November 4, 2024

2024 has been the year of Casey Roderick and Anthony Campi Racing. The pair have been a formidable force in Super Late Model racing, and the fruits of their labor have been attained, at least for the time being.

Not only did Casey Roderick win the drivers championship for the ASA STARS National Tour, but Anthony Campi Racing claimed the owners title as well.

Despite the undisputed prowess that the driver and team both share, it took a couple years to get them to this point. 2024 was simply the year where all the pieces managed to fit together.

“The consistency all year long was there,” said Roderick on his 2024 ASA season. “That’s hard to do. It’s very hard to do. The competition level that we race against every week is probably the best I’ve ever seen. ACR has been bringing well-prepared cars, the nicest cars in the field honestly.”

The struggles of finance in this sport have been prevalent in Roderick’s career, but he was ultimately able to overcome those hurdles in 2024.

How did he do it?

“Running good, that’s how we did it,” said Roderick. “Every week we pulled out a good finish and sometimes we got some wins. I think from Toledo to now is how we ended so well.”

“I wish my financial part was different. These guys race every week and I wish I could do the same, but we gotta pick and choose wisely.”

“Right now I don’t know if I’m going to the [Snowball] Derby. I feel like we’ve all done our job. It’s just a tough financial sport. A lot of money involved, and some guys get to move on and some guys don’t.”

Roderick’s biggest financial partner has been one of his sponsors, Myna Burba, owner of Team Platinum and Platinum Express. 

“Ms. Myna’s been great,” said Roderick. “This has been my third year with her support. She doesn’t have an All American guitar and I was really wanting that for her. Team Platinum, Platinum Express, everyone involved with Ms. Myna, her family, want to thank them for everything these last few years.”

It was the funding from that partner falling through halfway through 2023 which led to Roderick’s ASA campaign that year coming to a short end.

In some ways, this year is an example of “the system” both working and not working enough. Ever since Roderick’s ASA National win at Toledo Speedway, the money made sense for him to finish out the season.

As Roderick said, running well was how they managed to keep the team afloat, at least for the ASA season. But with potential for Roderick, objectively the best Super Late Model driver this year, to miss the coveted Snowball Derby, it’s not ridiculous for one to see that the system is in fact not working. Or at least, not working as well as it should.

With Roderick now being crowned a national champion, only time will tell what the future holds. Not just the distant future, but the coming months as well.

Cover photo: Reid Scott/Liberty Racing Review