Hello and Happy Monday!

Mother's Day weekend is sometimes light on stock car racing and especially pavement Late Model action. But despite that spot on the calendar and the weather which postponed some Southeastern and New England short-track shows, there was plenty to report in this week's Monday Digest edition.

The talk of the entire racing world this weekend was probably Kaden Honeycutt (pictured chugging a beer after his final win from Saturday; image from FloRacing). The Texas native was at the Watkins Glen International road course Friday and swept the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in New York. Then last night he was at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C., and added two wins to his career totals in the zMax CARS Tour, winning in the Late Model Stock Car portion for Tom Usry Racing and the Pro Late Model early-evening race for JC Motorsports. Nothing in motorsports compared to Honeycutt's accomplishment at any point during the weekend.

The Wolverine State was a hot spot this weekend. Blake Childers added another victory to his Outlaw Late Model career at Owosso Speedway, and this one was worth $20,067 for the Bob Finley Memorial show. Brian Campbell found the winner's circle again at Berlin Raceway, and there were familiar names atop different divisions at Kalamazoo Speedway.

Other big winners from the weekend included Max Kahler at Grundy County Speedway in Illinois, Cody Stickler and Michael Goddard at Auburndale Speedway in Florida, Kenna Mitchell at All American Speedway in California, and Josh Stade and Kale Woodske north of the border.

All of the results are below, plus story links where available (Grundy, Ace, Langley Speedway in Virginia and Delaware Speedway in Ontario) and a smattering of photos. Any photo where the photographer has a website or online presence is hyperlinked, as are all of the advertisements from our fabulous supporters.

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Above: Blake Childers is joined by his father Greg Childers (left) and the late Bob Finley’s son Jeff (right) after winning more than $20,000 at Owosso Speedway’s spring Outlaw Late Model race. (Wayne Goodman Photography)

—SPECIAL OUTLAW LATE MODEL EVENT

—Owosso Speedway, Ovid, Mich.

—May 9

Bob Finley Memorial presented by Auto Value and Northside Towing Service: 1. Blake Childers; 2. Jason Felver; 3. Kyle Crump; 4. Chase Rosebrugh; 5. Brandon Short; 6. Phil Bozell; 7. Adam Terry; 8. Harold Fair Jr.; 9. Scott Hantz; 10. Scott Pemberton; 11. Steve Dorer; 12. Aaron Taylor; 13. Chloe Mazzagatti; 14. Mason Metzger; 15. Brad Pearsall; 16. Steven Ulman; 17. Scott Ross; 18. Dan Leeck; 19. Steve Needles; 20. Chad Finley; 21. Max Fair; 22. Jimmy O. Smith; 23. Scottie Lamp; 24. Bryce Bozell; 25. Cody Jaberg; 26. J.R. Fitzpatrick; 27. Jay Palumbo.

Lap leaders: Crump 1-72, Childers 73-100 • Cautions: 5 • Red flag: 1 • Fast qualifier: Finley, 13.629 seconds

—SPECIAL SUPER LATE MODEL EVENT

—Berlin Raceway, Marne, Mich.

—May 9

Mother’s Day Celebration: 1. Brian Campbell; 2. Dylan Stovall; 3. Terry Senneker; 4. Chris Shannon; 5. Andrew Scheid; 6. Scott Thomas; 7. Keith Herp; 8. Justin Thomas; 9. Austin Hull; 10. Chet Monaweck; 11. Clarity Patton; 12. Ken Wobma; 13. Boris Jurkovic; 14. Gabe Sytsma; 15. Todd Cowan; 16. Buddy Head; 17. Nate Walton; 18. Matt Postma; 19. Kenyon Knight.

Lap leaders: Shannon 1-44, Campbell 45-75 • Cautions: 5 • Red flag: 1 • Fast qualifier: Campbell, 16.298 seconds

Below: J.R. Fitzpatrick was uninjured after this rollover crash during the Bob Finley Memorial, when he slammed the wall after his throttle stuck. (Chelsea Landis/ Fast Lane Images)

Above: Max Kahler is joined by representatives of event sponsor VRS Realty after taking the overall title in the Wayne Carter Classic. Kahler placed second in the first twin-50-lap feature and out dueled Eddie Hoffman to win the Super Late Model nightcap. (Chris Goodaker Photography)

—SIX PACK SUPER LATE MODEL SUMMER SHOOTOUT

—Grundy County Speedway, Morris, Ill.

