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- Sheppard Wins First Career Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway
WHEATLAND, MO (July 12, 2025) - Brandon Sheppard started sixth and passed race leader Gordy Gundaker on lap 15 to win the 19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. Sheppard's win was his second of the season with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, and it allowed him to tie with Josh Richards for 8th place on the all-time series wins list, now with 34 wins. Once in front, Sheppard dominated the rest of the race, which was slowed only by one caution. Sheppard won by an impressive 3.775 seconds to become the 12th different winner in the event's history. Hudson O'Neal, who started alongside Sheppard in row three, finished second, with Ricky Thornton Jr. rounding out the Big River Steel Podium in third. The rest of the top five included defending track champion Justin Wells and Garrett Alberson, who started 17th. Gundaker, who started from the Victory Fuel Pole, took the lead at the beginning of the race and held the top spot for the first 14 laps until the only caution of the race was called. Gundaker, aiming for the biggest win of his career and his first Lucas Oil victory, saw Sheppard pass him on the lap 15 restart. From that point on, Sheppard dominated the rest of the race, leading the final 36 laps unchallenged. "This place has haunted me in my dreams many times. We finished second at the Show-Me in 2021. I've performed well here before. The track is very tricky and hit or miss. It requires different skills than your average race track. We're still figuring out this new car. We're improving our consistency by trying different things each night and building on a program we've grown to be good at here," said the New Berlin, Illinois native. "Getting a win here really shows where we stand as a team. I appreciate all the fans for sticking it out. I know it looked sketchy all day from the south, but somehow we dodged the gap, and it missed us. We definitely got lucky with the weather. Wheatland was an awesome track both nights this weekend." O'Neal, who entered the weekend with four wins in five appearances at Lucas Oil Speedway, finished in second after moving up to that position on lap 27. "I think I got to overdriving a little bit," as O'Neal was asked about getting sideways near the end of the race. "I felt like I was okay, and if I could pass some of those guys, I might be able to close the gap (on Sheppard) a little bit. I was driving a bit too hard and jumped the cushion down there, almost at the opening, turned pretty sharply. I was wide open trying to get back over the banking. I think I got tired a little early, and Sheppard got too big of a lead without a caution right then, so I couldn't close in on him." Thornton, who won the previous night at Wheatland, outdueled Wells in the final laps as he survived a back-and-forth battle to finish on the Big River Steel Podium. "I felt like I was pretty good. I was a little too tight early, but once it finally slowed down, I felt really good. Hats off to the track crew. I think this race, the Show-Me, is probably the best this place has raced in a long time. I know they have been working hard to improve this place. The High Limit race here was really good too. I felt like I needed to be a lot better — I mean significantly better — to beat Brandon. He was in a league of his own tonight. I believe he got by me on lap two or three, and after that, I never really saw him." The winner's Mark Richards Racing, Rocket Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and sponsored Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Franklin Enterprises, Petroff Towing, Gunter's Honey, Performance Grading, Ace Metal Works, Sunoco Race Fuels, Collins Brothers Towing, Stiles Marine and Maintenance, Rocket 1 Pre-Owned Motors. Completing the top ten were Daulton Wilson, Gordy Gundaker, Jonathan Davenport, Brandon Overton, and Kayden Clatt. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland | Night 2 Saturday, July 12, 2025 Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, MO Allstar Performance Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Jonathan Davenport | 15.049 seconds (Overall) Fast Time Group B: Brandon Overton | 15.266 seconds Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 11-Gordy Gundaker[3]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[5]; 3. 98-Justin Wells[4]; 4. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[2]; 5. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 6. 0-Jake O'Neil[7]; 7. 65-Jon Binning[8]; 8. 4W-Tyler Wolff[9]; 9. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 19M-Spencer Hughes[2]; 2. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 3. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[1]; 4. 50-Kayden Clatt[3]; 5. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[6]; 6. 93-Carson Ferguson[5]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[8]; 8. 60-Dan Ebert[7] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 4. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[4]; 5. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[5]; 6. 79-Donald McIntosh[6]; 7. 15L-Payton Looney[7]; 8. 805-Rob Hough[9]; 9. (DNS) 3W-Brennon Willard Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 97-Cade Dillard[3]; 3. 96-Dalton Imhoff[2]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 5. 93L-Cory Lawler[5]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 7. 87-Darron Fuqua[7]; 8. 15-Clay Stuckey[8] Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[2]; 3. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 4. 0-Jake O'Neil[3]; 5. 4W-Tyler Wolff[7]; 6. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]; 7. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 8. 65-Jon Binning[5]; 9. 49-Jonathan Davenport[9] UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[1]; 2. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 3. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 4. 6-Clay Harris[4]; 5. 15L-Payton Looney[5]; 6. 87-Darron Fuqua[6]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[8]; 8. 805-Rob Hough[7]; 9. (DNS) 3W-Brennon Willard 19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland | Night 2 Feature Finish (50 Laps): Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Pay 1 - 6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $25,800 2 - 5 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $10,800 3 - 4 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $7,100 4 - 9 - 98 - Justin Wells - Aurora, MO - $4,000 5 - 17 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $4,200 6 - 7 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $3,400 7 - 1 - 11 - Gordy Gundaker - St. Charles, MO - $2,500 8 - 23 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $3,500 9 - 2 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $2,900 10 - 15 - 50 - Kayden Clatt - Edina, MO - $2,100 11 - 8 - 97 - Cade Dillard - Robeline, LA - $2,000 12 - 25 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $1,200 13 - 3 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $2,500 14 - 21 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $2,400 15 - 10 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $2,600 16 - 19 - 11T - Trevor Gundaker - St. Charles, MO - $1,500 17 - 16 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $2,300 18 - 13 - 1XM - Aaron Marrant - Richmond, MO - $1,500 19 - 24 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $2,200 20 - 11 - 8K - Tyler Kuykendall - Warsaw, MO - $1,500 21 - 22 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $2,200 22 - 20 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,200 23 - 12 - 96 - Dalton Imhoff - Jamestown, MO - $1,500 24 - 18 - 1/4J - Jaxon Ertel - Neosho, MO - $1,500 25 - 14 - 56 - Tony Jackson Jr - Lebanon, MO - $1,500 Race Statistics Entrants: 34 Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Gordy Gundaker MD3 Lap Leaders: Gordy Gundaker (1-14), Brandon Sheppard (15-50) Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon Sheppard Wieland Feature Winner: Brandon Sheppard Margin of Victory: 3.775 seconds Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Donald McIntosh (Lap 14) Series Provisionals: Jonathan Davenport, Dan Ebert Fast Time Provisional: n/a Emergency Provisional: Clay Harris Track Provisional: n/a Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O'Neal, Ricky Thornton Jr. Penske Shocks Top 5: Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O'Neal, Ricky Thornton Jr., Justin Wells, Garrett Alberson PEM 4th Place Feature: Justin Wells DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Gordy Gundaker Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Cade Dillard Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Spencer