Zach Michael is in the groove! Three victories at Atlanta, Watkins Glen and Charlotte is his best since 2019, capitalizing on an impeccable sixth-straight Chase birth. The #20 Coca-Cola team started the year with five-straight top-11's, catapulting to a near full-race lead on the rest of field. By Kansas, they had amassed 11 top-20's in 12 events. The summer stretch was rough; three accidents at Charlotte, Gateway and Pocono dropped them to fourth in the standings, conveniently nestled between a series of top-10 finishes. A third at Michigan followed an impressive second-place run in the Brickyard 400, earning momentum for a big victory at The Glen! By the Chase, they were back to third in the standings. A fifth-place in the Eddie Money Classic put them atop the heap! A crash at Talladega dropped them to 4th, only to win the following week in the Mello Yello 500, back in contention. Zach Michael enters Homestead only 3-points behind Johnny Reed Foley, starting 27th for the Pennzoil 400 finale!

Zach Michael Statistics (2025)

Wins: 3 (2nd)
Top-5's: 10 (T-3rd)
Top-10's: 16 (4th)
Laps Led: 510 (4th)
Avg. Fin.: 14.7 (3rd)
Poles: 2 (T-5th)
DNF %: 11% (T-4th)
Laps Run: 9,745 (3rd)
Points Behind Foley: -3 (2nd)

What a year! The #3 AC-Delco team entered 2025 as the Championship favorites, hoping to match their career-high totals in 2024. A third-place finish in the Daytona 500, combined with early victories at Martinsville and Texas kept the dominance-streak alive! Despite a tough summer-stretch, 1,045 laps led propelled them to fourth in points by the end of the regular season. Five-straight top-20 finishes earned Foley a 99-point lead entering Charlotte, in-line to win his second-straight title! Unfortunately, a crash at in the Mello Yello 400 earned him 37th-place, with a blown camshaft in Atlanta just two weeks later. He would persevere. Three top-3 finishes at Martinsville and Rockingham put him back in the lead, just three-points ahead fo Zach Michael entering the Pennzoil 400! He will start on the outside-pole, ready to lead the first lap in style!

Johnny Reed Foley Statistics (2025)

Wins: 2 (T-3rd)
Top-5's: 10 (T-3rd)
Top-10's: 17 (T-2nd)
Laps Led: 1,239 (1st)
Avg. Fin.: 16.6 (4th)
Poles: 3 (T-2nd)
DNF %: 20% (T-21st)
Laps Run: 9,132 (27th)
Points Behind Foley: 0 (1st)

Zach Michael looks smooth! Four-straight top-15 finishes puts the #20 Coca-Cola Mustang atop the heap. A monstrous 42-point advantage over Johnny Reed Foley heading to the Pop Secret 400, starting deep in the field in 39th spot. Foley will grid 8th, with young-guns Adam Crapser and Jeremy Hebel occupying the front row. Timothy McDonnell and Ryan Heuser still have a shot at the title, also gridding outside the top-20. Can all four drivers stay on the lead lap? With the torrid pace of the front-runners in previous events, look for one of the title-contenders to fall behind early.

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The green flag waves! Pole-sitter Adam Crapser fails to lead the first lap, relinquishing the top-spot to Zakk Miller on lap-1. Amazingly, Miller has failed to earn a pole since Watkins Glen, ending a streak of six in ten events during the summer-stretch. Despite the lack of front-row starts, their race-pace hasn't slowed, leading a lap in six of their last eight races. Seeing Team Danger Zone up front is a good omen for points-leade Zach Michael, mired in 40th-place by lap ten in an attempt to save tires. 

Alex Crapser's #04 Pennzoil Chevrolet was at the helm by lap-15. He and Tony Pizzaro attempted to pull away from the field, gapping the pack by a full two-seconds before the tires gave way. Johnny Reed Foley, Matt Raboin and John Battista had caught them, with Raboin's Valvoline Viper taking the top-spot away on lap-52. The #87 Quantum Racing team hasn't earned a top-3 finish since their victory at California in March, hoping to climb up the standings from their current 8th-place spot.

