Donald McIntosh Earns O’Reilly Rookie of the Year Honors for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Story By: LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES – BATAVIA, OH – Donald McIntosh capped off his first year on tour with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing by claiming the 2025 O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year honors.

“I’m proud of that. It means a lot,” McIntosh said. “We have to give a special thank you to everyone who made this year possible. It’s been a lifelong dream to run a national tour. People don’t realize, until you’ve done it, how hard and grueling running this deal is. For most of the year, it was just me and (girlfriend) Shelby (Cooper) working on the race car, week in and week out. We also had Aaron (Latham) helping, too. I’m also proud that we’ve had two mechanical problems this year, which were out of our control.”

McIntosh achieved 11 top ten finishes during his debut season with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing. He recorded a single top five at Atomic Speedway on July 4.

McIntosh will receive an industry-leading $20,000 for his O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year title, along with over $10,000 in valuable products from various industry manufacturers.

2025 Rookie of the Year Product Awards:

Dave Warren Powersports – Pit Bike

Fire Suppression Engineering (FSE) – Complete Fire System

Behrent’s Performance Warehouse – $500 Product Certificate

Brodix – $100 Product Certificate

Diversified Machine Inc (DMI) – $500 Product Certificate

Fast Shafts – One (1) Free Drive Shaft

FOX Shocks – One (1) Set of Shocks (Valued at $6,000)

Keyser Manufacturing – $500 Product Certificate

MD3 – $500 Product Certificate

MSD – $250 Product Certificate

ProFabrication Headers – One (1) Set of Headers (Valued at $2,500)

Schoenfeld Headers – $500 Product Certificate

Slicker Graphics – One (1) Free Wrap

Simpson Race Products – $250 Product Certificate

Strange Oval – $500 Product Certificate

Summit Racing Equipment – $250 Product Certificate

Swift Springs – One (1) Set of Springs (Valued at $500)

Thermo-Tech – $500 Product Certificate

Wehrs Machine – $250 Product Certificate

Wieland – Ten (10) Sheets of Aluminum (Valued at $1,000)

Wilwood Brakes – $250 Product Certificate

Xceldyne – $500 Product Certificate

Daniel Hilsabeck, who finished second in this season’s Rookie of the Year chase, will earn $5,000 and a $500 product certificate from Performance Engineering & Manufacturing (PEM).

Dan Ebert, third place in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year, receives $2,500.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year Standings:

Pos – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Points – YTD Earnings

1 – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville GA – 6685 – $107,700

2 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham IA – 6355 – $93,575

3 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore MN – 6165 – $97,800