Devin Moran led all 70 laps of the 38th annual Pittsburgher on Saturday night at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, earning $55,000, including a $5,000 bonus from Sunoco Race Fuels. The reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion finished seven and a half seconds ahead of runner-up Tim McCreadie.
After two runner-up finishes and a third-place finish in the previous three Pittsburghers, Moran joined his father, Donnie, on the event’s list of winners. The elder Moran won the race three times during his Hall of Fame career.
McCreadie rallied from eighth to finish second, while Nick Hoffman rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in his first appearance at Pittsburgh. Max Blair advanced from 11th to fourth, and Ricky Thornton Jr. completed the top five.
Moran’s 31st career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory moved him within 65 points of Midwest Sheet Metal points leader Brandon Sheppard, who finished seventh. The series heads to Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway next weekend.
The victory also made Moran the first repeat winner in the Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup in 2026, following his $50,000 triumph in June’s Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway.
“Man, I grew up coming here every now and again. When I started my career, I was never any good, but the last couple of years I’ve really figured it out. I love coming here. I have an amazing fan base here. These Pennsylvania, West Virginia fans—I love them, and they love me. It’s just awesome to win this race in front of this great crowd,” said the Dresden, Ohio, native.
“I knew two days ago when we were testing at Muskingum County Speedway—we had Keith Berner coming down, and then Chuck and my crew guys and my dad were there. We have been in a slump. I feel like we have not been consistent all year long. These guys worked their tails off, and this is the best car I have ever had. This is a great feeling to win here because this place will really show you your problems with your race car, and tonight we didn’t have too many of them.”
Making his 11th Pittsburgher start, McCreadie passed Hoffman on lap 39 after a spirited battle for second but never seriously challenged Moran for the lead.
“We were trying to get to the front. Hats off to the guys. They got this car real comfortable to drive. It needs some different things than what I know to do to it. It’s a positive for our team to go forward tonight.”
Hoffman followed his first World 100 victory last month at Eldora with a podium finish in his Pittsburgh debut.
“We got our teeth kicked in tonight by Devin. He was way better than all of us. The balance of his race car—he could go anywhere, and we weren’t quite good enough to do that. Timmy snookered me on that restart, got clear of me. We fought back a little bit, but we just couldn’t get back to his inside. Our car was good, just not good enough. This place is so awesome. We are glad we were able to come out here. It races so well.”
Moran’s Double Down Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis, owned by Roger Sellers, is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Millwood Plumbing, Ohio Natural Energy, Northeastern Fabrication, Phillips CPA, BOMAG, Haulin’ Haskell’s, CarSourceAuto.com, Hazen Services, Anthony’s Pizza, McHugh Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram, Elliott Farms, and Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service.
Michael Norris, Brandon Sheppard, Brandon Overton, Mason Zeigler, and Hudson O’Neal completed the top 10.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
38th Annual Pittsburgher
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway | Imperial, PA
Allstar Performance Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 17.924 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Devin Moran | 18.003 seconds
Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 71-Hudson O’Neal[3]; 3. 5T-Drake Troutman[4]; 4. 3S-Brian Shirley[5]; 5. 8-Dillon McCowan[6]; 6. 40B-Kyle Bronson[7]; 7. 22G-Gregg Satterlee[8]; 8. 44S-Shawn Shoemaker[10]; 9. 24-Tyler Wyant[9]; 10. (DNF) 49-Jonathan Davenport[2]; 11. (DNS) 82-Paul Jablonski
Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[2]; 2. 9H-Nick Hoffman[3]; 3. 111-Max Blair[1]; 4. 44M-Chris Madden[4]; 5. 7-Ross Robinson[6]; 6. 17SS-Brenden Smith[5]; 7. 48F-Colton Flinner[8]; 8. 17SR-Brody Smith[9]; 9. 10-Jared Miley[7]; 10. 6-Clay Harris[11]; 11. W3-John Weaver[10]
Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert[4]; 3. 93F-Carson Ferguson[5]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[7]; 5. 32-Bobby Pierce[8]; 6. 1-Brandon Sheppard[3]; 7. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 8. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[9]; 9. 95-Boom Briggs[10]; 10. 14-Dan Angelicchio[6]; 11. (DNS) 55-Chris Schneider
Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 11-Josh Rice[1]; 2. 9-Tim McCreadie[4]; 3. 1Z-Logan Zarin[2]; 4. 72-Michael Norris[3]; 5. 1C-Alex Ferree[5]; 6. 10*-Levi Yetter[7]; 7. 23-Lane Snook[10]; 8. 184-Kyle Lukon[8]; 9. 555-Brock Pinkerous[6]; 10. 80D-Greg Diehl[11]; 11. 69-Jon Hodgkiss[9]
Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 7-Ross Robinson[2]; 2. 22G-Gregg Satterlee[5]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson[3]; 4. 48F-Colton Flinner[6]; 5. 8-Dillon McCowan[1]; 6. 49-Jonathan Davenport[11]; 7. 10-Jared Miley[10]; 8. 17SS-Brenden Smith[4]; 9. 24-Tyler Wyant[9]; 10. 6-Clay Harris[12]; 11. 17SR-Brody Smith[8]; 12. 44S-Shawn Shoemaker[7]; 13. W3-John Weaver[14]; 14. (DNS) 82-Paul Jablonski
UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1C-Alex Ferree[2]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[1]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[3]; 4. 10*-Levi Yetter[4]; 5. 95-Boom Briggs[9]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[7]; 7. 555-Brock Pinkerous[10]; 8. 23-Lane Snook[6]; 9. 14-Dan Angelicchio[11]; 10. 184-Kyle Lukon[8]; 11. 55-Chris Schneider[13]; 12. 69-Jon Hodgkiss[14]; 13. 80D-Greg Diehl[12]; 14. 58-Garrett Alberson[5]
