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Silver Dollar Nationals

Hudson O’Neal Wins Rain-Shortened Silver Dollar Nationals at Huset’s

BRANDON, SD (July 19, 2025) – Hudson O’Neal won his first career Silver Dollar Nationals presented by MyRacePass on Saturday night at Huset’s Speedway, earning $75,000 in the richest first-place prize in the 15-year history of the event. His father, Don, won the inaugural race in 2011 at the now-closed I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska.

O’Neal led all 67 completed laps of the originally scheduled 80 laps and was declared the winner after officials called the race due to rain that fell over the track and became too intense to continue. The race was then declared official shortly thereafter.

Branndon Shappard, who took the second spot on lap 55 from Jonathan Davenport, finished in second, followed by Bobby Pierce, Davenport, and Ricky Thornton, Jr.

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the fourth time this season and for the 33rd time in his career, the 2023 Series Champion picked up the second most significant win of his career, second only to a $100,000 payday at Kokomo Speedway in 2023, as he became the 11th different winner of the Silver Dollar Nationals.

“This is unbelievable. You know, to be a race car driver is something you always dream of - to be in a position to win big races, to win crown jewel races. The Silver Dollar Nationals - I have never won it before; my dad won the inaugural one back at I-80. It’s so cool to be standing here at Huset’s Speedway and call myself a Silver Dollar Nationals winner. I am about speechless,” said the Martinsville, Indiana native.

“It’s not the way we necessarily wanted to win, but we’ll take the rain all day whenever we’re out front leading like that. Whenever I caught lapped traffic, especially down here at turns three and four and just above the bottom in one and two, I just couldn’t bring myself to go out there and pass the lapped cars. I knew those guys in front of me couldn’t move either, and I’m sure they were trying their best everywhere. I was just trying not to give the race away. I’m not going to move out of there; if somebody’s going to pass me, I’ll make them pass me somewhere else. I was able to get by a couple of lapped cars, and then we caught a lot of cautions at the right time, which was a big help.”

Sheppard, who was attempting to equal Davenport’s event record with three Silver Dollar Nationals wins, finished as the runner-up for the second straight night, earning $25,000 for his efforts.

“I don’t know if we would have gone back to green, it would have changed anything. Hudson was really good, and we all know how important it is to get out front at this place; especially because you can build momentum so well here, it makes it really hard to pass the leader for sure. So, congrats to him (O’Neal), congrats to Bobby, and thanks to all of the fans for sticking it out tonight. It was a solid weekend for us; we definitely wanted to win, but overall it was a good weekend. We’re not going to hang our heads — we’ve got a fast race car, and we’re looking forward to the rest of the year.”

Pierce who won the Silver Dollar Nationals in 2019 rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third.

“It is what it is. Hudson ran a really good race, congrats to him. Congrats to Brandon, and I don’t know if 13 laps would have changed anything. It was follow the leader forever, and then the track finally got good, and then came the rain.”

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, Midwest Sheet Metal, Houchens Insurance Group, BobCat of Batesville, and Sunoco Race Fuels.

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

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Race Summary

15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals Presented by MyRacePass | Night 3

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Huset’s Speedway – Brandon, SD

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Hudson O’Neal | 13.571 seconds (Overall)

Fast Time Group B: Garrett Alberson | 13.908 seconds

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 71-Hudson O'Neal[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[3]; 3. 79-Donald McIntosh[2]; 4. 22*-Drake Troutman[4]; 5. 76-Brandon Overton[6]; 6. 17SS-Brenden Smith[5]; 7. 20-Trevor Anderson[7]; 8. 04-Tad Pospisil[8]; 9. 15C-Curt Schroeder[9]; 10. 26JR-Corey Zeitner[10]; 11. 93L-Cory Lawler[11]

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 1T-Tyler Erb[3]; 3. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 4. 01J-Jacob Hobscheidt[5]; 5. 74X-Ethan Dotson[7]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 7. 01-CJ Horn[6]; 8. 51W-JT Wasmund[9]; 9. 24L-Bill Leighton[10]; 10. 22C-Charlie McKenna[11]; 11. 5S-Dylan Schmer[8]

