Nelson nabs second straight USRA Late Model National Championship
WEBSTER CITY, Ia. — 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.
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MCEACHREN TAKES USRA TUNER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Michael McEachern of Minden, La., flew to the USRA Tuner National Championship and his first Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series title in 2024.
The newly-crowned USRA Tuner National Champion garnered 13 wins in his 33 starts, along with 21 top-five and 24 top-ten finishes racing against big fields nearly every weekend.
The 50-year-old outdistanced Connar Brownlee of Weleetka, Okla., and Fort Dodge, Iowa’s Tyler Crimmins to earn his title, and competed at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Boothill Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway, Super Bee Speedway and Texarkana 67 Speedway in 2024.
USRA Tuner 2023 National Championship:
1. 0 Michael McEachern, Minden, La., 4304
2. 41 Connar Brownlee, Weleetka, Okla., 4192
3. 15 Tyler Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 4170
4. 3 Cale Hancock, Collinsville, Okla., 4123
5. 41B Braxton Brownlee, Weleetka, Okla., 4037
6. 28 Braiden Schaufenbuel, New Hampton, Iowa, 3976
7. 14M Michael Reyes, Shamrock, Texas, 3975
8. 38 Dalton Fels, Calmar, Iowa, 3898
9. 93S Stephanie Sharp, Nashville, Ark., 3895
10. 14 Tyler Ellis, Murfreesboro, Ark., 3871
Complete 2024 USRA Tuner standings
Past USRA Tuner National Champions:
2023 - Brad Stahl, Castalia, Iowa
2022 - Oliver Monson, Thornton, Iowa
2021 - David Thompson, Mesquite Texas
2020 - Brian Schoenbaum Jr., San Antonio, Texas
2019 - Seth Scholl, Holmen, Wis.
2018 - Ryan Bryant, Mason City, Iowa
2017 - Kyle Balik, Fort Atkinson, Iowa
McEachern will collect $500 from a 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.
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