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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.  

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 Moran Opens Silver Dollar Nationals with Thursday Victory

BRANDON, SD (July 17, 2025) – Defending Silver Dollar Nationals champion Devin Moran continued his success from a year ago at Huset’s Speedway, winning the $10,000-to-win Thursday portion of the 15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals presented by MyRacePass. It was Moran’s sixth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing win of the season.

 

Ricky Thornton Jr. finished second, reclaiming the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP points lead by 20 points ahead of Jonathan Davenport, who ended up seventh. Bobby Pierce earned the Hoker Trucking Hard Charger award, coming from the 11th starting position to finish third and round out the Big River Steel Podium.

 

Garrett Alberson and Hudson O’Neal completed the top five drivers.

 

Thornton took the lead at the start of the 40-lap main event and led the first four laps until Moran, who started on the outside of the second row, overtook him for the lead. Moran then led the remaining 36 laps of the race to win by 0.917 seconds over Thornton.

 

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 21st time in his career, the Dresden, Ohio native took the first step in defending his Silver Dollar Nationals win from one year ago.

 

“Man, this is nothing like what I grew up on. For some reason, when the track gets like that, I feel like I can drive it really well. The guys just gave me an amazing car, you know. This is the first time we've had this car out since the Show-Me 100, and it was right back to where we were. I felt like my car was so good that I could be patient, and once I found a gap, I could go. I knew if I couldn’t get by them, Ricky couldn’t get by me, so I just bided my time. I want to give a huge shoutout to Huset’s. They've been working on that berm, and they said they’re going to keep working on it, but the track was phenomenal tonight. It had a little more moisture than I realized, but they did a great job for us.”

 

Thornton tried to stay with Moran through heavy lapped traffic and had to fend off Tuesday night’s winner at Shelby County, Bobby Pierce, to secure the second spot.

 

“Whenever you become the point leader in anything, it’s a big deal. The only downside is that I lost 10 points to Devin come playoff time, so congratulations to him. His performance was really good, and I felt like I had a really good car too, but sometimes late in the race, you just don’t know where to be. I thought the top would be better, which is why I was watching Shirley—they were a little better around the top in one and two than I was. On that restart, I figured I’d go to the top, but then I saw Devin underneath me, and I was thinking if he drives by me in one and two, I’m kind of screwed. It didn’t work out for us, but I feel like we have a lot of good momentum heading into tomorrow.”

 

Pierce, who won the Silver Dollar Nationals in 2019, charged from the inside of row number six to round out the podium.

 

“This place is definitely up on the wheel. There's not really a point where you can relax on this track, but through that corner you're always up on the wheel. It's usually a little choppy into three when we're hauling the mail around there. You can pick up a lot of speed if you hit it right, but if the car bounces the wrong way, you lose some speed. It’s tough, but we tried our best to rebound tonight. We did a pretty good job, and if that one caution hadn’t come out, it really got to me because I had just moved up to fifth and was right under JD, then the caution came out and I dropped back to seventh, so I had to fight for those positions again.”

 

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, Bomag, Millwood Plumbing, Refuel Wellness, Anthony’s Pizza, Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service, Car Source Auto, Midwest Sheet Metal, Red Oak Pub, McHugh Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram, Eibach Springs, VP Fuels, Phillips CPA, Smoky Mountain Speedway, and Haulin’ Haskell’s.

 

Completing the top ten were Brian Shirley, Jonathan Davenport, Brandon Sheppard, Tyler Erb, and Donald McIntosh.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals Presented by MyRacePass | Night 1

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Huset’s Speedway – Brandon, SD

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Ricky Thornton Jr. | 12.859 seconds (Overall)

Fast Time Group B: Garrett Alberson | 12.998 seconds

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 18D-Daulton Wilson[2]; 3. 22*-Drake Troutman[3]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[5]; 5. 74X-Ethan Dotson[6]; 6. 8L-Matthew Larson[7]; 7. 60-Dan Ebert[4]; 8. 49C-Brock Carlson[8]

 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[3]; 4. 19M-Spencer Hughes[6]; 5. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[4]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[5]; 7. 15M-Shane DeMey[7]


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 3S-Brian Shirley[2]; 2. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 3. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[5]; 6. 07-Ben Sukup[7]; 7. 8-Lane Brenden[6]; 8. (DNS) 10-Junior Coover

 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 2. 1T-Tyler Erb[5]; 3. 93L-Cory Lawler[1]; 4. 79-Donald McIntosh[4]; 5. 17SS-Brenden Smith[6]; 6. 93-Carson Ferguson[2]; 7. 17SR-Brody Smith[7]

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): 1. 74X-Ethan Dotson[1]; 2. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[3]; 3. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith[4]; 5. 93-Carson Ferguson[8]; 6. 60-Dan Ebert[9]; 7. 8L-Matthew Larson[5]; 8. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 9. 17SR-Brody Smith[12]; 10. 07-Ben Sukup[6]; 11. 15M-Shane DeMey[11]; 12. 8-Lane Brenden[10]; 13. 49C-Brock Carlson[13]; 14. (DNS) 10-Junior Coover

 

15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals Presented by MyRacePass | Night 1 Feature Finish (40 Laps):

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

1 - 4 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $10,100

2 - 1 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $5,500

3 - 11 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $3,500

4 - 6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $2,700

5 - 10 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $2,500

6 - 2 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL - $2,300

7 - 3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $2,300

8 - 7 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $2,100

9 - 8 - 1T - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $2,050

10 - 16 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,100

11 - 13 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $1,600

12 - 17 - 74X - Ethan Dotson - Bakersfield, CA - $1,400

13 - 19 - 28 - Dennis Erb Jr - Carpentersville, IL - $1,200

14 - 15 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $1,000

15 - 23 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $950

16 - 22 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $925

17 - 18 - 76N - Blair Nothdurft - Renner, SD - $900

18 - 14 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $875

19 - 21 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $850

20 - 20 - 17SS - Brenden Smith - Dade City, FL - $825

21 - 12 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $800

22 - 24 - 8L - Matthew Larson - Lake Elmo, MN - $800

23 - 9 - 22* - Drake Troutman - Hyndman, PA - $800

24 - 5 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $800

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 30

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Ricky Thornton Jr.

MD3 Lap Leaders: Ricky Thornton Jr. (Laps 1-4); Devin Moran (Laps 5-40)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Devin Moran

Wieland Feature Winner: Devin Moran

Margin of Victory: 0.917 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Daulton Wilson (Lap 2); Drake Troutman (Lap 21)

Series Provisionals: Clay Harris

Fast Time Provisional: Matthew Larson

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

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

Penske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Ricky Thornton Jr., Bobby Pierce, Garrett Alberson, Hudson O’Neal

PEM 4th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Hudson O’Neal

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Jonathan Davenport

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brandon Overton

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Dennis Erb Jr.

MD3 24th Place Feature: Daulton Wilson

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Bobby Pierce (Advanced 8 Positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Devin Moran (36 Laps)

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton Jr.

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport

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

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Ricky Thornton Jr. | Lap 1 | 13.630 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Devin Moran

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Daulton Wilson

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: Bobby Pierce | 12.626 seconds

Time of Race: 16 minutes 17 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 - 5915 - $302,250

2 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 5895 - $274,000

3 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 5600 - $165,575

4 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 5570 - $207,349

5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 5390 - $125,450

6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 5315 - $162,100

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 5135 - $107,600

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 4805 - $88,225

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 4590 - $74,975

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 4430 - $61,800

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 4310 - $56,600

12 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 4020 - $54,325

13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 3960 - $46,025

14 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 3880 - $48,000

15 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 3465 - $34,525

Pierce Pockets $25,053 on Tuesday at Shelby County Speedway

HARLAN, IA (July 15, 2025) – Bobby Pierce won a thrilling Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FlorRacing event on Tuesday night at Shelby County Speedway, as he led the final 14 laps of the Kosiski Family 53, earning $25,053 for his second Series win of the year.

 

Pierce, who started seventh, passed Ricky Thornton Jr. on lap 39 and then went on to win by 1.249 seconds over fellow Illini driver Brandon Sheppard, who finished second after starting in 12th. Thornton, who started sixth, led three laps and rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. Hudson O’Neal, who had to take a provisional starting from the 23rd spot, finished fourth, with Jonathan Davenport, who led the first 36 laps, coming home in fifth.

 

Pierce went to Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 26th time in his career, surviving a three-wide race for the lead to claim the victory as the Oakwood, Illinois, racer was making his first career start at the Western Iowa facility.

 

“First off, I’ve got to say thank you to Shelby County Speedway — it’s an awesome race track. Thank you to all the fans for coming out tonight and packing this place. I kind of had to make some of the holes myself with the sliders; those were just death sliders there. I knew I had to make them check-up. We just had to get something going; we needed a consistent line of cars running the top. I was waiting on Brandon (Overton) to make another move like he did before— that one caution he started sliding Thornton, so that let me get in the mix, but someone had to start it, so I just started throwing the bombs.”

 

“What an awesome race, JD and I were pushing hard, and I let Thornton get in there. I thought, man, I don’t want to get him in the mix; you know, it was another car to race. It’s very tough to keep your composure sometimes. You had Dennis Erb on the bottom, and if you messed around up there too much, he was getting a good line down there. Watching the videos from last year taught me a lot about where to run.”

 

Sheppard, who won Saturday night's race at Lucas Oil Speedway, continued his mid-season surge in Rocket1 and earned $10,000 for finishing second.

 

“I knew he (Pierce) was going to be good, so I kind of followed him throughout and watched the lines he was running, using that to judge my own performance. He was really impressive, so congratulations to Bobby and Ricky. Thanks to all the fans for coming out; we appreciate all of you. Man, track prep tonight was on point—that thing was racy. Last year, it was pretty bottom-dominant, but they learned from that and fine-tuned it perfectly for the feature.”

 

Thornton, who now resides back in Iowa, was aiming for his 11th series win of 2025 and is now just 25 points behind Davenport heading to Huset’s Speedway on Thursday night.

 

“Man, I felt like I had a lot of fun last night, but tonight was actually more fun. Anytime you can race JD and Bobby like that and throw sliders like that, knowing they aren't going to run you over, it’s pretty awesome. Of course, it sucks not to win a race like that, but Bobby was really good, and Shepp was really good as well. I feel like I need a little more to get a bit better, but we’re improving on these small bullrings, so hopefully we’ll go to Huset’s and be really good. Hats off to everyone here — the whole city came together and helped us with gift cards and stuff like that. Hopefully we come back for a 2 or 3-day show.”

 

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

 

Completing the top ten were Brandon Overton, Garrett Alberson, Dennis Erb Jr., Devin Moran, and Carson Ferguson.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

Kosiski Family 53

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Shelby County Speedway – Harlan, IA

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Hudson O’Neal | 13.400 seconds (Overall)

Fast Time Group B: Jonathan Davenport | 13.494 seconds

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 3. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[5]; 4. 79-Donald McIntosh[4]; 5. 74X-Ethan Dotson[6]; 6. 93L-Cory Lawler[7]; 7. 53-Andrew Kosiski[10]; 8. 24L-Bill Leighton[8]; 9. 62-Justin Zeitner[9]; 10. 71-Hudson O'Neal[1]

 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[4]; 3. 93-Carson Ferguson[5]; 4. 38T-Dylan Thornton[2]; 5. 18-Jesse Sobbing[7]; 6. 04-Tad Pospisil[6]; 7. 19R-Ryan Gustin[3]; 8. 35D-Dylan Sillman[9]; 9. 6J-Jake Neal[8]


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 3. 76-Brandon Overton[3]; 4. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 5. 43-Derrick Stewart[5]; 6. 19M-Spencer Hughes[6]; 7. 60-Dan Ebert[7]; 8. 17SS-Brenden Smith[10]; 9. 80-Allan Hopp[8]; 10. 17SR-Brody Smith[9]

 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[1]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 16-Tyler Bruening[2]; 5. 22*-Drake Troutman[5]; 6. 15M-Shane DeMey[6]; 7. 10-Junior Coover[9]; 8. 07-Ben Sukup[8]; 9. 50-Kayden Clatt[3]

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 74X-Ethan Dotson[1]; 2. 18-Jesse Sobbing[2]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin[6]; 4. 62-Justin Zeitner[9]; 5. 24L-Bill Leighton[7]; 6. 04-Tad Pospisil[4]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 8. 6J-Jake Neal[10]; 9. 53-Andrew Kosiski[5]; 10. 35D-Dylan Sillman[8]; 11. 71-Hudson O'Neal[11]


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 43-Derrick Stewart[1]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 3. 15M-Shane DeMey[4]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith[7]; 5. 50-Kayden Clatt[10]; 6. 19M-Spencer Hughes[3]; 7. 80-Allan Hopp[9]; 8. 17SR-Brody Smith[11]; 9. 10-Junior Coover[6]; 10. 22*-Drake Troutman[2]; 11. 07-Ben Sukup[8]

 

Kosiski Family 53 Feature Finish (53 Laps):

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

1 - 7 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $25,053

2 - 12 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $10,700

3 - 6 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $7,100

4 - 23 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $4,800

5 - 2 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $4,800

6 - 10 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $3,400

7 - 1 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $3,200

8 - 4 - 28 - Dennis Erb Jr - Carpentersville, IL - $2,300

9 - 5 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $3,200

10 - 11 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $2,800

11 - 14 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $2,700

12 - 9 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $2,700

13 - 13 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,500

14 - 8 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $2,400

15 - 3 - 76N - Blair Nothdurft - Renner, SD - $1,600

16 - 20 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $2,200

17 - 17 - 74X - Ethan Dotson - Bakersfield, CA - $1,500

18 - 16 - 16 - Tyler Bruening - Decorah, IA - $1,500

19 - 24 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $2,200

20 - 15 - 38T - Dylan Thornton - Orcutt, CA - $1,500

21 - 19 - 18 - Jesse Sobbing - Malvern, IA - $1,500

22 - 22 - 15M - Shane DeMey - Denison, IA - $1,500

23 - 21 - 19R - Ryan Gustin - Marshalltown, IA - $1,500

24 - 18 - 43 - Derrick Stewart - Ainsworth, IA - $1,500

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 38

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Garrett Alberson

MD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (1-36); Ricky Thornton Jr. (37-39); Bobby Pierce (40-53)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan Davenport

Wieland Feature Winner: Bobby Pierce

Margin of Victory: 1.249 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Donald McIntosh (Lap 2); Dan Ebert (Lap 8); Derrick Stewart, Spencer Hughes (Lap 14); Dan Ebert (Lap 48); Tyler Bruening, Blair Nothdurft (Lap 49)

Series Provisionals: Hudson O’Neal, Spencer Hughes

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton Jr.

