pitted, returned to the race, and finished ninth.

 

Brandon Sheppard passed Garrett Alberson with two laps to go to finish second, while Max Blair also overtook Alberson on the final lap to complete the Big River Steel podium in third. Alberson and Jonathan Davenport finished in the top five.

 

Moran took the lead from the Victory Fuel pole and led the field for the first five laps until Thornton surged to the front on lap six. Thornton had started fourth and fell back to fifth early in the race, but he gained momentum by using the outside groove of the half-mile track to overtake Moran. However, Thornton then slowed exiting turn two with 14 laps to go as his right rear tire blew out, allowing Moran to regain the lead.  

 

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 24th time in his career, Moran will try to join his Hall-of-Fame father, Donnie, as the second father-son combo to win the Pittsburgher, joining Hudson and Don O’Neal.

 

“We started off really strong at the beginning of the year but then struggled a bit through the middle as we tried different things and figured out what to do at this point. I honestly didn’t expect the top to be that good, because it looked like there was just dust up there, but Ricky Thornton is Ricky Thornton for a reason. It was a bummer he got a flat, but we were lucky enough to take advantage of his misfortune. Once he got up there and burned that top in, and after he took the lead, I knew where to go. I felt like I was pretty good up there behind him.”

 

Sheppard finished 1.844 seconds behind Moran at the end, and like Moran, he will be looking for his first career Pittsburgher victory on Saturday night.

 

“We were definitely trying some things for the long-run race tomorrow night. I felt like I was getting better in the longer runs we had, but we didn’t get many long runs in, so we’ll be ready tomorrow. We definitely need to fine-tune this a little bit, but all in all, the longer we went, the better we did. So with a longer race, we will be really good,” said the New Berlin, Illinois, racer who sits fifth in the points.

 

Blair got by Alberson on the final circuit to finish third after starting in seventh.

 

“The race track was real fast at the start and that’s just not me, so I just bided my time hoping it would slow down, and it did I wish tonight was 50 laps because I think we’re getting better and better there, but hopefully we’ve got something to work with for tomorrow and maybe we can be back here on the podium.”

 

The winner’s Double Down Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Lazydays RV, C&W Trucking, Hazen Services, BOMAG, Anthony’s Pizza, Red Oak Pub, Refuel Wellness, Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service, Car Source Auto, McHugh Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram, Eibach Springs, VP Fuels, Smoky Mountain Speedway, and Haulin’ Haskell’s.

 

Completing the top ten were Carson Ferguson, Donald McIntosh, Hudson O’Neal, Ricky Thornton Jr., and Gregg Satterlee.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

37th Annual Pittsburgher | Night 1

Friday, October 3, 2025

Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway | Imperial, PA

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Devin Moran | 17.170 seconds (Overall)

Fast Time Group B: Carson Ferguson | 17.448 seconds

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 3. 22G-Gregg Satterlee[7]; 4. 14-Dan Angelicchio[3]; 5. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[4]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[5]; 7. 79-Donald McIntosh[6]; 8. J4-John Garvin Jr[9]; 9. 9-Levi Yetter[10]; 10. 8-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[8]; 11. EZ1-Ron Fink[11]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 111-Max Blair[4]; 3. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 4. 1Z-Logan Zarin[5]; 5. 101-Forrest Trent[9]; 6. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 7. 24-Tyler Wyant[10]; 8. 93L-Cory Lawler[6]; 9. 555-Brock Pinkerous[8]; 10. 10-Jared Miley[7]; 11. 55-Chris Schneider[11]


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[1]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[4]; 4. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[7]; 6. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[5]; 7. 66C-Matt Cosner[8]; 8. 1C-Alex Ferree[6]; 9. 4-Gary Stuhler[9]; 10. W3-John Weaver[10]; 11. (DNS) 01H-Ron Hall


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 1J-Josh Richards[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 4. 7-Ross Robinson[5]; 5. 09-Michael Leach[4]; 6. 2-Rick Eckert[11]; 7. 48-Colton Flinner[8]; 8. 5M-Ryan Markham[9]; 9. 69-Jon Hodgkiss[6]; 10. 79D-Doug Drown[7]; 11. 00-Tyler Dietz[10]

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 3. 79-Donald McIntosh[5]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 5. 24-Tyler Wyant[6]; 6. 101-Forrest Trent[2]; 7. 9-Levi Yetter[9]; 8. 8-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[11]; 9. J4-John Garvin Jr[7]; 10. 555-Brock Pinkerous[10]; 11. 93L-Cory Lawler[8]; 12. 55-Chris Schneider[14]; 13. EZ1-Ron Fink[13]; 14. (DNS) 10-Jared Miley


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 2. 4-Gary Stuhler[9]; 3. 1C-Alex Ferree[7]; 4. 66C-Matt Cosner[5]; 5. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[3]; 6. 2-Rick Eckert[4]; 7. 09-Michael Leach[2]; 8. 48-Colton Flinner[6]; 9. 5M-Ryan Markham[8]; 10. W3-John Weaver[11]; 11. 00-Tyler Dietz[14]; 12. 79D-Doug Drown[12]; 13. (DNS) 69-Jon Hodgkiss; 14. (DNS) 01H-Ron Hall

 

37th Annual Pittsburgher – Night 1 Feature Finish (30 Laps):

Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Pay

1 - 1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $10,100

2 - 2 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $5,500

3 - 7 - 111 - Max Blair - Centerville, PA - $3,500

4 - 3 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $2,700

5 - 5 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $2,500

6 - 6 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $2,300

7 - 21 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,300

8 - 14 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $2,100

9 - 4 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $2,150

10 - 9 - 22G - Gregg Satterlee - Indiana, PA - $2,000

11 - 19 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $1,600

12 - 12 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $1,400

13 - 20 - 4 - Gary Stuhler - Greencastle, PA - $1,200

14 - 22 - 1C - Alex Ferree - Saxonburg, PA - $1,000

15 - 16 - 7 - Ross Robinson - Georgetown, DE - $950

16 - 17 - 25Z - Mason Zeigler - Chalk Hill, PA - $925

17 - 8 - 1J - Josh Richards - Houston, OH - $900

18 - 18 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $875

19 - 15 - 1Z - Logan Zarin - Hookstown, PA - $850

20 - 13 - 14 - Dan Angelicchio - Mt. Pleasant, PA - $825

21 - 11 - 19M - Joseph Joiner - Milton, FL - $800

22 - 23 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $800

23 - 10 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $800

24 - 24 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $800

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 44

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Devin Moran

MD3 Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (Laps 1-5); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 6-14); Devin Moran (Laps 15-30)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Devin Moran

Wieland Feature Winner: Devin Moran

Margin of Victory:  1.844 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 14); Clay Harris (Lap 20)

Series Provisionals: Daniel Hilsabeck; Cory Lawler

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Max Blair

Penske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Max Blair, Garrett Alberson, Jonathan Davenport

PEM 4th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Jonathan Davenport

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Donald McIntosh

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brandon Overton

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Gary Stuhler

MD3 24th Place Feature: Cory Lawler

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Donald McIntosh (Advanced 14 positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Devin Moran (21 Laps)

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Donald McIntosh

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | lap 5 | 18.916 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Ricky Thornton, Jr,

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Chuck Kimble

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Joseph Joiner | 16.957 seconds

Time of Race: 20 minutes 22 seconds

 

Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings:

Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Pay

1 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 8740 - $553,200

2 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 8735 - $333,549

3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 8600 - $422,300

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 8475 - $360,700

5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 7830 - $260,425

6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 7700 - $200,150

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 7285 - $164,100

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 6690 - $134,625

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 6500 - $117,550

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 6380 - $100,800

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 6055 - $87,575

12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 5895 - $92,200

13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 5645 - $82,450

14 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 4930 - $53,625

 

BROWNSTOWN, IN (September 27, 2025) – Ricky Thornton Jr. took the lead for good on lap 76 after a spirited battle with Devin Moran that lasted for several laps, then led the rest of the way to win the 46th Annual Jackson 100 presented by the Jackson County Visitors Center on Saturday night at Brownstown Speedway.

 

Thornton’s 14th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing win of the year earned the Chandler, Arizona native $50,000 for his second Jackson 100 in the last three years.

 

Moran finished in second, followed by Bobby Pierce, Carson Ferguson, and Tyler Erb.

 

Moran led the first 21 laps of the race from the Victory Fuel Pole, as the two-time and reigning Indiana Icebreaker winner was aiming for his first Jackson 100 victory. Moran maintained his lead until Pierce, who started on the inside of row five, took the lead on the 22nd lap.

 

Pierce then held the point until Moran regained the lead on lap 46. Moran then saw Thornton, who started on the outside of the front row and had dropped back to seventh at one point, climb back to second on lap 66 and then went back-and-forth with Moran for the lead before finally overtaking him for good on lap 76.

 

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 56th time in his career, Thornton will hold the championship points lead heading into Pittsburgh next weekend.

 

“I felt like I needed to go way before that,” said the winner after he finally was able to clear Moran for the lead with 24 laps to go. “I felt like me and Terbo ran door-to-door for 20 to 25 laps, and it's nice to know you can race a car super hard like that, and he gives you plenty of room. I didn’t know what happened there with Devin and JD; it looked like they both were just kind of going to the bottom and made a little contact, and JD went around. Obviously, you don’t ever want to see that with a championship competitor like that, but luckily for us, it was one really good car we didn’t have to worry about after that.”

 

I didn’t know whether I needed to be on the bottom or the top, and I knew I was going to go to the bottom at that point. I got the lead up top; you could circle around the bottom and build so much speed that the top couldn’t keep up. We had that yellow, and Bobby chose the bottom. I don’t think he knew the top was a little better, just that during that first lap or two, once your tires got cold and before they warmed up again, you could just take advantage of the choppiness of the race track and really get going again.  

 

Moran and Davenport made contact while racing for second on lap 44, giving his point of view of the incident in Victory Lane after finishing in second after leading the most laps in the race.

 

“I definitely didn’t want that to happen, and he was just laying out really hard. I filled the gap right there, and we must have hit tire to tire because neither of us had any marks on our cars or anything. It’s really unfortunate; I didn’t want that to happen. I wanted to race it out, but it’s a bummer. All in all, it was a good run for sure. We were sliding back and forth lap after lap, and I found a really good line during the last six or seven laps. I felt like I was inching closer to him, but it was just too late at that point. Ricky is just a really good racer, and it makes this chase for the championship just a little bit harder.”

 

Pierce, who entered the weekend as the winningest dirt late model driver in the country with 29 feature wins, led laps 22-45 and finished on the Big River Steel Podium in third.

 

“I've been around long enough to know not to count my eggs before they hatch. Many times here, I've been at the start of the race. It’s a great feeling when you drive from ninth to the lead and start pulling away, but it’s still very early in the race. Heck, we still had a whole other feature to go, and about 50 laps left at that point. I knew the track was going to evolve, and once the speeds slowed down a bit, I feel like that’s when I struggled to keep the car on the race track when we were crawling around. I have to say, those guys up front are a bunch of wheelmen battling for the lead. That was fun to watch when I was back in third.”   

 

The winner’s Koehler Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Ultimate Towing and Recovery, Hoker Trucking, Knight’s Companies, Coltman Farms Racing, Elite Ready Mix, Capital Waste, EMD Wraps, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bilstein Shocks, and Certified Inspection Services.

 

Completing the top ten were Jonathan Davenport, Tanner English, Nick Hoffman, Brandon Sheppard, and Garrett Alberson.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

46th Annual Jackson 100 presented by Jackson County Visitor Center

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, IN

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Devin Moran | 13.653 seconds (Overall)

Fast Time Group B: Brandon Sheppard| 13.755 seconds

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 01-Tyler Erb[3]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[4]; 5. 12-Jason Jameson[2]; 6. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[7]; 7. 32C-Chad Stapleton[9]; 8. 93L-Cory Lawler[6]; 9. 71D-Don O'Neal[11]; 10. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[8]; 11. 2ND-Jacob Leitzman[12]; 12. (DNS) 1G-Devin Gilpin


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 3. 11R-Josh Rice[3]; 4. 22F-Chris Ferguson[4]; 5. 20-Tyler Neal[5]; 6. 4G-Bob Gardner[7]; 7. 79-Donald McIntosh[8]; 8. 7-Justin Smith[6]; 9. 18-Trevor Landrum[10]; 10. 48J-Justin Wethington[11]; 11. 81-Conner Mertens[9]; 12. (DNS) 4-Cody Mahoney


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 3. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 4. 96-Tanner English[5]; 5. 57M-Camaron Marlar[4]; 6. 16J-Justin Rattliff[6]; 7. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 8. 1Z-Logan Zarin[8]; 9. 111-Max Blair[10]; 10. 93X-Zak Blackwood[12]; 11. 29-Evan Harrell[9]; 12. 24-Jared Bailey[11]


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 9-Nick Hoffman[1]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[3]; 3. 22*-Drake Troutman[4]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[9]; 6. 29J-Jordan Wever[10]; 7. P3-Steve Peeden[6]; 8. 18D-Daulton Wilson[5]; 9. 11C-Tyler Collins[8]; 10. 22X-Matt Boknecht[7]; 11. (DNS) D48-Derek Groomer

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 20-Tyler Neal[2]; 2. 12-Jason Jameson[1]; 3. 4G-Bob Gardner[4]; 4. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[3]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[6]; 6. 71D-Don O'Neal[9]; 7. 32C-Chad Stapleton[5]; 8. 93L-Cory Lawler[7]; 9. 18-Trevor Landrum[10]; 10. 7-Justin Smith[8]; 11. 48J-Justin Wethington[12]; 12. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[11]; 13. 2ND-Jacob Leitzman[13]; 14. 81-Conner Mertens[14]; 15. (DNS) 1G-Devin Gilpin; 16. (DNS) 4-Cody Mahoney


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 57M-Camaron Marlar[1]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[5]; 3. 60-Dan Ebert[2]; 4. 29J-Jordan Wever[4]; 5. 111-Max Blair[9]; 6. P3-Steve Peeden[6]; 7. 11C-Tyler Collins[10]; 8. 1Z-Logan Zarin[7]; 9. 24-Jared Bailey[14]; 10. 29-Evan Harrell[13]; 11. 93X-Zak Blackwood[11]; 12. 18D-Daulton Wilson[8]; 13. 16J-Justin Rattliff[3]; 14. 22X-Matt Boknecht[12]; 15. (DNS) D48-Derek Groomer

 

46th Annual Jackson 100 presented by Jackson County Visitor Center Feature Finish (100 Laps):

Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Pay

1 - 2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $51,200

2 - 1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $21,100

3 - 9 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $10,000

4 - 8 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $8,700

5 - 5 - 1 - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $7,000

6 - 3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $7,100

7 - 14 - 96 - Tanner English - Benton, KY - $4,500

8 - 4 - 9 - Nick Hoffman - Mooresville, NC - $4,000

9 - 6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $4,500

10 - 13 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $4,300

11 - 7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $4,100

12 - 22 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $4,000

13 - 11 - 11R - Josh Rice - Crittenden, KY - $3,000

14 - 19 - 12 - Jason Jameson - Lawrenceburg, IN - $2,500

15 - 23 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $3,100

16 - 16 - 28 - Dennis Erb Jr - Carpentersville, IL - $2,300

17 - 10 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $3,000

18 - 21 - 4G - Bob Gardner - Washington, IL - $2,100

19 - 25 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $800

20 - 15 - 22F - Chris Ferguson - Mt. Holly, NC - $2,000

21 - 20 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $2,700

22 - 17 - 20 - Tyler Neal - Paragon, IN - $2,000

23 - 12 - 22* - Drake Troutman - Hyndman, PA - $2,000

24 - 26 - 1G - Devin Gilpin - Columbus, IN - $2,000

25 - 24 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,700

26 - 18 - 57M - Camaron Marlar - Winfield, TN - $2,000

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 47

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Devin Moran

MD3 Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (Laps 1-21); Bobby Pierce (Laps 22-45); Devin Moran (Laps 46-75); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 76-100)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Devin Moran

Wieland Feature Winner: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Margin of Victory:  0.815 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Clay Harris (Lap 23); Jonathan Davenport (Lap 44); Clay Harris (Lap 65); Chris Ferguson (Lap 86)

Series Provisionals: Daulton Wilson; Donald McIntosh

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Emergency Provisional: Daniel Hilsabeck

Track Provisional: Devin Gilpin

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran, Bobby Pierce

Penske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran, Bobby Pierce, Carson Ferguson, Tyler Erb

PEM 4th Place Feature: Carson Ferguson

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Tyler Erb

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Tanner English

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brandon Overton

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Josh Rice

MD3 24th Place Feature: Devin Gilpin

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Dan Ebert (Advanced 10 positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Devin Moran (50 Laps)

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Dan Ebert

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: n/a

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Donald McIntosh

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Zach Frields

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Sheppard | 13.875 seconds

Time of Race: 1 hour, 3 minutes, 31 seconds

 

Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings:

Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Pay

1 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 8555 - $551,050

2 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 8475 - $323,449

3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 8395 - $419,800

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 8285 - $358,600

5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 7600 - $254,925

6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 7490 - $197,450

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 7110 - $162,500

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 6520 - $133,225

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 6290 - $115,250

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 6185 - $98,500

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 5930 - $86,775

12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 5755 - $91,325

13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 5520 - $81,650

14 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 4805 - $52,825

 

BROWNSTOWN, IN (September 26, 2025) – Nick Hoffman made his mark in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series record books on Friday night at Brownstown Speedway, becoming the 94th different winner in the series' 21-year history. Hoffman took the lead on lap 30 and narrowly edged out Brandon Sheppard at the finish line to win the $10,000 prize in the 4th Annual C.J. Rayburn Memorial.

