Hello and Happy Monday!

We hope everyone reading enjoyed Easter weekend. He has risen.

Easter is often light on short-track racing, at least in pavement Late Model competition. There were hot spots Saturday, especially in Virginia and North Carolina, and largely under the banner of the recently-renamed NASCAR Local Racing Series presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts. There's plenty for this week's Monday Digest edition.

Some of the winners were very familiar names. Peyton Sellers (inset photo from Joe Chandler) won the first twin-75 Late Model Stock Car race at South Boston Speedway; he's a two-time national champion of NASCAR's grassroots level, among numerous other honors. At Southern National Motorsports Park, the big winner was Kaden Honeycutt, one night after he ran the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at nearby Rockingham; Honeycutt is adept at both LMSC and Super Late Model racing, having won the 2024 Snowball Derby. And Michael Bumgarner won at Hickory Motor Speedway, the historic bullring where he earned the last two top-class track championships.

A few trophies were taken by drivers who endured winless 2025 campaigns, including Bobby McCarty in the first race at South Boston, and Jon Guy at Auburndale Speedway in Florida outside the mid-Atlantic region. All of the results, plus a few photos and story links where available, are below. Scroll down to see it all!

In addition to compiling results, part of the purpose for the Monday Digest is to attract readers to the Wednesday Winners and Friday Features releases later in the week. On Hump Day we'll have more on the Auburndale winner, Limited Late Model wins by Chase Robertson at Hickory and Jacob Derrick, and Tri-County Speedway feature winner Kaeden Ballos.

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Above: Bobby McCarty (6) earned his first Late Model Stock Car victory of any kind since 2024 in the second feature of the Danville Toyota Twin 75s at South Boston, Va. (Joe Chandler/ Gazette-Virginian)

—NASCAR LATE MODEL STOCK CAR EVENT

—South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Va.

—April 4

Twin I: 1. Peyton Sellers; 2. Trevor Ward; 3. Landon Pembelton; 4. Bobby McCarty; 5. Deac McCaskill; 6. Andrew Grady; 7. Chase Burgeson; 8. Tyler Matthews; 9. Blake Stallings; 10. Devin George; 11. Cory Pack; 12. Conner Weddell; 13. Toby Layne; 14. Jamie York; 15. Lane Woods; 16. Tyler Garretson; 17. Eric Winslow.

Lap leaders: Ward 1-34, Sellers 35-75 • Cautions: 2 • Fast qualifier: Burgeson, 14.849 seconds

Twin II: 1. Bobby McCarty; 2. Trevor Ward; 3. Peyton Sellers; 4. Chase Burgeson; 5. Blake Stallings; 6. Conner Weddell; 7. Landon Pembelton; 8. Devin George; 9. Tyler Matthews; 10. Deac McCaskill; 11. Toby Layne; 12. Andrew Grady; 13. Jamie York; 14. Cory Pack; 15. Tyler Garretson; 16. Lane Woods; 17. Eric Winslow.

Lap leaders: Stallings 1-2, Grady 3-14, Ward 15-47, McCarty 48-75 • Cautions: 2 • Red flag: 1

Limited: 1. Jacob Derrick; 2. Drew Dawson; 3. Brian Rundstrom Jr.; 4. Dan Rogers; 5. Collin Hilton; 6. Tristan Brunelli; 7. Justin Dawson; 8. Dennis Holdren; 9. Eddie Slagle; 10. Gennaro Palumbo; 11. Cameron Goble; 12. Landon McGowan; 13. Bev Peregoy; 14. Trace Daniel; 15. Jared Dawson; 16. Stuart Crews; 17. Adam Murray; 18. Eric Winslow; 19. Nathan Crews; 20. Bob Davis; 21. Austin Dettor; 22. Ross Mountcasel.

Track report

—NASCAR LATE MODEL STOCK CAR EVENT

—Langley Speedway, Hampton, Va.

—April 4

Pepsi 100: 1. Chase Burrow; 2. Woody Howard; 3. Greg Edwards; 4. Donovan Edwards; 5. Mark Wertz; 6. Ryley Music; 7. Michael Rogers; 8. Cody Bryant; 9. Ryan Matthews; 10. Atley Wiese; 11. Danny Edwards Jr.; 12. Driver unidentified; 13. Casey Wyatt; 14. Cole Bruce; 15. Chris Horton Jr.; 16. Ayden Millette; 17. Craig Eastep; 18. Adam Medek.

