CARS Tour announces 2025 Schedule with fan favorites, returning venues and a unique venue TBA.
By Julian Austin
November 4th, 2024
Photo credit to the zMAX CARS Tour
The zMAX CARS Tour which is heading into 11th full season unveiled it's 2025 schedule this afternoon in a social media post. 15 race weekends will be scattered throughout 13 facilities throughout Virginia, North and South Carolina. 13 of the race weekends will host Pro and Late Model Stock doubleheaders this season. Only Wake County Speedway in North Carolina and Langley Speedway in Virginia will host stand alone events and those will only feature the Late Model Stock Division. The Pro Late Models will not have any stand alone events.
The season opener will be contested at New River All American Speedway in Jacksonville North Carolina. The facility which features one of the most abrasive surfaces on the tour will host the tour for the fourth time and the first time as the season opener.
Wake County Speedway shifts from a late summer race to an early spring event on March 29th. Orange County Speedway returns to the schedule this year a week later this season than last year on April 26th while Ace Speedway will hold it's traditional early May race on Friday night, May 2nd.
North Wilkesboro Speedway will be the only facility this season as of now to host more than one event. They will return during NASCAR All-Star Week on May 14th which is a Wednesday night and once again host the championship finale on Saturday October 18th.
2024 CARS Tour Late Model Champion Brenden "Butterbean" Queen (left) and Pro Late Model Champion Kaden Honeycutt (right) pose at the 2024 season finale at North Wilkesboro where the 2025 finale will also be held. Photo by Jody Freeman
Langley Speedway will once again host a tour race on May 31st and Dominion returns to the schedule on June 14th.
Caraway Speedway will host a midweek race on Wednesday, July 2nd while Hickory Motor Speedway will host the annual throwback race on August 2nd.
Perhaps the most newsworthy moment of the release is Anderson Motor Speedway in South Carolina returning to the tour on August 16th. It is the first time the tour has visited the facility since 2018.
Florence Motor Speedway (August 29th) and South Boston Speedway (September 13th) return to the schedule near their 2024 dates.
Tri County Speedway shifts to one date in 2025 to October 4th.
There is another date that will be sure to create some buzz will be on April 12th. The facility the tour will visit is to be announced.
Co Owner Dale Earnhardt Jr stated the following about the dates being shuffled and the event that is to be announced.
"We dialed it back a few events next year to give our teams some relief considering how rain postponements challenged the entire series this year. Teams will enjoy an entire month off in the summer as well. Trying to find a unique addition such as Cordele Speedway for the April date. The Tour is hard at work this time of year. Also working to shorten and push Friday practices into the evening hours at least during the warmer months."
The complete schedule can be found below.
March 1 – New River All American Speedway (Jacksonville, NC) LMSC & PLM
March 29 – Wake County Speedway (Raleigh, NC); LMSC Stand Alone
April 12 – TBA LMSC & PLM
April 26 – Orange County Speedway (Rougemont, NC); LMSC & PLM
May 2 – Ace Speedway (Altamahaw, NC); LMSC & PLM
May 14 – North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, NC); LMSC & PLM
May 31 – Larry King Law’s Langley Speedway (Hampton, VA); LMSC Stand Alone
June 14 – Dominion Raceway (Thornburg, VA); LMSC & PLM
July 2 – Caraway Speedway (Sophia, NC); LMSC & PLM
August 2 – Hickory Motor Speedway (Newton, NC); LMSC & PLM
August 16 – Anderson Motor Speedway (Williamston, SC); LMSC & PLM
August 29 – Florence Motor Speedway (Timmonsville, SC); LMSC & PLM
September 13 – South Boston Speedway (South Boston, VA); LMSC & PLM
October 4 – Tri-County Speedway (Granite Falls, NC); LMSC & PLM
October 18 – North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, NC); LMSC & PLM