 

Hoffman, the defending Hoosier Dirt Classic winner at Brownstown, won by just .081 seconds in one of the closest finishes in series history.

 

Sheppard finished second, with 10th-place starter Devin Moran rounding out the Big River Steel Podium in third. Moran was aiming for his third win in the last two years at Brownstown, as he has secured Victory Lane in the last two Indiana Icebreaker races.

 

Jonathan Davenport took the lead at the start of the race, leading the first nine laps until he had to pit under caution for a left rear tire flat. Sheppard then moved up as Moran and Hoffman made it a three-car battle for the lead, with Hoffman passing Moran for second on lap 14. 

 

Hoffman then pressured Sheppard for the lead through heavy traffic while Moran was close behind in third. Hoffman was able to clear Sheppard on lap 30, and in the final 10 laps, he held on for the thrilling finish win.

 

Current championship points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. finished fourth, with Garrett Alberson rounding out the top five drivers.

 

In a race with three different leaders, Hoffman was the third and final leader after starting on the outside of row two for the 40-lap main event.

 

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the first time in his career, the modified standout turned late model stalwart finally broke through at one of his favorite racetracks as he collected his ninth overall win of the year.

 

“JD was in the lead there, and I just didn’t know where to be. I was just trying to play with him a little because Ricky was beside me, and I was trying to get around Jason Jameson. Finally, I cleared him, and then I could run where I wanted. Devin showed me his nose there, and he was able to get by me on that restart, which got me back on the outside. On a restart, our car was good. It was just about picking the right lanes, but I ended up losing at the end, and I reached a point where I couldn’t run where I wanted to. So, I started playing defense, and with Sheppy behind you, he’s probably the cleanest guy out there.”

 

Sheppard, who was aiming for his third career win at Brownstown, narrowly missed the victory as he searches for his first Jackson 100 win on Saturday night.

 

“I shouldn’t have given up the lead the first time. When I got to lapped traffic, I was really trying to charge hard through the middle to pass the lapped cars, and I think that’s where I made a mistake because most of us had soft left rear tires. So when I charged through that middle, I could just feel myself getting worse and worse, and I would slide from center off. I think I overheated my left rear tire there, and then I wasn’t as good when I got down on the bottom.”

 

Moran kept up his impressive runs at Brownstown over the last two seasons, coming from 10th to finish in third place.

 

“You always aim to be in victory lane. It was unfortunate for JD to get a flat, and I don’t really know what happened between Ricky and Hud, but it was unfortunate for those guys. Overall, it was a great night for us. I really thought we had a good car there at the end, and I was right behind those guys. It was a great points night.”

 

The winner’s Tye Twarog Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by NOS Energy Drink, Lonewolf Petroleum, C&W Trucking, Petroff Towing, Tri-Valley Equipment, VP Fuels, Bilstein Shocks, and Holdren Construction.

 

Completing the top ten were Josh Rice, Bobby Pierce, Tyler Erb, Clay Harris, and Daulton Wilson.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

4th Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial presented by Jackson County Visitor Center

Friday, September 26, 2025

Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, IN

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Jonathan Davenport | 13.152 seconds (Overall)

Fast Time Group B: Tyler Erb | 13.589 seconds

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 3. 96-Tanner English[3]; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 5. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 6. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 7. 1G-Devin Gilpin[6]; 8. D48-Derek Groomer[9]; 9. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 10. 29J-Jordan Wever[11]; 11. 2ND-Jacob Leitzman[12]; 12. 7-Justin Smith[10]


 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 12-Jason Jameson[2]; 2. 58-Garrett Alberson[3]; 3. 22F-Chris Ferguson[5]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 5. 57M-Camaron Marlar[1]; 6. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[7]; 7. 4-Cody Mahoney[8]; 8. 18-Trevor Landrum[6]; 9. 32C-Chad Stapleton[10]; 10. 22X-Matt Boknecht[9]; 11. 48J-Justin Wethington[12]; 12. 93X-Zak Blackwood[11]


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[2]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[5]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[3]; 5. 20-Tyler Neal[9]; 6. 16J-Justin Rattliff[7]; 7. 01-Tyler Erb[1]; 8. 4G-Bob Gardner[8]; 9. 11C-Tyler Collins[10]; 10. 41-Quentin White[12]; 11. 29-Evan Harrell[11]; 12. 111-Max Blair[6]


 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 9-Nick Hoffman[1]; 2. 11R-Josh Rice[4]; 3. 22*-Drake Troutman[2]; 4. 79-Donald McIntosh[6]; 5. 1Z-Logan Zarin[9]; 6. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[5]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 8. 71D-Don O'Neal[11]; 9. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[10]; 10. P3-Steve Peeden[8]; 11. 22C-Derek Campbell[12]; 12. (DNS) 24-Jared Bailey

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 6-Clay Harris[1]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert[3]; 3. 57M-Camaron Marlar[2]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[4]; 5. 1G-Devin Gilpin[5]; 6. 18D-Daulton Wilson[9]; 7. D48-Derek Groomer[7]; 8. 29J-Jordan Wever[11]; 9. 18-Trevor Landrum[8]; 10. 4-Cody Mahoney[6]; 11. 22X-Matt Boknecht[12]; 12. 32C-Chad Stapleton[10]; 13. 2ND-Jacob Leitzman[13]; 14. 7-Justin Smith[15]; 15. 48J-Justin Wethington[14]; 16. 93X-Zak Blackwood[16]


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 01-Tyler Erb[5]; 2. 16J-Justin Rattliff[3]; 3. 20-Tyler Neal[1]; 4. 4G-Bob Gardner[7]; 5. 1Z-Logan Zarin[2]; 6. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[4]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[6]; 8. 11C-Tyler Collins[9]; 9. 71D-Don O'Neal[8]; 10. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[10]; 11. 41-Quentin White[11]; 12. (DNS) P3-Steve Peeden; 13. (DNS) 29-Evan Harrell; 14. (DNS) 22C-Derek Campbell; 15. (DNS) 111-Max Blair; 16. (DNS) 24-Jared Bailey

 

4th Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial presented by Jackson County Visitor Center Feature Finish (40 Laps):

Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Pay

1 - 4 - 9 - Nick Hoffman - Mooresville, NC - $10,000

2 - 2 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $5,600

3 - 10 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $3,500

4 - 5 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $2,800

5 - 7 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $2,500

6 - 8 - 11R - Josh Rice - Crittenden, KY - $2,300

7 - 13 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $2,200

8 - 18 - 1 - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $2,100

9 - 17 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $2,050

10 - 23 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $2,000

11 - 16 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $1,700

12 - 3 - 12 - Jason Jameson - Lawrenceburg, IN - $1,400

13 - 15 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $1,200

14 - 1 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $1,000

15 - 19 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $950

16 - 24 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $925

17 - 9 - 96 - Tanner English - Benton, KY - $900

18 - 12 - 22* - Drake Troutman - Hyndman, PA - $875

19 - 22 - 20 - Tyler Neal - Paragon, IN - $850

20 - 21 - 57M - Camaron Marlar - Winfield, TN - $825

21 - 14 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $800

22 - 6 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $800

23 - 11 - 22F - Chris Ferguson - Mt. Holly, NC - $800

24 - 20 - 16J - Justin Rattliff - Campbellsville, KY - $800

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 48

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Jonathan Davenport

MD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-9); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 10-28); Nick Hoffman (Laps 29-40)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon Sheppard

Wieland Feature Winner: Nick Hoffman

Margin of Victory: 0.081 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Justin Rattliff (Lap 2); Tanner English, Drake Troutman, Chris Ferguson (Lap 7); Hudson O’Neal, Daniel Hilsabeck (Lap 7 restart); Carson Ferguson (Lap 9), Carson Ferguson, Jonathan Davenport (Lap 12)

Series Provisionals: Daulton Wilson; Daniel Hilsabeck

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Nick Hoffman, Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran

Penske Shocks Top 5: Nick Hoffman, Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Garrett Alberson

PEM 4th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Bobby Pierce

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Donald McIntosh

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Brandon Overton

MD3 24th Place Feature: Justin Rattliff

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Daulton Wilson (advanced 13 positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Sheppard

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Donald McIntosh

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 1 | 14.420 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Devin Moran

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Jonathan Davenport

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Daniel Clarke

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Sheppard | 13.3475 seconds

Time of Race: 33 minutes 39 seconds

 

Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings:

Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Pay

1 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 8305 - $499,850

2 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 8235 - $302,349

3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 8195 - $412,700

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 8140 - $355,600

5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 7405 - $250,425

6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 7310 - $193,150

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 6935 - $158,400

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 6365 - $130,125

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 6080 - $106,550

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 6060 - $95,800

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 5795 - $85,975

12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 5585 - $87,325

13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 5395 - $78,950

14 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 4700 - $52,025

 

 

BATAVIA, Ohio (October 24, 2025) – After consecutive runner-up finishes, including a heartbreaking last lap loss to Hudson O’Neal in 2023, Devin Moran is now the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing National Champion.

 

Moran, 31, of Dresden, Ohio, joins a distinguished list of drivers who have etched their names in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series history book, becoming the tenth different tour champion. Moran will receive $250,000 at the series awards banquet, a new record for the series champion in dirt late model racing.

 

Entering the finale at Eldora Speedway, Moran held a 15-point lead over defending champion Ricky Thornton Jr. – meaning he only needed to finish ahead of Thornton in the 100-lap season-ending race to secure the championship.

 

Ultimately, Moran secured a fourth-place finish, earning his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing National Championship by an 85-point lead. Thornton finished the race several laps behind after contact on lap 61 forced him to the pits for repairs.

 

“This is amazing. I feel like we’ve been so good and so consistent, this is honestly a sigh of relief,” Moran said about his runner-up position in the championship standings over the past two years.

 

“I feel like we had a great car throughout the entire playoffs, and that was definitely the key. Being the first in my family to win a Lucas Oil championship is extremely meaningful. I have such a loyal fan base, friends, family, and sponsors – we couldn’t have done it without them,” Moran added.

 

“Thank you to Roger Sellars and his family for trusting me with this opportunity. Driving for Double Down Motorsports has been a dream, and I look forward to what we can achieve together in the years ahead. The hard work and dedication of my team every day means everything. They never stop pushing for our goals, and I can’t thank them enough.”

 

Moran finished his championship season with nine wins, 23 podium finishes, and 38 top-five finishes.

 

The Double Down Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Lazydays RV, C&W Trucking, Hazen Services, BOMAG, Anthony’s Pizza, Red Oak Pub, Refuel Wellness, Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service, Car Source Auto, McHugh Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram, Eibach Springs, VP Fuels, Smoky Mountain Speedway, and Haulin’ Haskell’s.

 

2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Point Fund: 1. $250,000, 2. $200,000, 3. $150,000, 4.$125,000, 5. $100,000, 6. $80,000, 7. $60,000, 8. $55,000, 9. $50,000, 10. $45,000, 11. $40,000, 12. $35,000, 13. $30,000, 14. $25,000, 15. $20,000

 

For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit www.lucasdirt.com.

 

Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Standings:

Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - YTD Earnings

1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden OH - 9175 - $353,649

2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler AZ - 9090 - $565,600

3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville GA - 9010 - $477,100

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville IN - 8725 - $366,300

5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin IL - 8265 - $278,825

6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces NM - 8020 - $208,050

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans GA - 7645 - $172,700

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville NC - 6975 - $140,425

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton NC - 6890 - $128,950

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville GA - 6685 - $107,700

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham IA - 6355 - $93,575

12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore MN - 6165 - $97,800

13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter FL - 5965 - $89,250

14 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover PA - 5210 - $59,225

 

*Earnings do not include points fund or other awards paid at the Championship Awards Banquet.

 

Previous Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champions:

2025 - Devin Moran

2024 - Ricky Thornton Jr.

2023 - Hudson O'Neal

2022 - Tim McCreadie

2021 - Tim McCreadie

2020 - Jimmy Owens

2019 - Jonathan Davenport

2018 - Jonathan Davenport

2017 - Josh Richards

2016 - Scott Bloomquist

2015 - Jonathan Davenport

2014 - Don O'Neal

2013 - Jimmy Owens

2012 - Jimmy Owens

2011 - Jimmy Owens

2010 - Scott Bloomquist

2009 - Scott Bloomquist

2008 - Earl Pearson Jr.

2007 - Earl Pearson Jr.

2006 - Earl Pearson Jr.

2005 - Earl Pearson Jr.

 

 

BATAVIA, Ohio (October 15, 2025) – For the third consecutive season, the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP will end in a showdown at Eldora Speedway.

 

Devin Moran, in search of his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing title, leads Ricky Thornton Jr., who is battling for his second straight title by just 15 points. Jonathan Davenport is third, followed by Hudson O’Neal and Brandon Sheppard.

 

Drivers are pursuing their share of the record points fund of over $1.3 million. The 2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing National Champion will earn $250,000, while the top five drivers in the final series point standings each earn a minimum of $100,000.

 

“Special thanks to all the sponsors of the Chase for the Championship. Big River Steel, ARP, Sunoco, UNOH, and Summit all contributed additional bonus money throughout the season as part of the Chase for the Championship. We’re grateful for their dedication to the series,” stated Wayne Castleberry, Sales and Marketing for Lucas Oil Motorsports.

 

2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Point Fund: 1. $250,000, 2. $200,000, 3. $150,000, 4.$125,000, 5. $100,000, 6. $80,000, 7. $60,000, 8. $55,000, 9. $50,000, 10. $45,000, 11. $40,000, 12. $35,000, 13. $30,000, 14. $25,000, 15. $20,000

 

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take center stage at Eldora Speedway on Friday with Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, and Heats Races.

 

On Saturday, the on-track action will begin with Hot Laps for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at 6:00 PM. Then, B-Mains will be contested, followed by the Jim Dunn Memorial Non-Qualifiers Race and the 100-lap, $100,000 to win, 45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP.

 

For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit www.lucasdirt.com.

 

Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP:

Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - YTD Earnings

1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 8965 - $344,549

2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 8950 - $562,400

3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 8850 - $473,500

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 8600 - $363,500

5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 8045 - $268,125

6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 7895 - $205,350

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 7465 - $168,400

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 6820 - $137,325

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 6700 - $124,250

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 6555 - $105,000

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 6205 - $90,575

12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 6040 - $95,100

13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 5800 - $85,550

14 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 5065 - $56,325

BATAVIA, Ohio (October 9, 2025) – Another exciting finish to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season is approaching. The action wraps up at the legendary Eldora Speedway with the highly awaited 45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP, scheduled from October 16-18.

 

The weekend will begin on Thursday, October 16, with preliminary events for the Modified division. Additionally, a complete program is on tap for the Eldora Super Stocks, which pay $1,000 to win.

 

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take center stage on Friday with Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, and Heats Races. The Steel Block Late Model Series will compete in their preliminary events, while the Modified division will contest their 30-lap, $5,000-to-win A-Main.

 

Saturday’s festivities will kick off with a Dirt Racing Outreach Service at 2:00 PM, followed by a Drivers Autograph Session at 4:00 PM. The on-track action will begin with Hot Laps for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at 6:00 PM.

 

Then, B-Mains for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be contested, followed by the Jim Dunn Memorial Non-Qualifiers Race and the 100-lap, $100,000 to win, 45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP. The Steel Block Late Model Series will cap the weekend with their 25-lap, $5,000-to-win A-Main.

 

The Turn 3 Pit Gate will open at noon on Thursday, 11:00 AM on Friday, and noon on Saturday. The general admission gates will open at 4:00 PM on Thursday and Friday and at noon on Saturday.

 

Devin Moran, looking for his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing title, leads the current Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP standings. Ricky Thornton Jr. is a mere 15 points behind in second, followed by Jonathan Davenport, Hudson O’Neal, and Brandon Sheppard.

 

Donald McIntosh has clinched the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year title over Daniel Hilsabeck and Dan Ebert.

 

For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit www.lucasdirt.com.

 

Eldora Speedway is a half-mile facility at 13929 State Route 118 in New Weston, Ohio. The ‘Big E’ is owned by three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart. The Indiana native purchased Eldora from legendary promoter Earl Baltes in 2004. Baltes built Eldora in 1954 and had been the sole owner of the facility from day one. Eldora hosts some of the country's most significant dirt racing events, including the Dirt Late Model Dream, Kings Royal, and World 100.

 

Founded in 1981 by Hall of Fame event promoter Carl Short, the Dirt Track World Championship laid the groundwork for high-paying, crown jewel dirt late model events. Jim Dunn claimed the first Dirt Track World Champion crown, which boasted $30,000, double the winner’s share of any other major event that year. Over the past 40 years, dirt late model veterans and rising young stars alike have etched their names in the history book of the Dirt Track World Championship.

 

To learn more about Eldora Speedway or to purchase tickets in advance, please visit www.eldoraspeedway.com.

 

45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship Purse: 1. $100,000, 2. $20,000, 3. $10,000, 4. $8,000, 5. $7,500, 6. $7,000, 7. $6,000, 8. $5,000, 9. $4,500, 10. $4,000, 11. $3,500, 12. $3,250, 13. $3,000, 14. $2,750, 15. $2,700, 16. $2,650, 17. $2,600, 18. $2,575, 19. $2,550, 20. $2,525, 21. $2,500, 22. $2,500, 23. $2,500, 24. $2,500, 25. $2,500, 26. $2,500 = $215,100

 

Jim Dunn Memorial Non-Qualifiers Race: 1. $3,000, 2. $2,000, 3. $1,500, 4. $1,250, 5. $1,200, 6. $1,150, 7. $1,100, 8. $1,075, 9. $1,050, 10. $1,025, 11. $1,000, 12. $900, 13. $800, 14. $700, 15. $600, 16. $500, 17. $500, 18. $500, 19. $500, 20. $500, 21. $500, 22. $500, 23. $500, 24. $500, 25. $500, 26. $500 = $23,850

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:

Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3

Right Rear - Hoosier (92) NLMT2, (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4

 

Previous Dirt Track World Champions:

2024 - Bobby Pierce

2023 - Brandon Sheppard

2022 - Garrett Smith

2021 - Ricky Thornton Jr.