—May 9

Twin I: 1. Ricky Baker; 2. Max Kahler; 3. Andy Jones; 4. Larry Schuler; 5. Eddie Hoffman; 6. James Gregait; 7. Scott Gardner Jr.; 8. Scott Koerner; 9. Dennis Lyp; 10. Jake Weinrich; 11. D.J. Weltmeyer; 12. Jeff Wakeman; 13. Caleb Adrian; 14. Bobby Gash; 15. Kyle Shear; 16. Paul Shafer Jr.; 17. Anthony Danta. DQ-6: Rich Bickle.

Lap leaders: Shafer 1-12, Kahler 13-14, Baker 15-50 • Cautions: 3 • Fast qualifier: Jones, 14.282 seconds

Twin II: 1. Max Kahler; 2. Eddie Hoffman; 3. Ricky Baker; 4. Paul Shafer Jr.; 5. D.J. Weltmeyer; 6. Andy Jones; 7. Rich Bickle; 8. Anthony Danta; 9. James Gregait; 10. Scott Koerner; 11. Larry Schuler; 12. Kyle Shear; 13. Scott Gardner Jr.; 14. Jake Weinrich; 15. Bobby Gash; 16. Jeff Wakeman; 17. Dennis Lyp; 18. Caleb Adrian.

Lap leaders: Gregait 1-3, Kahler 4-47, Hoffman 48-49, Kahler 50 • Cautions: 0

Track report via Tony Baranek

Below: Ricky Baker (52) leads D.J. Weltmeyer (16) and Paul Shafer Jr. (7) at Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Ill. Baker won the first 50 at the Wayne Carter Classic but was third in the second race. (Chris Goodaker Photography)

Above: Kaden Honeycutt (17) enjoys his cooldown lap after winning the Late Model Stock Car portion of the zMax CARS Tour visit to Ace Speedway near Burlington, N.C. (photo courtesy Tom Usry Racing)

—zMAX CARS LATE MODEL STOCK TOUR

—Ace Speedway, Altamahaw, N.C.

—May 9

Accelerated Graphics 125 presented by Larry Walker & Sons Body Shop: 1. Kaden Honeycutt; 2. Treyten Lapcevich; 3. Caden Kvapil; 4. Landen Lewis; 5. Corey Heim; 6. London McKenzie; 7. Dylan Fetcho; 8. Chase Burrow; 9. Ronnie Bassett Jr.; 10. Lee Pulliam; 1. Landon Huffman; 12. Doug Barnes Jr.; 13. Parker Eatmon; 14. Landon Shane Huffman; 15. Conner Jones; 16. Chad McCumbee; 17. Jace Hale; 18. Sam Butler; 19. Blake Stallings; 20. Aiden King; 21. Mason Bailey; 22. Brandon Pierce; 23. Brandon Dean; 24. Brandon Lopez; 25. Mason Diaz; 26. Carson Brown; 27. Ryan Millington; 28. Carson Loftin.

Lap leaders: McKenzie 1-28, Lapcevich 29-31, McKenzie 32-51, Honeycutt 52-125 • Cautions: 6 • Fast qualifier: McKenzie, 15.267 seconds

Short Track Scene

—zMAX CARS PRO LATE MODEL TOUR

—Ace Speedway, Altamahaw, N.C.

—May 9

Accelerated Graphics 100 presented by Larry Walker & Sons Body Shop: 1. Kaden Honeycutt; 2. Jake Johnson; 3. Treyten Lapcevich; 4. Ben Maier; 5. Keelan Harvick; 6. Conner Jones; 7. Mason Walters; 8. Rodney Dowless Jr.; 9. Luke Baldwin; 10. Evan McKnight; 11. Carson Ware; 12. Case James; 13. Joel Smith; 14. Dylan Garner; 15. Jeff Batten; 16. Tony Cosentino; 17. Ben Mack; 18. James Seeright; 19. Tristan Pena; 20. Chase Burgeson; 21. Brody Monahan; 22. Colton Hale; 23. Palmer Haag; 24. Taylor Hull.