Hughes MD3 24th Place Feature: Jaxon Ertel Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Advanced 15 Positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Sheppard (36 Laps) Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Daniel Hilsabeck Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Brandon Sheppard | Lap 18 | 15.504 seconds Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Brandon Sheppard Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Jonathan Davenport Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Danny White ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Tony Jackson Jr. | 15.724 seconds Time of Race: 17 minutes 14 seconds Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings: Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Pay 1 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 5485 - $261,900 2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 5455 - $288,650 3 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 5175 - $157,275 4 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 5135 - $193,049 5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 4975 - $118,550 6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 4895 - $148,300 7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 4760 - $101,600 8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 4505 - $83,725 9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 4275 - $70,325 10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 4085 - $56,200 11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 4000 - $52,025 12 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 3725 - $50,125 13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 3660 - $42,900 14 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 3565 - $44,650 15 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 3235 - $32,925 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. 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- Sheppard runs away with Night 2 CMH Diamond Nationals victory at Lucas Oil Speedway
WHEATLAND, MO. (July 12, 2025) - For Brandon Sheppard, Lucas Oil Speedway had been a long-time nemesis. "This place has haunted me in my dreams numerous times," Sheppard said. "We ran second at the Show-Me (100) back in '21. I've been good here in the past, (but) it's been very hit and miss." Sheppard hit it out of the ballpark Saturday night. The New Berlin, Ill., veteran seized the lead on a lap 15 restart and ran away from there to capture the 19th annual CMH Diamond Nationals Presented by Wieland. Sheppard's first Diamond Nationals triumph and 32nd career full-field Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series triumph was worth $25,000. Sheppard beat Hudson O'Neal - the driver that edged him out in the 2021 Show-Me 100 - by nearly four seconds in his Rocket chassis. He became the 12th different winner of the Diamond Nationals. "This track is very tricky. It takes a lot of stuff than your average race track," Sheppard said in victory lane. "Hats off to Mark (car owner Mark Richards) and (crew members) Dan, Austin and Joel, all the guys back at Rocket chassis for building this new piece." Sheppard's second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season started from the sixth spot after pole-starting Gordy Gundaker grabbed the lead at the drop of the green. Gundaker set the early pace over outside row-one starter Brandon Overton through five laps. Sheppard wasted no time moving from sixth into third with Thornton fourth. Sheppard's advance continued as he moved to second by lap 10, trailing Gundaker by 1.3 seconds. The first caution came out on lap 14 as Donald McIntosh spun in turn two, wiping out Gundaker's 1.2-second cushion over Sheppard with Overton in third. Sheppard took the lead on the restart, passing Gundaker on the outside coming out of turn four. Sheppard needed only four laps to open nearly a two-second lead and was 3.6 in front by the midway point on lap 25. O'Neal, of Martinsville, Ind., moved into second by lap 27 and gave chase, but there was no stopping Sheppard as action remained caution-free. Sheppard, handling lapped traffic with no issues, took it home and beat O'Neal by 3.77 seconds at the checkers. "It was an awesome track both nights this weekend," Sheppard said. "They did a heck of a job with it. We're just super happy and super thankful to be here in victory lane. Hopefully we can keep building off we've got here and have some consistency." Sheppard said the challenge of winning on the series cannot be overstated. It made his second win in eight days even more special. "Lucas Oil, we're racing against a tough crowd night in and night out," Sheppard said. "It is hard to win these races. To be able to stand up here two times in the last two weekends, it's really awesome. My crew has been working so hard and Mark has been working so hard." O'Neal said he just didn't have enough to deal with Sheppard. "Good job to them guys," O'Neal said. "We got out-tired a little bit, I think and he got out to too big of a lead at the end to be able to close in on him. But what an improvement from last night. The good thing is, we made the right adjustments." Diamond Nationals Night One winner Ricky Thornton Jr. emerged from the battle to finish third, a half-car-length ahead of two-time Lucas Oil Speedway track champion Justin Wells of Aurora as those two swapped the position the final two laps. Garrett Alberson wound up fifth. "I was a little too tight early," Thornton said. "Hats off to these guys. This race, the Show-Me (100), that's probably the best this place has raced in a long time. I needed to be a little bit better - a lot better - to beat Brandon. Congrats to them. He was in a league of his own tonight." Jonathan Davenport finished eighth after taking a provisional and starting 23rd in a backup car. A failed harmonic balancer felled Davenport's primary car while leading his heat with one lap to go. Davenport, who also set the fast qualifying time, salvaged a decent points night as he remained in front of Thornton for the series championship battle by by 30 points. Schultz earns Hickamo Super Stocks win: Terry Schultz of Sedalia grabbed the lead on lap seven and went on to capture the 20-lap, $1,000-to-win Hickamo Super Stocks feature. Schultz finished in front of J.T. Carroll by nearly a second. "They had a good track," Schultz said. "We got to watch the Late Model race and it was a good race and they did a good job all weekend and put on a good show for the fans." Tim Brown went from fourth to first on the opening lap and was leading Carroll when fourth-running Kyle Davis spun to bring out a lap-two caution. Schultz, who started fifth, took away the lead by going past Brown on the inside of turn one. Carroll grabbed second from Brown on lap nine when caution flew, a lap before the halfway point. Schultz expanded the lead to 1.1 seconds by lap 13 when another caution slowed the action. After the restart, the final seven laps ran caution free and Schultz won by a .908-second margin. Tony Anglin finished third with Jared Hays fourth and Brown fifth. LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (July 12, 2025) 19th annual CMH Diamond Nationals Presented by Wieland Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series A Feature - 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[6]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[5]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 4. 98-Justin Wells[9]; 5. 58-Garrett Alberson[17]; 6. 18D-Daulton Wilson[7]; 7. 11-Gordy Gundaker[1]; 8. 49-Jonathan Davenport[23]; 9. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 10. 50-Kayden Clatt[15]; 11. 97-Cade Dillard[8]; 12. 6-Clay Harris[25]; 13. 19M-Spencer Hughes[3]; 14. 93-Carson Ferguson[21]; 15. 99-Devin Moran[10]; 16. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[19]; 17. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[16]; 18. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[13]; 19. 60-Dan Ebert[24]; 20. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[11]; 21. 93L-Cory Lawler[22]; 22. 79-Donald McIntosh[20]; 23. 96-Dalton Imhoff[12]; 24. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[18]; 25. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[14] Fast Shafts B Main 1 - 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[2]; 3. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 4. 0-Jake O'Neil[3]; 5. 4W-Tyler Wolff[7]; 6. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]; 7. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 8. 65-Jon Binning[5]; 9. 49-Jonathan Davenport[9] UNOH B Main 2 - 1. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[1]; 2. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 3. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 4. 