2020 - Brandon Sheppard

2019 - Brandon Sheppard

2018 - Josh Richards

2017 - Josh Richards

2016 - Brandon Sheppard

2015 - Scott Bloomquist

2014 - Scott Bloomquist

2013 - Brandon Sheppard

2012 - Jimmy Owens

2011 - Don O’Neal

2010 - Earl Pearson Jr.

2009 - Jimmy Mars

2008 - Brian Birkhofer

2007 - Chub Frank

2006 - Shannon Babb

2005 - Scott Bloomquist

2004 - Rick Eckert

2003 - Darrell Lanigan

2002 - Shannon Babb

2001 - Bart Hartman

2000 - Wendell Wallace

1999 - Steve Francis

1998 - Freddy Smith

1997 - Marshall Green

1996 - Billy Moyer

1995 - Jack Boggs

1994 - Ronnie Johnson

1993 - Freddy Smith

1992 - Ronnie Johnson

1991 - Freddy Smith

1990 - Jack Boggs

1989 - John Mason

1988 - Donnie Moran

1987 - Larry Moore

1986 - Billy Moyer

1985 - Freddy Smith

1984 - Jack Boggs

1983 - Freddy Smith

1982 - Charlie Swartz

1981 - Jim Dunn

BATAVIA, Ohio (September 29, 2025) – The Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP continues this week as the stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing invade Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pennsylvania, for the 37th Annual Pittsburgher.

 

Get ready for two exciting nights of racing featuring a star-studded lineup of local and regional standouts taking on the nation’s top dirt late model drivers. They'll compete for a share of the over $200,000 weekend purse.

 

The first green flag will drop on Friday, October 3, with drivers battling for a $10,000 top prize. Saturday night, the winner will walk away with $50,000. Each night will feature a full schedule including Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the respective A-Main for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

 

The Penn Ohio Pro Stocks will be part of the racing program on Friday, while the RUSH Late Model Series will compete in a full program on both Friday and Saturday.

 

On Friday, the pit gates open at 2:00 PM, followed by general admission at 3:00 PM. The on-track action kicks off with Hot Laps at 6:00 PM. The pit gates will open at 12:00 PM (noon) on Saturday, with general admission scheduled for 3:00 p.m. A driver autograph session is scheduled from 4:30 to 5:15 PM, with Hot Laps beginning at 6:00 PM.

 

Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, a half-mile oval known as "Dirt's Monster Half Mile," is situated at 170 Kelso Road, just a short drive from downtown Pittsburgh. To purchase tickets or find more information, visit www.ppms.com.

 

Ricky Thornton Jr. maintains his lead in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP. Devin Moran is now 80 points behind in second, followed by Jonathan Davenport, Hudson O’Neal, and Brandon Sheppard.

 

Donald McIntosh leads the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year chase over Daniel Hilsabeck and Dan Ebert.

 

For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit www.lucasdirt.com.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Purses:

Friday, October 3: 1. $10,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,700, 5. $2,500, 6. $2,300, 7. $2,200, 8. $2,100, 9. $2,050, 10. $2,000, 11. $1,600, 12. $1,400, 13. $1,200, 14. $1,000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800 = $48,575

 

Saturday, October 4: 1. $50,000, 2. $20,000, 3. $10,000, 4. $8,000, 5. $7,000, 6. $6,000, 7. $4,500, 8. $4,000, 9. $3,800, 10. $3,600, 11. $3,400, 12. $3,200, 13. $3,000, 14. $2,500, 15. $2,400, 16. $2,300, 17. $2,200, 18. $2,100, 19. $2,000, 20. $2,000, 21. $2,000, 22. $2,000, 23. $2,000, 24. $2,000 = $150,000

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:

Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3

Right Rear - Hoosier (92) NLMT2, (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4

 

Previous Pittsburgher Winners:

2024 - Jonathan Davenport

2023 - Ricky Thornton Jr.

2022 - Rained out

2021 - Hudson O'Neal

2020 - Ricky Thornton Jr.

2019 - Don O'Neal

2018 - Bobby Pierce

2017 - Don O'Neal

2016 - Josh Richards

2015 - Scott Bloomquist

2014 - Gregg Satterlee

2013 - Scott Bloomquist

2012 - Gregg Satterlee

2011 - Keith Barbara

2010 - Davey Johnson

2009 - Bart Hartman

2008 - Steve Baker

2007 - Josh Richards

2006 - Shane Clanton

2005 - Donnie Moran

2004 - Bart Hartman

2003 - Matt Urban

2002 - Rick Aukland

2001 - Chub Frank

2000 - Davey Johnson

1999 - Todd Andrews

1998 - Tim Hitt

1997 - Rick Aukland

1996 - Tim Hitt

1995 - Scott Bloomquist

1994 - Davey Johnson

1993 - Scott Bloomquist

1992 - Davey Johnson

1991 - Donnie Moran

1990 - Bob Wearing Jr.

1989 - Scott Bloomquist

1987-'88 - Race Not Held

1986 - Donnie Moran

1982-'85 - Race Not Held

1981 - Tye Long

1980 - Tye Long

 

rush late model series

 

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The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Performance Bodies & Parts, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Landrum Performance Spring, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, Precise Racing Products, Velocita-USA, Novus Home Mortgage Hermitage, Wedge Motorsports, 3C Graphix, D&V Jewelers, DrumPreserve, CrateInsider.com, Marthinsen & Salvitti Insurance Group and Terry Bowser Excavating. 

 

KYLE HARDY'S 4TH HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR VICTORY OF 2025 COMES IN SEASON ENDING "STEEL CITY STAMPEDE" AT LERNERVILLE; $5,000 LANDRUM PERFORMANCE SPRINGS "LOYALTY BONUS" TO JASON KNOWLES


Kole Holden (RUSH Sportsman Mods) & John Mollick (RUSH Sprints) are also victorious

By Mike Leone


 

October 9-11, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Sarver, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants closed out the 2025 season on Saturday evening in spectacular style at Lernerville Speedway in the running of the 17th annual "Steel City Stampede". A total of 74 Chevrolet Performance RUSH cars were on hand in the three classes as the following drivers celebrated in the Landrum Performance Springs victory lane: Kyle Hardy (Hovis RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour), Kole Holden (Hovis RUSH Sportsman Modified Weekly Series) and John Mollick (Hovis RUSH Sprint Car Billy's Garage Weekly Series). Jason Knowles was the lucky recipient of the $5,000 Landrum Performance "Loyalty Bonus" for eligible Late Model Tour drivers! Peluso Roofing added $170 to the purse for the top three finishers in each feature.   


 

Four years ago, Kyle Hardy capped off his first RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series Championship with a victory in the "Steel City Stampede". Hardy returned to the Tour full-time this season for the first time since the 2021 championship effort. On Saturday, Hardy passed Kyle Zimmerman on lap four and fended off the challenges by Christian Schneider to earn his second SCS belt buckle- this time worth an event record $4,100. Hardy's fourth win of the season locked up a runner-up finish in points worth $10,000! 


 

"It means a lot to come up here and collect that kind of money in crate racing," stated the 32-year-old Winchester, Virginia great. "It's really unheard of and I'm just glad we can be part of the Series and run up front with these competitive cars. I can't thank the RUSH Series and Lernerville enough- I always love coming here. The year went by so fast. Congrats to Jeremy (Wonderling) on the championship, and all of the competitors that raced with us this season I knew Christian (Schneider) was going to be there at the end. I had to turn it up a little after he showed me the line on the bottom of (turns) one and two. I kind of got out of my rhythm so I had to get back down and get going again. I have a lot of respect for him- he raced me super clean as I would do for him. That's a good run for him in second." 


 

Following the Dave Poske's Performance Parts "Feel the RUSH" 4-Wide Salute, Kyle Zimmerman and Knowles led the 24-car starting field to green for the 30-lap feature with Zimmerman racing into the early lead, while Hardy and fifth starting Austin Hauser passed Knowles for second and third respectively. On lap two, Hardy pulled alongside Zimmerman, but Zimmerman was able to hold on; meanwhile Schneider moved past Knowles for fourth.


 

The top two quickly pulled away from the field before the event's only caution for a spin by Knowles with three laps completed. Hardy used to the outside to pass Zimmerman on the restart for what would be the winning move, while Schneider snuck past both Hauser and Zimmerman for second. By lap eight, the top four of Hardy, Schneider, Zimmerman, and eighth starting Daryl Charlier distanced themselves from the field.


 

Hardy caught lapped traffic for the first time of the event on lap 12, which allowed Schneider to close the gap. Schneider caught Hardy and the two raced side-by-side for the lead on lap 16, but Hardy made the right moves in lapped traffic to maintain the lead. That would be the story for the remainder of the race as Hardy was flawless in lapped traffic and took the checkered flag first by 1.443 seconds aboard his AGX Auto Glass/KHR/HT Roofing/Cline Construction/Dehaven Trailer Sales/MB Collectibles/Mike Hurley Motorsports/Xceptional Wildlife/Red Rock Tale Brickhouse-sponsored #99.


 

After ending a two and half year winless drought by winning on August 29 at Tri-City Raceway Park, Hardy closed out the season winning four of the last six events. Hardy's 14th career Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series victory moved him past 2017 champion, Bryce Davis, for third on the all-time win list.


 

Schneider earned $2,050 for second.  It was Schneider's third runner-up finish in his last four starts and fourth top two finish in his last five races!  "Getting to him (Hardy) and getting past him is a different story," acknowledged the 28-year-old Pittsburgh, Pa. racer. "I'm thrilled to be racing with him. I followed him at Tri-City, Pittsburgh, and now here.  Hats off to him- he's a beautiful driver and does not screw up. He puts the car in the right places at the right times. It's awesome to finish second to someone like that and race against guys like Jeremy (Wonderling), Zimmerman, Tim Shaffer, and a bunch of people like that."


 

Zimmerman's third was worth $1,020, which was his best Tour finish since ironically finishing third in the 2023 "Steel City Stampede" for car owner Jonathan Stockdale.  Zimmerman joined Hardy and Schneider by receiving a three-pack of premium product from Heritage Wine Cellars. Daryl Charlier, the 2024 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year, was fourth for his fourth top five in the last six races. Demetrios Drellos was fifth to capture the $3,000 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year honors and third in points worth another $7,500. 


 

Clinton Hersh was sixth over Davis from 11th. After struggling for most of the weekend, Jeremy Wonderling drove from 16th to 8th in the feature to earn the $50 Precise Racing Products "Pedal Down" Hard Charger gift card. Wonderling had already clinched the $20,000 Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series and $5,000 City Chevrolet National Weekly Series Championships- both for the unprecedented fifth time of his career. After running as high as third early on, Hauser faded to ninth for his fifth top 10 of the season. After failing to qualify for the feature in his last three starts, Logan Zarin went 15th to 10th aboard Greg Beach's #33x. National Sprint Car Hall of Famer, Tim Shaffer, was 18th and received a spoiler kit from Ontime Body & Graphic. 


 

Former Lernerville Pro Stock regular, Noah Brunell, topped the 17-car starting field in the Non-Qualifier event by leading all 10 laps for the $200 victory. The 26-year-old New Alexandria, Pa. driver became the amazing 88th different winner in 111 races run all-time aboard his Hutira Motorsports/Peachy Clean Cleaning/Townsend Oil/Wholesale Transmissions/Moyer Insurance-sponsored #31! Jake Wilber, the 2025 Bradford Speedway City Chevrolet Track Pack Champion, was second and also received a $50 Holley Performance gift card for being the first feature non-qualifier. Veterans Chad Homan and Dusty Waters were third and fourth. William Pinckney went eighth to fifth. Rob Coffaro of Slippery Rock. Pa. finished 13th in his Coffaro's Pizza #24c to capture the D&V Jewelers "Wheelman" Bonus Event Challenge Series title as he became the 15th different champion in 16 years! 


 

Hersh earned his first career FK Rod Ends "Shock the Clock" honors thanks to setting fast time overall against the 42-car field in qualifying with a lap of 17.153 on Friday night. Hersh received $100 as he became the 13th different driver in 18 races this season to set fast time. Winning the $25 FK Rod Ends heat races on Friday night were Knowles, Hauser, Schneider, Zimmerman, Drellos, and Hardy. Zimmerman also added his first Sunoco Dash victory of the season worth a $100 Sunoco fuel card to become the 13th different winner in 18 races. 


 

Also receiving $100 Sunoco fuels cards in the random drawings part of the "Fill'er up with Sunoco Bucks" promotion presented by Bazell Race Fuels were Tour drivers Davis and Ben Easler, while the $50 fuel cards went to Wyatt White, Hunter Proctor, Anthony Monteparte, and Chuck Medved. Landrum Performance Springs also distributed BOGO certificates to Austin Hauser, Jacob Billyk, Jr., Ryan Hare, Jeremy Wonderling, and Mike Wonderling.


 

Kole Holden garnered his first career "Steel City Stampede" victory to become the 11th different Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified winner in 12 years! Holden passed Leo McGurrin on lap five and went unchallenged to just his second win of 2025. The $900 victory was Holden's first at Lernerville since June 20, 2023. Holden finished second in both the $3,500 Weekly and $1,000 Route 7 Rumble Series points to Chas Wolbert.


 

"I could tell right off the rip we had a fast car tonight," revealed the 26-year-old Tiona, Pa. resident.  "I can't thank my crew enough for giving me a fast car all season. I stuck it around the bottom, which was the only place that had any sort of traction left. The car worked perfect around there and we were able to pull off the win. I've had some wins at Lernerville, but I'm glad I could finally get one of these (belt buckle)- it feels amazing to get a Stampede win."


 

McGurrin used the outside to pass Logen Lockhart to take the early lead, while Holden followed in second. The event's only stoppage occurred when Jacob Rutana spun and was collected by Nolan Burns and Cole Edwards as Burns flipped over and briefly caught fire; he was ok. When green replaced yellow on lap five, Holden made the outside work for what would be the winning pass. Todd English and Lockhart traded the third spot back and forth until English got by for good on lap seven. 


 

Holden led the final 16 caution-free laps as he garnered his 31st career checkered flag by a winning margin of 2.488 seconds in the Dana Holden-owned, Holden Resources/Logistics Plus/Car-Go Auto Parts/Troyer Dirt Cars/Paul Campbell's Garage/Falconer & Manross Garbage Service/Baker Motorsports-sponsored #2. 


 

McGurrin was second, which matched his career best RUSH finish in his Lernerville debut. English held off sixth starting Darin Gallagher for third. Lockhart, who was doing double duty, dropped to fifth. Karston King, who was the Russ King Racing Futures Cup Champion, went eighth to sixth.  Veteran Rob Kristyak was 7th after starting 13th. Doug Rutana, JC Boyer, and 15th starting Dalton Gabriel completed the top 10. Friday's heat race winners were Gallagher and Lockhart over the 19-car field.


 

John Mollick put an exclamation mark on a career best season by dominating the 20-lap Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sprint Car feature. Mollick passed Zach Morrow on lap three and was never challenged throughout the duration. In fact, Mollick won the non-stop affair that was timed in 7:13.296 minutes by 6.186 seconds for his third straight "Steel City Stampede" victory! Mollick's 11th win of 2025 was worth $900 and tied him in points with Blaze Myers; however, Myers won the tiebreaker with the most second place finishes (3 to 2) to secure his first career Billy's Garage Weekly Series Championship worth $5,000 for car owner Ted Hull. 


 

"That's the hardest I've ever worked for a feature," acknowledged the 55-year-old Toronto, Ohio standout. "To be so smooth and easy on the gas isn't easy for me; I like to get up on it and rip it, but you can't do that with these cars on this track. Scott (Clever) sets up the car and we blend it to what I like here. These cars are fun to race and you don't have to be an engineer to figure out how to make them go.  This is a good class to get into and will teach you how to drive anything else. They are so hard to drive and don't do anything because they aren't down on the right front and have no aero- it's just bars, tires, and driver. When you can learn what these cars want, keep working them, and be fast, it'll carry you the rest of your career."   


 

Morrow took off in the early lead over Wyatt Long, while fourth starting Mollick disposed of Devon Deeter for third. Mollick wasted little time moving forward taking second from Long on lap two and nearly the lead from Morrow. Morrow's lead was short-lived as Mollick drove around the leader in turns one and two. Mollick immediately pulled away and drove off to his 29th career win aboard the Scott Clever-owned, Rae Lynn Enterprise; Willy's Car Wash/JET Racing Engines-sponsored #4J. 


 

Morrow was second for the ninth time of the season with seven of them coming in the last eight events for car owner Tim Engles! Long, who captured the Russ King Racing Futures Cup in his rookie season, was third in just his second career Lernerville start. Trent Marshall went eighth to fourth over 14-year-old Cooper Macormac. Completing the top 10 were Ricky Tucker III, 11th starting Brandon Shughart, Samantha Priest, Kevin Kaserman, and Deeter. Friday's heat race winners were Morrow and Mollick.   


 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series Race #18 (30 laps, $4,100 to-win): 1. KYLE HARDY (99) 2. Christian Schneider (56) 3. Kyle Zimmerman (Stockdale 31) 4. Daryl Charlier (Dobnak 42) 5. Demetrios Drellos (111) 6. Clinton Hersh (16) 7. Bryce Davis (94) 8. Jeremy Wonderling (3J) 9. Austin Hauser (51) 10. Logan Zarin (Beach 33x) 11. Davin Kaiser (Beverlin 11) 12. Mike Wonderling (18) 13. Ben Easler (02) 14. Austin Allen (Mullen 32) 15. Jason Knowles (4) 16. Bill Holmes III (8) 17. Ryan Hare (29) 18. Tim Shaffer (45) 19. Tom Snyder, Jr. (10s) 20. Logan Stockdale (31L) 21. Sean Boskovich (33) 22. Matt Benard (15) 23. Jackson Billyk (71) 24. Zack Carley (2). 