38th Annual Pittsburgher | Feature Finish (70 Laps):
Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Earnings
1 – 2 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $56,300
2 – 8 – 9 – Tim McCreadie – Watertown, NY – $20,000
3 – 7 – 9H – Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – $10,000
4 – 11 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – $8,900
5 – 1 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $8,300
6 – 22 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $7,000
7 – 14 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $5,400
8 – 16 – 72 – Michael Norris – Sarver, PA – $4,000
9 – 3 – 25Z – Mason Zeigler – Chalk Hill, PA – $3,800
10 – 5 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $4,900
11 – 4 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – $4,400
12 – 10 – 93F – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $4,100
13 – 9 – 5T – Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – $3,000
14 – 6 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $3,400
15 – 19 – 22G – Gregg Satterlee – Indiana, PA – $2,400
16 – 18 – 1C – Alex Ferree – Saxonburg, PA – $2,300
17 – 21 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – $3,100
18 – 13 – 3s – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $3,000
19 – 25 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – $1,000
20 – 24 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $2,900
21 – 23 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $2,900
22 – 12 – 1Z – Logan Zarin – Hookstown, PA – $2,000
23 – 15 – 44M – Chris Madden – Gray Court, SC – $2,000
24 – 20 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $2,000
25 – 26 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $1,000
26 – 17 – 7 – Ross Robinson – Georgetown, DE – $2,000
Race Statistics
Entrants: 44
Bilstein Shocks Pole Sitter: Ricky Thornton, Jr.
MD3 Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (Laps 1-70)
Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Devin Moran
Wieland Feature Winner: Devin Moran
Margin of Victory: 7.502seconds
Hellraizer Jacks Cautions: Josh Rice (Lap 34); Chris Madden (Lap 39)
MyRacePass Series Provisional: Garrett Alberson; Clay Harris
Fast Time Provisional: n/a
Emergency Provisionals: Dillon McCowan; Daniel Hilsabeck
Track Provisional: n/a
Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Devin Moran, Tim McCreadie, Nick Hoffman
Penske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Tim McCreadie, Nick Hoffman, Max Blair, Ricky Thornton, Jr.
Behrent’s One-Lap-to-Go Top 3: Devin Moran, Tim McCreadie, Nick Hoffman
PEM 4th Place Feature: Max Blair
Diversified Machine 5th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton, Jr.
Wilwood Brakes 7th Place Feature: Brandon Overton
Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Josh Rice
Velocity Manufacturing 13th Place Feature: Drake Troutman
XS Power Batteries 15th Place Feature: Gregg Satterlee
Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Brandon Sheppard (Advanced 16 positions)
MD3 Most Laps Led: Devin Moran (70 Laps)
Sunoco Race Fuels Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton, Jr.
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Brandon Sheppard
O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Josh Rice
Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran | Lap 1 | 18.827 seconds
FK Rod Ends Hard Luck Award: Jonathan Davenport
Victory Fuel Power Move of the Race: Max Blair
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Chuck Kimble
ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Race Engines
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Devin Moran | 17.596 seconds
Time of Race: 35 minutes 15 seconds
Big River Steel Championship Standings Presented by ARP:
Pos – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Points – Earnings
1 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 6925 – $285,500
2 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 6885 – $270,400
3 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 6860 – $377,674
4 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – 6445 – $260,725
5 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 6425 – $168,100
6 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 6335 – $172,925
7 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – 6055 – $218,675
8 – 3s – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 5940 – $168,700
9 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 5760 – $125,725
10 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – 5540 – $108,875
11 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – 5535 – $103,150
12 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – 5490 – $95,275
13 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 5440 – $151,375
14 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – 5330 – $119,525
15 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 4765 – $67,700
16 – 17SS – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – 4395 – $53,225
17 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – 4095 – $34,475
Big River Steel Top 5 Bonus Standings Presented by ARP ($100,000):
Pos – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Points – Gap
1 – 99 – Moran, Devin – Dresden, OH – 465
2 – 20RT – Thornton, Ricky Jr – Chandler, AZ – 425 – -40
3 – 1 – Sheppard, Brandon – New Berlin, IL – 390 – -75
4 – 71 – O’Neal, Hudson – Martinsville, IN – 375 – -90
5 – 76 – Overton, Brandon – Evans, GA – 365 – -100
Big River Steel 6th-15th Bonus Standings Presented by ARP ($25,000):
Pos – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Points – Gap
1 – 111 – Blair, Max – Centerville, PA – 430
2 – 11 – Rice, Josh (R) – Crittenden, KY – 415 – -15
3 – 3s – Shirley, Brian – Chatham, IL – 390 – -40
4 – 93 – Ferguson, Carson – Lincolnton, NC – 350 – -80
5 – 60 – Ebert, Dan – Lake Shore, MN – 325 – -105
6 – 8 – McCowan, Dillon (R) – Urbana, MO – 310 – -120
7 – 40B – Bronson, Kyle – Brandon, FL – 295 – -135
8 – 6 – Harris, Clay – Jupiter, FL – 290 – -140
9 – 58 – Alberson, Garrett – Las Cruces, NM – 255 – -175
10 – 22 – Hilsabeck, Daniel – Earlham, IA – 250 – -180
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