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2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 20, 2025) – Hudson O’Neal charged from his 15th starting position to win the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. The Martinsville, Indiana driver earned an event record $75,000 for his 34th career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win.

In a race with nine lead changes among three drivers, O’Neal finally took the lead for good on lap 57 and then led the last 18 laps to win by 8.368 seconds over Ricky Thornton Jr., Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, and Daulton Wilson.

Jonathan Davenport and Moran swapped the lead during the first 54 laps of the race, until O’Neal became the third different leader on lap 55. Moran led lap 56, and O’Neal took the lead for the second time on lap 57, then pulled away to dominate the rest of the race.

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane, O’Neal becomes the 16th different winner in 21 editions of the crown jewel event. O’Neal and his father Don are the first father-son duo to win the race, with Don having won it in 2011.

“I'm tired, man. Riding around that berm was so demanding; it got really rough down there, and I kept telling myself to just breathe. Hats off to my guys—whenever you destroy a race car like that, it definitely hurts. I put a lot of effort into that car to make it to the World 100; it was the car we planned to finish our championship with. That was definitely a morale killer a little bit, but we were able to unload the car the next day, and the guys worked hard to get it ready. To come back and have good speed last night was great—we had a mechanical failure, and to come from 15th is just so awesome,” said the 2023 National Champion.

“It’s been a tough month, but we’ve been making progress step by step. We’ve received a lot of help from many different people, including my family and everyone watching back home. These races are so special—these are the ones you dream of adding to your list. This one is so cool. I knew I was really good, and when I was racing with Devin, I didn’t feel like I was pushing my limits down there. They were having to run really hard on the track to keep up, and I figured they’d heat their tires and I could slip away from them,” said the winner, who became the youngest driver to win the event at age 25.

Thornton was the only driver in the top three finishers who did not lead a lap and came in second after passing Moran in the final four laps.

“I went much tighter than I did last night; the track never really slowed down like it usually does here. I don’t know if it was easier to run around the bottom berm; overall, I’m happy with second. Obviously, Hud was a lot better than all of us; he drove to the front and won by over 8 seconds or whatever it was. Congrats to him. I feel like any time it gets around a berm like that on the bottom, I remember, like at Pittsburgh a few years back, he wore us all out running below the berm. So again, congrats to him for tonight; after flipping on night one, it didn’t scare him at all.”

Moran finished third on the Big River Steel Podium after leading 21 laps.

“We just got that bottom to start chunking out a little, and when it did, my nose was just too low, and it kept bouncing and bouncing. I couldn't circle that bottom. Overall, we'll take it. I really felt like we had a really good car for a long part of that race. I could move all around, and JD was having an awesome race. It was so fun to race with him, but obviously Hudson was the best car tonight. At the end, he did a great job — my guys said he was a second faster per lap at the end of the race.”

The winner’s SSI Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Wheeler Metals, Triple O, 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, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, and Bob Cat of Batesville.

Completing the top ten were Brian Shirley, Garrett Alberson, Dan Ebert, Tyler Erb, and Donald McIntosh.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Race Summary

21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 3

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Chad Simpson | 17.1719 seconds

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 6J-Jake Neal[2]; 2. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[8]; 3. 99X-Dallon Murty[3]; 4. 51-Matt Furman[5]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[4]; 6. 21B-Rich Bell[7]; 7. 51C-Dean Carpenter[9]; 8. 17-Tim Simpson[6]; 9. (DNS) 16-Tyler Bruening

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (9 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 75-Daniel Adam[4]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[3]; 4. 38T-Dylan Thornton[6]; 5. 04-Tad Pospisil[2]; 6. 10-Junior Coover[9]; 7. 45D-Dan Battaglia[7]; 8. 53-Andrew Kosiski[5]; 9. (DNS) 6H-Al Humphrey

21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 3 Feature Finish (75 Laps):

