Hudson O’Neal bested a talent laden field of 73 Super Late Models to score the FloRacing Night in America feature win on Wednesday night at Fairbury Speedway in the One for the Road presented by I-Beam Sliding Doors.
In a race that saw three different leaders, it was O’Neal who surged back past Shannon Babb to take the lead for good on lap 37 to register the win in the K&L Rumley Enterprises No. 6 Super Late Model.
“It was a really good race, had a really good race car. I could roll that middle really, really good and think, maybe, I just tried to live by that middle just a little bit too long and that let (Shannon) Babb slip under me,” O’Neal said. “I knew I wasn’t gonna pass him back on the bottom, so it was time to go to the top and get some of the cushion.”
From the pole position, Shannon Babb led the first nine circuits before Josh Rice rocketed past for the lead on lap 10. Babb retook the top spot on lap 16 and would pace the field until lap 22 when Hudson O’Neal took his turn at the front.
Babb was not content to fade into the night, leading laps 34-36 before O’Neal used the high groove on lap 37 to get to the lead and ultimately the win.
Tyler Erb looked to be a contender for the win before contact from Josh Rice on lap 29 sent him spinning from contention on the front stretch.
O’Neal, Rice, and Babb were followed across the finish line by Jason Feger and Brandon Sheppard.
O’Neal, who picked up his first series win of the season and the seventh of his career chose St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital as the recipient of the $2,000 donation from the Angel Donor.
For information on the charity, please visit www.StJude.org.
FloRacing Night in America looks ahead to August 18 – 19 with an Iowa double dip. On Tuesday, August 18 the tour invades Marshalltown (Iowa) Speedway before making its debut on Wednesday, August 19 at Mason City (Iowa) Motor Speedway.
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 Marshalltown Speedway and Mason City Motor Speedway 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
Fairbury Speedway – July 22, 2026
A Feature 1 (50 Laps): 1. 6-Hudson O’Neal[3]; 2. 11R-Josh Rice[2]; 3. 18-Shannon Babb[1]; 4. 25-Jason Feger[4]; 5. 1-Brandon Sheppard[8]; 6. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[16]; 7. 99-Devin Moran[6]; 8. 24-Ryan Unzicker[19]; 9. 32-Bobby Pierce[24]; 10. 74X-Ethan Dotson[18]; 11. 60-Dan Ebert[10]; 12. 9-Nick Hoffman[9]; 13. 58V-Daulton Wilson[11]; 14. 40B-Kyle Bronson[28]; 15. 18J-Chase Junghans[21]; 16. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[14]; 17. 45-Kyle Hammer[17]; 18. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[13]; 19. 15-Justin Duty[27]; 20. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[7]; 21. 6H-Clay Harris[23]; 22. 99A-Garrett Alberson[25]; 23. 1T-Tyler Erb[5]; 24. 17SR-Brody Smith[12]; 25. 13X-Dallon Murty[20]; 26. 09-Michael Leach[26]; 27. 3S-Brian Shirley[15]; 28. 19R-Ryan Gustin[22]
Stakt Products B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 24-Ryan Unzicker[3]; 2. 19R-Ryan Gustin[4]; 3. 19-Dustin Sorensen[2]; 4. 09-Michael Leach[5]; 5. 32S-Chris Simpson[1]; 6. B1-Brent Larson[9]; 7. 17A-Austin Howes[12]; 8. 89-Mike Spatola[17]; 9. 77-Carson Hocevar[13]; 10. 74-Mitch McGrath[6]; 11. 1Z-Logan Zarin[8]; 12. 36H-Jerry Huffman[15]; 13. 11S-Austin Smith[7]; 14. 130-Chase Osterhoff[10]; 15. 88-Trent Ivey[11]; 16. 16-Sam Seawright[14]; 17. 1M-Mike Mataragas[16]; 18. T2-Brayton Wallace[18]; 19. 14-Caden McWhorter[19]
Stakt Products B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 13X-Dallon Murty[1]; 2. 6H-Clay Harris[7]; 3. 14JR-Trey Mills[2]; 4. 157-Mike Marlar[3]; 5. 9M-Tim McCreadie[10]; 6. 15-Justin Duty[6]; 7. 111-Max Blair[5]; 8. 95-Jerry Bowersock[12]; 9. 17SS-Brenden Smith[9]; 10. M27-Mike Provenzano[18]; 11. 8KX-Tyler Kuykendall[16]; 12. 15S-Shane Stephens[11]; 13. 729-Mike Winn[13]; 14. 90-Brian Rickman[8]; 15. 51F-Matt Furman[14]; 16. 38J-Jake Little[15]; 17. 40B-Kyle Bronson[4]; 18. 8L-Jeffrey Ledford[17]
Stakt Products B Feature 3 (12 Laps): 1. 18J-Chase Junghans[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 3. 96-Tanner English[2]; 4. 36-Mckay Wenger[3]; 5. 515-Bubba Roling[9]; 6. 25C-Shane Clanton[6]; 7. 0-Jake O’Neil[11]; 8. 99A-Garrett Alberson[15]; 9. 8K-Kyle Strickler[4]; 10. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[8]; 11. 8-Matthew Larson[7]; 12. 126-Kaede Loudy[14]; 13. 55E-Eli Johnson[10]; 14. 14C-Doug Carls[18]; 15. 21XXX-Neil Baggett[12]; 16. 32H-Cam Harris[16]; 17. 11-Lance Brasington[17]; 18. 75-Daniel Adam[13]
Entries: 73
Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Lap: Daniel Adam (12.567 sec.)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier Group A (& Overall): Shannon Babb (12.287 sec.)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier Group B: Brandon Sheppard (12.557 sec.)
Integra Racing Shocks Heat Race #1 Winner: Shannon Babb
K1 Race Gear Heat Race #2 Winner: Hudson O’Neal
Buzze Racing Heat Race #3 Winner: Tyler Erb
Eibach Springs Heat Race #4 Winner: Josh Rice
Dave Poske Performance Parts Heat Race #5 Winner: Jason Feger
Impact Race Gear Heat Race #6 Winner: Devin Moran
Stakt Products B-Main Winners: Ryan Unzicker, Dallon Murty, Chase Junghans
Provisionals: Kyle Bronson, Garrett Alberson
Emergency Provisionals: Michael Leach, Justin Duty
Lap Leaders: Shannon Babb (1-9, 16-21, 34-36), Josh Rice (10-15), Hudson O’Neal (22-33, 37-50)
Hoosier Tire Winners: Ryan Gustin, Tyler Kuykendall
$150 Drawing Winners: Tristan Chamberlain, Josh Rice
FloRacing Night in America Top-10 Points
(After 07/22/26)
1)Brandon Sheppard – 321 pts
2)Devin Moran – 300 pts
3)Hudson O’Neal – 291 pts
4)Nick Hoffman – 276 pts
5)Tyler Erb – 231 pts
6)Bobby Pierce – 219 pts
7)Shannon Babb – 209 pts
8)Josh Rice – 192 pts
9)Kyle Bronson – 183 pts
10)Jason Feger – 164 pts
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