Penske Shocks Top 5: Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton Jr., Hudson O’Neal, Jonathan Davenport

PEM 4th Place Feature: Hudson O’Neal

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Jonathan Davenport

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Daulton Wilson

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Donald McIntosh

MD3 24th Place Feature: Derrick Stewart

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Hudson O’Neal (Advanced 19 Positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (36 Laps)

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport

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

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 1 | 14.240 seconds

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

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Spencer Hughes

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Bob Pierce

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Vic Hill Racing Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Sheppard | 13.310 seconds

Time of Race: 26 minutes, 23 seconds

 

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

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

1 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 5700 - $271,700

2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 5675 - $296,750

3 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 5395 - $163,075

4 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 5320 - $197,249

5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 5170 - $122,750

6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 5125 - $160,000

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 4960 - $106,000

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 4680 - $87,425

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 4455 - $74,125

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 4250 - $59,700

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 4170 - $55,725

12 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 3860 - $53,325

13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 3810 - $45,100

14 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 3725 - $47,050

15 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 3340 - $33,725

 

Sheppard Wins First Career Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway

WHEATLAND, MO (July 12, 2025) – Brandon Sheppard started sixth and passed race leader Gordy Gundaker on lap 15 to win the 19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. 

 

Sheppard’s win was his second of the season with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, and it allowed him to tie with Josh Richards for 8th place on the all-time series wins list, now with 34 wins.

 

Once in front, Sheppard dominated the rest of the race, which was slowed only by one caution. Sheppard won by an impressive 3.775 seconds to become the 12th different winner in the event's history. Hudson O’Neal, who started alongside Sheppard in row three, finished second, with Ricky Thornton Jr. rounding out the Big River Steel Podium in third. The rest of the top five included defending track champion Justin Wells and Garrett Alberson, who started 17th.

 

Gundaker, who started from the Victory Fuel Pole, took the lead at the beginning of the race and held the top spot for the first 14 laps until the only caution of the race was called. Gundaker, aiming for the biggest win of his career and his first Lucas Oil victory, saw Sheppard pass him on the lap 15 restart. From that point on, Sheppard dominated the rest of the race, leading the final 36 laps unchallenged.

 

“This place has haunted me in my dreams many times. We finished second at the Show-Me in 2021. I’ve performed well here before. The track is very tricky and hit or miss. It requires different skills than your average race track. We’re still figuring out this new car. We're improving our consistency by trying different things each night and building on a program we’ve grown to be good at here,” said the New Berlin, Illinois native.

 

“Getting a win here really shows where we stand as a team. I appreciate all the fans for sticking it out. I know it looked sketchy all day from the south, but somehow we dodged the gap, and it missed us. We definitely got lucky with the weather. Wheatland was an awesome track both nights this weekend.”

 

O’Neal, who entered the weekend with four wins in five appearances at Lucas Oil Speedway, finished in second after moving up to that position on lap 27.

 

“I think I got to overdriving a little bit,” as O’Neal was asked about getting sideways near the end of the race. “I felt like I was okay, and if I could pass some of those guys, I might be able to close the gap (on Sheppard) a little bit. I was driving a bit too hard and jumped the cushion down there, almost at the opening, turned pretty sharply. I was wide open trying to get back over the banking. I think I got tired a little early, and Sheppard got too big of a lead without a caution right then, so I couldn't close in on him.”

 

Thornton, who won the previous night at Wheatland, outdueled Wells in the final laps as he survived a back-and-forth battle to finish on the Big River Steel Podium.

 

“I felt like I was pretty good. I was a little too tight early, but once it finally slowed down, I felt really good. Hats off to the track crew. I think this race, the Show-Me, is probably the best this place has raced in a long time. I know they have been working hard to improve this place. The High Limit race here was really good too. I felt like I needed to be a lot better — I mean significantly better — to beat Brandon. He was in a league of his own tonight. I believe he got by me on lap two or three, and after that, I never really saw him.” 

 

The winner’s Mark Richards Racing, Rocket Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and sponsored Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Franklin Enterprises, Petroff Towing, Gunter’s Honey, Performance Grading, Ace Metal Works, Sunoco Race Fuels, Collins Brothers Towing, Stiles Marine and Maintenance, Rocket 1 Pre-Owned Motors.

 

Completing the top ten were Daulton Wilson, Gordy Gundaker, Jonathan Davenport, Brandon Overton, and Kayden Clatt.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland | Night 2

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Lucas Oil Speedway – Wheatland, MO

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Jonathan Davenport | 15.049 seconds (Overall)

Fast Time Group B: Brandon Overton | 15.266 seconds

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 11-Gordy Gundaker[3]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[5]; 3. 98-Justin Wells[4]; 4. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[2]; 5. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 6. 0-Jake O'Neil[7]; 7. 65-Jon Binning[8]; 8. 4W-Tyler Wolff[9]; 9. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]

 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 19M-Spencer Hughes[2]; 2. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 3. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[1]; 4. 50-Kayden Clatt[3]; 5. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[6]; 6. 93-Carson Ferguson[5]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[8]; 8. 60-Dan Ebert[7]


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 4. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[4]; 5. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[5]; 6. 79-Donald McIntosh[6]; 7. 15L-Payton Looney[7]; 8. 805-Rob Hough[9]; 9. (DNS) 3W-Brennon Willard

 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 97-Cade Dillard[3]; 3. 96-Dalton Imhoff[2]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 5. 93L-Cory Lawler[5]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 7. 87-Darron Fuqua[7]; 8. 15-Clay Stuckey[8]

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[2]; 3. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 4. 0-Jake O'Neil[3]; 5. 4W-Tyler Wolff[7]; 6. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]; 7. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 8. 65-Jon Binning[5]; 9. 49-Jonathan Davenport[9]


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[1]; 2. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 3. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 4. 6-Clay Harris[4]; 5. 15L-Payton Looney[5]; 6. 87-Darron Fuqua[6]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[8]; 8. 805-Rob Hough[7]; 9. (DNS) 3W-Brennon Willard

 

19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland | Night 2 Feature Finish (50 Laps):

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

1 - 6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $25,800

2 - 5 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $10,800

3 - 4 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $7,100

4 - 9 - 98 - Justin Wells - Aurora, MO - $4,000

5 - 17 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $4,200

6 - 7 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $3,400

7 - 1 - 11 - Gordy Gundaker - St. Charles, MO - $2,500

8 - 23 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $3,500

9 - 2 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $2,900

10 - 15 - 50 - Kayden Clatt - Edina, MO - $2,100

11 - 8 - 97 - Cade Dillard - Robeline, LA - $2,000

12 - 25 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $1,200

13 - 3 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $2,500

14 - 21 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $2,400

15 - 10 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $2,600

16 - 19 - 11T - Trevor Gundaker - St. Charles, MO - $1,500

17 - 16 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $2,300

18 - 13 - 1XM - Aaron Marrant - Richmond, MO - $1,500

19 - 24 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $2,200

20 - 11 - 8K - Tyler Kuykendall - Warsaw, MO - $1,500

21 - 22 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $2,200

22 - 20 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,200

23 - 12 - 96 - Dalton Imhoff - Jamestown, MO - $1,500

24 - 18 - 1/4J - Jaxon Ertel - Neosho, MO - $1,500

25 - 14 - 56 - Tony Jackson Jr - Lebanon, MO - $1,500

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 34

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Gordy Gundaker

MD3 Lap Leaders: Gordy Gundaker (1-14), Brandon Sheppard (15-50)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon Sheppard

Wieland Feature Winner: Brandon Sheppard

Margin of Victory: 3.775 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Donald McIntosh (Lap 14)

Series Provisionals: Jonathan Davenport, Dan Ebert

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Emergency Provisional: Clay Harris

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal, Ricky Thornton Jr.

Penske Shocks Top 5: Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal, Ricky Thornton Jr., Justin Wells, Garrett Alberson

PEM 4th Place Feature: Justin Wells

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Gordy Gundaker

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Cade Dillard

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Spencer Hughes

MD3 24th Place Feature: Jaxon Ertel

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Advanced 15 Positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Sheppard (36 Laps)

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport

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

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Brandon Sheppard | Lap 18 | 15.504 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Brandon Sheppard

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Jonathan Davenport

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Danny White

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Tony Jackson Jr. | 15.724 seconds

Time of Race: 17 minutes 14 seconds

 

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

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

1 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 5485 - $261,900

2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 5455 - $288,650

3 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 5175 - $157,275

4 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 5135 - $193,049

5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 4975 - $118,550

6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 4895 - $148,300

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 4760 - $101,600

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 4505 - $83,725

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 4275 - $70,325

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 4085 - $56,200

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 4000 - $52,025

12 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 3725 - $50,125

13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 3660 - $42,900

14 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 3565 - $44,650

15 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 3235 - $32,925

 

Thornton Returns to Lucas Oil Victory Lane with Win at Lucas Oil Speedway

WHEATLAND, MO (July 11, 2025) – Ricky Thornton Jr. returned to Lucas Oil Victory Lane on Friday night as he won night one of the 19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland. Thornton’s winless drought with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing extended back to his last victory with the series on May 17 at Eagle, Nebraska.

 

Thornton led all 40 laps to secure his 10th Series win of 2025, earning $15,000. Jonathan Davenport finished second, while Clay Harris moved up from the 11th starting position to earn his first Big River Steel Podium of the season. Garratt Alberson, who won the previous night at 34 Raceway, finished fourth, and Devin Moran rounded out the top five.

 

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 52nd time in his career, the defending series champion, now trailing Davenport by 50 points heading into Saturday night's $25,000-to-win main event.

 

“Man, I felt like I was on different tires than he (Davenport) was, and I was thinking, man, he’s so good here. Did I really make a bad decision to be on different tires? We took off, and he was a little better than I was at times, which kind of surprised me. I felt like I should be a little better on the bottom. I almost overdrove the straightaways, and it was wheelspinning really bad. That caution kind of saved me. It calmed me down and let me think about what I needed to do. I had a good restart and thought the top in one and two looked really good, but it was right on the edge. One time when I entered three, I felt like I was going to end up in the wall,” said the Chandler, Arizona native.

 

Davenport, who is aiming for his record-tying fourth National Championship, finished second after initially fighting off Brandon Overton early in the race and Clay Harris in the final laps.

 

“I think it was about tires. It’s so crazy. I don’t know; you think you know a little about tires, and then all of a sudden, something like tonight happens. Clay did an awesome job coming from where he did on as soft as tires as you could run. Ricky did a good job too, and he had on soft tires as well. I really thought we were sitting in the catbird’s seat with the hard tires, but it was just a little different night. They had a lot of water on the track, and obviously, you can still see it’s kind of brown all the way across; it was quite shiny black, yet. Hats off to the track crew.”

 

Harris, who earlier in the day took delivery of another engine after mechanical issues on Friday night at 34 Raceway, nearly matched his best career finish with the series by finishing second at Ocala in 2024.

 

“It means a lot to come home third tonight. We worked all day, and without Cameron and Chad, I wouldn’t be able to run this well. I didn’t think we’d finish the Lucas season because we broke a motor last night, but the guys stepped up and bought us a new motor today, so we ran good, and I’m happy about it.”

 

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

 

Completing the top ten were Brandon Overton, Daulton Wilson, Hudson O’Neal, Cade Dillard, and Brandon Sheppard.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland | Night 1

Friday, July 11, 2025

Lucas Oil Speedway – Wheatland, MO

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Ricky Thornton Jr. | 15.012 seconds (Overall)

Fast Time Group B: Jonathan Davenport | 15.073 seconds

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[6]; 3. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[2]; 4. 93L-Cory Lawler[5]; 5. 50-Kayden Clatt[3]; 6. 4W-Tyler Wolff[9]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 8. 65-Jon Binning[8]; 9. 96-Dalton Imhoff[4]

 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[3]; 4. 79-Donald McIntosh[4]; 5. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[5]; 6. 11-Gordy Gundaker[6]; 7. 98-Justin Wells[9]; 8. 31C-Cole Henson[7]; 9. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[8]


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[4]; 4. 97-Cade Dillard[2]; 5. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[6]; 6. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[5]; 7. 15L-Payton Looney[8]; 8. 0-Jake O'Neil[7]; 9. 28-Jim Greenway[9]

 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[2]; 2. 19M-Spencer Hughes[1]; 3. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 6. 87-Darron Fuqua[7]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]; 8. 3W-Brennon Willard[8]; 9. (DNS) 805-Rob Hough

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 11-Gordy Gundaker[4]; 2. 50-Kayden Clatt[1]; 3. 98-Justin Wells[6]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[2]; 5. 4W-Tyler Wolff[3]; 6. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[10]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[5]; 8. 65-Jon Binning[7]; 9. 96-Dalton Imhoff[9]; 10. 31C-Cole Henson[8]


 

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[1]; 2. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[3]; 3. 15L-Payton Looney[5]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[2]; 5. 0-Jake O'Neil[7]; 6. 3W-Brennon Willard[8]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]; 8. 87-Darron Fuqua[4]; 9. (DNS) 28-Jim Greenway; 10. (DNS) 805-Rob Hough

 

19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland | Night 1 Feature Finish (40 Laps):

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

1 - 1 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $15,000

2 - 2 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $7,100

3 - 11 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $5,000

4 - 10 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $4,000

5 - 7 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $3,000

6 - 3 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $2,500

7 - 6 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $2,400

8 - 12 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $2,300

9 - 14 - 97 - Cade Dillard - Robeline, LA - $2,200

10 - 5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $2,100

11 - 15 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,000

12 - 16 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $1,800

13 - 19 - 50 - Kayden Clatt - Edina, MO - $1,600

14 - 17 - 11 - Gordy Gundaker - St. Charles, MO - $1,500

15 - 24 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $1,400

16 - 23 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $1,300

17 - 9 - 1XM - Aaron Marrant - Richmond, MO - $1,200

18 - 8 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $1,100

19 - 4 - 8K - Tyler Kuykendall - Warsaw, MO - $1,000

20 - 13 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $1,000

21 - 21 - 98 - Justin Wells - Aurora, MO - $1,000

22 - 20 - 56 - Tony Jackson Jr - Lebanon, MO - $1,000

23 - 18 - 11T - Trevor Gundaker - St. Charles, MO - $1,000

24 - 22 - 15L - Payton Looney - Republic, MO - $1,000

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 36

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Ricky Thornton Jr.

