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The zMAX CARS Tour unveiled its 2025 schedule on Monday afternoon, featuring a thrilling 15-race lineup with exciting new changes. As the Southeast’s premier Late Model Stock Car and Pro Late Model series, the season will kick off on Saturday, March 1, and wrap up seven months later on Saturday, October 18.

**Exciting News for the 2025 Season:**
– *New Driver Announced*: Nelson Motorsports introduces its new driver for the 2025 season.
– *Driver Plans for 2025*: Kade Brown shares his intentions for the CARS Tour.
– *Fan Voting Open*: Cast your vote for the 2024 CARS Tour Most Popular Drivers.

The CARS Tour’s 11th season will begin at Jacksonville, North Carolina’s abrasive d-shaped New River All-American Speedway. Past races at this track have delivered thrilling finishes, with drivers like Connor Hall, Brenden “Butterbean” Queen, and three-time champion Bobby McCarty battling it out for victory. This season opener will mark the first time the Pro Late Model division races at New River.

The series will then travel to Wake County Speedway in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday, March 29, for a Late Model Stock Car race at the high-energy quarter-mile bullring. The Pro Late Models will return to action on Saturday, April 26, at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina.

Other highlights include:
– *Ace Speedway, Altamahaw, NC* – A thrilling race on Friday, May 2, featuring both divisions.
– *North Wilkesboro Speedway* – Both divisions will compete on Wednesday, May 14, to kick off NASCAR’s All-Star Race weekend.
– *Langley Speedway, VA* – On Saturday, May 31, both divisions will compete at the historic track where Connor Hall clinched the closest finish in CARS Tour history in 2024.

The 2025 schedule promises action-packed events across some of the Southeast’s most iconic tracks, with each race poised to deliver unforgettable moments.

The CARS Tour heads to Virginia’s Dominion Raceway on Saturday, June 14, home of the tour’s second-closest finish in LMSC history. This unforgettable moment came in 2023 when Bobby McCarty edged out Brenden Queen by a mere nine one-thousandths of a second. This year will also mark the first appearance of the CARS Tour Pro Late Models at Dominion, making it one of the season’s most anticipated nights.

After a short break, both divisions return on Wednesday, July 2, at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, North Carolina. In 2023, Brent Crews claimed victory in an unforgettable Late Model race, while Tristan McKee took the win in the Pro Late Model division.

Following a month-long summer break, the series resumes at the legendary Hickory Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 2. The summer race at Hickory, a CARS Tour tradition since 2017, remains a fan favorite.

On August 16, the tour will revisit Anderson Motor Speedway in South Carolina for the first time since 2017. Claremont’s Landon Huffman, the only active driver from that night, finished 13th, while Josh Berry took the win. This will also be Anderson’s first Pro Late Model race, adding to the excitement.

The CARS Tour will remain in South Carolina for a Friday night race at Florence Motor Speedway, where Ryan Millington broke his four-year winless streak in the LMSC feature in 2024, while Spencer Davis took the Pro Late Model win.

With only three races left, the tour heads back to Virginia’s South Boston Speedway on September 13, where Carson Kvapil claimed the LMSC victory and Davis won the Pro Late Model race in 2024.

On October 4, the penultimate race will be held at Tri-County Speedway in Granite Falls, North Carolina. After two visits in 2024, this year Tri-County will host just one race. Brenden Queen took the spring LMSC win, while Connor Jones won a thrilling fall race. Jake Bollman secured the Pro Late Model victory in May, while Kaden Honeycutt claimed the fall win.

The 2025 season will close on October 18 under the historic lights of North Wilkesboro Speedway, where champions will be crowned for the second consecutive season.

Check out the full 2025 zMAX CARS Tour schedule below:

2025 zMAX CARS Tour Schedule