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- Landon Brooks and Hamilton Racing claim opening night of the Fall Nationals
Chico, CA…Landon Brooks made the move by Dominic Gorden early and fended him off for the duration of the feature to bring home opening night of the Fall Nationals at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. The 21-year-old drove a magnificent race through lapped traffic to tally his second win in three weeks aboard the newly formed Hamilton Racing with Tiner-Hirst Enterprise No. 21L Sprint Car. "Lapped traffic was definitely treacherous in the feature," Brooks commented afterwards. "It was hard to tell where everyone was going to go at times. Luckily it worked out and we are standing up here in victory lane to open the Fall Nationals." Brooks began the evening by qualifying fourth in Group B time trials at the helm of the Lippert Construction/ Dan Ewart Sales/ VinylTech PVC Pipe No. 21L mount. He would get the jump in the night's final heat race and lead flag to flag, locking up a spot in the evening's Dash. At the waving of the green flag in the six-lap contest, Brooks got an exceptional start from row two, moving into second and then attempted to challenge the leader. He had to get out of the gas slightly though and it allowed Max Mittry the chance to get back by. He went on to cross the stripe in third, placing him on the inside of row two for the main event. When the 30-lap feature began Brooks immediately hopped up to the second spot and then began to hound leader Dominic Gorden. With seven circuits complete the Yuba City driver made his move to rocket past Gorden and assume the point. Racing through thick lapped traffic Brooks picked his spots wisely and went on to grab his second career Silver Dollar Speedway victory. "I want to send a big thanks to Steven Tiner and Kyle Hirst for getting me comfortable again," Brooks said. "We have gelled well again right off the bat and that's been great. Thank you to Dave Lippert for all his support along with Roger and Lori Hamilton for believing in us. We have a lot of great partners with this team and couldn't do it without all of them as well." Brooks and Hamilton Racing with Tiner-Hirst Enterprise will now get set to tackle Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare for the 31st running of the Trophy Cup on October 16th, 17th and 18th. "I am really happy with our speed right now going into Trophy Cup," he stated. "I look forward to the event, as I've ran well in Tulare with Steven and Kyle previously, so hopefully we can continue that in a few weeks." Tickets for the 31st Trophy Cup can be purchased at the gate while live video will be provided by www.floracing.com π―πππππππ πΉπππππ would like to thank Lippert Construction, Dan Ewart Sales, VinylTech PVC Pipe, Mozingo Construction, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, Clow Valve, Teichert Construction, Advanced Drainage Systems, Custom Pipe and Fabrication, B Scadden Design, Specified Pipe, North Bay Waterworks, SIP, Tigre, Star Pipe Products, Kaeding Performance, Kistler Engines, Maxim Racing, Sellers Race Wings, ART Enterprises, Rod Tiner Racing, Hanson Machine, Sander Engineering, Don Ott Racing Engines, Arbo-Tec Custom Paint, Performance Powder Coating, K1 Race Gear, Bell Helmets, and Bullet Impressions for their support this season. πππ¦π’π₯ππ¨π§ ππππ’π§π Quick Recap- Fall Nationals Friday Friday September 26: Qualified (4th), Heat Race (1st), Dash (3rd), A-main (1st) ππ©ππ¨π¦π’π§π πππππ¬- Thursday-Saturday October 16-18: Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare (31st annual Trophy Cup) π¦π½πΌπ»ππΌπΏ π¦π½πΌππΉπΆπ΄π΅π: Vinyltech PVC Pipe Vinyltech Corporation is a manufacturer of (American Water Works Association) AWWA C900 water, ASTM D3034 and F679 gravity flow sewer PVC pipe products. These pipes are sold through waterworks distributors for use in municipal water, wastewater, force main sewer (color coded green) and water reclamation systems (color coded purple). Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the company has been producing these products since 1983 and are one of the last American owned producers in the western United States. ππ¨ππ’ππ₯ ππ©π¨ππ₯π’π π‘π- Follow Hamilton Racing on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581086186682 and on Instagram by searching @hamiltonracing21l Follow Landon Brooks on X via @lcbrooks60 and visit www.shoplandonbrooks.com for official merchandise. ππ§ π£πΏπΌπΊπΌππΆπΌπ»π- GT Promotions is a media company focusing on public relations and social media management for motorsports venues, series, race teams and more. Since 2006 we have worked with numerous clients to boost exposure through our various channels. To inquire about becoming a part of the GT Promotions team simply email gary7n@sbcglobal.net & to keep up with our work follow https://twitter.com/garythomasGT
