May 9, 2025 | By Ben Sheton

Devin Moran tops FloRacing Night at Illinois' Lincoln Speedway

LINCOLN, Ill.—Devin Moran outdueled heavy lap traffic and a persistent Ricky Thornton Jr. to bank the $20,000 Illinois Speedweek victory with FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota on Thursday evening at Lincoln Speedway.

Devin Moran fired from the outside-front-row alongside pole sitter, Garrett Alberson. Entering turn one on the first circuit Moran grabbed a lead that he would never relinquish. Despite a mid-race Midwest Sheet Metal caution that erased his over two second lead, Moran paced the field throughout the 50-lap finale.

Withstanding a persistent late race charge from Ricky Thornton Jr., the Dresden, Ohio racer crossed the finish line 0.550 seconds ahead of Thornton Jr. with eighth-starting Brian Shirley, Ryan Gustin, and Bobby Pierce completing the Top-5 finishers.

“I was in the infield, just looking at the track (before the feature), and my dad (Hall of Famer Donnie Moran) called and he said, ‘Hey, if you’re gonna win in Illinois, you better get up on the wheel and gas that son of a gun,’” Moran said. “And that’s what I did. This is a track I really wasn’t looking forward to, and that’s why you just got to stay positive and have a good mindset, because you never know what can happen.”

He concluded by saying with a grin, “Hopefully I finally proved myself to these Illinois fans, and we can sell some t-shirts here the next few days.”

The win was the second of Moran’s career with the miniseries and his first since April 2021.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) Illinois Speedweek now takes over the helm of Illinois Speedweek with events at Farmer City Speedway and Fairbury Speedway on Friday and Saturday, May 9 – 10, respectively.

FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota returns to action on Tuesday, May 13 at Marshalltown (Iowa) Speedway with the fourth round of the 2025 season, which posts a $20,000 top prize.

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

FloRacing Night in American presented by Kubota Tire Rule for May 13:
Left Front Tire: Open
Right Front Tire: NLMT2, NLMT3
Left Rear Tire: NLMT2, NLMT3
Right Rear Tire: NLMT3, NLMT4

For advanced tickets as well as more information on the facility, please visit www.MarshalltownSpeedway.com .

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
Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway - May 8, 2025

A Feature (50 Laps): 1. 99-Devin Moran[2]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[3]; 3. 3S-Brian Shirley[8]; 4. 19R-Ryan Gustin[6]; 5. 32-Bobby Pierce[7]; 6. 74X-Ethan Dotson[10]; 7. 9-Tim McCreadie[13]; 8. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 9. 9H-Nick Hoffman[12]; 10. 1-Brandon Sheppard[21]; 11. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 12. 1T-Tyler Erb[5]; 13. 49-Jonathan Davenport[16]; 14. 60-Dan Ebert[9]; 15. 157-Mike Marlar[15]; 16. 25-Jason Feger[14]; 17. 40B-Kyle Bronson[11]; 18. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[19]; 19. 18D-Daulton Wilson[17]; 20. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[23]; 21. 15-Clay Stuckey[22]; 22. 31-Tyler Millwood[20]; 23. 93-Carson Ferguson[18]; 24. (DNF) 38J-Jake Little[24]

B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 18D-Daulton Wilson[2]; 2. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[1]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[7]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[3]; 5. 24-Ryan Unzicker[4]; 6. 79-Donald McIntosh[5]; 7. 5S-Steve Sheppard[12]; 8. 84-Myles Moos[9]; 9. 6-Clay Harris[11]; 10. 09-Michael Leach[8]; 11. (DNF) 93L-Cory Lawler[6]; 12. (DNS) 2-Cody Overton; 13. (DNS) 17A-Austin Howes

B Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 93-Carson Ferguson[1]; 2. 31-Tyler Millwood[6]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[2]; 4. 38J-Jake Little[5]; 5. 75-Mike McKinney[3]; 6. 18-Shannon Babb[4]; 7. 22*-Drake Troutman[11]; 8. 10N-Rob Sanders[9]; 9. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[8]; 10. GT1-Guy Taylor[7]; 11. 81-Jason Riggs[10]; 12. 25E-Dakota Ewing[12]; 13. 11-Ryan Miller[13]