6-Clay Harris[4]; 5. 15L-Payton Looney[5]; 6. 87-Darron Fuqua[6]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[8]; 8. 805-Rob Hough[7]; 9. (DNS) 3W-Brennon Willard Penske Shocks Heat 1 - 1. 11-Gordy Gundaker[3]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[5]; 3. 98-Justin Wells[4]; 4. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[2]; 5. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 6. 0-Jake O'Neil[7]; 7. 65-Jon Binning[8]; 8. 4W-Tyler Wolff[9]; 9. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1] Summit Racing Heat 2 - 1. 19M-Spencer Hughes[2]; 2. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 3. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[1]; 4. 50-Kayden Clatt[3]; 5. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[6]; 6. 93-Carson Ferguson[5]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[8]; 8. 60-Dan Ebert[7] Cool It Thermo Tec Heat 3 - 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 4. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[4]; 5. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[5]; 6. 79-Donald McIntosh[6]; 7. 15L-Payton Looney[7]; 8. 805-Rob Hough[9]; 9. (DNS) 3W-Brennon Willard Simpson Race Products Heat 4 - 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 97-Cade Dillard[3]; 3. 96-Dalton Imhoff[2]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 5. 93L-Cory Lawler[5]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 7. 87-Darron Fuqua[7]; 8. 15-Clay Stuckey[8] Qualifying Group A - 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 00:15.049[2]; 2. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall, 00:15.290[9]; 3. 1XM-Aaron Marrant, 00:15.413[5]; 4. 19M-Spencer Hughes, 00:15.455[10]; 5. 11-Gordy Gundaker, 00:15.486[8]; 6. 50-Kayden Clatt, 00:15.505[13]; 7. 98-Justin Wells, 00:15.518[4]; 8. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:15.525[12]; 9. 71-Hudson O'Neal, 00:15.572[11]; 10. 93-Carson Ferguson, 00:15.723[15]; 11. 58-Garrett Alberson, 00:15.750[3]; 12. 11T-Trevor Gundaker, 00:15.862[14]; 13. 0-Jake O'Neil, 00:15.933[7]; 14. 60-Dan Ebert, 00:16.008[1]; 15. 65-Jon Binning, 00:16.018[6]; 16. 7J-Ryan Johnson, 00:16.028[16]; 17. 4W-Tyler Wolff, 00:16.223[17] Qualifying Group B - 1. 76-Brandon Overton, 00:15.267[3]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:15.270[10]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 00:15.301[2]; 4. 96-Dalton Imhoff, 00:15.362[13]; 5. 99-Devin Moran, 00:15.409[6]; 6. 97-Cade Dillard, 00:15.438[7]; 7. 56-Tony Jackson Jr, 00:15.549[14]; 8. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck, 00:15.645[15]; 9. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel, 00:15.669[12]; 10. 93L-Cory Lawler, 00:15.733[16]; 11. 79-Donald McIntosh, 00:15.864[17]; 12. 6-Clay Harris, 00:15.986[8]; 13. 15L-Payton Looney, 00:16.008[1]; 14. 87-Darron Fuqua, 00:16.125[11]; 15. (DNS) 3W-Brennon Willard; 16. (DNS) 15-Clay Stuckey; 17. (DNS) 805-Rob Hough Hickamo Super Stocks A Feature - 1. B4-Terry Schultz[5]; 2. 94C-JT Carroll[2]; 3. G1-Tony Anglin[1]; 4. 4-Jared Hays[11]; 5. 111-Tim Brown[4]; 6. 21-Johnny Fennewald[17]; 7. 2-Colton Bourland[12]; 8. 8N-Colby North[8]; 9. 94-Kenny Carroll[6]; 10. KEG1-Jeremy Russell[18]; 11. 35-Johnny Coats[16]; 12. 164-Michael Muskrat[7]; 13. 25-Aaron Murry[19]; 14. 10K-Kyle Davis[3]; 15. 73-Francisco Escamilla[9]; 16. 23N-Jase Nelson[14]; 17. 27S-Will Smart[23]; 18. 18-Jon Hays[22]; 19. 08-Scott Pullen[25]; 20. 27B-Jerett Evans[20]; 21. (DNF) 7B-Chad Lyle[10]; 22. (DNF) 04-Blaine Ewing[13]; 23. (DNF) 64-Luke Leatherman[15]; 24. (DNF) 22W-Craig Wiggens[24]; 25. (DNS) 06-Morgan Campbell B Feature - 1. 21-Johnny Fennewald[18]; 2. KEG1-Jeremy Russell[12]; 3. 25-Aaron Murry[1]; 4. 27B-Jerett Evans[11]; 5. 06-Morgan Campbell[5]; 6. 18-Jon Hays[13]; 7. 27S-Will Smart[8]; 8. 22W-Craig Wiggens[14]; 9. 08-Scott Pullen[4]; 10. 61R-Randi Goins[15]; 11. 77-Jeff Douty[16]; 12. 69T-Tony Bowman[17]; 13. 10C-Jacob Combs[10]; 14. (DNF) 3P-Aaron Poe[3]; 15. (DNF) 28-Chris Kircher[2]; 16. (DNF) X15-Bobby Ruff II[9]; 17. (DNF) 4G-Gary Clark[7]; 18. (DNF) 26M-Donnie Miller[6] Heat 1 - 1. B4-Terry Schultz[1]; 2. 73-Francisco Escamilla[2]; 3. 2-Colton Bourland[3]; 4. 25-Aaron Murry[4]; 5. 28-Chris Kircher[6]; 6. 06-Morgan Campbell[7]; 7. X15-Bobby Ruff II[8]; 8. (DNF) 69T-Tony Bowman[5] Heat 2 - 1. 94-Kenny Carroll[1]; 2. 7B-Chad Lyle[2]; 3. 111-Tim Brown[8]; 4. 04-Blaine Ewing[6]; 5. 3P-Aaron Poe[4]; 6. 4G-Gary Clark[5]; 7. 27B-Jerett Evans[3]; 8. 22W-Craig Wiggens[7]; 9. 61R-Randi Goins[9] Heat 3 - 1. 94C-JT Carroll[2]; 2. 8N-Colby North[3]; 3. 164-Michael Muskrat[7]; 4. 64-Luke Leatherman[1]; 5. 23N-Jase Nelson[8]; 6. 27S-Will Smart[5]; 7. KEG1-Jeremy Russell[4]; 8. 18-Jon Hays[6] Heat 4 - 1. 10K-Kyle Davis[2]; 2. G1-Tony Anglin[6]; 3. 4-Jared Hays[5]; 4. 35-Johnny Coats[1]; 5. 08-Scott Pullen[4]; 6. 26M-Donnie Miller[7]; 7. 10C-Jacob Combs[8]; 8. (DNF) 77-Jeff Douty[3]; 9. (DNS) 21-Johnny Fennewald Motorcycles, Off Road, Dirt Track action next: It's a busy weekend ahead at Lucas Oil Speedway with American Progressive Flat Track making its first appearance on the dirt oval on Friday, in a makeup of a rainout from earlier this season. Gates open at 2:30 p.m. with opening ceremonies at 7. Tickets are available online. For info on the series visit americanflattrack.com. UTV Short Course also is set for practice on Friday before racing on Saturday. Race classes will include 200 stock: ages 5-12, 200 limited: ages 5-12, 250 modified: ages 7-12, 700cc and under: ages 10-15, youth 1k: ages 13-17, sportsman na: ages 14 and up, sportsman turbo: ages 14 and up, women's na: ages 13 and up, women's fi: ages 13 and up, vet na: ages 40 and up, vet fi: ages 40 and up, pro-am na: ages 18 and up, pro-am turbo: ages 18 and up, pro na: ages 18 and up, pro turbo: ages 18 and up. The Pitts Homes and Realty Weekly Racing Series on Saturday night will be Horton Supply Company Veterans and Military Appreciation Night at the races. All veterans and military personnel with ID will be admitted free. The 4 State Dirt Late Model Series will make their second appearance this season with a $1,250-to-win feature, $400-to-start main event. Other classes in action will be the Arctic Food Equipment Modifieds, O'Reilly Auto Parts Stock Cars and the Clear Creek Golf Car B-Mods. For information on admission or camping for any Lucas Oil Speedway event in 2025, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-6119 or (417) 295-6043 or email her at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information. CONTACT: Danny Lorton Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Office: (417) 282-5984 DLorton@lucasoilspeedway.com # # # Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is available. With its entrance located just outside the pit gate, this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience. For ticket and camping information and everything about the Show-Me 100 event, visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for all the information and detailed directions to the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984. In addition, fans can get social with Lucas Oil Speedway by following @LucasSpeedway on X, clicking "Like" at www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway Complete Lucas Oil Speedway event information, archived race recaps, previews and driver features, along with ticket information and schedules can be found by visiting LucasOilSpeedway.com. About Lucas Oil Speedway Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by fans, drivers and industry insiders to be one of the top racing facilities in the nation. Located in Wheatland, Mo., approximately an hour from Springfield and just an hour and a half from the Kansas City metro area, the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" lives up to its title. Twenty-One VIP Luxury Suites, HD Jumbo-Tron Screen, Stadium Style Musco Sports Lighting, a Bose Sound System, Go-Kart Slick Track, The Diamond Bar, Track Treasures Gift Shop, the best track food in the country and paved pits are a few of the spectacular amenities setting the Diamond of Dirt apart. This year marks the 12th season for the Liquid Quarter Mile Drag Racing Lake, "Lake Lucas." New for 2017 was all-purpose built Off Road facility featuring a host of regional events. Lucas Oil Speedway's dirt oval track plays host to some of the largest and most-popular events in the Midwest with national and regional touring series appearing frequently including: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, United States Modified Touring Series and the High Limit Sprint Racing Series, POWRi Sprint Cars and POWRi WAR Sprints. 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- Cap Henry earns 3rd straight 410 win; Rando gets 1st 305 victorty of 2025, Sorg stops Valenti's truck win streak