Mike Carroll, Scott Jackson, Tony Gunk, Trae Larkin, Jimmie Stevens, David Butterworth, Mark Heron, Rob Scarberry, Donald Stewart, Kevin Corbat, Ken Joynt, Molemar Diggs, Jonathan Skrabacz and Dalton Lucas all fell down a lap after the first round of pit stops. Zach Michael, Timothy McDonnell and Ryan Heuser fought defiantly to stay ahead of Raboin before the cycle, succeeding, though having to overcome the same obstacle for the second green flag run. Up front, Wendy's man John Battista passed Raboin for the lead, setting a blistering pace.

The #39 Lucas Racing Chevrolet lapped third-in-points Timothy McDonnell on lap-98! Fourth-in-points Ryan Heuser went down on lap-131, with points leader Zach Michael well in sight. Amazingly, Michael would hold Battista off for the remainder of the stint, only to lose his lap under the second green-flag stop. He was still running 16th, a good 23-spots gained from his 39th starting position. McDonnell came out of the pits in 22nd, with Heuser extending his fuel run, coming out 27th with fresher rubber. Johnny Reed Foley was fifth, in a virtual tie with Michael for the standings lead.

Dakota Wilkins came out on top! He pitted early, inheriting a five-second advantage over John Battista, with Ben Geer, Ken Pettit and Johnny Reed Foley in tow. Wilkins would win the Halfway Bacon Bonus, as he and Battista pulled to an enormous lead by lap-215, lapping everyone in the field through the seventh-place car. Battista re-took the top-spot after the next round of stops, with several drivers gaining their lap back by pitting early, including Ryan Heuser and Zach Michael. John Tharp used the same strategy, occupying the second position.

Johnny Reed Foley takes the lead! Five bonus-points while Zach Michael goes back a lap down. He and Ryan Heuser pitted earlier than Battista, with Heuser inheriting second-place after a masterful full-lap gain over the field, all under green! Then, disaster struck. John Tharp and Cristian Torres make contact entering turn-3, clipping Tony Gunk as all three wallop the outside wall. Torres gets knocked by Matthew Dominique and fifth-place Ken Pettit as the #26 slides onto the racing groove, with Logan Sheets, Zakk Miller, Mike Carroll and Tony Pizzaro failing to avoid. Most of the cars were parked over the banking transition, with smoke billowing towards the frontstretch grandstands. Tharp, Torres, Dominique, Carroll, Pettit and Sheets all failed to continue.

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Qualifying Results

The kernels are poppin'! Zach Michael, Johnny Reed Foley, Timothy McDonnell and Ryan Heuser ain't stoppn'! 123 points divide the top-three Championship contenders, with Heuser looking for victory #8. Zach Michael and Timothy McDonnell finished 11th and 18th here in the spring, with Foley out with a blown engine. Look for better luck to befall them this week. The AC-Delco squad hasn't finished a race here since 2023, nearly costing Foley the 2024 title! Look for a more conservative gear ratio this week. Adam Crapser sweeps both Rockingham poles, in shades of Markell Murphy in 2024! Marvel-man Jeremy Hebel occupies the outside, hoping to extend his short-track luck to The Rock. Foley grids 8th. McDonnell starts 22nd. Zach and Ryan will kickoff 39th and 35th after near-spins off the tight turn-2 corner. Good luck to all 45 teams in the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400!

2025 Chase Results (Eight Events)

Points Standings (After 34 of 36 Events)
1. Zach Michael: - (+1)
2. Johnny Reed Foley: -42 (-1)
3. Timothy McDonnell: -106
4. Ryan Heuser: -123 (+3)
5. Tony Pizzaro: -155 (-1)
6. Rick Jackson: -195 (-1)
7. Craig Lee: -247 (-1)
8. Matt Raboin: -264
9. Alex Crapser: -338
10. Adam Crapser: -372

Friday, November 21st, 4:00 ET

Johnny Reed Foley is on the prowl! His second-straight Extravaganza Series title looms in the midst, hoping to buy a uranium-plated guitar with his earnings. Zach Michael, Timothy McDonnell, Tony Pizzaro and Rick Jackson hope to ransack his chances; each with a love-hate relationship with the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Zach Michael won here in the spring, hoping to duplicate his success by eliminating the Coca-Cola #20's 48-point disadvantage.

