Davenport Dominates to Win Second Straight Pittsburgher
2025-10-05 14:08
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IMPERIAL, PA (October 4, 2025) - Jonathan Davenport repeated his performance from a year ago by leading all 70 laps to win the 37th Annual Pittsburgher Saturday night at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, earning $50,000.
Davenport started third on the grid, and by the end of the first lap, he was out front. Max Blair earned the Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race after moving from 13th to finish second. Devin Moran completed the Big River Steel Podium in third, taking a 15-point lead in the championship standings into the season finale at Eldora Speedway in two weeks.
Ricky Thornton Jr finished fourth, with Brandon Sheppard rounding out the top five drivers.
In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 92nd time in his career, the Blairsville, Georgia driver heads to Eldora in two weeks, third in the championship points, as he looks to try and win his first career Dirt Track World Championship.
"It's definitely really hard to lead here; the track is so wide. There are a lot of options and different lanes to choose from. I had to judge off of lapped cars - once I got behind them, I was just trying to maintain my momentum until I reached them. Our car felt pretty good; I was just trying to manage my tires during the first 40 or 50 laps so I'd have something left at the end. We weren't that good yesterday and really couldn't understand why, so we second-guessed ourselves. We put our heads together, talked about it, thought it through, and came up with a game plan for today," said the three-time series champion.
"There are always 'what ifs' in the back of your mind, and then you realize the guys lining up behind you, and you don't know if they've been saving their tires or running a different line than you have. It started to clear up just a little bit through one and two around the mid part of the race, and then after we had that long caution, everyone kept rolling through it, I guess, through the mud and everything, which kind of covered it back up. I was searching for a few laps after that caution, but the grip finally came back. You never know what's happening behind you, and it can change in a hurry. We could run over something and get a flat or have a mechanical issue, so luckily none of that happened."
Blair, who finished third in the Friday Night program, charged through the field to secure second place on lap 61 and earned $20,000 for his runner-up finish in the Centerline Motorsports entry.
"Well, the first thing I thought of was Lernerville. I thought I was going to finish second to him (Davenport), but we ended up finishing third, and there's a really big pay difference between second and third. So, I really didn't want to give away second. I mean, he was better than everybody else. I ran him down in the last couple of laps, but I think that was just more of him not wanting to get into lapped traffic. I'm sure his crew was telling him he was okay. I think he kind of had everybody covered. But to come here and run second against these guys is pretty awesome, for sure."
Moran moved past Thornton after a late restart to secure third place as he leaves Pittsburgh 15 points ahead of Thornton.
"I really think that when we got to lapped traffic, Brandon Overton showed me the top line, and my car was so bad off the top that I had to commit to it. At the same time, I had to be careful not to get flats like Brandon did tonight or Ricky did last night. It's definitely a fine line between going really hard and causing problems. I'm just glad we salvaged that race; we were struggling badly early on, but we managed to find the high line. Pittsburgh did an awesome job with the track all weekend long."
The winner's Double L Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Nutrien Ag Solutions, Dyna Gro Seed, ASC Warranty, Mark Martin Automotive Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, VP Fuels, and Midwest Sheet Metal.
Completing the top ten were Carson Ferguson, Garrett Alberson, Mason Zeigler, Josh Richards, and Brandon Overton.