FREMONT, Ohio - Cap Henry is ready to take on the stars of the Kubota High Limit Sprint Car Series when they come to Fremont Speedway Presented by Gill Construction on Monday, July 14. The former Fremont track champion picked up his third straight win at "The Track That Action Built" on Crown Battery Night, Saturday, July 12. Henry, who has eight total wins in 2025 led all 30 laps of the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints to earn his 25th career victory at the track and the fourth of the year at Fremont. Henry, from Republic, Ohio, has seven podium finished at Fremont out of eight events in 2025. Henry, who started fourth, won by over three seconds over Cole Duncan, Kalib Henry, Daison Pursley (from 16th) and Chris Andrews. "I felt pretty good on the opening lap and saw everyone leave the bottom open and I saw how sticky it was and knew it was one of those one shot deals. I hate leading that long but Zack (Meyers) told me what to do under those cautions. The last five I kind of felt I was hanging and maybe a sitting duck. I tried to move around on the white flag lap. I'm proud of my guys. We changed engines this week getting ready for the big week we've got coming," said Henry beside his Premier Planning Service, Jeff Ward Demolition, Ohio Logistics, Primal Tee Shop, Innovative Excavating, Elliott's Custom Trailers and Carts, FK Rod Ends, King Racing, Griff's Engines; Berryman Racing Shocks, Callie's Performance Products, Dyers, Power Cool Manufacturing, SCS Gearbox, Tony Elliott Foundation backed #33W. It's been a few years since Steve Rando visited Beaverdam Fleet Services Victory Lane at Fremont Speedway. The Lindsey, Ohio driver put on a dominating drive in the Fremont Federal Credit Union 30 Sprints to score his 12th career win at Fremont. Jimmy McGrath, Jamie Miller, Seth Schneider and Blayne Keckler from 16th rounded out the top five. "We've been struggling a lot lately with this car and we're finally figuring some things out. We got a second here last week," said Rando beside his Bill Tool & Machine, Davis Fabricators, Wolf Pack Tree Service, Attitudes Hair Salon, Triple L. Logistics, Foster's Auto Body, Pub 400, Gressman Powersports, Dynamic Coatings #19R. Keith Sorg and Shawn Valenti battled side by side lap after lap in the Burmeister Trophy Dirt Truck feature, swapping the lead multiple times. Sorg, a three time truck champion, held on for his first win of the season, stopping a six win streak for Valenti. It was Sorg's ninth career win at Fremont and it came over Valenti, Jamie Miller, Kent Brewer and Steve Miller. "It's great to beat Shawn. It was fun and tiring," said Sorg beside his Fremont Fence; M&L Excavating, Westend Tire, Great Lakes Garage Door backed #4S. Fremont Speedway will be back in action Monday, July 14 with the Kubota High Limit Sprint Car Series with Brad Sweet, Rico Abreu and Kyle Larson among the drivers scheduled to compete. 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Wherever industries need to start working, they turn to the dependable power of Crown Batteries. That's why you will find Crown Batteries in heavy-duty equipment on and off highways all over the world. Crown Batteries are powering the railroad industry, underground mining equipment, steel mills, renewable energy installations, recreational marine and automotive industries, aerial access equipment and more. Whether it's floor care equipment at work in New York City or Tokyo,or an electric truck lift operating in Flint, Michigan, Crown Batteries can be found getting the work done right. About Gill Construction - https://kgcpc.com Owned and operated by Ray Brooks, and headquartered in nearby Port Clinton, Ohio, Gill Construction specializes in an array of land and water services, utilizing over five decades of experience to build an extensive repertoire which includes site excavation, site utilities, demolition, trenching, and marina service. Gill Construction boasts a dynamic, diverse, and experienced workforce, guaranteed to perform and complete any task with the utmost customer satisfaction. Fremont Speedway Saturday, July 12, 2025 410 Sprints - Fort Ball Pizza Palace A Feature 1 30 Laps | 00:20:52.461 1. 33W-Cap Henry[4]; 2. 11-Cole Duncan[3]; 3. 101-Kalib Henry[5]; 4. 13-Daison Pursley[16]; 5. 15C-Chris Andrews[2]; 6. 21-Larry Kingseed Jr[10]; 7. 4-Zane DeVault[11]; 8. 29-Zeth Sabo[6]; 9. 16-DJ Foos[9]; 10. 5-Kody Brewer[12]; 11. 09-Craig Mintz[17]; 12. 19-TJ Michael[15]; 13. 7M-Brandon Moore[21]; 14. 22M-Dan McCarron[20]; 15. 75-Jerry Dahms[23]; 16. 51-Scott Thiel[1]; 17. 7N-Darin Naida[7]; 18. 35-Stuart Brubaker[13]; 19. 14-Sean Rayhall[8]; 20. 8T-Tanner Tecco[22]; 21. 10BR-Jason Blonde[14]; 22. X-Mike Keegan[19]; 23. (DNS) 28N-Trey Jacobs Alex Burkett Australian Pursuit 8 Laps | 00:04:58.853 1. 51-Scott Thiel[1]; 2. 15C-Chris Andrews[2]; 3. 11-Cole Duncan[4]; 4. 33W-Cap Henry[7]; 5. 101-Kalib Henry[8]; 6. 29-Zeth Sabo[6]; 7. 7N-Darin Naida[3]; 8. 14-Sean Rayhall[5] Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:13:30.000 1. 101-Kalib Henry[4]; 2. 51-Scott Thiel[1]; 3. 4-Zane DeVault[6]; 4. 19-TJ Michael[9]; 5. 16-DJ Foos[2]; 6. 13-Daison Pursley[3]; 7. 8T-Tanner Tecco[8]; 8. 28N-Trey Jacobs[5]; 9. 01-Bryan Sebetto[7] Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:09:24.000 1. 7N-Darin Naida[2]; 2. 29-Zeth Sabo[3]; 3. 5-Kody Brewer[6]; 4. 33W-Cap Henry[4]; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker[5]; 6. 09-Craig Mintz[1]; 7. 7M-Brandon Moore[7]; 8. 75-Jerry Dahms[8] Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:04:23.000 1. 15C-Chris Andrews[2]; 2. 11-Cole Duncan[3]; 3. 21-Larry Kingseed Jr[1]; 4. 14-Sean Rayhall[4]; 5. 10BR-Jason Blonde[5]; 6. 22M-Dan McCarron[7]; 7. X-Mike Keegan[6]; 8. (DNS) 6J-Jonah Aumend Qualifying 1 3 Laps | 00:00:42.000 1. 101-Kalib Henry, 00:12.873[13]; 2. 33W-Cap Henry, 00:13.039[19]; 3. 14-Sean Rayhall, 00:13.056[2]; 4. 13-Daison Pursley, 00:13.084[4]; 5. 29-Zeth Sabo, 00:13.165[16]; 6. 11-Cole Duncan, 00:13.200[21]; 7. 16-DJ Foos, 00:13.253[7]; 8. 7N-Darin Naida, 00:13.285[6]; 9. 15C-Chris Andrews, 00:13.289[14]; 10. 51-Scott Thiel, 00:13.314[3]; 11. 09-Craig Mintz, 00:13.340[23]; 12. 21-Larry Kingseed Jr, 00:13.342[5]; 13. 28N-Trey Jacobs, 00:13.428[18]; 14. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 00:13.439[15]; 15. 10BR-Jason Blonde, 00:13.483[11]; 16. 4-Zane DeVault, 00:13.536[22]; 17. 5-Kody Brewer, 00:13.617[20]; 18. X-Mike Keegan, 00:13.637[25]; 19. 01-Bryan Sebetto, 00:13.682[10]; 20. 7M-Brandon Moore, 00:13.775[9]; 21. 22M-Dan McCarron, 00:13.776[17]; 22. 8T-Tanner Tecco, 00:13.963[1]; 23. 75-Jerry Dahms, 00:14.771[24]; 24. 19-TJ Michael, 00:59.999[12]; 25. (DNS) 6J-Jonah Aumend, 00:59.999 305 Sprints - Fremont Federal Credit Union A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:20:05.803 1. 19R-Steve Rando[1]; 2. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath[3]; 3. 26M-Jamie Miller[6]; 4. 36-Seth Schneider[5]; 5. 4M-Blayne Keckler[16]; 6. 39M-DJ Foos[7]; 7. 2-Brenden Torok[2]; 8. 1W-Paul Weaver[8]; 9. 49I-John Ivy[9]; 10. 0-Bradley Bateson[14]; 11. 8K-Zach Kramer[15]; 12. 28-Shawn Valenti[10]; 13. X15-Kasey Ziebold[13]; 14. 13S-Drew Siferd[18]; 15. 6-Dustin Dinan[4]; 16. 78-Austin Black[12]; 17. 63-Randy Ruble[19]; 18. 13M-Kael Mowrer[20]; 19. 26-Lee Sommers[17]; 20. 3M-Logan Mongeau[11] B Feature 1 10 Laps | 00:19:42.750 1. 4M-Blayne Keckler[5]; 2. 26-Lee Sommers[1]; 3. 13S-Drew Siferd[4]; 4. 63-Randy Ruble[6]; 5. 13M-Kael Mowrer[7]; 6. 55-Jim Leaser[2]; 7. 98-Dave Hoppes[9]; 8. 18-Ben Watson[3]; 9. 1S-Keith Whaley[10]; 10. 11-Brayden Harrison[8]; 11. 14T-Tim Freeman[11] Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:04:34.256 1. 26M-Jamie Miller[2]; 2. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath[3]; 3. 6-Dustin Dinan[4]; 4. X15-Kasey Ziebold[5]; 5. 78-Austin Black[1]; 6. 4M-Blayne Keckler[8]; 7. 13S-Drew Siferd[7]; 8. 18-Ben Watson[6]; 9. 1S-Keith Whaley[9] Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:12:18.151 1. 49I-John Ivy[1]; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver[2]; 3. 39M-DJ Foos[3]; 4. 36-Seth Schneider[4]; 5. 0-Bradley Bateson[5]; 6. 55-Jim Leaser[6]; 7. 63-Randy Ruble[7]; 8. 11-Brayden Harrison[8]; 9. 14T-Tim Freeman[9] Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:04:33.576 1. 19R-Steve Rando[3]; 2. 28-Shawn Valenti[1]; 3. 2-Brenden Torok[4]; 4. 8K-Zach Kramer[6]; 5. 3M-Logan Mongeau[2]; 6. 26-Lee Sommers[5]; 7. 13M-Kael Mowrer[7]; 8. 98-Dave Hoppes[8] Qualifying 1 3 Laps | 00:01:47.282 1. 6-Dustin Dinan, 00:13.917[11]; 2. 36-Seth Schneider, 00:13.973[22]; 3. 2-Brenden Torok, 00:14.006[23]; 4. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath, 00:14.041[16]; 5. 39M-DJ Foos, 00:14.128[13]; 6. 19R-Steve Rando, 00:14.134[3]; 7. 26M-Jamie Miller, 00:14.237[8]; 8. 1W-Paul Weaver, 00:14.260[25]; 9. 