Lap leaders: Bruce 1-6, Burrow 7-100 • Cautions: 4 • Red flags: 2 • Fast qualifier: Bruce, 15.773 seconds

Short Track Scene

Below: Chase Burrow (00) tracks down Cole Bruce (31) early in the LMSC season opener at Langley Speedway. Bruce grabbed the lead for good before lap 10. Bruce endured an engine problem near halfway of the 100-lap feature. (Bill Carnes/ Given to Fly Photography)



Above: Kaden Honeycutt (17) takes the lead from Keelan Harvick in the I-95 Showdown feature at Southern National Motorsports Park. (Andy Marquis/ Honey Badger Photography)

—I-95 LATE MODEL STOCK CAR SHOWDOWN

—Southern National Motorsports Park, Kenly, N.C.

—April 4

Dogwood Showdown: 1. Kaden Honeycutt; 2. Keelan Harvick; 3. Casey Kelley; 4. Matthew Laprade; 5. Timothy Brown; 6. Paul Williamson; 7. Matt Cox; 8. Clay Jones.

Lap leaders: Cox 1-5, Harvick 6-40, Honeycutt 41-125 • Cautions: 1 • Fast qualifier: Honeycutt, 15.553 seconds

Short Track Scene

—NASCAR LATE MODEL STOCK CAR EVENT

—Hickory Motor Speedway, Newton, N.C.

—April 4

Late Model Stock Car: 1. Michael Bumgarner; 2. Helio Meza; 3. Aiden King; 4. Mason Walters; 5. Skyler Chaney; 6. Christopher Martin Jr.; 7. Kyle Campbell; 8. Jacob Kolber; 9. Thomas Beane; 10. Daniel Wilk.

Lap leaders: King 1-21, Bumgarner 22-32, Beane 33, Bumgarner 34-75 • Cautions: 1 • Fast qualifier: King, 14.85 seconds

Limited: 1. Chase Robertson; 2. Mark Johnson; 3. Don Carlton; 4. Paityn Feyen; 5. Jaxon Lash; 6. Enrique Ferrer; 7. Hunter Deshautelle; 8. Billy Jack Lester; 9. Bryan Dauzat; 10. Arianna Casoli; 11. Cody DeMarmels.

Short Track Scene

Below: Michael Bumgarner shows off a copy of Against All Odds, Father Dale Grubba's book on the late 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup champion Alan Kulwicki. The book was part of a package sent to Bumgarner a week ago as one of this year's five finalists for the Kulwicki Driver Development Program. (team image)

Above: Corey Deuser (14) and Jackson Boone (7) battle ahead of eventual winner Brett Robinson at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. (Jeff Ames photo)

—SPECIAL SUPER LATE MODEL EVENT

—Auburndale Speedway, Winter Haven, Fla.

—April 4

Twin I: 1. Jonathan Guy; 2. Cody Stickler; 3. Ron Lofquist; 4. Wayne Smith; 5. Chase King; 6. Robert Jonas; 7. Evan Bookmiller; 8. Caleb Grossenbacher; 9. Scott Grossenbacher; 10. Chris McIntyre; 11. Dylan Williams; 12. Charlie Brown; 13. Steve Dorer; 14. Jamie King.

Lap leader: Guy 1-50 • Cautions: 2 • Fast qualifier: Stickler, 13.355 seconds

Twin II: 1. Cody Stickler; 2. Jonathan Guy; 3. Chase King; 4. Ron Lofquist; 5. Dylan Williams; 6. Steve Dorer; 7. Scott Grossenbacher; 8. Evan Bookmiller; 9. Wayne Smith; 10. Robert Jonas; 11. Chris McIntyre; 12. Caleb Grossenbacher; 13. Jamie King; 14. Charlie Brown.

