Good morning!

The short-track racing schedule is ramping up, with more areas of the country welcoming pavement Late Model racing. The hot spots this weekend included Cordele Motor Speedway in Georgia, where there were two incidents involving late leaders in the Late Model Sportsman half of the IHRA Stock Car Series twinbill (inset image of #92 Lane Woods spinning in front of Nick Loden and others from Speed Sport 1).

In New England, the anticipated rough weather didn't stop the Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Connor Souza earned his first-ever victory in the American-Canadian Tour, while seven-time PASS North champion D.J. Shaw added another victory to his collection from that organization.

The Michigan action began with the Intimidator 100 at Kalamazoo Speedway. Tyler Roahrig picked up that trophy for the fourth time this decade, and equally as important was the fact that weather didn't mess up the event; the 'Zoo's season opener was delayed by either rain or a pandemic in five of the previous six years.

The list of winners from major events from the weekend also included Jeremy Miller at Grundy County Speedway in Illinois, Jake Garcia at Montgomery Motor Speedway in Alabama, and Kyle Keller and Jay Juleson at Stockton 99 Speedway in California. There was also one winner who crossed the finish line backwards!

All of the results, plus a few photos and story links where available, are below. Scroll down to see it all!

In two days, we'll have closer looks at the victories from Loudon and Kalamazoo. At the end of the week we'll feature some other top finishers from around the country.

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Above: Connor Souza scored his first American-Canadian Tour victory in one of the series’ highest-profile events at the “Magic Mile” in Loudon, N.H. (Jimmy Wiggin Speedway Images)

—AMERICAN-CANADIAN TOUR

—New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.

—April 18

Northeast Classic: 1. Connor Souza; 2. Jake Johnson; 3. Jesse Switser; 4. Mark Jenison; 5. Jonathan Bouvrette; 6. Gabe Brown; 7. Justin Prescott; 8. Holdyn Sullivan; 9. Alexendre Tardif; 10. Jacob Burns; 11. Erick Sands; 12. Jimmy Renfrew Jr.; 13. Cole Littlewood; 14. Justin Storace; 15. Dylan Estrella; 16. Kaiden Fisher; 17. Jeremy Sorel; 18. Geoff Rollins; 19. Colby Meserve; 20. Jeff Cote; 21. Remi Perreault; 22. Ryan Currier; 23. Allen Fellows; 24. Craig Smith; 25. Aaron Fellows; 26. Brandon Barker.

Lap leader: Souza 1-50 • Cautions: 1 • Heat race winners: Renfrew, Littlewood, Bouvrette

Series report

—PRO ALL STARS SERIES

—New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.

—April 18

Northeast Classic: 1. D.J. Shaw; 2. Eddie MacDonald; 3. Alexendre Tardif; 4. Ryan Kuhn; 5. Mike Hopkins; 6. Cole Robie; 7. Derek Griffith; 8. Jimmy Renfrew Jr.; 9. Brandon Barker; 10. Trevor Sanborn; 11. Derek Ming; 12. Mike Scorzelli; 13. Dominic Curit; 14. Max Rowe; 15. Garrett Lamb; 16. Joey Doiron; 17. Pat Corbett; 18. Gabe Brown; 19. J.P. Josiasse; 20. Garrett Hall; 21. Kate Re.

Lap leaders: Brown 1-4, Hopkins 5-6, Brown 7-48, Shaw 49-50 • Cautions: 1 • Heat race winners: Brown, Hopkins

(Look for more in this week’s Wednesday Winners release)

Below: D.J. Shaw (60) goes three-wide with Eddie MacDonald (17) and Brandon Barker en route to the PASS North Super Late Model Series victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Jimmy Wiggin Speedway Images)

Above: Tyler Roahrig (24) stays ahead of Mark Shook (14) on the final restart of the Intimidator 100 at Kalamazoo Speedway. (Jim DenHamer photo)

—SPECIAL OUTLAW LATE MODEL EVENT

—Kalamazoo Speedway, Kalamazoo, Mich.