Lap leaders: Harvick 1-8, Honeycutt 9-100 • Cautions: 7 • Fast qualifier: Honeycutt, 15.214 seconds

Short Track Scene

Series report

Below: Jake Johnson finished second in his family-owned Pro Late Model at Ace Speedway in his second-ever CARS Tour appearance. Johnson was featured last week in LMD’s Friday Features after finishing second in his first-ever Late Model start at Thunder Road in Barre, Vt. (FloRacing photo)

Above: Connor Hall swept both LMSC twin-50s in his return to Langley Speedway. (John Bechtel Photography)

—NASCAR LATE MODEL STOCK CAR EVENT

—Langley Speedway, Hampton, Va.

—May 9

Twin I: 1. Connor Hall; 2. Danny Edwards Jr.; 3. Greg Edwards; 4. Woody Howard; 5. Cole Bruce; 6. Mark Wertz; 7. Ryan Matthews; 8. Ayden Millette; 9. Donovan Edwards; 10. Chris Horton Jr.; 11. Cody Bryant; 12. Ryley Music; 13. Atley Wiese; 14. Chase Johnson; 15. Michael Rogers; 16. Casey Wyatt; 17. Conner Weddell; 18. Craig Eastep.

Lap leader: Hall 1-50 • Cautions: 2 • Fast qualifier: Hall, 15.788 seconds

Twin II: 1. Connor Hall; 2. Mark Wertz; 3. Donovan Edwards; 4. Woody Howard; 5. Danny Edwards Jr.; 6. Greg Edwards; 7. Cole Bruce; 8. Ryley Music; 9. Ryan Matthews; 10. Cody Bryant; 11. Casey Wyatt; 12. Chris Horton Jr.; 13. Michael Rogers; 14. Ayden Millette; 15. Atley Wiese; 16. Chase Johnson; 17. Craig Eastep; 18. Conner Weddell.

Lap leaders: Millette 1-14, Hall 15-50 • Cautions: 2

Limited: 1. Jacob Derrick; 2. Doug Warren; 3. Spencer Conrad; 4. Hunter Waltrip; 5. Kyle Nester; 6. Brian May; 7. Tucker Jones; 8. Charlie Beals; 9. Leo Bennett-Northam; 10. Sparky West; 11. Sarah Whitesell; 12. Lenny Harris; 13. Brent Burgess.

Short Track Scene

—SPECIAL SUPER LATE MODEL EVENT

—Auburndale Speedway, Winter Haven, Fla.

—May 9

Twin I: 1. Cody Stickler; 2. Brey Holmes; 3. Cody Brinson; 4. Kendrick Kreyer; 5. Michael Goddard; 6. Ross Francisco; 7. Holden Myers; 8. Scott Grossenbacher; 9. Evan Bookmiller; 10. Shane Sawyer; 11. Chase King; 12. Derrick Kelley; 13. Caleb Grossenbacher; 14. Donnie Varcoe; 15. David Weaver; 16. Cody Durham; 17. Robert Jonas; 18. Carter Brown; 19. Ron Lofquist; 20. Michael Cherry; 21. Eric Purcell; 22. David King.

Lap leaders: Holmes 1-7, Stickler 8-50 • Cautions: 4 • Red flag: 1 • Fast qualifier: Stickler, 13.453 seconds

Twin II: 1. Michael Goddard; 2. Cody Stickler; 3. Brey Holmes; 4. Carter Brown; 5. Holden Myers; 6. Michael Cherry; 7. Eric Purcell; 8. Caleb Grossenbacher; 9. Derrick Kelley; 10. Scott Grossenbacher; 11. Donnie Varcoe; 12. Robert Jonas; 13. Kendrick Kreyer; 14. Cody Brinson; 15. Chase King; 16. Ross Francisco; 17. Evan Bookmiller; 18. Ron Lofquist; 19. David Weaver; 20. David King; 21. Shane Sawyer; 22. Cody Durham.

Lap leaders: Brinson 1-32, Stickler 33, Goddard 34-50 • Cautions: 6 • Red flag: 1

Below: Cody Stickler is interviewed after his second Super Late Model victory of the year at Auburndale Speedway. (Darling Photography)

Above: Josh Stade (17) won the APC United Late Model Series season opener for the second straight year. In 2025 this win at Delaware Speedway springboarded him to a championship. (Ben Stott Photography)

—APC UNITED LATE MODEL SERIES

—Delaware Speedway, London, Ontario

—May 9

Dayco 100: 1. Josh Stade; 2. Jake Sheridan; 3. D.J. Kennington; 4. Brandon Watson; 5. Marshal Schrenk; 6. Dale Shaw; 7. Junior Farrelly; 8. Kyle Steckly; 9. Paul Major; 10. Taylor Holdaway; 11. Kendra Adams; 12. Ray Morneau; 13. Donald Theetge; 14. Mike Bentley; 15. Connor Pritiko; 16. Brady Smith; 17. Shae Gemmell; 18. Connor Maltese.

