A late race pass gave Carson Kvapil his first CARS Racing Tour Late Model Stock Car feature victory of 2023 on Saturday night at Florence Motor Speedway. Photo: CARS Racing Tour
Carson Kvapil won a race dominated by tire conservation in Saturday night’s CARS Racing Tour Late Model Stock Car feature at Florence Motor Speedway in Timmonsville, South Carolina.
The defending series champion maintained solid track position through the entire evening before passing Brenden Queen on the final restart of the night. From there, the Mooresville, North Carolina drove to the victory at the 4/10-mile raceway.
“We just had a pretty strong car there at the end,” Kvapil said. “We were a little faster than (Queen) and (Mini) Tyrrell during the last 40 laps. I was trying to get around them but couldn’t really set it up. Those restarts helped me out and my car could fire off really good. I’m just glad I finally won one at Florence.”
Kvapil admitted his triumph in the Aaron’s 125 came as a major relief after both JR Motorsports cars were non-factors in Florence’s season-opening Icebreaker back in February.
“It just shows how much we can rebound,” Kvapil said. “We were (18th) in the IceBreaker but went to Southern National and finished second. (The IceBreaker finish didn’t influence) too much of what we were thinking [on Saturday]. We made a few changes but were just more prepared for how we wanted to run this race.”
Queen managed to lead a good portion of the 125-lap feature but could not fend off Kvapil on the final restart of the night. Having fended off Kvapil during the preceding run by keeping his car pinned to the bottom, Queen elected to take the high side for the last restart so that his car would not get free underneath Kvapil.
In the end, Queen had to settle for a second place finish, with Ronnie Bassett, Jr. in third, Conner Jones in fourth, and Jacob Heafner in fifth.
Mini Tyrrell, Bobby McCarty, Ryan Glenski, Cody Kelley, and Bryant Barnhill rounded out the top 10.
The CARS LMSC Tour competitors will have a month to regroup before joining their Pro Late Model Tour counterparts for a trip to North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway on April 22. For more information, visit CARSRacingTour.com.
CARS Racing Tour
Florence Motor Speedway – Timmonsville, SC
Aaron’s 125 – March 25, 2023
Late Model Stock Cars
1. 8 Carson Kvapil
2. 03 Brenden Queen
3. 04 Ronnie Bassett, Jr.
4. 44 Conner Jones
5. 95 Jacob Heafner
6. 81 Mini Tyrrell
7. 6 Bobby McCarty
8. 28 Ryan Glenski
9. 98 Cody Kelley
10. 5B Bryant Barnhill
11. 16 Chad McCumbee
12. 14 Jared Fryar
13. 77 Connor Hall
14. 32 Zack Miracle
15. 42 Carson Brown
16. 2 Brandon Pierce
17. 08 Deac McCaskill
18. 4 Dylon Wilson
19. 21 Lanie Buice
20. 20 Joshua Dickens
21. 0 Landon Pembelton
22. 1 Andrew Grady
23. 8F Tate Fogleman
24. 22 Cale Gale
25. 8B Chase Burrow
26. 59 Blake Lothian
27. 15 Ryan Millington
28. 67 Cameron Bolin – DNF
29. 55 Isabella Robusto – DNF
30. 2W Ryan Wilson – DNF
31. 97A Jason Kitzmiller – DNF
32. 24 Mason Diaz – DNF
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