The 2025 season for the CARS Tour kicked off with a history-making doubleheader at New River All-American Speedway. Connor Hall scored his first victory with his new JR Motorsports team in the renumbered No. 88 machine, while Jade Avedisian became the first woman to win a CARS Tour race across any of the three CARS Tour divisions in its 11-year history.

Jade Avedisian made CARS Tour history Saturday night when she inherited the Pro Late Model victory at New River All-American Speedway following a disqualification in post-race technical inspection. With the win, the 18-year-old California native becomes the first female driver to win a CARS Tour race in the tour's 11-year history.

A long offseason delivered plenty of changes for zMAX CARS Tour competitors, including a different season-opening venue.

The next steps in the career progression of second-generation racer Keelan Harvick are coming this Saturday at Jacksonville, North Carolina’s New River All-American Speedway. It was announced Tuesday morning when the CARS Tour entry list was released that Keelan Harvick, the son of 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick, will make his CARS Tour Pro Late Model debut in Saturday’s 100-lap race.

The zMAX CARS Tour is just days away from kicking off the tour's 11th season for the Late Model Stock Car division, which has been a CARS Tour mainstay since the Tour began in March of 2015. But even though that division has been a mainstay, there’s been plenty of change within that division throughout its history. And this year is no exception, so we figured it would be smart to take a look at who is expected to be competing full-time in 2025 to give you race fans a bit of a refresher before Saturday’s season-opener at New River All-American Speedway.

When racing veterans talk about where they’re going to find the next star NASCAR driver, usually they’re talking about dirt open-wheel racing, pavement Late Models, or Legends and Go-Karts. But recently the conversation has started to include the virtual world, and Donovan Strauss is hoping to be another driver that continues to push the narrative towards the sim racing world.

For the first time in his very young racing career, Keelan Harvick raced a full-sized stock car Saturday night at Jacksonville, North Carolina’s New River All-American Speedway. On top of that, he ended up pulling double-duty with a race in his Legends car as well. At the end of both races, the second-generation driver left with a 1.5 average finish after winning the Legends race and finishing second in the Street Stock feature.

Everyone knew entering Saturday’s CARS Tour race at the extremely abrasive New River All-American Speedway in Jacksonville, North Carolina that these 125 laps would be a challenge. With a bunch of leaders even before the halfway mark, it was clear that whoever walked away as the winner would definitely have to earn it.

New River All American Speedway in Jacksonville, N.C. will host the third race of the zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car season. The event was originally scheduled for March 9, as the second LMSC event, but inclement weather forced its postponement to Saturday night. The .400-mile oval has produced a pair of thrilling events for the Tour the past two seasons, won by Connor Hall (2022) and Brenden Queen (2023). Both drivers also won the pole position for their respective victories.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced Monday morning that he'll be back behind the wheel of a JR Motorsports Late Model this weekend. Earnhardt will be competing in the zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car event at New River All-American Speedway on Saturday, April 13.

The second race of the zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car season will be at New River All American Speedway in Jacksonville, N.C. this weekend. The .400-mile oval has produced a pair of thrilling events for the Tour the past two seasons, won by Connor Hall (2022) and Brenden Queen (2023). Both drivers also won the pole position for their respective victories.

When there's a Late Model Stock Car race at an extremely abrasive race track, everyone knows Brenden "Butterbean" Queen will be one of the drivers fighting for the win at the end of it. He's proved that multiple times in CARS Tour competition this season, and Saturday night at Jacksonville, North Carolina's New River All-American Speedway was no different.

Defending CARS Tour champion and current CARS Tour points leader Carson Kvapil will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut next week at Bristol Motor Speedway for Spire Motorsports, the team announced Tuesday evening.

A trip towards the Crystal Coast is in store for the Solid Rock Carriers CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour competitors with this weekend’s Carolina 125 pres. by Milam Equipment Rentals at New River All-American Speedway.

ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Cole Moore surely wishes his first ARCA Menards Series West win would have come at some point within his first 17 starts over the last two years. He had come so close to Victory Lane on so many occasions.