LAKE CITY, Fla. Devin Moran surged from his 11th starting position, took the lead for good on the 43rd lap and held on for a green-white-checkered finish after a caution came out with two laps remaining, securing the $15,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, Wieland Winter Nationals main event Saturday night at All-Tech Raceway.

In a race that featured six official lead changes among four different drivers, Moran, who led laps 13-16, regained the lead in the hard-fought contest from Ricky Thornton Jr. with seven laps remaining.

Jonathan Davenport finished in second, with the Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race, Tyler Erb, rounding out the podium. Garrett Alberson was fourth and Tim McCreadie rounded out the top five drivers.

Brandon Overton, who started from the pole, led the first two laps until Alberson passed him coming off of turn four to take the lead on the third lap. It was Thorntons turn to lead as he claimed the top spot on lap 10. Thornton, who entered the event with three victories in his last four starts at All-Tech, aimed to win all three Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events this week.

Thorntons stay at the point was short-lived as Moran charged from the inside of row six and made his first appearance at the top of the leader board, grabbing the lead on lap 13 from Thornton. But like Thornton, Morans lead was not for long, as by the 16th lap, Thornton was back out in front.

Thornton would then lead the next 25 circuits in what was shaping up to be an outstanding battle for the lead among Thornton, Moran, and Davenport, a trio later joined by Alberson.

Moran managed to regain the lead from Thornton on lap 43, as there was nearly a three-wide battle for second place coming off turn four with two laps remaining. However, Thorntons night ended abruptly after making hard contact with the front stretch wall. Moran then successfully navigated a two-lap sprint to the finish to secure the victory.

Moran celebrated his 16th career victory, marking his first win at All-Tech.

Its It was just awesome, Moran said. You know, everybodys been talking about the track and all that. I dont think you can find a better race track than tonight. It was so wild; it felt like we were running sprint car lines. I love watching sprint cars! You dive in, then come back down the hill, and we started ripping it. This place is so much fun; its so underrated. In my opinion, its a top five track in the country doubt.

Davenport finished second after starting in 14th, turning it into a four-car battle for the lead during the final 10 laps of the race.

No doubt another second, that was a lot of fun there, Davenport said. I dont know what happened to Ricky there. That stinks that all of us couldnt race it until the end. This place is just wild. Its so slick and slimy, and nobody knows where youre going. You just kind of hope and aim and point and then just mash the gas. You get sideways like a non-wing sprint car at some point because you dont have any front tires, so you just aim for a little grip.

Erb, who started 17th, passed Alberson on the final lap to take as he advanced 14 positions during the race.

Being the first car out tonight to qualify was pretty easy. I wasnt going to start out front; I just battled through; I won two B-Mains this week. The first night, I just kind of ran where we ran. The track was phenomenal tonight it was fun. Its so hard to drive; its so technical. The lane moves so much, and I really enjoyed it. I am happy we have a really fast race car, and we are getting closer to winning.

The finish:

Devin Moran, Jonathan Davenport, Tyler Erb, Garrett Alberson, Tim McCreadie, Daulton Wilson, Brandon Overton, Carson Ferguson, Kyle Bronson, Brandon Sheppard, Spencer Hughes, Max Blair, Drake Troutman, Daniel Hilsabeck, Donald McIntosh, Cory Lawler, Dan Ebert, Ricky Thornton Jr., Clay Harris, Ross Robinson, Dennis Erb Jr., Shane Clanton, Tyler Bruening, Hudson ONeal.