Story By: MONTY BAILEY / RACKLEY W.A.R. – CENTERVILLE, TN – Ross Chastain is set to pilot the No. 25 Rackley W.A.R. Pro Late Model in the Protect Your Melon – Buckle Up SpeedFest at Crisp Motorsports Park later this month.
The NASCAR Cup Series driver will compete for 100 laps in the JEGS Tour / Pro Late Model 100 on Saturday, January 20. Qualifying will be held on Friday, January 19.
“It is going to be a lot of fun racing with Rackley W.A.R. in the Protect Your Melon – Buckle Up SpeedFest at Watermelon Capital Speedway. With Cordele being the watermelon capital of Georgia, this a perfect race for me to run to get prepared for the start of the racing season, while also reminding everyone to Protect Your Melon and Buckle Up on the road,” said Ross Chastain.
Chastain ran the CARS Tour’s Window World 125 at North Wilkesboro Speedway last season in preparation for the Cup Series’ return to the historic track for its All-Star Race.
Drivers Dawson Sutton and Gavin Boschele will pilot the organization’s Super Late Models at SpeedFest 2024.
“Our whole Rackley W.A.R. Late Model team is pumped to have Ross in the No. 25 Pro Late Model at SpeedFest. Cordele is a cool and unique racetrack and always provides some really great racing. We’ll have Dawson Sutton and Gavan Boschele in the Super Late Models and to add Ross in the Pro brings all the necessary ingredients for a really big weekend for us,” said Rackley W.A.R. Racing Development mentor and team President Willie Allen.