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 2. 1T-Tyler Erb[3]; 3. 60-Dan Ebert[5]; 4. 9-Tim McCreadie[6]; 5. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[8]; 6. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[11]; 7. 79-Donald McIntosh[7]; 8. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 9. 84-Myles Moos[10]; 10. 6-Clay Harris[9]; 11. (DNF) 17A-Austin Howes[4]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson[4]; 4. 157-Mike Marlar[3]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson[6]; 6. 24-Ryan Unzicker[7]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[9]; 8. 09-Michael Leach[8]; 9. (DNF) 2-Cody Overton[5]; 10. (DNF) 5S-Steve Sheppard[10]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 19R-Ryan Gustin[3]; 3. 74X-Ethan Dotson[4]; 4. 25-Jason Feger[2]; 5. 93-Carson Ferguson[7]; 6. 75-Mike McKinney[9]; 7. 38J-Jake Little[6]; 8. GT1-Guy Taylor[8]; 9. 10N-Rob Sanders[10]; 10. 22*-Drake Troutman[5]; 11. 11-Ryan Miller[11]

Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 3. 9H-Nick Hoffman[3]; 4. 49-Jonathan Davenport[6]; 5. 15-Clay Stuckey[2]; 6. 18-Shannon Babb[5]; 7. 31-Tyler Millwood[8]; 8. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[7]; 9. 81-Jason Riggs[9]; 10. (DNF) 25E-Dakota Ewing[10]

Qualifying 1: 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 00:12.620[17]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:12.724[18]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson, 00:12.823[5]; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce, 00:12.836[21]; 5. 1T-Tyler Erb, 00:12.846[13]; 6. 157-Mike Marlar, 00:12.851[1]; 7. 17A-Austin Howes, 00:12.944[19]; 8. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:12.955[15]; 9. 60-Dan Ebert, 00:12.993[4]; 10. 2-Cody Overton, 00:12.997[8]; 11. 9-Tim McCreadie, 00:13.041[6]; 12. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:13.163[9]; 13. 79-Donald McIntosh, 00:13.189[16]; 14. 24-Ryan Unzicker, 00:13.197[2]; 15. 11G-Gordy Gundaker, 00:13.199[3]; 16. 09-Michael Leach, 00:13.242[20]; 17. 6-Clay Harris, 00:13.344[11]; 18. 93L-Cory Lawler, 00:13.353[14]; 19. 84-Myles Moos, 00:13.431[7]; 20. 5S-Steve Sheppard, 00:13.505[12]; 21. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:13.530[10]

Qualifying 2: 1. 99-Devin Moran, 00:12.744[6]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton, 00:12.904[4]; 3. 25-Jason Feger, 00:12.936[8]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey, 00:12.977[9]; 5. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 00:12.994[14]; 6. 9H-Nick Hoffman, 00:13.056[12]; 7. 74X-Ethan Dotson, 00:13.106[19]; 8. 3S-Brian Shirley, 00:13.109[10]; 9. 22*-Drake Troutman, 00:13.134[3]; 10. 18-Shannon Babb, 00:13.149[2]; 11. 38J-Jake Little, 00:13.171[16]; 12. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 00:13.197[5]; 13. 93-Carson Ferguson, 00:13.210[18]; 14. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 00:13.229[17]; 15. GT1-Guy Taylor, 00:13.267[7]; 16. 31-Tyler Millwood, 00:13.273[1]; 17. 75-Mike McKinney, 00:13.318[15]; 18. 81-Jason Riggs, 00:13.611[13]; 19. 10N-Rob Sanders, 00:13.974[11]; 20. 25E-Dakota Ewing, 00:14.613[20]; 21. 11-Ryan Miller, 00:15.233[21]

Entries: 42

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Lap: Brian Shirley (12.969 sec.)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier Group A (& Overall): sec.): Brandon Sheppard (12.620 sec.)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier Group B: Devin Moran (12.744 sec.)
Integra Racing Shocks Heat Race #1 Winner: Garrett Alberson
K1 Race Gear Heat Race #2 Winner: Ricky Thornton Jr.
Buzze Racing Heat Race #3 Winner: Devin Moran
Eibach Springs Heat Race #4 Winner: Brandon Overton
Coltman Farms B-Main Winners: Daulton Wilson, Carson Ferguson
Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (1-50)
Hoosier Tire Winners: Dan Ebert, Drake Troutman
$150 Drawing Winners: Jason Riggs, Jonathan Davenport


FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota Points
(After 05/08/25)

1 )Bobby Pierce – 237 pts
2) Brian Shirley – 222 pts
3) Ricky Thornton Jr. – 216 pts
4) Jonathan Davenport – 207 pts
5) Nick Hoffman – 198 pts
6) Devin Moran – 180 pts
7) Brandon Sheppard – 168 pts
8) Ryan Gustin – 165 pts
9) Dennis Erb Jr. – 162 pts
10) Mike Marlar – 135 pts
11) Ethan Dotson – 134 pts
12) Tim McCreadie – 122 pts
13) Garrett Alberson – 120 pts
14) Brandon Overton – 107 pts
15) Tyler Erb – 104 pts


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DIRTcar UMP Modifieds (29 entries)