Lap leaders: Watson 1-54, Steckly 55-84, Stade 85-100 • Cautions: 8 • Fast practicer: Steckly, 18.364 seconds

Racing America

—SPECIAL LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN EVENT

—Agassiz Speedway, Agassiz, B.C.

—May 9

Mel Powers Classic Fireball 121 presented by Advance Testing: 1. Kale Woodske; 2. Chris Preston; 3. Korbin Thomas; 4. Russ Jansen; 5. Dillon Kaiser; 6. Bob Reichert; 7. Joe Cornett-Ching; 8. Mark Berriau; 9. Randy Garcia; 10. Wes Mader; 11. Aaron Flett; 12. Dave Hemrich; 13. Geoff Robinson; 14. Derek Lewis.

Below: Kale Woodske, wearing his new Fireball shirt, won at Agassiz, British Columbia. (KBliss Captures)

Above: Kenna Mitchell, shown with her mom Katie, swept both Late Model features on Mother’s Day weekend at Roseville, Calif. (Patriot Media)

—ALABAMA

—Huntsville Speedway

May 9 Pro Late Model: 1. Cody Bentley; 2. Mike Pruitt; 3. Zach Johnson; 4. Nick Reed; 5. Tim Laurent

—CALIFORNIA

—All American Speedway

May 9 Limited Late Model Twin I: 1. Kenna Mitchell; 2. Trey Daniels; 3. Monty Tipton; 4. Colton Nelson; 5. Hayden Stepps

May 9 LLM Twin II: 1. Kenna Mitchell; 2. Thomas Martin; 3. Trey Daniels; 4. Colton Nelson; 5. Monty Tipton

—Orange Show Speedway

May 9 Pro Late Model: 1. Ethan Cheek; 2. Mikey Killen; 3. Rob Kiemele; 4. Ryan Pannone; 5. Jeff Peterson

—CONNECTICUT

—Stafford Motor Speedway

May 8 Late Model Sportsman: 1. Adam Gray; 2. Kevin Gambacorta; 3. Chris Meyer; 4. Chris Buffone; 5. Wayne Coury Jr.

—INDIANA

—New Paris Speedway

May 9 Limited Late Model: 1. Bug Schisler; 2. Jacob Maynard; 3. Tim Craig; 4. Kyle Kline; 5. Brad Smith

—IOWA

—Hawkeye Downs Speedway

May 8 Limited Late Model: 1. Michael Weber; 2. Kody King; 3. Kacey Korsmo; 4. Griffin McGrath; 5. Brian Kauffman

—MAINE

—Oxford Plains Speedway

May 10 Super Late Model: 1. Brandon Barker; 2. Ryan Littlefield; 3. Scott McDaniel; 4. Mike Rowe; 5. Evan Roy

—MICHIGAN

—Flat Rock Speedway

May 9 Outlaw Late Model: 1. Paul Pelletier; 2. Conner Zbozien; 3. Chris Benson; 4. R.J. Cornett; 5. Gary Cronenwett

—Kalamazoo Speedway

May 8 Late Model Sportsman: 1. Colin Bozell; 2. Zachary Maynard; 3. Nick Pressler; 4. Jeff Ganus; 5. Taylor Sexton

May 8 Outlaw Limited: 1. Jerry Osterhouse; 2. Mason May; 3. Josh Frye; 4. Bryce Bozell; 5. Logan Delayre

—M-40 Speedway

May 9 Outlaw Limited: 1. Jeff Bozell; 2. Roger Northrop; 3. Billy Yates; 4. Tony Chapman; 5. Michael Walls

—MINNESOTA

—Elko Speedway

May 9 Limited Late Model Twin I: 1. Hunter Paine; 2. Jeremy Wolff; 3. Devin Schmidt; 4. Jacob Goede; 5. Donny Reuvers

May 9 LLM Twin II: 1. Chris Marek; 2. Donny Reuvers; 3. Jacob Goede; 4. Chad Walen; 5. Bryan Wrolstad

—NEW HAMPSHIRE

—Claremont Motorsports Park

May 8 ACT Late Model: 1. Brandon Gray; 2. Stephen Donahue; 3. Allen Fellows; 4. Ryan Currier; 5. Aaron Fellows Jr.

