2023 CARS Tour at Hickory Motor Speedway

Carson Kvapil Goes Back-To-Back With CARS Tour At Hickory

Carson Kvapil Goes Back-To-Back With CARS Tour At Hickory

Defending CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car champion Carson Kvapil scored his second win in a row in the Tuff Shed 250 at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Apr 23, 2023 by Rob Blount
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For the second race in a row it was that familiar black No. 8 JR Motorsports car in victory lane. The stats will show that Carson Kvapil dominated the Tuff Shed 250 for the CARS Tour Late Model Stock Cars at Hickory Motor Speedway, but if you look closer you'll see that his win was anything but easy. Kvapil barely held off a hard-charging Connor Hall at the checkered flag, taking the win by 0.025-second over Hall in a thriller at "America's Most Famous Short Track."

Winning Quote From Hickory Motor Speedway

"It was pretty nerve-wracking. I was giving it about all I had those last 30 just waiting for him to fall off. Every lap we'd match times or he'd be just barely faster than me, so I knew it was going to be really tight at the end. I was really worried for us. I was just trying to make no mistakes. With about three to go my car really took a turn for the worst. He was able to just get to my bumper there. I was trying to get to the outside of that lapped car into three so if he went to my inside there was no way he could have beat me at the line. But he just drove up into my left rear and I guess got a chance at it there. Luckily we were able to gather it back up and just barely edge him out at the line." - Carson Kvapil

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VIDEO: Hear from Carson Kvapil after his close CARS Tour win Saturday at Hickory. 

CARS Tour at Hickory Motor Speedway Unofficial Results

Pos.

No.

Driver

1

8

Carson Kvapil

2

77

Connor Hall

3

10

Kaden Honeycutt

4

16

Chad McCumbee

5

08

Deac McCaskill

6

95

Jacob Heafner

7

03

Brenden Queen

8

24

Mason Diaz

9

57

Connor Zilisch

10

43

William Sawalich

11

15

Ryan Millington

12

44

Conner Jones

13

98

Cody Kelley

14

2

Brandon Pierce

15

9w

Charlie Watson

16

1

Andrew Grady

17

8b

Chase Burrow

18

4

Dylon Wilson

19

97A

Colby Howard

20

75

Landon Huffman

21

55

Isabella Robusto

22

32

Zack Miracle

23

67

Cameron Bolin

24

42

Carson Brown

25

81

Mini Tyrrell

26

04

Ronnie Bassett Jr.

27

99

Layne Riggs

28

09

Riley Gentry

29

14

Lanie Buice

30

6

Bobby McCarty

31

23

Kade Brown

32

9

Ashton Higgins

CARS Tour 2023 Point Standings

With his victory on Saturday night at Hickory Motor Speedway, Carson Kvapil extends his lead atop the CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car championship standings. Connor Hall, who entered the night fifth in the standings, will make a move up the standings with his runner-up finish. 

When the official standings are updated by series officials. you will be able to find them by clicking here

NEXT RACE: CARS Tour at Ace Speedway - May 5

LAST RACE: CARS Tour at Florence Motor Speedway - March 25

CARS Tour 2023 Schedule

Date

Track

May 5

Ace Speedway

May 17

North Wilkesboro Speedway

May 27

Tri-County Speedway

June 3

Langley Speedway

June 17

Dominion Raceway

June 28

Caraway Speedway

July 29

Hickory Motor Speedway

August 11

Ace Speedway

August 26

Wake County Speedway

Sept. 9

New River All American Speedway

Oct. 7

South Boston Speedway

Oct. 21

Tri-County Speedway

Nov. 4

Caraway Speedway