(Editor's Note: Saturday's race at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway has been postponed due to an unfavorable forecast. It has been rescheduled for December 20 when the CARS Tour West Pro Late Models will crown its champion. Kevin and Keelan Harvick will not be in competition that day due to a prior engagement.)

An ambitious, diverse 2026 schedule for the zMAX CARS Tour will see the series tackle 15 events at 15 different venues.

Way back in January it was announced that Bakersfield Speedway would be moving all of its operations to the ⅓-mile dirt track at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. Included in that move was the NARC 410 Sprint Cars date scheduled for Saturday, October 25.

Keelan Harvick’s quick ascension up the developmental ladder climbs another rung this weekend at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California. The 13-year-old Harvick will make his Super Late Model debut at the half-mile oval in his father’s hometown on Saturday night.

A trio of championships were decided at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway Saturday during the season finales for the CARS Tour and SMART Modified Tour.

The zMAX CARS Tour and the SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic had qualifying for all three divisions at North Wilkesboro on Friday evening ahead of their season finales on Saturday afternoon. All three starting lineups can be found below.

Voting for the 2025 zMAX CARS Tour Most Popular Driver Awards for both the Late Model Stock Car and Pro Late Model divisions is now open on FloRacing.

The new ARCA Menards Series champion is already moving up. Kaulig Racing and Ram Trucks announced Thursday morning that Brenden “Butterbean” Queen will drive one of their trucks full-time in pursuit of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.

We’re down to the end. Just one race remains for the zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stocks and Pro Late Models, and it’s this weekend at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway. Four championships will be decided across two races between the drivers and owners championships, with tight races for both the Late Model Stock drivers title and the Pro Late Model owners title.

Jake Crum and JT Motorsports qualified for the SMART Modified Tour championship playoffs, but their title hopes and their partnership came to an end last Saturday night at Tri-County Motor Speedway.

The 2025 SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic Playoffs have delivered no shortage of drama, and the intensity only grew following a wild night at Tri-County Speedway. Now, the stage is set for a thrilling conclusion as the ground-pounders head to North Wilkesboro Speedway for the Championship finale on October 17–18.

The drivers of the zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car and Pro Late Model divisions are gearing up for one last trip to the race track in 2025 this weekend. Both divisions will head to the famed North Wilkesboro Speedway to close out the season with all eyes focused on taking a ride up the elevator to victory lane, while a select few still have their eyes fixated on a championship trophy.

After more than a dozen events across seven months, it's time for the final races on the 2025 CARS Tour schedule – the zMAX CARS Tour Championship.

As if the fast-paced world of the CARS Tour wasn’t chaotic and exciting enough, the final event of the 2025 is sure to turn the drama up a notch.

A long season of intense racing up and down the South Atlantic coast is coming to a close this month, but not without a huge weekend of action at the famed North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.