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

1 - 15 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $77,800

2 - 4 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $36,200

3 - 1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $13,000

4 - 9 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $9,700

5 - 7 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $8,700

6 - 10 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL - $7,000

7 - 3 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $6,700

8 - 21 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $5,800

9 - 5 - 1 - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $4,500

10 - 14 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $4,700

11 - 26 - 25 - Chad Simpson - Mt. Vernon, IA - $4,000

12 - 27 - 99JR - Frank Heckenast Jr - Frankfort, IL - $3,900

13 - 13 - 19M - Joseph Joiner - Milton, FL - $4,300

14 - 17 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $4,200

15 - 30 - 15 - Clay Stuckey - Shreveport, LA - $3,600

16 - 20 - 76N - Blair Nothdurft - Renner, SD - $3,300

17 - 23 - 99S - Jesse Sobbing - Malvern, IA - $3,200

18 - 2 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $6,300

19 - 22 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $3,700

20 - 12 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $3,600

21 - 11 - 1XM - Aaron Marrant - Richmond, MO - $2,800

22 - 28 - 75 - Daniel Adam - Peru, IL - $2,900

23 - 24 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $3,300

24 - 19 - 19R - Ryan Gustin - Marshalltown, IA - $2,500

25 - 8 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $2,500

26 - 32 - 51B - Brandon Carpenter - Coldwater, MS - $2,700

27 - 29 - 99X - Dallon Murty - Chelsea, IA - $2,700

28 - 16 - 32S - Chris Simpson - Oxford, IA - $2,500

29 - 31 - 4 - Tad Pospisil - Norfolk, NE - $2,700

30 - 25 - 6J - Jake Neal - Omaha, NE - $2,700

31 - 6 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $3,200

32 - 18 - 18C - Chase Junghans - Manhattan, KS - $2,500

Race Statistics

Entrants: 42

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Devin Moran

MD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-2); Devin Moran (Laps 3-8); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 9-20); Devin Moran (Laps 21-23); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 24-43); Devin Moran (Laps 44-54); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 55); Devin Moran (Lap 56); Hudson O’Neal (Laps 57-75)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan Davenport

Wieland Feature Winner: Hudson O’Neal

Margin of Victory: 8.368 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Chase Junghans (Lap 3); Brandon Overton (Lap 4); Jake Neal (Lap 6); Tyler Erb (Lap 6 restart); Bobby Pierce (Lap 28); Clay Harris (Lap 30); Carson Ferguson (Lap 44); Jonathan Davenport (Lap 53)

Series Provisionals: Tad Pospisil; Brandon Carpenter

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

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

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

PEM 4th Place Feature: Brandon Sheppard

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Daulton Wilson

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Chad Simpson

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Joseph Joiner

MD3 24th Place Feature: Ryan Gustin

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Hudson O’Neal (Advanced 14 positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (34 Laps)

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Hudson O’Neal

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

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

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran | Lap 3 | 17.615 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Brandon Sheppard

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Jonathan Davenport

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

Time of Race: 49 minutes 27 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 - 8095 - $497,050

2 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 8025 - $411,700

3 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 8015 - $298,849

4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 8015 - $354,800

5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 7175 - $244,825

6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 7105 - $190,650

7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 6770 - $157,200

8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 6185 - $128,125

9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 5955 - $105,750

10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 5885 - $94,100

11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 5645 - $85,050

12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 5430 - $86,375

13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 5210 - $76,900

14 93L Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 4595 - $51,925

Big River Steel Big Four Eligible Feature Wins:

10 Bonus Points Awarded for Each Win in a Championship Points-Earning Event

Ricky Thornton Jr. (13)

1/30 – All-Tech Raceway

1/31 – All-Tech Raceway

2/7 – Ocala Speedway

3/21 – Atomic Speedway

4/26 – Hagerstown Speedway

4/27 – Port Royal Speedway

5/9 – Farmer City Raceway

5/15 – Eagle Raceway

5/17 – Eagle Raceway

7/11 – Lucas Oil Speedway

8/22 – Port Royal Speedway

8/23 – Port Royal Speedway

8/30 – Lernerville Speedway

Jonathan Davenport (6)

2/6 – Ocala Speedway

5/10 – Fairbury Speedway

5/16 – Eagle Raceway

6/21 – Lernerville Speedway

7/18 – Huset’s Speedway

8/16 – Batesville Motor Speedway

Devin Moran (5)

2/1 – All-Tech Raceway

2/8 – Ocala Speedway

3/22 – Brownstown Speedway

4/25 – Georgetown Speedway

7/17 – Huset’s Speedway

Hudson O’Neal (5)

5/22 – Lucas Oil Speedway

5/23 – Lucas Oil Speedway

7/5 – Muskingum County Speedway

7/19 – Huset’s Speedway

9/20 – Knoxville Raceway

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 19, 2025) – Devin Moran took the lead from Brandon Overton on lap 17 and then pulled away to win the Friday night portion of the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center.