3M-Logan Mongeau, 00:14.313[20]; 10. 78-Austin Black, 00:14.318[17]; 11. 49I-John Ivy, 00:14.352[10]; 12. 28-Shawn Valenti, 00:14.373[6]; 13. X15-Kasey Ziebold, 00:14.384[7]; 14. 0-Bradley Bateson, 00:14.393[2]; 15. 26-Lee Sommers, 00:14.438[18]; 16. 18-Ben Watson, 00:14.459[4]; 17. 55-Jim Leaser, 00:14.520[15]; 18. 8K-Zach Kramer, 00:14.567[5]; 19. 13S-Drew Siferd, 00:14.576[1]; 20. 63-Randy Ruble, 00:14.623[26]; 21. 13M-Kael Mowrer, 00:14.650[14]; 22. 4M-Blayne Keckler, 00:14.692[9]; 23. 11-Brayden Harrison, 00:14.878[21]; 24. 98-Dave Hoppes, 00:14.884[12]; 25. 1S-Keith Whaley, 00:15.213[24]; 26. 14T-Tim Freeman, 00:15.866[19] Dirt Trucks - Burmeister Trophy A Feature 1 20 Laps | 00:15:33.335 1. 4S-Keith Sorg[2]; 2. 7B-Shawn Valenti[4]; 3. P51-Jamie Miller[3]; 4. 8KB-Kent Brewer[6]; 5. 95-Steve Miller[1]; 6. 1M-Scott Milligan[7]; 7. 50D-Dan Hennig[5]; 8. 17X-Dustin Keegan[10]; 9. 20-Caleb Shearn[15]; 10. 18S-Randy Swiecicki[11]; 11. 28K-Jackson Keegan[12]; 12. 19H-Adam Heminger[14]; 13. 45-Collin Burns[17]; 14. 34-Todd Warnick[9]; 15. 7XP-Cyle Poole[16]; 16. 51-Dave Bankey[13]; 17. 9-Curt Inks[18]; 18. (DNS) 5-Zeth Sabo Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:03:36.754 1. 4S-Keith Sorg[2]; 2. 8KB-Kent Brewer[1]; 3. 7B-Shawn Valenti[4]; 4. 50D-Dan Hennig[3]; 5. 17X-Dustin Keegan[5]; 6. 18S-Randy Swiecicki[6]; 7. 19H-Adam Heminger[7]; 8. 20-Caleb Shearn[8]; 9. 45-Collin Burns[9] Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:03:37.575 1. P51-Jamie Miller[3]; 2. 5-Zeth Sabo[5]; 3. 1M-Scott Milligan[1]; 4. 95-Steve Miller[4]; 5. 34-Todd Warnick[2]; 6. 51-Dave Bankey[7]; 7. 28K-Jackson Keegan[6]; 8. 7XP-Cyle Poole[8]; 9. 9-Curt Inks[9] Qualifying 1 3 Laps | 00:03:17.378 1. 7B-Shawn Valenti, 00:17.422[5]; 2. 95-Steve Miller, 00:17.841[2]; 3. 50D-Dan Hennig, 00:18.014[1]; 4. P51-Jamie Miller, 00:18.033[18]; 5. 4S-Keith Sorg, 00:18.081[7]; 6. 34-Todd Warnick, 00:18.302[4]; 7. 8KB-Kent Brewer, 00:18.341[14]; 8. 1M-Scott Milligan, 00:18.360[13]; 9. 17X-Dustin Keegan, 00:18.485[6]; 10. 5-Zeth Sabo, 00:18.586[3]; 11. 18S-Randy Swiecicki, 00:18.921[8]; 12. 28K-Jackson Keegan, 00:19.066[10]; 13. 19H-Adam Heminger, 00:19.251[16]; 14. 51-Dave Bankey, 00:19.280[12]; 15. 20-Caleb Shearn, 00:19.357[15]; 16. 7XP-Cyle Poole, 00:19.435[11]; 17. 45-Collin Burns, 00:20.175[17]; 18. 9-Curt Inks, 00:20.559[9]
- Kaleb Montgomery dominates for Ocean Sprints win on Friday
Watsonville, CA…Making a rare Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo start, Kaleb Montgomery of Templeton took the lead early and never looked back for a dominating victory on Friday night. Fellow winners during the event included Rob Gallaher with the IMCA Sport Mods, Ryan Hart in the Hobby Stocks, Jonathan Welborn with the Four Bangers and Mark Biscardi with the South Bay Dwarf Cars. The Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo feature saw Kaleb Montgomery rocket out front after winning the Gizdich Ranch Dash. The main event saw several slowdowns, which forced officials to cut the race to 25-laps. Montgomery had no worries out front though, as he pulled away with ease and won by over six seconds. Salinas driver Jason Chisum had his finest night of the campaign and looked good right from the start. He capped it off by running a solid second. Gilroy's Kurt Nelson had a back-and-forth main event that saw him visit the work area on a couple of occasions. He hung tough however and battled back to round out the podium. Chris Nelson and Kyle Beilman ran fourth and fifth respectively. With the IMCA Sport Mods it was Yreka's Bo Crebs who blasted into the lead at the waving of the Ed Entz green flag. He held the field at bay up front while drivers raced for position behind him. San Jose's Rob Gallaher picked his way forward to assume second on lap four. The complexion of the contest changed on lap 12 when leader Crebs slowed to a stop with issues. Once out front Gallaher led the remaining distance for his second Sport Mod win of the season at Ocean Speedway. Gallaher was followed across the stripe by point leader Danny Wagner, Evan Scroggins, Steven Allee and Jim DiGiovanni. The Hobby Stocks put on some of the best racing of the night and in the end, it was Ocean Speedway point leader Ryan Hart standing in victory lane for the fourth time in 2025. It didn't come easy for him though as Joe Gallaher gave him everything he could handle. Hart led at the start until Gallaher took the lead on lap 10. The duo put on a tremendous show for the fans on hand with some good, hard racing. On lap 13 Hart got the run he needed to slip back by to assume the point. After that Hart motored off to claim the win over Gallaher, Hunter Hammett, Lance Hurst and Lilly Mead. With the Four Bangers Amaya Flower held the top spot over much of the early going until Jonathan Welborn became the leader on lap eight. The final seven circuits of the race saw Welborn fend off a lightning-fast Cameron Squatritto. Welborn was able to do so and grab another win over Squatritto, Steve Roach, Travis VanGilder and Matt Wirth. The South Bay Dwarf Car finale was a clash of veteran names with Dan Zuger and Eric Weisler battling up front at the start. Mark Biscardi then joined the fun and raced Weisler hard for much of the race. Biscardi took the point with a few circuits left, but Weisler didn't go away easily. On the final lap the duo split a lapped car, which saw Biscardi get by. Weisler, however, caught just enough of the infield to send him sideways into the turn three wall. Biscardi accepted the checkered flag over Jason Lazzerini, Dan Zuger, Adam Huitron and Chad Normile. Ocean Speedway returns with the annual Howard Kaeding Classic this coming Friday and Saturday featuring two nights with the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series. Results Ocean Speedway July 11, 2025 Ocean Sprints: 1. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[1]; 2. 25Z-Jason Chisum[5]; 3. 72W-Kurt Nelson[7]; 4. 72JR-Chris Nelson[6]; 5. 31-Kyle Beilman[9]; 6. 34B-Glenn Bryan[13]; 7. 56Z-Don Hart[12]; 8. 28K-Bryant Bell[14]; 9. 10X-Jace Park[2]; 10. 7DJ-Dryver Dothage[8]; 11. 9-Adrianna DeMartini[3]; 12. 3D-Caleb Debem[4]; 13. 8-Jeremy Chisum[10]; 14. 73-Cole Wakim[11] IMCA Sport Mods: 1. X-Rob Gallaher[6]; 2. 11D-Danny Wagner[7]; 3. 07-Evan Scroggins[8]; 4. 39-Steven Allee[5]; 5. 96M-Jim DiGiovanni[4]; 6. 4M-Emali VanHoff[1]; 7. 15-David Crocker[12]; 8. 42B-Max Baggett[11]; 9. 89-Duane Bieser[15]; 10. 11-Charles McElroy[13]; 11. 22W-Charlie Hunter[14]; 12. 14H-Kaden Perez[16]; 13. 168-Bo Crebs[2]; 14. 7T-Trent Golden[3]; 15. 34-Cody Bryan[9]; 16. (DNS) 55F-Shane Freeman Hobby Stocks: 1. 38-Ryan Hart[1]; 2. 1-Joe Gallaher[6]; 3. 55H-Hunter Hammett[4]; 4. 10H-Lance Hurst[11]; 5. 117-Lilly Mead[12]; 6. X1-Bobby Gallaher[3]; 7. 8-Wayne Reeder[8]; 8. 03-Richard Keldsen[5]; 9. 38P-Patrick Pieper[14]; 10. 22-Adriane Frost[7]; 11. 511-James Geary[13]; 12. 7X-Nic Teixeira[9]; 13. 28D-Dalton Morris[10]; 14. (DNS) 51-Norm Ayers Four Bangers: 1. 33-Jonathan Welborn[9]; 2. 12-Cameron Squatritto[12]; 3. 519-Steve Roach[2]; 4. 112-Travis VanGilder[6]; 5. 27-Matt Wirth[8]; 6. 28J-Joshua Silva[4]; 7. 50F-Shelbie Freeman[11]; 8. 43-Kate Beardsley[10]; 9. 10-Amaya Flower[1]; 10. 37-Peter Vannerus[5]; 11. 2-Nicole Beardsley[13]; 12. 25-Bill Beardsley[7]; 13. 28-Joseph Furtado[3]; 14. 13-Skyler Lambert[14] Dwarf Cars: 1. 66B-Mark Biscardi[7]; 2. 0-Jason Lazzerini[3]; 3. 80-Dan Zuger[2]; 4. 13E-Adam Huitron[5]; 5. 28E-Chad Normile[4]; 6. 76E-Mike Normile[8]; 7. 64B-Eric Weisler[1]; 8. 69-Eddy Claessen[9]; 9. 24-Sammi Rivera[10]; 10. 174-John Durden[6]
- 410 & 358 Sprints At Williams Grove July 18
Williams Grove Speedway will be in action this Friday night, July 18 when the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints come together to compete in an open wheel doubleheader at 7:30 pm.
- T.J.’s Notebook: Storylines Going Into Eldora Weekend
The week of the 42nd Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway will be the busiest in event history for race teams and fans with racing throughout the start of Ohio kicking off tonight at Fremont Speedway with the High Limit Sprint Car Series and culminating in the $200,000 to win finale on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway.
- Timms Captures Border Battle at Huset’s Speedway During Hall of Fame Night
Timms earned his third Cressman Sanitation 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars triumph of the season at the track during the Border Battle presented by T&K Transport. It was his second Border Battle win of the three-race weekend with another victory on Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn.
- Rain still causing chaos for local dirt-track racing schedules
Rain is still hampering the local racing circuit on a regular basis. Last weekend was better than most, but still not rain-free.