- NARC SPRINT CAR SERIES ACQUIRED BY BRAD SWEET AND KEVIN RUDEEN
(9/29/25) Sacramento, CA ... In a strategic move to ensure the continued legacy of the Northern Auto Racing Club (NARC) sprint cars on the West Coast, the sanctioning body announced today that it has been acquired by Brad Sweet and Kevin Rudeen effective the 2026 season. Founded by Louie Vermeil in 1960, the organization is currently owned, operated, and promoted by longtime business manager Jim Allen and perennial series champion and Hall of Famer Brent Kaeding. "Brent and I have been exploring potential succession plans for NARC over the past few years," said Allen. "Our primary criterion was to find a party deeply invested in our sport and committed to building on the club's history. We are confident that we have made the right decision with Brad Sweet and Kevin Rudeen. Their extensive experience and support of 410 sprint car racing are highly regarded." The transition process will be managed carefully to ensure a smooth handover. "Kevin and I are both really excited to continue our pursuit of helping and growing 410 sprint car racing on the West Coast," said Brad Sweet, a six-time national sprint car champion. "There is no better way to accomplish this than to build on the foundation of what Jim Allen, Brent Kaeding, and many others, have built over many years. NARC has been a staple on the West Coast for many years, and we hope to continue to create many more successful seasons for the race fans, teams, promoters, and racers." Brent Kaeding and Kaeding Performance Center will continue their involvement with NARC as the official parts vendor and as a heat race sponsor. Jim Allen will transition into a NARC historian role, focusing on accumulating missing information from the organization's early years. The Northern Auto Racing Club is the premier 410-winged sprint car series in the western United States. For over six decades, the traveling organization has thrilled fans at dirt tracks up and down the West Coast and crowned a "King of the West" champion. For more information on the NARC 410 sprint car series, including race results, points standings, and upcoming events, go to www.NARC410.com. You can also follow on various social media platforms. Additional news will be released as it becomes available.
- USAC Sprints Take on Terre Haute for 55th Hulman Classic Oct. 3
For more than a half century, the Tony Hulman Classic has been an event that every USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car driver desires to win. The 55th annual chapter of the longest running USAC National ...
- 39th Delta Speedway Championship Night This Saturday in Stockton
Five Micro Sprint racing champions will be crowned this Saturday night at Delta Speedwayβs 39th championship night in Stockton. Super 600, Non-Wing, A-Class, Restricted, and Jr. Sprints wrap up a full ...
- Sprint Invaders Make History This Saturday at Hawkeye Downs
The Mohrfeld Solar Sprint Invaders will hit new territory this Saturday, October 4. The historic Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, Iowa will play host to the series for the first time. Dirt has been added to the quarter-mile oval, reviving interest in the racetrack for dirt track fans in the Midwest. "Dirt at the Downs" is running for a few weeks and is part of the 100th year of racing at the famous facility.
- KCP Racing Hires Cory Eliason to Finish 2025 Season
KCP Racing announced on Monday night they hired Corey Eliason to finish out the remainder of the 2025 World of Outlaws season. Eliason will debut in the KCP entry Friday and Saturday at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania for the National Open.
- NARC BEGINS HOME STRETCH WITH CHRIS & BRIAN FARIA MEMORIAL AT TULARE
The closing stretch of the 2025 NARC King of the West sprint car season is upon us. The first of four races in five weeks is this Saturday as the NARC teams tackle the famous Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare for the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial. This action-packed racing card will also feature the Sprint Car Challenge Tour 360's.
- Williams Grove Open Prelim Tradition Continues Friday
As much as the J & S Classics National Open at Williams Grove Speedway deserves its place in sprint car lore as it celebrates its 63rd running on October 4 with a $75,000 payday, the National Open Preliminary race itself also has a place at the history table.
- Landon Brooks and Hamilton Racing claim opening night of the Fall Nationals
Landon Brooks made the move by Dominic Gorden early and fended him off for the duration of the feature to bring home opening night of the Fall Nationals at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico.
