For the third straight year, the FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota championship will be decided on the minitour’s final race weekend.

Bobby Pierce enters the 2025 finale with a 48-point advantage over Jonathan Davenport ahead of this weekend’s doubleheader at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway, where the fifth annual Peach State Classic pays $20,000-to-win Friday and $30,000-to-win Saturday. While Davenport — the 2021 FloRacing champion — remains Pierce’s primary challenger, Ricky Thornton Jr. (-96 points) and Hudson O’Neal (-132) still have an outside shot at the title.

The minitour’s title chases have a recent history of going down to the wire. Last season, Thornton erased a 27-point deficit to edge Pierce by 12 points for the ’24 crown. In 2023, Pierce prevailed over O’Neal by just nine points in the tightest finish since the series’ inception in 2021. The previous year, Brandon Sheppard topped Thornton by 90 points, while Davenport beat Kyle Larson by 102 to claim the inaugural championship.

A key wrinkle in this year’s title picture: if both Senoia events are completed, each driver’s worst finish will be dropped, as only their top eight points finishes count toward the championship total.

With that in mind, let’s break down the best- and worst-case scenarios for Pierce, Davenport, Thornton, and O’Neal — the four drivers still mathematically in contention for the FloRacing Night in America crown.

FloRacing Night in America Championship Scenarios

The FloRacing Night in America points breakdown begins with 87 points to the victor and 81 points for second, then a three-point reduction thereafter: 78-75-72-69-66-63-60-57-54-51-48-45-42-39-36-33-30-27-24-21-18-15.

Finishers 24th or worse receive a minimum 15 points. The first five non-qualifiers from the B-main receive five points with all remaining B-main starters receiving three points. 

Bobby Pierce

Worst finish before Senoia: 13th on Sept. 11 at Volunteer Speedway (48 points)

The FloRacing Series title is still Bobby Pierce's to lose as the Oakwood, Ill., superstar carries a 48-point advantage over Jonathan Davenport and sizable leads of 96 points over Ricky Thornton Jr. and 132 over Hudson O'Neal.

Controlling his own destiny, Pierce locks up the title with a victory either Friday or Saturday or at least a 130-point weekend, even if Jonathan Davenport sweeps the weekend. A victory would give Pierce the tite outright because it'd push his point total to 624, which Davenport can't reach. Pierce can also clinch the title with these finishes:

• 2nd + 12th or better (>132)

• 3rd + 11th or better (>132)

• 4th + 10th or better (>132)

• 5th + 9th or better (>132)

• 6th + 8th or better (>132)

Wherever Davenport finishes Friday will ultimately decide Pierce's title-clinching scenarios, should Pierce not win Senoia's opener. For instance, Davenport enters the weekend with 489 points, with June 4's 14th-place finish for 45 points at Eldora Speedway his worst finish to date.

Sweeping the weekend would be a 174-point swing for Davenport. Subtract the 45 points for hs dropped race: 489 + 174 - 45 = 618 points. Here's what Pierce's points total would look like with at least a 130-point weekend: 537 + 130 - 48 (for his dropped race) = 619.

Jonathan Davenport

Worst finish before Senoia: 14th on June 4 at Eldora Speedway (45 points)

The best-case scenario for Jonathan Davenport is that he sweeps the weekend and Bobby Pierce can't accrue more than 130 points. He could still win the title with an average finish of fifth (144 points) as long as Pierce finishes 13th or worse both nights.

An average finish of 10th top-10 finish (114 points) and still win the title should Pierce finish 23rd or worse on both nights and should Thornton and O'Neal not accrue at least 154 points (ex: a win and sixth, second and fourth, and two thirds).

The least amount of points Davenport can total and still theoretically win the title is 108 (ex: eighth and 13th, ninth and 12th, 10th and 11th), but that's only if Pierce finishes 24th or worse both nights and if Thornton and O'Neal don''t accrue more than 151 points (ex: a win and eighth, second and fifth, or third and fourth).

Ricky Thornton Jr.

Worst finish before Senoia: 17th June 4 at Eldora Speedway (36 points)

The reigning FloRacing Series champ needs Bobby Pierce and Jonathan Davenport to be well off their A-game, and capitalize resoundingly, to overcome the 96-point deficit. Thornton's clearest path to the title is sweeping the weekend with Pierce finishing 16th or worse both nights and with Davenport accruing less than 135 points.

The least amount of points Thornton can score and still theoretically win the title is 148 (ex: a win and eighth, runner-up and sixth, third and fifth, and two fourths), but Pierce would have to finish 24th or worse both nights, Davenport would have to finish eighth or worse and no better than 14th in the two races this weekend, and O'Neal would have to accrue no more than 149 points (ex: a win and seventh, second and fifth, third and fourth).

Hudson O'Neal

Worst finish before Senoia: DNS twice on May 6 at La Salle Speedway and May 8 at Lincoln Speedway (0 points(

Though Hudson O'Neal would only have seven completed races as opposed to eight by the end of the weekend, he's still mathematically alive in the title race heading into Friday at Senoia. Everything needs to go his way, however, starting with sweeping the weekend and receiving some help along the way.

Even if O'Neal sweeps the weekend for 174 points, he'd need Pierce to finish 15th or worse both nights and Jonathan Davenport to accrue no more than 135 points.