—NORTH CAROLINA

—Caraway Speedway

May 9 Limited Late Model: 1. Thomas Beane; 2. Austin Harris; 3. Camden Thomas; 4. Nicholas Bulkeley; 5. Donald Canipe Jr.

Short Track Scene (Bowman-Gray)

—OHIO

—Midvale Speedway

May 9 Outlaw Late Model: 1. Bob Page; 2. Jesse Fischbach; 3. George Riddle; 4. Alex Stavarz; 5. Bryant Smith

—Shadybowl Speedway

May 9 Late Model Sportsman: 1. Don Mahaffey Jr.; 2. Matthew Parsons; 3. Josh Smith; 4. Ryan Fleming; 5. Tyler Parsons

—PENNSYLVANIA

—Jennerstown Speedway

May 9 Late Model: 1. Joe Maruca; 2. R.J. Dallape; 3. Jarred Barclay; 4. Garry Wiltrout; 5. Will Hemminger

—SOUTH CAROLINA

—Florence Motor Speedway

May 9 Limited Late Model: 1. Cody Kelley; 2. Casey Kelley; 3. Jamie Weatherford; 4. Truett Miranda; 5. Ricky Locklair Jr.

—TENNESSEE

—Kingsport Speedway

May 8 Limited Late Model: 1. Ashton Higgins; 2. Derek Lane; 3. Brad Teague; 4. Bruce Crumbley; 5. Lexi Arnold

—Newport Speedway

May 9 Limited Late Model: 1. Jacob York; 2. Walker Cole; 3. Jonah Cullen; 4. John Ramey; 5. Driver unidentified

May 9 Grand National Super Series Twin I: 1. Jamie Mosley; 2. Chris Burns; 3. Brandon Kinzer; 4. Bob Schacht; 5. Dave Hutchinson

May 9 GNSS Twin II: 1. Jamie Mosley; 2. Chris Burns; 3. Brandon Kinzer; 4. Dave Hutchinson; 5. Mike Kurkowski

—VIRGINIA

—Pulaski County Motorsports Park

May 9 Limited Late Model: 1. Kyle Dudley; 2. Cory Dunn; 3. Charles Smith; 4. Daryn Cockram; 5. Drew Bond

—WASHINGTON

—South Sound Speedway

May 9 Super Late Model: 1. Jeff Peterson; 2. Matt Doyle; 3. Mitch Franklin; 4. Will Shrader; 5. Tom Sweatman

—WISCONSIN

—Golden Sands Speedway

May 8 Super Late Model: 1. John Beale; 2. Jayden Johnson; 3. Jerad deBoer; 4. Rayce Haase; 5. Justin Mondeik

—Jefferson Speedway

May 9 Limited Late Model: 1. Kurt Kleven; 2. Jason Erickson; 3. Michael Grueneberg; 4. Carson Phillips; 5. Tyler Deporter

—Marshfield Motor Speedway

May 9 Super Late Model: 1. Weston Marthaler; 2. Jerad deBoer; 3. Kyle Genett; 4. Bradley Gajewski; 5. Travis Volm

Right: Brandon Gray, who won for the second straight week at Claremont, N.H., is shown with his mother Kristie. (family photo)

Right: Ashton Higgins won for the fourth time in six races in 2026 at Kingsport, Tenn. (Randall Perry/ RPM Racing Photos)

Below: Brandon Barker (88) continued his strong spring with a 50-lap victory at Oxford Plains Speedway. This was his first victory in Sam Shaw's Super Late Model in more than three years; he has Pro All Stars Series and American-Canadian Tour rides with other teams. (Oriana Lovell/OL Photos)

Above: Max Kahler (17) fends off 10-time Grundy County Speedway track champion Eddie Hoffman for the lead in the second half of the Wayne Carter Classic. Kahler won the second twin-50 and the overall event. (Kim Kemperman photo)

Below: Jeff Peterson took top honors in Super Late Model competition at South Sound Speedway in Tenino, Wash. (Photos by Stormy and Felicia)

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