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 3. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[3]; 5. 19M-Spencer Hughes[5]; 6. 35D-Dylan Sillman[8]; 7. 85-Josh Leonard[6]; 8. 85JR-Braxten Leonard[10]; 9. 8-Lane Brenden[9]; 10. 15M-Shane DeMey[7]; 11. 10-Junior Coover[11]

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[3]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[2]; 4. 18D-Daulton Wilson[8]; 5. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[4]; 6. 60-Dan Ebert[6]; 7. 18-Jesse Sobbing[5]; 8. 17SR-Brody Smith[7]; 9. 4TW-Tim Ward[9]; 10. 99D-Darrel DeFrance[11]; 11. 87-Curt Kranz[10]

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 74X-Ethan Dotson[2]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[4]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith[3]; 5. 01-CJ Horn[6]; 6. 20-Trevor Anderson[5]; 7. 51W-JT Wasmund[8]; 8. 24L-Bill Leighton[10]; 9. 04-Tad Pospisil[7]; 10. 22C-Charlie McKenna[12]; 11. 26JR-Corey Zeitner[11]; 12. 15C-Curt Schroeder[9]; 13. 5S-Dylan Schmer[14]; 14. 93L-Cory Lawler[13]

UNOH B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 19M-Spencer Hughes[1]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert[4]; 3. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[2]; 4. 18-Jesse Sobbing[6]; 5. 35D-Dylan Sillman[3]; 6. 85-Josh Leonard[5]; 7. 4TW-Tim Ward[10]; 8. 17SR-Brody Smith[8]; 9. 8-Lane Brenden[9]; 10. 15M-Shane DeMey[11]; 11. 85JR-Braxten Leonard[7]; 12. 87-Curt Kranz[14]; 13. 10-Junior Coover[13]; 14. 99D-Darrel DeFrance[12]

15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals Presented by MyRacePass | Night 3 Feature Finish (67 Laps):

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

1 - 1 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $75,900

2 - 3 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $25,700

3 - 6 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $10,000

4 - 4 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $10,200

5 - 5 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $9,100

6 - 2 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $7,700

7 - 20 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $6,800

8 - 19 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $5,700

9 - 8 - 28 - Dennis Erb Jr - Carpentersville, IL - $4,500

10 - 12 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $5,000

11 - 18 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $4,500

12 - 7 - 1T - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $3,700

13 - 9 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $4,300

14 - 21 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $4,200

15 - 16 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $4,100

16 - 11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $4,000

17 - 22 - 76N - Blair Nothdurft - Renner, SD - $3,200

18 - 10 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL - $3,100

19 - 23 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $3,700

20 - 24 - 17SS - Brenden Smith - Dade City, FL - $2,900

21 - 17 - 74X - Ethan Dotson - Bakersfield, CA - $2,800

22 - 14 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $3,400

23 - 13 - 22* - Drake Troutman - Hyndman, PA - $2,600

24 - 15 - 01J - Jacob Hobscheidt - Plattsmouth, NE - $2,500

Race Statistics

Entrants: 44

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Hudson O’Neal

MD3 Lap Leaders: Hudson O’Neal (Laps 1-67)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Hudson O’Neal

Wieland Feature Winner: Hudson O’Neal

Margin of Victory: 0.821 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Daniel Hilsabeck, Drake Troutman, Jacob Hobscheidt, Ethan Dotson, Clay Harris (Lap 2); Debris (Lap 13); Carson Ferguson (Lap 29); Cory Lawler, Tyler Erb, Brian Shirley, Dalton Wilson (Lap 57); Daniel Hilsabeck (Lap 59)

Series Provisionals: Cory Lawler

Fast Time Provisional: Brenden Smith

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Hudson O’Neal, Brandon Sheppard, Bobby Pierce

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

PEM 4th Place Feature: Jonathan Davenport

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton Jr.