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier (10 laps, $200 to-win): 1. Noah Brunell (31) 2. Jake Wilber (Suppa 4s) 3. Chad Homan (91) 4. Dusty Waters (14) 5. William Pinckney (Cole 11JR) 6. Anthony Monteparte (66) 7. Jacob Whitt (33) 8. Joe Zulisky (58z) 9. Jamie Wrightsman (21J) 10. Chase Hardy (18) 11. Wyatt White (5w) 12. Jacob Billyk, Jr. (4JR)  13. Rob Coffaro (24c) 14. Jimmy Diabo (Houser 27) 15. Hunter Proctor (432) 16. Chuck Medved (2M) 17. Logen Lockhart (58). DNS: Jacob Peterson (112). 


 

Car Count: 42

Feature Margin of Victory: 1.443 seconds

Feature Lap Leaders: Kyle Zimmerman (1-3), Kyle Hardy (4-30)

Ontime Body & Graphic “Spoiler Alert” Spoiler Kit: Tim Shaffer

Heritage Wine Cellars 3-Pack of Premium Products: Kyle Hardy, Christian Schneider & Kyle Zimmerman

Holley Performance Group “Nosed Out”: Jake Wilber

Landrum Performance Springs $5,000 "Loyalty Bonus": Jason Knowles

Landrum Performance Springs BOGO Certificates: Austin Hauser, Jacob Billyk, Jr., Ryan Hare, Jeremy Wonderling & Mike Wonderling

Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger: Jeremy Wonderling (+8)

Sunoco Fuel Card Winners presented by Bazell Race Fuels: Ben Easler ($100), Bryce Davis ($100), Wyatt White ($50), Hunter Proctor ($50), Anthony Monteparte ($50), Chuck Medved ($50).


 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Flight A Qualifying ($100 for fast time) (Track record 16.750 by Bryce Davis on 10/15/21): 1. 16-Clinton Hersh, 00:17.153[13]; 2. 51-Austin Hauser, 00:17.362[6]; 3. 56-Christian Schneider, 00:17.399[15]; 4. 4-Jason Knowles, 00:17.512[16]; 5. 33X-Logan Zarin, 00:17.513[12]; 6. 94-Bryce Davis, 00:17.540[19]; 7. 33-Sean Boskovich, 00:17.575[8]; 8. 11K-Davin Kaiser, 00:17.604[5]; 9. 8-Bill Holmes, 00:17.755[14]; 10. 02-Ben Easler, 00:17.771[2]; 11. 15B-Matthew Benard, 00:17.782[18]; 12. 91-Chad Homan, 00:17.868[20]; 13. 4S-Jake Wilber, 00:18.012[21]; 14. 21J-Jamie Wrightsman, 00:18.057[3]; 15. 2C-Zack Carley, 00:18.090[4]; 16. 58Z-Joe Zulisky, 00:18.184[1]; 17. 24C-Rob Coffaro, 00:18.240[7]; 18. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr, 00:18.326[10]; 19. 58-Logen Lockhart, 00:18.758[17]; 20. 33W-Jacob Whitt, NT[9]; 21. 5W-Wyatt White, NT[11].


 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Flight B Qualifying (Track record 16.750 by Bryce Davis on 10/15/21): 1. 31-Kyle Zimmerman, 00:17.265[17]; 2. 45-Tim Shaffer, 00:17.339[6]; 3. 99-Kyle Hardy, 00:17.355[14]; 4. 42-Daryl Charlier, 00:17.425[21]; 5. 111D-Demetrios Drellos, 00:17.529[1]; 6. 31L-Logan Stockdale, 00:17.629[11]; 7. 18-Mike Wonderling, 00:17.715[19]; 8. 29-Ryan Hare, 00:17.754[7]; 9. 10S-Tom Snyder Jr, 00:17.784[9]; 10. 32A-Austin Allen, 00:17.805[15]; 11. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling, 00:17.832[12]; 12. 71-Jackson Billyk, 00:17.868[4]; 13. 31B-Noah Brunell, 00:17.870[18]; 14. 14W-Dusty Waters, 00:17.915[2]; 15. 66-Anthony Monteparte, 00:18.052[10]; 16. 11JR-William Pinckney, 00:18.231[13]; 17. 18H-Chase Hardy, 00:18.244[16]; 18. 27-Jimmy Diabo, 00:18.283[3]; 19. 112-Jacob Peterson, 00:18.529[8]; 20. 2M-Chuck Medved, 00:18.726[20]; 21. 432-Hunter Proctor, 00:19.086[5]


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 1 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 4-Jason Knowles[2]; 2. 16-Clinton Hersh[1]; 3. 02-Ben Easler[4]; 4. 33-Sean Boskovich[3]; 5. 58Z-Joe Zulisky[6]; 6. 4S-Jake Wilber[5]; 7. 58-Logen Lockhart[7].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 2 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 51-Austin Hauser[1]; 2. 11K-Davin Kaiser[3]; 3. 33X-Logan Zarin[2]; 4. 15B-Matthew Benard[4]; 5. 33W-Jacob Whitt[7]; 6. 21J-Jamie Wrightsman[5]; 7. 24C-Rob Coffaro[6].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 3 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 56-Christian Schneider[1]; 2. 94-Bryce Davis[2]; 3. 8-Bill Holmes[3]; 4. 2C-Zack Carley[5]; 5. 91-Chad Homan[4]; 6. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr[6]; 7. 5W-Wyatt White[7].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 4 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 31-Kyle Zimmerman[1]; 2. 42-Daryl Charlier[2]; 3. 18-Mike Wonderling[3]; 4. 32A-Austin Allen[4]; 5. 31B-Noah Brunell[5]; 6. 11JR-William Pinckney[6]; 7. 112-Jacob Peterson[7].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 5 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 111D-Demetrios Drellos[2]; 2. 45-Tim Shaffer[1]; 3. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[4]; 4. 29-Ryan Hare[3]; 5. 14W-Dusty Waters[5]; 6. 18H-Chase Hardy[6]; 7. 2M-Chuck Medved[7].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 6 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 99-Kyle Hardy[1]; 2. 10S-Tom Snyder Jr[3]; 3. 31L-Logan Stockdale[2]; 4. 71-Jackson Billyk[4]; 5. 66-Anthony Monteparte[5]; 6. 27-Jimmy Diabo[6]; 7. 432-Hunter Proctor[7].


 

Last Chance B Main 1 (8 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 33-Sean Boskovich[1]; 2. 15B-Matthew Benard[2]; 3. 4S-Jake Wilber[5]; 4. 33W-Jacob Whitt[4]; 5. 58Z-Joe Zulisky[3]; 6. 24C-Rob Coffaro[8]; 7. 21J-Jamie Wrightsman[6]; 8. 58-Logen Lockhart[7].


 

Last Chance B Main 2 (8 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 2C-Zack Carley[1]; 2. 32A-Austin Allen[2]; 3. 31B-Noah Brunell[4]; 4. 91-Chad Homan[3]; 5. 11JR-William Pinckney[6]; 6. 5W-Wyatt White[7]; 7. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr[5]; 8. 112-Jacob Peterson[8].


 

Last Chance B Main 3 (8 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 29-Ryan Hare[1]; 2. 71-Jackson Billyk[2]; 3. 14W-Dusty Waters[3]; 4. 66-Anthony Monteparte[4]; 5. 18H-Chase Hardy[5]; 6. 432-Hunter Proctor[8]; 7. 2M-Chuck Medved[7]; 8. 27-Jimmy Diabo[6].


 

Sunoco Dash (6 laps, $100 Sunoco fuel card to-win): 1. 31-Kyle Zimmerman[1]; 2. 4-Jason Knowles[3]; 3. 99-Kyle Hardy[6]; 4. 56-Christian Schneider[4]; 5. 51-Austin Hauser[2]; 6. 111D-Demetrios Drellos[5].


 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified Weekly Series Race #20 (20 laps, $900 to-win): 1. KOLE HOLDEN (2) 2. Leo McGurrin (22L) 3. Todd English (711) 4. Darin Gallagher (Schaffer 23) 5. Logen Lockhart (58) 6. Karston King (165K) 7. Rob Kristyak (00) 8. Doug Rutana (46R)  9. JC Boyer (12) 10. Dalton Gabriel (333G) 11. Lucas Canon (2LC) 12. Jackson Kristyak (00K) 13. Jacob Rutana (57R) 14. Preston Cope (Hinkle 77) 15. Karlin Miller (Schaffer 14) 16. Jerry Schaffer (4) 17. Joe Gibson (119) 18. Nolan Burns (70B) 19. Cole Edwards (29).


 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sprint Car Billy's Garage Weekly Series Race #31 (20 laps, $900 to-win): 1. JOHN MOLLICK (Clever 4J) 2. Zach Morrow (Engles 68) 3. Wyatt Long (63L) 4. Trent Marshall (17) 5. Cooper Macormac (7) 6. Ricky Tucker III (1T) 7. Brandon Shughart (29) 8. Samantha Priest (21N) 9. Kevin Kaserman (13K) 10. Devon Deeter (54) 11. Jayden Shiffer (16) 12. Lucas Roessner (213) 13. T.J. Rosario (48T).


 

The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Flynn's Tire, Gunter's Honey, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Billy's Garage, Joseph J. Oliva Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Russ King Racing, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Seal-Tite Paving & Excavating, Dusted Steak Seasoning, Ontime Body & Graphic, D&V Jewelers, AERO Race Wheels, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Racing Electronics, Design Creations, and Competition Crate Parts.

 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com and mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300. The RUSH Racing Series website is www.rushracingseries.com. Like our various Facebook page and X (formerly Twitter) pages by searching each individual Series.

 

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MAX BLAIR FOLLOWS UP $20,000 RUNNER-UP FINISH IN THE LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL "PITTSBURGHER" WITH $10,000 HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR VICTORY AT PPMS; 50 DIFFERENT RUSH CARS COMPETED IN "BILL HENDREN MEMORIAL"

By Mike Leone


 

October 4, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Imperial, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series returned to Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway on a beautiful Saturday evening for the third and final time of the season. Race #17 of 2025, which was night two of the “Bill Hendren Memorial”, was part of the “Pittsburgher 100” weekend with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and was contested in front of a packed grandstand and live on FloRacing. Forty-four cars were on hand as a total of 50 different ones competed over the two nights from eight different states and Ontario, Canada! Special thanks to FK Rod Ends, City Chevrolet, Pro Fabrication, Hendren Racing Engines, West Mifflin Collision, CrateInsider.com, Stan's Transmission, and Branden Lockwich for their sponsorship along with PPMS to make this year's "Bill Hendren Memorial" weekend the richest in history!

 

Max Blair kicked off the 2025 Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series campaign by sweeping the Stateline-Eriez Speedway weekend for more than $8,000. On Saturday night, Blair brought down the curtain on the "Pittsburgher" weekend in his final RUSH Late Model race of the season with a $10,000 victory in the "Bill Hendren Memorial", which followed an impressive $20,000 runner-up performance with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series! In the 40-lap "Bill Hendren Memorial", Blair tracked down Friday night's winner, Carson Ferguson, and made the winning pass on lap 19 to reach Landrum Performance Victory Lane for the all-time leading 36th time in his career in RUSH Tour competition, but first ever at Pittsburgh.  Blair's massive two-night "Pittsburgher 100" weekend was worth approximately $35,000! 

 

"What a night," expressed the 35-year-old Centerville, Pa. standout. "I knew we were really, really good but for some reason it just wouldn't take off on the double-file restarts- honestly I thought I gave it away. I didn't think I got a very good restart on that last one, but did just enough to keep him (Ferguson) behind me going into (turn) one. It all worked out and we're standing here so that's all that matters. It's awesome to do this at Pittsburgh. I struggled so bad for so many years early in my crate career and used to dread coming down here because we were so terrible. We've run really well the last several years in our Super Late Model and this is really the first I've been any good here in a crate car. The Hendrens have done a lot for me over my career. I've gotten motors and carburetors from them and they guided me in the right direction when I had questions even when I wasn't running their stuff. They are great people and this one is pretty awesome."

 

Following the Dave Poske's Performance Parts "Feel the RUSH" 4-Wide Salute, Blair and Ferguson led the 26-car starting field to green for the feature. Blair and Ferguson raced side-by-side around "Dirt's Monster Half-Mile" on the opening lap with Blair taking the advantage, while Ben Easler, Christian Schneider, and Kyle Hardy filled out the first five. Eighth starting Mason Zeigler cracked the top five on lap four and joined the battle for third with Easler and Schneider as Blair and Ferguson opened up some ground before a caution for Jeremy Wonderling with five laps scored.

 

When green replaced yellow on lap six, Ferguson made the outside work on the double-file restart to take the lead. Schneider, who one-night prior went ninth to second, took third from Easler on lap seven before a caution for a slowing Daryl Charlier. Back under green, seventh starting Schneider continued his forward progress taking second from Blair, while Zeigler moved up to fourth past Easler. Friday night saw Blair fade from second to fifth at the finish; Blair though wasn't about to have that happen again after dropping from first to third in the first eight laps as he'd regain runner-up from Schneider on lap nine.

 

Ferguson had opened up a comfortable lead primed for the $14,000+ weekend sweep, while the positions were changing behind him. Ferguson's lead shrunk to 0.958 seconds when he caught lapped traffic on lap 16. Blair quickly cut more into Ferguson's advantage in the ensuing laps and was able to make the winning pass on lap 19 in lapped traffic. Blair quickly dashed away from Ferguson and stretched out his lead as the laps ticked off under green flag conditions. Zeigler continued to move forward taking third from Schneider on lap 26.

 

A spin by Zack Carley in turn four wasn't what Blair wanted to see with seven laps to go as his lead of 4.596 seconds evaporated. Blair was barely able to keep Ferguson at bay on the ensuing restart, but as the laps wound down once again stretched out his lead. When the checkered flag waved, Blair crossed the finish first by 1.514 seconds in the Dave McManus/Centerline Motorsports-owned, Murphy’s Logging/C&J Dairy/Creek Pizza & Pub/Coltman Farms/Tavern 618/Gable Inn/Riggs Fiber/Creekside Auto Sales/Deer Lake Bowl/Bish Heating & Cooling/TLW Trucking-sponsored #114.  It was only Blair's second career Pittsburgh win and first since 2009. 

 

Even though Ferguson came up one-spot shy of Friday night's $4,000 victory, the North Carolina racer pocketed $5,000 for second aboard Cameron Tribble's #1. "It was a good weekend," acknowledged the 25-year-old racer. "I didn't keep up with the track very good. I thought it was going to get more rubbered up than it did. I should have tightened up a little more; it was a little miscue on my part. We gave it everything we had on the restarts, but it just wasn't quite good enough at the end. Max (Blair) was really good on that long run and I was going to have to throw a Hail Mary at it and try to keep it as clean as I could. I was able to pinch him off on that second restart, but it was only a matter of time until he got back by me again." 

 

After falling as far as sixth from his third place starting spot, Easler was able to move back into the top five on lap 16 then raced back by Schneider and Zeigler in the closing laps to record a career best Tour finish of third worth $2,500. Easler's prior best Tour finish was a fourth at Ohio Valley Speedway on July 4 as his team joined Blair and Ferguson in receiving a three-pack of premium product from Heritage Wine Cellars for reaching the podium. After just two top 10 finishes in his rookie Tour season one-year ago, Saturday night was Easler's seventh of the 2025 campaign with one-race to go.

 

"Out of all places to get my first podium on the Tour- this is unreal," expressed the 19-year-old Linesville, Pa. driver. "We've never been good here. We have come here for some (RUSH Late Model) Weekly Series shows and tuned our stuff in and it's finally paying off for us. I think we were too free and probably could have tightened up a bit, but the last restart saved me. We had a great car this weekend. Last night we charged from the back and tonight qualified good to get ourselves good track position. I can't lie- it's humbling and kind of surreal to battle with the guys I've watched growing up. It's hard because you're fans of these guys, but then when you're on the race track you can't think of it that way."

 

Zeigler's second top four finish in as many nights was worth $2,000. Schneider's fourth straight top five Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour finish was worth $1,500. Kyle Hardy was sixth for $1,200 as he recorded his 14th top 10 in 15 Tour starts this season to maintain second in points.  3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year points leader, Demetrios Drellos, earned $1,000 as he finished seventh for the second straight night. Kyle Zimmerman advanced two spots from his 10th starting spot as Pittsburgh regulars Zach Gunn and Michael Reft completed the top 10.

 

After a crash in hot laps ended his night on Friday, Clinton Hersh went 20th to 11th to earn the $50 Precise Racing Products Hard Charger gift card. 3C Graphix rookie racer, Ryan Hare, qualified for the feature both nights and his 18th place finish earned him a spoiler kit from Ontime Body & Graphic.

 

For the second time this season at Pittsburgh, Logan Zarin was victorious in the D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier. Zarin won $500 at the "Jook George Steel City Classic" on July 26 and pocketed $400 on Saturday night for his fourth career win tying him for first on the all-time win list with Jamie Wrightsman and Brandt Graham.  The 23-year-old Hookstown, Pa. driver led all 10 non-stop laps aboard the Greg Beach-owned, Anarchy Kustoms/RPM Shock Services/Kryptonite Race Cars/Integra Shocks-sponsored #33x. 