MD3 Lap Leaders: Ricky Thornton Jr. (Laps 1 - 40)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Ricky Thornton Jr.

Wieland Feature Winner: Ricky Thornton Jr.

Margin of Victory: 3.26 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Kayden Clatt (Lap 3)

Series Provisionals: Daniel Hilsabeck, Dan Ebert

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathan Devenport, Clay Harris

Penske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Clay Harris, Garrett Alberson, Devin Moran

PEM 4th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Devin Moran

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Daulton Wilson

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Donald McIntosh

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Kayden Clatt

MD3 24th Place Feature: Payton Looney

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Dan Ebert (Advanced 9 Positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Ricky Thornton Jr.

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton Jr.

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport

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

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 2 | 16.444 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Clay Harris

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: n/a

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: Trevor Gundaker | 15.848 seconds

Time of Race: 13 minutes 51 seconds

 

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

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

1 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 5285 - $258,400

2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 5235 - $281,450

3 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 4980 - $190,449

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 4945 - $146,475

5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 4770 - $114,350

6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 4645 - $122,500

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 4565 - $98,700

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 4305 - $80,325

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 4115 - $67,925

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 3960 - $53,900

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 3855 - $49,725

12 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 3560 - $47,625

13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 3525 - $40,700

14 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 3395 - $43,450

15 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 3110 - $30,725

 

Garrett Alberson Wins a Thriller at 34 Raceway

WEST BURLINGTON, IA (July 10, 2025) – It was finally Garrett Alberson’s night on Thursday at 34 Raceway as the Las Cruces, New Mexico native won his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of the season. Alberson, who entered the event leading in most feature laps this season without a win, earned $15,000 for his second career Series victory.

 

Alberson led the first 35 laps of the race and the final four as he held off Hudson O’Neal and Brandon Overton for the victory. Jonathan Davenport finished fourth and regained the championship points lead from Ricky Thornton, Jr., who failed to finish the race. Carson Ferguson rounded out the top five drivers.

 

Alberson, who led 39 laps total, fell to third with 10 laps remaining but rallied using the top side of the race track to go from third to first in the final five laps of the race.

 

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the first time since winning at Port Royal in August of 2024, Alberson came home with the win in dramatic fashion,

 

“That was a crazy race right there. You know, we went hard on tires, and on some of those restarts, the track kept hacking. At first, I thought it was going to go our way, and then later I started skating around a little bit, and it was a little dirty here and there. It was like that last run we actually cleaned it up on the top and got that right rear going, and we just never quit,” said Alberson, who currently sits fifth in the championship points.

 

“I could get in there in the bottom with Hud, but I couldn’t really leave out of there quite as nice as I needed to carry my speed, so I just got up there where I tried to get my right rear hot and try to get my momentum back up. At first, I didn’t really feel like I was getting anywhere, it was kind of a treacherous feeling, but then after a couple of laps, I just started to make up some ground, and it just worked out right.”

 

O’Neal, who won the last series race at Muskingum County on July 5, came from 11th to claim the runner-up spot.

 

“We raced all over this thing, from wall-to-wall and uke tire to uke tire. Man, 34 put on a show tonight. I really feel like I had something there. I was rolling on Brandon (Overton) and he went down there to protect and he kind of just shut it down on that bottom. Then I heard a motor firing up there outside of me and I thought oh no and then we got to the center of the corner, and I saw the white nose and I figured it was Garrett. He (Alberson) made a great move he just kind of took advantage of Brandon trying to protect a little bit and he was able to make the winning move.”

 

Overton, who led 11 laps, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third.

 

“I zigged when I should have zagged, I guess. Hats off to the race track, man that was an awesome race. You could go wherever you wanted to. I seen Hudson and I’m like man just get down and kind of block him and run back to the top and as soon as I moved down, I stalled out and I saw Garrett come around me. I didn’t know he was still there. It is what it is. We have been struggling, but we’re all working together, tonight I feel like was a big step. I am always on Burroughs, and I’m doing this and doing that; we are still learning each other. It has taken us a lot longer than we wanted to, but that’s alright, we are just going to keep working.”

 

The winner’s Roberts Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Low Voltage Solutions, Inc., Mesilla Valley Transportation, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bilstein Shocks, Titan Racing Products, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bill’s Sport Shop, Dickie’s Doghouse, Cheap Cars, Done Right TV, Roemer Machine, Denago Powersports, Mitchell Ranch, and Fertilizer Equipment Specialists.

 

Completing the top ten were Chad Simpson, Daniel Hilsabeck, Tyler Bruening, Brandon Sheppard, and Devin Moran.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing

Race Summary 

Thursday, July 10, 2025

34 Raceway – West Burlington, IA

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Tyler Bruening | 14.683 seconds

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[3]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 3. 32-Chris Simpson[2]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey[6]; 5. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[7]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[8]; 7. 19M-Spencer Hughes[5]; 8. 16-Tyler Bruening[1]; 9. 25B-Chevy Boyer[9]

 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[2]; 3. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 4. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 5. 11-Gordy Gundaker[6]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 7. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 8. 51-Matt Furman[8]; 9. 17-Tim Simpson[9]


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 93-Carson Ferguson[1]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 3. 93L-Cory Lawler[4]; 4. 18D-Daulton Wilson[5]; 5. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[7]; 6. 43-Derrick Stewart[6]; 7. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 8. 33-Rickey Frankel[9]; 9. (DNS) 50-Kayden Clatt


 

Feature Finish (50 Laps):

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

1 - 1 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $15,800

2 - 11 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $7,800

3 - 6 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $5,700

4 - 8 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $5,100

5 - 3 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $3,700

6 - 16 - 25 - Chad Simpson - Mt. Vernon, IA - $2,500

7 - 15 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $3,200

8 - 22 - 16 - Tyler Bruening - Decorah, IA - $2,300

9 - 4 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $2,900

10 - 5 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $3,100

11 - 12 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $2,700

12 - 10 - 15 - Clay Stuckey - Shreveport, LA - $1,800

13 - 18 - 43 - Derrick Stewart - Ainsworth, IA - $1,600

14 - 21 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,200

15 - 14 - 11 - Gordy Gundaker - St. Charles, MO - $1,400

16 - 13 - 11T - Trevor Gundaker - St. Charles, MO - $1,300

17 - 19 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $1,900

18 - 9 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $1,800

19 - 25 - 25B - Chevy Boyer - New Haven, MO - $1,000

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

21 - 20 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $1,700

22 - 24 - 33 - Rickey Frankel - Quincy, IL - $1,000

23 - 26 - 17 - Tim Simpson - Iowa City, IA - $1,000

24 - 23 - 51 - Matt Furman - Iowa City, IA - $1,000

25 - 17 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $1,700

26 - 7 - 32 - Chris Simpson - Oxford, IA - $1,000

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 27

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Garrett Alberson

MD3 Lap Leaders: Garrett Alberson (Laps 1-35); Brandon Overton (Laps 36-46); Garrett Alberson (Laps 47-50)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Garrett Alberson

Wieland Feature Winner: Garrett Alberson

Margin of Victory: 1.482 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Rickey Frankel (Lap 1); Brandon Sheppard, Chris Simpson, Clay Stuckey (Lap 4); Clay Harris (Lap 6); Matt Furman (Lap 8); Gordy Gundaker (Lap 10); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 15); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 18); Devin Moran (Lap 30); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 39)

Series Provisionals: n/a

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Garrett Alberson, Hudson O’Neal, Brandon Overton

Penske Shocks Top 5: Garrett Alberson, Hudson O’Neal, Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport, Carson Ferguson

PEM 4th Place Feature: Jonathan Davenport

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Carson Ferguson

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Daniel Hilsabeck

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Daulton Wilson

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Derrick Stewart

MD3 24th Place Feature: Matt Furman

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race:

MD3 Most Laps Led: Garrett Alberson (39 Laps)

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Garrett Alberson

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

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

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Garrett Alberson | Lap 2 | 15.354 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Garrett Alberson

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Zach Huston

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Ricky Thornton Jr. | 14.616 seconds

Time of Race: 43 minutes 31 seconds

 

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

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

1 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 5045 - $251,300

2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 4975 - $266,450

3 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 4775 - $187,449

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 4755 - $144,175

5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 4560 - $110,350

6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 4465 - $120,400

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 4365 - $96,200

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 4110 - $77,925

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 3945 - $66,125

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 3785 - $51,900

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 3705 - $48,425

12 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 3420 - $46,525

13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 3370 - $39,300

14 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 3175 - $38,450

15 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 2980 - $29,725

 

 

O’Neal Claims Second Freedom 60 in Three Years

ZANESVILLE, OH (July 5, 2025) – Hudson O’Neal started sixth. He passed race leader Jonathan Davenport on lap 44 to win the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, Freedom 60 on Saturday night at Muskingum County Speedway. O’Neal’s third series victory of the season paid $25,000 from a total purse of over $82,000.

 

Davenport crossed the finish line in second, just 0.515 seconds behind O’Neal, but he failed post-race tech when his droop limiter chain was not tight, which moved him to 25th place in the finishing order.

 

Garrett Alberson, who finished third, moved up to second in the final rundown. Brandon Sheppard, the previous night’s winner at Atomic and the leader for the first 8 laps of the 60-lap main event, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. 

 

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 32nd time in his career, the 2023 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion returned to victory at Muskingum County for the second time. He held off a slider by Davenport in the closing laps to secure the win after Davenport led from laps 9 through 43.

 

“That was the advantage of not being out in the lead like Jonathan was. I was able to kind of drive some lines there, and I found that bottom. At first, whenever I tried, it didn’t quite have the speed to drive all the way to the lead, but as that top slowed down, I got a little better. This car was amazing. Hats off to Jason Durham and my crew; they gave me an outstanding race car, making all the right decisions on tires and everything else things,” said the Martinsville, Indiana native.

 

“I was really good at getting into third place and being able to get out there and come back down the hill. It was awesome; everything played out right tonight. I was able to drive up through there in the heat race, and having a good starting spot in the feature was the main thing for us. I appreciate all of the fans who came out tonight, and the Moran Family and Muskingum for giving us a great race track to race on.”

 

Alberson ran as high as second during the race after a side-by-side battle with Sheppard for several laps.

 

“I had a very small balance issue, but our car was really close, and I am so proud of these guys. We have been working our butts off trying to develop a longer run program. We are really close. I am sure the battles (with Sheppard and O’Neal) hurt us, but Hud was really good; he just kind of worked over that bottom on me and did his job. I am just really happy to be here. I hate it for JD; I don’t know if it was a mechanical failure or what it was. That’s a tough deal, but I guess it happens to all of us at some point.”

 

Sheppard, who earned his first series win of the season 24 hours earlier at Atomic Speedway, stayed in the hunt for most of the race and finished third.

 

“I definitely felt like I was battling with someone for most of the race. I was pretty much the same all the way across the track. I was just a little bit snug. The track was super slick tonight, it was awesome, and I thought it put on a great show for all of these fans. This new car has been phenomenal since we unloaded it.”

 

The winner’s SSI Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Wheeler Metals, Merrill Bonding Company, Sub-Surface of Indiana, Professional Concrete, Cutting and Drilling, West Side Tractor Sales, Dyno One Inc., O’Neal’s Salvage and Recycling, Indiana USSSA Fast Pitch Softball, Bob and Tammy Burton, Houchens Insurance Group, Bobcat of Batesville, and Sunoco Race Fuels.

 

Completing the top ten were Nathon Loney, Donald McIntosh, Brandon Overton, Logan Zarin and Carson Ferguson.


 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

Freedom 60

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Muskingum County Speedway – Zanesville, OH

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Brandon Sheppard | 16.058 seconds

Fast Time Group B: Jonathan Davenport | 16.001 seconds (Overall)

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[3]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[2]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 5. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 6. 10-Nathon Loney[5]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[6]

 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 79-Donald McIntosh[4]; 2. 20B-Todd Brennan[1]; 3. 4-Tripp Gerrald[2]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[3]; 5. C4-Freddie Carpenter[5]; 6. (DNS) K54-Kenneth Rucker; 7. (DNS) 0-Steve Prince


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[4]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[2]; 4. 19M-Spencer Hughes[5]; 5. 66C-Matt Cosner[3]; 6. 156-James Dennis[7]; 7. R54-Shane Greco[6]

 

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 1Z-Logan Zarin[2]; 3. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[3]; 5. 57-Caiden Black[5]; 6. W1-Cory Workman[6]; 7. K11-George Klintworth[7]

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (9 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): 1. 6-Clay Harris[1]; 2. 66C-Matt Cosner[2]; 3. 57-Caiden Black[4]; 4. 156-James Dennis[6]; 5. R54-Shane Greco[10]; 6. C4-Freddie Carpenter[3]; 7. W1-Cory Workman[8]; 8. 93L-Cory Lawler[9]; 9. K11-George Klintworth[12]; 10. (DNS) 10-Nathon Loney; 11. (DNS) K54-Kenneth Rucker; 12. (DNS) 0-Steve Prince


 

Freedom 60 Feature Finish (60 Laps):

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

1 - 6 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $25,800

2 - 4 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $10,700

3 - 1 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $6,700

4 - 5 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $5,100

5 - 10 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $4,200

6 - 25 - 10 - Nathon Loney - Danville, OH - $2,700

7 - 3 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $3,300

8 - 15 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $3,000

9 - 8 - 1Z - Logan Zarin - Hookstown, PA - $2,200

10 - 12 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $2,800

11 - 18 - 66C - Matt Cosner - Ridgeley, WV - $2,000

12 - 16 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $2,600

13 - 14 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $2,500

14 - 11 - 4 - Tripp Gerrald - Versailles, KY - $1,700

15 - 20 - 156 - James Dennis - Lower Salem, OH - $1,600

16 - 9 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $2,500

17 - 13 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $2,200

18 - 23 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $2,200

19 - 19 - 57 - Caiden Black - New Concord, OH - $1,500

20 - 7 - 20B - Todd Brennan - Zanesville, OH - $1,500

21 - 22 - C4 - Freddie Carpenter - Parkersburg, WV - $1,500

22 - 24 - W1 - Cory Workman - Gratiot, OH - $1,500

23 - 17 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $2,200

24 - 21 - R54 - Shane Greco - Midway, WV - $1,500

25 - 2 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $2,800

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 28

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Brandon Sheppard

MD3 Lap Leaders: Brandon Sheppard (Laps 1-8); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 9-43); Hudson O’Neal (Laps 44-60)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan Davenport