—April 17

Intimidator 100: 1. Tyler Roahrig; 2. Mark Shook; 3. Adam Terry; 4. Blake Childers; 5. Jeff Ganus; 6. Trever McCoy; 7. Zack Cook; 8. Monte Tolan; 9. Scott Hantz; 10. Bryce Bozell; 11. Phil Bozell; 12. Lane Head; 13. Matt Frazier; 14. Craig Everage; 15. Brian Bergakker; 16. Marty Crawford.

Lap leaders: Bergakker 1, P.Bozell 2-52, Roahrig 53-100 • Cautions: 3 • Fast qualifier: Shook, 12.727 seconds

(Look for more in this week's Wednesday Winners release)

Below: Adam Terry finished third in the Wolverine State’s traditional Outlaw Late Model season opener. (Chelsea Landis/ Fast Lane Images)

Above: Jeremy Miller emerged with the victory in a rare Big 8 Limited Late Model Series appearance at Grundy County Speedway. (Chris Goodaker Photography)

—BIG 8 LIMITED LATE MODEL SERIES

—Grundy County Speedway, Morris, Ill.

—April 18

Spring Classic: 1. Jeremy Miller; 2. Michael Bilderback; 3. Alex Braseth; 4. Jon Reynolds Jr.; 5. Eddie Hoffman; 6. Joshua Lundy; 7. Franc Beldowski; 8. Kevin Anderson; 9. Mahlon Borntreger.

Lap leaders: Miller 1-25, Borntreger 26-35, Bilderback 36-37, Miller 38-58 • Cautions: 5 • Fast qualifier: Miller, 15.459 seconds • Heat race winner: Borntreger

Track report via Tony Baranek

(Look for more in this week’s Friday Features release)

Above: Jake Garcia won for the first time at Montgomery in the ASA Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco. Garcia has eight victories at the half-mile near the Alabama capital in Show Me the Money Pro Late Model action. (Rory Malloy/ Liberty Racing Review)

—ASA SOUTHERN SUPER SERIES

—Montgomery Motor Speedway, Montgomery, Ala.

—April 18

Rumble by the River: 1. Jake Garcia; 2. Spencer Davis; 3. Matt Craig; 4. Dylan Fetcho; 5. Tristan McKee; 6. George Phillips; 7. Donnie Wilson; 8. Dustin Smith; 9. Bubba Pollard; 10. John Bolen; 11. Hudson Bulger.

Lap leaders: Smith 1-53, Garcia 54-125 • Cautions: 3 • Fast qualifier: McKee, 19.171 seconds

Racing America

Short Track Scene

Below: Spencer Davis (96) leads Tristan McKee during the Rumble by the River. Davis came home second and McKee fifth. (David Kranak/ Impact Zone Photos)

Above: Trevor Ward spun by himself across the finish line after leading flag to flag in the Bojangles 125. Ward still had a one-second lead over Landon Pembelton, but it was a full straightaway before the mistake. (Joe Chandler/ Gazette-Virginian)

—NASCAR LATE MODEL STOCK CAR EVENT

—South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Va.

—April 18

Bojangles 125: 1. Trevor Ward; 2. Landon Pembelton; 3. Peyton Sellers; 4. Tyler Matthews; 5. Carson Brown; 6. Bobby McCarty; 7. Blake Stallings; 8. Andrew Grady; 9. Tyler Garretson; 10. Devin George; 11. Jason Myers; 12. Zach Peregoy; 13. Chase Johnson; 14. Chase Burgeson; 15. Conner Weddell; 16. Eric Winslow.

Lap leader: Ward 1-125 • Cautions: 1 • Fast qualifier: Ward, 14.882 seconds

Limited Twin I: 1. Drew Dawson; 2. Brian Rundstrom Jr.; 3. Jacob Derrick; 4. Eric Winslow; 5. Dennis Holdren; 6. Dan Rogers; 7. Cameron Goble; 8. Trace Daniel; 9. Bev Peregoy; 10. Jared Dawson; 11. Justin Dawson; 12. Tristan Brunelli; 13. Collin Hilton; 14. Jason Pittman; 15. Justin Towler; 16. Ross Mountcasel; 17. Tony Housman; 18. Landon McGowan; 19. Chris Hopkins; 20. Gennaro Palumbo; 21. Chris Elliot.

