Cheers to you, 2024.
This yea’s Late Model Stock car season has officially come to a close. As we enjoy the holiday season and gear up for 2025, there’s no better time than now to reminisce on an incredible year for short track racing.
The 2024 season saw it all. Fantastic photo finishes. Historic wins. Legends returning. New stars made. One iconic combination finding its way back home to grassroots racing.
There were so many moments we could highlight from this past season, but we’ve chosen eight that stood out above the rest and attempted to rank them.
Doing so was a challenge, but we gave it our best shot. Here are the eight most memorable moments from the 2024 Late Model Stock car season.
8. Late Night Chaos at Hampton Heat
Crazy weather and an even crazier race in one of the discipline’s biggest events landed the 2024 Hampton Heat 200 at No. 8 on our list.
The summer showdown at Langley Speedway is regarded as one of the most physically demanding LMSC races in the country simply due to the scorching Virginia summers that give the race its name.
But this time around, mother nature gave us a bit of a curveball.
Heavy rain throughout the day delayed on-track activity by multiple hours, leaving standing water on the racetrack by the time the rains let up.
Race officials could have been forgiven for postponing the event. But with a sold out crowd and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the field, they elected to race that night. After many hours of track drying, the field did just that.
Fans who stayed were given a treat, with one of the best installments of the Brenden Queen Vs. Connor Hall rivalry to date. The two heavyweight hometown heroes went toe-to-toe throughout the night, with Queen getting the better of Hall in the closing laps to take the checkered flag in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Earnhardt came home a respectable fifth at night’s end and the party at Langley lasted all night long. Everyone got their money’s worth in a race that will be remembered for years to come.
7. Lee Pulliam Returns to Racing at Martinsville
The Martinsville 300 has the distinct ability to both create legends and apparently bring them out of retirement, too. LMSC legend Lee Pulliam‘s return to the drivers seat made it a race to remember.
While Pulliam now spends his time as a team owner for Lee Pulliam Performance, he was once the hottest…
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