 

Fourth starting Anthony Monteparte passed Canadian Steve Baldwin on the opening lap for third then got by Tour regular Mike Wonderling for second on lap two. Monteparte trailed Zarin by only 0.928 seconds at the finish in his Tour debut in his rookie RUSH Late Model season. Wonderling was third, but for the second straight night received a $50 Holley Performance gift card for being the first feature non-qualifier. Virginian Jacob Whitt was fourth as Jacob Billyk, Jr. beat out his brother Jackson for fifth.   

 

Zeigler set fast time overall against the 44-car field in FK Rods Ends "Shock the Clock" Qualifying with a lap of 19.226 to earn $100 for the second time this season. Winning the $25 FK Rod Ends heat races were Ferguson, Easler, Zeigler, and Blair. Devin Brannon and Charlier won the last chance B mains. Blair won his second Sunoco Dash of the season to not only receive a $100 Sunoco fuel card, but $400 cash as part of the "Bob Bentz Memorial" race presented by Stan's Transmission. Bentz, Jr. put up $1,500 for dash competitors over the two nights. 

 

Also receiving $100 Sunoco fuel cards as part of the "Fill'er up with Sunoco Bucks" presented by Bazell Race Fuels drawings were Tour drivers Hardy and Drellos, while the $50 fuel cards went to Forrest Trent, Whitt, Zarin, and Baldwin.  

 

Landrum Performance Springs, which will award the $5,000 Loyalty Bonus to an eligible Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series regular at the season ending event, distributed BOGO certificates on Saturday night, which were captured by Jason Knowles, Brannon, Matt Benard, Hare and Jake Gunn.

 

The Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will close out the 2025 season at Lernerville Speedway October 9-11 for the "Steel City Stampede". Practice will be on Thursday with qualifying, heat races, and the Sunoco Dash on Friday night with the last chance B mains, $4,000 to-win feature and D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier on Saturday. The rain date is Sunday.

 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series Race #17 (40 laps, $10,000 to-win): 1. MAX BLAIR (Centerline 114) 2. Carson Ferguson (Tribble 1) 3. Ben Easler (02) 4. Mason Zeigler (25z) 5. Christian Schneider (56) 6. Kyle Hardy (99) 7. Demetrios Drellos (111) 8. Kyle Zimmerman (Stockdale 31) 9. Zach Gunn (17G) 10. Michael Reft (9R) 11. Clinton Hersh (16) 12. Austin Hauser (51) 13. Devin Brannon (137) 14. Daryl Charlier (Dobnak 42) 15. Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. (8s) 16. Jake Gunn (14G) 17. Ashton Briggs (11A) 18. Ryan Hare (29) 19. Matt Benard (15) 20. Zack Carley (2) 21. Kassidy Kamicker (72B) 22. Garret Paugh (03) 23. Nico Dabecco (1) 24. Jeremy Wonderling (3J) 25. Forrest Trent (101) 26. Bill Holmes III (8). (Note: Zack Carley took a Tour provisional & Kassidy Kamicker took a Track provisional)

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier (10 laps, $400 to-win): 1. Logan Zarin (Beach 33x) 2. Anthony Monteparte (66) 3. Mike Wonderling (18) 4. Jacob Whitt (33) 5. Jacob Billyk, Jr. (4JR) 6. Jackson Billyk (71) 7. Steve Baldwin (5) 8. Brodie Oravetz (91B) 9. Tom Snyder, Jr. (10s) 10. Tom Klein (77) 11. Chuck Medved (2M) 12. Rob Coffaro (24c) 13. Payton Dalton (5L). DNS: Austin Allen (Mullen 32), Jason Knowles (4), Dillon Brown (6), Tim Shaffer (45) & Cole Petrelle (84).


 

Car Count: 44

Feature Margin of Victory: 1.514 seconds

Feature Lap Leaders: Max Blair (1-5,19-40), Carson Ferguson (6-18)

Heritage Wine Cellars 3-Pack of Premium Products: Max Blair, Carson Ferguson & Ben Easler

Holley Performance Group “Nosed Out”: Mike Wonderling

Landrum Performance Springs BOGO Certificates: Jason Knowles, Devin Brannon, Matt Benard, Ryan Hare & Jake Gunn

Ontime Body & Graphic “Spoiler Alert” Spoiler Kit: Ryan Hare

Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger: Clinton Hersh (+9)

Sunoco Fuel Card winners presented by Bazell Race Fuels: Kyle Hardy ($100), Demetrios Drellos ($100), Forrest Trent ($50), Jacob Whitt ($50), Logan Zarin ($50), Steve Baldwin ($50)

 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Flight A Qualifying (Track record 18.332 by Michael Norris on 9/29/23) ($100 for fast time): 1. 1F-Carson Ferguson, 00:19.339[12]; 2. 02-Ben Easler, 00:19.504[3]; 3. 111D-Demetrios Drellos, 00:19.530[18]; 4. F1-Nico Dabecco, 00:19.538[6]; 5. 5B-Steve Baldwin, 00:19.566[22]; 6. 29-Ryan Hare, 00:19.634[16]; 7. 17G-Zach Gunn, 00:19.739[17]; 8. 45-Tim Shaffer, 00:19.757[19]; 9. 9R-Mike Reft, 00:19.785[11]; 10. 8S-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr, 00:19.789[20]; 11. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling, 00:19.790[1]; 12. 4-Jason Knowles, 00:19.809[4]; 13. 2C-Zack Carley, 00:19.944[2]; 14. 15B-Matthew Benard, 00:19.954[7]; 15. 137-Devin Brannon, 00:19.999[5]; 16. 71-Jackson Billyk, 00:20.004[14]; 17. 6-Dillon Brown, 00:20.131[8]; 18. 18-Mike Wonderling, 00:20.270[13]; 19. 91B-Brodie Oravetz, 00:20.382[15]; 20. 11A-Ashton Briggs, 00:20.758[9]; 21. 66-Anthony Monteparte, 00:20.824[21]; 22. 5L-Payton Dalton, 00:21.978[10].

 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Flight B Qualifying (Track record 18.332 by Michael Norris on 9/29/23): 1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler, 00:19.226[14]; 2. 114-Max Blair, 00:19.260[12]; 3. 99-Kyle Hardy, 00:19.433[21]; 4. 72B-Kassidy Kamicker, 00:19.461[18]; 5. 03-Garret Paugh, 00:19.624[19]; 6. 56-Christian Schneider, 00:19.644[1]; 7. 31-Kyle Zimmerman, 00:19.729[2]; 8. 101-Forrest Trent, 00:19.850[17]; 9. 8-Bill Holmes, 00:19.921[13]; 10. 14G-Jake Gunn, 00:19.934[9]; 11. 51-Austin Hauser, 00:19.954[11]; 12. 16-Clinton Hersh, 00:20.091[5]; 13. 32A-Austin Allen, 00:20.152[10]; 14. 42-Daryl Charlier, 00:20.188[16]; 15. 33X-Logan Zarin, 00:20.324[4]; 16. 33W-Jacob Whitt, 00:20.437[6]; 17. 2M-Chuck Medved, 00:20.469[3]; 18. 77-Tom Klein, 00:20.560[15]; 19. 24C-Rob Coffaro, 00:20.591[20]; 20. 10S-Tom Snyder Jr, 00:20.600[7]; 21. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr, 00:20.825[22]; 22. 84-Cole Petrelle, 00:21.134[8].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 1 (10 laps, Top 5 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 1F-Carson Ferguson[1]; 2. 111D-Demetrios Drellos[2]; 3. 17G-Zach Gunn[4]; 4. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[6]; 5. 9R-Mike Reft[5]; 6. 137-Devin Brannon[8]; 7. 2C-Zack Carley[7]; 8. 6-Dillon Brown[9]; 9. 5B-Steve Baldwin[3]; 10. 66-Anthony Monteparte[11]; 11. 91B-Brodie Oravetz[10].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 2 (10 laps, Top 5 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 02-Ben Easler[1]; 2. F1-Nico Dabecco[2]; 3. 8S-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[5]; 4. 29-Ryan Hare[3]; 5. 15B-Matthew Benard[7]; 6. 11A-Ashton Briggs[10]; 7. 45-Tim Shaffer[4]; 8. 18-Mike Wonderling[9]; 9. 4-Jason Knowles[6]; 10. 71-Jackson Billyk[8]; 11. 5L-Payton Dalton[11]

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 3 (10 laps, Top 5 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 2. 99-Kyle Hardy[2]; 3. 31-Kyle Zimmerman[4]; 4. 03-Garret Paugh[3]; 5. 51-Austin Hauser[6]; 6. 8-Bill Holmes[5]; 7. 33X-Logan Zarin[8]; 8. 32A-Austin Allen[7]; 9. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr[11]; 10. 2M-Chuck Medved[9]; 11. 24C-Rob Coffaro[10].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 4 (10 laps, Top 5 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 114-Max Blair[1]; 2. 56-Christian Schneider[3]; 3. 101-Forrest Trent[4]; 4. 14G-Jake Gunn[5]; 5. 16-Clinton Hersh[6]; 6. 42-Daryl Charlier[7]; 7. 72B-Kassidy Kamicker[2]; 8. 77-Tom Klein[9]; 9. 33W-Jacob Whitt[8]; 10. 10S-Tom Snyder Jr[10]; 11. 84-Cole Petrelle[11].

 

Last Chance B Main 1 (10 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 137-Devin Brannon[1]; 2. 11A-Ashton Briggs[2]; 3. 18-Mike Wonderling[6]; 4. 5B-Steve Baldwin[7]; 5. 66-Anthony Monteparte[9]; 6. 91B-Brodie Oravetz[11]; 7. 71-Jackson Billyk[10]; 8. 5L-Payton Dalton[12]; 9. 4-Jason Knowles[8]; 10. 6-Dillon Brown[5]. DNS: 2C-Zack Carley & 45-Tim Shaffer.

 

Last Chance B Main 2 (10 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 42-Daryl Charlier[2]; 2. 8-Bill Holmes[1]; 3. 33X-Logan Zarin[3]; 4. 32A-Austin Allen[5]; 5. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr[7]; 6. 33W-Jacob Whitt[8]; 7. 10S-Tom Snyder Jr[10]; 8. 2M-Chuck Medved[9]; 9. 24C-Rob Coffaro[11]; 10. 77-Tom Klein[6]. DNS: 72B-Kassidy Kamicker & 84-Cole Petrelle.

 

"Bob Bentz Memorial" Sunoco Dash presented by Stan's Transmission (6 laps, $400 to-win plus $100 Sunoco fuel card): 1. 114-Max Blair[2]; 2. 1F-Carson Ferguson[5]; 3. 02-Ben Easler[7]; 4. F1-Nico Dabecco[1]; 5. 111D-Demetrios Drellos[6]; 6. 99-Kyle Hardy[3]; 7. 56-Christian Schneider[8]; 8. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[4].

 

The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Flynn's Tire, Gunter's Honey, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Billy's Garage, Joseph J. Oliva Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Russ King Racing, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Seal-Tite Paving & Excavating, Dusted Steak Seasoning, Ontime Body & Graphic, D&V Jewelers, AERO Race Wheels, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Racing Electronics, Design Creations, and Competition Crate Parts.

 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com and mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300. The RUSH Late Model website is www.rushlatemodels.com. Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rushlatemodels and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) @RUSHLM.

 

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CARSON FERGUSON WINS NIGHT 1 OF “BILL HENDREN MEMORIAL” AT PITTSBURGH IN HIS HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL DEBUT TO BECOME THE 10TH DIFFERENT FLYNN’S TIRE/GUNTER’S HONEY TOUR WINNER OF 2025

By Mike Leone


 

October 3, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Imperial, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series kicked off night 1 of the annual “Bill Hendren Memorial” on a beautiful Friday evening at Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway. Race #16 of the 2025 season attracted 46 cars from eight states plus Ontario, Canada.  The event was streamed live on FloRacing part of the “Pittsburgher 100” weekend with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

 

Making his first ever RUSH Late Model start, Carson Ferguson out-dueled 2025 Lernerville Speedway $20,000 “Bill Emig Memorial” winner, Mason Zeigler, and all-time leading Series winner, Max Blair, in the 30-lap feature to kick-off night 1 of the “Bill Hendren Memorial”. Ferguson lost the lead early to Zeigler then regained it back on a late race restart as he led the final four laps to join fellow Tar Heel State resident, Steve Hendren, in Landrum Performance Victory Lane. Ferguson earned $4,000 for his feature win as he became the season’s 10th different winner!

 

“This feels awesome,” expressed the 25-year-old Lincolnton, North Carolina driver. “I’m glad this whole deal came together. We shook this car down on Wednesday at Cherokee (Speedway), but hurt a motor then had truck problems coming up here, but Andrew and Ken stuck threw it. Hopefully we can repeat this tomorrow night and maybe grab us a Super (Late Model) win.” 

 

“We’ve had a good relationship with Steve (Hendren) and his son Alex and used to run their stuff when we ran crates- they’re a good family and I’m just glad we could come out here,” added Ferguson. “I just couldn’t get in a rhythm and then Max got by me. We were chugging the leader down in traffic when I could roll the top again and felt like I was catching Mason (Zeigler) then the caution came out. Luckily, he gave me the top and I could get a run off the hill; I have to thank him and Max (Blair) for racing me clean and the facility for putting this on.”

 

Following the Dave Poske’s Performance Parts “Feel the RUSH” 4-Wide Salute, Ferguson and Zeigler led the 26-car starting field to green for the feature with Zeigler using the outside to power into the lead on the opening lap. Ferguson ran the bottom to grab the lead on lap two, but Zeigler took control back on lap three. By lap four, the top three of Zeigler, Ferguson, and Blair distanced themselves from the field.

 

As Zeigler continued to lead, Blair and Ferguson raced side-by-side for runner-up on laps 8-12 with Blair getting by in lapped traffic on lap 12. Zeigler had stretched out his lead to 1.377 seconds by the time Blair reached second. Ferguson didn’t go away as he was able to get back by Blair for second on lap 19, which would prove critical as after 26 non-stop laps, five-time 2025 Pittsburgh City Chevrolet Weekly Series winner, Brandon Burgoon, slowed to bring out the event’s first caution.

 

Zeigler chose the inside for the double-file restart, which played into Ferguson’s hands as he powered by on the outside. Zeigler stayed close and a pair of cautions with 28 laps scored gave him another shot. Ferguson though was too strong on the outside as he blasted into the lead and pulled away in the final two laps. Ferguson stretched out his lead and took the checkered flag first by a comfortable margin of 1.718 seconds in the Cameron Tribble-owned, Tribble Electric/Central Site Prep/Armour Metals-sponsored #1. Ferguson became the milestone 50th different driver to win a RUSH Tour event all-time in the 13-year history of the Series.

 

Ninth starting Christian Schneider, who won the $6,010 “Jook George Steel City Classic” on July 26 at Pittsburgh and most recently finished runner-up at Tri-City Raceway Park on August 29, went fourth to second on the final restart to earn $2,000. “It’s better to be lucky than good,” acknowledged the 28-year-old Pittsburgh, Pa. racer. “I was closing in on them at the end, but it felt like on those last two restarts I was given a gift from God. It felt like my tires were sealed over and figured I was going to go backwards, but I got them warmed up again. I didn’t mean to get into Mason (Zeigler)- I really feel bad about that. He must have had a monster run and thought I had him cleared when I rode up to the wall. I don’t like racing like that and I apologize to him. These guys are bad ass. I’m tickled pink to be standing up here on the podium.”  

 

After leading laps 3-26, Zeigler struggled on the late race restarts and dropped to a disappointing third, worth $1,000. Zeigler also joined Ferguson and Schneider by receiving a three-pack of Heritage Wine Cellars premium product. Daryl Charlier, who won at Tri-City Raceway Park back on May 25, went 12th to 4th for his third top five finish in the last four Tour races. Blair, who ran in the second position from laps 12-19, faded to fifth at the finish. Blair though has finished in the top five in all five of his 2025 Tour starts including wins at Stateline and Eriez Speedways. 

 

Jeremy Wonderling was a quiet sixth for just his fourth finish outside the top five in 16 starts this season, but it was good enough to clinch his unprecedented fifth Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Tour Championships worth a personal best $20,000! 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year points leader, Demetrios Drellos, was seventh to also maintain third in Tour points.

 

Kyle Hardy, who had won his last three Tour starts, was eighth for his 13th top 10 finish in 14 starts. South Carolina invader, Dillon Brown, made his 2025 RUSH debut and went 20th to 9th to earn the $50 Precise Racing Products Hard Charger gift card. National Sprint Car Hall of Famer, Tim Shaffer, completed the top 10 in just his second Late Model start of 2025 and first in a Tour event. Shaffer was the 2023 “Bill Hendren Memorial” Night 1 winner. Kassidy Kamicker, who is second in points at Pittsburgh, finished 16th and received a spoiler kit from Ontime Body & Graphic.  

 

3C Graphix rookie racer, Bill Holmes III, ended the night in Landrum Performance Springs Victory Lane by capturing his first career D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier win. In just his second ever appearance at “Dirt’s Monster Half-Mile”, Holmes led all 10 laps to capture the $300 victory aboard his Bill Holmes Excavating/Geiter Done Demolition/BDK Construction/Outlaw Heavy/Hurtubise-sponsored #8. The 45-year-old East Concord, NY driver became the amazing 87th different winner in 109 races run all-time! Logan Zarin, who won the July 26 Non-Qualifier at PPMS, made a three-wide move on a restart on lap two and went on to finish second. Jake Gunn was third. Jackson Billyk was fourth in his first ever Tour start. Canadian Steve Baldwin rounded out the first five.