- NARC Sold to Brad Sweet and Kevin Rudeen
The Northern Auto Racing Club announced Monday that the series has been aquired by Brad Sweet and Kevin Rudeen for the 2026 season.
- Thorson Scores High Limit Victory at Path Valley
Tanner Thorson avoided the chaos to win the Kubota High Limit Racing feature Sunday night at Path Valley Speedway. Thorson took the lead from Brad Sweet following one of the many restarts from Brad Sweet on lap 22 and held off Brady Bacon in the closing laps for the victory.
- Post Race Interviews from the USAC National Sprint Car Series at Butler
Post-Race interviews with the top three finishers Saturday night at Butler Motor Speedway with the USAC National Sprint Car Series.
- Historic night as sanctioned dirt racing returns to Hawkeye Downs
CEDAR RAPIDS β It was a night to remember at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. Sanctioned dirt racing returned to the track Saturday night for the first time in nearly 40 years.
- 63rd Annual J & S Classics Williams Grove National Open Brings History Alive Saturday - Historic Race Again Pays $75,000 Top Prize Oct. 4
Mechanicsburg - Sprint car fans in the East will assemble once again this Saturday night to see the 63rd annual running of the J & S Classics Williams Grove Speedway National Open for sprint cars, sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Series, going 40-laps in distance and again paying $75,000 to the winner. The widely acclaimed event will be spun off with a Saturday A-Main total purse alone reaching nearly $192,000! The National Open has a grand history that dates back to its inception and first champion in 1963. It is a history that pre-dates all other season-finale races held anywhere in the East. Eventual Indianapolis 500 champion Gordon Johncock of Hastings, Mich., won the very first 100-lap affair in a contraption that had what looked like a wing atop its roll cage. And this too would soon come to pass, as sprint cars would begin taking over dirt tracks in the east, including Williams Grove Speedway. Ohio USAC standout Larry Dickson scored Open round two in 1964. Western Pennsylvania invader Henry Jacoby of Franklin took 1965. The name of Blaney graced the National Open winner's circle in 1966 as family patriarch Lou took Open laurels decades before his sons Dave and Dale would compete on the scene. Bobbie Adamson, becoming a region name, took back-to-back victories in 1967 and 1968 before a virtual unknown named Gene Varner from Selinsgrove drove a back-up Gary Wasson No. 5 to an upset win in 1969 after a distance of 150 laps. The decade of the 1970's dawned with Altoona flyer Johnny Grum picking up the Open win. The first of three consecutive wins by Midwest transplant Kenny Weld took place in 1971. All three of Weld's wins came aboard the Bob Weikert No. 29. Another transplant, The Bandit, Steve Smith Sr., took wins in 1974 and again in a rain-shortened 122-lap race in 1976 while The Original Outlaw, Bobby Allen drove to a win in 1975. Texas native racing brother Van May took the 1977 version of the National Open before the Pink Panther struck in 1978 with a Kramer Williamson 100-lap win. That 1978 National Open holds the distinction of technically being the first-ever race to be sanctioned by the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove despite the fact that no outlaws drivers were actually in the field. All the stars of the WoO circuit were at a race in the western part of the nation on that date but outlaws rules during the series' formative years stated that any race paying over a certain dollar amount to win would count as a sanctioned race and such is the history. Smokey Snellbaker drove to victory for Charlie Lloyd in 1979 before the grandson of a coal miner named Lucas, Allen Klinger of Hegins kicked off the 1980's with a 40-lap victory. The only National Open to ever carry an All Stars Circuit of Champions sanction took to the track in 1981 when Steve Smith Sr. returned for a third Open triumph. Lynn Paxton went back-to-back in 1982 and 1983 and stunned the racing world after his second 75-lap win by going into retirement during the off-season. Three more in a row for owner Bob Weikert came at the hands of South Dakota driver Doug Wolfgang from 1984 - 1986. Wolfgang got stunned, denied and passed by Bobby Allen's brother, Joey Allen, for the victory in 1987. The Mouse, Kenny Jacobs of Holmesville, Ohio, took another win for Weikert in 1988. The year 1989 found the first true World of Outlaws National Open contested as the yearly sanctioning began with Stevie Smith taking a victory to carry on his father's tradition. One of if not the greatest sprint car driver(s) of all time, Hoosier Steve Kinser took his first National Open checkers in 1990. Stevie Smith returned for another Open win, both for car owner Al Hamilton, in 1991, and now at a distance of 50 laps. Kinser was again the champion in 1992 before daytime specialist Don Kreitz Jr. drove to victory under the Sunday sun in 1993 after 40 laps of