Fourth-starting Nick Hoffman took control of the lead on lap 17 of Wednesday night’s FloRacing Night in America event at Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) and went on to fight off a late-race charge from Devin Moran to score his first-career FloRacing Night in America victory.
Hoffman’s win was worth $20,000.
“I could see Devin coming on the bottom. I couldn’t stick the bottom quite as good as I needed to, so a lot of times I left that one open for him,” Hoffman said in FloRacing Victory Lane. “I knew it was gonna get close, so I had to shut it down there the last couple of laps.
“Right now everything is just going our way, and we hope we can translate this into a (Dirt Late Model) Dream win on Saturday night.”
The 50-lap feature was led to the green flag by Max Blair and Kyle Bronson. As the race went green the duo battled side-by-side for the top spot throughout the opening 10 circuits with Bronson maintaining a slim advantage.
By lap 17 Hoffman was up to second and overtook Bronson for the lead. The pilot of the Tye Twarog Racing No. 9 had to turn back a bevy of challenges from Bronson over the ensuing laps before slowly starting to motor away from the field.
As the drivers in the running order behind him changed regularly, the Mooresville, North Carolina racer stayed consistent at the front of the pack. Late in the event, eighth-starting Devin Moran closed in on Hoffman, pulling alongside exiting turn two with three laps remaining, but Hoffman proved to be too much, racing to his first FloRacing Night in America victory by 1.216 seconds over Moran with 11th-starting Dale McDowell finishing third.
Twenty-first starting Brandon Sheppard crossed the finish line in fourth with Chris Ferguson completing the Top-5 finishers.
With FloRacing Night in America’s anonymous Angel Donor offering $2,000 to the feature winner’s charity of choice it was “the Kyle and Samantha Busch Bundle of Joy Fund” that Hoffman selected.
“I still can’t believe we lost Kyle Busch, and I knew that charity was near and dear to him and his family, so that’s where I want the Angel Donor money to go,” he said following the race.
The Dirt Late Model Dream XXXII weekend kicks into gear with the field split into complete, preliminary programs on Thursday and Friday. Each night is capped by a $30,000-to-win / $2,000-to-start program leading into Saturday’s finale, which boasts a $100,000 top prize along with $6,000 to take the green flag in the finale.
For more information on the facility, please visit www.EldoraSpeedway.com.
Meanwhile, FloRacing Night in America continues the 2026 season on Tuesday, July 21 with the remainder of the Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway event that was preempted by rain after the completion of the first heat race on May 7.
Action resumes on Tuesday, July 21 beginning with the initial green flag for the second heat race. The final three heat races will be contested along with b-main action and the 50-lap feature. Rainchecks and pit passes from the original date will be honored, and tickets will also be available for purchase at the gate.
On Wednesday, July 22 the series rolls into Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway for the annual One for the Road.
For more information on the facilities, please visit www.LincolnilSpeedway.com and www.FairburySpeedway.com .
2026 FloRacing Night in America 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: $100
The tire rule for both events will be as follows:
Left Front: Any (90) Tire
Right Front / Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT2 (90), NLMT3 (90)
Right Rear: Hoosier NRM NLMT3 (92), NRM NLMT4 (92)
Full series rules are available at www.FloSeries.com.
For more information on FloRacing Night in America sponsors, visit the company websites at integrashocksandsprings.com; keysermanufacturing.com; www.k1racegear.com; www.buzzeracing.com; www.eibach.com; www.sweetmanufacturing.com; www.md3race.com; www.deatherageopticians.com; www.sunocoracefuels.com; www.poske.com; www.rocketchassis.com; www.dirtdraft.com; www.impactracegear.com; www.hoosiertire.com; www.msmfab.com; www.allgaierperformance.com;willyscarbs.com; horsepowerhydration.com; racecareng.com; staktproducts.com; and www.fkrodends.com.
For complete FloRacing Night in America details, visit the series website at www.FloSeries.com.