 

Blair set fast time overall against the 46-car field in $100 FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Qualifying for the third time in five tries this season with a lap of 18.839. Winning the $25 FK Rod Ends heat races were Blair, Drellos, Shaffer, Ferguson, Burgoon, and Zeigler. The three last chance B mains were captured by Zach Gunn, Ben Easler, and Brown. Ferguson became the 12th different Sunoco Dash winner in 16 races this season. The win was worth $200 from Stan’s Transmission in memory of Bob Bentz along with a $100 Sunoco fuel card. 

 

Also winning $100 Sunoco fuel cards in the random drawings were Tour drivers Hardy and Mike Wonderling, while the $50 fuel cards went to Ferguson, Jacob Billyk, Baldwin, and Payton Dalton. In total, Ferguson took home $4,225 plus $150 in Sunoco fuel cards! Mike Wonderling also added a $50 Holley Performance gift card for being the first feature non-qualifier.

 

Landrum Performance Springs, which will award the $5,000 Loyalty Bonus to an eligible Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series regular at the season ending event, distributed BOGO certificates on Friday night, which were captured by Zach Gunn, Marino Angelicchio, Brodie Oravetz, Jeremy Wonderling, and Tommy Schnirnhofer, Jr.

 

The Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will return to Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway on Saturday night (October 4) for night 2 of the “Bill Hendren Memorial” in a complete program for $10,000 to-win along with a $400 to-win D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier. The event is presented by FK Rod Ends and City Chevrolet along with support from Pro Fab Headers, West Mifflin Collision, Hendren Racing Engines, CrateInisder.com, and Branden Lockwich. 

 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series Race #16 (30 laps, $4,000 to-win): 1. CARSON FERGUSON (Tribble 1) 2. Christian Schneider (56) 3. Mason Zeigler (25z) 4. Daryl Charlier (Dobnak 42) 5. Max Blair (Centerline 114) 6. Jeremy Wonderling (3J) 7. Demetrios Drellos (111) 8. Kyle Hardy (99) 9. Dillon Brown (6) 10. Tim Shaffer (45) 11. Brodie Oravetz (91B) 12. Ryan Hare (29) 13. Devin Brannon (137) 14. Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. (8s) 15. Austin Hauser (51) 16. Kassidy Kamicker (72B) 17. Tom Klein (77) 18. Ben Easler (02) 19. Kyle Zimmerman (Stockdale 31) 20. Matt Benard (15) 21. Jason Knowles (4) 22. Brandon Burgoon (Chernik/Bentz 5x) 23. Nico Dabecco (F1) 24. Cole Petrelle (84) 25. Zack Carley (2) 26. Zach Gunn (17G). (Note: Jason Knowles took a Tour provisional & Tom Klein took a Track provisional)

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier (10 laps, $300 to-win): 1. Bill Holmes III (8) 2. Logan Zarin (Beach 33x) 3. Jake Gunn (14G) 4. Jackson Billyk (71) 5. Steve Baldwin (5) 6. Jacob Billyk, Jr. (4JR) 7. Jacob Whitt (33) 8. Chuck Medved (2M) 9. Rob Coffaro (24c) 10. A.J. Campbell (9) 11. Mike Wonderling (18). DNS: Ashton Briggs (11A), Marino Angelicchio (55), Jamie Wrightsman (21J), Chuck Recker (6), Austin Allen (Mullen 32), Clinton Hersh (16), Payton Dalton (5L), Kyle Lukon (184), Forrest Trent (101).

 

Car Count: 46

Feature Margin of Victory: 1.718 seconds

Feature Lap Leaders: Mason Zeigler (1, 3-26), Carson Ferguson (2, 27-30)

Heritage Wine Cellars 3-Pack of Premium Products: Carson Ferguson, Christian Schneider & Mason Zeigler

Holley Performance Group “Nosed Out”: Mike Wonderling

Landrum Performance Springs BOGO Certificates: Zach Gunn, Marino Angelicchio, Brodie Oravetz, Jeremy Wonderling & Tommy Schnirnhofer, Jr.

Ontime Body & Graphic “Spoiler Alert” Spoiler Kit: Kassidy Kamicker

Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger: Dillon Brown (+11)

Sunoco Fuel Card Winners: Mike Wonderling ($100), Kyle Hardy ($100), Jacob Billyk ($50), Steve Baldwin ($50), Carson Ferguson ($50), Payton Dalton ($50)

 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Flight A Qualifying (Track record 18.332 by Michael Norris on 9/29/23)  ($100 for fast time) ($100 for fast time): 1. 114-Max Blair, 00:18.839[22]; 2. 72B-Kassidy Kamicker, 00:18.861[8]; 3. 45-Tim Shaffer, 00:18.972[12]; 4. 29-Ryan Hare, 00:18.973[9]; 5. 111D-Demetrios Drellos, 00:19.017[21]; 6. F1-Nico Dabecco, 00:19.051[3]; 7. 17G-Zach Gunn, 00:19.115[1]; 8. 56-Christian Schneider, 00:19.308[15]; 9. 31-Kyle Zimmerman, 00:19.341[5]; 10. 18-Mike Wonderling, 00:19.352[7]; 11. 137-Devin Brannon, 00:19.382[4]; 12. 02-Ben Easler, 00:19.481[17]; 13. 42-Daryl Charlier, 00:19.594[2]; 14. 55A-Marino Angelicchio, 00:19.604[16]; 15. 8-Bill Holmes, 00:19.619[20]; 16. 2M-Chuck Medved, 00:19.624[14]; 17. 11A-Ashton Briggs, 00:19.937[18]; 18. 33X-Logan Zarin, 00:19.945[10]; 19. 6R-Chuck Recker, 00:20.690[19]; 20. 33W-Jacob Whitt, 00:20.692[13]; 21. 5L-Payton Dalton, 00:21.634[6]; 22. 16-Clinton Hersh, NT [23]; 23. 101-Forrest Trent, NT.

 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Flight B Qualifying (Track record 18.332 by Michael Norris on 9/29/23): 1. 1F-Carson Ferguson, 00:18.985[20]; 2. 5X-Brandon Burgoon, 00:19.061[5]; 3. 25Z-Mason Zeigler, 00:19.069[9]; 4. 91B-Brodie Oravetz, 00:19.125[8]; 5. 99-Kyle Hardy, 00:19.144[2]; 6. 184-Kyle Lukon, 00:19.261[17]; 7. 51-Austin Hauser, 00:19.297[12]; 8. 14G-Jake Gunn, 00:19.307[14]; 9. 4-Jason Knowles, 00:19.396[1]; 10. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr, 00:19.399[4]; 11. 8S-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr, 00:19.405[19]; 12. 2C-Zack Carley, 00:19.426[7]; 13. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling, 00:19.462[18]; 14. 6-Dillon Brown, 00:19.504[16]; 15. 15B-Matthew Benard, 00:19.593[11]; 16. 5B-Steve Baldwin, 00:19.610[10]; 17. 77-Tom Klein, 00:19.820[21]; 18. 21J-Jamie Wrightsman, 00:19.857[3]; 19. 32A-Austin Allen, 00:19.866[23]; 20. 84-Cole Petrelle, 00:20.045[22]; 21. 24C-Rob Coffaro, 00:20.655[13]; 22. 9-AJ Campbell, 00:20.730[15]; 23. 71-Jackson Billyk, 00:20.730[6].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 1 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 114-Max Blair[1]; 2. 29-Ryan Hare[2]; 3. 42-Daryl Charlier[5]; 4. 17G-Zach Gunn[3]; 5. 18-Mike Wonderling[4]; 6. 2M-Chuck Medved[6]; 7. 6R-Chuck Recker[7]. DNS: 16-Clinton Hersh

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 2 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 111D-Demetrios Drellos[2]; 2. 56-Christian Schneider[3]; 3. 72B-Kassidy Kamicker[1]; 4. 137-Devin Brannon[4]; 5. 11A-Ashton Briggs[6]; 6. 55A-Marino Angelicchio[5]; 7. 33W-Jacob Whitt[7]. DNS: 101-Forrest Trent.

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 3 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 45-Tim Shaffer[1]; 2. 31-Kyle Zimmerman[3]; 3. F1-Nico Dabecco[2]; 4. 02-Ben Easler[4]; 5. 8-Bill Holmes[5]; 6. 33X-Logan Zarin[6]; 7. 5L-Payton Dalton[7]

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 4 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 1F-Carson Ferguson[1]; 2. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[5]; 3. 91B-Brodie Oravetz[2]; 4. 51-Austin Hauser[3]; 5. 5B-Steve Baldwin[6]; 6. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr[4]; 7. 32A-Austin Allen[7]; 8. 9-AJ Campbell[8].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 5 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 5X-Brandon Burgoon[1]; 2. 99-Kyle Hardy[2]; 3. 8S-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[4]; 4. 84-Cole Petrelle[7]; 5. 6-Dillon Brown[5]; 6. 14G-Jake Gunn[3]; 7. 71-Jackson Billyk[8]; 8. 77-Tom Klein[6].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 6 (8 laps, Top 3 transfer to A, $25 to-win): 1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 2. 2C-Zack Carley[4]; 3. 15B-Matthew Benard[5]; 4. 21J-Jamie Wrightsman[6]; 5. 24C-Rob Coffaro[7]; 6. 4-Jason Knowles[3]. DNS: 184-Kyle Lukon.

 

Last Chance B Main 1 (8 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 17G-Zach Gunn[1]; 2. 137-Devin Brannon[2]; 3. 18-Mike Wonderling[3]; 4. 11A-Ashton Briggs[4]; 5. 55A-Marino Angelicchio[6]; 6. 33W-Jacob Whitt[8]; 7. 2M-Chuck Medved[5]; 8. 6R-Chuck Recker[7]. DNS: 16-Clinton Hersh & 101-Forrest Trent

 

Last Chance B Main 2 (8 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 02-Ben Easler[1]; 2. 51-Austin Hauser[2]; 3. 8-Bill Holmes[3]; 4. 33X-Logan Zarin[5]; 5. 5B-Steve Baldwin[4]; 6. 4JR-Jacob Billyk Jr[6]; 7. 9-AJ Campbell[9]; 8. 32A-Austin Allen[8]; 9. 5L-Payton Dalton[7].

 

Last Chance B Main 3 (8 laps, Top 2 transfer to A): 1. 6-Dillon Brown[3]; 2. 84-Cole Petrelle[1]; 3. 14G-Jake Gunn[5]; 4. 71-Jackson Billyk[7]; 5. 24C-Rob Coffaro[4]; 6. 21J-Jamie Wrightsman[2]. DNS: 77-Tom Klein, 4-Jason Knowles & 184-Kyle Lukon

 

“Bob Bentz Memorial” Sunoco Dash presented by Stan’s Transmission (6 laps, $200 to-win plus a $100 Sunoco fuel card): 1. 1F-Carson Ferguson[1]; 2. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[3]; 3. 114-Max Blair[5]; 4. 5X-Brandon Burgoon[4]; 5. 111D-Demetrios Drellos[6]; 6. 45-Tim Shaffer[2].

 

The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Flynn's Tire, Gunter's Honey, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Billy's Garage, Joseph J. Oliva Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Russ King Racing, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Seal-Tite Paving & Excavating, Dusted Steak Seasoning, Ontime Body & Graphic, D&V Jewelers, AERO Race Wheels, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Racing Electronics, Design Creations, and Competition Crate Parts.

 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com and mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300. The RUSH Late Model website is www.rushlatemodels.com. Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rushlatemodels and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) @RUSHLM.

 

 

JEREMY WONDERLING SWEEPS THE NIGHT AT BRADFORD FOR $5200 IN HOVIS RUSH LATE MODELS AS HIS MILESTONE 30TH CAREER FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOURING SERIES VICTORY COMES IN "MIKE REED MEMORIAL"

By Mike Leone


 

September 28, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Bradford, PA)...After more than a two-year absence, the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series returned to the quarter-mile Bradford Speedway bulling on Sunday evening to complete the "Mike Reed Memorial". The event was initially started on July 13, but rain washed out the feature as the cars were set to take the green flag. The feature was rescheduled for August 17, but Mother Nature once again claimed that event. Race #15 of the 2025 season was finally completed on a beautiful, warm Sunday evening along with a complete new City Chevrolet Weekly Series program.


 

Jeremy Wonderling swept the program for the RUSH Late Models earning more than $5,200! Wonderling opened the night winning the $4,000 "Mike Reed Memorial" make-up feature for his milestone 30th career Flynn's Tire Gunter's Honey Touring Series victory then followed it up by winning the $1,200 City Chevrolet Weekly Series nightcap. Victories number eight and nine on the season keeps Wonderling atop both the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series and City Chevrolet National Weekly Series standings, which would mean a record $25,000 yearend payoff!


 

"Tonight means a lot for the points even though I try not to think about it too much as it is what it is," explained the 45-year-old Wellsville, NY driver. "The Mike Reed race always means a lot to me. When I was growing up he raced with my dad so I've known Cheryl and everyone in their family for a long time. It's always a big one on the list when we come here and being a Tour race is a big deal."


 

Jake Wilber and Austin Hauser led the field to green for the 30-lap feature with Hauser using the outside to power into the early lead. Wonderling pressured Wilber before making the outside pass on Bradford's track champion on lap five. Following a caution for Dusty Waters, Wilber snuck back by Wonderling for second when green replaced yellow on lap eight. A pair of cautions with eight laps scored were the last stoppages of the event as the final 22 laps went green-to-checkered.


 

When racing resumed on lap nine, Wonderling overtook Wilber for the second spot for good. Wonderling went after Hauser and the two battled hard racing side-by-side trading the high and low lines as Hauser maintained the lead. After pressuring Hauser for nine laps, Wonderling finally was able to clear Hauser in turns three and four with the winning move coming on the 19th circuit.


 

As the laps ticked nary a caution, Wonderling pulled away from the pack by lap 22; meanwhile, Hauser had his hands full with Wilber and Mike Wonderling. Bryce Davis, who won the first ever RUSH Tour event at Bradford in 2017, joined the battle on lap 25 making it a four-car race for the runner-up spot. Wonderling continued to pull away as the laps clicked off and when he took the checkered flag he had a huge margin of 5.356 seconds. 


 

"It's really hard the way the race track is," stated Wonderling. "The guy in the lead is blocking and doing everything he can going top-to-bottom; only thing you can do is get a run to pull alongside and muscle on by. It's happened to me a million times and I'm sure it'll happen to everyone else." 


 

Wonderling has now reached the Landrum Performance Springs Victory Lane with the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series four times in 2025, which have all come in the last nine events aboard his Close Racing Supply/Cummings Trucking/Shuttleworth Auto Sales/955 Automotive/Penske Shocks by JDS/Swift Springs-sponsored #3J. Wonderling now trails the Tour's all-time winner, Max Blair, by just five victories.  


 

After leading the first 18 laps, Hauser held on for second to earn $2,000 for his career best Tour finish, which eclipsed his first career podium finish in third on May 25 at Tri-City Raceway Park.  "I tried everything I could and probably a little more than I wanted to," acknowledged the 28-year-old Grand Island, NY driver.  "Jeremy (Wonderling) owns this place. I apologize to Jake (Wilber) and Terry (Suppa/car owner). I got into him off (turn) two- I didn't hear him. It's good since we blew an engine. This helps for points and will help pay for the rebuild and keep us going down the road." 


 

Wilber also turned in his career best Tour finish in third for $1,000 beating out his prior best fourth from July 20, 2024 at Stateline Speedway in the "Bill Law Memorial". All three podium teams received a three-pack of premium Heritage Wine Cellars product. "This is by the far the best I've run with these guys so I can't complain," expressed the 25-year-old Hinsdale, NY racer. "There were a couple times when Hauser and Wonderling were going at it, I was thinking that this may go in my favor, but it didn't." 


 

Sixth starting Davis passed Mike Wonderling on the last lap for fourth. Mike Wonderling was fifth for his best Tour finish since August 7, 2024 at Woodhull Raceway. 3C Graphix rookie-of-the-year candidate, Zack Carley, was sixth after starting eighth for his ninth top 10 of the season. Austin Allen was seventh. Pennsylvania's Daryl Charlier was the first non-New York resident in eighth, and also received a spoiler kit from Ontime Body & Graphic. Jason Knowles was ninth as Tour rookie Bill Holmes III rounded out the top 10 for his fourth top 10 of the season. Jacob Tubbs gained five positions to finish 12th and received a $50 Precise Racing Products gift card for being the "Pedal Down" Hard Charger.


 

Hauser set fast time in FK Rod Ends "Shock the Clock" Qualifying back on July 13 with a lap of 16.444 to earn $100. Winning the $25 FK Rod Ends heat races were Hauser, Jeremy Wonderling, and Bryce Davis. Wilber won his first career Sunoco Dash and earned a $100 Sunoco fuel card. Winning the $100 Sunoco Fuel cards part of the "Fill'er up with Sunoco Bucks presented by Bazell Race Fuels were Hauser and Mike Wonderling, while the $50 fuels cards went to Davis, Ian Travis, Brady Wonderling, and John Waters.

 

Landrum Performance Springs, which will award the $5,000 Loyalty Bonus to an eligible Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series regular at the season ending event, distributed BOGO certificates on Sunday night, which were captured by Carley, Jason Dobson, Knowles, Demetrios Drellos, and Jeremy Wonderling.

 

The Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will return to action this Friday and Saturday (October 3-4) at Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pa. for the "Bill Hendren Memorial" part of the "Pittsburgher" with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Friday night will pay $4,000 to-win with a $300 to-win D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier, while Saturday will pay $10,000 to-win with a $400 to-win D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier. Warmups begin at 6 p.m. each night.