Moran, who started fourth, earned $10,000 for his first career win at Knoxville. Overton finished in second, followed by Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, and Garrett Alberson.

Overton bolted to the lead at the start of the race, which had only one caution flag. Overton maintained the lead until Moran, who had been challenging Overton from the first lap, made his move exiting turn two on the 17th lap to take the lead. Moran went on to win by 0.517 seconds at the finish after splitting a pair of cars in traffic to secure the victory.

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 23rd time in his career, the Dresden, Ohio native became the 52nd different Late Model winner in Knoxville Raceway history.

“Winning at one of the greatest dirt tracks in the world is something to be proud of, whether it’s a preliminary night or not, you know. I haven’t been here very often, but every time we come, I feel like we have speed. We just discovered a couple of things, and we were really good all night. The air is so crucial for us because the track is so flat, and we can’t carve like a sprint car. We can’t come right up on that cushion; it’s really challenging to do. They made some adjustments to the bottom of one and two, and I just hit that moisture patch there. I kept working on him (Overton), and finally, it paid off.”

Overton, who led the first 16 laps of the race, stayed in second the rest of the race to hold off Davenport.

“Sometimes it’s better to be second than to lead, so when I got behind him (Moran), I started to follow him. He was carrying way more speed. I was trying to stay wider to avoid sliding over the cushion, and he was just going so much faster, especially when entering one. But it is what it is. After the heat race, I felt really bad, but Burroughs and the team did a great job making it at least competitive, so we’ll have a shot at it tomorrow. I believe our car is just as good as anyone here.”

Davenport, who finished third at the Knoxville Late Model Nationals in 2022, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium.

“My car felt pretty good out there, but like anybody here, the closer I got to them, the worse I felt. Once we hit lapped traffic, I fell back a little, and I feel like I passed them both at one point during the last couple of laps, so that’s something we can be proud of. At the start of the race, Devin was really fast; he was running a bit lower, so he was blocking my air, and I couldn’t get lower than him. We were definitely a lot better tonight than last night. Hats off to the track crew; they did an awesome job today. They had a lot of wet clay to work around, but they handled it excellently. Hopefully, the track will be somewhat like that tomorrow.”

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

Completing the top ten were Ricky Thornton Jr., Brian Shirley, Brandon Sheppard, Carson Ferguson, and Ryan Gustin.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Race Summary

21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 2

Friday, September 19, 2025

Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Carson Ferguson | 17.195 seconds (Overall)

Fast Time Group B: Garrett Alberson | 17.236 seconds

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[5]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 6. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[3]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 8. 38T-Dylan Thornton[8]; 9. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[9]; 10. 21B-Rich Bell[10]

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 01-Tyler Erb[1]; 2. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 5. 71-Hudson O'Neal[6]; 6. 19R-Ryan Gustin[7]; 7. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 8. 75-Daniel Adam[10]; 9. 6J-Jake Neal[8]; 10. 51-Matt Furman[9]

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[5]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 3. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[2]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 7. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[7]; 8. 53-Andrew Kosiski[9]; 9. 51C-Dean Carpenter[8]; 10. 45D-Dan Battaglia[10]

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[6]; 3. 18C-Chase Junghans[3]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[5]; 5. 32S-Chris Simpson[4]; 6. 04-Tad Pospisil[7]; 7. 17-Tim Simpson[8]; 8. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[1]; 9. (DNS) 6H-Al Humphrey; 10. (DNS) 10-Junior Coover

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 19R-Ryan Gustin[2]; 2. 19M-Joseph Joiner[4]; 3. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[1]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey[3]; 5. 75-Daniel Adam[6]; 6. 38T-Dylan Thornton[5]; 7. 6J-Jake Neal[8]; 8. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[7]; 9. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 10. 51-Matt Furman[10]

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (6 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 04-Tad Pospisil[2]; 3. 53-Andrew Kosiski[5]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[6]; 6. 17-Tim Simpson[4]; 7. 6H-Al Humphrey[8]; 8. 45D-Dan Battaglia[9]; 9. 10-Junior Coover[10]; 10. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter

21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 2 Feature Finish (25 Laps):

