It’s no secret that the CARS Tour has grown exponentially ever since Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kevin Harvick, and Co. took over the ownership duties. The Late Model Racing Series has grown in popularity amongst traditional stock car racing fans.
If you recall, when NASCAR went on a two-week-long Olympic break last year, the Series’ fans turned to the CARS Tour as the next best thing to watch in stock car racing. While all is great, there is one thing a CARS Tour regular wants to change.
What’s Landon Huffman’s Demand for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Co.’s CARS Tour?
CARS Tour has been gaining a lot of traction recently, especially after the series had its first-ever race broadcast on a major television channel. Recently, their North Wilkesboro event got coverage on Fox Sports’ FS1. This was a big first step for the series to widen its reach. In fact, thanks to this move, some CARS Tour teams even bagged good sponsorships for the race.
Not only that, but the CARS Tour even had its biggest race purse event ever in the series’ history. The recent “Throwback 225” at Hickory Motor Speedway saw the winner of the Late Model Stock division take home $50,000, while the second-place finisher got $30,000. So clearly, Dale Jr. and Co. have been doing a splendid job with the CARS Tour, leaving the participants pleased.
In fact, Junior had said earlier, “I would like to think that we’re gonna normalize these ideas, and they won’t be cockamamie, but I’m hoping that a $50,000 to win is a regular occurrence during the calendar year for multiple events, right?” While all this is great, Huffman wants the races to be longer than they usually are.
In an X post, he wrote, “Petition to @DaleJr & @KevinHarvick to make all @CARSTour races AT LEAST 150 laps😀.” Junior was quick to reply. He wrote, “250!”
250!
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) August 19, 2025
But all jokes aside, adding more laps could actually make the CARS Tour races more strategic. Currently, teams aren’t allowed to take tires or refuel on pit stops, which would become necessary if it’s a 150-lap race or more. However, this could, in turn, increase the overall budget for the CARS Tour teams.
Regardless, you can see why regular races make sense at around 150 laps, while the bigger, marquee events fit better in the 200–250 lap range, like the throwback race. When you think about major late model races outside of the CARS Tour, that’s usually the standard.
Well, let’s see whether the CARS Tour listens to Huffman’s demands. But if they do, the races will be even more thrilling.