Wieland Feature Winner: Hudson O’Neal

Margin of Victory:  1.663 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Daniel Hilsabeck (Lap 11); Freddie Carpenter (Lap 14); Todd Brennan (Lap 17); Freddie Carpenter, Cody Workman (Lap 17 restart); Caiden Black (Lap 30); Carson Ferguson (Lap 52)

Series Provisionals: Cory Lawler

Fast Time Provisional: Cory Workman

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: Nathon Loney

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Hudson O’Neal, Garrett Alberson, Brandon Sheppard

Penske Shocks Top 5: Hudson O’Neal, Garrett Alberson, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Daulton Wilson

PEM 4th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Daulton Wilson

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Donald McIntosh

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Matt Cosner

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Spencer Hughes

MD3 24th Place Feature: Shane Greco

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Nathon Loney (Advanced 18 Positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (35 Laps)

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Hudson O’Neal

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport

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

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 19 | 16.877 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Hudson O’Neal

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Devin Moran

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jason Durham

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Race Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Cory Lawler | 15.952 seconds

Time of Race: 32 minutes 42 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 - 4845 - $264,250

2 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 4825 - $246,200

3 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 4585 - $184,349

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 4525 - $136,375

5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 4310 - $94,550

6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 4280 - $117,500

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 4145 - $90,500

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 3935 - $75,225

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 3740 - $62,425

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 3625 - $49,700

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 3510 - $45,225

12 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 3275 - $44,625

13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 3245 - $37,600

14 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 3050 - $36,750

15 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 2840 - $27,925

 

Sheppard Secures First Lucas Oil Victory of the Season at Atomic

 

CHILLICOTHE, OH (July 4, 2025) – Brandon Sheppard earned his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season on Friday night, taking the Independence 50 at Atomic Speedway. Sheppard inherited the lead when race leader Carson Ferguson went pit side under a caution after leading the first four laps.

 

Sheppard went on to lead the rest of the way and secure the $25,000 win. It was Sheppard’s 33rd career victory with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, tying him with Josh Richards.

 

Josh Rice, who recovered after an oil leak was discovered before time trials, came from the 17th starting position to finish second. Jonathan Davenport rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. Davenport finished 5 points behind points leader Ricky Thornton Jr., who finished 16th after dropping out of the race while running in second.

 

Davenport now leads Thornton by 55 points heading into Saturday’s race at Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, Ohio.

 

Daulton Wilson finished in fourth, with Donald McIntosh rounding out the top five drivers.

 

Sheppard’s visit to Lucas Oil Victory Lane is his first since February 8, 2024, at East Bay Raceway Park. “It feels so good. It’s crazy that this was the place where we got our first Lucas Oil win this year. It’s been a long time since I’ve won here. This place has been tough on me lately, but I can’t thank my team enough for busting their tails this week to get this new car ready for us. Honestly, I’ve had the car messed up most of the year because of some stuff I was feeling in Florida, and we made some changes that caused more issues. I found some pretty good speed in my car during the Summer Nationals, so I told Mark what I did, and he said, well, that’s where we should have been at the start of the year.”

 

Rice came home second after rallying from the inside of row nine. “I feel like I won the race about as badly as a comeback could be. It was probably the ugliest podium finish you will ever see from me. Like I said, we broke the oil line, my crew was covered in oil and everything else. We were goofing off and everything else six laps in, and I thought about pulling in. I was like, we got our start money. Then, it seemed like about eight cars broke, and more cars kept blowing up. After that long green flag run, I looked up on the board and saw I was in sixth. Daultin Wilson showed me the top down here in three and four. I was kind of decent, really, and then he showed me all the way around the top. That’s when I really started to make up time.”

 

Davenport, coming off a red-hot month of June, where he won the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway and his first Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway, is positioning himself even better as he seeks his record-tying fourth series title.

 

“It’s something we’ve been searching for all year—getting the points lead. We got close to him (Thornton), but he pulled away again. I hate to take the points lead while he (Thornton) is having bad luck, but we’ve had our fair share of bad luck this year. In March, we spun out against a lapped car running second. Thanks to all of you fans for coming out and spending your Fourth of July with us. We appreciate it. I hope we put on a good show for you.”

 

The winner’s Mark Richards Racing, Rocket Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Franklin Enterprises, Petroff Towing, Gunter’s Honey, Ace Metal Works, Stiles Marine and Maintenance, Rocket 1 Pre-Owned Motors, Collins Brothers Towing, and Sunoco Race Fuels.

 

Completing the top ten were Hudson O’Neal, Dan Ebert, Daniel Hilsabeck, Mike Marlar, and Clay Harris.

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 

Race Summary 

Independence 50

Friday, July 4, 2025

Atomic Speedway – Chillicothe, OH

 

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Ricky Thornton Jr. | 13.346 seconds

 

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[2]; 3. 60-Dan Ebert[3]; 4. 19M-Spencer Hughes[4]; 5. 157-Mike Marlar[5]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[7]; 7. C4-Freddie Carpenter[6]; 8. 6-Clay Harris[9]; 9. 11-Adam Stricker[8]

 

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): 1. 93-Carson Ferguson[1]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 3. 28-Tyler Carpenter[5]; 4. 71-Hudson O'Neal[4]; 5. 66C-Matt Cosner[7]; 6. 11R-Josh Rice[8]; 7. 57-Caiden Black[6]; 8. 58-Garrett Alberson[3]; 9. K54-Kenneth Rucker[9]


 

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 4. 71C-RJ Conley[6]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[4]; 6. 93L-Cory Lawler[5]; 7. 00-Justin Cooper[8]; 8. R54-Shane Greco[7]

 

Fast Shafts B-Main Race Finish (7 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. C4-Freddie Carpenter[1]; 2. 57-Caiden Black[2]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[4]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[5]; 5. 00-Justin Cooper[3]; 6. R54-Shane Greco[6]; 7. K54-Kenneth Rucker[8]; 8. (DNS) 11-Adam Stricker


 

Independence 50 Feature Finish (50 Laps):

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

1 - 3 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $25,800

2 - 17 - 11R - Josh Rice - Crittenden, KY - $10,000

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

4 - 9 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $4,700

5 - 15 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $4,300

6 - 11 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $3,500

7 - 7 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $3,200

8 - 16 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $3,000

9 - 13 - 157 - Mike Marlar - Winfield, TN - $2,200

10 - 21 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $2,800

11 - 18 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $2,700

12 - 4 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $2,900

13 - 19 - C4 - Freddie Carpenter - Parkersburg, WV - $1,800

14 - 12 - 71C - RJ Conley - Wheelersburg, OH - $1,700

15 - 10 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $2,300

16 - 1 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $2,700

17 - 22 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $2,200

18 - 14 - 66C - Matt Cosner - Ridgeley, WV - $1,500

19 - 5 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $2,200

20 - 8 - 28 - Tyler Carpenter - Parkersburg, WV - $1,500

21 - 2 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $2,200

22 - 20 - 57 - Caiden Black - New Concord, OH - $1,500

23 - 23 - R54 - Shane Greco - Midway, WV - $1,500

24 - 24 - 11 - Adam Stricker - Batavia, OH - $1,500

 

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 26

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Ricky Thornton Jr.

MD3 Lap Leaders: Carson Ferguson (Laps 1-4); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 5-50)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon Sheppard

Wieland Feature Winner: Brandon Sheppard

Margin of Victory: 2.457 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Hudson O’Neal (Lap 4); Tyler Carpenter (Lap 7); Brandon Overton (Lap 9); Debris (Lap 29); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 38)

Series Provisionals: n/a

Fast Time Provisional: Shane Greco, Adam Stricker

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Brandon Sheppard, Josh Rice, Jonathan Davenport

Penske Shocks Top 5: Brandon Sheppard, Josh Rice, Jonathan Davenport, Daulton Wilson, Donald McIntosh

PEM 4th Place Feature: Daulton Wilson

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Donald McIntosh

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Dan Ebert

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Cory Lawler

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Freddie Carpenter

MD3 24th Place Feature: Adam Stricker

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Josh Rice (Advanced 15 Positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Sheppard (46 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: Brandon Sheppard | Lap 6 | 14.035 seconds

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

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Carson Ferguson

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Danny White

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Race Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Dan Ebert | 13.218 seconds

Time of Race: 30 minutes 53 seconds

 

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

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

1 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 4690 - $243,400

2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 4635 - $259,150

3 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 4435 - $181,849

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 4275 - $110,575

5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 4080 - $83,850

6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 4050 - $110,800

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 3955 - $87,500

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 3730 - $71,025

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 3560 - $59,625

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 3430 - $46,400

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 3365 - $43,025

12 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 3110 - $42,125

13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 3075 - $35,000

14 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 2925 - $34,550

15 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 2700 - $25,725

 

 

Lucrative Silver Dollar Nationals Week at Huset’s Speedway

BATAVIA, Ohio (July 16, 2025) - All eyes are on Huset’s Speedway as the high-banked oval prepares to host the 15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals Presented by MyRacePass, July 16-19.

 

The action will kick start on Wednesday, July 16, with a complete program for the Tri-State Late Model Series and the IMCA Stock Cars.

 

Then, the Lucas Oil Late Model Series presented by FloRacing will take center stage with a complete program of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 40-lap, $10,000 to win A-Main both Thursday and Friday.

 

The Malvern Bank Super Late Model Series (SLMR) joins the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing on Thursday and Friday with a complete program on tap each night.

 

Saturday’s Silver Dollar Nationals finale saw a significant purse boost of over $40,000 in 2025. Another complete program for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing will culminate in a 100-lap, $75,000-to-win, $2,500-to-start finale.

 

The Late Model Street Stocks will also be part of Saturday’s program at Huset’s Speedway.

 

Huset's Speedway, carved from a soybean field in 1953, is located between Sioux Falls and Brandon, South Dakota on Highway 11. Take I-90 east of Sioux Falls to exit 406, then go south three miles on SR 11. For more information or to purchase advance tickets, please visit www.husetsspeedway.com.

 

Jonathan Davenport holds a 25-point advantage over Ricky Thornton Jr. in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP standings. Hudson O’Neal has moved to third, followed by Devin Moran and Garrett Alberson, completing the top five.

 

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:

Thursday, July 17: 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

 

Friday, July 18: 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, July 19:

Silver Dollar Nationals: 1. $75,000, 2. $25,000, 3. $10,000, 4. $9,000, 5. $8,000, 6. $7,000, 7. $6,000, 8. $5,000, 9. $4,500, 10. $4,000, 11. $3,800, 12. $3,700, 13. $3,600, 14. $3,500, 15. $3,400, 16. $3,300, 17. $3,200, 18. $3,100, 19. $3,000, 20. $2,900, 21. $2,800, 22. $2,700, 23. $2,600, 24. $2,500 = $197,600

 

Non-Qualifiers Race: 1. $2,000, 2. $1,500, 3. $1,400, 4. $1,300, 5. $1,200, 6. $1,150, 7. $1,100, 8. $1,090, 9. $1,080, 10. $1,070, 11. $1,060, 12. $1,053, 13. $1,053, 14. $853, 15. $753, 16. $553, 17. $553, 18. $553, 19. $553, 20. $553 = $20,427

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:

Left Front - Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3, (90) W30s

Right Front/Left Rear - Hoosier (90) NLMT3, (90) W30s

Right Rear - Hoosier (92) NLMT3, (92) W30s, (92) NLMT4

 

Previous Silver Dollar Nationals Winners:

2024 - Devin Moran

2023 - Brandon Sheppard

2022 - Jonathan Davenport

2021 - Kyle Bronson

2020 - Brandon Sheppard

2019 - Bobby Pierce

2018 - Jonathan Davenport

2017 - Tim McCreadie

2016 - Jonathan Davenport

2015 - Scott Bloomquist

2014 - Scott Bloomquist

2013 - Jimmy Owens

2012 - Brian Birkhofer

2011 - Don O'Neal

Summit Racing Equipment Awards “Super Twelve” in Chase for the Championship

BATAVIA, Ohio (July 16, 2025) - The Summit Racing Equipment “Super Twelve” awarded the top twelve drivers in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP, each earning a cash bonus based on their position in the championship point standings.

 

The Summit Racing Equipment Super Twelve is the second of four bonus rounds in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP. The Summit Racing Equipment Super Twelve honors the top twelve drivers competing for a record points fund exceeding $1.3 million.

 

Jonathan Davenport claimed the top spot in the Chase for the Championship and earned $5,000, while each driver afterward received a $1,000 bonus. The rest of the top twelve included Ricky Thornton Jr., Hudson O’Neal, Devin Moran, Garrett Alberson, Brandon Sheppard, Brandon Overton, Daulton Wilson, Carson Ferguson, Donald McIntosh, Daniel Hilsabeck, and Spencer Hughes.

 

Summit Racing Equipment Super Twelve Payout: 1. $5,000, 2. $1,000, 3. $1,000, 4. $1,000, 5. $1,000, 6. $1,000, 7. $1,000, 8. $1,000, 9. $1,000, 10. $1,000, 11. $1,000, 12. $1,000 = Total $16,000

 

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.

 

About Summit Racing Equipment:

It was 1968, and a young engineer owned a big block-powered 1967 Corvette roadster with a 427. He made some connections to get hop-up parts at a discount, and it wasn't long before his drag racing buddies found out and wanted the same deal. From such humble beginnings Summit Racing Equipment was born. Fast-forward to 2021 and that one-man startup is now the World's Speed Shop® the go-to parts source for thousands of gearheads around the globe.

 

To learn more about Summit Racing Equipment visit www.summitracing.com.

 

Kosiski Family 53 Boasts $25,053 on Tuesday at Shelby County

BATAVIA, Ohio (July 13, 2025) – Shelby County Speedway once again honors the Kosiski family with the 2nd Annual Kosiski Family 53 on Tuesday, July 15.

 

The event will feature a big purse increase in 2025, with a $25,053 winner’s share. A full schedule of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains is planned, leading up to the 53-lap main event.

