Honeycutt Staying In The Thick Of CARS PLM Title Hunt

Kaden Honeycutt in action with the zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour. (Photo Courtesy of CARS Tour)

NEWTON, N.C. – Kaden Honeycutt weathered a long night at Hickory Motor Speedway with the zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour to retake a portion of the series point lead.

Racing Saturday as part of the division’s annual Throwback 276 at the historic .363-mile oval, Honeycutt qualified 11th in a stacked field, putting him in traffic early but allowing the 21-year-old to make passes along the way.

Honeycutt cracked the top 10 by lap six of the 100-lap feature, settling in 10th early before a shuffle on a lap-41 restart dropped him back as far as 14th. He improved one position by halfway, but it was late where the Willow Park, Texas, native was able to pounce.

Following a late restart, Honeycutt jumped from 10th to eighth with three to go, where he’d finish in the Mavrick Page Motorsports entry.

With incoming point leader Spencer Davis landing 12th in the final rundown, it puts the two unofficially deadlocked at the top of the standings with six races remaining.

“We just started too far back to be able to get where we wanted to be,” Honeycutt said of his race. “It was definitely a night where we salvaged what we could, and to reach the halfway point of the season in contention for the championship is exactly what we hoped for when we kicked off the title chase.”

Honeycutt would like to thank Mavrick Page Motorsports, Page Construction of Kansas City, On Tire Tailgate System, Door Werks, and Motorsports Management International for their support of his pro late model racing endeavors.

The zMAX CARS Pro Late Model Tour returns to action Saturday, Aug. 3 at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway for the Reverend Sour Mash Whiskey 100 at the five-eighths-mile oval.

Coverage of the event will stream live on FloRacing for those unable to attend at the racetrack.

About Kaden Honeycutt

Kaden Honeycutt is a 21-year-old, multi-discipline racer from Willow Park, Texas, who competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Niece Motorsports. He also races in the zMAX CARS Tour in both the Pro Late Model and Late Model Stock Car divisions, driving for Mavrick Page Motorsports and Tom Usry Racing, respectively.

On the dirt side, Honeycutt cut his teeth in the Gulf South region of the United States, both in his home state of Texas and the surrounding areas. He first ran factory stocks and dirt modifieds before more recently branching out into dirt late model racing, attending premier events like the Wild West Shootout and select races with the World of Outlaws Case Construction Late Model Series.

Proving his extreme versatility, Honeycutt also raced at the prestigious Chili Bowl Midget Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink in 2023, earning a B-main finish on Championship Saturday among a field of nearly 400 entries inside Tulsa, Oklahoma’s SageNet Center.

Honeycutt has been a persistent worker on his own race vehicles, routinely helping his various teams at the racetrack, as well as in the Niece Motorsports shop through the week. He continues to push up the NASCAR ladder as a prospect to eventually reach the premier NASCAR Cup Series.

Off the racetrack, Honeycutt is passionately involved with the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, where he supports children battling pediatric brain tumors and other childhood cancers. He runs the FOJ logo on both his car and uniform, including a tribute to his adopted child Jackson, who passed away in 2020.

For more information, visit his website at https://kadenhoneycuttracing.com/.