- ‘Diagnosis doesn’t mean that life’s over’: Cancer ultimately will stop Wisconsin racer but hasn’t yet
If you’re going to be cut short, you sure as hell better get out and enjoy it." So he races with the World of Outlaws.
- Schmidt Returns to Plymouth Late Model Victory Lane on Wall of Fame Night, Pokorski, Loehr, Jung, Hafemann claim A-main Triumphs
Justin Schmidt of Cleveland, a five-time Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model champion, claimed his first PDTR Late Model A-main victory since 2021 in the 30-lap Super Six Late Model Series main ...
- Finally Fremont!
Persistent rain showers on May 14 delayed Kubota High Limit Racing's debut at Fremont Speedway by exactly two months. But now, it's time for the High Rollers to invade Northwest Ohio for race No. 7 of the Roto-Rooter Midweek Series!
- Wesley Smith Shines in Wholesale Batteries Inc. POWRi WAR/MWRA Win at Valley Speedway
Wesley Smith would thrill in an instant classic night of the Wholesale Batteries Challenge Series at Valley Speedway action with the POWRi WAR/MWRA Sprints in the King of Kansas City to notch his league-leading sixteenth career feature victory in a hard-fought battle to the line.
- Jake Andreotti claims initial Placerville Speedway Winged Sprint Car triumph on Kids Night
Jake Andreotti, Justyn Cox and Andy Forsberg electrified the Placerville Speedway crowd on Saturday during the annual John Padjen Kids Bike Night event. When all was said and done it was Andreotti standing tall in victory lane to earn his first career Winged 360 win at the track.
- Alex Pokorski at Plymouth
After a two-car incident aborted the initial start, polesitter Alex Pokorski claimed the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap PDTR 360 Sprint Car main event with outside front row starter Billy Kreutz of
- Troy Wagaman takes Port Royal honors
Troy Wagaman won the 25 lap feature Saturday at Port Royal Speedway over Brock Zearfoss, Mark Smith, Jake Karklin and Garrett Bard.
- Tyler Kuxhouse Snaps Win Drought Topping Wisconsin WingLESS Larry Hillerud Memorial
Tyler Kuxhouse of Antioch, IL snapped a feature win drought extending back to last fall scoring the AutoMeter powered by Gandrud Performance Wisconsin WingLESS Sprints feature win of the 4th Annual Larry Hillerud Memorial Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Wilmot Raceway.
- HOWARD TAKES FIFTH USCS WIN OF THE SEASON AT SUGAR CREEK RACEWAY
Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS swept the United Sprint Car Series Presented By Hoosier Racing Tires program on Saturday night at Sugar Creek Raceway. The USCS point leader won his eight-lap Heat Race, earned the pole by winning the Dash, and led all 30-laps of the Feature Race to pick up his fifth win of the 2025 season.
- Kofoid Leads Every Wilmot Lap for Badger 40 Victory
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- Thornton Returns to Lucas Oil Victory Lane with Win at Lucas Oil Speedway
WHEATLAND, MO (July 11, 2025) - Ricky Thornton Jr. returned to Lucas Oil Victory Lane on Friday night as he won night one of the 19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland. Thornton's winless drought with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing extended back to his last victory with the series on May 17 at Eagle, Nebraska. Thornton led all 40 laps to secure his 10th Series win of 2025, earning $15,000. Jonathan Davenport finished second, while Clay Harris moved up from the 11th starting position to earn his first Big River Steel Podium of the season. Garratt Alberson, who won the previous night at 34 Raceway, finished fourth, and Devin Moran rounded out the top five. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 52nd time in his career, the defending series champion, now trailing Davenport by 50 points heading into Saturday night's $25,000-to-win main event. "Man, I felt like I was on different tires than he (Davenport) was, and I was thinking, man, he's so good here. Did I really make a bad decision to be on different tires? We took off, and he was a little better than I was at times, which kind of surprised me. I felt like I should be a little better on the bottom. I almost overdrove the straightaways, and it was wheelspinning really bad. That caution kind of saved me. It calmed me down and let me think about what I needed to do. I had a good restart and thought the top in one and two looked really good, but it was right on the edge. One time when I entered three, I felt like I was going to end up in the wall," said the Chandler, Arizona native. Davenport, who is aiming for his record-tying fourth National Championship, finished second after initially fighting off Brandon Overton early in the race and Clay Harris in the final laps. "I think it was about tires. It's so crazy. I don't know; you think you know a little about tires, and then all of a sudden, something like tonight happens. Clay did an awesome job coming from where he did on as soft as tires as you could run. Ricky did a good job too, and he had on soft tires as well. I really thought we were sitting in the catbird's seat with the hard tires, but it was just a little different night. They had a lot of water on the track, and obviously, you can still see it's kind of brown all the way across; it was quite shiny black, yet. Hats off to the track crew." Harris, who earlier in the day took delivery of another engine after mechanical issues on Friday night at 34 Raceway, nearly matched his best career finish with the series by finishing second at Ocala in 2024. "It means a lot to come home third tonight. We worked all day, and without Cameron and Chad, I wouldn't be able to run this well. I didn't think we'd finish the Lucas season because we broke a motor last night, but the guys stepped up and bought us a new motor today, so we ran good, and I'm happy about it." The winner's Koehler Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Ultimate Towing and Recovery, Knight's Companies, Hoker Trucking, Coltman Farms Racing, Elite Ready Mix, Capital Waste, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco Rae Fuels, EMD Wraps, and Certified Inspection Services. Completing the top ten were Brandon Overton, Daulton Wilson, Hudson O'Neal, Cade Dillard, and Brandon Sheppard. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland | Night 1 Friday, July 11, 2025 Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, MO Allstar Performance Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Ricky Thornton Jr. | 15.012 seconds (Overall) Fast Time Group B: Jonathan Davenport | 15.073 seconds Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[6]; 3. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[2]; 4. 93L-Cory Lawler[5]; 5. 50-Kayden Clatt[3]; 6. 4W-Tyler Wolff[9]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 8. 65-Jon Binning[8]; 9. 96-Dalton Imhoff[4] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[3]; 4. 79-Donald McIntosh[4]; 5. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[5]; 6. 11-Gordy Gundaker[6]; 7. 98-Justin Wells[9]; 8. 31C-Cole Henson[7]; 9. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[8] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[4]; 4. 97-Cade Dillard[2]; 5. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[6]; 6. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[5]; 7. 15L-Payton Looney[8]; 8. 0-Jake O'Neil[7]; 9. 28-Jim Greenway[9] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[2]; 2. 19M-Spencer Hughes[1]; 3. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 6. 87-Darron Fuqua[7]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]; 8. 3W-Brennon Willard[8]; 9. (DNS) 805-Rob Hough Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 11-Gordy Gundaker[4]; 2. 50-Kayden Clatt[1]; 3. 98-Justin Wells[6]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[2]; 5. 4W-Tyler Wolff[3]; 6. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[10]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[5]; 8. 65-Jon Binning[7]; 9. 96-Dalton Imhoff[9]; 10. 31C-Cole Henson[8] UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[1]; 2. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[3]; 3. 15L-Payton Looney[5]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[2]; 5. 0-Jake O'Neil[7]; 6. 3W-Brennon Willard[8]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]; 8. 87-Darron Fuqua[4]; 9. (DNS) 28-Jim Greenway; 10. (DNS) 805-Rob Hough 19th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals presented by Wieland | Night 1 Feature Finish (40 Laps): Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Pay 1 - 1 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $15,000 2 - 2 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $7,100 3 - 11 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $5,000 4 - 10 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $4,000 5 - 7 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $3,000 6 - 3 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $2,500 7 - 6 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $2,400 8 - 12 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $2,300 9 - 14 - 97 - Cade Dillard - Robeline, LA - $2,200 10 - 5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $2,100 11 - 15 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,000 12 - 16 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $1,800 13 - 19 - 50 - Kayden Clatt - Edina, MO - $1,600 14 - 17 - 11 - Gordy Gundaker - St. Charles, MO - $1,500 15 - 24 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $1,400 16 - 23 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $1,300 17 - 9 - 1XM - Aaron Marrant - Richmond, MO - $1,200 18 - 8 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $1,100 19 - 4 - 8K - Tyler Kuykendall - Warsaw, MO - $1,000 20 - 13 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $1,000 21 - 21 - 98 - Justin Wells - Aurora, MO - $1,000 22 - 20 - 56 - Tony Jackson Jr - Lebanon, MO - $1,000 23 - 18 - 11T - Trevor Gundaker - St. Charles, MO - $1,000 24 - 22 - 15L - Payton Looney - Republic, MO - $1,000 Race Statistics Entrants: 36 Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Ricky Thornton Jr. MD3 Lap Leaders: Ricky Thornton Jr. (Laps 1 - 40) Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Ricky Thornton Jr. Wieland Feature Winner: Ricky Thornton Jr. Margin of Victory: 3.26 seconds Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Kayden Clatt (Lap 3) Series Provisionals: Daniel Hilsabeck, Dan Ebert Fast Time Provisional: n/a Emergency Provisional: n/a Track Provisional: n/a Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathan Devenport, Clay Harris Penske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Clay Harris, Garrett Alberson, Devin Moran PEM 4th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Devin Moran Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Daulton Wilson Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Donald McIntosh Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Kayden Clatt MD3 24th Place Feature: Payton Looney Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Dan Ebert (Advanced 9 Positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Ricky Thornton Jr. Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton Jr. Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Donald McIntosh Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport | Lap 2 | 16.444 seconds Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Clay Harris Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: n/a Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Zach Frields ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Trevor Gundaker | 15.848 seconds Time of Race: 13 minutes 51 seconds Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings: Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Pay 1 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 5285 - $258,400 2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 5235 - $281,450 3 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 4980 - $190,449 4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 4945 - $146,475 5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 4770 - $114,350 6 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 4645 - $122,500 7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 4565 - $98,700 8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 4305 - $80,325 9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 4115 - $67,925 10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 3960 - $53,900 11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 3855 - $49,725 12 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 3560 - $47,625 13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 3525 - $40,700 14 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 3395 - $43,450 15 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 3110 - $30,725 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. 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- Thornton dominates opener at Lucas Oil Speedway's CMH Diamond Nationals
WHEATLAND, MO. (July 11, 2025) - It was all Ricky Thornton Jr. on Friday night at Lucas Oil Speedway, as the 19th annual CMH Diamond Nationals Presented by Wieland kicked off. Thornton, of Chandler, Ariz., led all 40 laps to earn his 10th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature victory of the season for the $15,000 prize. Jonathan Davenport was second and Clay Harris came home in third as 36 cars checked into the pits for Night One. The stakes will be even higher on Saturday night with $25,000 going to the Night 2 Diamond Nationals winner. A total of 36 Late Models checked into the pits for the opener and the series' top two drivers battled it out from the start of the night. Scoring his first series win since May, Thornton was coming off a 20th-place finish in a feature he did not finish a night earlier at 34 Raceway in Iowa. Thornton said his 52nd career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory was a much-needed boost to his Koehler Motorsports team. "They busted their butts. We drove here all night and got here at 4 this morning," Thornton said. "They slept a few hours, then back up at 8:30. They had the motor and a little bit of front suspension was about the only thing on it. Worked all day, just trying to give ourselves a chance. "Yesterday the driver screwed up cost us a lot of parts. I just have to thank them for all their hard work." Thornton set fast qualifying time with a lap of 15.012 seconds in Group A with Davenport, of Blairsville, Ga., posting fast time in Group B at 15.073. Those two won their heat races to earn front-row starting positions for the main event and they set a blazing pace at the start. Thornton led Davenport raced mostly side by side through three laps with Thornton clinging to the lead. Caution waved on lap four for Kayden Clatt's spin in turn two. Thornton continued to hug the bottom groove after the restart as Brandon Overton slid past Davenport for second, but Davenport was back in second two laps later. That would be the race's lone caution and that was good news for Thornton who covered the 40 laps in just 13 minutes, 51 seconds. Davenport, the series points leader over Thornton, was a hefty 3.2 seconds behind the winner at the checkers. "I was on (softer) tires than he was," Thornton said of Davenport, "and I'm like man, he's so good here, did I really make a bad decision? Then we took off and he was a little better than I was. It kind of surprised me. I felt like I should have been better on the bottom and I think I almost over-driving the straightaways and wheel-spinning real bad. "That yellow came out and kind of saved me. It let me calm back down and think of what I needed to do." Looking ahead to Saturday, Thornton said "hopefully we can have a quiet day. No rain or anything like that hits us and we can be up here again." Thornton stretched his margin to more than two seconds by lap 10 with Davenport a second and a half in front of third-running Overton. The extended green-flag run saw Thornton continue to pull away, his lead hitting 3.2 seconds by lap 17. That's about the time Thornton caught lapped traffic and Davenport was able to cut the margin to 2.9 seconds at the halfway point on lap 20. But it didn't take long for Thornton to again push his lead to more than three seconds and he was never challenged from there. Davenport wound up having to fend off a hard-charging Harris, who came from 11th, to hold onto second. Davenport, with eight Lucas Oil Speedway feature wins since the spring of 2023, said he was surprised that his choice of a harder compound tire did not pay off. "You think you know a little bit about tires and something like tonight happens," Davenport said. "Clay done an awesome job coming from wherever he did on as soft as you could put on and Ricky done a good job, too, and he had on soft tires. "I really thought we were in the catbird's seat. Me and the 1 car (Brandon Sheppard) were the only ones who had all hard tires on. Just a little bit different of a night. That's what we love about Lucas Oil Speedway. It's always something a little bit different." Davenport still leads Thornton by 50 points in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship race. Harris, of Jupiter, Fla., finished third just .037 seconds behind Davenport. Garrett Alberson, who started 10th, was fourth and Moran settled for fifth. "It means a lot," Harris said of his season-best series finish. "Our guys have been working their (butts) off. We didn't think we were gonna finish racing the Lucas season because we broke a motor last night, but they stepped up and bought us a motor today and we run good, so I'm happy about it." Fennewald wins in Hickamo Super Stocks: Johnny Fennewald zoomed from a sixth-starting position to grab the lead by lap five and ran away from there for the Hickamo Super Stocks victory in the CMH Diamond Nationals support division. Fennewald, of Appleton City, earned $650 for the win as 31 Super Stocks were on hand. He grabbed the lead from early pacesetter Kyle Davis and set sail from there in a race slowed by only one caution. Fennewald won by a 4.6-second-margin, his second Super Stocks triumph of the season. "It's a really growing class," Fennewald said of the Super Stocks. "I didn't know how it would be, from a Stock Car to this. It's a learning curve for sure. It's a whole lot different deal, but we're starting to figure it out." Tim Brown finished third with Terry Schultz fourth and Tony Anglin fifth. The Hickamo Super Stocks will compete for $1,000 to win on Saturday as grandstands open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 followed by Late Model time trials. LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (July 11, 2025) Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series A Feature - 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[11]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[10]; 5. 99-Devin Moran[7]; 6. 76-Brandon Overton[3]; 7. 18D-Daulton Wilson[6]; 8. 71-Hudson O'Neal[12]; 9. 97-Cade Dillard[14]; 10. 1-Brandon Sheppard[5]; 11. 79-Donald McIntosh[15]; 12. 93-Carson Ferguson[16]; 13. 50-Kayden Clatt[19]; 14. 11-Gordy Gundaker[17]; 15. 60-Dan Ebert[24]; 16. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[23]; 17. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[9]; 18. 19M-Spencer Hughes[8]; 19. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[4]; 20. 93L-Cory Lawler[13]; 21. 98-Justin Wells[21]; 22. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[20]; 23. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[18]; 24. 15L-Payton Looney[22] Fast Shafts B Main 1 - 1. 11-Gordy Gundaker[4]; 2. 50-Kayden Clatt[1]; 3. 98-Justin Wells[6]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[2]; 5. 4W-Tyler Wolff[3]; 6. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[10]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[5]; 8. 65-Jon Binning[7]; 9. 96-Dalton Imhoff[9]; 10. 31C-Cole Henson[8] UNOH B Main 2 - 1. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[1]; 2. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[3]; 3. 