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Logan Sheets earns his third pole of 2025, joining the class with Zakk Miller, points leader Johnny Reed Foley and Ryan Heuser! He would navigate the first three laps in style, getting passed by Markell Murphy before stealing the lead back on lap-6. Logan, Markell and Tony Pizzaro fought mercilessly for the top-spot as the remaining 42-cars stood in a three-wide promenade directly behind. The Fenway Frank #12 would prevail, setting the pace for the remainder of the green flag stint. 

The NOS-Energy brigade of Ryan Heuser and Craig Lee came out with the lead after pit stops, with Tony Pizzaro and Markell Murphy straggling to a four-second advantage over the rest of the field. Lee took the advantage on lap-87, lapping Trae Larkin, Scott Jackson and Mark Heron in the process. Pizzaro acquired the top-spot five laps later, re-handing the lead to the NOS-energy brigade before lap-100.

Heuser and Lee swapped the lead for the remainder of the stint. No accidents so far, with a blown piston by Dalton Lucas as the only fatality. Tony Pizzaro's engine would eventually decimate, dropping from 97-points back to 155 after a devastating 45th-place finish. Up front, Heuser and Markell Murphy pulled away from the field, lapping points leader Foley after a morbid pit stop for the AC-Delco crew. David Butterworth, Donald Stewart, Rod Weston and Kevin Corbat also fell to the leaders.

Markell Murphy's Red Bull #47 found itself atop the heap after a short-pit strategy of the Gods! The rest of the pack caught up, with Adam Crapser taking the top-spot on lap-209. He'd be passed by the fresher tires of Ryan Heuser just a few laps later, with John Battista's #39 Wendy's Chevrolet taking second. The two raced side-by-side to the line as the caution flag finally flew. Part of a header was close to the backstretch groove, stopping the field with 34 cars still on the lead lap. Points leader Foley was not among them.

Devastation after the restart! Cristian Torres and Ziggy Moonglow tangle in turn-2, clipping Dave Miller and Craig Lee as all four devastate the outside barrier. Moonglow's #02 skidded into the path of Alan Nesfeder, slapping Matt Raboin and John Tharp as the rest of the field spun in attempt to avoid the calamity. Ken Joynt and Jimmie Stevens pound-caked the inside wall, knocking Stevens unconscious. Timothy McDonnell, Dan Johnston and Rick Jackson pile-drove each other in attempt to avoid the crash through the middle. Steven Spears, Tony Gunk and Jonathan Skrabacz attempted the same strategy, each receiving front-end damage from contact. In all, five drivers would fail to continue, including title-contender Rick Jackson. He'd drop from 135 to 195-points behind the lead with two races left, finishing 44th in a devastating day for Race-2-Win Motorsports.

John Battista gets tagged! A stop for extra fuel turns into horror and dismay, dropping from the top-3 to mid-pack. He had to check up off  turn-2, getting tagged by teammate Adam Crapser, and sliding hard into the inside wall. He'd finish 39th. Up front, Ryan Heuser, Zach Michael and Chauncey Redmond Jr. battled maniacally for the lead. On lap-236, the points leader blew! Johnny Reed Foley was racing the leaders, decimating his camshaft as Chauncey Redmond slid in the oil, barely avoiding the outside wall. Foley would finish 38th, dropping from 48-points ahead to 42-points behind Zach Michael with two races remaining.

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In celebration of Georgia's last phone booth, David Ortiz will smash his Marucci DO34 into the nether! Points leader Johnny Reed Foley will participate in the ceremony, playing a guitar version of "Taps" after the final piece gets destroyed. Foley swept both Atlanta events in 2024. Zach Michael won the Cracker Barrel 500 this spring, hoping to capitalize on decreasing his current 48-point gap!

Points Standings (After 33 of 36 Events)

1. Johnny Reed Foley: -
2. Zach Michael: -48
3. Timothy McDonnell: -91 (+2)
4. Tony Pizzaro: -97 (-1)
5. Rick Jackson: -135 (-1)
6. Craig Lee: -216 (+1)
7. Ryan Heuser: -217 (-1)
8. Matt Raboin: -237
9. Alex Crapser: -364
10. Adam Crapser: -441

Friday, November 14th, 4:00 ET

The Martinsville hot dog is cursed! Steven Spears was dared to eat one during the Spring race, finishing third but vomiting inside the car. "I was so sick, I forgot how to drive slow" said Spears, earning the nickname "Flex Puke". Last year, Ryan Heuser, Johnny Reed Foley and John Battista performed an eating contest, filming a commercial for the new "Hostess Hero" hot dog buns. All three lost to Adam Crapser, citing his empty-stomach as the impetus for his third career victory!