Limited Twin II: 1. Brian Rundstrom Jr.; 2. Drew Dawson; 3. Cameron Goble; 4. Dan Rogers; 5. Jared Dawson; 6. Jason Pittman; 7. Trace Daniel; 8. Ross Mountcasel; 9. Collin Hilton; 10. Landon McGowan; 11. Bev Peregoy; 12. Eric Winslow; 13. Tristan Brunelli; 14. Justin Dawson; 15. Jacob Derrick; 16. Tony Housman; 17. Dennis Holdren.

Track report

Short Track Scene

—NASCAR LATE MODEL STOCK CAR EVENT

—Langley Speedway, Hampton, Va.

—April 18

Smiley’s Heating & Cooling 100: 1. Chase Burrow; 2. Woody Howard; 3. Cole Bruce; 4. Ryan Matthews; 5. Ayden Millette; 6. Donovan Edwards; 7. Danny Edwards; 8. Chris Horton Jr.; 9. Ryley Music; 10. Greg Edwards; 11. Mark Wertz; 12. Atley Wiese; 13. Casey Wyatt; 14. Michael Rogers; 15. Cody Bryant; 16. Craig Eastep.

Lap leaders: Bruce 1-34, Howard 35-90, Burrow 91-100 • Cautions: 1 • Fast qualifier: Bruce, 15.864 seconds

Below: Chase Burrow (00) passes Woody Howard for the lead late en route to his second LMSC win of the year at Langley Speedway. (Bill Carnes/ Given to Fly Photography)

Above: Tate Fogleman gets a hug after winning the crazy Late Model Sportsman feature at Cordele Motor Speedway. (Patrick Grant Photography)

—IHRA STOCK CAR SERIES

—Cordele Motor Speedway, Cordele, Ga.

—April 18

Late Model Sportsman: 1. Tate Fogleman; 2. Kade Brown; 3. Derrick Lancaster; 4. Dylan Newsome; 5. Neil Meredith; 6. Trey Burke; 7. Lee Tissot; 8. Brandon Hanks; 9. Lance Gatlin; 10. Coy Beard; 11. Dylan Ward; 12. Chandler Gallman; 13. Nick Loden; 14. Kyle Barnes; 15. Lane Woods; 16. Peyton Hamlett; 17. Ricky Locklair Jr.; 18. Ryan Wilson; 19. Jeremy Mayfield; 20. Michael Fose; 21. Tyler Worley; 22. Jeff Sparks; 23. Brandon Dean; 24. Bennie Hamlett; 25. Zeke Shell; 26. Austin Peters; 27. Larry Isenhower.

Lap leaders: Loden 1-86, Brown 87-90, Loden 91-92, Woods 93, Loden 94, Woods 95-112, Loden 113, Woods 114, Ward 115-121, Loden 122, Brown 123-124, Fogleman 125 • Cautions: 13 • Red flags: 2 • Fast qualifier: Loden, 16.92 seconds

Pro Late Model: 1. Casey Roderick; 2. Nick Loden; 3. Mark Day; 4. Stuart Dutton; 5. Palmer Haag; 6. Brandon Carr; 7. Jeremy Williams; 8. Toro Rodriguez; 9. Steven Chunn; 10. Gus Moody; 11. Taylor Hull; 12. Martin Nesbitt; 13. Joshua Horniman; 14. Carter Whalen; 15. Avery Demland; 16. Scott Sutherland; 17. Chad Chaffin; 18. Ryan Herbert; 19. Rod Butcher.

Lap leaders: Roderick 1-18, Loden 19-68, Roderick 69-76, Loden 77-83, Roderick 84-85, Loden 86-88, Roderick 89-100 • Cautions: 8 • Red flag: 1 • Fast qualifier: Roderick, 16.534 seconds

Series report

—UARA SPORTSMAN SERIES

—Freedom Factory, Bradenton, Fla.

