2/20/2026
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Moran Dominates Friday’s Wieland Winter Nationals at All-Tech
LAKE CITY, FL (February 20, 2026) – Defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Presented by FloRacing National Champion Devin Moran delivered a dominant performance Friday night, leading all 50 laps to win the Wieland Winter Nationals at All-Tech Raceway.
Moran’s first series victory of the season came in a caution-free main event that lasted just over 17 minutes. The Dresden, Ohio native was so strong that he lapped up to the eighth-place car by the time he took the checkered flag.
Clay Harris matched his career-best Series finish with a runner-up effort after starting eighth, while Brandon Overton rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. Brandon Sheppard finished fourth, with Hudson O’Neal completing the top five.
Moran secured the 25th Lucas Oil Victory Lane appearance of his career. He held a lead of more than five seconds at one point and ultimately crossed the finish line 1.944 seconds ahead of Harris.
“We have been just working and working,” Moran said. “I feel like we made the right changes — we just didn’t know because we’re doing some things that are a little unknown to us — and it was really, really good. This Longhorn Chassis… we showed up with this car last week at Volusia, and we just had to work on it. It wasn’t the car’s fault — it was just something we needed to figure out.”
“I looked at the scoreboard and it still said 26 laps to go, and I said, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.’ I could maneuver really well. They were throwing those crumbs off the bottom, and I could run that middle really well. This place is so tricky. With the way the dirt is, if you get too sideways, you feel like you’re going to spin out — you’ve just got to drive it like you’re on asphalt. It’s Florida, baby — I love it.”
Harris rebounded from Thursday night’s disappointment - when a potential second-place finish slipped away after contact with the Turn 2 wall - to secure his runner-up finish on Friday.
“I didn’t quite send it in as hard as yesterday. I was a little more patient tonight,” Harris said. “Those last five laps I was driving as hard as I could on the bottom. I ran him (Moran) down a little bit, but those lapped cars were hard to get by. The off-season really helped us because it gave us more time to be prepared. We have all the motors we need for this year, I believe.”
Overton, who led 15 laps on Thursday night, advanced from the 10th starting position to finish third.
“I just knew what not to do after my heat race,” Overton said. “I guess I turned the knobs the wrong way or something. I’m not quite as good as I need to be, but at least we’re going forward. This is All-Tech — it’s just the craziest place. Congrats to Clay and Devin; they do a heck of a job.”
The winning Roger Sellers, Double Down Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Millwood Plumbing, C&W Trucking, Phillips CPA, Anthony’s Pizza, Bomag, CarSourceAuto.com, Hazen Services, McHugh Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Elliott Farms, and Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service.
Rounding out the top ten were Mark Whitener, Ricky Thornton Jr., Cory Hedgecock, Max Blair, and Josh Rice.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Wieland Winter Nationals
Friday, February 20, 2026
All-Tech Raceway | Lake City, FL
Allstar Performance Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Tyler Wyant | 18.238 seconds (Overall)
Fast Time Group B: Brandon Overton | 18.298 seconds
Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 2. 79-Cory Hedgecock[2]; 3. 24-Tyler Wyant[1]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[7]; 5. 388-Jackson Hise[6]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[8]; 7. 40B-Kyle Bronson[9]; 8. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[5]; 9. 11-Josh Rice[4]
Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 13-Dallon Murty[2]; 3. 111-Max Blair[3]; 4. 15K-Cody Overton[7]; 5. 77-Preston Luckman[5]; 6. 32J-Justin Weaver[8]; 7. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 8. 09-Michael Leach[4]; 9. C4-Freddie Carpenter[9]
Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 44-Chris Madden[2]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[3]; 3. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 4. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 5. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[5]; 6. 81F-Jadon Frame[9]; 7. 19M-Brenden Smith[8]; 8. 6B-Adam Boyd[10]; 9. 93L-Cory Lawler[6]; 10. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]
Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 5-Mark Whitener[2]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[3]; 3. 71-Hudson O'Neal[1]; 4. 7-Ross Robinson[4]; 5. 31-Tyler Millwood[7]; 6. 8-Dillon McCowan[6]; 7. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[8]; 8. 12R-Ryan Payne[9]; 9. 16-Tyler Bruening[5]
Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 388-Jackson Hise[1]; 2. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 3. 77-Preston Luckman[2]; 4. 11-Josh Rice[9]; 5. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 6. 40B-Kyle Bronson[5]; 7. 32J-Justin Weaver[4]; 8. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[7]; 9. 09-Michael Leach[8]; 10. C4-Freddie Carpenter[10]V
UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 81F-Jadon Frame[3]; 3. 31-Tyler Millwood[2]; 4. 19M-Brenden Smith[5]; 5. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[6]; 6. 8-Dillon McCowan[4]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[9]; 8. 6B-Adam Boyd[7]; 9. 15-Clay Stuckey[11]; 10. (DNS) 12R-Ryan Payne; 11. (DNS) 16-Tyler Bruening
