MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOS of the zMAX CARS TOUR at NORTH WILKESBORO

Kaden Honeycutt wins both CARS Tour races at North Wilkesboro – John Knittel Photo

 

Kaden Honeycutt won both races at North Wilkesboro Speedway, sweeping an action-packed zMAX CARS Tour doubleheader in front of a solid crowd. Honeycutt held off T.J. DeCaire in the Spears Manufacturing 75 Pro Late Model race before managing the same against Corey Heim in the Skyline National Bank 100 Late Model Stock event.

“I knew Corey Heim and I were really strong. We were in practically the same car. Thank you to the fans coming out to the track on a Friday night. I can’t believe it. It’s an unbelievable stage that we just won on, twice.”

Heim has won the last two Truck Series races at NWS, but his talent around the iconic short track wasn’t enough to steal the zMAX CARS Tour crown from Honeycutt. Instead, Honeycutt beat Heim by just 0.313 seconds.

Heim settled for second ahead of Jake Bollman, Connor Hall and Butterbean Queen. Carson Kvapil, Conner Jones, Carson Loftin and Carson Brown completed the top 10.

KADEN HONEYCUTT HOLDS OFF T.J. DECAIRE, CLAIMS SPEARS MANUFACTURING 75

Honeycutt had all he could handle in the 75-lap Pro Late Model event. He fought with Luke Baldwin for much of the race before emerging with the lead in the closing stages and pulling away from his competition. Honeycutt held his nerve and crossed the finish line first by 0.256 seconds over the 2nd place T.J. DeCaire.

Conner Jones finished third with pole winner Luke Baldwin fourth and Mason Walters fifth. Kasey Kleyn, Keelan Harvick, Brody Monahan, Case James and Albert Francis rounded out the top 10.

The 2026 CARS Tour at North Wilkesboro Speedway features 35 Late Model Stock Cars and 31 Pro Late Models, including notable drivers like Chase Elliott, Jesse Love, Butterbean Queen, and Corey Heim.

 

Photos of the zMAX CARS Tour double-header at North Wilkesboro by John Knittel for Motorsport America

by Derek Jackson

zMAX CARS Tour from North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Pro Late Model Driver Keelan Harvick and his mother DeLana during the invocation.
Pace Lap of the Late Model Stock Cars zMAX CARS Tour Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
LMSC No. 2 Brandon Pierce
LMSC No. 15 Jace Hale and No. 04 Ronnie Bassett Jr.
LMSC No. 6 Brandon Lopez, No. 18 18 Max Reaves and No. 20 20 Carson Loftin head into the turns at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
LMSC No. 29 29 Landen Lewis at North Wilkesboro Speedway
LMSC No. 04 04 Ronnie Bassett Jr. and No. 57 Landon Huffman on the backstretch at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
No. 88 Doug Barnes Jr leads LMSC into the turns at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Pro Late Model driver Keelan Harvick crosses the Start-Finish Line at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
LMSC No. 88 Doug Barnes Jr. and No. 95 London McKenzie at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Chase Elliott climbs into his No. 9 Pro Late Model stock car for the Spears Manufacturing 75 race.
No. 54 Kaden Honeycutt on his way to victory in the Spears Manufacturing 75 Pro Late Model race.
Kaden Honeycutt is the Feature Winner of the Spears Manufacturing 75 Pro Late Model race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Kaden Honeycutt is the Feature Winner of the Spears Manufacturing 75 Pro Late Model race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Kaden Honeycutt is the Feature Winner of the Spears Manufacturing 75 Pro Late Model race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
LMSC No. 17 Kaden Honeycutt on his way to victory in the Skyline National Bank 100 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
No. 17 Kaden Honeycutt takes the checkered flag in the Skyline National Bank 100 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Kaden Honeycutt celebrates his win in the Cook Ourt Victory Lane in the Skyline National Bank 100 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Kaden Honeycutt celebrates his win in the Cook Ourt Victory Lane in the Skyline National Bank 100 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

 

SPECIAL THANKS TO JOHN KNITTEL FOR COVERING THE zMAX CARS TOUR RACES AT NORTH WILKESBORO FOR MOTORSPORT AMERICA.

 

 

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