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Neither Adam or Alex Crapser have led a lap during the Chase! Both drivers dominated this facility in the past, hoping to rebound to their former glory despite starting deep in the field. Up front, Dave Miller earns his second pole of 2025, with miracle-man Michael Henson and David Butterworth hoping to rectify their careers with a performance of the Gods! They will start second and fifth, with most of the Chase contenders mired towards the rear.

The #90 Marlboro Chevrolet smokes the competition, leading the first ten laps before a devastating blow! Ziggy Moonglow and Rick Jackson make contact battling for 32nd, sending the #44 Crown Royal in a smoke-screen towards the turn-1 barrier. Adam Crapser slams his quarter-panel, breaking the left-side tie rod while earning his second-straight last place finish. "We've completed 13 laps in two weeks" said Adam, frustrated that he engulfed the ill-fated hot dog just one hour prior. "At least the porta-john won't be my seat." Jackson's car remained drivable, but limped to a 25th place finish. He would finish 135-points behind; fifth in the standings with three races remaining.

Michael Henson's #144 Black + Decker Chevrolet pulled off a performance of the Gods! 74 laps at the front after Dave Miller came in for tires, easily their best performance since his victory in the 2017 Food City 500 at Bristol. Henson's only led 133 laps from then to today, sticking with the same organization throughout. With rumors of Shake N' Bake Racing folding after the 2025 campaign, this is a well-needed boon! He would eventually finish seventh, bumping the team to 34th-place in points; a guaranteed spot in the Daytona 500 field if they decide to continue for 2026.

Zakk Miller leads his 21st race in 2025, easily the best of his career! He would lap Steven Spears, Trae Larkin, Dakota Wilkins, Markell Murphy and Mike Carroll, staying out through lap-130. He would lose the lead to teammate Zach Michael after an immaculate short-pit, earning their five-bonus points while momentary jumping to the points lead! Michael's #20 Coca-Cola Mustang came in with a one-point deficit to Johnny Reed Foley, currently running in fifth with fresher tires. Tony Pizzaro entered just nine points behind, racing Rob Scarberry and Jimmie Stevens for 23rd in hopes of staying on the lead lap.

Newer tires hold true! Johnny Reed Foley takes the lead on lap-210, re-gaining his points-lead status. A Craig Lee spin finally brings out the caution on lap-218, setting up a streak of heavy tempers and debris flying into the sky. John Tharp goes for a spin on the frontstretch on lap-234. Mike Carroll and Rob Scarberry spin in front of Ryan Heuser on lap-243, with Heuser, Scarberry and Geno Sphere clamped against the outside retaining-wall. Heuser would never recover, finishing 21st and extending his streak of horrific luck. He'd drop to 217-points behind the leader; a gap only the #138 Quick-Silver Chevrolet could overcome. Admittedly, he would admit to consuming the dreaded Martinsville frank!

Two drivers refuse to guzzle the frankfurter! One is Tony Pizzaro. "I ship mine from Fenway, straight off the grill!" said Pizzaro. "When RemDawg's restaurant closed, we bought one-fourth of their inventory at put it in an icebox." Timothy McDonnell can't stand the food, citing it as "solid piss topped with feculence". Without the curse at their grasp, they may be in line for their first victory of the year tonight! Up front, Johnny Reed Foley pits, re-handing the lead to Zakk Miller. He and Chauncey Redmond Jr. battle maniacally for the Halfway Bacon, with Redmond edging out the slab! ... Read more »

Points Standings (After 32 of 36 Events)

1. Johnny Reed Foley: -
2. Zach Michael: -1 (+2)
3. Tony Pizzaro: -9 (-1)
4. Rick Jackson: -53 (-1)
5. Timothy McDonnell: -106
6. Ryan Heuser: -147
7. Craig Lee: -161
8. Matt Raboin: -196
9. Alex Crapser: -246 (+1)
10. Adam Crapser: -305 (-1)

Friday, November 7th, 4:00 ET

Johnny Reed Foley rides smooth! Five-straight top-20's entering the Mello Yello 500, putting him well in line to win his second-straight Extravaganza title. The Race-2-Win brigade tries to bridge his 30-position advantage, needing a string of top-5 finishes or a bad luck night for Foley to climb back into the hunt. Zach Michael, Timothy McDonnell, Ryan Heuser, Craig Lee, Matt Raboin, Adam Crapser and Alex Crapser all have fight maniacally for the win.

