Brown, Preece headline Tuesday action at New Smyrna
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NEW SMYRNA, Fla.—2025 ASA STARS National Tour Rookie of the Year Carson Brown (New London, NC) made the most of his 2026 debut by winning the 27th Annual SIG Sauer Academy Clyde Hart Memorial 200 presented by Appalachian Sucker Punch at New Smyrna Speedway.
For Brown, it’s his second career Appalachian Sucker Punch ASA STARS National Tour victory. Despite leading seven races a year ago, Brown had never led over 100 laps until this event.
Brown started third in the 200-lap race and worked his way to the lead and finally captured the first spot after a fierce battle with rookie pole sitter Tristen McKee (Williamsburg, VA). McKee ran a strong race and stayed with the leaders all night. He gave way to Dawson Sutton (Lebanon, TN) shortly after he lost the lead, but McKee held the third spot for the remainder of the night.
The honor of wearing the cowboy hat in victory lane goes back to Clyde Hart, who helped put New Smyrna on the map with the World Series. He would put his cowboy hat on the winner after big races.
Brown was strong and was the leader, and at both stage breaks to maximize his points after the first race. Sutton and McKee kept pace with Brown on some restarts as these three were the class of the field.
Spencer Davis (Dawsonville, GA) posted a strong fourth, and Carson Hocevar (Portage, MI) overcame crash damage from an early wreck to post a fifth-place finish.
Sixth through tenth included Cory Hall, who charged up from 21st, rookie Jade Avedisian, who has already won at New Smyrna during the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. Connor Jones was eighth and unofficially picked up the Hard Charger Award after starting 26th. A pair of Floridians rounded out the top 10 with defending Snowball Derby winner Stephen Nasse and Michael Hinde.
The STARS of the ASA STARS National Tour will return to action at Five Flags Speedway (FL) on Saturday, March 14th.
WORLD SERIES OF ASPHALT AUTO RACING RESULTS
New Smyrna, Fla.
Tues. February 10, 2026
ASA STARS NATIONAL TOUR
FIN STACAR DRIVER HOMETOWN SPONSOR MAKE LAPS STATUS
1 3 81 Carson Brown New London, NC Braden River Enterprises / Mobil1 / GBS Brand Connect Chevrolet 200 Running
2 2 26 Dawson Sutton Lebanon, TN Rackley Roofing / WAR Shocks / SP Tools USA Chevrolet 200 Running
3 1 5 Tristan McKee* Kannapolis, NC Blaster Gunk Chevrolet 200 Running
4 8 96 Spencer Davis Statesville, NC Surf USA Mobile / GMS Race Cars / Southeast Elevators Chevrolet 200 Running
5 20 77 Carson Hocevar Portage, MI Gunk Blaster Chevrolet 200 Running
6 21 83 Cory Hall Lyons Brook, NS King Competition / Mid-Coast Excavation / Plants Seafood Dodge 200 Running
7 12 24 Jade Avedisian* Clovis, CA YAHOO! / MOBIL 1 / TRD Toyota 200 Running