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Dan Ebert

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Spencer Hughes

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Donal McIntosh

MD3 24th Place Feature: Jacob Hobscheidt

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Dan Ebert (Advanced 13 Positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Hudson O’Neal (67 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: Dan Ebert

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Hudson O’Neal | Lap 12 | 12.683 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 Racing Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Bobby Pierce | 13.212 seconds

Time of Race: 45 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 - 6355 - $294,300

2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 6340 - $314,950

3 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 6065 - $243,975

4 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 5960 - $215,049

5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 5810 - $135,450

6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 5785 - $193,300

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 5505 - $115,300

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 5150 - $94,425

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 4840 - $79,175

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 4765 - $67,600

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 4595 - $61,450

12 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 4335 - $59,700

13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 4300 - $53,725

14 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 4205 - $53,400

15 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 3730 - $39,050

Davenport Scores First Career Huset’s Victory

BRANDON, SD (July 18, 2025) – Jonathan Davenport led all 40 laps to win the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing Friday night event at Huset’s Speedway. Davenport had to hold off a charging Brandon Sheppard after a caution with six laps to go for his first-ever win at Huset’s, worth $10,000. The race was the second of three nights of action in the 15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals Presented by MyRacePass.

Sheppard, who restarted fifth after the race's only caution with 34 laps scored, moved to the outside of the track after seeing most of the race run around the bottom of the 1/3-mile oval, to finish second by 0.194 seconds. Ricky Thornton Jr. rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. Devin Moran, who won the Thursday night race, finished fourth, with Hudson O’Neal rounding out the top five drivers.

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the sixth time this season and for the 89th time in his career, the 3-time series champion led by as much as 3 seconds until the late race caution. With the win, Davenport is now just 10 points behind Thornton heading into Saturday night's $75,000-to-win finale.

“I'm not one to sugarcoat things, but that was pretty dull until Brandon (Sheppard) got on the wheel. I wasn’t really sure where to go; Cory (Fostvedt) was pointing me up, but I wasn’t sure if it was down there or somewhere else, so I was just trying to block. It got pretty rough on the bottom, but overall, we were just good enough to hang on,” said the Blairsville, Georgia native.

“It’s really tough out there. I mean, we just ran 38 laps on the bottom before I started to move around, and I really didn’t move up there. These guys—Brandon, Ricky, and Devin—are going to try to move around, not just ride in line waiting for the caution to come out. I was trying to make my line as wide as I could, so congratulations to them. I know Brandon is going to race me clean—that’s just one thing about this place being so narrow. I will have to go back and watch the video, and I’m sure he got a couple of runs on me. But as I went back down to the bottom, there’s just not enough room to slide somebody. If we could get them to widen this place out and take that berm down even more, this place would race awesome.”

Sheppard’s late race heroics just about paid off in the final five laps with his fifth-to-second-place run.

“At that point, you don’t know what’s going to happen. From my perspective, it’s been a one-lane track at the bottom the whole race. I knew at some point it would move up. It actually developed a few ruts, and I think that kept the bottom wet enough for us to stay fast down there. While we were racing, it was just blowing enough crumbs up top that we never had an early caution to lay it down and really pack it in, allowing others to run up there, especially those forced to do so by starting on the outside. When we went green, you don’t have anything left to lose - send it in there, and it felt really good. I knew there were only six laps to go, so I pushed it as hard as I could for those six laps, but we just came up a little short.

“I know I got the car about as good as we're going to get it. We changed tires right before we headed out on the track, and I think we made the right call. Clearly, the bottom was the place to be during the first half of the race. When JD fired on that restart, I fired with him, then I ran into him and knocked the nose out, and I was a little too tight after that. Overall, I think it was still a good night. Hopefully, we can get a win tomorrow night.”