action. Steve Kinser was again the winner in 1994 before outlaw cousin Mark Kinser took 1995. The locals went back in front in 1996 with Lance Dewease and No. 461 car owner Walt Dyer. Sammy Swindell won his first National Open in 1997 on a night that had fans returning to frozen windshields on their cars by the time the race ended. Persistent rain forced a non-sanctioned event in 1998, won by modified turned sprint star Billy Pauch in a mount owned by John Zemaitis. Mark Kinser returned for victory in 1999 before one of today's outlaws stars and champions, Donny Schatz took his first win in 2000 as part of what would become a historic record in National Open competition in another 13 years. Dewease returned the laurels to the PA Posse turf with back-to-back wins in 2001 and 2002, for car owners Joe Harz and Al Hamilton, taking $25,000 and $30,000, respectively on both accounts. Steve Kinser was again the winner in 2003 before Schatz returned for two in a row in 2004 and 2005. The first $50,000 to win National Open was scored by Lancaster's Doug Esh in 2006 and as it turned out it was the richest and shortest Open in history when rains hit on lap 26 of 40. Schatz was again the winner in 2007. Thanks to more persistent rain, another unsanctioned event in 2008 saw future outlaws and All Stars star Cody Darrah drive to victory. Greg Hodnett took a hugely popular National Open victory for the PA Posse in 2009 driving the Jim and Sandy Kline No. 22. Sammy Swindell got the second Open win of his career in 2010. West coast flyer Jason Meyers took the 40-lap, $50,000 laurels in 2011. The 2012 version saw North Dakota's Schatz surge for an unprecedented fifth career win in the prestigious classic National Open. With the $50,000, 40-lap victory, Schatz became the winningest driver in National Open history, breaking a four-win tie with Steve Kinser. In 2013, the grand career of local driver Fred Rahmer of Salfordville was capped off at Williams Grove with his first and only triumph in the lucrative, prestigious National Open as Rahmer led the final 31 laps of the 40-lap feature before the veteran retired from the sport at the close of the season. Connecticut driver David Gravel took the $50,000 win in 2014 but not without controversy. The outlaws flyer was overtaken by local favorite Stevie Smith during the last half of the race before the slightest of contact from a closely following Gravel found Smith spinning in the first turn with six laps to go while Gravel retook command for the victory. And then Stevie Smith got redemption in what was to be the first three-day National Open in history in 2015. After three consecutive days of rain stopped the event dead in its tracks, a break with the weather on Sunday allowed a raindated Open to be completed with Smith taking the lead from Danny Dietrich on the ninth tour to lead the final 31 circuits and beat Schatz to the line for victory. An uncanny three more days of rain and raw weather wiped out a second attempt at a three-day nationals in 2016. An outlaws make up two weeks later found Danny Dietrich taking the lead from Joey Saldana with two laps to go in the 40-lap affair to score a wildly popular win for the Pennsylvania Posse. Brad Sweet also took a turn at leading. Connecticut's David Gravel struck for his second $50,000 score in the 2017 National Open. Gravel took the lead from Donny Schatz and then took the lead back from James McFadden to win the 55th Annual affair. An emotional 2018 event held just days after the tragic death of 2009 National Open champion Greg Hodnett saw local driver Lance Dewease win his fourth career nationals for his fourth different car owner. Driving for Don Kreitz Jr. in the No. 69K, Dewease wrestled the lead away from Brock Zearfoss with a three-wide move in the second turn on lap 24 to seal the 40-lap deal, worth $56,000. A tearful Dewease dedicated the victory to Hodnett. Brent Marks of Myerstown won the richest sprint car race in the history of Williams Grove Speedway and the largest cash payoff ever for a sprint car race in the Eastern United States by claiming a $65,000 victory in 2019. A former regular at the track before going on the road with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Series a few years prior, Marks scored the WoO victory by turning back challenges from both Brian Brown who took the lead for a time early and from Daryn Pittman on a last lap restart in the 40-lap affair. A National Open billed as the biggest sprint car race in the nation went to outlaw Donny Schatz in 2020 as the North Dakotan scored $75,000 for his unrivaled sixth career victory in the event. Schatz was the third and final leader in the hotly contested 40-lapper. A lap 12 restart saw David Gravel pull the trigger for control over Logan Schuchart but after locking down to the low side in the third and fourth turns, Schatz reeled in Gravel to make a low side, first turn winning move as the leader was entering traffic on lap 21. Kyle Larson come to life after a lap 25 restart