 

The IMCA Late Models will join the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing.

 

The pit gate at Shelby County Speedway will open at 4:00 PM. The general admission gate will open at 4:30 PM. Hot Laps begin at 6:30 PM.

 

Shelby County Speedway is a 1/3-mile oval located on the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Harlan, Iowa. To find more information about Shelby County Speedway or purchase tickets in advance, visit www.racescs.com.

 

Jonathan Davenport now holds a 30-point advantage over Ricky Thornton Jr. in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP standings. Hudson O’Neal has moved to third, followed by Devin Moran and Garrett Alberson, completing the top five.

 

Donald McIntosh leads the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year chase by 50 points over Daniel Hilsabeck. Dan Ebert is third.

 

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 Purse:

1. $25,053, 2. $10,000, 3. $6,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,500, 6. $2,700, 7. $2,500, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,900, 13. $1,800, 14. $1,700, 15. $1,600, 16. $1,500, 17. $1,500, 18. $1,500, 19. $1,500, 20. $1,500, 21. $1,500, 22. $1,500, 23. $1,500, 24. $1,500 = $82,853

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:

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

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

 

Midwest Tripleheader Next for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

 

BATAVIA, Ohio (July 7, 2025) – This weekend, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series makes its return to the Midwest.

 

The weekend begins on Thursday, July 10, at 34 Raceway with a $15,000-to-win event. A complete program is on deck, featuring Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 50-lap main event.

 

Joining the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at 34 Raceway are the Modifieds and Mini Haulers.

 

The pit gate will open at 4:00 PM, with the general admission gate opening at 5:00 PM. On-track action will begin at 6:30 PM.

 

34 Raceway, often referred to as Southeast Iowa’s Premier Place to Race, is in West Burlington, Iowa, and has hosted numerous prestigious national events since its inception in 1966. To learn more about 34 Raceway or to purchase tickets in advance, visit www.34raceway.com.

 

From there, the tour heads to Lucas Oil Speedway for the 19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland Metal Services. The event will expand to a two-day schedule in 2025, with full programs each night, featuring $15,000-to-win and $25,000-to-win main events, respectively.

 

The Super Stocks will also compete each night at Lucas Oil Speedway.

 

Lucas Oil Speedway is located at the intersection of Highway 83 and Highway 54 in Wheatland, Missouri, about an hour North of Springfield and only about an hour and a half from Kansas City. For advance ticket purchases or more information about Lucas Oil Speedway, visit www.lucasoilspeedway.com.

 

The 19th Annual Diamond Nationals will be the next bonus round in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP. The Summit Racing Equipment Super Twelve will award each driver within the top twelve in the championship standings a share of a $16,000 payout.

 

Summit Racing Equipment Super Twelve Payout: 1. $5,000, 2. $1,000, 3. $1,000, 4. $1,000, 5. $1,000, 6. $1,000, 7. $1,000, 8. $1,000, 9. $1,000, 10. $1,000, 11. $1,000, 12. $1,000 = Total $16,000

 

Ricky Thornton Jr. returns to the top of the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP standings. Jonathan Davenport is seconds, followed by Devin Moran, Hudson O’Neal, and Garrett Alberson, completing the top five.

 

Donald McIntosh leads the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year chase by 50 points over Daniel Hilsabeck. Dan Ebert is third.

 

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:

34 Raceway: 1. $15,000, 2. $7,000, 3. $5,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,000, 6. $2,500, 7. $2,400, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,800, 13. $1,600, 14. $1,500, 15. $1,400, 16. $1,300, 17. $1,200, 18. $1,100, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000, 21. $1,000, 22. $1,000, 23. $1,000, 24. $1,000 = $63,400

 

Lucas Oil Speedway (Friday): 1. $15,000, 2. $7,000, 3. $5,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,000, 6. $2,500, 7. $2,400, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,800, 13. $1,600, 14. $1,500, 15. $1,400, 16. $1,300, 17. $1,200, 18. $1,100, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000, 21. $1,000, 22. $1,000, 23. $1,000, 24. $1,000 = $63,400

 

Lucas Oil Speedway (Saturday): 1. $25,000, 2. $10,000, 3. $6,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,500, 6. $2,700, 7. $2,500, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,900, 13. $1,800, 14. $1,700, 15. $1,600, 16. $1,500, 17. $1,500, 18. $1,500, 19. $1,500, 20. $1,500, 21. $1,500, 22. $1,500, 23. $1,500, 24. $1,500 = $82,800

 

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:

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

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

 

 

 

Celebrate Independence Day with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in Ohio

BATAVIA, Ohio (July 1, 2025) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing will celebrate Independence Day weekend with a Buckeye State doubleheader.

 

The action this weekend will get started on Friday, July 4, with a stop at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio, for the Independence 50. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will compete in a complete program of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 50-lap, $25,000 to win main event.

 

The Sport Modifieds are also on the racing card for Friday, July 4, at Atomic Speedway. The pit gate will open at 2:00 PM. The general admission gates will open at 4:00 PM, with on-track action beginning at 6:00 PM.

 

Atomic Speedway is located at 2535 Blain Highway in Waverly, Ohio - just off S.R. 23, six miles south of Chillicothe. For more information about Atomic Speedway, including how to purchase discounted tickets in advance, please visit www.atomicspeedway.net.

 

The following night, July 5, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series returns to Muskingum County Speedway. Another complete program of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 60-lap, $25,000 to win main event is in store during the annual Freedom 60.

 

The pit gate opens at 2:00 PM, with the general admission gates opening at 4:00 PM and on-track action beginning at 6:00 PM. An autograph session with the stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is scheduled from 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM. In addition to the thrilling action of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, the 604 Late Models and Modifieds will also compete on Saturday.

 

Muskingum County Speedway will also have the largest display of fireworks the area has to offer following the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series main event.

 

Muskingum County Speedway is located at 7985 Frazeysburg Road in Dresden, Ohio, just north of Zanesville. Tickets to the Freedom 60 can be purchased in advance by visiting https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/2184/tickets/1470984. To learn more about Muskingum County Speedway, visit www.muskingumcountyspeedway.com.

 

Ricky Thornton Jr. leads the latest Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP standings. Jonathan Davenport trails Thornton by just 5 points, followed by Devin Moran, Hudson O’Neal, and Garrett Alberson, completing the top five.

 

Donald McIntosh leads the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year chase by 50 points over Daniel Hilsabeck. Dan Ebert is third.

 

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:

Atomic Speedway: 1. $25,000, 2. $10,000, 3. $6,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,500, 6. $2,700, 7. $2,500, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,900, 13. $1,800, 14. $1,700, 15. $1,600, 16. $1,500, 17. $1,500, 18. $1,500, 19. $1,500, 20. $1,500, 21. $1,500, 22. $1,500, 23. $1,500, 24. $1,500 = $82,800

 

Muskingum County Speedway: 1. $25,000, 2. $10,000, 3. $6,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,500, 6. $2,700, 7. $2,500, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,900, 13. $1,800, 14. $1,700, 15. $1,600, 16. $1,500, 17. $1,500,18. $1,500, 19. $1,500, 20. $1,500, 21. $1,500, 22. $1,500, 23. $1,500, 24. $1,500 = $82,800

 

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

 

MIDWEST  late model series

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www.mlracing.com

The Midwest Late Model Racing Association dirt track late model racing was born in the heartland, and that's where you'll still find the most dedicated drivers and fans of the sport. The Lucas Oil Midwest Latemodel Racing Association employs strict rules and regulations, ensuring that only the toughest and most talented drivers become champion.

 

 

 

Revival Dirt Late Model Series

  

www.reivaldirtlatemodelseries.com

 

 

fastrak series  

  

www.fastrakracing.com

 

 

rush late model series

 

www.rushlatemmodels.com

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. 

 

STANDOUTS MICHAEL NORRIS, BRYCE DAVIS & NICK DAVIS CAPTURE 1ST HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL WINS OF 2025; CAREER 1ST FOR COOPER FRITZ IN RUSH SPRINTS WHILE ZACH MORROW WINS AT SHARON FOR THE 1ST TIME EVER

By Marcie Barlow


 

July 18, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Pulaski, PA)...It was another busy weekend for all of the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series divisions presented by Born2Run Lubricants as the action continues to heat up throughout the region. Michael Norris, Nick Davis, and Bryce Davis tallied their first RUSH Late Model victories of the season. Rookie Cooper Fritz won his first career RUSH Sprint Car event, while Zach Morrow won his first of the season. Veteran Al Brewer picked up his first RUSH Pro Mod checkered flag of 2025, while Raiddan Wilson remained hot in the RUSH Stock Cars winning a pair of features.

 

The Hovis RUSH Late Models were in action Friday at Lernerville Speedway for a special $1,000 to-win City Chevrolet Weekly Series event. Michael Norris shot out to the early lead with Bud Watson right behind. Daryl Charlier took the second spot from Watson on lap two and set his sights on Norris. Charlier closed in on the race leader as the halfway mark approached but once Norris found himself in clean air, he wasted little time in stretching out his lead and going on to score the victory.  Charlier, who won the first RUSH race at Lernerville this year, settled for second with Christian Schneider finishing third.  Clinton Hersh and Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. rounded out the top five.

 

Georgetown Speedway also hosted a $1,000 to win special for competitors in the RUSH Late Models last Friday night. "Nitro" Nick Davis scored his first win of 2025 to maintain his City Chevrolet Track Pack points lead.  Robert Smith, Joey Warren, Derek Magee, and Ben Scott completed the top five.

 

Also on Friday night in RUSH Late Model City Chevrolet Weekly action, Davin Kaiser continue to add to his win total as he scored win number six of the year in seven tries at Dog Hollow Speedway.  It was Kaiser's seventh overall win of 2025 as he continues to lead the City Chevrolet National Weekly Series points. Mike Laughard, Tom Snyder, Jr., Jon Lee, and Tyler Ellenberger completed the top five.

 

Veteran Bryce Davis tallied his first RUSH Late Model victory of the season Saturday evening at Woodhull Raceway.  Davis started second, grabbed the top spot at the green flag and went on to score the City Chevrolet Weekly Series win of the season by 3.667 seconds over Track Pack points leader Brett Marlatt.  Austin Allen was third over Steve LeBarron. Rookie Wyatt White completed the top five for his career best finish.

 

Brodie Oravetz and Kyle Lukon led the RUSH Late Model field to green Saturday evening at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.  Oravetz led the first eight circuits before Brandon Burgoon took over the top spot.  Burgoon went on to lead the remainder of the event to score his second win of the season at the Imperial, PA oval.  Oravetz held on to the second spot matching his career best finish from opening night. Lukon claimed third in his first PPMS race of 2025.  Clinton Hersh and Daryl Charlier were fourth and fifth for their second top five finishes in as many nights.

 

Jason Genco started on the pole of the RUSH Late Model main event Saturday night at Stateline Speedway.  The Frewsburg, NY driver went on to lead the entire distance of the 20-lap main event to capture the victory- his first of the season at Stateline, but third overall in City Chevrolet Weekly Series action.  Tenth place starter Randy Hall came home in second for a season best finish.  Canadian Brandt Graham was third for his career best Stateline effort.  Gary Youngs and David Parker finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

 

Hovis RUSH Sprint Car teams competed in two events at Tri-City Raceway Park Friday evening.  The June 13 makeup event saw 15-year-old New York driver Cooper Fritz score his career first feature win in a full size race car! Fritz also leads the Russ King Racing Futures Cup points.  Zach Morrow was second as Blaze Myers, Brandon Shughart and John Mollick completed the top five.  In the regularly scheduled main event, Blaze Myers captured his fifth win of the season in six tries at the Venango County half-mile. Trent Marshall came home a career best second. Arnie Kent, Morrow, and Wyatt Long rounded out the top five.

 

RUSH Sprint Car Billy's Garage Weekly Series action continued at Sharon Speedway Saturday evening part of the World of Outlaws Late Model program.  Second year competitor Luke Mulichak led the first two circuits before veteran Arnie Kent took the top spot.  A lap four caution provided Zach Morrow with the opportunity he was looking for as he was able to wrestle the second spot away from Mulichak.  Morrow then set his sights on Kent and put a slider on the veteran on lap 14 to grab the lead.  The duo battled for the remaining six laps with Morrow scoring the $800 win by just 0.323 seconds. It was Morrow’s first ever victory at the Hartford, OH oval and also his first since teaming up with car owner Tim Engles, but 10th of his career in the division.  Mulichak was a close third to match his career best finish at the speedway. Zack Wilson and Ricky Tucker III were able to record their career best Sharon finishes in fourth and fifth, respectively. 

 

Paul Nelson II led the first three circuits of the Hovis RUSH Pro Mod main event at Stateline Speedway before Josh Wilcox took the top spot. Wilcox led the next four circuits before veteran Al Brewer, who started fourth, took the top spot and went on to score his first win of the 2025 season. Wilcox, Tyler Oakes, Tim Peterson, and Cody Rickard completed the top five.

 

Hovis RUSH Stock Car competitors had a busy weekend that began at Tri-City Raceway Park Friday evening. Darr Diegelman was the winner of the event that was rained out on June 13.  It was Diegelman’s first victory of the season at the Franklin, Pa. oval and his second overall in divisional action.  William Baker, Jr., Raiddan Wilson, Camron Kramer and Jim Buchanon followed.  Wilson was the victor in the second feature event. It was his second at the speedway in 2025.  Diegelman came home in second with Baker, Kramer and Buchanon rounding out the top five.

 

The RUSH Stock Car teams travelled to Stateline Speedway for Saturday action which saw Raiddan Wilson score victory number two of the weekend and fourth overall of the season. Wilson leads both the Weekly Series and Russ King Futures Cup points.  Diegelman wrapped up a solid two nights in runner-up for his third top two finish of the weekend. Camron Kramer was third over Kaden Michael and Blaze Harrison.

 

Rain claimed the RUSH Late Model action at The Dirt Track at Genesee as well as the RUSH Late Model and Stock Car events at Eriez Speedway.  The RUSH Sprint Car action scheduled at Knox Raceway also fell victim to the weather.

 

This weekend’s Hovis RUSH Late Model City Chevrolet Weekly action includes Dog Hollow Speedway and Raceway 7 on Friday.  Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, Stateline Speedway, Tyler County Speedway and Woodhull Raceway Saturday evening with Eriez Speedway closing out the racing action on Sunday.

