Honeycutt Holds on to Win CARS Tour Late Model Race at South Boston Speedway

HONEYCUTT HOLDS ON TO WIN CARS TOUR LATE MODEL RACE AT SOUTH BOSTON SPEEDWAY

_Harvick pulls away for Pro Late Model Victory_

By Joe Chandler

Director, Public Relations

South Boston Speedway

SOUTH BOSTON, VA……Kaden Honeycutt held off Conner Jones by a half a car length in a two-lap dash to the finish that followed the race’s final caution period to win the 125-lap zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car Tour race that headlined Saturday night’s AutosByNelson.com Race at South Boston Speedway.

The win was Honeycutts’s first zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car Tour win with Tom Usry Racing and it was worth $10,000. Honeycutt had a previous win with Tom Usry Racing, that one coming in last year’s non-sanctioned Orange Krush 250 at Orange County Speedway.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” Honeycutt said of his first career South Boston Speedway victory. “It was an awesome race. I love racing here. I love the way the track races.”

Honeycutt, who competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, was a half a lap away from winning the race only to have the caution flag come out when Ronnie Bassett Jr. crashed into the first turn wall on the final lap. That set up a two-lap dash to decide the outcome and send the race into overtime.

The Aledo, Texas resident got a good jump on the restart and fended off Jones (Fredericksburg, Virginia) by a half a car length (.085 second).

“I just needed a little more,” said Jones. “I thought we had a shot. We had a really good car. Mike Darne and all the guys brought me a really good piece. I was really confident in our stuff all night. I could go anywhere I wanted to, on the top, on the bottom, it was good.”

Loftin, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Lewis of Supply, North Carolina and Mason Diaz of Manassas, Virginia rounded out the top five finishers. Lanie Buice of Jackson, Georgia, Tristan McKee of Kannapolis, North Carolina, Kade Brown of Lincolnton, North Carolina, Trevor Ward of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Landon Huffman of Claremont, North Carolina rounded out the top 10 finishers in the 27-car field.

The race was highly competitive one. Unofficially, there were four lead changes among four drivers. It was also an eventful one with five caution periods in the last 36 laps.

Honeycutt took the lead when race leader Mini Tyrell and his challenger, Tristan McKee, were involved in an incident on lap 112 while battling for the lead that brought out the caution flag.

Right after the restart Parker Eatmon, Doug Barnes, Connor Hall, Landon S. Huffman and Landon Huffman were involved in a major crash in the first turn that resulted in the race being put under the red flag.

Honeycutt led the rest of the way, surviving Jones’ bid for the win following Bassett’s crash on lap 124.

“It was kind of eventful at the end, but we were able to persevere, and keep our head down and be locked in,” Honeycutt noted.

Keelan Harvick Wins 100-lap zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour Race

Young Keelan Harvick earned his third win of the season on the zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model Tour in the 100-lap zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour race that was the co-feature race of Saturday night’s AutosByNelson.com Race Night event at South Boston Speedway.

Harvick took the lead from Ben Maier of Chester, Maryland on the 48th lap and led the rest of the way, edging Maier by .677-second to take the win.

“Robert Arch (Harvick’s spotter) just told me to go as fast as I could go,” Harvick said, “but I didn’t want to spin out because that would be embarrassing. I just pushed it to the limit as hard as I could.”

Brandon Lopez of Woodstock, Georgia finished third with NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Harrison Burton of Huntersville, North Carolina and 16-year-old Isaac Kitzmiller of Petersburg, West Virginia who on Thursday captured the 2025 ARCA Menards Series East championship, rounded out the top five finishers in the 16-car field.

Unofficially there were four lead changes between Harvick and Maier.

CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car Unofficial Results

Pos.     No.      Name

1          17        Kaden Honeycutt

2          44        Conner Jones

3          22        Carson Loftin

4          29        Landen Lewis

5          41        Mason Diaz

6          3          Lanie Buice

7          7          Tristan McKee

8          4          Kade Brown

9          12W    Trevor Ward

10        57        Landon Huffman

11        2W      Ryan Wilson

12        0          Chase Burrow

13        28        Landon S. Huffman

14        97        Isaac Kitzmiller

15        4S        Donovan Strauss

16        2          Brandon Pierce

17        81        Mini Tyrrell

18        88        Connor Hall

19        4          Ronnie Bassett Jr.

20        8          Deac McCaskill

21        6          Brandon Lopez

22        88B     Doug Barnes Jr.

23        71        Parker Eatmon

24        15        Ryan Millington

25        5          Mason Bailey

26        4D       Kyle Dudley

27        16        Chad McCumbee

CARS Tour Pro Late Model Results

Pos.     No.      Name

1          62        Keelan Harvick

2          6          Ben Maier

3          6L        Brandon Lopez

4          51        Harrison Burton

5          25        Isaac Kitzmiller

6          44        Conner Jones

7          7          Tristan McKee

8          97        Dylan Garner

9          15        T.J. DeCaire

10        61        Mason Walters

11        40        Mia Lovell

12        4          Trey Burke

13        17        Brody Gunter

14        2NY    Colton Ingerick

15        47        Tyler Reif

16        62D     Rodney Dowless

Next Event at South Boston Speedway

Drifting, a popular form of motorsports, offers a unique blend of speed, artistry, and excitement. The thrills and jaw-dropping sideways action will be electrifying as drifting will return to South Boston Speedway after a two-year hiatus with SoBo Drifts on Saturday afternoon, October 4.

The action starts at 11 a.m. and will continue until 6 p.m. as drivers navigate a drifting course that will include the speedway’s banked turns and a layout that will run through the track’s pit and infield Area. Tickets are $10 for adults and will only be available at the gate on the day of the event. There will be no advance on-line ticket sales for this event. Kids ages 12 and under will be admitted free.

Spectator gates will open at 10:45 a.m. and all spectators will use the track’s Turn 4 gate for entry.

Advance Pit/Crew Passes purchased online on Pit Pay are $30and will be $35 on the day of the event. Advance Driver Passes purchased online on Pit Pay are $60 and will be $65 on the day of the event.

Ride-alongs will be included in the purchase price of a Spectator Pit Pass. Spectators can purchase a Pit Pass and then schedule ride-alongs with drivers on event day. All riders will need to be 18 years of age and older. Pit Passes can also be purchased at the gate on event day.

Pit Passes may be purchased for minors under 18. Minors will need to sign a Minor Release Form and be accompanied by an adult 18 years-of-age and over. Only individuals 18-and-over will be eligible to participate in ride-alongs.
Information about the October 4 SoBo Drifts event at South Boston Speedway and all of the speedway’s events can be found on the speedway’s website, www.southbostonspeedway.com [4], by calling the speedway office at 434-572-4947 or toll free at 1-877-440-1540 during regular business hours, and through the track’s social media channels.