May 8, 2025 | By Ben Sheton

Jonathan Davenport on Top in FloRacing Night in America Action at Spoon River

BANNER, Ill.—Illinois Speedweek with FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota roared into Spoon River Speedway on Wednesday night, where Jonathan Davenport topped a star-studded field of 48 competitors to snare the $20,000 victory.

“I was getting a little nervous, I knew Hudson (O’Neal) had softer left-side tires on than what I did and he could put around the infield there. I tried it, I was just too tight to turn down in there,” Davenport said in FloRacing Victory Lane. “Man, it’s been a long time since I won in Illinois, I can’t even remember when the last time was. Awesome fans, awesome place. Like I said after my heat race, first time I laid eyes on this place it was almost like my favorite place in the south, East Alabama Motor Speedway. A lot of characteristics the same, the dirt’s totally different, but I still like these high-banked, fast racetracks.”

Via their performances in preliminary action, Brian Shirley and Jonathan Davenport found themselves positioned on the front row at the high-banked oval for the 50-lap feature.

Davenport darted to the lead as the green flag waved, turning back challenges from Shannon Babb, Hudson O’Neal, Shirley, and a host of others during the races early stages.

As the Georgia driver began to encounter lapped traffic, the grooves begin to change, and he soon began to face challenges from Hudson O’Neal.

A lap 32 caution gave O’Neal his best shot at the lead, but Davenport pulled away to ultimately take the win by 1.075 seconds.

O’Neal was second followed by seventh-starting Bobby Pierce, Brian Shirley, and 10th-starting Dennis Erb Jr.

Thursday, May 8 finds the Illinois Speedweek thundering into Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway with another $20,000-to-win FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota event. The pit gate opens at 12 p.m. CT with the grandstand gate opening at 3 p.m., the driver’s meeting at 5:30 p.m., hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing action to follow.

2025 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: $50

FloRacing Night in American presented by Kubota Tire Rule for May  8:
Left Front Tire: Open
Right Front Tire: NLMT2, NLMT3
Left Rear Tire: NLMT2, NLMT3
Right Rear Tire: NLMT3, NLMT4

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

The three-race, season-opening swing for FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota precedes the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) Illinois Speedweek events at Farmer City Speedway and Fairbury Speedway, which are set for Friday and Saturday, May 9 – 10.

For more information on FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota sponsors, visit the company websites at www.kubotausa.com;  

For complete 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.

FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota
Spoon River Speedway (Banner, Ill.) - May 7, 2025

Kubota A Feature 1 (50 Laps): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[6]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[7]; 4. 3S-Brian Shirley[1]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[10]; 6. 99-Devin Moran[8]; 7. 24-Ryan Unzicker[13]; 8. 18-Shannon Babb[5]; 9. 9H-Nick Hoffman[9]; 10. 96-Tanner English[19]; 11. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[18]; 12. 93-Carson Ferguson[17]; 13. 19R-Ryan Gustin[11]; 14. 2-Cody Overton[4]; 15. 18D-Daulton Wilson[15]; 16. 89-Mike Spatola[22]; 17. 1-Brandon Sheppard[12]; 18. 22*-Drake Troutman[24]; 19. 25-Jason Feger[21]; 20. (DNF) 157-Mike Marlar[14]; 21. (DNF) 15-Clay Stuckey[23]; 22. (DNF) 58-Garrett Alberson[16]; 23. (DNF) 40B-Kyle Bronson[3]; 24. (DNF) 32S-Chris Simpson[20]

Kubota B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 93-Carson Ferguson[1]; 2. 96-Tanner English[3]; 3. 25-Jason Feger[4]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 5. 75-Mike McKinney[2]; 6. 10N-Rob Sanders[11]; 7. 1T-Tyler Erb[8]; 8. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 9. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[14]; 10. 17A-Austin Howes[13]; 11. 31-Tyler Millwood[12]; 12. 19M-Spencer Hughes[10]; 13. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 14. 12-Brandon Queen[16]; 15. (DNS) 111-Max Blair; 16. (DNS) 27-Rodney Melvin

Kubota B Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 2. 32S-Chris Simpson[1]; 3. 89-Mike Spatola[3]; 4. 22*-Drake Troutman[6]; 5. 74X-Ethan Dotson[7]; 6. 81-Jason Riggs[9]; 7. 9-Tim McCreadie[10]; 8. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[13]; 9. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 10. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[15]; 11. 15D-Justin Duty[5]; 12. 09-Michael Leach[8]; 13. 55-Jeep Van Wormer[12]; 14. 248-Brandon Lance[16]; 15. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[14]; 16. (DNS) 84-Myles Moos