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

Completing the top ten were Garrett Alberson, Dennis Erb Jr., Daulton Wilson, Drake Troutman, and Brandon Overton.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Race Summary

15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals Presented by MyRacePass | Night 2

Friday, July 18, 2025

Huset’s Speedway – Brandon, SD

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Brandon Sheppard | 12.899 seconds

Fast Time Group B: Garrett Alberson | 12.756 seconds (Overall)

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[2]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 3. 22*-Drake Troutman[5]; 4. 18D-Daulton Wilson[6]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[7]; 6. 17SR-Brody Smith[4]; 7. 18-Jesse Sobbing[3]; 8. 8L-Matthew Larson[8]

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 3. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[3]; 4. 74X-Ethan Dotson[5]; 5. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 6. 19M-Spencer Hughes[4]; 7. 3S-Brian Shirley[6]; 8. 49C-Brock Carlson[8]

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 3. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 4. 1T-Tyler Erb[3]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[6]; 6. 8-Lane Brenden[5]; 7. 10-Junior Coover[8]; 8. 15M-Shane DeMey[7]

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[2]; 3. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 4. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 5. 17SS-Brenden Smith[6]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[5]; 7. 07-Ben Sukup[7]

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): 1. 79-Donald McIntosh[1]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert[2]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[3]; 4. 3S-Brian Shirley[11]; 5. 17SS-Brenden Smith[4]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[8]; 7. 19M-Spencer Hughes[7]; 8. 18-Jesse Sobbing[9]; 9. 8-Lane Brenden[6]; 10. 10-Junior Coover[10]; 11. 8L-Matthew Larson[13]; 12. 49C-Brock Carlson[15]; 13. 17SR-Brody Smith[5]; 14. 07-Ben Sukup[12]; 15. 15M-Shane DeMey[14]

15th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals Presented by MyRacePass | Night 2 Feature Finish (40 Laps):

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

1 - 3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $10,000

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

3 - 4 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $3,600

4 - 1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $2,700

5 - 8 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $2,500

6 - 2 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $2,300

7 - 6 - 28 - Dennis Erb Jr - Carpentersville, IL - $2,200

8 - 13 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $2,100

9 - 9 - 22* - Drake Troutman - Hyndman, PA - $2,050

10 - 10 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $2,000

11 - 7 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $1,600

12 - 17 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $1,400

13 - 19 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $1,200

14 - 21 - 17SS - Brenden Smith - Dade City, FL - $1,000

15 - 11 - 76N - Blair Nothdurft - Renner, SD - $950

16 - 14 - 1T - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $925

17 - 18 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $900

18 - 23 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $875

19 - 22 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $850

20 - 16 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $825

21 - 12 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $800

22 - 20 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL - $800

23 - 15 - 74X - Ethan Dotson - Bakersfield, CA - $800

24 - 24 - 18 - Jesse Sobbing - Malvern, IA - $800

Race Statistics

Entrants: 31

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Devin Moran

MD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (1-40)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan Davenport

Wieland Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport

Margin of Victory: 0.194 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Carson Ferguson (Lap 34)

Series Provisionals: Spencer Hughes

Fast Time Provisional: Jesse Sobbing

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Jonathan Davenport, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton Jr.

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

PEM 4th Place Feature: Devin Moran

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Hudson O’Neal

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Dennis Erb Jr.

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Bobby Pierce

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Clay Harris

MD3 24th Place Feature: Jesse Sobbing

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Brendon Smith (Advanced 7 Positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (40 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: Donald McIntosh

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 2 | 12.952 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Brandon Sheppard

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Carson Ferguson

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Cory Fostvedt

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Garrett Alberson | 12.907 seconds

Time of Race: 11 minutes 29 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 - 6145 - $284,000

2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 6135 - $305,850

3 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 5805 - $168,075

4 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 5780 - $210,049

5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 5600 - $127,750

6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 5555 - $167,600

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 5315 - $109,600

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 4995 - $90,325

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 4715 - $75,775

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 4600 - $63,200

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 4445 - $57,450

12 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 4160 - $55,200

13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 4105 - $46,925

14 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 4045 - $49,200

15 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 3595 - $35,350

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

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