Despite being at the front of the CARS Pro Late Model Tour standings since the season-opener at Southern National Motorsports Park, Spencer Davis had yet to tally a victory prior to Friday’s Cook Out 225 at Florence Motor Speedway.
Davis changed the status quo by patiently biding his time behind Jake Bollman before making his race-winning maneuver in the closing stages. The fact that it took ten races for Davis to finally take home a checkered flag during a championship-caliber year is something he attributes to the competitive depth of the PLM Tour fields.
“I’ve been running CARS Tour on and off for years in the Late Model Stocks and Super [Late Models],” Davis said. “The competition is second to none. It’s so, so hard to win one of these races with really good drivers like Kaden Honeycutt and Tristan McKee. Heck, I beat my childhood idol in Kevin Harvick too.”
Minimizing mistakes was a goal for Davis entering the weekend. He saw a couple of potential wins fall by the wayside due to circumstances within and outside of his control, yet Davis felt he could control his own destiny on Friday by patiently conserving his tires.
With a flawless tire strategy, Davis got the win he needed to separate himself from Kaden Honeycutt, if only slightly. The two entered Florence in a tie for the PLM Tour points lead, with Honeycutt holding the tiebreaker due to the victory he obtained at Orange County Speedway back in April.
Nothing will come easy for Davis if he wishes to fend off Honeycutt for the PLM Tour title, but he considers himself grateful to have the opportunity after over two decades of racing. If he can build off the momentum from his Florence triumph, Davis is confident he will be the one hoisting the PLM Tour championship trophy at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
“Ecstatic is an understatement,” Davis said. “I pour my life and soul into these race cars. I’ve got three businesses to support this thing and we do all we can. We have to win these last three [races] and then everything else will take care of itself.”
- 29D Spencer Davis
- 24 Jake Bollman
- 47 Kaden Honeycutt
- 6M Tristan McKee
- 67 Cameron Bolin
- 7T Tyler Church
- 62 Kevin Harvick
- 22G Dusty Garus
- 97 Dylan Garner
- 43H Joshua Horniman -1
- 00R Jimmy Renfrew Jr. -3
- 43 Nick Loden – OUT
- 6B Brandon Lopez – OUT
- 35 Caden Kvapil – OUT
- 51B Travis Braden – OUT