—April 18

Sportsman 75 presented by Russell’s Western Wear: 1. Brandon Morris; 2. Cody Struble; 3. Dylan Bigley; 4. James Seeright; 5. Dodge Carlbert; 6. Matthew Green; 7. Tim Sozio; 8. James Glover; 9. Joe Winchell; 10. Aaron Anderson; 11. Adam Briggs; 12. Hayden Mowery; 13. Dean Butrum; 14. Lucas Hinton; 15. Black Clouser; 16. James Nanney; 17. Kyle Case; 18. Bobby Mobley; 19. Jimmy Frazier; 20. Chris Turner; 21. Rice Robinson; 22. Kipp McVey; 23. Fallon Goolsby; 24. Sammy Coghill.

Below: Casey Roderick (62) and Nick Loden (43) swapped the lead six times in the Pro Late Model event during the IHRA Stock Car Series show at Cordele, Ga. (Speed Sport 1)

Above: Kyle Keller led the first 39 laps from the pole, then wound up out front for the final 15 circuits at Stockton 99 Speedway. (Greg Toumassian/ Greg’s Treads Motorsport Media)

—SPEARS CARS TOUR WEST

—Stockton 99 Speedway, Stockton, Calif.

—April 18

Pro Late Model: 1. Kyle Keller; 2. Mike Beeler; 3. Robby Sawyer; 4. Hans Beeler; 5. Vito Cancilla; 6. James Hamlin; 7. Adam Coonfield; 8. Taylor Mayhew; 9. Jaron Giannini; 10. Tim Spurgeon; 11. Kyle Gottula; 12. Eric Schmidt; 13. Scott Sanchez; 14. Alex Lessor.

Lap leaders: Keller 1-39, Giannini 40-108, M.Beeler 109-110, Keller 111-125 • Cautions: 5 • Red flags: 2 • Fast qualifier: Keller, 13.511 seconds

Limited Late Model: 1. Jay Juleson; 2. Kenna Mitchell; 3. Brenden Ruzbarsky; 4. Tanner Huddleston; 5. Justin Philpott; 6. Michael Sandoval; 7. Shelden Cooper; 8. Donald Witkowski; 9. Chris Monez; 10. Skyler Schoppe; 11. Christian Bazen; 12. Freddy Irvin; 13. Hayden Stepps; 14. Aaron Cornfield; 15. Daniel Devore.

Lap leaders: Juleson 1-50, Philpott 51, Juleson 52-100 • Cautions: 5 • Red flag: 1 • Fast qualifier: Juleson, 14.141 seconds

Short Track Scene (Pro LM)

Short Track Scene (Limited LM)

Below: Jay Juleson won the Limited Late Model feature on Impact Transportation Night, one day before his dad Robert’s birthday. (family photo)

Above: Randy Anderson, shown with his wife Lana and son Kohen, enjoy victory lane at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Fla. (Tyler Sontag/ SpeedRacer Photos)

—CALIFORNIA

—Orange Show Speedway

April 18 Pro Late Model: 1. Jeff Peterson; 2. Mike Weimann; 3. Matt Goodwin; 4. John Sereika; 5. Rob Kiemele

—FLORIDA

—Citrus County Speedway

April 18 Limited Late Model: 1. Randy Anderson; 2. Wayne Anderson; 3. Ricky Anderson; 4. A.J. Waller; 5. Larry Welter Jr.

—INDIANA

—Anderson Speedway

April 18 Late Model Sportsman: 1. Cassten Everidge; 2. Nathan Greene; 3. Ryder VanAlst; 4. Eddie Fosnight; 5. Jack Dossey III

—MAINE

—Wiscasset Speedway

April 18 Pro Stock: 1. Daniel Harding; 2. Josh St. Clair; 3. Kelly Moore; 4. Jamie Wright; 5. J.T. Thurlow

—MISSOURI

—Lebanon I-44 Speedway

April 18 Late Model: 1. Dylan Bates; 2. Trenton Masters; 3. Kabe McClenny; 4. Jimmy Fohn; 5. Driver unidentified

—NEW HAMPSHIRE

—Claremont Motorsports Park

April 18 Outlaw: 1. Ben Poland; 2. Guy Caron; 3. Robbie Streeter; 4. Trevor Rocke; 5. Cody Schoolcraft

