Fairbury Speedway Race Track in Fairbury, Illinois, USA

The Fairbury Speedway is a 1/4 mile semi-banked dirt oval located in Fairbury, Illinois at the Fairbury fairgrounds. Known as "FALS", the speedway is a three-time UMP DIRTcar Track of the Year and recently was named RPM Outstanding Annual Short Track Event of the Year for the annual running of one of Illinois' premier nostalgia Late Model races, the Prairie Dirt Classic.

In addition to the PDC, the track also runs a number of high profile events throughout the season including the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Casey's Modified Nationals, Summit DIRTcar Modified Nationals championship race, and the POWRi National Midgets.

The tracks regular weekly divisions consist of the DIRTcar Late Models, DIRTcar Modifieds, DIRTcar Sportsman, DIRTcar Stock Cars, and the entry-level Hobby Mods.

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Phone: 815-692-3222
Surface: 1/4 mile semi-banked dirt oval

600 S 3rd St
Fairbury, Illinois, 61739 USA
lat: 40.739193, lng: -88.514013
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Thornton, Davenport, Moran, and O'Neal Battle for 2025 National Championship
BATAVIA, Ohio (September 25, 2025) - The Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP has now narrowed to a five-race showdown among four drivers. Ricky Thornton Jr. received a $10,000 bonus following Saturday's Late Model Knoxville Nationals, while second through fourth each earned $2,000. The Big River Steel "Big Four" championship points were then consolidated. Afterwards, each driver was awarded ten bonus points for each eligible feature win during the regular season. Ricky Thornton Jr. keeps his lead in the championship standings. Jonathan Davenport is 70 points behind, while Devin Moran and Hudson O'Neal are tied for third with an 80-point gap. The Big River Steel "Big Four" will fiercely battle over the next three weeks to determine the 2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing National Champion. The five-race chase toward the championship begins on Sept. 26-27 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, followed by Oct. 3-4 at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pa., and Eldora Speedway's season-ending Dirt Track World Championship on Oct. 18 in Rossburg, Ohio. 2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Point Fund: 1. $250,000, 2. $200,000, 3. $150,000, 4.$125,000, 5. $100,000, 6. $80,000, 7. $60,000, 8. $55,000, 9. $50,000, 10. $45,000, 11. $40,000, 12. $35,000, 13. $30,000, 14. $25,000, 15. $20,000 Big River Steel Big Four Eligible Feature Wins: 10 Bonus Points Awarded for Each Win in a Championship Points-Earning Event Ricky Thornton Jr. (13) 1/30 - All-Tech Raceway 1/31 - All-Tech Raceway 2/7 - Ocala Speedway 3/21 - Atomic Speedway 4/26 - Hagerstown Speedway 4/27 - Port Royal Speedway 5/9 - Farmer City Raceway 5/15 - Eagle Raceway 5/17 - Eagle Raceway 7/11 - Lucas Oil Speedway 8/22 - Port Royal Speedway 8/23 - Port Royal Speedway 8/30 - Lernerville Speedway Jonathan Davenport (6) 2/6 - Ocala Speedway 5/10 - Fairbury Speedway 5/16 - Eagle Raceway 6/21 - Lernerville Speedway 7/18 - Huset's Speedway 8/16 - Batesville Motor Speedway Devin Moran (5) 2/1 - All-Tech Raceway 2/8 - Ocala Speedway 3/22 - Brownstown Speedway 4/25 - Georgetown Speedway 7/17 - Huset's Speedway Hudson O'Neal (5) 5/22 - Lucas Oil Speedway 5/23 - Lucas Oil Speedway 7/5 - Muskingum County Speedway 7/19 - Huset's Speedway 9/20 - Knoxville Raceway About Big River Steel a U.S. Steel Company: Big River Steel started in 2014 in an area of northeast Arkansas that has been called "steel mill heaven." They've always been about more than just building a steel mill. In fact, they've always been about more than just building a steel company. Big River takes a visionary, entrepreneurial approach to the ever-changing American manufacturing industry. They're reimagining what it means to be a steel company in the global marketplace. To keep pace with evolving and emerging industries, they've attracted and trained the best steel technicians in the business. They've equipped them with the most advanced technology to make the steels customers need today and a decade from now. All while creating minimal impact on the environment. From their Flex Mill® equipment to AI technology to their partnerships with academic research institutes, they're daring to be more than what you'd expect from a steel company. To learn more visit www.bigriversteel.com. 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
Hudson O'Neal Wins Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals from 15th