Kubota Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 3S-Brian Shirley[2]; 2. 18-Shannon Babb[1]; 3. 9H-Nick Hoffman[3]; 4. 24-Ryan Unzicker[6]; 5. 93-Carson Ferguson[7]; 6. 96-Tanner English[8]; 7. 60-Dan Ebert[9]; 8. 15-Clay Stuckey[10]; 9. 111-Max Blair[4]; 10. 10N-Rob Sanders[11]; 11. 17A-Austin Howes[12]; 12. (DNF) 27-Rodney Melvin[5]

Kubota Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 40B-Kyle Bronson[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin[3]; 4. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 5. 75-Mike McKinney[2]; 6. 25-Jason Feger[9]; 7. 6-Clay Harris[10]; 8. 1T-Tyler Erb[6]; 9. 19M-Spencer Hughes[8]; 10. 31-Tyler Millwood[12]; 11. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[7]; 12. 12-Brandon Queen[11]

Kubota Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[4]; 3. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[1]; 4. 157-Mike Marlar[5]; 5. 32S-Chris Simpson[3]; 6. 89-Mike Spatola[7]; 7. 15D-Justin Duty[9]; 8. 74X-Ethan Dotson[6]; 9. 81-Jason Riggs[12]; 10. 84-Myles Moos[8]; 11. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[10]; 12. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[11]

Kubota Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 2-Cody Overton[1]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[2]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[3]; 5. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 6. 76-Brandon Overton[5]; 7. 22*-Drake Troutman[9]; 8. 09-Michael Leach[7]; 9. 9-Tim McCreadie[10]; 10. 55-Jeep Van Wormer[8]; 11. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[11]; 12. 248-Brandon Lance[12]

Kubota Qualifying 1: 1. 18-Shannon Babb, 00:13.139[17]; 2. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:13.216[1]; 3. 3S-Brian Shirley, 00:13.284[22]; 4. 75-Mike McKinney, 00:13.288[20]; 5. 9H-Nick Hoffman, 00:13.297[16]; 6. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 00:13.320[6]; 7. 111-Max Blair, 00:13.405[4]; 8. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:13.482[3]; 9. 27-Rodney Melvin, 00:13.493[9]; 10. 32-Bobby Pierce, 00:13.495[24]; 11. 24-Ryan Unzicker, 00:13.508[18]; 12. 1T-Tyler Erb, 00:13.517[7]; 13. 93-Carson Ferguson, 00:13.519[23]; 14. 21-Billy Moyer Sr, 00:13.598[15]; 15. 96-Tanner English, 00:13.627[11]; 16. 19M-Spencer Hughes, 00:13.659[2]; 17. 60-Dan Ebert, 00:13.782[19]; 18. 25-Jason Feger, 00:13.803[12]; 19. 15-Clay Stuckey, 00:13.870[10]; 20. 6-Clay Harris, 00:13.871[8]; 21. 10N-Rob Sanders, 00:13.904[21]; 22. 12-Brandon Queen, 00:14.091[5]; 23. 17A-Austin Howes, 00:14.104[14]; 24. 31-Tyler Millwood, 00:14.114[13]

Kubota Qualifying 2: 1. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:13.238[11]; 2. 2-Cody Overton, 00:13.248[15]; 3. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 00:13.250[19]; 4. 99-Devin Moran, 00:13.281[18]; 5. 32S-Chris Simpson, 00:13.332[4]; 6. 58-Garrett Alberson, 00:13.366[13]; 7. 71-Hudson O'Neal, 00:13.387[8]; 8. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 00:13.429[21]; 9. 157-Mike Marlar, 00:13.443[10]; 10. 76-Brandon Overton, 00:13.499[24]; 11. 74X-Ethan Dotson, 00:13.504[17]; 12. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:13.548[23]; 13. 89-Mike Spatola, 00:13.629[20]; 14. 09-Michael Leach, 00:13.630[16]; 15. 84-Myles Moos, 00:13.644[14]; 16. 55-Jeep Van Wormer, 00:13.645[9]; 17. 15D-Justin Duty, 00:13.646[12]; 18. 22*-Drake Troutman, 00:13.648[22]; 19. 11G-Gordy Gundaker, 00:13.693[7]; 20. 9-Tim McCreadie, 00:13.718[3]; 21. 11T-Trevor Gundaker, 00:13.785[1]; 22. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 00:13.805[6]; 23. 81-Jason Riggs, 00:13.828[5]; 24. 248-Brandon Lance, 00:14.896[2]

Entries: 48

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Lap: Bobby Pierce (13.007 sec.)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier Group A (& Overall): Shannon Babb (13.139 sec.)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier Group B: Dennis Erb Jr. 13.238 sec.)
Integra Racing Shocks Heat Race #1 Winner: Brian Shirley
K1 Race Gear Heat Race #2 Winner: Kyle Bronson
Buzze Racing Heat Race #3 Winner: Jonathan Davenport
Eibach Springs Heat Race #4 Winner: Cody Overton
Coltman Farms B-Main Winners: Carson Ferguson, Ricky Thornton Jr.
Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (1-50)
Hoosier Tire Winners: Gordy Gundaker, Ryan Gustin
$150 Drawing Winners: Ryan Unzicker, Carson Ferguson


FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota Points
(After 05/07/25)

1)Bobby Pierce – 165 pts
2)Jonathan Davenport – 159 pts
3)Brian Shirley – 144 pts
4)Nick Hoffman – 138 pts
5)Dennis Erb Jr. – 135 pts
6)Ricky Thornton Jr. – 135 pts
7)Brandon Sheppard – 111 pts
8)Tanner English – 93 pts
8)Mike Marlar – 93 pts
8)Devin Moran – 93 pts
11)Drake Troutman – 90 pts
12)Ryan Gustin – 90 pts
13)Hudson O’Neal – 81 pts
14)Daulton Wilson – 72 pts
15)Ryan Unzicker – 69 pts

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DIRTcar UMP Modifieds (25 entries)

A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 66-Cole Falloway[1]; 2. 5TR-Drake Troutman[3]; 3. 99-Blake Brown[6]; 4. 35-David Stremme[8]; 5. 12L-Lucas Lee[2]; 6. 45H-Chase Holland[11]; 7. 18L-Michael Long[7]; 8. T9-Ryan Thomas[14]; 9. 77-Ray Bollinger[5]; 10. 292-Josh Allen[10]; 11. 45-Kyle Hammer[24]; 12. 7-Tyler Nicely[13]; 13. 3-Mike Brooks[15]; 14. 777-Trevor Neville[9]; 15. C40-Mike Chasteen Jr[23]; 16. 22-Austen Becerra[12]; 17. 5-Steven Brooks[4]; 18. 11N-Gene Nicholas[18]; 19. 75-Daniel Adam[17]; 20. 99M-Charlie Mohr[20]; 21. 5B-Bobby Bagley[19]; 22. Z1-Zac Oedewaldt[25]; 23. 75C-Ronnie Chance[22]; 24. 25-Greg Belyea[21]; 25. 05-Dave Wietholder[16]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 66-Cole Falloway[1]; 2. 5-Steven Brooks[4]; 3. 18L-Michael Long[2]; 4. 292-Josh Allen[3]; 5. 7-Tyler Nicely[6]; 6. 05-Dave Wietholder[9]; 7. 5B-Bobby Bagley[5]; 8. 75C-Ronnie Chance[8]; 9. Z1-Zac Oedewaldt[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 12L-Lucas Lee[2]; 2. 77-Ray Bollinger[1]; 3. 35-David Stremme[3]; 4. 45H-Chase Holland[4]; 5. T9-Ryan Thomas[7]; 6. 75-Daniel Adam[5]; 7. 99M-Charlie Mohr[6]; 8. C40-Mike Chasteen Jr[8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 5TR-Drake Troutman[1]; 2. 99-Blake Brown[4]; 3. 777-Trevor Neville[2]; 4. 22-Austen Becerra[3]; 5. 3-Mike Brooks[6]; 6. 11N-Gene Nicholas[7]; 7. 25-Greg Belyea[8]; 8. 45-Kyle Hammer[5]

Qualifying 1: 1. 66-Cole Falloway, 00:14.615[8]; 2. 18L-Michael Long, 00:14.782[9]; 3. 292-Josh Allen, 00:14.942[6]; 4. 5-Steven Brooks, 00:14.988[2]; 5. 5B-Bobby Bagley, 00:15.119[7]; 6. 7-Tyler Nicely, 00:15.139[3]; 7. Z1-Zac Oedewaldt, 00:15.321[5]; 8. 75C-Ronnie Chance, 00:15.837[4]; 9. 05-Dave Wietholder, 00:34.049[1]

Qualifying 2: 1. 77-Ray Bollinger, 00:14.551[7]; 2. 12L-Lucas Lee, 00:14.586[1]; 3. 35-David Stremme, 00:14.656[6]; 4. 45H-Chase Holland, 00:14.707[4]; 5. 75-Daniel Adam, 00:14.787[3]; 6. 99M-Charlie Mohr, 00:15.082[5]; 7. T9-Ryan Thomas, 00:15.196[2]; 8. C40-Mike Chasteen Jr, 00:15.428[8]

Qualifying 3: 1. 5TR-Drake Troutman, 00:14.391[3]; 2. 777-Trevor Neville, 00:14.688[1]; 3. 22-Austen Becerra, 00:14.712[5]; 4. 99-Blake Brown, 00:14.731[7]; 5. 45-Kyle Hammer, 00:14.766[8]; 6. 3-Mike Brooks, 00:15.050[6]; 7. 11N-Gene Nicholas, 00:15.226[4]; 8. 25-Greg Belyea, 00:15.397[2]