8 26 44 Conner Jones Fredricksburg, VA Jones Utilities Construction, Inc / Family Tire and Auto Toyota 200 Running
9 15 51 Stephen Nasse Pinellas Park, FL Mitch Smith Auto / Oasis Cabaret / Family Funeral Chevrolet 200 Running
10 14 69 Michael Hinde Hernando, FL Mike Scott Plumbing / Hamke / Brembo Toyota 200 Running
11 19 54 Matthew Craig Mount Pleasant, NC C&C Boiler Sales & Service, Inc. Chevrolet 200 Running
12 18 25 William Sawalich Mooresville, NC SoundGear Toyota 200 Running
13 6 22 Kyle Steckly Milverton, ON APC Auto Centres / CANUSA Automotive Warehousing / DAYCO Toyota 200 Running
14 7 9 Derek Kraus Stratford, WI Kafka conveyors / Kafka Granite / RNJ Auto Chevrolet 200 Running
15 4 22 George Phillips Charlotte, NC Ross & Witmer / AMWINS / The Racing Warehouse Toyota 199 Running
16 25 54 Kaden Honeycutt Aledo, TX Hot Spots Charters / JC Motorsports / CB Partners Inc. Toyota 199 Running
17 22 51 Jake Finch Lynn Haven, FL Phoenix Construction Chevrolet 199 Running
18 27 96 Derek Thorn Bakersfield, CA Sucker Punch / Concord Wealth Partners / Special T ManufacturingFord 199 Running
19 5 1 Kasey Kleyn Quincy, WA Thaemert Farms LLC / Farmer Bean & Sead / K Medelez TruckingToyota 199 Running
20 28 14 Chase Pinsonneault Belle River, ON 131 Motorsports Park / Vandoorn Racing Development Chevrolet 199 Running
21 31 08 Nicholas Naugle Dartmouth, NS Brycon Construction / Mobil 1 / Macdonald Automotive Toyota 199 Running
22 29 36 Ty Fredrickson Webster, MN MFR / Herman’s Landscape Supply / Jerin Trucking Toyota 197 Running
23 24 18 Max Reaves Trinity, NC Cook Out / Coca Cola / Cheerwine Toyota 188 Brakes
24 32 51 Anthony Bello Mooresville, NC US Tank / Fetcho Motorsports / Bello Motorsports Chevrolet 185 Engine
25 9 17 Hudson Bulger Fort Valley, GA Byron Outdoor Superstore / Simpson Race Products / Stillo Ford 158 Axel
26 11 30 Casey Roderick Pulaski, MS Port City Racecars / Kasey Jones Racing Ford 87 Overheating
27 13 9 Brad May Oviedo, FL RK Edwards Drywall / Pro Systems Brakes / Progressive Race Engines Chevrolet 64 Rear End
28 10 15 Gabe Sommers Plover, WI Meristem Crop Performance / MHSH Arrow Precision Ford 22 Accident
29 17 9 Kyle Benjamin Honea Path, SC Jett Concrete / Cook Electrical Toyota 14 Accident
30 23 76 Kole Raz Lake Oswego, OR Cyclum Next Gen Travel Center / Apache Rental Group Ford 13 Accident
31 16 26 Bubba Pollard Senoia, GA Phoenix Racing / Racecar Engineering Ford 3 Accident
32 30 29 Hunter Wright Goodlettsville, TN Day Racing Products / 31-W Insualtion / Roys Meat Service Chevrolet 1 Accident
Stage 1 Results: 1) 81 C. Brown, 2) 26S D. Sutton, 3) 5 T. McKee, 4) 22P G. Phillips, 5) 18 M. Reeves, 6) 22S K. Steckly 7) 83 C. Hall 8) 9K D. Kraus, 9) 54H K. Honeycutt, 10) S. Nasse
Stage 2 Results: 1) 81 C. Brown, 2) 26S D. Sutton, 3) 5 T. McKee, 4) 18 M. Reeves, 5) 77 C. Hocevar, 6) 96D S. Davis, 7) 22S K. Steckly, 8) 44 C. Jones, 9) 54H K. Honeycutt, 10) 83 C. Hall