 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series "Mike Reed Memorial" Race #15 (30 laps, $4,000 to-win Platinum): 1. JEREMY WONDERLING (3J)  2. Austin Hauser (51) 3. Jake Wilber (Suppa 4s) 4. Bryce Davis (94) 5. Mike Wonderling (18) 6. Zack Carley (2) 7. Austin Allen (Mullen 32) 8. Daryl Charlier (Dobnak 42) 9. Jason Knowles (4) 10. Bill Holmes III (8) 11. Demetrios Drellos (111) 12. Jacob Tubbs (89JR) 13. Dusty Waters (Sturdevant 87s) 14. Ward Schell (61s) 15. Ben Easler (02) 16. John Waters (LeBarron 11) 17. Ian Travis (36) 18. Kurt Stebbins (26) 19. Brady Wonderling (1s) 20. Jason Dobson (75) 21. Bud Watson (225). (Note: Dusty Waters subbed for Brad Mesler in the feature)

 

Car Count: 21

Feature Margin of Victory: 5.356 seconds

Feature Lap Leaders: Austin Hauser (1-18), Jeremy Wonderling (19-30)

Heritage Wine Cellars 3-Pack of Premium Products: Jeremy Wonderling, Austin Hauser & Jacob Wilber 

Landrum Performance Springs BOGO Certificates: Zack Carley, Jason Dobson, Jason Knowles, Demetrios Drellos & Jeremy Wonderling

Ontime Body & Graphic “Spoiler Alert” Spoiler Kit: Daryl Charlier  

Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger: Jacob Tubbs (+5)

Sunoco Fuel Card Winners presented by Bazell Race Fuels: Austin Hauser ($100), Mike Wonderling ($100), Bryce Davis ($50), Ian Travis ($50), Brady Wonderling ($50), John Waters ($50)

 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Qualifying (Track record 15.080 by Logan Roberson on 5/29/22) ($100 for fast time): 1. 51-Austin Hauser, 00:16.444[20]; 2. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling, 00:16.548[19]; 3. 94-Bryce Davis, 00:16.548[10]; 4. 4S-Jake Wilber, 00:16.603[16]; 5. 26-Kurt Stebbins, 00:16.617[13]; 6. 18-Mike Wonderling, 00:16.695[12]; 7. 87S-Brad Mesler, 00:16.713[9]; 8. 11L-John Waters, 00:16.718[7]; 9. 1S-Brady Wonderling, 00:16.725[5]; 10. 42-Daryl Charlier, 00:16.735[15]; 11. 02-Ben Easler, 00:16.778[6]; 12. 4-Jason Knowles, 00:16.782[8]; 13. 75D-Jason Dobson, 00:16.796[3]; 14. 8-Bill Holmes, 00:16.812[18]; 15. 225-Bud Watson, 00:16.832[14]; 16. 36T-Ian Travis, 00:16.842[11]; 17. 32A-Austin Allen, 00:16.908[4]; 18. 89JR-Jacob Tubbs, 00:16.982[21]; 19. 61S-Ward Schell, 00:17.000[2]; 20. 2C-Zack Carley, 00:17.069[1]; 21. 111D-Demetrios Drellos, 00:17.090[17].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 1 (8 laps, $25 to-win): 1. 51-Austin Hauser[1]; 2. 4S-Jake Wilber[2]; 3. 42-Daryl Charlier[4]; 4. 87S-Brad Mesler[3]; 5. 36T-Ian Travis[6]; 6. 75D-Jason Dobson[5]; 7. 61S-Ward Schell[7].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 2 (8 laps, $25 to-win): 1. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[1]; 2. 32A-Austin Allen[6]; 3. 2C-Zack Carley[7]; 4. 26-Kurt Stebbins[2]; 5. 8-Bill Holmes[5]; 6. 11L-John Waters[3]; 7. 02-Ben Easler[4].


 

FK Rod Ends Heat 3 (8 laps, $25 to-win): 1. 94-Bryce Davis[1]; 2. 18-Mike Wonderling[2]; 3. 4-Jason Knowles[4]; 4. 1S-Brady Wonderling[3]; 5. 111D-Demetrios Drellos[7]; 6. 89JR-Jacob Tubbs[6]; 7. 225-Bud Watson[5].

 

Sunoco Dash (6 laps, $100 Sunoco fuel card to win): 1. 4S-Jake Wilber[1]; 2. 51-Austin Hauser[3]; 3. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[6]; 4. 18-Mike Wonderling[2]; 5. 32A-Austin Allen[4]; 6. 94-Bryce Davis[5].

 

The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Flynn's Tire, Gunter's Honey, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Billy's Garage, Joseph J. Oliva Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Russ King Racing, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Seal-Tite Paving & Excavating, Dusted Steak Seasoning, Ontime Body & Graphic, D&V Jewelers, AERO Race Wheels, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Racing Electronics, Design Creations, and Competition Crate Parts.

 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com and mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300. The RUSH Late Model website is www.rushlatemodels.com. Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rushlatemodels and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) @RUSHLM.

 

HOVIS RUSH SERIES SET TO CLOSE OUT 2025 SEASON AT LERNERVILLE THIS WEEKEND FOR “STEEL CITY STAMPEDE” FEATURING RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR ALONG WITH RUSH SPRINTS & RUSH SPORTSMAN MODS

By Mike Leone


 

September 30, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Sarver, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants will have a tripleheader of action this weekend (October 9-11) at Lernerville Speedway for the "Steel City Stampede". The RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will lead the way along with the RUSH Sprint Car Billy’s Garage Weekly Series and the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds will also be in action. Thanks to Peluso Roofing for adding $170 to the purse for each of the three divisions with $100 bonus to the winner, $50 to second, and $20 for third. The event will be streamed live on Dirt.TV. 

 

Practice will be held Thursday night (October 9) with heat races for all divisions on Friday night followed by the conclusion of the event on Saturday. Action gets underway on Friday at 7 p.m. with group qualifying for the RUSH Late Models followed by heat race action. On Saturday, racing will begin early at 4 p.m.  The rain date is Sunday. 

 

"This is always a great way to end our season," stated RUSH Director Vicki Emig. "The RUSH championships annually comes down to this event. Our Late Model racers are always excited to get the chance to compete at Lernerville. The car counts have always been strong and the racing at Lernerville is always some of the best of the season. The Sportsman Modifieds have been given the opportunity to race numerous times over the past 12 seasons at Lernerville. Lernerville was a very important part of getting our RUSH Sprint division off the ground in 2018. All three classes always put on tremendous races at Lernerville."

 

This year’s “Steel City Stampede” will be the 17th edition of the huge event that includes many of the region’s racing divisions all showcased in this end of the season blowout. There have been 13 different RUSH Late Model winners in 16 years with only two repeat winners. Past winners include Josh Holtgraver (2009), Bryan Force (2010), Butch Lambert (2011), Max Blair (2012, 2019 & 2020), Dennis Lunger, Jr. (2013), Chad Ruhlman (2014), Jacob Hawkins (2015), John Mollick (2016), John Waters (2017), Colton Flinner (2018), Kyle Hardy (2021), Logan Roberson (2022), and Michael Norris (2023-2024). 

 

FK Rod Ends "Shock the Clock Qualifying, heat races, and the Sunoco Dash will be run on Friday night for the Late Models. The fastest qualifier will receive $100 and all heat race winners will earn $25. The last chance B main(s) will kick-off Saturday's program. The 30-lap feature will pay a SCS record $4,000 to-win plus a $100 bonus from Peluso Roofing. There will also be a $200 to-win, $150 to-start D&V Jewelers non-qualifier. There have been 10 different winners this season on the Tour in 17 races to date.

 

For the second straight year, one lucky eligible RUSH Late Model Touring Series driver will take home a $5,000 check thanks to the Landrum Performance Springs "Loyalty Bonus"! That drawing will take place on Saturday for Touring Series member drivers that have competed in at least 75% of the Tour events, which is 12 drivers. Last year’s winner was Austin Allen, who is eligible again this year.

 

Last weekend at Pittsburgh, Jeremy Wonderling clinched his unprecedented fifth Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series title; however, this one is the richest of his career at $20,000! Four of Wonderling’s 30 career Tour wins have come this season, but has won just once at Lernerville back on July 21, 2023. Wonderling has also clinched the City Chevrolet National Weekly Series Championship for the fifth time in the last six years. 

 

Kyle Hardy, the 2021 Tour Champion, is second in points and has a 79-point lead on Demetrios Drellos. Hardy, who has three victories this season, simply has to attempt to race to clinch the $10,000 runner-up prize.  Drellos meanwhile leads the $3,000 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year chase over Zack Carley, who is fifth in points. Sandwiched in between is Daryl Charlier, the 2024 3C Graphix RoY winner. Ben Easler is sixth in points as he’s coming off his first career podium finish on the Tour last Saturday night at Pittsburgh in the $10,000 to-win “Bill Hendren Memorial”. Completing the top 12 in points paying positions are Allen, Jason Knowles, Mike Wonderling, Ryan Hare, Austin Hauser, and Bill Holmes III.    

 

In addition to the Sunoco Dash winner receiving a $100 Sunoco fuel card, there will be $400 of Sunoco fuel card giveaways part of the “Fill’er up with Sunoco Bucks” promotion presented Bazell Race Fuels. The podium finishers will each receive a three-pack of Heritage Wine Cellars premier products.  Precise Racing Products will award a $50 gift card for the "Pedal Down" Hard Charger that passes the most cars in the feature. Ontime Body & Graphic's "Spoiler Alert" will award a spoiler kit to the 18th place finisher. The first feature non-qualifier will receive a $50 certificate from Holley Performance brands. There will also be five BOGO Landrum Performance Springs certificates given away through drawings. 

 

The Hovis RUSH Sprints will wrap up their eighth season and will be racing for $900 to-win now thanks to Peluso Roofing. Past "Steel City Stampede" RUSH Sprint winners include Chad Ruhlman and John Mollick with two victories each, while Gale Ruth, Jr., Zach Morrow, and Blaze Myers each have one victory. Mollick won the August 23 show over a 22-car field in their only appearance of the season at Lernerville. Myers has already clinched his first Billy’s Garage Weekly Series Championship worth $5,000! Rookie Wyatt Long leads last year’s runner-up, Ricky Tucker III, in the Russ King Racing Futures Cup standings.

 

Meanwhile, the Hovis RUSH Sportsman Modifieds will join the "Steel City Stampede" for the 12th consecutive year in what is now a $900 to-win event thanks to Peluso Roofing. This will be the season’s first appearance by the RUSH Mods to Lernerville. Chas Wolbert has already clinched the $3,500 Weekly Series Championship along with the $1,000 “Route 7 Rumble” Series title, while second year racer, Karston King, won the Russ King Racing Futures Cup. 

 

Greg Martin won the inaugural SCS race in 2014, while Nick Ritchey won his first ever at Lernerville in 2015. Rocky Kugel topped what was at the time in 2016 was a record field of 29 cars. Steve Slater won the 2017 show, while teen Blaze Myers scored a popular first Tour win in 2018 after coming out of the B main to also win the Futures Cup title. In 2019, Eric Gabany was victorious. Wolbert capped off his 2020 championship season by winning his first. Garrett Krummert finally broke into victory lane in 2021. Ben Easler clinched the 2022 championship to become the ninth different winner. Krummert won the 2023 Stampede make-up in April of 2024 to become the first repeat winner. Last year saw Jacob Rutana close out his fourth season of racing in victory lane for the first time in his career to become the 10th different winner in 11 years!

 

RUSH Late Model Feature Payoff: 1. $4,000 + $100 from Peluso Roofing 2. $2,000 + $50 from Peluso Roofing 3. $1,000 + $20 from Peluso Roofing 4. $800 5. $700 6. $600 7. $550 8. $500 9. $475 10. $450 11. $425 12. $400 13. $375 14. $360 15. $350 16. $340 17. $330 18. $320  19. $310  20-24. $300 (25. $300).

 

RUSH Late Model Non-Qualifier Payoff: 1. $200 2. $190 3. $185 4. $180 5. $175 6. $170 7. $165 8. $160 9. $155 10-24. $150. Tow $125.

 

RUSH Sportsman Modified Feature Payoff: 1. $800 + $100 from Peluso Roofing  2. $500 + $50 from Peluso Roofing 3. $350 + $20 from Peluso Roofing  4. $300 5. $250 6. $220 7. $180 8. $175 9. $170 10. $165 11. $160 12. $155 13. $150 14. $145 15. $140 16. $135 17. $130 18-24. $125. Tow $75.

 

RUSH Sprint Car Feature Payoff: 1. $800 + $100 from Peluso Roofing   2. $400 + $50 from Peluso Roofing  3. $300 + $20 from Peluso Roofing  4. $250  5. $225  6. $220  7. $210  8. $200  9. $190  10. $185  11. $180  12. $175  13. $170  14-18. $165  19-24. $160.  Tow $75.

 

The AMB/MyLaps transponders are required for all divisions; rentals will be available for $25 for the weekend. Driver radios are always mandatory; channel 454.000. The entry fee is $100 for Late Models. There will be an open practice from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday night. Registration will open at 3 p.m. on Thursday and 2 p.m. on Friday.  There will be a drivers meeting on Friday at 6:20 p.m. Group qualifying will get underway at 7:00 followed by heat races. Racing begins early on Saturday at 4 p.m. Additional information can be found here: https://www.lernerville.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=1148470

 

Lernerville is a 4/10-mile high-banked clay oval located 11 miles southeast of Butler, Pa. on Route 356 at 313 North Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055. Lernerville is just 30 miles northeast of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. For more information, check out their website at www.lernerville.com or call 724-353-1511.

 

The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Flynn's Tire, Gunter's Honey, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Billy's Garage, Joseph J. Oliva Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Russ King Racing, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Seal-Tite Paving & Excavating, Dusted Steak Seasoning, Ontime Body & Graphic, D&V Jewelers, AERO Race Wheels, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Racing Electronics, Design Creations, and Competition Crate Parts.

 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com and mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300. The RUSH Racing Series website is www.rushracingseries.com. Like our various Facebook page and X (formerly Twitter) pages by searching each individual Series.

 

"BILL HENDREN MEMORIAL" PRESENTED BY FK ROD ENDS & CITY CHEVROLET SET FOR THIS WEEKEND AT PITTSBURGH; $4000 TO-WIN FRIDAY & $10,000 TO-WIN SATURDAY FOR HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR PART OF THE "PITTSBURGHER"

By Mike Leone


 

September 30, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Imperial, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series is set to return to action this weekend at Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway for the annual "Bill Hendren Memorial" part of the 37th annual "Pittsburgher” weekend with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.  Friday night (October 3) will be a complete show for $4,000 to-win, while Saturday night (October 4) will be a complete show for $10,000 to-win!  The following sponsors have made the "Bill Hendren Memorial" possible: FK Rod Ends, City Chevrolet, Pro Fab, Hendren Racing Engines, CrateInsider.com, West Mifflin Collision, Stan's Transmission, and Branden Lockwich.  Warm-ups get underway at 6 p.m. both nights Action will be streamed live by FloRacing. 

  

For the 10th straight year, the "Bill Hendren Memorial" has taken place at "Dirt's Monster Half-Mile".  Friday night’s payoff will be the richest to date for night one with $4,000 to-win/$300 to-start along with an increased D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier paying $300 to-win/$155 to-start.  On Saturday night, the Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour will have $10,000 on the line with $450 to-start the 40-lap event for the fourth straight year! Saturday’s D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier will see even more of an increase with $400 going to the winner and $160 to-start. For the second straight year, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be in action with a complete show each night as Saturday night will pay $50,000 to-win!

 

Each night, the "Bob Bentz Memorial" Sunoco Dash presented by Stan's Transmission will set the beginning rows of the feature line-up.  Friday night's dash will have a $500 cash purse with $200 to-win plus a $100 Sunoco fuel card, $100 for second, $50 for third through sixth.  Saturday night's dash will have a $1,000 cash purse with $400 to-win plus a $100 Sunoco fuel card, $200 for second, $150 for third, $125 for fourth, $75 for fifth, and $50 for sixth.  Special thanks to Bob Bentz (Jr.) for putting up $1,500 cash to remember his late father. 

 

There have been 33 RUSH Tour events completed all-time at Pittsburgh with 19 different winners! Michael Norris leads the way with six victories over fellow PPMS standout, Kyle Lukon, who has five. Ryan Montgomery is a three-time winner. The only other repeat winners are Daryl Charlier, Jeremy Wonderling, and National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Tim Shaffer. Single wins go to Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr., Colton Flinner, John Mollick, Mike Pegher, Jr., Jacob Hawkins, Garret Paugh, Levi Crowl, Kyle Hardy, Logan Roberson, 2023 $10,000 "Bill Hendren Memorial" winner Joe Martin, Mason Zeigler, 2024 $10,000 “Bill Hendren Memorial” winner Brandon Burgoon, and this year’s $7,010 “Jook George Steel City Classic” winner Christian Schneider.

 

Pittsburgh has completed 18 RUSH Late Model events this season (second most on the circuit) with nine different winners part of the City Chevrolet Weekly Series. Burgoon leads the way with five victories and will look to clinch his third straight City Chevrolet Track Pack title at PPMS this weekend.  Schneider has had a breakout season with four victories. Zach Gunn has won the first two races of his career and veteran Schirnhofer is the only other repeat winner.  Career first wins have gone to Zach Kane, Jake Gunn, and Tom Klein, while Charlier and Michael Reft have also reached victory lane.

 

Jeremy Wonderling, who is in search of an unprecedented fifth Series title, leads the Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Tour into Pittsburgh as just three events remain.  The Wellsville, NY driver sits atop the standings by 45 over Virginian Kyle Hardy, who has come on strong of late with five straight top four finishes including wins in the last three events at Tri-City, Tyler County, and Winchester Speedways. Wonderling, who was the $1,000 City Chevrolet Track Pack Champion at McKean, also leads the City Chevrolet National Weekly Series points. Wonderling is looking to cash in on more than $26,000 in point fund monies!  