Wieland Winter Nationals Feature Finish (50 Laps):
Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Earnings
1 - 1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $12,000
2 - 8 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $6,000
3 - 10 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $3,500
4 - 3 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $2,900
5 - 12 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $2,500
6 - 4 - 5 - Mark Whitener - Middleburg, FL - $2,300
7 - 18 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $2,200
8 - 5 - 79 - Cory Hedgecock - Loudon, TN - $2,100
9 - 11 - 111 - Max Blair - Centerville, PA - $2,050
10 - 25 - 11 - Josh Rice - Crittenden, KY - $1,100
11 - 13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $1,600
12 - 14 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL - $1,400
13 - 6 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $1,200
14 - 23 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $1,100
15 - 15 - 15K - Cody Overton - Thomson, GA - $1,050
16 - 7 - 13 - Dallon Murty - Chelsea, IA - $1,000
17 - 26 - 40B - Kyle Bronson - Brandon, FL - $100
18 - 19 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $1,000
19 - 17 - 388 - Jackson Hise - Ocala, FL - $1,000
20 - 20 - 81F - Jadon Frame - Winchester, TN - $1,000
21 - 2 - 44 - Chris Madden - Gray Court, SC - $1,000
22 - 9 - 24 - Tyler Wyant - Oil City, PA - $1,000
23 - 16 - 7 - Ross Robinson - Georgetown, DE - $1,000
24 - 21 - 77 - Preston Luckman - Coos Bay, OR - $1,000
25 - 22 - 31 - Tyler Millwood - Kingston, GA - $1,000
26 - 24 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $1,000
Race Statistics
Entrants: 37
Bilstein Shocks Pole Sitter: Devin Moran
MD3 Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (Laps 1-50)
Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Devin Moran
Wieland Feature Winner: Devin Moran
Margin of Victory: 1.944 seconds
Hellraizer Jacks Cautions: n/a
MyRacePass Series Provisionals: Garrett Alberson, Cory Lawler
Fast Time Provisional: n/a
Emergency Provisionals: Josh Rice, Kyle Bronson
Track Provisional: n/a
Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Devin Moran, Clay Harris, Brandon Overton
Penske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Clay Harris, Brandon Overton, Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal
Behrent’s One-Lap-to-Go Top 3: Devin Moran, Clay Harris, Brandon Sheppard
PEM 4th Place Feature: Brandon Sheppard
Diversified Machine 5th Place Feature: Hudson O’Neal
Wilwood Brakes 7th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton, Jr.
Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Dan Ebert
Velocity Manufacturing 13th Place Feature: Carson Ferguson
XS Power Batteries 15th Place Feature: Cody Overton
Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Josh Rice (Advanced 15 positions)
MD3 Most Laps Led: Devin Moran (50 Laps)
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Brandon Sheppard
O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/a
Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Brandon Overton | Lap 10 | 19.766 seconds
FK Rod Ends Hard Luck Award: Carson Ferguson
Victory Fuel Power Move of the Race: Clay Harris
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Chuck Kimble
ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Cory Hedgecock |18.4322 seconds
Time of Race: 17 minutes 18 seconds
Big River Steel Championship Standings Presented by ARP:
Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Earnings
1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 480 - $17,600
2 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 460 - $12,900
3 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 450 - $6,200
4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 435 - $6,000
5 - 11 - Josh Rice - Crittenden, KY - 380 - $3,400
6 - 5 - Mark Whitener - Middleburg, FL - 380 - $4,300
7 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 370 - $3,700
8 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 370 - $3,800
9 - 3s - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL - 360 - $3,500
10 - 111 - Max Blair - Centerville, PA - 360 - $3,650
11 - 79 - Cory Hedgecock - Loudon, TN - 360 - $3,500
12 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 355 - $6,800
13 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 355 - $3,200
14 - 40B - Kyle Bronson - Brandon, FL - 330 - $2,150
15 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 325 - $2,300
16 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 285 - $1,900
17 - 77 - Preston Luckman - Coos Bay, OR - 275 - $1,925
18 - 76N - Blair Nothdurft - Renner, SD - 270 - $1,050
19 - 13 - Dallon Murty - Chelsea, IA - 265 - $1,100
20 - 388 - Jackson Hise - Ocala, FL - 260 - $1,800
21 - 24 - Tyler Wyant - Oil City, PA - 260 - $1,800
22 - 44 - Chris Madden - Gray Court, SC - 250 - $1,800
23 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 250 - $1,800
24 - 8 - Dillon McCowan - Urbana, MO - 250 - $275
25 - 19M - Brenden Smith - Dade City, FL - 250 - $225
26 - 32J - Justin Weaver - Clearspring, MD - 245 - $900
27 - 7 - Ross Robinson - Georgetown, DE - 235 - $1,100
28 - 81F - Jadon Frame - Winchester, TN - 235 - $1,100
29 - 31 - Tyler Millwood - Kingston, GA - 235 - $1,100
30 - 9 - Michael Leach - Sun River, MT - 230 - $200
31 - 15 - Clay Stuckey - Shreveport, LA - 220 - $200
32 - 6B - Adam Boyd - Riverview, FL - 210 - $200
33 - C4 - Freddie Carpenter - Parkersburg, WV - 205 - $200
34 - 16 - Tyler Bruening - Decorah, IA - 185 - $850
35 - 15K - Cody Overton - Thomson, GA - 155 - $1,050
36 - 4 - Kale Green - Pelion, SC - 115 - $100
37 - 99JR - Frank Heckenast Jr - Frankfort, IL - 115 - $100
38 - 12R - Ryan Payne - Pennsboro, WV - 100 - $0
Article Credit: James Essex
Submitted By: Jeremy Shields
