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BRANDON, SD (July 20, 2024) – Devin Moran took the lead at the start of the 14th annual Silver Dollar Nationals presented by MyRacePass Saturday night at Huset’s Speedway, leading all 80 laps to earn a personal-best $53,000 for his victory in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event.

It was Moran’s first victory at the crown jewel, which was held for 12 years at I-80 Speedway in Nebraska before moving to the South Dakota facility.

Moran defeated two former Silver Dollar Nationals winners, Bobby Pierce and Brandon Sheppard, to take the victory.

Pierce, the 2019 Silver Dollar Nationals winner, and Sheppard, who won in 2020 and 2023, followed Moran across the finish line. Tyler Erb, who started 13th, was fourth with another former Silver Dollar Nationals winner, Tim McCreadie, rounding out the top five drivers.

In Lucas Oil Victory Lane, Moran celebrated his sixth career win with his team this season, with Moran’s best previous finish in the race being third in 2022.

“I think this is officially the biggest race I’ve ever won. The last 25 laps I literally ripped every straight. I’m out of breath. I knew Bobby and Sheppy were ripping and I was doing everything I could to stay ahead. I could see Sheppy just poking, poking. I tried to run at the bottom but I felt so slow. That was training,” said the driver who has now recorded 14 consecutive top-four finishes since mid-June.

“Roger Sellers had faith in me and my great crew, you know. He brought us on board last year and it was a little shaky to start with, but we just kept working and working,” said the Dresden, Ohio, native who became the 10th different winner of the race that began in 2011.

Pierce, who led every lap in the previous two heats, finished second, earning $20,000 after he and Sheppard swapped second place several times during the race.

“I really don’t know what else I could have done. Devin was good and I think we just messed up a little bit with the right-front setup. He bounced a little bit in the corner and we scared ourselves to death when we made a fast lap, we had a different setup. The track just became a little more characterful than we thought and I think I just went through the corner when the car was bouncing. I had my hands full for a while. It was fun battling with Brandon and Devin. He (Moran) drove a great race there at the end.”

Sheppard, attempting to become only the second driver to win three Silver Dollar Nationals, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third place. He was asked if he could have done anything differently during the 80-lap affair, as he was awarded $10,000 for third place.

“I don’t know. I like to think that on that first restart I should have been at the bottom when I got to second place. After I got back to second place later in the race, I chose to be at the bottom where I thought I should be, and I didn’t get off to a great start and I bounced coming out of the corner. I think I got on the berm a bit too much and that allowed Bobby to get by me. Overall we had a good weekend; it just had a great balance. It was a pleasure to ride.”

The winner is Roger Sellers, Double Down Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis, powered by a Cornett Racing engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, C&W Trucking, Lazydays RV, McHugh Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram, CarSourceAuto.com, Red Oak Pub, Smoky Mountain Speedway, Lincoln Smith Racing, Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service, Southeastern Equipment and Haulin’ Haskell’s.

The top ten was completed by Mike Marlar, Hudson O’Neal, Garrett Alberson, Daulton Wilson and Jonathan Davenport.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Race Summary

14th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals presented by MyRacePass

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Huset’s Speedway – Brandon, SD

Fast shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (12 laps, all transfer): 1. 20-Jimmy Owens(1); 2. 157-Mike Marlar(3); 3. 7-Ross Robinson(2); 4. 6-Clay Harris(4); 5. 99B-Boom Briggs(5); 6. 07-Ben Sukup(7); 7. 10-Junior Coover(8); 8. 37-Scott Ward(10); 9. 15C-Curt Schroeder(9); 10. (DNS) 93-Cory Lawler

14th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals presented by MyRacePass Feature Finish (80 rounds): 1. 99-Devin Moran (2); 2. 32P-Bobby Pierce (1); 3. B5-Brandon Sheppard (4); 4. 1T-Tyler Erb (13); 5. 1-Tim McCreadie (5); 6. 157-Mike Marlar (18); 7. 71-Hudson O’Neal (7); 8.58-Garrett Alberson (11); 9. 18D-Daulton Wilson (3); 10. 49-Jonathan Davenport (9); 11. 111-Max Blair (16); 12. 25C-Chad Simpson (12); 13. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr (6); 14. 17SS-Brenden Smith (14); 15. 76N-Blair Nothdurft (8); 16. 20-Jimmy Owens (17); 17. 07-Ben Sukup (22); 18. 93-Cory Lawler (26); 19. 99B-Boom Briggs (21); 20. 7T-Drake Troutman (15); 21. 93F-Carson Ferguson (10); 22. 7-Ross Robinson (19); 23. 10-Junior Coover (23); 24. 15C-Curt Schroeder (25); 25. 37-Scott Ward (24); 26. 6-Clay Harris (20).

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