(Cochran, GA - May 26, 2025) - Cochran Motor Speedway roared back to life on Sunday night for race two of the season, hosting an impressive 129 cars across six divisions. Among them, the Crate Racin’ USA-sanctioned Late Model Sportsman (602) and Street Stocks showcased thrilling battles that kept fans on the edge of their seats.
CRUSA Late Model Sportsman (602)
A robust field of 27 cars rolled out for the night’s CRUSA Late Model Sportsman program. Wiley McDaniel set the pace early by grabbing the quickest lap in qualifying, clocking in at 16.278 seconds, just ahead of Caleb Gay’s 16.298.
Three intense heat races sorted out the starting order for the 20-lap feature. Speedy Baughman surged from the fourth spot to win Heat 1, while McDaniel fell to third behind Payton Stevenson. Caleb Gay led every lap of Heat 2, with Griffin Smith and Jason Howell in tow. Heat 3 belonged to Landon Matthews, who went flag-to-flag to secure the victory.
In the feature, Caleb Gay wasted no time once the green flag dropped, powering into the lead from the outside front row. He never looked back, leading all 20 laps and fending off all challenges to claim a decisive victory. Wiley McDaniel, after slipping in his heat, rebounded impressively from seventh to second. Chris Cape of Hartwell, GA, charged through the field to round out the podium.
Full CRUSA Late Model Sportsman Results:
A Feature (20 laps): 1. 17G-Caleb Gay[2]; 2. 25-Wiley McDaniel[7]; 3. 118C-Chris Cape[9]; 4. 22-Griffin Smith[5]; 5. 4-Payton Stevenson[4]; 6. 13-Landon Mathews[3]; 7. 15X-Jimmy Haynes[6]; 8. 17J-Jones Griffin[16]; 9. 01-Speedy Baughman[1]; 10. 68-Tim Jenson[24]; 11. 23-Paul Smith[14]; 12. 89-Jason Howell[8]; 13. C5-Camden Harp[18]; 14. 86-Michael Trotter[10]; 15. 7W-Cody Whitworth[21]; 16. 27W-Bobby Young[23]; 17. 118-Colby Cape[20]; 18. 83-Landon Pritchett[27]; 19. 4T-Tristan Wright[26]; 20. 357-Kyle Connell[17]; 21. 17-Justus Maurice[15]; 22. 64-Wesley Robertson[19]; 23. 16-Josh Lanford[12]; 24. 11-Rob Lunsford[13]; 25. (DNS) 94-Holden Allen; 26. (DNS) 23H-Kade Hunkapiller; 27. (DNS) 3-Phil Pittman
Full heat race and qualifying results are available on MyRacePass under Cochran Motor Speedway.
CRUSA Street Stocks
The night’s opening feature race brought out the ever-popular CRUSA Street Stocks for 15 laps of fender-rubbing excitement. Tyler Davis, starting from the pole, showed the way from the drop of the green to the checkers. Despite fierce pressure from Charles Christian in the closing laps, Davis held strong, winning by just 0.066 seconds in a photo finish!
Devin Walker carved his way from fifth to third, with Cameron Metts and Chaz Haskins rounding out the top five.
Full CRUSA Street Stock Results:
A Feature (15-laps): 1. 04D-Tyler Davis[1]; 2. 04-Charles Christian[2]; 3. 55W-Devin Walker[5]; 4. 37-Cameron Metts[6]; 5. 107Z-Chaz Haskins[3]; 6. 55-Heath Walker[7]; 7. 17-Michael Davis[9]; 8. 77-Josh Nelms[4]; 9. 31-Jonathan Crain[10]; 10. 32-Robert Vaughan[11]; 11. 27-Paul Ledford[12]; 12. 49-Robert Fail[16]; 13. 74-Tyler Hamrick[13]; 14. 1-Ronnie Wells[14]; 15. 55P-Avery Peacock[8]; 16. (DNS) 75-Trevor Bone
Next Up at Cochran Motor Speedway
The track will roar back to life on Saturday, June 21st for another night of high-speed action featuring CRUSA Late Model Sportsman, CRUSA Street Stocks, Late Models, Crown Vic Jr., Crown Vic Pro, and Factory Stocks.
Rulebooks and additional information can be found on the Cochran Motor Speedway Facebook page or by contacting the track at cmsdirt@yahoo.com.
For more on Crate Racin’ USA’s 2025 schedule, visit www.crateracinusa.com.
Cochran Motor Speedway is located at 241 Jim Wimberly Rd, Cochran, GA 31014. You can also follow them on Facebook at Cochran Motor Speedway & Kart Track.
Article Credit: Cody Earley