and when Schatz entered traffic with seven laps left he closed in for the win. Larson pulled a banzai run through the third and fourth corners as the pair raced to the checkers by blasting the outside line before pulling to Schatz's outside in turn four however just as it appeared that he would edge in front his mount jumped the cushion. California's Carson Macedo won the biggest sprint car race of his career in the 2021 version of the Open when he became the third and final leader in the 40-lap main, overtaking Logan Schuchart for the lead with four laps to go. Schuchart got control on lap 13 when defending event winner and current leader Brent Marks spun while working traffic. Macedo fought off the challenges of Sheldon Haudenschild for second with 12 laps to go before taking the lead from a struggling Schuchart in traffic. Still aboard the No. 69K, local Lance Dewease would end up taking a flag to flag victory in the 2022, 75K to win, 40-lap National Open but he did lose the lead to a surging Brent Marks on lap 29. Marks made a backstretch move stick but Dewease got a reprieve before the lap could be scored thanks to a red flag for a crash. Marks continued taking shots over the final 12 laps but would end up second as part of a PA Posse podium sweep at the finish with Anthony Macri in third spot. The race was postponed for three weeks after an initial rainout. For Dewease, the Open title was a fifth as driver having taken previous Opens in 1996, 2001, 2002 and 2018 for owners Walt Dyer, Joe Harz, Al Hamilton and Kreitz respectively. The victory was also Dewease's fifth in a row at the track to end the season. Additionally, the win was the third of car owner Don Kreitz's career in the event, having taken one as an owner/driver. Brent Marks of Myerstown would triumph in the 61st version of the race in 2023 for his second win in the affair on what was a night with double features after the preliminary main was postponed by drizzle a night earlier. Marks started on the pole and lost the lead early to Justin Peck before sixth starter Daryn Pittman drove by both pilots, and took the lead with 12 away. Carrying a string of five runner-up finishes into the race, Pittman appeared headed tohis elusive first victory in the race aboard the Kreitz 69K but Marks was buzzing the top and tracked downthe leader to battle for control and eventually get it on lap 22. Pittman would earn a sixth bridesmaid finish in the Open. The $75,000 win was the fifth of the season for Marks at the track and pushed his five-race winning total to $120,100. Brad Sweet won the make-up Open prelim to close the night. Carson Macedo struck for the second Open win of his career in the 2024 event after taking the lead from Anthony Macri on the eighth lap. Late in the race a surging Sheldon Haudenschild closed it up on Macedo, chopping four-tenths of a second off of the leader's advantage to cross the line a challenging second, just .164 seconds behind at the finish. Another double feature finale treated fans when Friday's B Main, dash and feature got postponed to Saturday afternoon thanks to dense fog. It turned out to be an all-California show on Saturday when Penngrove native Buddy Kofoid won the prelim before Lemoore's Macedo took the 75K top prize in the 40-lap Open itself. Adult general admission for October 4 is $50 with youth priced at $20. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. . Fireworks will be part of the program. The 40-lap Open finale carries a raindate of October 5. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website at www.williamsgrove.com or by visiting the oval on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Williams Grove J & S Classics National Open Weekend Has Arrived
Mechanicsburg -Williams Grove Speedway will hold the 63rd running of the J & S Classics National Open for World of Outlaws sprint cars coming up this Friday and Saturday, October 3 and 4 at 7:30 pm each night. The J & S Classics National Open weekend will drop the curtain on the 2025 racing season at Williams Grove Speedway with Saturday night's 40-lap main event paying $75,000 to win. Friday's 25-lap National Open Preliminary will pay $12,000 to the winner. Saturday's event will see the crowning of the 2025 Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint car track champion. The prestigious Williams Grove Speedway J & S Classics National Open has long been revered as the biggest sprint car show in the East and is one of the big three across the nation, measuring up only with the Knoxville Nationals and Kings Royal. Anyone who is anyone in sprint car racing in the United States will be at Williams Grove this week for the two-day contest. Drivers from across all sanctions and regions will compete to be J & S Classics National Open Champion. With local would-be contender Anthony Macri sidelined for the event by injuries, the Williams Grove contingent for the race will be led by point leader Troy Wagaman Jr. along with Freddie Rahmer and former Open winner