The 2023 CARS Tour season begins Saturday, March 11 at Southern National Motorsports Park. The Puryear Tank Lines 225 will feature a 125-lap race for Late Model Stock Cars and 100-lap race for Pro Late Models. 

Saturday's race will be the first of 16 races for the CARS Tour Late Model Stock Cars and first of 13 races for the CARS Tour Pro Late Models in 2023. 

The Puryear Tank Lines 225 will be the seventh CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car race held at Southern National Motorsports Park. It will be the first race for the Pro Late Model division at the 4/10-mile oval located in Kenly, North Carolina. 

What Is The CARS Tour?

The Championship Auto Racing Series (CARS) is a Late Model touring series that competes at race tracks in North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina.

The CARS Tour is currently owned by prominent motorsports figures Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton and Justin Marks. Jack McNelly, the previous owner and founder, currently oversees operations and events. 

Throughout its history, the series has been known by a variety of names including the USARacing Hooters Pro Cup, CARS Pro Cup Series, Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series and CARS X1-R Pro Cup Series. In 2014, the series transitioned to a two-division series with Late Model Stock Cars and Super Late Models. The Super Late Model division was discontinued in 2021 and replaced with Pro Late Models for the 2022 season. 

Where To Watch The CARS Tour Live

The full CARS Tour schedule will be streamed live on FloRacing in 2023. This includes 10 combination events, six standalone CARS Late Model Stock Car events and three CARS Pro Late Model only events. 

FloRacing is accessible online, as well as through the FloSports app on streaming platforms such as Roku and Apple TV. The FloSports mobile app can also be downloaded on your phone and other handheld devices. 

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What To Expect At Southern National

With 17 degrees of banking in the turns, race fans should expect to see exciting racing on the Southern National Motorsports Park high-banks. An increased purse for the Late Model Stock Car portion of the event, which features a $12,000 winner's check, will create even more intensity for the competition. 

In total, a field of more than 50 Late Models are expected to compete with the CARS Tour at Southern National. The latest entry list features the names of 33 Late Model Stock Car drivers and 23 Pro Late Model drivers. 

The entry lists feature an interesting mixture of veterans and rising stars in the motorsports world. Deac McCaskill (2015 & 2016) and Brandon Pierce (2019) are the only drivers on the entry lists who have won CARS Tour races at Southern National. 

CARS Tour Entry List For Southern National

LATE MODEL STOCK CAR ENTRY LIST

PRO LATE MODEL ENTRY LIST

CARS Tour 2023 Schedule