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Longhorn's new merger, Kofoid vs. Day, Kyle Larson's bad luck, JMac is back | Daily 6-11-2025
Buddy Kofoid and Corey Day go to war, Kyle Larson's suddenly tough stretch of races, the Summer Nationals needs to do better, James McFadden is back, and Longhorn Chassis makes news yet again. Let's go!
It's Wednesday June 11th, I'm Justin Fiedler. This is DIRTRACKR Daily presented by Kubota Genuine Parts.
Today's Daily show is being supported by our friends at ArrowVision. They've got a packed weekend coming up, with three racing events to tune into. That includes the Comp Cams Super Dirt Series late models at Magnolia Motor Speedway for the Clash at the Mag. They race Friday for $5000 to win and Saturday for $12,000 to win. Billy Moyer leads the championship after five races, with Timothy Culp, Tony Jackson Jr., Cade Dillard, and Tyler Stevens all winning so far. Grab an account and watch both of these over at www.arrowvision.live. Also coming up is the Friday night Mid-Season Mayhem at Arrowhead Speedway. Their championship series will be in action, with hot laps starting at 7PM local time. You can stream it if you can't attend. And Saturday night, ArrowVision will have the Greg Hodnett Memorial live from Riverside International Speedway. 360 sprint cars will headline the night that also includes 305 sprints, late models, modifieds, and stock cars. All season long, ArrowVision is the streaming home for the Comp Cams Super Dirt Series, the All American Outlaw Modified Series, and Arrowhead Speedway. You can grab an account and tune in over at arrowvision.live.
Last night was one of those sprint car races where you look at the boxscore and see Buddy Kofoid led all 40 laps for the win, and you probably make some assumptions about what you maybe think went on. But if you didn't get a chance to watch, definitely go back and check out last night's High Limit feature from Eagle Raceway. Kofoid did pick up a big payday, but that was one of the more ferocious races through lap traffic we've seen in a while. And it was a product of two young California racers just completely on the wheel. Kofoid spent most of the race trying to hold off Corey Day, who was absolutely wringing the neck of that Jason Meyers-owned 14. Last night was one of those races that reminds me why I like sprint cars. 40 laps around Eagle, and two guys going as hard as the cars and track would allow. Unfortunately for Day, who threw a couple of huge sliders at Kofoid trying to get the lead, his night came to an abrupt and ugly end with five to go. He told Tony LaPorta that he thought earlier contact with Kofoid hurt his front end, and after making contact with the backstretch wall, Day ended up out of the ballpark in turn three. It was a wild moment, but great to see him emerge okay. His quote afterwards was "I wasn't lifting, it's $55 grand to win." When guys are racing each other that hard, this is the obvious other end of what's possible. After the restart, Kofoid was able to hold on for the win, topping a charging Anthony Macri and Aaron Reutzel. Incredible stuff though from Kofoid and Day, and I like when we see a driver get out of the car out of breath during the victory lane interview. That's usually a good sign. Down through the field, it was a tough night for several contenders. Rico Abreu needed a provisional after missing the B-Main transfer, he was 18th. Brent Marks also with a tough night in 19th. And Carson Macedo and Kyle Larson DNF'd after getting caught up in a crash that started with Spencer Bayston and Danny Sams. Larson with just a brutal night overall, which started early with what looked like maybe a motor going south in qualifying. He was paying catchup all night, then gets caught up in a crash. Back to back DNFs for him, and three crashes in his last six starts. If you were curious, we did end up with five Outlaw drivers in attendance. That included Kofoid, Cole and Carson Macedo, plus Gio Scelzi, and Garet Williamson. With a couple of weeks off now, Brad Sweet's championship lead is 10 points over Tyler Courtney. Reutzel, Rico, and Marks hang on to the top five spots. High Limit was supposed to head next to Lake Ozark on June 25th, but that race was a bit quietly cancelled. Just a short mention at the bottom of a release from last week. Instead, the series added another night to the Lucas Oil Speedway event, so Wheatland now hosts High Limit June 26th through June 28th.
In late model action last night, Billy Moyer outdueled Mike Harrison at Brownstown to take the Summer Nationals opener. The two traded the lead, but Moyer took control fro good on lap 18. Harrison, Shannon Babb, Brandon Sheppard, and Tanner English were the rest of the top five. That was the 101st career Hell Tour win for Moyer, who is now tied with Shannon Babb for the most all time. Going forward though, I hope the time management is better for the rest of the next month. That late model show didn't end until after midnight eastern, which is just not good enough for a Tuesday night show with a multiple hour drive ahead for the teams. Maybe we don't need to run four divisions on a Tuesday night special. The night's modified win went to Trey Jacoby, his first ever with the series. He topped Trevor Neville. The Summer Nationals go again today at Kankakee.
And with Appalachian Mountain Speedweek, Mason Zeigler a flag-to-flag winner at Path Valley. He topped Rick Eckert and Dylan Yoder. App speedweek is off today, with things picking back up again on Thursday at Selinsgrove.
Later on today, the NARC sprint cars being the fastest five days in motorsports as they begin their trek north to Super Dirt Cup at Skagit. They race today at Southern Oregon Speedway, then Douglas County Thursday, Cottage Grove Friday, Willamette Saturday, and Grays Harbor Sunday. Then it's $100,000 to win at Skagit, June 19th through the 21st. Tonight will be the debut of James McFadden in the Tarlton 21, as he's back in the states after the Australian sprint car summer. McFadden will race some on the west coast, plus several national shows in the next few months, while Tanner Holmes slides over to the family-owned 18T. Holmes will take the 21 back over this fall. I'd say McFadden will be a heavy favorite at some of the west coast races coming up. Shane Golobic currently leads DJ Netto in the NARC standings, but I'd guess we'll see a lot of movement there, as it's pretty common for a lot of the Calfornia guys to stay away from these races up north. Plenty of sprint cars after dark though coming up.
Final topic for today, this one I got tagged in a bunch yesterday. News came that we are seeing just a bit of consolidation in the dirt late model chassis game. Longhorn Chassis and Stuckey Enterprises announcing a quote "strategic merger to further propel strategic innovation and performance in dirt racing" unquote. This means no more new Black Diamond chassis will be built, with car construction being consolidated to Longhorn's space here in North Carolina. The new Longhorn by Stuckey will continue operating out of their Shreveport, Louisiana shop providing setup, service, and legacy support to Black Diamond customers. Ronnie Stuckey was quoted in the announcement as saying "Teaming up with Longhorn gives us the platform to innovate faster, support our racers better and continue building championship-winning equipment." I have yet to seek any sort of reaction from industry friends on this one, but I do see a few things here from afar. First, Longhorn now gets access to another late model chassis mind with Stuckey in the mix with their current brain trust. It's also potentially a way to add more customers to Longhorn's book, as Stuckey can bring along his current list of teams, who could in the future look to buy cars, plus things like services from Longhorn Dynamics. And not that there is any mention of this in the release, but just spitballing myself here, I can see this being a longer term exit plan for Stuckey. He's 57 years old at this point. He can stop building cars, focus on service and ideas and innovations, and in the future doesn't have to now unload a business. Again, that's just me thinking out loud, but I do see gains for both sides. The reactions to this news are about what you would expect. Some positivity and congratulations, but also talk of monopolies and raising costs. There are still a whole list of chassis builders out there, so one merger doesn't create a monopoly. Longhorn is the dominant player at the moment, so anything they do will draw the ire of some fans and industry people. But, curious your thoughts on this one. Leave your comments below.
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Hope you guys have a great Wednesday out there, we'll see you back here tomorrow!