—NORTH CAROLINA

—Ace Speedway

April 17 Late Model Stock Car Twin I: 1. Dustin Rumley; 2. Carson Brown; 3. Bryson Pickard; 4. Colby Fogleman; 5. Connor Branch

April 17 LMSC Twin II: 1. Dustin Rumley; 2. Carson Brown; 3. Bryson Pickard; 4. Colby Fogleman; 5. Connor Branch

April 17 Limited: 1. Tyler Payne; 2. Matt Wilburn; 3. Justin Donley; 4. Chance Landreth; 5. Dalton Ledbetter

—Bowman-Gray Stadium

April 18 Limited Late Model: 1. Tommy Neal; 2. Michael Adams; 3. Justin Taylor; 4. Sterling Plemmons; 5. Austin Taylor

—Hickory Motor Speedway

April 18 Late Model Stock Car: 1. Michael Bumgarner; 2. Thomas Beane; 3. Skyler Chaney; 4. Aiden King; 5. Helio Meza

April 18 Limited: 1. Mark Johnson; 2. Cody DeMarmels; 3. Paityn Feyen; 4. Don Carlton; 5. Sally Mott

—Tri-County Speedway

April 18 Late Model Stock Car: 1. Landon Huffman; 2. Charlie Watson; 3. Ryan Millington; 4. Hudson Sharp; 5. Kaeden Ballos

April 18 Limited: 1. Walter Jenkins IV; 2. Eric Wallace; 3. Thomas Lee; 4. Clarkson Hagan; 5. Jackson Tovo

—Wake County Speedway

April 17 Limited Late Model: 1. Landon Huffman; 2. Carson Haislip; 3. Ethan Johnson; 4. Phoenyx Kimball; 5. Bryson Brinkley

Short Track Scene (Hickory)

—SOUTH CAROLINA

—Anderson Motor Speedway

April 17 Limited Late Model: 1. Zack Franks; 2. Austin Somero; 3. Jacob Schneider; 4. Trey Gibson; 5. Ralph Carnes

—Dillon Motor Speedway

April 18 Limited Late Model: 1. Averitt Lucas; 2. Anthony Adams; 3. Archie Adams; 4. Dylan Kelley; 5. Kevin Parsons

—TENNESSEE

—Kingsport Speedway

April 17 Late Model Sportsman: 1. Ashton Higgins; 2. Derek Lane; 3. Brad Housewright; 4. Brad Teague; 5. Katy Lane

—VIRGINIA

—Shenandoah Speedway

April 18 SuperCup Stock Car Series Twin I: 1. Damian Payton; 2. Harvey Harrison; 3. Brent Nelson; 4. Chrissy Wallace; 5. Dylan Godinez

April 18 SuperCup Twin II: 1. Chrissy Wallace; 2. Damian Payton; 3. Brent Nelson; 4. Harvey Harrison; 5. Dylan Godinez

—WASHINGTON

—Evergreen Speedway

April 18 Pro Late Model: 1. Haley Constance; 2. Naima Lang; 3. Chad Fitzpatrick; 4. Nick Beecher; 5. Mike Marthaller

—South Sound Speedway

April 18 Super Late Model: 1. Matt Doyle; 2. Tom Sweatman; 3. Jeff Peterson; 4. Dave Cline; 5. Aaron Flett

Right: Dustin Rumley won both LMSC features at Ace Speedway near Burlington, N.C. (Aaron Young Photography)

Right: Averitt Lucas added another victory to his long career total at Dillon, S.C. (track photo)

Below: Ashton Higgins scored the victory at Kingsport, Tenn.

Above: Landon Huffman, shown Friday at Wake County Speedway, also won the next night in the same car at Tri-County Speedway. (Glenn Alan photo)

Below: Kyle Barnes (00) and Coy Beard (75) slide into the stopped Nick Loden (43) near the end of the IHRA Stock Car Series Late Model Sportsman race at Cordele, Ga. Loden spun out of a battle for the lead with Kade Brown with a few laps remaining, a few hours after he placed second in the Pro Late Model feature. (Speed Sport 1)

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