 

The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series returns to The Dirt Track at Genesee on Tuesday, July 22nd.  This will be the Tour’s first visit to the New York track in more than two years.  The $4,000 to-win event will be part of the Genesee County Fair.

 

Billy's Garage Weekly Series RUSH Sprint Car actionis scheduled at Tri-City Raceway Park on Friday and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway on Saturday.

 

The Hovis RUSH Sportsman Modified teams will compete in the Route 7 Rumble action that begins Friday at Raceway 7 and continues Saturday at Sharon Speedway before a first ever appearance at Stateline Speedway next Thursday for $800 to-win.

 

Hovis RUSH Pro Mod action is scheduled for Freedom on Friday, Stateline Speedway on Saturday and Bradford Speedway on Sunday.  RUSH Stock Car competitors are also scheduled for three nights of action with Tri-City Raceway Park and Freedom (Friday), Stateline Speedway (Saturday) and Eriez Speedway (Sunday) on their schedule.

 

The days may be getting a little shorter as the Summer begins to wind down, but the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series action continues to “heat up” so enjoy an event or two at a speedway near you.

 

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.

ZACK WILSON CAPTURES CAREER 1ST WIN IN HOVIS RUSH SPRINT CARS RETURN TO STATELINE; 1ST RUSH LATE MODEL WINS OF 2025 FOR TOMMY SCHIRNHOFER JR, MIKE LAUGHARD & ZACK CARLEY

By Marcie Barlow


 

July 10, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Pulaski, PA)...The Fourth of July holiday was filled with lots of Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants action.  Veteran Kyle Thomas scored his first ever victory in Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey RUSH Late Model Touring Series action while Tour Series regular Jeremy Wonderling tallied the win as the Tour made its first ever appearance at the Ohio Valley Speedway.   Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr., Mike Laughard, and Zack Carley picked up their first victories of the season in RUSH Late Model City Chevrolet Weekly Series action. Chas Wolbert added to his win total in RUSH Sportsman Modified action.  Zack Wilson made his first ever visit to victory lane in RUSH Sprint Car action, while Joe Chamberlain won his first of the season in RUSH Pro Mod action. Raiddan Wilson and Blaze Harrison split the RUSH Stock Car events.

 

Garret Paugh and Kyle Thomas led the Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series RUSH Late Model main event to green at Tyler County Speedway on Thursday, July 3rd.  Thomas used the outside to power into the lead, weathered several cautions and used the top side of the speedway to score the victory, which was his career first in RUSH Touring Series action worth $4,000.  New York drivers Jeremy Wonderling finished in and Jason Knowles finished second and third.  A.J. Spagnuolo and Ben Easler completed the top five, which were their career best finishes in RUSH Late Model Tour action.

 

The Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series teams travelled to Ohio Valley Speedway for Race #6 of the 2025 tour, which was also the Series’ first ever visit to the speedway.  Wonderling and Thomas led the field to the green with Wonderling getting the advantage early.  A determined Thomas was able to close the gap, and the duo raced side-by-side at several times during the 30-lap event.  Wonderling however was able to get the $4,000 win with Thomas coming home in second.  Austin Allen finished third with Ben Easler, improving on his finish the previous evening, to get fourth.  Kyle Hardy completed the top five after starting last in a back-up car.

 

Muskingum County Speedway hosted a $2,000 to win RUSH Late Model  City Chevrolet Weekly Series special event on Saturday, July 5, which wrapped up three nights for the Dave Poske's Performance Parts Mid-Ohio Valley Series.  Wonderling was able score win #2 of the weekend in his first ever visit to the Dresden, Ohio oval, which was part of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event live on FloRacing.  Russ King Racing Futures Cup racer Lincoln Smith was second as Tour racers Easler, Bud Watson, and Mike Wonderling completed the top five.

 

RUSH Late Model competitors at Dog Hollow Speedway had a busy weekend with three events in two days.  Davin Kaiser scored his fifth victory of the season at the Northern Cambria, PA oval as he defeated Dan Angelicchio, Ray Ciccarelli, Noah Brunell and Mike Laughard. Fifteen cars were on hand, which was the most since Dog Hollow reopened last season.

 

Dog Hollow was back in action on July 4 with Laughard scoring the win in the rained-out event from June 27, which was his first win of 2025.  Tom Snyder, Tyler Ellenberger, Tanner Hauger and Noah Brunell completed the top five.   Laughard also picked up the winner in the regularly scheduled event that evening.  Tom Snyder, Jr. and Colby Beighey followed in second and third. Tyler Ellenberger and Noah Brunell rounded out the top five.

 

RUSH Late Model competitors saw two days of racing action at Stateline Speedway.  Friday evening David Parker led the entire distance of the 20-lap main event to tally his second win of the season by 1.142 seconds over Randy Hall.  Jake Wilber, Hunter Proctor, and William Pinckney followed in third through fifth.

 

Saturday night’s RUSH Late Model event saw Zack Carley, Breyton Santee and Demetrios Drellos battle in the early stages of the event.  Drellos used the top side of the speedway, while Santee used the bottom. Carley held off both through the first half; however, a restart with seven laps to go allowed Drellos to use the top groove to close in.  Another yellow with two laps remaining bunched up the field, but Carley was able to score a hard-earned victory over Drellos and Santee.  It was Carley's first of the season and came over a strong 26-car field. David Parker claimed fourth with Jason Genco getting the fifth spot.

 

Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr., and Jake Gunn led the RUSH Late Model field to green at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.  Jake Gunn took the lead and battled brother Zach Gunn for the top spot, while Schirnhofer patiently waited in third.  Mechanical trouble struck Jake Gunn on lap 12 and Schirnhofer inherited the lead. Schirnhofer would weather a late race caution and red flag to score the win, which was his first in almost two years.  Dan Angelicchio was second in his first PPMS start of the season. Clinton Hersh, Christian Schneider, and Mike Reft finished second through fifth, respectively.

 

Breyton Santee scored win #3 of the season Sunday evening at Eriez Speedway.  Santee led the entire distance of the 20-lap main event to score a big 4.016 second win over Scott Gurdak.  Bud Watson, David Parker, and Jason Genco completed the top five.

 

Hovis RUSH Sprint Car teams celebrated the Fourth of July holiday with three nights of racing action.  The teams began the weekend at Tri-City Raceway Park on Friday.  Blaze Myers scored a 3.931 victory over Zach Wilson in the 20-lap main event.  Luke Mulichak, John Mollick, and Lucas Roessner finished third through fifth, respectively.

 

RUSH Sprint car teams then travelled to Stateline Speedway on Saturday for a special $800 to-win event.  It was the first RUSH Sprint Car race at Stateline since the inaugural 2018 season. Luke Mulichak and Brian Cressley led the field to the green but it was third place starter Zach Wilson who grabbed the lead.  Wilson went on to score his first career victory by more than four seconds over veteran Arnie Kent. Kent, who started ninth. Luke Mulichak, Zach Morrow, and Ricky Tucker III rounded out the top five.

 

Blaze Myers continued to look strong at Tri-City Raceway Park in 2025 as he quickly grabbed the top spot in Sunday evening action at the speedway.  Zach Morrow stayed glued to the rear of Myers’ car; however, he was unable to wrestle the top spot away from Myers, who went on to score his fourth straight win of the season at Tri-City.  Morrow settled for second and took over the points lead in the $5,000 to-win Billy's Garage Weekly Series Championship.  Charlie Utsinger claimed a season best third.  Fourteen-year-old Samantha Priest had a career best finish in fourth with Russ King Racing Futures Cup points leader Wyatt Long getting fifth.

 

Hovis RUSH Sportsman Modified competitors began their weekend at Raceway 7 on Friday.  Pole-sitter Chas Wolbert led the entire distance of the 20-lap event to score his second consecutive victory at the speedway.  Kole Holden, who started in the second spot, fell back to fourth on lap 10 but made a late race charge to come home in the runner-up position. Doug Rutana, Jake Rutana and Rob Kristyak completed the top five.

 

On Sunday evening the RUSH Sportsman Modified racers travelled to Tri-City Raceway Park for their second appearance of the season.  Chas Wolbert led the entire distance of the 15-lap main event to complete a perfect weekend.  Wolbert has six victories in RUSH action this season and the win at Tri-City was also his 60th of his career in the division. Kole Holden once again came home in the second position with Logen Lockhart claiming third.  Jake Rutana was fourth. Karston King, who leads the Russ King Racing Futures Cup points, rounded out the top five.

 

Hovis RUSH Pro Mod teams were in action at Stateline Speedway on Friday.  Tim Peterson withstood the pressure of Nick Arnold and Josh Wilcox to lead the entire distance of the 15-lap event and score his second win of the season.  Arnold came home in second with Tyler Oakes in third. Ian Degolier and Wilcox completed the top five.

 

McKean County Raceway was also in action on Friday night. Joe Chamberlain substituted for Ed Carley in the RUSH Pro Mods.  Chamberlain got by Dean Ingalls and Steve Dixon on the first lap and went on to pick up his first win of 2025.  Al Brewer finished second with Derek Austin getting third. Dixon and Ingalls completed the top five.

 

The Hovis RUSH Stock Cars had a doubleheader weekend. On Friday night at Tri-City Raceway Park, Raiddan Wilson scored his first career victory at the Franklin, Pa. oval as it was his second overall of 2025. Points leader William Baker, Jr., Camron Kramer, Darr Diegelman, and Cole Laskey completed the top five. Action at Stateline Speedway on Saturday saw Blaze Harrison fend off the challenges of Raiddan Wilson and Kaden Michael to pick up his second Stateline victory of the season and third overall.  Michael came home in second with Wilson claiming the third spot.  Ricky Houser and Ken Moore, Sr. completed the top five.

 

RUSH Late Model competitors had the weekend off at Raceway 7, Bradford, McKean County, Genesee, Winchester, and Woodhull.

 

The Hovis RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series returns to action on Sunday at Bradford Speedway for a $4,000 to-win show. The event will be Race #7 of the 2025 season and is the first and only appearance of the season at the 1/4-mile track.

 

The weekend's Hovis RUSH Late Model City Chevrolet Weekly Series events begins Friday at Dog Hollow Speedway, Georgetown Speedway and Lernerville Speedway for $1,000 to-win.  Saturday’s RUSH Late Model action includes The Dirt Track at Genesee, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, Stateline Speedway and Woodhull Raceway.  In addition to the RUSH Tour event at Bradford Speedway, the RUSH Late Models will also be in action at Eriez Speedway Sunday evening for a Weekly Series event.

 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified competitors have this weekend off before returning to action with the Route 7 Rumble Series at Raceway 7 and Sharon Speedway on July 18 and 19.

 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sprint Car Billy's Garage Weekly Series teams have a busy weekend that begins on Friday at Tri-City Raceway Park.  In addition to the regular racing program at Tri-City, the June 13 make up feature is also on tap.  The teams will also be in action on Saturday at Sharon Speedway for an $800 to- win event and then close out the weekend at Know Raceway on Sunday.

 

There is lots of exciting Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series events on tap for this weekend so grab your blanket and cooler and join us at a speedway near you.

 

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 CAPTURES 1ST EVER HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN’S TIRE/GUNTER’S HONEY TOUR EVENT AT OHIO VALLEY TO BECOME 5TH DIFFERENT WINNER OF 2025 IN 6 RACES

By Mike Leone


 

July 4, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

((Washington, WV)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Series completed the two-race West Virginia swing on Friday night in the first ever appearance by the Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series at Ohio Valley Speedway. Race #6 of the weather-plagued 2025 season was also the second of a trifecta of Dave Poske’s Performance Parts Mid-Ohio Valley Series of events in three nights over the Independence Day holiday weekend.

 

After standout Kyle Thomas defended home turf against four-time Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series Champion Jeremy Wonderling on Thursday night at Tyler County Speedway, Wonderling flipped the script 24 hours later. Wonderling fended off Thomas throughout the 30-lap feature to make history by becoming the first ever Tour winner at Ohio Valley Speedway worth $4,000. With his first win of 2025, Wonderling became the fifth different winner in six races this season to celebrate in the Landrum Performance Springs Victory Lane.

 

“It's good to go anywhere new and pull off a win,” expressed the 45-year-old Wellsville, NY driver. “Kyle (Thomas) races hard and is one of the best down here so it means something. We tried some stuff over the winter that we thought would be better and it was completely wrong. We haven’t been really good all year long and have been mediocre. We changed everything back to what it was at the beginning of last year and the thing was really, really good. The track was a lot of fun. I was sitting there under the red and saw everyone was cleaning the cushion off. Kyle (Thomas) had a run on me once so obviously the top was coming around and I thought ‘oh boy’. An old boy in the pits that’s friends with Jim Stevens told me early in the night the bottom would clean up in (turns) three and four and you could race to the top in (turns) one and two, so that stuck in my head.”

 

Following the Dave Poske’s Performance Parts “Feel the RUSH” Four-Wide Salute, Wonderling and Thomas led the field to green with Wonderling taking the early advantage over Thomas and Ben Easler. Wonderling and Thomas ran side-by-side for the lead on lap three, while they opened up ground on the rest of the field. Thomas was pounding the top, while Wonderling was running the bottom. The two continued to race side-by-side at various points around the track, but Wonderling was able to maintain the lead.

 

Logan Reed went seventh to fourth, but got crossed up and collected Kyle Hardy, Ronnie Mayle, Ryan Hare, and Jason Knowles with nine laps scored. When racing resumed, the battle was on for fourth with Mike Wonderling overtaking Austin Allen, but Easler regained the spot on lap 11. Meanwhile back up front, Wonderling extended his lead on lap 12, while Easler caught Thomas for second.

 

Thomas closed back in on Wonderling on lap 14 running the fence, but it bit him on lap 15 as he made contact allowing Wonderling to gap him. Thomas though wouldn’t go away as he once again cut into Wonderling’s lead on lap 19, but his shot at another $4,000 payday in as many nights evaporated when he got sideways on lap 23. Thomas stayed within striking distance over the final laps, but Wonderling was able to hold on by 0.621 seconds. Wonderling’s 27th career Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series win came in the Close Racing Supply/Cummings Trucking/Shuttleworth Auto Sales/955 Automotive/Penske Shocks by JDS/Swift Springs-sponsored #3J.