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Five races left in the 2025 campaign! Logan Sheets wins his second career pole, sweeping both Charlotte events in hopes for his first career victory. "If Tony Gunk can pull it off, we should lap the field!" said Sheets, eating a Hostess blueberry pie. John Battista bought fifteen of them for the race, stashing them inside a converted ash-tray, once used by Dalton Lucas himself. "I started smoking to break up with Dolores (Former Mrs. Extravaganza). It worked, but I became addicted for three weeks. All those cars were sent to the #39 stable." Hopefully Battista will have time to eat all the pies.

The green flag waved, as 300,000 spectators roared with the might of a philharmonic orchestra! A horrendous backstretch crash sent Adam Crapser on his roof on lap-4, catapulting through his own smoke-screen after slamming the inside barrier. He would be okay, dropping to tenth in the standings after a disastrous ride. "The Gods gave us the Chase, but took away our pace!' said Crapser. Dave Miller would limp to 35th after damage from the incident.

Ryan Heuser took the lead from Sheets on lap-27, holding the pace through the first green flag stops. The #138 Quick-Silver Motorsports NOS Energy Chevrolet came in 198-points behind leader Johnny Reed Foley, rebounding with a sixth-place finish at Talladega after three-straight DNF's. A Zakk Miller spin on the frontstretch brought out the second caution, losing a lap as the leaders flew by. Miller would struggle with handling for most of the night, surprisingly satisfied with his eventual 23rd-place result.

Zach Michael, John Battista, Tony Pizzaro and Michael Henson stay out on old tires! Leader Ryan Heuser and Dalton Lucas get nabbed for a restart violation, forcing a stop-and-go penalty and trapped a lap down. Both drivers would race amongst the leaders for the rest of the night, failing to recover from their penalties and finish 20th and 21st. It was equally devastating for both, with Lucas driving "the best car in his stable" and Heuser failing to gain ground in the standings with only four races left.

John Battista took the lead from Zach Michael immediately after the restart! The #39 Wendy's Chevrolet kept pace, proving that slightly older tires could even-out over the course run. By lap-100, points leader Johnny Reed Foley and Markell Murphy tag-teamed him, with Murphy pulling away to a two-second advantage as Logan Sheets, Tony Pizzaro, Dakota Wilkins, Dan Johnston, Ziggy Moonglow, Scott Jackson and Timothy McDonnell battled maniacally for each of the top-10 positions.

Molemar Diggs and Matthew Dominique would succumb to engine troubles throughout the  night. A part of the #41's header flew into the racing groove, bringing out the yellow for the third time. Zach Michael's Danger Zone crew put him up front, restarting with the lead for the second time. He and Ziggy Moonglow pulled a Coca-Cola 1-2 punch at the head of the pack, with Moonglow passing him for the lead just after Zach earned the Halfway Bacon Bonus! A Dave Miller crash on the backstretch brought out the fourth yellow flag, eliminating Ziggy's momentum in hopes for his second-straight Charlotte victory.

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The track is sleek! The grass turns meek! Devastation and deluge overflow the surface, sending fans and officials under the nearest canopy's and awnings. Sadly, it was too little consolation, as water filled to the thighs and knee-caps of all! Thousands of high-IQ men climbed to the spotters stand, hoping to survive the devastation. If they don't get struck by lightning, or if the roof doesn't cave in, they will be good to go for next week!

Points Standings (After 31 of 36 Events)
1. Johnny Reed Foley: -
2. Tony Pizzaro: -99 (+1)
3. Rick Jackson: -107 (+1)
4. Zach Michael: -129 (-2)
5. Timothy McDonnell: -142
6. Ryan Heuser: -198 (+2)
7. Craig Lee: -218
8. Matt Raboin: -218 (-2)
9. Adam Crapser: -276 (+1)
10. Alex Crapser: -304 (-1)

Friday, October 31st, 4:00 ET