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

1 - 4 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $10,000

2 - 2 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $5,500

3 - 6 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $3,500

4 - 1 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $2,700

5 - 8 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $2,500

6 - 3 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $2,300

7 - 10 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL - $2,200

8 - 9 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $2,100

9 - 7 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $2,050

10 - 21 - 19R - Ryan Gustin - Marshalltown, IA - $2,100

11 - 17 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $1,600

12 - 19 - 1 - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $1,400

13 - 14 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $1,200

14 - 16 - 18C - Chase Junghans - Manhattan, KS - $1,000

15 - 5 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $950

16 - 22 - 25 - Chad Simpson - Mt. Vernon, IA - $1,025

17 - 23 - 19M - Joseph Joiner - Milton, FL - $1,000

18 - 12 - 32S - Chris Simpson - Oxford, IA - $875

19 - 18 - 99S - Jesse Sobbing - Malvern, IA - $850

20 - 24 - 4 - Tad Pospisil - Norfolk, NE - $925

21 - 20 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $800

22 - 13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $800

23 - 15 - 1XM - Aaron Marrant - Richmond, MO - $800

24 - 11 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $800

Race Statistics

Entrants: 40

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Bobby Pierce

MD3 Lap Leaders: Brandon Overton (Laps 1-16); Devin Moran (Laps 17-25)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon Overton

Wieland Feature Winner: Devin Moran

Margin of Victory: 0.517 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Hudson O’Neal (Lap 8)

Series Provisionals: n/a

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Emergency Provisional: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport

Penske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, Garrett Alberson

PEM 4th Place Feature: Bobby Pierce

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Brian Shirley

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Dan Ebert

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Donald McIntosh

MD3 24th Place Feature: Daulton Wilson

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Ryan Gustin (Advanced 11 positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Overton (16 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: n/a

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran | Lap 3 | 19.715 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: Brandon Sheppard | 17.1885 seconds

Time of Race: 12 minutes 18 seconds

21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center (75 Laps)

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

1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA

2 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ

3 - 01 - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA

4 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL

5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL

6 - 1XM - Aaron Marrant - Richmond, MO - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC

7 - 19M - Joseph Joiner - Milton, FL - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA

8 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 32S - Chris Simpson - Oxford, IA

9 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 18C - Chase Junghans - Manhattan, KS

10 - 19R - Ryan Gustin - Marshalltown, IA - 76N - Blair Nothdurft - Renner, SD

11 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA

12 - 99S - Jesse Sobbing - Malvern, IA - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL

13 - B-Main 1 – 1st Place - B-Main 2 – 1st Place

14 - B-Main 1 – 2nd Place - B-Main 2 – 2nd Place

15 - B-Main 1 – 3rd Place - B-Main 2 – 3rd Place

16 - Event Points 1st Non-Transfer - Event Points 2nd Non-Transfer

Fast Shafts B-Main 1 (15 Laps | Top 3 transfer)

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

1 - 16 - Tyler Bruening - Decorah, IA - 6J - Jake Neal - Omaha, NE

2 - 99X - Dallon Murty - Chelsea, IA - 51B - Brandon Carpenter - Coldwater, MS

3 - 51 - Matt Furman - Iowa City, IA - 17 - Tim Simpson - Iowa City, IA

4 - 21B - Rich Bell - Sheffield, IL - 99JR - Frank Heckenast Jr - Frankfort, IL

5 - 51C - Dean Carpenter - Coldwater, MS

UNOH B-Main 2 (15 Laps | Top 3 transfer)

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

1 - 25 - Chad Simpson - Mt. Vernon, IA - 04 - Tad Pospisil - Norfolk, NE

2 - 15 - Clay Stuckey - Shreveport, LA - 75 - Daniel Adam - Peru, IL

3 - 53 - Andrew Kosiski - Lavista, NE - 38T - Dylan Thornton - Orcutt, CA

4 - 45D - Dan Battaglia - Gretna, NE - 6H - Al Humphrey - Giltner, NE

5 - 10 - Junior Coover - Norfolk, NE

21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center Point Standings | After Night 2

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 18, 2025) – Garrett Alberson led all 19 laps of the rain-shortened Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing event on Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway. It was the opening night of a three-race weekend for the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center.

Tyler Erb finished in second, followed by Daulton Wilson, Ricky Thornton Jr., and Jonathan Davenport.

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the fourth time in 2025 and for the first time ever at Knoxville, the Las Cruces, New Mexico native earned $10,000 for the win.