 

Thomas earned $2,000 for his runner-up finish. “If you want to be fast here you have to be up there,” explained the 39-year-old Pennsboro, WV racer.  “The driver made a wrong choice. We ran that dash and I told myself I needed to make some changes and obviously made the wrong one, but it’s all on the driver so I can’t blame anyone. We were good and I was catching Jeremy (Wonderling), but was way too tight on the top. I couldn’t go to the bottom because I didn’t have the gear to run there. Congrats to him, he got a first and a second this weekend.”

 

Allen got by Easler on lap 28 to record a season best third worth $1,000 and joined Wonderling and Thomas by receiving a three-pack of premium product from Heritage Wine Cellars. It was Allen’s third top five finish in the first six events for the sophomore Tour racer. “We had a really good car,” acknowledged the 28-year-old Canisteo, NY driver. “I don’t know if we were better than Ben (Easler). I was just hoping he’d make one mistake and he did. I timed it perfect and got around him with two to go. This feels like a win for me. We were up until 3 in the morning last night thrashing on this thing after I cleaned the whole right suspension out of this thing. We got here and were still working on it. It’s just really cool to come here and run good after tearing it up last night and I can’t thank my crew enough. It was cool all the other teams that pitched in and helped me and also made sure I had the right parts. It’s special; racing can bring so many people close like that.”

 

One night after a career best fifth place on the Tour at Tyler County, Easler did one spot better at Ohio Valley in fourth. Easler has already doubled his top 10 finishes from year ago with four in the first six races. Mechanical issues in the Sunoco Dash forced Kyle Hardy to go to a back-up car where he raced from the tail to fifth even after getting caught up in the accident on lap 10. Hardy received the $50 Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger gift card.

 

After getting as high as fourth, Mike Wonderling slipped back to sixth, but was easily his best Tour finish of 2025 eclipsing his prior best finish of 14th at Lernerville Speedway. 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Zack Carley was seventh for the second straight night for his fourth top 10 of the season. Daryl Charlier went 13th to 8th as Bud Watson and Andy Michael completed the top 10.

 

Hardy set fast time in FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Qualifying with a 16.722 to earn $100. Picking up $25 FK Rod Ends heat race wins were Jeremy Wonderling and Thomas. Wonderling captured the Sunoco Dash win for a $100 Sunoco fuel card. Also receiving $100 Sunoco fuel cards in the random drawings were Tour racers Hardy and Mike Wonderling, while the $50 fuel cards went to Thomas, Ronnie Mayle, A.J. Spagnuolo, and Blake Runyon.

 

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, which were captured by Greg Carrico, Ryan Hare, Michael, Charlier, and Austin Hauser.

 

The Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will return to action next Sunday (July 13) at Bradford Speedway located in Bradford, Pa. for a $4,000 to-win Platinum event.

 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series Race #6 (30 laps, $4,000 to-win): 1. JEREMY WONDERLING (3J) 2. Kyle Thomas (57) 3. Austin Allen (Mullen 32) 4. Ben Easler (02) 5. Kyle Hardy (99) 6. Mike Wonderling (18) 7. Zack Carley (2) 8. Daryl Charlier (Dobnak 42) 9. Bud Watson (225) 10. Andy Michael (17x) 11. A.J. Spagnuolo (5A) 12. Logan Reed (37) 13. Austin Hauser (51) 14. Blake Runyon (20) 15. Ryan Hare (29) 16. Jason Knowles (4) 17. Ronnie Mayle (50). DNS: Greg Carrico (39) & Demetrios Drellos (111).

 

Car Count: 19

Feature Margin of Victory: 0.621seconds

Feature Lap Leaders: Jeremy Wonderling (1-30)

Heritage Wine Cellars 3-Pack of Premium Products: Jeremy Wonderling, Kyle Thomas & Austin Allen 

Landrum Performance Springs BOGO Certificates: Greg Carrico, Ryan Hare, Andy Michael, Daryl Charlier & Austin Hauser.

Ontime Body & Graphic “Spoiler Alert” Spoiler Kit: Mike Wonderling 

Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger: Kyle Hardy (+12)

Sunoco Fuel Card Winners: Kyle Hardy ($100), Mike Wonderling ($100), Kyle Thomas ($50), Ronnie Mayle ($50), A.J. Spagnuolo ($50) & Blake Runyon ($50).

 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Qualifying ($100 for fast time): 1. 99-Kyle Hardy, 00:16.722[2]; 2. 39-Gregory Carrico, 00:16.775[3]; 3. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling, 00:16.781[11]; 4. 57T-Kyle Thomas, 00:16.788[4]; 5. 37-Logan Reed, 00:16.798[15]; 6. 18-Mike Wonderling, 00:16.934[5]; 7. 29-Ryan Hare, 00:16.968[10]; 8. 32A-Austin Allen, 00:16.973[6]; 9. 02-Ben Easler, 00:17.005[1]; 10. 4-Jason Knowles, 00:17.022[18]; 11. 5A-AJ Spagnuolo, 00:17.077[8]; 12. 51-Austin Hauser, 00:17.092[17]; 13. 17X-Andy Michael, 00:17.176[12]; 14. 42-Daryl Charlier, 00:17.221[14]; 15. 2C-Zack Carley, 00:17.270[19]; 16. 225-Bud Watson, 00:17.283[9]; 17. 111D-Demetrios Drellos, 00:17.577[13]; 18. 20R-Blake Runyon, 00:17.765[16]; 19. 50-Ronnie Mayle[7], NT.

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 1 (8 laps, $25 to-win): 1. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[2]; 2. 99-Kyle Hardy[1]; 3. 02-Ben Easler[5]; 4. 37-Logan Reed[3]; 5. 29-Ryan Hare[4]; 6. 225-Bud Watson[8]; 7. 17X-Andy Michael[7]; 8. 5A-AJ Spagnuolo[6]; 9. 111D-Demetrios Drellos[9]. DNS: 50-Ronnie Mayle

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 2 (8 laps, $25 to-win): 1. 57T-Kyle Thomas[2]; 2. 32A-Austin Allen[4]; 3. 18-Mike Wonderling[3]; 4. 2C-Zack Carley[8]; 5. 39-Gregory Carrico[1]; 6. 4-Jason Knowles[5]; 7. 42-Daryl Charlier[7]; 8. 51-Austin Hauser[6]; 9. 20R-Blake Runyon[9].

 

Sunoco Dash (6 laps, $100 Sunoco fuel card to win): 1. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[3]; 2. 57T-Kyle Thomas[1]; 3. 02-Ben Easler[2]; 4. 32A-Austin Allen[4]; 5. 18-Mike Wonderling[5]; 6. 99-Kyle Hardy[6].

 

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.

 

 

 

KYLE THOMAS DEFENDS HOME TURF AT TYLER COUNTY WITH HIS 1ST CAREER HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN’S TIRE/GUNTER’S HONEY TOUR VICTORY WORTH $4000

By Mike Leone


 

July 3, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Middlebourne, WV)...After five consecutive Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series rainouts at Tyler County Speedway and six straight in the state of West Virginia dating back to the beginning of the 2024 season, the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants finally was graced with sunshine and no threat of rain on Thursday night at “America’s Baddest Bullring”. Race #5 of the weather-plagued 2025 season kicked off a two-race Independence Day holiday swing through the Mountaineer State, and was also the first of a trifecta of Dave Poske’s Performance Parts Mid-Ohio Valley Series of events in three nights.

 

Making his first Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Tour start in two years, Kyle Thomas successfully defended his home turf scoring a popular first career RUSH Tour victory in front of a large legion of his fans at Tyler County Speedway. It was a near perfect night for Thomas, as with the exception of winning the Sunoco Dash, he set fast time in FK Rod Ends qualifying, won his heat race and led all 30 laps of the feature event. Thomas becomes the 48th different driver to win a RUSH Tour event in 202 races completed all-time with his $4,000 triumph.

 

“This means a lot to finally get one of these,” expressed the emotional 39-year-old Pennsboro, WV standout. “I won FASTRAK Tour races years ago, but never a RUSH one. I came from like 12th to 2nd at the last one here and Jeremy (Wonderling) and I put on a hell of a show at that one too. Those cautions were a killer with the double-file restarts, but it put on a good show. Jeremy and I got together that one time when I hit that hole on the restart and my apologies to him. I have to thank Tyler County Speedway and RUSH for putting this on, all of my sponsors, Brad at Race-1, and my family.” 

 

Following the Dave Poske’s Performance Parts “Feel the RUSH” Four-Wide Salute, Thomas used the outside to power into the lead past pole-sitter Garret Paugh as Paugh and A.J. Spagnuolo settled into second and third. Austin Allen started fourth and was running fifth when he slowed with a flat tire to bring out the caution with one-lap scored. When racing resumed on lap two, fifth starting Jeremy Wonderling took over third from Spagnuolo. Wonderling then went after Paugh and slipped under the home state racer for second on lap three with Spagnuolo following in third. 

 

Over the ensuing laps, the battle was on for fourth and fifth with a myriad of drivers taking over the positions including Ben Easler, 10th starting George Casto III, Jason Knowles, and Zack Carley. Lapped traffic came into play for the first time of the event on lap 23 as Thomas had built up a lead of 2.422 seconds. A caution for John Johnson, who was making his Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Tour debut, set up a five-lap dash to the checkered.

 

When green replaced yellow for the final time, Thomas continued to use the momentum off the topside to maintain the lead, while 11th starting Knowles continued his progression to the front of the pack taking third from Spagnuolo. Wonderling, who won two of the three Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series events contested at Tyler County, had nothing for Thomas on this night as he took the checkered flag first by 1.902 seconds. Thomas became the fourth different Tour winner in five races completed in 2025 aboard the Hyre’s Well & Pump Service/Dodd’s Sporting Goods/Barnes Trucking/Small Town Realty-sponsored #57.

 

Though he continues to search for his first win of 2025, it was another good points night for Wonderling in second worth $2,000 as the Empire State driver is in search of his unprecedented fifth title. “He had a better car than I did and didn’t have to play his games on the restarts like he did,” stated the 45-year-old Wellsville, NY driver.  “From where we started the night off to where we ended it- that’s pretty good. We sucked pretty bad in time trials, but we have some work to do before Ohio Valley tomorrow night and we’ll see what we can do there.”

 

After a career best tying runner-up finish on May 25 at Tri-City Raceway Park from more than 10 years ago at McKean County Raceway, Knowles crossed the finish line in third for $1,000 for his second podium finish of the season and joined Thomas and Wonderling by receiving a Heritage Wine Cellars trio of premium product. “This was a great run,” acknowledged the 43-year-old Addison, NY driver. “I was lucky because under caution my steering was acting funny, but once we got rolling, I was able to get it. This place is a lot of fun. I was only here once before and broke in the heat race so I’m just glad we got to run the whole thing.”

 

West Virginia’s Spagnuolo had an excellent fourth place finish for a career best with the Tour. Pennsylvania’s Ben Easler, who had just two top 10 finishes in his 3C Graphix rookie season, turned in a career best fifth as he’s already exceeded his top 10 finishes from one year ago with three in just the first five races! Easler also received a spoiler kit from Ontime Body & Graphic. Virginia’s Kyle Hardy represented the fourth different state in the top six as he rebounded from his 13th starting spot. Completing the top 10 were Zack Carley, Kolbe Kimbrew, Daryl Charlier, and 18th starting Logan Reed. Jim Cochran earned the $50 Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger gift card for going 23rd to 13th. 

 

Thomas set fast time overall in FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Qualifying to earn $100 with a lap of 13.637 as all other drivers were more than three tenths of a second slower. Winning the $25 FK Rod Ends heat races were Thomas, Paugh, and Spagnuolo. Paugh received a $100 Sunoco fuel card for winning the Sunoco Dash. Also winning $100 fuel cards in the random drawings were Tour racers Wonderling and Demetrios Drellos, while the $50 fuel cards went to Kimbrew, John Boring, Jim Cochran and Casto.

 

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 Thursday night, which were captured by Ryan Hare, Thomas, Robbie Scott, Allen, and Spagnuolo.

 

The Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will return to action on Friday night (July 4) with the first ever appearance at Ohio Valley Speedway in Washington, WV for another $4,000 to-win event also part of the Dave Poske’s Performance Parts Mid-Ohio Valley Series. Warmups begin at 7:10 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing.

 

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model "Bill Law Memorial" Flynn’s Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series Race #5 (30 laps, $4,000 to-win): 1. KYLE THOMAS (57) 2. Jeremy Wonderling (3J) 3. Jason Knowles (4) 4. A.J. Spagnuolo (5A) 5. Ben Easler (02) 6. Kyle Hardy (99) 7. Zack Carley (2) 8. Kolbe Kimbrew (151) 9. Daryl Charlier (Dobnak 42) 10. Logan Reed (37) 11. Bud Watson (225) 12. Greg Carrico (Hurley 39) 13. Jim Cochran (93) 14. Santino Loretta (36s) 15. John Boring (58B) 16. John Johnson (32J) 17. Ryan Hare (29) 18. George Casto III (19c) 19. Demetrios Drellos (111) 20. Garret Paugh (03) 21. Mike Wonderling (18) 22. Austin Hauser (51) 23. Robbie Scott (Gibson x14) 24. Blake Runyon (20) 25. Austin Allen (Mullen 32).

 

Car Count: 25

Feature Margin of Victory: 1.902 seconds

Feature Lap Leaders: Kyle Thomas (1-30)

Heritage Wine Cellars 3-Pack of Premium Products: Kyle Thomas, Jeremy Wonderling, Jason Knowles

Landrum Performance Springs BOGO Certificates: Ryan Hare, Kyle Thomas, Robbie Scott, Austin Allen & A.J. Spagnuolo

Ontime Body & Graphic “Spoiler Alert” Spoiler Kit: Ben Easler

Precise Racing Products “Pedal Down” Hard Charger: Jim Cochran (+10)

Sunoco Fuel Card Winners: Jeremy Wonderling ($100), Demetrios Drellos ($100), Kolbe Kimbrew ($50), John Boring ($50), Jim Cochran ($50) & George Casto III ($50).

