Devin Moran lands in Lincoln
Speedway FloRacing Night in America victory lane
[May 10, 2025]
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 in the
Graue Chevrolet Showdown 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.
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]
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Devin Moran - Photo by Josh James Artwork
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]
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
[Provided by Adam
Mackey]
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