“This is huge, especially for Ken and Beth. They have been coming here for so long, and this is an Iowa deal. It means a lot to get this red car into victory lane here in Knoxville. First off, I hope everybody involved in those wrecks is okay. It was a weird race; the restarts were really hard to judge. I didn’t feel like I could accelerate very well - my gearing felt a little bit off. It’s so tough to judge if you’re doing the right thing with your speed because you could be in the correct lane, but if you don’t do it just right, you lose so much speed. I was just trying to keep my speed up and hit the lanes.”

Erb, who swept two preliminaries in 2021 at Knoxville, came from the 10th starting spot to finish second to Alberson.

“By making a lot of laps here, you’re not going to pass them on the outside when the cushion is that low. I had a couple of restarts that worked out once I finally got past Joiner, and then I was kind of biding my time, not trying to hurt myself there, just had two or three restarts. The one I got by Perm and Sheppy was pretty good; we made 19 of 25, and Garrett did a good job. Everything played out well.”

Wilson, in his first Lucas Oil race since Port Royal in August, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third.

“Running third feels good. We definitely need to work on our race cars a bit, but with the setup we have for tonight's race, we'll take it. The biggest thing is trying to stay out of air on those restarts; my car wouldn’t take off on those starts at all, so I know I was holding up the whole field. Like I said, we made the most of it, and luckily, we ended up here.”

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, Titan Racing Products, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bill’s Sport Shop, Done Right TV, Dickie’s Doghouse, Cheap Cars, Fertilizer Equipment Specialists, Roemer Machine, Degano Powersports, Bilstein Shocks, and Mitchell Ranch.

Completing the top ten drivers were Aaron Marrant, Joseph Joiner, Devin Moran, Donald McIntosh, and Dan Ebert.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Race Summary

21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 1

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA

Allstar Performance Time Trials

Fast Time Group A: Brian Shirley | 16.689 seconds

Fast Time Group B: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 16.566 seconds (Overall – New Track Record)

Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[1]; 2. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 3. 32S-Chris Simpson[2]; 4. 19R-Ryan Gustin[5]; 5. 3S-Brian Shirley[6]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[7]; 7. 99X-Dallon Murty[4]; 8. 38T-Dylan Thornton[9]; 9. 6H-Al Humphrey[10]; 10. (DNS) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr

Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 79-Donald McIntosh[1]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 71-Hudson O'Neal[2]; 5. 16-Tyler Bruening[5]; 6. 15-Clay Stuckey[9]; 7. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 8. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[8]; 9. 10-Junior Coover[10]; 10. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[7]

Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[3]; 3. 01-Tyler Erb[4]; 4. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson[5]; 6. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 8. 45D-Dan Battaglia[10]; 9. 18C-Chase Junghans[7]; 10. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 6J-Jake Neal[1]; 2. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[2]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[5]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 5. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[6]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 7. 51-Matt Furman[8]; 8. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 9. 75-Daniel Adam[3]

Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[2]; 4. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[9]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[6]; 6. 38T-Dylan Thornton[5]; 7. 10-Junior Coover[8]; 8. 6H-Al Humphrey[7]; 9. (DNS) 99X-Dallon Murty; 10. (DNS) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (6 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 3. 51-Matt Furman[4]; 4. 21B-Rich Bell[6]; 5. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 6. 45D-Dan Battaglia[5]; 7. (DNS) 18C-Chase Junghans; 8. (DNS) 75-Daniel Adam; 9. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter

21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 1 Feature Finish (19 Laps):

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

1 - 2 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $10,000

2 - 10 - 1 - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $5,500

3 - 4 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $3,500

4 - 8 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $2,700

5 - 18 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $2,500

6 - 6 - 1XM - Aaron Marrant - Richmond, MO - $2,300

7 - 9 - 19M - Joseph Joiner - Milton, FL - $2,200

8 - 11 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $2,100

9 - 19 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,050

10 - 22 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $2,100

11 - 12 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $1,600

12 - 13 - 32S - Chris Simpson - Oxford, IA - $1,400

13 - 14 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $1,200

14 - 17 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $1,000

15 - 16 - 76N - Blair Nothdurft - Renner, SD - $950

16 - 1 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $925

17 - 24 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $1,000

18 - 23 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $975

19 - 5 - 19R - Ryan Gustin - Marshalltown, IA - $850

20 - 15 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $825

21 - 21 - 25 - Chad Simpson - Mt. Vernon, IA - $900

22 - 3 - 16 - Tyler Bruening - Decorah, IA - $800

23 - 7 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL - $800

24 - 20 - 6J - Jake Neal - Omaha, NE - $800

Race Statistics

Entrants: 39

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Brandon Sheppard

MD3 Lap Leaders: Garrett Alberson (Laps 1-19)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Garrett Alberson

