zMAX CARS Tour

Hudson Bulger to run limited zMAX CARS Tour schedule in 2025
by: Julian Austin
February 11, 2025

Hudson Bulger climbs into his car during a weekend at North Wilkesboro. Photo by Karsyn Elledge of the CARS Tour

Kevin Powell Speed Motorsports in association with Team Hornaday have announced that 17-year-old Hudson Bulger will be running a limited schedule in the zMAX Cars Tour Late Model Stock division and various Late Model races around the Southeast.

With only five years behind the wheel, the youngster has amassed multiple wins in Legends Cars and Late Models and earned Rookie of the Year honors at two racetracks.

Kevin Powell, owner of KPSM, said, “We’re very excited to have Hudson as part of the team... When Candice Hornaday and Joey Coulter approached us about Hudson, we felt that, with his talent and work ethic, he would be a great fit here at KPSM.” 

Bulger comes to the team with a strong resume in Legends, Pro, and Super Late Model competitions. He won Rookie of the Year honors in Pro Late Models at Montgomery Motor Speedway and the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series at New Smyrna Speedway. He is the only driver other than Bubba Pollard to win the pole for both the Pro and Super Late Model portions of Speedfest in Cordele, GA. 

Marketing partners on the car will include longtime supporter Byron Outdoor Superstore, CB Free Realty, and Antler X-treme, with additional support from Simpson Race Products. 

Former NASCAR star Joey Coulter believes Bulger has the potential to be racing in the upper tiers of NASCAR. Of the young Bulger, Coulter said, “We’re really looking forward to this season and seeing where things go from here ... Hudson’s got a ton of potential; he’s accomplished a lot in the Late Model world in a short amount of time. His parents and Brett Ragan have picked a great direction they’re going in, like when and where he races and putting him in front of the right people like Candice Hornaday. When I talked to Kevin, I immediately thought of a driver like Hudson and thought they would be a real strong combination against the competition.” 

“I love this kid!” Hornaday Development’s Candice Hornaday said with excitement. “He’s just a good kid, he works hard and has a great personality and attitude towards racing.” 

Kevin Powell Speed Motorsports is a division of Kevin Powell Enterprises. They will also field teams  on the SMART Modified Tour, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Dirt Late Models, and weekly at Bowman Gray Stadium and South Boston Speedway.

This organization won the 2023 Bowman Gray Stadium championship with Brandon Ward in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Division and was an affiliate for Trevor Ward’s 2023 Valley Star 300 win at Martinsville. 

For more information on Hudson Bulger visit www.hudsonbulgerracing.com or contact Director of Media and Public Relations for KPSM, Derek Pernesiglio, at derekp@kpmoto.com.

-PR Written by Derek Pernesiglio. 

Tyler Reif to run a partial CARS Tour Pro Late Model Schedule for Bryson Lopez Racing
By Julian Austin
January 25th, 2025

Tyler Reif poses for the media following winning the pole position for an ARCA Menards Series West race at Irwindale Speedway in 2024. (Photo from Tyler Reif's Facebook page)

Tyler Reif has signed with Bryson Lopez Racing to compete in at least eight zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model events in 2025.