Danny Dietrich. With equal chances for a third Open win in 2025, outlaws point leader David Gravel and third in points Carson Macedo are the likely invading series top prospects. Buddy Kofoid, currently second in outlaws points, got his first oval win in 2024 opening round Open action and has been a frequent visitor to victory lane of late on the tour. Other expected invaders that seem primed to make their mark on the 2025 J & S Classics National Open include two-time open winner Brent Marks and six-time Open runner-up Daryn Pittman. Wild cards for the weekend include five-time Open winner Lance Dewease, Justin Whittall, Knoxville Nationals champion Ryan Timms and Logan Schuchart. Macedo claimed 2024 Open laurels to record the second event title of his career in the Saturday finale, worth $75,000. Kofoid romped to the win in opening night racing last season that for the second year in a row was completed during Saturday action. Adult general admission for October 3 is set at $40 with youth ages 13 - 20 priced at $20. Adult admission for October 4 is $50 with youth priced at $20. Kids ages 12 and under are always admitted for FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Fireworks will be part of the program each night. The 40-lap Open finale carries a raindate of October 5. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Thornton Takes Second Career Jackson 100 at Brownstown
BROWNSTOWN, IN (September 27, 2025) - Ricky Thornton Jr. took the lead for good on lap 76 after a spirited battle with Devin Moran that lasted for several laps, then led the rest of the way to win the 46th Annual Jackson 100 presented by the Jackson County Visitors Center on Saturday night at Brownstown Speedway. Thornton's 14th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing win of the year earned the Chandler, Arizona native $50,000 for his second Jackson 100 in the last three years. Moran finished in second, followed by Bobby Pierce, Carson Ferguson, and Tyler Erb. Moran led the first 21 laps of the race from the Victory Fuel Pole, as the two-time and reigning Indiana Icebreaker winner was aiming for his first Jackson 100 victory. Moran maintained his lead until Pierce, who started on the inside of row five, took the lead on the 22nd lap. Pierce then held the point until Moran regained the lead on lap 46. Moran then saw Thornton, who started on the outside of the front row and had dropped back to seventh at one point, climb back to second on lap 66 and then went back-and-forth with Moran for the lead before finally overtaking him for good on lap 76. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 56th time in his career, Thornton will hold the championship points lead heading into Pittsburgh next weekend. "I felt like I needed to go way before that," said the winner after he finally was able to clear Moran for the lead with 24 laps to go. "I felt like me and Terbo ran door-to-door for 20 to 25 laps, and it's nice to know you can race a car super hard like that, and he gives you plenty of room. I didn't know what happened there with Devin and JD; it looked like they both were just kind of going to the bottom and made a little contact, and JD went around. Obviously, you don't ever want to see that with a championship competitor like that, but luckily for us, it was one really good car we didn't have to worry about after that." I didn't know whether I needed to be on the bottom or the top, and I knew I was going to go to the bottom at that point. I got the lead up top; you could circle around the bottom and build so much speed that the top couldn't keep up. We had that yellow, and Bobby chose the bottom. I don't think he knew the top was a little better, just that during that first lap or two, once your tires got cold and before they warmed up again, you could just take advantage of the choppiness of the race track and really get going again. Moran and Davenport made contact while racing for second on lap 44, giving his point of view of the incident in Victory Lane after finishing in second after leading the most laps in the race. "I definitely didn't want that to happen, and he was just laying out really hard. I filled the gap right there, and we must have hit tire to tire because neither of us had any marks on our cars or anything. It's really unfortunate; I didn't want that to happen. I wanted to race it out, but it's a bummer. All in all, it was a good run for sure. We were sliding back and forth lap after lap, and I found a really good line during the last six or seven laps. I felt like I was inching closer to him, but it was just too late at that point. Ricky is just a really good racer, and it makes this chase for the championship just a little bit harder." Pierce, who entered the weekend as the winningest dirt late model driver in the country with 29 feature wins, led laps 22-45 and finished on the Big River Steel Podium in third. "I've been around long enough to know not to count my eggs before they hatch. Many times here, I've been at the