Shelby County Speedway
Fast Facts: 16th annual Silver Dollar Nationals
By Aaron Clay
DirtonDirt weekend editor
Dates: July 15-18
Track: Shelby County Speedway (high-banked third-mile dirt oval)
Location: Harlan, Iowa
Purse: $52,000-to-win
Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Title sponsor: Al Belt Custom Homes
Live streaming: FloRacing.
Last year’s winner: Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., his first career Silver Dollar Nationals triumph.
Tickets: $35 adult general admission Thursday-Friday; $43 adult general admission Saturday; $15 children each day; additional $5 for reserved seating. Details below
Website: racescs.com/specialevents/
Track phone: (402) 342-3453
Notes: The Al Belt Custom Homes Silver Dollar Nationals will run at its third different venue in five years for the 16th annual edition. … Founded at the now-closed I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., the event ran there 12 years (2011-’22) before being moving to Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D., from 2023-’25, Shelby County Speedway now hosts the Silver Dollar Nationals. … The four-day event kicks off with Wednesday’s 40-lap, $10,000-to-win Malvern East-West Series action before Lucas Oil Late Model Series sanction begins with Thursday’s 50-lap, $15,000-to-win preliminary feature. Lucas Oil time trials and dual heat races are set for Friday with points setting the lineups for Saturday’s consolations and 80-lap, $52,000-to-win finale; a 20-lap, $3,000-to-win non-qualifier race will take place before the 80-lap main event. … Taking a page from previous Kosiski promotions, the event has a higher payout for Saturday’s runner-up ($53,000) than the winner. … Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., led the final 14 laps to win last year’s $25,053 Kosiski Family 53 feature in Lucas Oil Series action at Shelby County and has won 11 of the last 14 races he’s entered; last year’s event drew 38 entries. … Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., used a three-wide pass to take command as he led the final 32 laps of 2024’s Lucas Oil-sanctioned Kosiski Family 53 at Shelby County. … Dylan Thornton of Orcutt, Calif. ($10,076 last July 12) and Dallon Murty of Chelsea, Iowa ($5,156 last Aug. 16) are previous Malvern Bank Series winners who are expected to enter in Super Late Models. … Modifieds are on the undercard Wednesday-Friday with sport mods (Wednesday), stock cars (Wednesday-Thursday) and sport compacts (Friday) joining the action; hobby stocks share the spotlight for Saturday’s finale.
Silver Dollar Nationals winners
Year: Winner, hometown
2025: Hudson O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2024: Devin Moran, Dresden, Ohio
2023: Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill.
2022: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2021: Kyle Bronson, Brandon, Fla.
2020: Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill.
2019: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2018: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2017: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.
2016: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2015: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2014: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2013: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2012: Brian Birkhofter, Muscatine, Iowa
2011: Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
Weekend purses
Thursday’s prelim
1. $15,000
2. $8,000
3. $5,000
4. $3,500
5. $3,000
6. $2,700
7. $2,500
8. $2,300
9. $2,100
10. $2,000
11. $1,900
12. $1,800
13. $1,700
14. $1,600
15. $1,500
16. $1,450
17. $1,400
18. $1,350
19. $1,300
20. $1,250
21.-24. $1,200
Friday’s dual heat races
1. $2,000
2. $1,000
3. $500
4. $400
5. $300
6-12. $100
Saturday’s non-qualifiers' race
1. $3,000
2. $2,000
3. $1,500
4. $1,400
5. $1,300
6. $1,200
7. $1,150
8. $1,100
9. $1,090
10. $1,080
11. $1,070
12. $1,060
13. $1,050
14. $1,000
15. $900
16. $800
17. $700
18. $600
19. $550
20. $500
Saturday’s feature event
1. $52,000
2. $53,000
3. $15,000
4. $10,000
5. $9,000
6. $8,000
7. $7,000
8. $6,000
9. $5,000
10. $4,800
11. $4,700
12. $4,600
13. $4,500
14. $4,400
15. $4,300
16. $4,200
17. $4,100
18. $4,000
19. $3,900
20. $3,800
21. $3,700
22. $3,600
23-24. $3,500
Event schedule
(All times local, subject to change)
Wednesday
Noon - Pits open
3 p.m. - Grandstands open
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Malvern Bank Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps
- Malvern Bank Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Sport mod hot laps
- IMCA Late Model hot laps
- Stock car hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Malvern Bank Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Sport mod heats (8 laps)
- Malvern Bank Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Stock car heats (8 laps)
Feature events
- Malvern Bank Late Models (40 laps)
- Sport mods (20 laps)
- IMCA Late Models (30 laps)
Thursday
(All times local, subject to change)
Noon - Pits open
2:45 p.m. - Tech and registration opens
3 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:45 p.m. - Tech and registration closes
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Modified hot laps
- Stock car hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
Feature events
- Late Models (50 laps)
- Modifieds (30 laps)
- Stock cars (30 laps)
Friday
(All times local, subject to change)
Noon - Pits open
2:45 p.m. - Tech and registration opens
3 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:45 p.m. - Tech and registration closes
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Sport compact hot laps
- Modified hot laps
- Late Model hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Sport compact heats (6 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model first heats (12 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model second heats (12 laps)
Feature events
- Sport compacts (12 laps)
- Modifieds (20 laps)
Saturday
(All times local, subject to change)
Noon - Pits open
2:45 p.m. - Tech and registration opens
3 p.m. - Grandstands open
5-5:45 p.m. - Driver autograph session
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Hobby stock hot laps
- Late Model hot laps (consolation entrants)
Opening ceremonies
- Hobby stock heats (8 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Late Model hot laps (locked-in feature entrants)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model non-qualifiers' race (20 laps)
Feature events
- 16th annual Silver Dollar Nationals (80 laps)
- Hobby stocks (16 laps)
Tickets
Wednesday
One-day general admission (11-and-up): $30
One-day general admission (10-and-under): $15
One-day reserved seating: Additional $5
Four-day general admission (11-and-up): $143
Four-day general admission (10-and-under): $60
Four-day reserved seating: Additional $20
One-day all access pit pass: $40
Four-day all access pit pass: $190
Thursday
One-day general admission (11-and-up): $35
One-day general admission (10-and-under): $15
Reserved seating: Additional $5
Three-day general admission (11-and-up): $113
Three-day general admission (10-and-under): $45
Three-day reserved seating: Additional $15
One-day all access pit pass: $50
Three-day all access pit pass: $150
Friday
One-day general admission (11-and-up): $35
One-day child general admission (10-and-under): $15
Reserved seating: Additional $5
Two-day general admission (11-and-up): $78
Two-day child general admission (10-and-under): $30
Two-day reserved seating: Additional $10
One-day all access pit pass: $50
Two-day all access pit pass: $100
Saturday
General admission (11-and-up): $43
Child general admission (10-and-under): $15
Reserved seating: Additional $5
One-day all access pit pass: $50
Camping
Primitive dry camping: $160 for the week
Electric dry camping: $300 for the week
Water and electric camping: $325 for the week
Online reservations: shelbycountyiowafair.org/camping-reservations#/search
More information: racescs.com/camping or (402) 342-3453