Lap leader: Stickler 1-50 • Cautions: 0

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

Below: Ron Lofquist poses with his granddaughter after a third-place finish in the first Super Late Model race at Auburndale. (Darling Photography)

Above: Derek Copeland won the year's first Super Late Model race at Shasta Speedway. The defending track champion took four of five races in 2025. (Twisted Road Photography)

—SPECIAL SUPER LATE MODEL EVENT

—Shasta Speedway, Anderson, Calif.

—April 4

Five Star Saturday Night: 1. Derek Copeland; 2. Trey Daniels; 3. JoJo Stearns; 4. Eric Gannon; 5. Rich Cobb; 6. Myles Anderson; 7. Swasey Goss; 8. Christopher Heim; 9. Ryan Walters; 10. Scott Baker; 11. Brandon Barnwell; 12. Dennis DelBiaggio; 13. Luke Hall; 14. Ryan Philpott; 15. Kyle Cottom; 16. Ian Elliot.

Lap leaders: Daniels 1-5, Copeland 6-125 • Cautions: 2 • Fast qualifier: Copeland

Below: Trey Daniels (3) drove this car to a second-place finish at Shasta. He spun out of second place on lap 30, then rallied through the field to return to the runner-up spot. (Twisted Road Photography)

Above: Kenna Mitchell won both features in the season opener at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. (Jeramy Sipes Photography)

—ARIZONA

—Tucson Speedway

April 4 Super Late Model: 1. Dylan Jones; 2. David Levitt; 3. Nick O’Neil; 4. Ron Norman; 5. Tyler Trebilcock

—CALIFORNIA

—All American Speedway

April 4 Limited Late Model Twin I: 1. Kenna Mitchell; 2. Thomas Martin; 3. Joey Kennealy; 4. Monty Tipton; 5. Colton Nelson

April 4 LLM Twin II: 1. Kenna Mitchell; 2. Thomas Martin; 3. Colton Nelson; 4. Joey Kennealy; 5. Hayden Stepps

—NORTH CAROLINA

—Ace Speedway

April 3 Late Model Stock Car: 1. Dustin Rumley; 2. Jason York; 3. Bryson Pickard; 4. Colby Fogleman; 5. Connor Branch

April 3 Limited: 1. BooBoo Dalton; 2. Jordan Brown; 3. Justin Donley; 4. Matt Wilburn; 5. Chance Landreth

—Tri-County Speedway

April 4 Late Model Stock Car: 1. Kaeden Ballos; 2. Hudson Sharp; 3. Diego Mendeztorres; 4. Charlie Watson; 5. Lanie Buice

April 4 Limited: 1. Zack Franks; 2. Chase Pollard; 3. Walter Jenkins IV; 4. Owen Wilson; 5. Zach Bruenger

April 4 Outlaw: 1. Dakota Slagle; 2. David Messer; 3. David Werner; 4. Robert Thomason; 5. Trey Epps

—Wake County Speedway

April 3 Limited Late Model: 1. Mason Bailey; 2. Carson Haislip; 3. Ethan Johnson; 4. Joe Heigl; 5. Phoenyx Kimball

—VIRGINIA

—Lonesome Pine Raceway

April 4 Late Model Stock Car: 1. Chase Dixon; 2. Brad Housewright; 3. Colby Higgins; 4. Joey Owens; 5. Chase Ratliff

April 4 Limited: 1. Hunter Morgan; 2. Jacob Porter; 3. Joey Sykes; 4. Tyler Smith; 5. Connor Smith

Right: Dustin Rumley (top) and BooBoo Dalton (right) topped the premier divisions in the season opener at Ace Speedway near Burlington, N.C. (Aaron Young Photography)

Below: Mason Bailey (05) and Carson Haislip (08) line up for a restart in the Limited Late Model event at Wake County Speedway in Raleigh, N.C. Bailey scored the victory. (Glenn Alan photo)

Above: Cody Bryant (08), Ayden Millette (9), Matt Waltz (2), Woody Howard (41), Chris Horton (42) and Atley Wiese battle in the early laps at Langley Speedway. (Bill Carnes/ Given to Fly Photography)

Below: Chase Dixon won the season-opening Late Model Stock Car race at Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coeburn, Va. Joey Owens (90), Colby Higgins (99) and Brad Housewright (88) were in pursuit until Owens spun in the middle stages. (Randall Perry/ RPM Racing Photos)

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