2025 CARS Tour Late Model Champion Landen Lewis & Dalton Ledbetter

Episode 159 is on the scene with 2025 CARS Tour Late Model Champion Landen Lewis. Lewis takes us back to the turning point of his season, the pressures of racing for a title, having his mentor Ron Hornaday on site for his biggest day in racing, bringing a title back to Kevin Harvick Incorporated and being a big brother/mentor to Kevin's son Keelan. 

When there is a champion there is a runner up. Connor Hall concludes his stint with JR Motorsports with a top five finish in the finale at North Wilkesboro. Hall shares how grateful he is towards Dale Jr and Kelley as he prepares for the next chapter of his racing career.

Caden Kvapil and Landon Shane Huffman entertained the Wilkes County crowd with an exciting finish that saw Kvapil join his brother Carson as CARS Tour winners at North Wilkesboro. We spoke to both after their race on Saturday along with Parker Eatmon and Brandon Lopez who got their best career finishes on tour by finishing third and fifth respectively along with Carson Loftin who claimed the Rookie of the year title.

Ben Maier's Pro Late Model Championship came without a win this season. Maier reflected on the accomplishment with Jody after the race. We also spoke with Kevin Harvick and Rick Ware  who won the owner's championship in the Late Model and Pro Late Model divisions respectively

Luke Baldwin is a back to back SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic champion and put a stamp on the season by riding the elevator to victory lane following his win. We spoke with him about this and reviewed the finale on Saturday with comments from the top four finishers and the drivers who fell short of the championship.

Dalton Ledbetter won the 2025 Limited Track Championship at ACE Speedway in one of the most competitive divisions in all of the region. Lebetter tells us the difference in transition from running Chargers to the bigger Limited cars and his season overall which saw him win five events despite missing the first race on the schedule this season. 

We also discuss the weekend from Talladega, preview the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race from Martinsville along with the penultimate races of the season for the Craftsman Truck, Xfinity and Cup Series while reviewing the wild weekend from Talladega. 

All of this including dubs, short track spotlight and all of the racing news this week on DLN!