July 9, 2024 | By Ben Sheton

Pierce dominates Castrol® FloRacing Night in America at Lincoln Speedway

LINCOLN, Ill. — The Castrol® FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota hosted the second round of the season on Monday night at Lincoln Speedway, and it was Bobby Pierce who raced to the $20,000 victory in the Graue Buick Chevrolet Showdown.

It was his first miniseries win of the year and his sixth-career Castrol® FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota triumph.

Brandon Sheppard and Jason Feger set on the front row for the night’s 50-lap finale with Feger pacing the first 12 circuits. The third-starting Pierce slid to the lead on the 13th lap. While the Oakwood, Ill. racer was never seriously threatened once he assumed the point, a great battle for the second position raged for much of the event between Sheppard and Feger with Sheppard ultimately taking sole possession of the spot.

Pierce went on to cross the finish line a dominating 5.276 seconds in front of Sheppard with Feger, 11th-starting Dennis Erb Jr., and Garrett Alberson completing the Top 5.

“Went green there and didn’t really know what that first start was gonna do, then when we got green a second time, that top (line) was there,” Pierce said in Victory Lane. “We got to second pretty quickly and from then on, it was just trying to figure a way around (Jason) Feger, he was driving a heck of a race.

“We’ve had a really busy past few weeks on the road, and my team has been working so tirelessly, and I just can’t thank them and all our sponsors enough for all they do. Overall, it was awesome to get the win and have a great point’s night.”

A strong field of DIRTcar Modified competitors also took to the Illinois oval for their respective 20-lap A-Main. Claypool, IN driver, Zeke McKenzie took the early lead in the feature event but former track champion, Ray Bollinger, of Kewanee, IL started to apply pressure. Bollinger’s move to the highside finally paid off on lap nine when he overtook McKenzie for the lead. At the checkered, Bollinger was followed by McKinney, McKenzie, Charles Hess, and Mike Brooks.

With his podium finish, Jason Feger took the miniseries point lead by three markers over Bobby Pierce with Ricky Thornton Jr., who raced from 20th-to-third in the finale six points removed from the top spot in third. Garrett Alberson, Myles Moos, Spencer Hughes, Daulton Wilson, Tyler Erb, Dennis Erb Jr., and Carson Ferguson round out the Top 10 in the latest standings.

Next on tap for Castrol® FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota is a visit to Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway on Wednesday, July 24. The miniseries will sanction the fifth annual One For the Road presented by I-Beam Sliding Doors.

The program is headlined by a $20,000-to-win / $1,000-to-start Super Late Model feature. In 2020 Brandon Sheppard took the win and repeated in 2021. Bobby Pierce emerged victorious in both 2022 and 2023.

Grandstand and pit gates open at 9 a.m. CT. The driver’s meeting is at 5:45 p.m. with hot laps at 6:15 p.m. and racing action to follow.

Grandstand tickets (ages 12-and-up) are $30 with children (ages 11-and-under) free with a paying adult. Pit passes are $40 (ages 13-and-up), while kid (ages 12-and-under) are $15..

The Super Late Model tire rule for the Lincoln Speedway event is as follows:
Left Front: Any Hoosier Tire
Right Front: NLMT2 (90), NLMT3 (90)
Left Rear: NLMT2 (90), NLMT3 (90)
Right Rear: NLMT3 (92), NLMT4 (92)

2024 Castrol FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota Standard Purse
1)$20,000 2)$10,000 3)$5,000 4)$4,000 5)$3,000 6)$2,750 7)$2,500 8)$2,300 9)$2,200 10)$2,000 11)$1,500 12)$1,250 13)$1,100 $14)1,050 15-24)$1,000
Total - $68,650

Entry Fee: $100 | Non-Qualifier Money: $100

For more information on the facility, please visit www.FairburySpeedway.com.

For complete Castrol® FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota details, visit the series website at www.FloSeries.com. For other questions, contact Ben Shelton at msrmafia@gmail.com or 901-335-3037.



RESULTS

CASTROL FLO NIGHT IN AMERICA
Lincoln Speedway
Lincoln, Ill.

