CARS Tour will have a respective technical director for both the Late Model Stock and Pro Late Model divisions in 2025.
Robert Turner, the co-owner of Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, North Carolina will oversee inspection and rules for the Late Model Stocks. Scott Larson, a long-time late model touring official, will do the same for the Pro Late Models.
Ace Speedway has been part of the tour for the near entirety of its existence and Turner lent his technical support before those events.
Turner is a former Late Model Stock racer who also previously served as technical director at East Carolina Motor Speedway and is on the inspection team for the Virginia Triple Crown races — South Boston 200, Hampton Heat and Martinsville 300.
“This is something I’m really looking forward to,” Turner said. “The CARS Tour is the premier Late Model series. They have a lot of expectations, great teams and a lot of great people involved. This series is still growing, so it’s just exciting to be a part of it.”
Larson previously worked in the Champion Racing Association before joining CARS Tour.
“More than anything else, this was something that needed to happen,” Larson said. “We have two divisions, so [the series] decided to have a director for each one. I still have the engine side that I work on, which is what I was initially hired to do for the CARS Tour several years ago. We want to try and make everything as safe as possible and legal as possible.”
Larson is crafting a modified version of the CARS Tour rule book.
“[The standards] will be safety, consistency and treat everybody equally, whether it’s a brand-new team or one of our veterans,” Larson said. “I want to see that every week, so that [teams] can respect when we make a decision, it’s the right decision. That way we can expect the same from them when they bring the car through tech. We’re holding them to those rules.”