Time of Race: 01:44;4
Hoosier Pro Late Models (25 entries)
A Feature 1: 1. 27-Vito Cancilla[1]; 2. 8-Jayden Johnson[10]; 3. 17S-Josh Stade[2]; 4. 25-Gage Gilby[16]; 5. 15-Thomas Krasonis[14]; 6. 83-William Roberge[19]; 7. 31-Brody Monahan[3]; 8. 9S-Wesley Slimp[22]; 9. 29R-Cole Robie[5]; 10. 8R-Toro Rodriguez[20]; 11. 44-Conner Jones[4]; 12. 51R-Will Robinson[17]; 13. 2-John Bolen[15]; 14. 6-CHET MONAWECK[23]; 15. 96-Ben Mack[18]; 16. 48-Raphael Lessard[8]; 17. 00R-Jimmy Renfrew Jr[11]; 18. 42G-Eric St Gelais[21]; 19. 24-Mia Lovell[7]; 20. 87-Chloe Mazzagatti[12]; 21. 46-Buddy Head[13]; 22. 17B-Marco Gilbert[24]; 23. 18-Max Reaves[25]; 24. (DNS) 20-Evan McKnight; 25. (DQ) 54-Jarrett Butcher[9]
Qualifying 1: 1. 31-Brody Monahan, 18.310[8]; 2. 17S-Josh Stade, 18.375[17]; 3. 27-Vito Cancilla, 18.387[20]; 4. 44-Conner Jones, 18.390[16]; 5. 29R-Cole Robie, 18.392[10]; 6. 20-Evan McKnight, 18.394[1]; 7. 24-Mia Lovell, 18.398[11]; 8. 48-Raphael Lessard, 18.430[2]; 9. 54-Jarrett Butcher, 18.492[4]; 10. 8-Jayden Johnson, 18.499[6]; 11. 00R-Jimmy Renfrew Jr, 18.506[13]; 12. 87-Chloe Mazzagatti, 18.565[5]; 13. 46-Buddy Head, 18.589[7]; 14. 15-Thomas Krasonis, 18.595[14]; 15. 2-John Bolen, 18.601[3]; 16. 25-Gage Gilby, 18.701[9]; 17. 51R-Will Robinson, 18.703[18]; 18. 96-Ben Mack, 18.714[21]; 19. 83-William Roberge, 18.727[24]; 20. 8R-Toro Rodriguez, 18.760[19]; 21. 42G-Eric St Gelais, 18.792[12]; 22. 9S-Wesley Slimp, 18.833[22]; 23. 6-CHET MONAWECK, 19.073[23]; 24. 17B-Marco Gilbert, 19.507[15]
Tour Modified (21 entries)
A Feature 1: 1. 40-Ryan Preece[2]; 2. 1E-Patrick Emerling[7]; 3. 2-Jimmy Blewett[4]; 4. 24NJ-Andrew Krause[13]; 5. 20-Paulie Hartwig III[6]; 6. 46-Jeffrey Goodale[3]; 7. 19-Jeffrey Battle[17]; 8. 32-Tyler Rypkema[1]; 9. 56-Trevor Catalano[5]; 10. 84-Tyler Catalano[15]; 11. 76-James Blewett[11]; 12. 7-Jon Puleo[16]; 13. 81-Mark Stewart[10]; 14. 7P-Rich Parker[18]; 15. 50-Ronnie Williams[8]; 16. 1K-Stephen Kopcik[12]; 17. 24R-Steven Reed[14]; 18. 73S-Jack Handley Jr[21]; 19. 73J-Steve Whitt[20]; 20. 64-Amy Catalano[9]; 21. (DNS) 09-Christopher Hatton
Qualifying 1: 1. 50-Ronnie Williams, 17.531[2]; 2. 1E-Patrick Emerling, 17.562[8]; 3. 20-Paulie Hartwig III, 17.629[11]; 4. 56-Trevor Catalano, 17.676[7]; 5. 2-Jimmy Blewett, 17.702[17]; 6. 46-Jeffrey Goodale, 17.709[12]; 7. 40-Ryan Preece, 17.715[3]; 8. 32-Tyler Rypkema, 17.726[14]; 9. 64-Amy Catalano, 17.796[18]; 10. 81-Mark Stewart, 17.805[9]; 11. 76-James Blewett, 17.833[20]; 12. 1K-Stephen Kopcik, 17.869[13]; 13. 24NJ-Andrew Krause, 17.870[5]; 14. 24R-Steven Reed, 17.881[10]; 15. 84-Tyler Catalano, 17.883[19]; 16. 7-Jon Puleo, 17.901[16]; 17. 19-Jeffrey Battle, 17.906[15]; 18. 7P-Rich Parker, 18.733[4]; 19. (DNS) 09-Christopher Hatton; 20. (DNS) 73J-Steve Whitt; 21. (DNS) 73S-Jack Handley Jr
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