With $40,000 on the line and big names like Ty Majeski, Erik Jones, Bubba Pollard, and Carson Hocevar in the field, it’s fair to say that a local driver winning the Tekton 250 Battle at Berlin at Marne, Michigan’s Berlin Raceway would be quite the upset. They may have more laps around the tricky half-mile oval than the invaders, but the invaders have the funds and technology to win anywhere. 

But on Wednesday night it was one of the little guys beating the Goliaths of Super Late Model racing and defending his home turf. Austin Hull, who leads the weekly Super Late Model points standings at Berlin Raceway, beat the best of the best to win the Tekton 250 Battle at Berlin.

“This one is going to go down in the history books. This is everything you work for,” said an exuberant Hull in victory lane.

Hull took the lead from Blake Rowe with eight laps remaining after a battle that lasted more than 10 laps. Hull would get to Rowe’s inside, they’d nearly make contact, and then Hull would fall back, lap after lap, try after try. But finally, Hull was able to get to the outside of Rowe and get the momentum to propel himself to the victory by 2.430 seconds over Rowe.

Maine’s Joey Doiron finished third with Majeski in fourth and Florida’s Michael Atwell in fifth. Pollard finished sixth, while Hocevar fell out of the race 20 laps early to finish 16th after leading a bunch of laps in the early stages.

2025 Tekton 250 Battle At Berlin Unofficial Results