15L-Payton Looney[5]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[2]; 5. 0-Jake O'Neil[7]; 6. 3W-Brennon Willard[8]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]; 8. 87-Darron Fuqua[4]; 9. (DNS) 28-Jim Greenway; 10. (DNS) 805-Rob Hough Penske Shocks Heat 1 - 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[6]; 3. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[2]; 4. 93L-Cory Lawler[5]; 5. 50-Kayden Clatt[3]; 6. 4W-Tyler Wolff[9]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 8. 65-Jon Binning[8]; 9. 96-Dalton Imhoff[4] Summit Racing Heat 2 - 1. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[3]; 4. 79-Donald McIntosh[4]; 5. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[5]; 6. 11-Gordy Gundaker[6]; 7. 98-Justin Wells[9]; 8. 31C-Cole Henson[7]; 9. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[8] Cool It Thermo Tec Heat 3 - 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[4]; 4. 97-Cade Dillard[2]; 5. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[6]; 6. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[5]; 7. 15L-Payton Looney[8]; 8. 0-Jake O'Neil[7]; 9. 28-Jim Greenway[9] Simpson Race Products Heat 4 - 1. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[2]; 2. 19M-Spencer Hughes[1]; 3. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 6. 87-Darron Fuqua[7]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]; 8. 3W-Brennon Willard[8]; 9. (DNS) 805-Rob Hough Qualifying Group A - 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:15.012[16]; 2. 99-Devin Moran, 00:15.200[4]; 3. 1XM-Aaron Marrant, 00:15.345[1]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton, 00:15.352[12]; 5. 50-Kayden Clatt, 00:15.367[18]; 6. 6-Clay Harris, 00:15.373[2]; 7. 96-Dalton Imhoff, 00:15.397[10]; 8. 79-Donald McIntosh, 00:15.439[7]; 9. 93L-Cory Lawler, 00:15.443[11]; 10. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck, 00:15.571[14]; 11. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 00:15.687[15]; 12. 11-Gordy Gundaker, 00:15.715[5]; 13. 15-Clay Stuckey, 00:15.959[6]; 14. 31C-Cole Henson, 00:16.012[3]; 15. 65-Jon Binning, 00:16.022[8]; 16. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel, 00:16.028[17]; 17. 4W-Tyler Wolff, 00:16.047[13]; 18. 98-Justin Wells, 00:16.048[9] Qualifying Group B - 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 00:15.073[15]; 2. 19M-Spencer Hughes, 00:15.301[1]; 3. 97-Cade Dillard, 00:15.351[9]; 4. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall, 00:15.419[18]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:15.459[6]; 6. 71-Hudson O'Neal, 00:15.546[11]; 7. 58-Garrett Alberson, 00:15.586[4]; 8. 93-Carson Ferguson, 00:15.597[8]; 9. 56-Tony Jackson Jr, 00:15.650[5]; 10. 60-Dan Ebert, 00:15.736[12]; 11. 11T-Trevor Gundaker, 00:15.765[3]; 12. 7J-Ryan Johnson, 00:15.845[16]; 13. 0-Jake O'Neil, 00:15.858[7]; 14. 87-Darron Fuqua, 00:16.208[13]; 15. 15L-Payton Looney, 00:16.213[17]; 16. 3W-Brennon Willard, 00:16.299[2]; 17. 28-Jim Greenway, 00:16.342[14]; 18. (DNS) 805-Rob Hough Hickamo Super Stocks A Feature - 1. 21-Johnny Fennewald[6]; 2. 10K-Kyle Davis[1]; 3. 111-Tim Brown[3]; 4. B4-Terry Schultz[10]; 5. G1-Tony Anglin[4]; 6. KEG1-Jeremy Russell[14]; 7. 4G-Gary Clark[2]; 8. 94-Kenny Carroll[9]; 9. 26M-Donnie Miller[22]; 10. 94C-JT Carroll[19]; 11. 164-Michael Muskrat[5]; 12. 25-Aaron Murry[12]; 13. 35-Johnny Coats[18]; 14. 3P-Aaron Poe[16]; 15. 73-Francisco Escamilla[11]; 16. 64-Luke Leatherman[15]; 17. 23N-Jase Nelson[8]; 18. 20-Robbie Jones[23]; 19. 18-Jon Hays[7]; 20. X15-Bobby Ruff II[21]; 21. 08-Scott Pullen[13]; 22. (DNF) 8N-Colby North[24]; 23. (DNF) 04-Blaine Ewing[17]; 24. (DNS) 53-Danny O'Neal B Feature - 1. 04-Blaine Ewing[2]; 2. 35-Johnny Coats[3]; 3. 94C-JT Carroll[14]; 4. 53-Danny O'Neal[5]; 5. X15-Bobby Ruff II[1]; 6. 26M-Donnie Miller[6]; 7. 20-Robbie Jones[9]; 8. 8N-Colby North[11]; 9. 27B-Jerett Evans[4]; 10. 06-Morgan Campbell[7]; 11. 28-Chris Kircher[8]; 12. (DNF) 77-Jeff Douty[13]; 13. (DNF) 69T-Tony Bowman[12]; 14. (DNF) 26-Wyatt Woods[10]; 15. (DNS) 27D-Derek Henson Heat 1 - 1. 4G-Gary Clark[3]; 2. 18-Jon Hays[1]; 3. 25-Aaron Murry[2]; 4. 64-Luke Leatherman[4]; 5. X15-Bobby Ruff II[7]; 6. 53-Danny O'Neal[8]; 7. 26-Wyatt Woods[6]; 8. (DNS) 27D-Derek Henson Heat 2 - 1. G1-Tony Anglin[1]; 2. 94-Kenny Carroll[2]; 3. 21-Johnny Fennewald[7]; 4. 3P-Aaron Poe[4]; 5. 04-Blaine Ewing[6]; 6. 06-Morgan Campbell[3]; 7. 20-Robbie Jones[8]; 8. (DNF) 77-Jeff Douty[5] Heat 3 - 1. 111-Tim Brown[3]; 2. 23N-Jase Nelson[1]; 3. 08-Scott Pullen[2]; 4. 73-Francisco Escamilla[8]; 5. 27B-Jerett Evans[5]; 6. 26M-Donnie Miller[7]; 7. (DNF) 69T-Tony Bowman[4]; 8. (DNF) 94C-JT Carroll[6] Heat 4 - 1. 10K-Kyle Davis[6]; 2. 164-Michael Muskrat[4]; 3. B4-Terry Schultz[5]; 4. KEG1-Jeremy Russell[2]; 5. 35-Johnny Coats[1]; 6. 28-Chris Kircher[3]; 7. 8N-Colby North[7] Grandstands open at 4 p.m. Saturday with hot laps at 6:30 and racing to follow for both the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Hickamo Super Stocks. Saturday admission: Adults (13 and up) - $30 Seniors (62 and up)/Military - $27 Youth (ages 6-12) - $10 Kids (5 and under) - FREE Family Pass - $70 Pit Pass - $45 For information on admission or camping for any Lucas Oil Speedway event in 2025, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-6119 or (417) 295-6043 or email her at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information. CONTACT: Danny Lorton Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Office: (417) 282-5984 DLorton@lucasoilspeedway.com # # # Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is available. With its entrance located just outside the pit gate, this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience. For ticket and camping information and everything about the Show-Me 100 event, visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for all the information and detailed directions to the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984. In addition, fans can get social with Lucas Oil Speedway by following @LucasSpeedway on X, clicking "Like" at www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway Complete Lucas Oil Speedway event information, archived race recaps, previews and driver features, along with ticket information and schedules can be found by visiting LucasOilSpeedway.com. About Lucas Oil Speedway Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by fans, drivers and industry insiders to be one of the top racing facilities in the nation. Located in Wheatland, Mo., approximately an hour from Springfield and just an hour and a half from the Kansas City metro area, the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" lives up to its title. Twenty-One VIP Luxury Suites, HD Jumbo-Tron Screen, Stadium Style Musco Sports Lighting, a Bose Sound System, Go-Kart Slick Track, The Diamond Bar, Track Treasures Gift Shop, the best track food in the country and paved pits are a few of the spectacular amenities setting the Diamond of Dirt apart. This year marks the 12th season for the Liquid Quarter Mile Drag Racing Lake, "Lake Lucas." New for 2017 was all-purpose built Off Road facility featuring a host of regional events. Lucas Oil Speedway's dirt oval track plays host to some of the largest and most-popular events in the Midwest with national and regional touring series appearing frequently including: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, United States Modified Touring Series and the High Limit Sprint Racing Series, POWRi Sprint Cars and POWRi WAR Sprints. In addition to the special events, the Lucas Oil Speedway Weekly Racing Series features the Late Models, USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and Super Stocks. 2025 Official Lucas Oil Speedway Marketing Partners Bill Roberts Chevrolet "The Official Truck" of Lucas Oil Speedway Dixie Chopper "The Official Mowers of Lucas Oil Speedway" Iconic Apparel "The Official Merchandise Provider of Lucas Oil Speedway" Lucas Oil Products "The Official Oil" of Lucas Oil Speedway Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper "The Official Soft Drink" of Lucas Oil Speedway Rugged Radios "The Official 2-Way Communications Provider" of Lucas Oil Speedway Summit Racing Equipment "The Official Sponsor" of Lucas Oil Speedway Sunoco Race Fuels "The Official Fuel" of Lucas Oil Speedway 2025 Lucas Oil Speedway Supporters Include: AM Pyrotechnics, Alliance Sport Marketing, Arctic Food Equipment, Berry Tractor and Equipment Co., Big Adventure RV, Bill Roberts Chevrolet, Bolivar Auto Sales & Detailing, Bolivar Farmers Exchange-MFA, Boubin Tire/American Racer, Bridal Cave, BWI Sanitation, Candlelight Creations-Dick's Wild Root Horseradish, Casey's, Citizens Memorial Healthcare, City Magnet, Clear Creek Golf Cars, Clearlight Inn, Dixie Chopper, Eibach Springs, Encounter Ministry Inc., FSE Fire Systems, Fast Shafts by Axle Exchange, Foley Equipment-Cat Rental Store, Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, Henry's Towing Service, Heritage Tractor, Hermitage Lumber, HICKAMO Country Store, Hobbytime Motorsports, Iconic Apparel, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps, In the Garden of Eden, Kluhsman Racing Components, Kona Ice, Lucas Cattle Company, MD3, Midwest Sheet Metal, Miller Welding, Missouri Division of Tourism, MyRacePass, Nutrien Ag Solutions, OakStar Bank, O'Bannon Bank, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Outerwears Performance Products, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper, Ozarks Community Health Center, PEM, Pitts Homes, Pitts Realty, Pitts Cattle, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, RCR Designs, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Rugged Radios, Ryan E. Murphy Law Firm LLC, SBU Athletics, Safety Kleen, Scott Furniture, Sidetrack RV Park, SMSI, Southwest Electric Cooperative, State Tech, Summit Racing Equipment, Sunoco Race Fuels, Super 8 Bolivar Mo., US Army Corps of Engineers-Pomme de Terre, Vietti Marketing Group, WacoBill.com, Wheatland Motel, White's Marine Center, Wieland, Woods Supermarkets.
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