Making its debut at Iowa’s Mason City Motor Speedway on Wednesday, FloRacing Night in America did not disappoint.
Topping a back-and-forth battle with Nick Hoffman for the lead, as well as a late-race charge from Bobby Pierce, Hudson O’Neal raced to his second series win of the 2026 season and the eighth of his career.
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“This K&L Rumley car has been good the last two nights. It was good last night and the driver didn’t do his job in the heat race, and then cost us at least a second place there at the very end, jumping the cushion again,” O’Neal said in FloRacing Victory Lane. “So, I was just trying to make sure, telling myself, you know, ‘It’s better to be consistent around that top than it is to be track record speed.'”
Brandon Sheppard and Hudson O’Neal started on the front row for the 50-lap feature with O’Neal pacing the field for the first six laps before fourth-starting Nick Hoffman took the lead on the seventh circuit.
Hoffman commanded the top spot before a lap 21 restart, when O’Neal sailed back to the top spot with Sheppard, Devin Moran, Ricky Thornton Jr., and Bobby Pierce contending for the third position.
In the closing laps O’Neal held the lead while Hoffman and Pierce staged a furious battle for the runner-up position. At the finish line O’Neal claimed the win by 0.361 seconds over Hoffman and Pierce.
Hoffman’s tumultuous feature had one final surprise for the North Carolina racer. After crossing the finish line Hoffman made contact with a rapidly-slowing Jake Timm. Both drivers were uninjured but significant damage was suffered by both racecars.
In FloRacing Victory Lane, Hudson O’Neal selected the Riley’s Children’s Foundation for the $2,000 Angel Donor donation.
The organization is Indiana’s largest and most skilled pediatric system, with over 50 locations across the state. As one of the nation’s leading healthcare networks specifically for children, their multidisciplinary team of pediatric primary care and specialists can deliver and coordinate healthcare for every child because they have expertise in all areas of pediatric health.
Riley Children’s Health delivers something that can’t be found anywhere else in Indiana. They have the only pediatric research hospital in the state and are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top children’s hospitals in the country. For more information, please visit www.RileyChildrens.com.
Following the Wednesday FloRacing Night in America event, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will sanction the Hawkeye 100 on August 21-22 at Maquoketa (Iowa) Speedway with a $12,000 winner’s check on Friday night and a $25,000 winner’s prize on Saturday.
A host of companies and organizations have come together to sponsor a $10,000 point fund for the four-race swing through the Hawkeye State. The Hawkeye State Great 8 pays the following point fund to the best performing drivers at the end of the busy week:
1)$2,500 2)$1,450 3)$1,200 4)$1,100 5)$1,050 6)$1,000 7)$900 8)$800
Hoker Trucking, FastShafts, the Wild West Shootout, DIRTvision, and FloRacing are all part of the supporting cast for the inaugural Iowa Super Late Model Speedweek.
The next FloRacing Night in America event will be on Tuesday, September 15 at La Salle (Ill.) Speedway with a $20,000-to-win / $1,000-to-start event presented by Low Voltage Solutions.
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 La Salle 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
Mason City (Iowa) Motor Speedway – August 19, 2026
A Feature (50 Laps): 1. 6-Hudson O’Neal[2]; 2. 9-Nick Hoffman[4]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[7]; 4. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[10]; 5. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 6. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 7. 25-Jason Feger[6]; 8. 60-Dan Ebert[9]; 9. 40B-Kyle Bronson[14]; 10. 1T-Tyler Erb[8]; 11. 13X-Dallon Murty[12]; 12. 19R-Ryan Gustin[16]; 13. 77-Michael Leach[15]; 14. 49T-Jake Timm[21]; 15. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[13]; 16. 15S-Clay Stuckey[22]; 17. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[23]; 18. 8-Matthew Larson[18]; 19. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[17]; 20. 74X-Ethan Dotson[5]; 21. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[20]; 22. 3S-Brian Shirley[19]; 23. B8-Brent Larson[24]; 24. 9M-Tim McCreadie[11]
Stakt Products B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 3S-Brian Shirley[1]; 2. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[2]; 3. 49T-Jake Timm[4]; 4. 15S-Clay Stuckey[3]; 5. 16-Tyler Bruening[7]; 6. 15M-Shane DeMey[5]; 7. 4TW-Tim Ward[9]; 8. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[6]; 9. B8-Brent Larson[8]
Entries: 27
Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Lap: Jason Feger (14.295 sec.)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier Group A: Brandon Sheppard (13.357 sec.)
Integra Racing Shocks Heat Race #1 Winner: Brandon Sheppard
K1 Race Gear Heat Race #2 Winner: Hudson O’Neal
Buzze Racing Heat Race #3 Winner: Devin Moran
Stakt Products B-Main Winner: Brian Shirley
Series Provisionals: Dennis Erb Jr.
Fast Time Provisionals: None
Lap Leaders: Hudson O’Neal (1-6, 21-50), Nick Hoffman (7-20)
Hoosier Tire Winners: Bob Pierce, Shane Demey
$150 Drawing Winners: Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard
FloRacing Night in America Top-10 Points
(After 08/19/26)
1)Brandon Sheppard – 471 pts
2)Hudson O’Neal – 456 pts
3)Devin Moran – 447 pts
4)Nick Hoffman – 387 pts
5)Bobby Pierce – 384 pts
6)Tyler Erb – 321 pts
7)Ricky Thornton Jr. – 285 pts
8)Jason Feger – 278 pts
9)Kyle Bronson. – 270 pts
10)Ryan Gustin – 251 pts
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