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

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BANNER, Illinois (May 7, 2025) — 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;  www.integrashocksandsprings.com; www.k1racegear.com;  www.buzzeracing.com; www.eibach.com; www.sweetmanufacturing.com; www.md3race.com; www.deatherageopticians.com; www.sunocoracefuels.com; www.coltmanfarms.com; www.poske.com; www.rocketchassis.com; www.dirtdraft.com; www.impactracegear.com; www.hoosiertire.com; www.msmfab.com; www.allgaierperformance.com; and www.fkrodends.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

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