Wieland Feature Winner: Garrett Alberson

Margin of Victory: 0.956 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Brian Shirley (Lap 8); Tyler Bruening (Lap 13); Chad Simpson (Lap 15); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 15 restart); Brandon Sheppard (Lap 16); Ryan Gustin (Lap 19); Carson Ferguson (Lap 19 restart)

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, Tyler Erb, Daulton Wilson

Penske Shocks Top 5: Garrett Alberson, Tyler Erb, Daulton Wilson, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Jonathan Davenport

PEM 4th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Jonathan Davenport

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Joseph Joiner

Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brandon Overton

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Bobby Pierce

MD3 24th Place Feature: Jake Neal

Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Advanced 13 positions)

MD3 Most Laps Led: Garrett Alberson (19 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: n/a

Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Garrett Alberson | Lap 1 | 16.809 seconds

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Tyler Erb

Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Hudson O'Neal

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. | 16.7375 seconds

Time of Race: 48 minutes 54 seconds

21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center Point Standings | After Night 1:

BATAVIA, Ohio (September 15, 2025) – The 21st running of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center is set for Thursday through Saturday, September 18-20, at the famed Knoxville Raceway.

It is the only annual late model event at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World,” gathering the nation’s top dirt late model teams on one of motorsports’ biggest stages. In 2025, over $60,000 was added to the weekend purse, bringing the total to more than $350,000 across three nights of racing on the historic black-dirt, half-mile oval at the Marion County Fairgrounds.

The festivities on Thursday and Friday, September 18-19, will feature a complete program of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 25-lap, $10,000-to-win main event.

The unique format of the Knoxville Nationals makes every lap on the track important. Drivers score points for each performance, from time trials to heat races, to preliminary night feature events. The champion at the end of the week not only writes their name into the history books but earns the record $75,000 winner’s check.

Numerous off-track activities will take place surrounding the three-day event. The Hall of Fame Auction will take place at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, behind turn two, on Saturday at 11:30 AM. There will be a Dirt Racing Outreach service in the Dyer Hudson Hall at 1:45 PM, with an autograph session to follow at 4:00 PM, on Saturday.

This half-mile speed plant is located within the Marion County Fairgrounds, in the heart of Knoxville, Iowa, just a short drive from Des Moines. Three-day ticket packages and single-night tickets are available at www.knoxvilleraceway.com or by calling the ticket office at 641-842-5431.

Ricky Thornton Jr. is currently leading the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP. Jonathan Davenport holds second place, followed by Devin Moran in third. Hudson O’Neal and Brandon Sheppard complete the top five in the championship standings.

The 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center will be the final bonus round in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP. The Big River Steel “Big Four” drivers - who will race in the final five events of the season to decide the 2025 National Championship - will be determined after Saturday’s main event at Knoxville Raceway.

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 - September 18

B-Main Purses: 1. Transfer + $100, 2. Transfer + $100, 3. Transfer + $100, 4. $200, 5. $200, 6. $200, 7. $200, 8. $200, 9. $200, 10. $200, 11. $200, 12. $200, 13. $200, 14. $200, 15. $200, 16. $200, 17. $200, 18. $200, 19. $200, 20. $200, 21. $200, 22. $200,

23. $200, 24. $200 = $4,500

A-Main Purse: 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 - September 19

23. $200, 24. $200 = $4,500

Saturday - September 20

B-Main Purses: 1. Transfer + $200, 2. Transfer + $200, 3. Transfer + $200, 4. $500, 5. $500, 6. $500, 7. $500, 8. $500, 9. $500, 10. $500, 11. $500, 12. $400, 13. $400, 14. $400, 15. $400, 16. $400, 17. $400, 18. $400, 19. $400, 20. $400, 21. $400, 22. $400, 23. $400, 24. $400 = $9,800

A-Main Purse: 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, 25. $2,500, 26. $2,500, 27. $2,500, 28. $2,500, 29. $2,500, 30. $2,500, 31. $2,500, 32. $2,500 = $217,600

Total Weekend Purse: $352,350

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:

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

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

Previous Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Winners:

2024 - Bobby Pierce

2023 - Ricky Thornton Jr.

2022 - Jonathan Davenport

2021 - Mike Marlar

2019 - Jimmy Owens

2018 - Jimmy Owens

2017 - Mike Marlar