The third round of the ASA STARS National Super Late Model Tour is a new event and an unusual location for a marquee Super Late Model race in the form of Dominion Raceway in Spotsylvania, Virginia.
This has been a mainstay for CARS Tour stops over the past decades, and up until this year, was a Late Model Stock hotbed as the track transitioned its Virginia Racer class as its new Division 1 NASCAR class. Instead, it made a handful of Late Model Stock races marquee events and purchased touring events like CARS Tour and ASA to fill out the schedule.
There are 22 drivers on the Appaclachian Sucker Punch 250 presented by Jones Utilities entry list, including all the returning Platinum Agreement drivers, and currently championship favorites. The event will air live on TrackTV.com.
Entry List
0
Landon Pembelton
Amelia, VA
5
Johnny Sauter
Deforest, WI
9
Derek Kraus
Stratford, WI
14
Austin Nason
Roscoe, IL
14
Chase Pinsonneault
Belle River, ON
22
George Phillips
Charlotte, NC
23
Billy VanMeter
Indianapolis, IN
24
Gavan Boschele
Mooresville, NC
26
Bubba Pollard
Senoia, GA
26
Dawson Sutton
Lebanon, TN
28
Cole Butcher
Mooresville, NC
30
Kyle Steckly
Milverton, ON
32
Caden Kvapil
Mooresville, NC
33
Albert Francis
Painesville, OH
35
Jake Garcia
Eatonton, GA
36
Ty Fredrickson
Webster, MN
44
Conner Jones
Fredericksburg, VA
45
Steven Ulman
Tawas, MI
51
Stephen Nasse
Pinellas Park, FL
54
Matthew Craig
Mount Pleasant, NC
81
Carson Brown
New London, NC
96
Derek Thorn
Bakersfield, CA
Schedule
Updated Standings
Gavan Boschele
Cole Butcher -1
Stephen Nasse -27
Colby Howard -28
Matthew Craig -32
George Phillips -50
Bubba Pollard -54
Carson Brown -57
Dawson Sutton -67
Kyle Steckly -69
Jake Finch -70
Austin Nason -72
Derek Thorn -72
Conner Jones -75
Spencer Davis -77
William Sawalich -78
Derek Kraus -79
Chase Pinsconneault -83
Gabe Sommers -83
Jake Garcia -83
Story So Far
Gavan Boschele of Donnie Wilson Motorsports won the STARS season opener at New Smyrna in February. This race arguably cost the series Ty Majeski from signing a Platinum Agreement as his crash with Colby Howard racing for the win deterred him from going to Pensacola. Boschele also finished sixth at Pensacola to maintain the championship lead that race established.
Cole Butcher won Round 2 at Five Flags Speedway on March 23. Bubba Pollard recovered from an electrical issue on Lap 15 to a top-10 and has managed two hard fought top-10s to stay in championship contention in some capacity so far.
Despite being fourth in the standings, Colby Howard is not racing at Dominion because is only contracted to run the Southern Super Series race with Anthony Campi Racing. The first two rounds were SSS-ASA combined points and this weekend is a Champion Racing Association combined points race with ASA STARS.
Matt Weaver is the owner and founder of Short Track Scene. Weaver grew up in the sport, having raced himself before becoming a reporter in college at the University of South Alabama. He also has extensive experience covering NASCAR, IndyCar and Dirt Sprint Cars.