start of the race. It's a great feeling when you drive from ninth to the lead and start pulling away, but it's still very early in the race. Heck, we still had a whole other feature to go, and about 50 laps left at that point. I knew the track was going to evolve, and once the speeds slowed down a bit, I feel like that's when I struggled to keep the car on the race track when we were crawling around. I have to say, those guys up front are a bunch of wheelmen battling for the lead. That was fun to watch when I was back in third." The winner's Koehler Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Ultimate Towing and Recovery, Hoker Trucking, Knight's Companies, Coltman Farms Racing, Elite Ready Mix, Capital Waste, EMD Wraps, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bilstein Shocks, and Certified Inspection Services. Completing the top ten were Jonathan Davenport, Tanner English, Nick Hoffman, Brandon Sheppard, and Garrett Alberson. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 46th Annual Jackson 100 presented by Jackson County Visitor Center Saturday, September 27, 2025 Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, IN Allstar Performance Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Devin Moran | 13.653 seconds (Overall) Fast Time Group B: Brandon Sheppard| 13.755 seconds Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 01-Tyler Erb[3]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[4]; 5. 12-Jason Jameson[2]; 6. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[7]; 7. 32C-Chad Stapleton[9]; 8. 93L-Cory Lawler[6]; 9. 71D-Don O'Neal[11]; 10. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[8]; 11. 2ND-Jacob Leitzman[12]; 12. (DNS) 1G-Devin Gilpin Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 3. 11R-Josh Rice[3]; 4. 22F-Chris Ferguson[4]; 5. 20-Tyler Neal[5]; 6. 4G-Bob Gardner[7]; 7. 79-Donald McIntosh[8]; 8. 7-Justin Smith[6]; 9. 18-Trevor Landrum[10]; 10. 48J-Justin Wethington[11]; 11. 81-Conner Mertens[9]; 12. (DNS) 4-Cody Mahoney Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 3. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 4. 96-Tanner English[5]; 5. 57M-Camaron Marlar[4]; 6. 16J-Justin Rattliff[6]; 7. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 8. 1Z-Logan Zarin[8]; 9. 111-Max Blair[10]; 10. 93X-Zak Blackwood[12]; 11. 29-Evan Harrell[9]; 12. 24-Jared Bailey[11] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 9-Nick Hoffman[1]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[3]; 3. 22*-Drake Troutman[4]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[9]; 6. 29J-Jordan Wever[10]; 7. P3-Steve Peeden[6]; 8. 18D-Daulton Wilson[5]; 9. 11C-Tyler Collins[8]; 10. 22X-Matt Boknecht[7]; 11. (DNS) D48-Derek Groomer Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 20-Tyler Neal[2]; 2. 12-Jason Jameson[1]; 3. 4G-Bob Gardner[4]; 4. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[3]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[6]; 6. 71D-Don O'Neal[9]; 7. 32C-Chad Stapleton[5]; 8. 93L-Cory Lawler[7]; 9. 18-Trevor Landrum[10]; 10. 7-Justin Smith[8]; 11. 48J-Justin Wethington[12]; 12. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[11]; 13. 2ND-Jacob Leitzman[13]; 14. 81-Conner Mertens[14]; 15. (DNS) 1G-Devin Gilpin; 16. (DNS) 4-Cody Mahoney UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 57M-Camaron Marlar[1]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[5]; 3. 60-Dan Ebert[2]; 4. 29J-Jordan Wever[4]; 5. 111-Max Blair[9]; 6. P3-Steve Peeden[6]; 7. 11C-Tyler Collins[10]; 8. 1Z-Logan Zarin[7]; 9. 24-Jared Bailey[14]; 10. 29-Evan Harrell[13]; 11. 93X-Zak Blackwood[11]; 12. 18D-Daulton Wilson[8]; 13. 16J-Justin Rattliff[3]; 14. 22X-Matt Boknecht[12]; 15. (DNS) D48-Derek Groomer 46th Annual Jackson 100 presented by Jackson County Visitor Center Feature Finish (100 Laps): Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Pay 1 - 2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $51,200 2 - 1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $21,100 3 - 9 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $10,000 4 - 8 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $8,700 5 - 5 - 1 - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $7,000 6 - 3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $7,100 7 - 14 - 96 - Tanner English - Benton, KY - $4,500 8 - 4 - 9 - Nick Hoffman - Mooresville, NC - $4,000 9 - 6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $4,500 10 - 13 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $4,300 11 - 7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $4,100 12 - 22 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $4,000 13 - 11 - 11R - Josh Rice - Crittenden, KY - $3,000 14 - 19 - 12 - Jason Jameson - Lawrenceburg, IN - $2,500 15 - 23 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $3,100 16 - 16 - 28 - Dennis Erb Jr - Carpentersville, IL - $2,300 17 - 10 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $3,000 18 - 21 - 4G - Bob Gardner - Washington, IL - $2,100 19 - 25 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $800 20 - 15 - 22F - Chris Ferguson - Mt. Holly, NC - $2,000 21 - 20 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $2,700 22 - 17 - 20 - Tyler Neal - Paragon, IN - $2,000 23 - 12 - 22* - Drake Troutman - Hyndman, PA - $2,000 24 - 26 - 1G - Devin Gilpin - Columbus, IN - $2,000 25 - 24 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,700 26 - 18 - 57M - Camaron Marlar - Winfield, TN - $2,000 Race Statistics Entrants: 47 Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Devin Moran MD3 Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (Laps 1-21); Bobby Pierce (Laps 22-45); Devin Moran (Laps 46-75); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 76-100) Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Devin Moran Wieland Feature Winner: Ricky Thornton, Jr. Margin of Victory: 0.815 seconds Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Clay Harris (Lap 23); Jonathan Davenport (Lap 44); Clay Harris (Lap 65); Chris Ferguson (Lap 86) Series Provisionals: Daulton Wilson; Donald McIntosh Fast Time Provisional: n/a Emergency Provisional: Daniel Hilsabeck Track Provisional: Devin Gilpin Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran, Bobby Pierce Penske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran, Bobby Pierce, Carson Ferguson, Tyler Erb PEM 4th Place Feature: Carson Ferguson DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Tyler Erb Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Tanner English Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brandon Overton Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Josh Rice MD3 24th Place Feature: Devin Gilpin Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Dan Ebert (Advanced 10 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Devin Moran (50 Laps) Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton, Jr. Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr. O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Dan Ebert Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: n/a Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Ricky Thornton, Jr. Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Donald McIntosh Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Zach Frields ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Sheppard | 13.875 seconds Time of Race: 1 hour, 3 minutes, 31 seconds Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings: Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Pay 1 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 8555 - $551,050 2 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 8475 - $323,449 3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 8395 - $419,800 4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 8285 - $358,600 5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 7600 - $254,925 6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 7490 - $197,450 7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 7110 - $162,500 8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 6520 - $133,225 9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 6290 - $115,250 10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 6185 - $98,500 11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 5930 - $86,775 12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 5755 - $91,325 13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 5520 - $81,650 14 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 4805 - $52,825 About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2025, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 58 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 FloRacing, with select broadcasts on RACER Network. The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing is second to none in motorsports. For more information, including the latest news, tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.LucasDirt.com. Official Marketing Partners Associate Marketing Partners Advanced Powder Coating, All Makes Collision Center, Behrent's Performance Warehouse, Black Diamond Chassis, Boyd Bilt Fabrication, Brodix, Capital Race Cars, Clements Racing Engines, Coltman Farms Racing, Dave Warren Powersports, Deatherage Opticians, DMI Rearends, Fast Shafts, Fire Suppression Engineering, FOX Shocks, Fresh Roof Shingle Rejuvenation, Heartbeat Hot Sauce, Heath Lawson Photography, Hellraizer Jacks, Hoker Trucking, Keyser Manufacturing, Longhorn Chassis, MD3, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, Midwest Sheet Metal, MSD, Outerwears, PEM - Performance Engineering Mfg, Penske Racing Shocks, ProFabrication Headers, Pro Power Racing Engines, Rocket Chassis, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Slicker Graphics, Strange Oval, Swift Springs, Thermo-Tec Automotive Products, Vic Hill Race Engines, Victory Fuel, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood, Xceldyne, and 5150 Race Trailers
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