October 19, 2025 | By Lucas Oil Late Model Series PR

Pierce wins second straight DTWC, Moran bags Lucas Oil title

ROSSBURG, Ohio—Bobby Pierce became the fourth driver in the 45-year history of Carl Short’s Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP to win the Crown Jewel race in back-to-back years, as he withstood a back-and-forth battle with Chris Madden and went on to win the $100,000 event for the on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway.

Devin Moran, with his fourth-place finish, clinched his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing National Championship, earning him a record $250,000.

Pierce led 44 of the 100 laps and joined Scott Bloomquist, Josh Richards, and Brandon Sheppard as the only drivers to win the event, which began in 1981, in consecutive years.

Madden was in front for a race-leading 56 laps as he earned $20,000 for second place. Brandon Sheppard, who was seeking a history-making sixth DTWC, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. Moran and Nick Hoffman rounded out the rest of the top five.

Madden was in control early on, leading the first 49 laps of the race, when Pierce, who started 13th, took the lead at the halfway point. The two then traded the race lead several times until Pierce finally managed to pull away from Madden.

Madden ran second until Moran took over the runner-up position on lap 76. Moran maintained second place until the final caution of the race, which came out with 88 laps completed. Madden then managed to pass Moran on the restart, but Pierce was able to pull away somewhat, crossing the finish line 1.390 seconds ahead of the South Carolina driver to secure his 29th career series win.

The Oakwood, Illinois driver who won from 14th a year ago, came from the inside of row seven this year to collect the win.

“I didn’t know how tonight would go after last night. B-Shepp said last night that the track would be good tonight, and it was. You know, Longhorn doesn’t build a bad car. This car here has won three big races at Eldora now, so we might have to keep it in rotation. You know, we might make the JD car out of it and just bring it here to Eldora to race.”

“I was getting a little worked up because it’s been a month and a half since I won a race, which is rare for me, so this feels awesome. I know Brandon (Sheppard) has had a great run in the DTWC; he always shows up around this time of year. Obviously, with Freddy (Smith), I never got to race against him, and those guys are top-notch. I hope I can be on that list of five or more wins. Let’s do it again next year.”

Moran, the driver of the Double Down Motorsports #99, became the 10th different champion in the 21-year history of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, celebrating with his crew, family, and friends on the Eldora stage afterward.

“It’s about time, and it’s an incredible feeling. Thank you, Eldora. Winning these championships is really tough. Honestly, I felt like I had a really good car. I drove a very conservative race, which kind of backfired at the end because I chose the bottom lane; I didn’t want to put myself in a bad situation and get slid going into one and two, which cost me a couple of spots. I don’t think I had anything for Bobby - he had a really good car. I never really pushed as hard as I could because I didn’t want any problems. I saw Ricky and JD having issues, and I didn’t want to cause any myself,” said the Dresden, Ohio native.

“It was hard to stay focused at the end. I got flustered during that restart. I felt like I did a really good job staying focused, running a smart and solid race, and I had a good car to do that. I hit the cushion hard in turns one and two, and I was thinking, Devin, get through the race - there are just a couple of laps left - just finish it and go celebrate with my friends, family, and crew. So, like I said, it is a really amazing feeling.”

The winner’s Bobby Pierce Racing, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and sponsored by Low Voltage Solutions, Churchill Transport, Collins Brothers Towing, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Steidinger Construction, Pontiac RV, Toyota of Danville, Carnaghi Towing and Repair, Ted Brown’s Quality, Paint and Body Shop, Rio Grande Waste Services, Fast 1 Speed Shop, Leka Tree Service, Duromax, Bert by Budda, and Floyd’s Waste Services.

Completing the top ten were Mike Marlar, Tim McCreadie, Carson Ferguson, Dale McDowell, and Brandon Overton.


Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship Presented by ARP
Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Tim McCreadie | 15.674 seconds

ast Shafts B-Main Race  1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 157-Mike Marlar[1]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[3]; 3. 74X-Ethan Dotson[2]; 4. 20-Jimmy Owens[5]; 5. 19R-Ryan Gustin[4]; 6. 29-Clint Keenan[7]; 7. 28T-Tyler Carpenter[11]; 8. 71R-Rod Conley[9]; 9. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[6]; 10. 24-Tyler Wyant[13]; 11. 69J-Jon Hodgkiss[8]; 12. 09-Michael Leach[14]; 13. (DNS) 111-Max Blair; 14. (DNS) 1T-Tyler Erb

UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 11R-Josh Rice[5]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 3. 10-Garrett Smith[8]; 4. 69-RC Whitwell[13]; 5. 96-Tanner English[14]; 6. 17D-Zack Dohm[2]; 7. 89-Mike Spatola[6]; 8. 17SR-Brody Smith[12]; 9. 3-Matt Miller[10]; 10. 101-Forrest Trent[9]; 11. 15K-Colten Burdette[3]; 12. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[7]; 13. (DNS) 39-Brandon Moore; 14. (DQ) 14H-Haiden Cowan[4]

MyRacePass B-Main Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 2. 9-Tim McCreadie[1]; 3. 114-Jordan Koehler[2]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith[5]; 5. 40B-Kyle Bronson[7]; 6. 6M-Michael Chilton[12]; 7. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 8. 93L-Cory Lawler[9]; 9. S8-Chris Stotts[10]; 10. 55E-Eli Johnson[11]; 11. 11K-Evan Koehler[8]; 12. 99M-Caden McWhorter[6]

Jim Dunn Memorial Non-Qualifer Race Finish (15 Laps): 1. 74X-Ethan Dotson[1]; 2. 89-Mike Spatola[14]; 3. 29-Clint Keenan[10]; 4. 28T-Tyler Carpenter[13]; 5. 3-Matt Miller[18]; 6. 40B-Kyle Bronson[9]; 7. 71R-Rod Conley[15]; 8. 09-Michael Leach[26]; 9. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[17]; 10. 24-Tyler Wyant[20]; 11. 69J-Jon Hodgkiss[23]; 12. 17SS-Brenden Smith[6]; 13. 69-RC Whitwell[5]; 14. 55E-Eli Johnson[22]; 15. 20-Jimmy Owens[4]; 16. 6M-Michael Chilton[12]; 17. (DNS) 10-Garrett Smith; 18. (DNS) 114-Jordan Koehler; 19. (DNS) 19R-Ryan Gustin; 20. (DNS) 96-Tanner English; 21. (DNS) 17D-Zack Dohm; 22. (DNS) 17SR-Brody Smith; 23. (DNS) S8-Chris Stotts; 24. (DNS) 101-Forrest Trent; 25. (DNS) 15K-Colten Burdette; 26. (DNS) 11K-Evan Koehler


45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship Presented by ARP Feature Finish (100 Laps):

Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Earnings
1 - 13 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood IL - $50,100
2 - 2 - 44 - Chris Madden - Gray Court SC - $20,000
3 - 5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin IL - $10,700
4 - 3 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden OH - $9,100
5 - 9 - 9H - Nick Hoffman - Mooresville NC - $7,000
6 - 19 - 157 - Mike Marlar - Winfield TN - $6,000
7 - 24 - 9 - Tim McCreadie - Watertown NY - $4,500
8 - 7 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton NC - $4,700
9 - 6 - 17M - Dale McDowell - Chickamauga GA - $3,800
10 - 14 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans GA - $4,300
11 - 10 - 28 - Dennis Erb Jr - Carpentersville IL - $3,400
12 - 1 - 22F - Chris Ferguson - Mt. Holly NC - $3,200
13 - 15 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter FL - $3,700
14 - 12 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville GA - $3,600
15 - 17 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville NC - $3,100
16 - 25 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham IA - $3,000
17 - 26 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover PA - $2,900
18 - 8 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler AZ - $3,200
19 - 20 - 11R - Josh Rice - Crittenden KY - $2,000
20 - 21 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville GA - $2,700
21 - 18 - 19M - Joseph Joiner - Milton FL - $2,700
22 - 23 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore MN - $2,700
23 - 4 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces NM - $2,700
24 - 16 - 12 - Jason Jameson - Lawrenceburg IN - $2,000
25 - 22 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham IL - $2,000
26 - 11 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville IN - $2,800


