Event Recap: Kaden Honeycutt Wins Krush 250 at South Boston Speedway; Earns Second Straight Krush Win

By Joe Chandler

Director, Public Relations

South Boston Speedway

SOUTH BOSTON, VA (November 8, 2025) – Kaden Honeycutt is the King of the Krush.

The Aledo, Texas native took the lead from Bobby McCarty of Madison, North Carolina on the opening lap of the second attempt at a green-white-checker finish and held off McCarty by .508-second to win Saturday’s State Water Heaters Krush 250 presented by Rogers Heating and Cooling Late Model Stock Car Division race at South Boston Speedway.

Honeycutt earned $12,000 for the victory in the showcase event which was a fund-raising event for the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit conservation and outreach organization. In addition, he banked a $1,000 award from Jerry Epps Landscaping for being leader at the race’s second stage break, which came at lap 175, bringing his total winnings to $13,000.

This is the second year in a row that Honeycutt has won this event. He topped the field last season when the race was held at Orange County Speedway. This was also Honeycutt’s second straight win at South Boston Speedway. He won the 125 lap ZMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car race in September.

“It’s amazing,” Honeycutt said of winning the race.

“Jeb and Ward (Burton) and everyone that puts this race on is really, really good at what they do. They promoted it extremely well. and had a great crowd tonight. It’s an amazing race in front of a crowd like this.”

McCarty, who started sixth, clawed his way into second place with about 60 laps to go. From that point it was a battle between Honeycutt and McCarty. McCarty surged by Honeycutt to take the lead with nine laps left in regulation, but a caution flag for an incident in the third turn sent the race into overtime.

The race was restarted on lap 252 with Honeycutt leading, but another incident shortly after the restart resulted in another caution flag. Honeycutt got a great restart on the second attempt at a green-white-checker finish, took the lead on lap 264, and held off McCarty to take the win.

“I definitely couldn’t have gotten a better restart than that,” Honeycutt remarked. “We raced really hard into (turns) one and two, barely hit each other, barely tapped, and went into the third turn. I think he got into the speedy dry and got tight.

“I appreciate him racing me really clean,” Honeycutt added. “He’s a class-act guy. I love Bobby to death.”

The runner-up finish to Honeycutt was a big disappointment for McCarty, who, like Honeycutt, drove a stellar race.

“We had a really good car,” McCarty noted. “I’m proud of what we did. We can hold our heads high. We played everything right, did everything right, and still finished second. I couldn’t have drawn this race up any better. I put all of the pieces in the right place, did everything right, passed everybody the right way. I don’t have to make excuses for finishing second.”

Parker Eatmon of Wilson, North Carolina finished a close third, just .7-second behind Honeycutt. He raced

“We had a good for third. overall day,” Eatmon remarked. “I think we were a third-place car. We tried to make something happen there at the end but couldn’t quite get the car to turn and had to settle for third.”

Jeb Burton of South Boston, Virginia finished fourth and Blake Stallings of Danville, Virginia rounded out the top five finishers. Finishing sixth through tenth were Doug Barnes of Forest Hill, Maryland, Deac MCCaskill of Raleigh, North Carolina, Andrew Grady of Knightdale, North Carolina, Aiden King of Troutman, North Carolina and Lane Woods of Vinton, Virginia.

There were six lead changes among six drivers with Honeycutt leading twice for a total of 112 laps.

Barnes led once for 62 laps and earned a $1,000 award from J.E. Burton Construction Company for winning the first of the race’s three stages. Jacob Borst of Elon, North Carolina led once for 35 laps, McCarty and Stacy Puryear of South Boston, Virginia both led once for 22 laps. Jeb Burton started on the pole and led the first seven laps. Jessica Cann of Madison, North Carolina won the race’s Hard Charger Award. She started 25th and finished 12th.

Twenty-eight cars started the race which was slowed by nine cautions and two red flags.

Krush 250 Feature Results

Pos. No. Driver

1 17 Kaden Honeycutt

2 6 Bobby McCarty

3 4 Parker Eatmon

4 27 Jeb Burton

5 77 Blake Stallings

6 88 Doug Barnes

7 15 Deac McCaskill

8 1 Adrew Grady

9 7 Aiden King

10 92 Lane Woods

11 87 Mike Looney

12 19 Jessica Cann

13 18 Tristan Brunelli

14 44 Brian Blevins

15 73 Jimmy Mullins

16 01 Jared Dawson

17 3 Trey Williams

18 17 Stacy Puryear

19 14 Mason Bailey

20 00 Kyle Barnes

21 48 Blaine Donahue

22 25 Jacob Borst

23 7 Dylan Ward

24 31 Andrew Patterson

25 55 Mark Wertz

26 77 Darren Krantz Jr.

27 8 Thomas Scott

28 03 Lanie Buice

Next Event At South Boston Speedway

The Jeffrey Earnhardt Racing Experience is coming to South Boston Speedway on Saturday, November 15 and will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Those that have wondered what it is like to drive a racecar at South Boston Speedway or take a ride-along in a racecar at South Boston Speedway have that opportunity. No experience is necessary.

To book your experience call the Jeffrey Earnhardt Racing Experience at 1-336-628-7223. You can also book your experience by going to the website at jeffreyearnhardtracingexperience.com and clicking on the BOOK tab.

Additional information, prices, and details about this event can be obtained by directly contacting the Jeffrey Earnhardt Racing Experience by phone or online at their website.

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