KNOXVILLE, IA (September 20, 2025) - Hudson O'Neal charged from his 15th starting position to win the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. The Martinsville, Indiana driver earned an event record $75,000 for his 34th career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win. In a race with nine lead changes among three drivers, O'Neal finally took the lead for good on lap 57 and then led the last 18 laps to win by 8.368 seconds over Ricky Thornton Jr., Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, and Daulton Wilson. Jonathan Davenport and Moran swapped the lead during the first 54 laps of the race, until O'Neal became the third different leader on lap 55. Moran led lap 56, and O'Neal took the lead for the second time on lap 57, then pulled away to dominate the rest of the race. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane, O'Neal becomes the 16th different winner in 21 editions of the crown jewel event. O'Neal and his father Don are the first father-son duo to win the race, with Don having won it in 2011. "I'm tired, man. Riding around that berm was so demanding; it got really rough down there, and I kept telling myself to just breathe. Hats off to my guys—whenever you destroy a race car like that, it definitely hurts. I put a lot of effort into that car to make it to the World 100; it was the car we planned to finish our championship with. That was definitely a morale killer a little bit, but we were able to unload the car the next day, and the guys worked hard to get it ready. To come back and have good speed last night was great—we had a mechanical failure, and to come from 15th is just so awesome," said the 2023 National Champion. "It's been a tough month, but we've been making progress step by step. We've received a lot of help from many different people, including my family and everyone watching back home. These races are so special—these are the ones you dream of adding to your list. This one is so cool. I knew I was really good, and when I was racing with Devin, I didn't feel like I was pushing my limits down there. They were having to run really hard on the track to keep up, and I figured they'd heat their tires and I could slip away from them," said the winner, who became the youngest driver to win the event at age 25. Thornton was the only driver in the top three finishers who did not lead a lap and came in second after passing Moran in the final four laps. "I went much tighter than I did last night; the track never really slowed down like it usually does here. I don't know if it was easier to run around the bottom berm; overall, I'm happy with second. Obviously, Hud was a lot better than all of us; he drove to the front and won by over 8 seconds or whatever it was. Congrats to him. I feel like any time it gets around a berm like that on the bottom, I remember, like at Pittsburgh a few years back, he wore us all out running below the berm. So again, congrats to him for tonight; after flipping on night one, it didn't scare him at all." Moran finished third on the Big River Steel Podium after leading 21 laps. "We just got that bottom to start chunking out a little, and when it did, my nose was just too low, and it kept bouncing and bouncing. I couldn't circle that bottom. Overall, we'll take it. I really felt like we had a really good car for a long part of that race. I could move all around, and JD was having an awesome race. It was so fun to race with him, but obviously Hudson was the best car tonight. At the end, he did a great job — my guys said he was a second faster per lap at the end of the race." The winner's SSI Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Wheeler Metals, Triple O, Merrill Bonding Company, Sub Surface of Indiana, Professional Concrete, Cutting and Drilling, West Side Tractor Sales, Dyno One Inc., O'Neal's Salvage and Recycling, Indiana USSSA Fast Pitch Softball, Bob and Tammy Burton, Houchens Insurance Group, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, and Bob Cat of Batesville. Completing the top ten were Brian Shirley, Garrett Alberson, Dan Ebert, Tyler Erb, and Donald McIntosh. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 3 Saturday, September 20, 2025 Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Chad Simpson | 17.1719 seconds Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 6J-Jake Neal[2]; 2. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[8]; 3. 99X-Dallon Murty[3]; 4. 51-Matt Furman[5]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[4]; 6. 21B-Rich Bell[7]; 7. 51C-Dean Carpenter[9]; 8. 17-Tim Simpson[6]; 9. (DNS) 16-Tyler Bruening UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (9 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 75-Daniel Adam[4]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[3]; 4. 38T-Dylan Thornton[6]; 5. 04-Tad Pospisil[2]; 6. 10-Junior Coover[9]; 7. 45D-Dan Battaglia[7]; 8. 53-Andrew Kosiski[5]; 9. (DNS) 6H-Al Humphrey 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 3 Feature Finish (75 Laps): Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Pay 1 - 15 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $77,800 2 - 4 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $36,200 3 - 1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $13,000 4 - 9 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $9,700 5 - 7 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $8,700 6 - 10 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL - $7,000 7 - 3 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $6,700 8 - 21 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $5,800 9 - 5 - 1 - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $4,500 10 - 14 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $4,700 11 - 26 - 25 - Chad Simpson - Mt. Vernon, IA - $4,000 12 - 27 - 99JR - Frank Heckenast Jr - Frankfort, IL - $3,900 13 - 13 - 19M - Joseph Joiner - Milton, FL - $4,300 14 - 17 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $4,200 15 - 30 - 15 - Clay Stuckey - Shreveport, LA - $3,600 16 - 20 - 76N - Blair Nothdurft - Renner, SD - $3,300 17 - 23 - 99S - Jesse Sobbing - Malvern, IA - $3,200 18 - 2 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $6,300 19 - 22 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $3,700 20 - 12 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $3,600 21 - 11 - 1XM - Aaron Marrant - Richmond, MO - $2,800 22 - 28 - 75 - Daniel Adam - Peru, IL - $2,900 23 - 24 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $3,300 24 - 19 - 19R - Ryan Gustin - Marshalltown, IA - $2,500 25 - 8 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $2,500 26 - 32 - 51B - Brandon Carpenter - Coldwater, MS - $2,700 27 - 29 - 99X - Dallon Murty - Chelsea, IA - $2,700 28 - 16 - 32S - Chris Simpson - Oxford, IA - $2,500 29 - 31 - 4 - Tad Pospisil - Norfolk, NE - $2,700 30 - 25 - 6J - Jake Neal - Omaha, NE - $2,700 31 - 6 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $3,200 32 - 18 - 18C - Chase Junghans - Manhattan, KS - $2,500 Race Statistics Entrants: 42 Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Devin Moran MD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-2); Devin Moran (Laps 3-8); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 9-20); Devin Moran (Laps 21-23); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 24-43); Devin Moran (Laps 44-54); Hudson O'Neal (Lap 55); Devin Moran (Lap 56); Hudson O'Neal (Laps 57-75) Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan Davenport Wieland Feature Winner: Hudson O'Neal Margin of Victory: 8.368 seconds Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Chase Junghans (Lap 3); Brandon Overton (Lap 4); Jake Neal (Lap 6); Tyler Erb (Lap 6 restart); Bobby Pierce (Lap 28); Clay Harris (Lap 30); Carson Ferguson (Lap 44); Jonathan Davenport (Lap 53) Series Provisionals: Tad Pospisil; Brandon Carpenter Fast Time Provisional: n/a Emergency Provisional: n/a Track Provisional: n/a Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Hudson O'Neal, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran Penske Shocks Top 5: Hudson O'Neal, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Daulton Wilson PEM 4th Place Feature: Brandon Sheppard DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Daulton Wilson Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Garrett Alberson Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Chad Simpson Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Joseph Joiner MD3 24th Place Feature: Ryan Gustin Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Hudson O'Neal (Advanced 14 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (34 Laps) Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Hudson O'Neal Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr. O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Dan Ebert Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran | Lap 3 | 17.615 seconds Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Brandon Sheppard Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Jonathan Davenport Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jason Durham ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis Time of Race: 49 minutes 27 seconds Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings: Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Pay 1 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 8095 - $497,050 2 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 8025 - $411,700 3 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 8015 - $298,849 4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 8015 - $354,800 5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 7175 - $244,825 6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 7105 - $190,650 7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 6770 - $157,200 8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 6185 - $128,125 9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 5955 - $105,750 10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 5885 - $94,100 11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 5645 - $85,050 12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 5430 - $86,375 13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 5210 - $76,900 14 93L Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 4595 - $51,925 Big River Steel Big Four Eligible Feature Wins: 10 Bonus Points Awarded for Each Win in a Championship Points-Earning Event Ricky Thornton Jr. (13) 1/30 - All-Tech Raceway 1/31 - All-Tech Raceway 2/7 - Ocala Speedway 3/21 - Atomic Speedway 4/26 - Hagerstown Speedway 4/27 - Port Royal Speedway 5/9 - Farmer City Raceway 5/15 - Eagle Raceway 5/17 - Eagle Raceway 7/11 - Lucas Oil Speedway 8/22 - Port Royal Speedway 8/23 - Port Royal Speedway 8/30 - Lernerville Speedway Jonathan Davenport (6) 2/6 - Ocala Speedway 5/10 - Fairbury Speedway 5/16 - Eagle Raceway 6/21 - Lernerville Speedway 7/18 - Huset's Speedway 8/16 - Batesville Motor Speedway Devin Moran (5) 2/1 - All-Tech Raceway 2/8 - Ocala Speedway 3/22 - Brownstown Speedway 4/25 - Georgetown Speedway 7/17 - Huset's Speedway Hudson O'Neal (5) 5/22 - Lucas Oil Speedway 5/23 - Lucas Oil Speedway 7/5 - Muskingum County Speedway 7/19 - Huset's Speedway 9/20 - Knoxville Raceway 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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