The immaculate Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D., hosts the 15th annual Silver Dollar Nationals this week, the three-day event that pays out an event-record $315,000 in purse money for this year's installment.

Snapping an 18-race victory drought on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Devin Moran grabbed the lead from Ricky Thornton Jr. on lap five and went on to capture Thursday night’s 40-lap prelim to open the Silver Dollar Nationals.

The event's defending champion handled lapped traffic late in the distance to defeat Thornton by 0.917 of a second for the $10,000 top prize.

Thornton, who led laps 1-4, gave up second to Brian Shirley on a lap-21 restart but regained the spot on lap 26. He couldn’t draw closer than a few car lengths of Moran over the remaining distance but his runner-up finish put him back atop the Lucas Oil Series points standings over Jonathan Davenport, who finished seventh.

2025 Silver Dollar Nationals Thursday Results At Huset's Speedway