 

3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year points leader, Demetrios Drellos, is third in points but only leads second year Tour racer, Austin Allen, by just four points.  Zack Carley, who is second in the RoY standings, is only 10 points back of Drellos in fifth. 

 

Jason Knowles is sixth in points.  Daryl Charlier, who won at Tri-City back on May 25, is seventh over Ben Easler, Mike Wonderling, and rookie Ryan Hare.  Completing the top 15 in points are Austin Hauser, Bryce Davis, rookie Bill Holmes III, Bud Watson, and Brad Mesler. 

   

The events will also count towards the RUSH City Chevrolet National Weekly Series, Pittsburgh’s City Chevrolet "Track Pack" and Russ King Racing "Futures Cup" for those eligible racers. 

 

In 2005, Bill Hendren, the patriarch of the Hendren family and founder of Hendren Racing Engines, had the foresight to begin building his affiliation with crate racing. As many of his open engine customers looked to crate racing as an opportunity to continue racing Bill began offering free advice via the well know 4M.net message board. As the concept grew throughout the country, his generosity and expertise were rewarded as many of those who had utilized his knowledge in the beginning utilized him as their engine rebuilder as their needs arose.  Bill passed away on March 19, 2011, but his legacy and dedication to crate racing lives on through his sons, Steve and Mike, as the Hendrens are recognized throughout the entire country as a leader in this specialized form of racing as they continue to operate Hendren Racing Engines. 

 

"I'll never forget the day many years ago when I received a surprise phone call from Steve Hendren expressing interest in having a memorial event for his late father Bill in conjunction with a RUSH Touring event," explained Emig. "Although I never knew Bill personally, I certainly was well aware of his pioneering spirit and great success in the world of Chevrolet Performance crate engine racing. And to have the Hendren Family allow us to hold their patriarch's only memorial event of the year under the RUSH banner for the 13th straight year is truly an honor! What Steve and his family continue to do for this event is tremendous! We have to thank all of the contributors as well as Blair Cress, Jr. for allowing this event to be part of the 'Pittsburgher' weekend."

 

Steve Hendren, who will be making the trip up to Pittsburgh from Rutherfordton, NC, was inducted into the Antioch (CA) Speedway Hall of Fame shortly after the 2021 event.  Hendren raced at the track weekly in the Late Model division from 1990-1993 winning 40 races and was the 1992 and 1993 champion.  In 1992, Hendren won 25 features in 44 starts with 15 of them coming at Antioch, which propelled him to the NASCAR Pacific Coast Regional Championship.

 

FK Rod Ends "Shock the Clock" Qualifying will be held each night with the fastest qualifier earning $100 followed up the $25 to-win FK Rod Ends heat races.  The "Fill'er up with Sunoco Bucks" program presented by Bazell Race Fuels will include an additional $400 of Sunoco fuel card giveaways; two $100 random draws for drivers in the top 15 of Tour points and another four $50 random draws for all other competitors each night.  

 

The podium finishers will each receive a three-pack of Heritage Wine Cellars premier products each night.  Precise Racing Products will award a $50 gift card for the "Pedal Down" Hard Charger that passes the most cars in the feature each night. Ontime Body & Graphic's "Spoiler Alert" will award a spoiler kit to the 16th place finisher on night one and the 17th place finisher on night two. The first feature non-qualifier will receive a $50 certificate from Holley Performance brands each night. There will also be five BOGO Landrum Performance Springs certificates given away through drawings each night. 

 

"Bill Hendren Memorial" Night 1 Feature Payoff (30 laps): 1. $4,000 2. $2,000 3. $1,000 4. $800 5. $700 6. $600 7. $550 8. $500 9. $475 10. $450 11. $425 12. $400 13. $375 14. $360 15. $350 16. $340 17. $330 18. $320  19. $310  20-24. $300.  (25-26. $300).

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier Night 1 Payoff: 1. $300 2. $200 3. $190 4. $185 5. $180 6. $175 7. $170 8. $165 9. $160 10-24. $155. Tow $125

 

"Bill Hendren Memorial" Night 2 Feature Payoff (40 laps): 1. $10,000 2. $5,000 3. $2,500 4. $2,000 5. $1,500 6. $1,200 7. $1,000 8. $900 9. $800 10. $700 11. $650 12. $625 13. $600 14. $550 15. $525 16. $500 17. $490 18. $480  19. $470  20. $460  21-24. $450  (25-26. $450).

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier Night 2 Payoff: 1. $400 2. $300 3. $250 4. $225 5. $200 6. $190 7. $180 8. $175 9. $170 10. $165 11-24. $160 Tow $125

 

You do not have to be a member of RUSH to compete only to receive Weekly and/or Tour points. The entry fee is $100 each night. AMB/MyLaps transponders will be used; Westhold transponders will NOT work. Units are available to rent for $25. Driver radio channel will be 453.800. For 2025 RUSH Technical Rules, check out https://www.rushlatemodels.com/2025 RUSH Late Model Rules.pdf

 

Pit passes will go on sale at 2 p.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday.  RUSH registration will open by 3 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 5:30 p.m.  Warm-ups are slated for 6 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing.  

 

Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway is a ˝-mile dirt track with a GPS address of 170 Kelso Rd, Imperial PA 15126, which is located just off the Noblestown exit on Routes 22/30. For more information, check out their website at www.ppms.com or call 412-279-7223. The track number on race day is 724-695-3363 or 724-695-0393. As for their social media outlets, you can like their page on Facebook at  www.facebook.com/PittsburghsPennsylvaniaMotorSpeedway or follow them on Twitter @PAMotorSpeedway.

 

The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Flynn's Tire, Gunter's Honey, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Billy's Garage, Joseph J. Oliva Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Russ King Racing, 3C Graphix, Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Velocita-USA, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Seal-Tite Paving & Excavating, Dusted Steak Seasoning, Ontime Body & Graphic, D&V Jewelers, AERO Race Wheels, Heritage Wine Cellars, Precise Racing Products, Racing Electronics, Design Creations, and Competition Crate Parts.

 

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com and mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300. The RUSH Late Model website is www.rushlatemodels.com. Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rushlatemodels and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) @RUSHLM.

 

 

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2025 lucas late model series  schedule

Date - Track - Event - Location - To Win

Jan 14 - Golden Isles Speedway - Super Bowl of Racing - Brunswick, GA - Practice

Jan 15 - Golden Isles Speedway - Super Bowl of Racing - Brunswick, GA - $7,000

Jan 16 - Golden Isles Speedway - Super Bowl of Racing - Brunswick, GA - $10,000

Jan 17 - Golden Isles Speedway - Super Bowl of Racing - Brunswick, GA - $12,000

Jan 18 - Golden Isles Speedway - Super Bowl of Racing - Brunswick, GA - $25,000

Jan 29 - All-Tech Raceway - Winter Nationals - Lake City, FL - Practice

Jan 30 - All-Tech Raceway - Winter Nationals - Lake City, FL - $10,000

Jan 31 - All-Tech Raceway - Winter Nationals - Lake City, FL - $12,000

Feb 1 - All-Tech Raceway - Winter Nationals - Lake City, FL - $15,000

Feb 3 - Ocala Speedway - Winter Nationals - Ocala, FL - Practice

Feb 4 - Ocala Speedway - Winter Nationals - Ocala, FL - $7,000

Feb 5 - Ocala Speedway - Winter Nationals - Ocala, FL - $10,000

Feb 6 - Ocala Speedway - Winter Nationals - Ocala, FL - $10,000

Feb 7 - Ocala Speedway - Winter Nationals - Ocala, FL - $12,000

Feb 8 - Ocala Speedway - Winter Nationals - Ocala, FL - $25,000

Mar 21 - Atomic Speedway - Buckeye Spring 50 - Chillicothe, OH - $15,000

Mar 22 - Brownstown Speedway - Indiana Icebreaker - Brownstown, IN - $25,000

Apr 25 - Georgetown Speedway - The Melvin L. Joseph Memorial - Georgetown, DE - $20,049

Apr 26 - Hagerstown Speedway - Conococheague 50 - Hagerstown, MD - $25,000

Apr 27 - Port Royal Speedway - Battle in the Borough - Port Royal, PA - $10,000

May 2 - Circle City Raceway - - Indianapolis, IN - $15,000

May 3 - Florence Speedway - 39th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial  - Union, KY - $25,000

May 9 - Farmer City Raceway - Farmer City 74 - Farmer City, IL - $25,000

May 10 - Fairbury Speedway - FALS Spring Shootout  - Fairbury, IL - $30,000

May 15 - Eagle Raceway - Malvern Bank Presents High Bank Heist - Eagle, NE - $10,000

May 16 - Eagle Raceway - Malvern Bank Presents High Bank Heist - Eagle, NE - $10,000

May 17 - Eagle Raceway - Malvern Bank Presents High Bank Heist - Eagle, NE - $50,000

May 22 - Lucas Oil Speedway - 12th Annual Cowboy Classic  - Wheatland, MO - $10,000

May 23 - Lucas Oil Speedway - The Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson  - Wheatland, MO - $10,000

May 24 - Lucas Oil Speedway - 33rd Annual Show-Me 100  - Wheatland, MO - $75,000

Jun 13 - Smoky Mountain Speedway - Mountain Moonshine Classic - Maryville, TN - $10,000

Jun 14 - Smoky Mountain Speedway - Mountain Moonshine Classic - Maryville, TN - $30,000

Jun 19 - Lernerville Speedway - 19th Annual Firecracker 100 - Sarver, PA - $5,000 x2

Jun 20 - Lernerville Speedway - 19th Annual Firecracker 100 - Sarver, PA - $5,000 x2

Jun 21 - Lernerville Speedway - 19th Annual Firecracker 100 - Sarver, PA - $50,000

Jul 4 - Portsmouth Raceway Park - Independence 50 - Portsmouth, OH - $25,000

Jul 5 - Muskingum County Speedway - Freedom 60 - Zanesville, OH - $25,000

Jul 10 - 34 Raceway - - Burlington, IA - $15,000

Jul 11 - Lucas Oil Speedway - 19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals - Wheatland, MO - $15,000

Jul 12 - Lucas Oil Speedway - 19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals - Wheatland, MO - $25,000

Jul 15 - Shelby County Speedway - Kosiski Family 53 - Harlan, IA - $25,053

Jul 17 - Huset's Speedway - 15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals  - Brandon, SD - $10,000

Jul 18 - Huset's Speedway - 15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals  - Brandon, SD - $10,000

Jul 19 - Huset's Speedway - 15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals  - Brandon, SD - $75,000

Aug 7 - Florence Speedway - 43rd Annual Sunoco North/South 100 - Union, KY - $6,000 x2

Aug 8 - Florence Speedway - 43rd Annual Sunoco North/South 100 - Union, KY - $6,000 x2

Aug 9 - Florence Speedway - 43rd Annual Sunoco North/South 100 - Union, KY - $75,000

Aug 15 - Batesville Motor Speedway - 33rd Annual Topless 100 - Batesville, AR - $5,000 x2

Aug 16 - Batesville Motor Speedway - 33rd Annual Topless 100 - Batesville, AR - $50,000

Aug 22 - Port Royal Speedway - The Rumble by the River - Port Royal, PA - $10,000

Aug 23 - Port Royal Speedway - The Rumble by the River - Port Royal, PA - $50,000

Aug 29 - Lernerville Speedway - 57th Annual Hillbilly Hundred  - Sarver, PA - $10,000

Aug 30 - Lernerville Speedway - 57th Annual Hillbilly Hundred  - Sarver, PA - $30,000

Sep 18 - Knoxville Raceway - Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals - Knoxville, IA - $10,000

Sep 19 - Knoxville Raceway - Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals - Knoxville, IA - $10,000

Sep 20 - Knoxville Raceway - Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals - Knoxville, IA - $75,000

Sep 26 - Brownstown Speedway - 4th Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial - Brownstown, IN - $10,000

Sep 27 - Brownstown Speedway - 46th Annual Jackson 100 - Brownstown, IN - $50,000

Oct 3 - Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway - 37th Annual Pittsburgher - Imperial, PA - $10,000

Oct 4 - Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway - 37th Annual Pittsburgher - Imperial, PA - $50,000

Oct 17 - Eldora Speedway - 45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship  - Rossburg, OH - Prelim

Oct 18 - Eldora Speedway - 45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship  - Rossburg, OH - $100,000

 

 

2025 - Revival Dirt Late Model Series Schedule
 
 
Apr4

Friday, 04 April 2025

Humboldt Speedway

REV OPENING WEEKEND AT HUMBOLDT

 
Apr5

Saturday, 05 April 2025

Caney Valley Speedway

REV OPENING WEEKEND AT CANEY VALLEY

 
Apr25

Friday, 25 April 2025

Salina Speedway

REV AT SALINA NIGHT #1

 
Apr26

Saturday, 26 April 2025

Salina Speedway

REV AT SALINA NIGHT #2

 
May17

Saturday, 17 May 2025

Tri-State Speedway

REV AT TRI-STATE

 
May31

Saturday, 31 May 2025

Lawton Speedway

REV AT LAWTON

 
Jun6

Friday, 06 June 2025

Thomas County Speedway

REV AT THOMAS COUNTY

 
Jun7

Saturday, 07 June 2025

RPM Speedway

REV AT RPM

 
Jun13

Friday, 13 June 2025

Lakeside Speedway

WEEKEND AT THE LAKES NIGHT #1

 
Jun14

Saturday, 14 June 2025

Lake Ozark Speedway

WEEKEND AT THE LAKES NIGHT #2

 
Jun21

Saturday, 21 June 2025

Longdale Speedway

DRIVER MEET/GREET NIGHT

 
Jun27

Friday, 27 June 2025

WaKeeney Speedway

REV AT WAKEENEY

 
Jun28

Saturday, 28 June 2025

81 Speedway

REV AT 81

 
Jul5

Saturday, 05 July 2025

Nevada Speedway

RON BOLIN SR. MEMORIAL

 
Jul18

Friday, 18 July 2025

Electric City Speedway

GENE TIMMERMAN MEMORIAL

 
Jul19

Saturday, 19 July 2025

Central Missouri Speedway

REV AT CMS

 
Aug8

Friday, 08 August 2025

Monett Motor Speedway

REV AT MONETT

 
Aug9

Saturday, 09 August 2025

Springfield Raceway

REV AT SPRINGFIELD

 
Aug16

Saturday, 16 August 2025

Belleville High Banks

KING OF THE CROSSROADS

 
Sep26

Friday, 26 September 2025

Lake Ozark Speedway

POWRi StockMod Nationals Night #1

 
Sep27

Saturday, 27 September 2025

Lake Ozark Speedway

POWRi StockMod Nationals Night #2

 
Oct18

Saturday, 18 October 2025

Caney Valley Speedway

OCTOPLESS

 
Nov7

Friday, 07 November 2025

Texas Motor Speedway

POWRi CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND NIGHT #1

 
Nov8

Saturday, 08 November 2025

Texas Motor Speedway

POWRi CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND NIGHT #2

  

2025 Rush Touring Series Schedule*
Presented by Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey 

 

  • Fri & Sat, April 4-5 Bridgeport Speedway (Swedesboro, NY) - $10,000 to-win - (Rain date 4/6)

     
  • Sat, April 12 Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, WV) - $4,000 to-win

     
  • Sat, April 19 Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - $4,000 to-win "Herb Scott Memorial" - (Rain date 4/26)

     
  • Sat, May 3 Winchester Speedway (Winchester, VA) - $5,000 to-win

     
  • Sat, May 10 Stateline Speedway (Busti, NY) - $4,000 "Bill Law Memorial"

     
  • Sun, May 11 Eriez Speedway (Erie, PA) - $4,0000

     
  • Fri, May 23 Outlaw Speedway (Dundee, NY) - $4,000 to-win "Gary Montgomery Memorial"

     
  • Sat, May 24 The Dirt Track at Genesee (Batavia, NY) - $4,000 to-win

     
  • Sun, May 25 Tri-City Raceway Park (Franklin, PA) - $4,000 to-win

     
  • Fri, June 6 McKean County Raceway (East Smethport, PA) - $4,000 to-win

     
  • Thr-Sat, June 19-21 Lernerville Speedway (Sarver, PA) - $20,000 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial" presented by Sunoco Race Fuels (Part of the "Firecracker 100") - (Rain date 6/22)

     
  • Thr, July 3 Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, WV) - $4,000 to-win "King of the Ring"

     
  • Fri, July 4 Ohio Valley Speedway (Washington, WV) - $4,000 to-win
  • Sun, July 13 Bradford Speedway (Bradford, PA) - $4,000 to-win

     
  • Sat, July 26 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - Minimum $6,010 to-win "Jook George Steel City Classic" - (Rain date 8/2)

     
  • Sat, Aug 9 Stateline Speedway (Busti, NY) - $4,000 to-win

     
  • Sun, Aug 10 Eriez Speedway (Erie, PA) - $4,000 to-win "Manufacturers Night" presented by MSD Performance

     
  • Fri, Aug 29 Tri-City Raceway Park (Franklin, PA) - $4,000 to-win "Oil Region Labor Day Classic"

     
  • Sun, Aug 31 Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, WV) - $4,000 to-win "Country Roads"

     
  • Fri, Oct 3 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - $4,000 to-win "Bill Hendren Memorial" Night 1 (Part of the "Pittsburgher")

     
  • Sat, Oct 4 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) - $10,000 to-win "Bill Hendren Memorial" Night 2 presented by FK Rod Ends, Pro Fab & City Chevrolet (Part of the "Pittsburgher") - (Rain date 10/5)

     
  • Fri-Sat, Oct 10-11 Lernerville Speedway (Sarver, PA) - $4,000 "Steel City Stampede" - (Rain date 10/12) 
     

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