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Race Summary
37th Annual Pittsburgher | Night 2
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway | Imperial, PA
Allstar Performance Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Brandon Sheppard | 17.497 seconds (Overall)
Fast Time Group B: Devin Moran | 18.409 seconds
Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 3. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 4. 111-Max Blair[5]; 5. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 6. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[6]; 7. 14-Dan Angelicchio[7]; 8. 69-Jon Hodgkiss[9]; 9. W3-John Weaver[10]; 10. 555-Brock Pinkerous[8]
Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[2]; 3. 1J-Josh Richards[4]; 4. 66C-Matt Cosner[5]; 5. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 6. 1C-Alex Ferree[7]; 7. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 8. 48-Colton Flinner[8]; 9. J4-John Garvin Jr[9]
Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[2]; 3. 2-Rick Eckert[4]; 4. 22G-Gregg Satterlee[5]; 5. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 6. 1Z-Logan Zarin[7]; 7. 101-Forrest Trent[6]; 8. 8-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[9]; 9. 79D-Doug Drown[8]; 10. 94-AJ Campbell[10]
Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[3]; 2. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 3. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 4. 7-Ross Robinson[7]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[4]; 6. 18D-Daulton Wilson[2]; 7. 24-Tyler Wyant[9]; 8. 09-Michael Leach[6]; 9. 4-Gary Stuhler[8]; 10. EZ1-Ron Fink[10]
Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (9 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 2. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[3]; 3. 19M-Joseph Joiner[1]; 4. 1C-Alex Ferree[4]; 5. 48-Colton Flinner[8]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[2]; 7. 69-Jon Hodgkiss[7]; 8. W3-John Weaver[9]; 9. 14-Dan Angelicchio[5]; 10. (DNS) J4-John Garvin Jr; 11. (DNS) 555-Brock Pinkerous
UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 79-Donald McIntosh[2]; 2. 93L-Cory Lawler[1]; 3. 1Z-Logan Zarin[3]; 4. 101-Forrest Trent[5]; 5. 4-Gary Stuhler[10]; 6. 09-Michael Leach[8]; 7. 24-Tyler Wyant[6]; 8. 94-AJ Campbell[11]; 9. 8-Tommy Schirnhofer Jr[7]; 10. EZ1-Ron Fink[12]; 11. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 12. (DNS) 79D-Doug Drown
37th Annual Pittsburgher - Night 2 Feature Finish (70 Laps):
Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Pay
1 - 3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $51,200
2 - 13 - 111 - Max Blair - Centerville, PA - $20,000
3 - 2 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $11,000
4 - 5 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $9,200
5 - 1 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $7,700
6 - 7 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $6,700
7 - 4 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $5,200
8 - 8 - 25Z - Mason Zeigler - Chalk Hill, PA - $4,000
9 - 11 - 1J - Josh Richards - Houston, OH - $3,800
10 - 9 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $4,300
11 - 18 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $4,200
12 - 15 - 66C - Matt Cosner - Ridgeley, WV - $3,200
13 - 14 - 22G - Gregg Satterlee - Indiana, PA - $3,000
14 - 10 - 2 - Rick Eckert - York, PA - $2,500
15 - 17 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $3,100
16 - 24 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $3,000
17 - 12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $2,900
18 - 21 - 19M - Joseph Joiner - Milton, FL - $2,800
19 - 20 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $2,700
20 - 23 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $2,700
21 - 6 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $2,800
22 - 22 - 1Z - Logan Zarin - Hookstown, PA - $2,000
23 - 19 - 12M - Ryan Montgomery - Fairmont, WV - $2,000
24 - 16 - 7 - Ross Robinson - Georgetown, DE - $2,000
Race Statistics
Entrants: 39
Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Brandon Sheppard
MD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-70)
Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Wieland Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport
Margin of Victory: 0.623 seconds
Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Gregg Satterlee (Lap 9); Brandon Overton (Lap 58); Debris (Lap 62)
Series Provisionals: Daulton Wilson; Daniel Hilsabeck
Fast Time Provisional: n/a
Emergency Provisional: n/a
Track Provisional: n/a
Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Jonathan Davenport, Max Blair, Devin Moran
Penske Shocks Top 5: Jonathan Davenport, Max Blair, Devin Moran, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Brandon Sheppard
PEM 4th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton, Jr.
DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Brandon Sheppard
Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson
Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Donald McIntosh
Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Gregg Satterlee
MD3 24th Place Feature: Ross Robinson
Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Max Blair (Advanced 11 positions)
MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (70 Laps)
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton, JR.
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.
O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Donald McIntosh
Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 4 | 19.151 seconds
Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Devin Moran
Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Brandon Overton
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Cory Fostvedt
ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Carson Ferguson | 17.536 seconds
Time of Race: 35 minutes 48 seconds
Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings:
Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Pay
1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 8965 - $344,549
2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 8950 - $562,400
3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 8850 - $473,500
4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 8600 - $363,500
5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 8045 - $268,125
6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 7895 - $205,350
7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 7465 - $168,400
8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 6820 - $137,325
9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 6700 - $124,250
10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 6555 - $105,000
11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 6205 - $90,575
12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 6040 - $95,100
13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 5800 - $85,550
14 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 5065 - $56,325
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