FloRacing Night in America
Eldora (Ohio) Speedway – June 3, 2026
Feature (50 Laps): 1. 9-Nick Hoffman[4]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[8]; 3. 17M-Dale McDowell[11]; 4. 1-Brandon Sheppard[21]; 5. 22-Chris Ferguson[3]; 6. 14JR-Trey Mills[5]; 7. 111-Max Blair[1]; 8. 51-Tyler Erb[20]; 9. 71-Hudson O’Neal[14]; 10. 49-Jonathan Davenport[10]; 11. 40B-Kyle Bronson[2]; 12. 10-Garrett Smith[18]; 13. 157-Mike Marlar[13]; 14. 44D-Dalton Cook[23]; 15. 11R-Josh Rice[17]; 16. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[16]; 17. 3S-Brian Shirley[6]; 18. 76-Brandon Overton[15]; 19. 25C-Shane Clanton[7]; 20. 12-Jason Jameson[19]; 21. 44-Chris Madden[12]; 22. 57-Zack Mitchell[24]; 23. 12W-Ashton Winger[9]; 24. 5-Mark Whitener[22]
B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 12-Jason Jameson[1]; 2. 5-Mark Whitener[5]; 3. 22*-Drake Troutman[8]; 4. 11-Austin Smith[3]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[7]; 6. 19R-Ryan Gustin[9]; 7. C4-Freddie Carpenter[11]; 8. 388-Jackson Hise[12]; 9. 58-Garrett Alberson[4]; 10. 20-Jimmy Owens[6]; 11. 15-Justin Duty[16]; 12. 10J-Joseph Joiner[18]; 13. 09-Michael Leach[15]; 14. T1-Todd Morrow[20]; 15. 89-Mike Spatola[22]; 16. 13X-Dallon Murty[2]; 17. 1E-Jeffery Erickson[14]; 18. 21-Mario Gresham[10]; 19. 16-Sam Seawright[13]; 20. (DNS) 48-Tim Lance; 21. (DNS) 14R-Jeff Roth; 22. (DNS) 74X-Ethan Dotson
B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 51-Tyler Erb[4]; 2. 44D-Dalton Cook[3]; 3. 25-Jason Feger[2]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[8]; 5. 58V-Daulton Wilson[5]; 6. 71R-Rod Conley[12]; 7. 18-Shannon Babb[11]; 8. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[9]; 9. 95B-Jerry Bowersock[14]; 10. 88-Trent Ivey[13]; 11. 10C-Ryan Crane[7]; 12. 15L-Lane Snook[17]; 13. 23-Joe Chalmers[16]; 14. 7-Tyler Thomason[19]; 15. 55-Benji Hicks[15]; 16. 39-Mike Hildebrand[18]; 17. 19P-Mathew Porter[22]; 18. 15K-Wil Herrington[1]; 19. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[10]; 20. (DNS) 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr; 21. (DNS) 6-David Watts; 22. (DNS) 8M-Dillon McCowan
B-Main 3 (12 Laps): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[5]; 2. 57-Zack Mitchell[3]; 3. 18J-Chase Junghans[4]; 4. 9M-Tim McCreadie[6]; 5. 93-Carson Ferguson[7]; 6. 0-Jake O’Neil[2]; 7. 8-Kyle Strickler[11]; 8. 45-Kyle Hammer[8]; 9. 49M-Luke Morey[13]; 10. 16B-Tyler Bruening[15]; 11. 77-Carson Hocevar[19]; 12. 111R-Steven Roberts[9]; 13. S21-Seth Daniels[17]; 14. 55E-Eli Johnson[12]; 15. 17SS-Brenden Smith[10]; 16. 7J-Ryan Johnson[16]; 17. 17W-Greg Williams[18]; 18. 95-Alex Vance[20]; 19. 5*-Bryant Dickinson[21]; 20. 13-KC Burdette[14]; 21. 32-Bobby Pierce[1]; 22. (DNS) 17SR-Brody Smith
Entries: 84
Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Lap: Nick Hoffman (15.420 sec.)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier Group A (& Overall): Max Blair (15.495 sec.)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier Group B: Kyle Bronson (16.334 sec.)
Integra Racing Shocks Heat Race #1 Winner: Max Blair
K1 Race Gear Heat Race #2 Winner: Chris Ferguson
Buzze Racing Heat Race #3 Winner: Trey Mills
Eibach Springs Heat Race #4 Winner: Kyle Bronson
Poske Heat Race #5 Winner: Nick Hoffman
Racecar Enginering Heat Race #6 Winner: Brian Shirley
Stakt Products B-Main Winners: Jason Jameson, Tyler Erb, Brandon Sheppard
Lap Leaders: Kyle Bronson (1-16); Nick Hoffman (17-50)
Hoosier Tire Winners: Tristan Chamberlain, Drake Troutman
$150 Drawing Winners: Max Blair, Garrett Smith
FloRacing Night in America Top-10 Points
(After 06/03/26)
1)Brandon Sheppard – 162 pts
2)Nick Hoffman – 156 pts
3)Devin Moran – 153 pts
4)Hudson O’Neal – 141 pts
5)Tyler Erb – 138 pts
6)Kyle Bronson – 111 pts
7)Brandon Overton – 99 pts
8)Josh Rice – 90 pts
9)Bobby Pierce – 81 pts
10)Brian Shirley – 81 pts
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