April 10, 2025
Cordele, GA — The zMAX CARS Tour is venturing out of its homeland of the Mid-Atlantic to the plains of Cordele, Georgia for the third event of their season.
The Tour’s visit to Cordele Motor Speedway will feature both the Late Model Stock and Pro Late Model divisions, mixing the series’s familiar Mid-Atlantic talent with some Deep South short track mainstays.
This “Pit Pass Preview” story will provide race fans with a plethora of valuable information to know ahead of the zMAX CARS Tour’s visit to South Georgia.
Entries
Far and away, the highlight of the weekend entries is Daytona 500 champion and CARS Tour co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. This event marks Earnhardt Jr.’s fifth ever start in CARS Tour competition.
Earnhardt Jr. is just one racer highlighting a 28-car deep Late Model Stock field. In addition to the Late Model Stocks, 32 Pro Late Models are slated to appear at Cordele, resulting in a combined 60 cars in total.
Some big names on the Late Model Stock Car (LMSC) side of things include points leader Connor Hall, as well as the most recent winner in LMSC competition, Mini Tyrell. Michael Hinde, who won last year’s World Crown 300, a marquee Super Late Model event at Cordele, is also looking to reach victory lane on Saturday.
The Pro Late Model (PLM) field features its fair share of names as well. Defending ASA STARS National Tour champion Casey Roderick has entered. Another notable name is that of Keelan Harvick, son of NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick.
The full LMSC and PLM entry list can be found below.
LMSC Entries
#03 Lanie Buice, #04 Ronnie Bassett Jr., #1 Daniel Webster, #2 Brandon Pierce, #2W Ryan Wilson, #4 Kade Brown, #4S Donovan Strauss, #4E Parker Eatmon, #7 Tristan McKee, #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr., #11 Buddy Isles Jr., #12 Hudson Bulger, #15 Ryan Millington, #16 Chad McCumbee, #18 Max Reaves, #22 Carson Loftin, #24 Cody Dempster, #28 Landon S. Huffman, #29 Landen Lewis, #44 Conner Jones, #54 Michael Fose, #57 Landon Huffman, #69 Michael Hinde, #71 Aaron Donnelly, #71 Jake Bollman, #81 Mini Tyrrell, #88 Connor Hall, #88B Doug Barnes Jr.
PLM Entries
#08 Spencer Bragg, #2 Jaxon Bishop, #6 Ben Maier, #6L Brandon Lopez, #7 Tristan McKee, #12 Brandon Brilliant, #15 Rodney Dowless, #16 Patrick Hodges, #16S Timothy Sozio, #17 Hudson Bulger, #23 Carter Whalen, #25 Isaac Kitzmiller, #31 Brody Monahan, #32 Stuart Dutton, #33 Hunter Johnson, #35 Gage Gilby, #38 Cody Haskins, #44 Logan Jones, #47 Tyler Reif, #50 Jett Noland, #51 Carson Ware, #54 Seth Christensen, #54D T.J. DeCaire, #62 Keelan Harvick, #62R Casey Roderick, #62X Luke Yarbrough, #66 Kendrick Kreyer, #67 Colin Allman, #82 Taylor Hull, #97 Dylan Garner, #97T Nick Neri, #99 Cody Martell
Weekend Schedule
Friday, April 11th serves solely as a practice day for the zMAX CARS Tour, with all the main action ensuing on Saturday, April 12th.
On Saturday, a full day’s worth of action begins with practice at 11:30 in the morning. Practice continues into the afternoon, with qualifying slated to begin at 4:00 that evening.
After an autograph session and several pre-race festivities, racing begins at 7:30 Saturday night.
Pro Late Models are scheduled to run a 100-lap feature, with Late Model Stocks running 125 laps.
A full, detailed weekend schedule can be found below.
Season Standings
Connor Hall comes into the weekend leading the way in LMSC points. The JR Motorsports driver looks to stay atop the charts with a successful weekend in Cordele.
For the Pro Late Models, points leader Jade Avedisian has not entered, at least not to this point. However, Tristan McKee—who sits one point behind Avedisian in the points tally—looks to propel to the top of the charts following Cordele’s festivities.
The top ten drivers in each respective series’ standings can be found below.
LMSC Standings (Top 10)
- Connor Hall – 88 points
- Ronnie Bassett Jr. – 75 points
- Doug Barnes Jr. – 74 points
- Kade Brown – 73 points
- Mini Tyrell – 69 points
- Landen Lewis – 68 points
- Donovan Strauss – 67 points
- Ryan Millington – 66 points
- Carson Loftin – 61 points
- Chad McCumbee – 59 points
PLM Standings (Top 10)
- Jade Avedisian – 45 points
- Tristan McKee – 44 points
- Isaac Kitzmiller – 39 points
- Tyler Reif – 38 points
- Ben Maier – 38 points
- Dylan Garner – 36 points
- Rodney Dowless – 35 points
- Brandon Lopez – 34 points
- Brody Monahan – 33 points
- Logan Jones – 33 points
Track Facts
Cordele Motor Speedway
Location: Cordele, Georgia
Year opened: 1982
Length: 3/8-mile
Surface: Asphalt
Streaming
Fans unable to make it to Cordele can watch the racing action on FloRacing.
Fans are also encouraged to follow Liberty Racing Review’s social media pages for updates and coverage of the whole weekend.
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