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 5T-Drake Troutman[1]; 2. 66-Cole Falloway[3]; 3. 7-Tyler Nicely[8]; 4. 58R-Ryan Hamilton[2]; 5. 777-Trevor Neville[4]; 6. 77-Ray Bollinger[5]; 7. T9-Ryan Thomas[6]; 8. 99-Blake Brown[15]; 9. 35-David Stremme[12]; 10. 14-Brian Lynn[10]; 11. J24-Jeremy Nichols[13]; 12. 5S-Steven Brooks[14]; 13. 11D-Brian Diveley[7]; 14. B5-Matthew Baker[11]; 15. 11N-Gene Nicholas[16]; 16. 72A-Austin Lynn[18]; 17. 75D-Daniel Adam[9]; 18. 10-Michael Mennel[17]; 19. 5-Bobby Bagley[21]; 20. 14K-Shane Kelley[19]; 21. 75-Ronnie Chance[22]; 22. 87C-Alan Crowder[24]; 23. (DNF) 21T-Talen Beard[23]; 24. (DNF) 73-Mark Rhoades[20]

B Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14K-Shane Kelley[1]; 2. 73-Mark Rhoades[2]; 3. 5-Bobby Bagley[5]; 4. 75-Ronnie Chance[4]; 5. 21T-Talen Beard[3]; 6. 87C-Alan Crowder[6]; 7. 71-Jeff Graham[8]; 8. J13-Justin Coffey[11]; 9. (BF) 45-Chase Holland[7]; 10. (DNS) 12-Lucas Lee; 11. (DNS) 19C-Carter Sinkhorn

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5T-Drake Troutman[2]; 2. 777-Trevor Neville[4]; 3. 11D-Brian Diveley[3]; 4. 14-Brian Lynn[5]; 5. J24-Jeremy Nichols[8]; 6. 11N-Gene Nicholas[7]; 7. 14K-Shane Kelley[9]; 8. 75-Ronnie Chance[10]; 9. (DNF) 45-Chase Holland[1]; 10. (DNS) 19C-Carter Sinkhorn

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 58R-Ryan Hamilton[2]; 2. 77-Ray Bollinger[1]; 3. 7-Tyler Nicely[4]; 4. B5-Matthew Baker[5]; 5. 5S-Steven Brooks[3]; 6. 10-Michael Mennel[6]; 7. 73-Mark Rhoades[7]; 8. 5-Bobby Bagley[8]; 9. 71-Jeff Graham[9]; 10. (DNF) J13-Justin Coffey[10]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 66-Cole Falloway[1]; 2. T9-Ryan Thomas[2]; 3. 75D-Daniel Adam[3]; 4. 35-David Stremme[6]; 5. 99-Blake Brown[5]; 6. 72A-Austin Lynn[8]; 7. 21T-Talen Beard[7]; 8. 87C-Alan Crowder[9]; 9. (DNF) 12-Lucas Lee[4]

Qualifying 1: 1. 45-Chase Holland, 00:14.231[3]; 2. 5T-Drake Troutman, 00:14.289[1]; 3. 11D-Brian Diveley, 00:14.601[5]; 4. 777-Trevor Neville, 00:14.621[8]; 5. 14-Brian Lynn, 00:14.755[2]; 6. 19C-Carter Sinkhorn, 00:14.799[9]; 7. 11N-Gene Nicholas, 00:15.003[7]; 8. J24-Jeremy Nichols, 00:15.107[10]; 9. 14K-Shane Kelley, 00:15.193[4]; 10. 75-Ronnie Chance, 00:15.609[6]

Qualifying 2: 1. 77-Ray Bollinger, 00:14.346[8]; 2. 58R-Ryan Hamilton, 00:14.580[6]; 3. 5S-Steven Brooks, 00:14.647[4]; 4. 7-Tyler Nicely, 00:14.660[3]; 5. B5-Matthew Baker, 00:14.688[2]; 6. 10-Michael Mennel, 00:14.788[9]; 7. 73-Mark Rhoades, 00:14.813[10]; 8. 5-Bobby Bagley, 00:14.901[1]; 9. 71-Jeff Graham, 00:15.365[7]; 10. J13-Justin Coffey, 00:16.426[5]

Qualifying 3: 1. 66-Cole Falloway, 00:14.062[5]; 2. T9-Ryan Thomas, 00:14.322[4]; 3. 75D-Daniel Adam, 00:14.357[2]; 4. 12-Lucas Lee, 00:14.440[1]; 5. 99-Blake Brown, 00:14.529[7]; 6. 35-David Stremme, 00:14.755[3]; 7. 21T-Talen Beard, 00:14.809[6]; 8. 72A-Austin Lynn, 00:14.834[8]; 9. 87C-Alan Crowder, 00:15.488[9]