Nelson
Nabs Second Straight USRA Late Model National
Championship
Last year, Cade Nelson
became the youngest track champion in the 66-year
history of the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond,
Wis., and locked up the USRA Late Model National
Championship as well as the Swift Springs USRA
Rookie of the Year Award.
No longer a rookie,
Nelson repeated his feat from one year ago to claim
his second USRA Late Model National Championship in
2024.
Now a 15-year-old racer from
Hermantown, Minn., Nelson claimed a narrow margin
(4340 to 4303) over USRA Late Model Rookie of the
Year Matthew Larson of Lake Elmo, Minn., in the
final points standings.
Both drivers come
from good stock. Cade Nelson is the son of Darrell
Nelson and Matthew Larson is the son of Brent
Larson—both long-time racers with glowing résumés
across many disciplines on dirt.
In addition
to winning 16 times during the 2024, Nelson drove to
28 top-five and 29 top-ten finishes in 34 starts
while also racing his USRA Late Model at the Cedar
Lake Speedway, Eagle Valley Speedway, Gondik Law
Speedway, Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Proctor
Speedway and Rice Lake Speedway.
USRA
Late Models
1. 44 Cade Nelson,
Hermantown, Minn., 4340
2. 8 Matthew Larson, Lake
Elmo, Minn., 4303
3. 52 Jason McFadden, Jim
Falls, Wis., 3631
4. 14 Steven O'Brien Jr., Red
Wing, Minn., 3569
5. 99F Mitchell Fenske, New
Richmond, Wis., 3549
6. 73 Larry Fitzsimmons,
East Bethel, Minn., 3452
7. LXV Lucas Peterson,
Stockholm, Wis., 3017
8. 208 Kory Ressie, Alma,
Wis., 3005
9. 19 Josh Wahlstrom, Rice Lake, Wis.,
2962
10. 54 Chad Prissel, Rock Falls, Wis., 2945
Complete 2024 USRA Late Model standings
Past USRA Late Model National Champions:
2023
- Cade Nelson, Hermantown, Minn.
2022 - Dylan
Kromschroeder, Cambridge, Minn.
2021 - Lance
Hofer, Cochrane, Wis.
2020 - Lucas Peterson,
Grand Meadow, Minn.
2019 - Lucas Peterson, Grand
Meadow, Minn.
2018 - Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis.
2017 - Lance Hofer, Cochrane, Wis.
Nelson
will collect $1,000 from an overall points fund of
more than $100,000 and contingency awards worth over
$40,000. Including national, regional, rookie and
track points funds, nearly $1 million is returning
to racers at season's end.
Summit USRA Weekly
Racing Series national points for all divisions
include each competitor’s best twenty (20) points
nights during the 2024 campaign. Each competitor
must have competed in at least one-half of the
events held at any one USRA-sanctioned racetrack to
be eligible for national points funds.
USRA
points funds are made possible by sanction fees
contributed by the racetracks and support from the
following marketing partners: American Racer Racing
Tires, Beyea Headers, Callies Performance Products,
Chevrolet Performance, Fast Shafts, Featherlite
Trailers, FK Rod Ends, KSE Racing Products, Malvern
Bank, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Nitroquest
Media, PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain, RacinDirt,
Summit Racing Equipment, TicketSmarter, VP Racing -
Heartland, Wieland, ARMI Contractors, Boomtest Well
Service, Boubin Tire & Automotive, Brodix Cylinder
Heads, Collins Brothers Towing, Gene Nicholas LLC,
Hacienda Mechanical, Hochatown Saloon, Mel Hambelton
Ford, Miller Welders, PBM Performance Products,
Rancho Milagro Racing, Salty's BBQ & Catering, Shop
Quik Stores, STAKT Products, YouDirt.com, AERO Race
Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance,
Bear Graphix, Bryke Racing, BSB Manufacturing, Champ
Pans, Danny Crane Racing Engines, Deatherage Racing
Opticians, Edelbrock, Gorsuch Performance Solutions,
Gunshepherd.com, Hooker Harness, Hyperco, Integra
Racing Shocks and Springs, JE Pistons, Keyser
Manufacturing, MD3, Mel Hambelton Racing, MSD
Performance, Penske Racing Shocks, Performance
Bodies & Parts, QA1, Quarter Master,
RacerWebsite.com, Real Racing Wheels, Rush RaceGear
by Austin Witt, Simpson Performance Products, Sweet
Manufacturing, Swift Springs, Sybesma Graphics,
Total Power, Victory Fuel, Victory Vault, Wehrs
Machine & Racing Products and Wilwood Racing.
Awards Banquet approaching: The
annual USRA Awards Banquet is Saturday, January 25,
inside the 12,000-square-foot Star Pavilion at the
Ameristar Casino Hotel located at 3200 N Ameristar
Dr, Kansas City, MO 64161. This will once again be a
joint celebration for the USRA and United States
Modified Touring Series (USMTS). Tickets go on sale
Nov. 29.
Entering its 25 season of dirt track
racing in 2025, the United States Racing Association
has attracted more and more racetracks and dirt
track racers each year through fair, logical and
cost-effective rules accompanied by an organization
that puts the racers, racetracks and their fans
first. During the 2024 Summit USRA Weekly Racing
Series, more than 60 of America's finest dirt ovals
hosted more than 1,000 nights of racing.
To
learn more about the USRA, check out
USRAracing.com and follow our social media
platforms on
Facebook,
Instagram,
TikTok,
X and
YouTube. To get USRA news and exclusive
promotions delivered to your inbox,
click here.
USRA OFFICIAL SPONSORS:
American Racer Racing Tires,
Beyea Headers,
Chevrolet Performance,
Christie Door Company,
Fast Shafts,
FK Rod Ends,
KSE Racing Products,
Mesilla Valley Transportation,
Nitroquest Media,
PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain,
RacinDirt,
Summit Racing Equipment,
Sunoco Race Fuels.
USRA PARTICIPATING
SPONSORS:
ARMI Contractors,
Boubin Tire & Automotive,
Brodix Cylinder Heads,
PBM Performance Products,
YouDirt.com.
USRA CONTINGENCY SPONSORS:
AFCO Racing Products,
Allstar Performance,
Bryke Racing,
BSB Manufacturing,
Champ Pans,
Deatherage Racing Opticians,
Edelbrock,
Gorsuch Performance Solutions,
Gunshepherd.com,
Hyperco,
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs,
JE Pistons,
Keyser Manufacturing,
Landrum Performance Springs,
MD3,
MSD Performance,
Performance Bodies & Parts,
QA1,
Quarter Master,
QuickCar Racing Products,
RacerWebsite.com,
Real Racing Wheels,
Rush RaceGear by Austin Witt,
Sweet Manufacturing,
Swift Springs,
Sybesma Graphics,
Total Power,
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products,
Wilwood Disc Brakes
Day Motor Sports,
KS Engineering.
##
Contact Info:
Jeff Nun
Chief Communications Officer
United States Racing Association (USRA)
1715 W 2nd St, PO Box 905
Webster City, IA 50595
|