Mon. July 8, 2024


SUPER LATE MODELS

A Feature 1 (50 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[3]; 2. B5-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 3. 25-Jason Feger[2]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[11]; 5. 58-Garrett Alberson[7]; 6. 19M-Spencer Hughes[9]; 7. 5S-Ricky Thornton Jr[20]; 8. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[6]; 9. 18D-Daulton Wilson[8]; 10. 84-Myles Moos[4]; 11. 93-Carson Ferguson[13]; 12. 18B-Shannon Babb[21]; 13. 7-Ross Robinson[14]; 14. 1T-Tyler Erb[5]; 15. 51-Logan Seavey[12]; 16. 17SS-Brenden Smith[19]; 17. 45-Kyle Hammer[17]; 18. 6-Clay Harris[18]; 19. 38J-Jake Little[10]; 20. 15B-Bob Sidener[22]; 21. 33H-Roben Huffman[16]; 22. 33-Kye Blight[15]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. B5-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 84-Myles Moos[3]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 4. 38J-Jake Little[5]; 5. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 6. 33H-Roben Huffman[6]; 7. 17SS-Brenden Smith[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Jason Feger[1]; 2. 1T-Tyler Erb[3]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[2]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[4]; 5. 7-Ross Robinson[6]; 6. 45-Kyle Hammer[5]; 7. 5S-Ricky Thornton Jr[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[1]; 2. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[2]; 3. 19M-Spencer Hughes[3]; 4. 51-Logan Seavey[4]; 5. 33-Kye Blight[5]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 7. 18B-Shannon Babb[8]; 8. 15B-Bob Sidener[7]

Qualifying 1: 1. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 00:13.031[12]; 2. 25-Jason Feger, 00:13.046[21]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce, 00:13.052[4]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson, 00:13.079[8]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:13.261[7]; 6. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 00:13.274[17]; 7. 84-Myles Moos, 00:13.332[15]; 8. 1T-Tyler Erb, 00:13.343[11]; 9. 19M-Spencer Hughes, 00:13.362[10]; 10. 93-Carson Ferguson, 00:13.371[6]; 11. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:13.389[16]; 12. 51-Logan Seavey, 00:13.405[3]; 13. 38J-Jake Little, 00:13.522[18]; 14. 45-Kyle Hammer, 00:13.578[2]; 15. 33-Kye Blight, 00:13.643[20]; 16. 33H-Roben Huffman, 00:13.704[13]; 17. 7-Ross Robinson, 00:13.716[5]; 18. 6-Clay Harris, 00:13.856[19]; 19. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:13.914[22]; 20. 5S-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:13.948[9]; 21. 15B-Bob Sidener, 00:14.615[1]; 22. (DNF) 18B-Shannon Babb, 00:14.615[14]

Hot Laps 1: 1. 25-Jason Feger, 00:13.545[21]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:13.707[16]; 3. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 00:13.761[17]; 4. 33-Kye Blight, 00:13.772[20]; 5. 1T-Tyler Erb, 00:13.827[11]; 6. 84-Myles Moos, 00:13.832[15]; 7. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 00:13.845[12]; 8. 19M-Spencer Hughes, 00:13.958[10]; 9. 18B-Shannon Babb, 00:14.014[14]; 10. 38J-Jake Little, 00:14.029[18]; 11. 6-Clay Harris, 00:14.113[19]; 12. 32-Bobby Pierce, 00:14.134[4]; 13. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:14.163[22]; 14. 58-Garrett Alberson, 00:14.226[8]; 15. 93-Carson Ferguson, 00:14.325[6]; 16. 51-Logan Seavey, 00:14.379[3]; 17. 45-Kyle Hammer 00:14.430[2]; 18. 5S-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:14.486[9]; 19. 33H-Roben Huffman, 00:14.534[13]; 20. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:14.880[7]; 21. 7-Ross Robinson, 00:15.304[5]; 22. 15B-Bob Sidener, 00:15.422[1]


