(MADISON, WISCONSIN) – Finally. Rookie Carson Brown can say ‘I finally won on the ASA STARS Tour National Tour” after winning on Friday night at Madison International Speedway in the El Bandido Yankee Tequila Capital 250 presented by Appalachian Sucker Punch 250.
Brown, the New London, North Carolina driver took the lead from Wausau, Wisconsin wheelman Luke Fenhaus on lap 158 and he never looked back and scored his first win of the season in his rookie campaign. Brown had led four other races this season, including two others where he led the most laps.
As Brown came across the line he was unchallenged by second-place finisher Cole Butcher who had a horrible night. The Porter’s Lake, Nova Scotia driver rebounded and used attrition to climb back into the top five again. Butcher maintained the point lead after a night where he was outside the top 10 in both stages.
Fellow rookie Ty Fredrickson finished third to be the lone driver from the Midwest in the top five.
The early complexion of the race saw Plover, Wisconsin driver Gabe Sommers and Seymour, Wisconsin, driver Ty Majeski sweep the front row in time trials. Majeski had won the last two races at Madison, but after only 13 laps he went pit side with mechanical issues.
That allowed Sommers to dominate the first half of the race and lead to the stage one break. After the break, Luke Fenhaus jumped to the point and pulled away to lead the charge to the second break.
Brown took the lead after the restart, but there was a scary moment on lap 201 when Fenhaus lost a left rear tire crippling his night and taking Derek Thorn, Gavan Boschele, Derek Kraus, and even Cole Butcher up the track to a grinding halt.
Pinellas Park, Florida’s Stephen Nasse overcame a poor starting spot and got laps to improve from 17th to finish fourth. Quincy, Washington driver Kasey Klelyn scored a fifth, his best career finish with the ASA STARS National Tour.
The series has a short time off as they will be back in action on Sunday at Slinger Super Speedway in Wisconsin.
Appalachian Sucker Punch ASA STARS National Tour
Founded by Track Enterprises President Bob Sargent, The Appalachian Sucker Punch ASA STARS National Tour for pavement Super Late Model stock cars debuted in March 2023.
The Appalachian Sucker Punch ASA STARS National Tour is a twelve-race championship series, offering a $100,000 point fund. The tour will visit 12 different racetracks in 8 states in 2025, with the season beginning in February during Florida Speedweeks and concluding in early November at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
For those unable to attend an event, live coverage of each of the 12 events can be found on Track TV in addition to each event being re-broadcast on MavTV.
Track Enterprises (TE) is a racing Promotions Company based in Illinois, which owns and operates the ASA STARS National Tour. In addition to the Appalachian Sucker Punch STARS National Tour, Track Enterprises owns and operates Championship Racing Association (CRA) and the ASA Midwest Tour. TE also has a strategic alliance with the ASA Southern Super Series.
ASA Branded Tours
ASA Branded Tours encompasses four (4) pavement super late model racing series operating under the Track Enterprises banner, and under the ASA Brand via a licensing agreement for logo and IP Rights. ASA Branded Tours include the Appalachian Sucker Punch ASA STARS National Tour; the ASA CRA Super Series; The ASA Midwest Tour and the ASA Southern Super Series.
Track TV
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