 

FK Rod Ends “Shock the Clock” Qualifying ($100 for fast time): 1. 57T-Kyle Thomas, 00:13.637[11]; 2. 42-Daryl Charlier, 00:13.930[21]; 3. 111D-Demetrios Drellos, 00:13.942[25]; 4. 99-Kyle Hardy, 00:13.943[18]; 5. 03-Garret Paugh, 00:14.044[3]; 6. 151-Kolbe Kimbrew, 00:14.078[2]; 7. 02-Ben Easler, 00:14.162[9]; 8. 225-Bud Watson, 00:14.177[24]; 9. 5A-AJ Spagnuolo, 00:14.209[19]; 10. 29-Ryan Hare, 00:14.227[5]; 11. 2C-Zack Carley, 00:14.251[7]; 12. 18-Mike Wonderling, 00:14.273[17]; 13. X14-Robbie Scott, 00:14.287[12]; 14. 51-Austin Hauser, 00:14.355[15]; 15. 32A-Austin Allen, 00:14.374[13]; 16. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling, 00:14.391[10]; 17. 4-Jason Knowles, 00:14.400[20]; 18. 37-Logan Reed, 00:14.414[4]; 19. 19C-George Casto III, 00:14.451[23]; 20. 93-Jim Cochran, 00:14.464[16]; 21. 39-Gregory Carrico, 00:14.559[22]; 22. 32J-John Johnson, 00:14.685[1]; 23. 36S-Santino Loretta, 00:14.726[14]; 24. 58B-John Boring, 00:15.173[6]; 25. 20R-Blake Runyon, 00:15.349[8].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 1 (8 laps, $25 to-win): 1. 57T-Kyle Thomas[1]; 2. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[6]; 3. 02-Ben Easler[3]; 4. 19C-George Casto III[7]; 5. 99-Kyle Hardy[2]; 6. 29-Ryan Hare[4]; 7. X14-Robbie Scott[5]; 8. 20R-Blake Runyon[9]; 9. 32J-John Johnson[8].

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 2 (8 laps, $25 to-win): 1. 03-Garret Paugh[2]; 2. 42-Daryl Charlier[1]; 3. 2C-Zack Carley[4]; 4. 4-Jason Knowles[6]; 5. 51-Austin Hauser[5]; 6. 225-Bud Watson[3]; 7. 36S-Santino Loretta[8]; 8. 93-Jim Cochran[7]

 

FK Rod Ends Heat 3 (8 laps, $25 to-win): 1. 5A-AJ Spagnuolo[3]; 2. 32A-Austin Allen[5]; 3. 151-Kolbe Kimbrew[2]; 4. 111D-Demetrios Drellos[1]; 5. 18-Mike Wonderling[4]; 6. 37-Logan Reed[6]; 7. 39-Gregory Carrico[7]; 8. 58B-John Boring[8]


 

Sunoco Dash (6 laps, $100 Sunoco fuel card to win): 1. 03-Garret Paugh[2]; 2. 57T-Kyle Thomas[1]; 3. 5A-AJ Spagnuolo[4]; 4. 32A-Austin Allen[3]; 5. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[6]; 6. 42-Daryl Charlier[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.

 

FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR HEADS TO BRADFORD ON SUNDAY FOR RICHEST HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL EVENT IN TRACK'S HISTORY WITH $4000 ON THE LINE

By Mike Leone


 

July 8, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Bradford, PA)...After a two-race Independence Day holiday weekend in West Virginia, the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will return to action this Sunday night (July 13) at Bradford Speedway. Race #7 of the weather-plagued season will be the first and only appearance of the season at the 1/4-mile bullring. Warmups will get underway at 5:30 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing. 


 

Bradford Speedway is in its first year of ownership by Rick and Mary Isadore. The RUSH Late Models and RUSH Pro Mods are part of the weekly program in 2025 at Bradford. Jacob Wilber and Austin Allen have scored City Chevrolet Weekly Series wins thus far at Bradford with Wilber’s being the first of his career, while Allen’s was his first at Bradford. 


 

Bradford has hosted just three Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series events all-time with three former champions from the Empire State victorious. Bryce Davis won the first ever event at the track in 2017 under the promotion of Norm Asel. During Dennis Cummings’ five-year stint as a promoter, the Tour appeared in 2022 and 2023 with John Waters and Jeremy Wondering victorious. Will there be a fourth different winner in four events on Sunday!? All three of the prior events paid $3,000 to-win with Sunday’s paying a track high $4,000 to-win!


 

“Bradford’s unique configuration and size always poses a challenge to racers and really equalizes the competition even more so,” stated RUSH Director Vicki Emig. “We have to thank the Isadores for sanctioning weekly racing under RUSH for both the Late Models and Pro Mods. We’re also thrilled they decided to host a Touring Series event in their first year.”


 

Wonderling is fresh off a big weekend in West Virginia where he finished second to Tyler County Speedway standout Kyle Thomas on Thursday then followed it up winning the very first Tour race at Ohio Valley Speedway on Friday for his first victory of the season. Wonderling has jumped out to a 33-point advantage in his search for an unprecedented fifth title, which would be worth a personal best $20,000.


 

The 2021 Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series Champion, Kyle Hardy, has rebounded from a slow start to the season and has climbed to second in points. Second year RUSH racer Ben Easler is coming off a career best weekend with finishes of fifth and fourth to jump into a tie for third in points with new 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year points leader Zack Carley. Second year Tour racer, Austin Allen, is fifth just one-point from a tie in third. RoY candidate Demetrios Drellos is just one-point behind Allen in sixth. Another second year Tour racer, Daryl Charlier, is a close seventh as Jason Knowles, Bud Watson, and Mike Wonderling complete the top 10. While just two points separate third through sixth in points, second through eighth are separated by only 15!       


 

Max Blair is the only repeat winner after six events this season as he swept the Stateline-Eriez weekend in May. Charlier won the Tri-City Raceway Park Memorial Day eve event. Mason Zeigler won the biggest race of his career in the $20,000 “Bill Emig Memorial” presented by Sunoco Race Fuels at Lernerville Speedway on June 21. Thomas and Wonderling won the most recent events in the Mountaineer State.


 

Bradford's race is a Platinum Event designation- the second and final one scheduled in 2025. Platinum Events allow Tour members the opportunity to use them to replace their worst Tour finish or give Tour members that have or will miss a Tour show the opportunity to use the event(s) as a replacement Marquee Event.  


 

The D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier on Sunday will have an increased purse at $350 to-win due to a 20-car feature starting field (plus provisionals). Tour racers Brad Mesler and Ryan Hare are tied for the points lead in the D&V Jewelers “Wheelman” Bonus Event Challenge Series.


 

$100 "Shock the Clock" Qualifying and $25 to-win heat races will be presented by FK Rod Ends. The Sunoco Dash will set the beginning rows of the feature lineup and will award the winner a $100 Sunoco fuel gift card. The "Fill'er up with Sunoco Bucks" program co-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 in Tour points and another four $50 random draws for all other competitors. 

 

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 seventh place finisher. 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. Forty lucky fans each night will receive a bottle of Dusted Steak Seasoning.

 

Feature Payoff: 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. $300 (21-22. $300 provisionals, if necessary)

 

D&V Jewelers Non-Qualifier Payoff: 1. $350  2. $325  3. $310  4. $300  5. $250  6. $225  7. $200  8. $175  9. $160  10-24. $150. Tow $125


 

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

 

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.  The AMB/MyLaps transponders will be used; rentals will be available each night for $25.  The driver radio channel will be 454.000. 


 

The pits will open at noon with pit passes going on sale at 3 p.m. RUSH registration will open by 3 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 5. Warmups will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing.


 

Bradford Speedway is located at 330 Summit Road, Bradford, PA 16701. For more information, call 814-331-2770 and check out their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572111860665


 

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 snail 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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WEST VIRGINIA HOLIDAY DOUBLEHEADER FOR HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR WITH TYLER COUNTY THURSDAY & 1ST EVER APPEARANCE AT OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY

By Mike Leone


 

June 30, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Pulaski, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series will head south over the Independence Day holiday for a first ever West Virginia doubleheader.  On Thursday night, the Tour will visit Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne followed on Friday night by the first ever appearance at Ohio Valley Speedway in Washington.  Each night will also be part of the Dave Poske’s Performance Parts Mid-Ohio Valley Series with $4,000 to-win. 

 

The Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour was scheduled to be at Tyler County Speedway on April 12, but that event was rained out; in fact, rain washed out all three scheduled appearances in 2024 by the Touring Series.  The Tour will return to Tyler County on Sunday, August 31 for another $4,000 to-win event part of the track’s “Country Roads” event.

 

Tyler County is in their fourth year under the RUSH banner for its Chevrolet Performance Late Model class, but first with new promoters Doug Doak and Scott Jenkins. Thus far this season track standout Kyle Thomas has won three of the five events with western Pennsylvania racers Braeden Dillinger and Christian Schneider also victorious. Past City Chevrolet "Track Pack" Champions at Tyler County are Donnie Dotson, Brandon Weigle, and Allen Clark. Russ King Racing Futures Cup driver George Casto III currently leads the 2025 points. 

 

The Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Tour has fought Mother Nature just about every time they have been scheduled at Tyler County over the past four years.  Jeremy Wonderling has two victories, while Max Blair has the other victory. 

 

Following Tyler County, the Tour heads 60 miles southwest to Ohio Valley Speedway located just outside of Parkersburg in Washington. Friday will mark the first ever Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Tour event at OVS and the richest Chevrolet Performance 604 crate engine event in the history of the track.  Ohio Valley is owned by Rich Michael, Jr., a native of Ischua, New York, whose brother Andy is a veteran RUSH Late Model racer and his nephew Kaden was the 2024 RUSH Stock Car Champion.

 

Ohio Valley has hosted two RUSH Late Model City Chevrolet Weekly Series events this season. Dillinger won the first ever RUSH-sanctioned event at the track on April 18, while Brian Nethers won his first career RUSH event on May 18.

 

Both events, as well as the $2,000 to-win City Chevrolet Weekly Series special on Saturday at Muskingum County Speedway with Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, are part of the Dave Poske’s Performance Parts Mid-Ohio Valley Championship Series. Nethers currently leads those points by 21 over 2024 Muskingum City Chevrolet Track Pack Champion, Logan Reed. The 2025 MOV Champion will receive $2,000 and with a points fund also paying positions 2-10. There will also be a random drawing for a $1,000 Poske’s gift card for one lucky eligible MOV racer.  

 

 "This will be a great way to celebrate the Independence Day holiday," expressed RUSH Director Vicki Emig.  "We have to thank Tyler County and Ohio Valley for partnering together to give racers two $4,000 to-win events in back-to-back nights once again after unfortunately Mother Nature cancelled both nights in 2024.  Tyler County always provides tremendous racing and Ohio Valley will present a new challenge for the majority of the RUSH racers. We can’t thank Dave Poske’s Performance Parts enough for presenting this new program and helping to boost RUSH racing in the MOV."

 

Four-time Champion, Jeremy Wonderling, leads the Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Tour to the Mountaineer State. Wonderling has just a six-point lead on 3C Graphix Rookie-of-the-Year leader, Demetrios Drellos. Austin Allen, who finished runner-up in the 2024 RoY standings, is third. After his fifth place in the “Bill Emig Memorial” presented by Sunoco Race Fuels on June 21 at Lernerville Speedway, 2021 champion, Kyle Hardy, has jumped to fourth in points. Zack Carley, who is second in the RoY standings, is fifth. Completing the top 10 in points are May 25 Tri-City winner Daryl Charlier followed by 2017 champion Bryce Davis, Jason Knowles, Ben Easler, and Dillinger.

  

$100 "Shock the Clock" Qualifying and $25 to-win heat races will take place each night and be presented by FK Rod Ends. The Sunoco Dash will set the beginning rows of the feature lineup each night and will award the winner a $100 Sunoco fuel gift card. The "Fill'er up with Sunoco Bucks" program presented by Bazell Race Fuels will include an additional $400 of Sunoco fuel card giveaways each night; two $100 random draws for drivers in the top 20 of Tour points and another four $50 random draws for all other competitors. 

 

The podium finishers each night 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 each night.  Ontime Body & Graphic's "Spoiler Alert" will award a spoiler kit to the fifth place finisher on night one and the sixth place finisher on night two. The first feature non-qualifier each night will receive a $50 certificate from Holley Performance brands. There will also be five BOGO Landrum Performance Springs certificates given away through drawings each night. Forty lucky fans will receive a bottle of Dusted Steak Seasoning each night.

 

Feature Payoff Each Night: Feature Payoff: 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.

 

Non-Qualifier Payoff Each Night: 1. $200 2. $190 3. $185 4. $180 5. $175 6. $170 7. $165 8. $160 9. $155 10-24. $150. 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 and no cost to Tyler County regulars. Driver radio channel will be 454.000.  

 

Teams should come prepared with the required fuel (Sunoco E85R or Sunoco 110) & tires (RUSH Hoosier 25 or 55). Carson Motorsports will be on hand at Tyler County, but you must call Doug Carson in advance to order and pre-pay (304-780-4794). Stop in at Mid-Ohio Valley Championship Series presenting sponsor Dave Poske’s Performance Parts in Parkersburg, WV for all your needs.

 

On Thursday at Tyler County, RUSH registration will open at approximately 3 p.m., pit passes will go on sale at 4 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 6:00. Warm-ups are slated for 6:30 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing. On Friday at Ohio Valley, pit pass sales are at 4 p.m.  RUSH registration will open by 4 p.m. with the drivers meeting at 6:30.  Warm-ups are slated for 7 p.m. followed by qualifying and racing.  Pit passes are $40 both nights.  

 

Both events will also count towards the RUSH City Chevrolet National Weekly Series Championship, the Dave Poske’s Performance Parts MOV Series, and the Russ King Racing Futures Cup for those eligible racers. In addition, points will also be awarded for the City Chevrolet "Track Pack" at Tyler County that features a $2,500 per track point fund for the top six racers in RUSH member points at year's end with $1,000 going to the champion.

 

Tyler County Speedway is a 1/4-mile dirt oval located at 1 Boreman School Rd., Middlebourne, WV 26149.   Tyler County ran its first race on June 9, 1974 as the 2025 season is being celebrated as the 51st anniversary under new promoters Doug Doak and Scott Jenkins. Tyler County Speedway annually hosts some of the largest and most popular events in the Ohio Valley region. For more information, check out their website at www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com. Like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thebullringwv and follow them on X @The_Bulling.

 

Ohio Valley Speedway is 1/4-mile dirt oval located at 40 Wadesville Rd., Washington, WV 26181.  For more information, contact 740-350-6800 or 716-378-1556.  Check out their website at www.raceovs.com and follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ohiovalleyspeedway

 

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 snail 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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