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DIRTCAR UMP MODIFIEDS

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 77-Ray Bollinger[4]; 2. 96M-Mike McKinney[6]; 3. 24-Zeke McKenzie[1]; 4. 97-Charles Hess[8]; 5. 3-Mike Brooks[2]; 6. 36-Kenny Wallace[3]; 7. 11D-Brian Diveley[10]; 8. 43T-Jared Thomas[9]; 9. J24-Jeremy Nichols[7]; 10. 72A-Austin Lynn[15]; 11. 14-Brian Lynn[12]; 12. 20K-Shane Kelley[21]; 13. 10-Michael Mennel[14]; 14. 99W-Wade Olmsted[18]; 15. 71-Jeff Graham[17]; 16. Z24-Zach Taylor[20]; 17. 35-Brandon Roberts[16]; 18. (DNF) 135-Dan Dozard[13]; 19. (DNF) 99-Tim Luttrell[11]; 20. (DNF) 87-Collin Shain[5]; 21. (DNS) 05-Dave Wietholder

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Zeke McKenzie[1]; 2. 77-Ray Bollinger[3]; 3. J24-Jeremy Nichols[2]; 4. 11D-Brian Diveley[5]; 5. (DNF) 135-Dan Dozard[7]; 6. (DNF) 35-Brandon Roberts[6]; 7. (DNS) 05-Dave Wietholder

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Mike Brooks[1]; 2. 87-Collin Shain[3]; 3. 97-Charles Hess[2]; 4. 99-Tim Luttrell[4]; 5. 10-Michael Mennel[5]; 6. 71-Jeff Graham[6]; 7. Z24-Zach Taylor[7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Kenny Wallace[2]; 2. 96M-Mike McKinney[1]; 3. 43T-Jared Thomas[3]; 4. 14-Brian Lynn[4]; 5. 72A-Austin Lynn[5]; 6. 99W-Wade Olmsted[6]; 7. 20K-Shane Kelley[7]

Qualifying 1: 1. 24-Zeke McKenzie, 00:14.876[6]; 2. J24-Jeremy Nichols, 00:14.968[7]; 3. 77-Ray Bollinger, 00:14.985[1]; 4. 05-Dave Wietholder, 00:15.008[2]; 5. 11D-Brian Diveley, 00:15.058[3]; 6. 35-Brandon Roberts, 00:15.084[5]; 7. 135-Dan Dozard, 00:15.618[4]

Qualifying 2: 1. 3-Mike Brooks, 00:14.793[6]; 2. 97-Charles Hess, 00:14.980[1]; 3. 87-Collin Shain, 00:15.045[7]; 4. 99-Tim Luttrell, 00:15.157[2]; 5. 10-Michael Mennel, 00:15.302[3]; 6. 71-Jeff Graham, 00:15.384[4]; 7. Z24-Zach Taylor, 00:15.788[5]

Qualifying 3: 1. 96M-Mike McKinney, 00:14.591[1]; 2. 36-Kenny Wallace, 00:14.629[3]; 3. 43T-Jared Thomas, 00:14.690[6]; 4. 14-Brian Lynn, 00:15.206[4]; 5. 72A-Austin Lynn, 00:15.351[2]; 6. 99W-Wade Olmsted, 00:15.520[5]; 7. 20K-Shane Kelley, 00:16.253[7]


Entries: 22

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fast Time: Jason Feger (13.545 sec.)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier: Brandon Sheppard (13.031 sec.)
Integra Racing Shocks Heat Race #1 Winner: Brandon Sheppard
K1 Race Gear Heat Race #2 Winner: Jason Feger
Buzze Racing Heat Race #3 Winner: Bobby Pierce
Coltman Farms B-Main Winner: NA

Lap Leaders: Jason Feger (1-12); Bobby Pierce (13-50)

Hoosier Tire Winners: Jake Little, Clay Harris
$150 Drawing Winners: Myles Moos, Kye Blight


Castrol FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota Standings

(Updated 07/08/24)
1) Jason Feger – 159
2) Bobby Pierce – 156
3) Ricky Thornton Jr. – 153
4) Garrett Alberson – 138
5) Myles Moos – 132
6) Spencer Hughes – 129
7) Daulton Wilson – 123
8) Tyler Erb – 117
9) Dennis Erb Jr. – 111
10) Carson Ferguson – 105
11) Brandon Sheppard – 102
12) Brenden Smith – 87
13) Hudson O’Neal – 78
14) Shannon Babb – 69
15) Frank Heckenast Jr. – 63