Race Statistics 

Entrants: 59

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Chris Ferguson

MD3 Lap Leaders: Chris Madden (Laps 1-49) Bobby Pierce (Lap 50); Chris Madden (Laps 51-55); Bobby Pierce (Laps 56-57); Chris Madden (Laps 58-59); Bobby Pierce (Laps 60-100)

Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Bobby Pierce
Wieland Feature Winner: Bobby Pierce

Margin of Victory: 1.390 seconds

Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Daulton Wilson (Lap 7); Debris (Lap 13); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 30); Garrett Alberson (Lap 34); Dan Ebert (Lap 54); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 61); Josh Rice (Lap 75); Debris (Lap 76); Brandon Overton (Lap 80); Debris (Lap 88)

Series Provisionals: Daniel Hilsabeck; Cory Lawler
Fast Time Provisional: n/a
Emergency Provisional: n/a
Track Provisional: n/a
Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Bobby Pierce, Chris Madden, Brandon Sheppard
Penske Shocks Top 5: Bobby Pierce, Chris Madden, Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran, Nick Hoffman
PEM 4th Place Feature: Devin Moran
DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Nick Hoffman
Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Tim McCreadie
Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Dennis Erb, Jr.
Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Clay Harris
MD3 24th Place Feature: Jason Jameson
Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Tim McCreadie (Advanced 17 positions)
MD3 Most Laps Led: Chris Madden (56 laps)
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Devin Moran
O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Daniel Hilsabeck
Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Chris Madden | Lap 8 | 16.258 seconds
Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Devin Moran
Fresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Ricky Thornton, Jr.
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Bob Pierce
ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Vic Hill Race Engines
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race:  Longhorn Chassis

Time of Race: 1 hour, 2 minutes, 53 seconds


Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings:

Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - YTD Earnings

1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden OH - 9175 - $353,649
2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler AZ - 9090 - $565,600
3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville GA - 9010 - $477,100
4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville IN - 8725 - $366,300

5 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin IL - 8265 - $278,825
6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces NM - 8020 - $208,050
7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans GA - 7645 - $172,700
8 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville NC - 6975 - $140,425
9 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton NC - 6890 - $128,950
10 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville GA - 6685 - $107,700
11 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham IA - 6355 - $93,575
12 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore MN - 6165 - $97,800
13 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter FL - 5965 - $89,250
14 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover PA - 5210 - $59,225


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Steel Block Late Models

A-Feature – (25)Laps
1. 15K-Josh Rice[1]; 2. 7C-Tyler Carpenter[3]; 3. 22E-Russell Erwin[4]; 4. 1-Braeden Dillinger[2]; 5. 44B-KC Burdette[12]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[5]; 7. D19-Dillan Stake[11]; 8. C2-Corey DeLancey[18]; 9. 42-Anthony Sanders[14]; 10. 0-Tyler Bare[15]; 11. 5M-Zach Milbee[8]; 12. 72L-Barrett Lowe[6]; 13. 23C-Layne Clifton[10]; 14. 44K-Chase King[7]; 15. 8-Taylor Farlling[19]; 16. B52-Pete Crum[25]; 17. 15-Donnie Dotson[23]; 18. 3-Oliver Gentry[16]; 19. 99T-Tyler Riggs[17]; 20. 23S-Lane Snook[9]; 21. 57-Charlie Sandercock[24]; 22. 15C-Curt Schroeder[20]; 23. OOD-Brandon Dockery[21]; 24. 97-Steven Dotson[26]; 25. 23B-Dalton Brown[13]; 26. 52-Kevin Stephens[22]; 27. 25-Teddy Johnson Jr.[27]