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Mini Tyrrell Returns to Victory Lane, Dominates at Wake County

Mini Tyrrell erased a winless drought of more than 40 races with the zMAX CARS Tour on Saturday night with a big win at Wake County Speedway.

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After a winless drought of more than 40 races, Mini Tyrrell returned to victory lane in the zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car Series Saturday night at Wake County Speedway.

Tyrrell led every lap of the Accent Imaging 125 at the Raleigh, North Carolina facility for his second career win in the Late Model Stock Car series, and his first since 2021 at Tri-County Motor Speedway.

On a night full of carnage and tempers with 27 machines crammed onto the tight Wake County Speedway quarter-mile, Tyrrell stayed out front and dominated proceedings after starting on the pole. The win is a monumental one, not just for Tyrrell but for his entire family-operated team as they return to victory lane.

"This one just speaks volumes for this race team," said Tyrrell. "It's been a while since we've been in victory lane, but I'm just so proud of my team. This one was hard-fought, well-deserved. We've been working so hard, we had such a great year last year, we just never could capitalize.

"I'm so happy, I'm so blessed that my family is here. My dad. I can't say enough nice things about him. He works so hard every single day for me to be able to do this. Working with your best friend seven days a week isn't easy, but we make due. He'd sell his liver if he had to, to get me here."

The building blocks for Saturday's win started one year ago. Despite the win in 2021, Tyrrell and his team struggled throughout the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The Virginia driver focused on consistent finishes to turn his career around in 2024, giving him momentum this year.

"We struggled for two years back-to-back really hard," explained Tyrrell. "I was at a point in my career too, as a driver, what was I doing wrong? I guess I'm just washed up now."

"Last year, I was like, look, I'm just gonna come into this season, finish in the top 10, and that's going to be my goal every race. We did that, we finished with the most top 10s all season long. I just transferred that to this year."

That perseverance paid off, snapping a 42-race winless drought in the zMAX CARS Tour.

"It definitely is like a big monkey falling off your back. These races are so hard. Just getting the pole this weekend was a win. That was incredible, because it's just so tight, this field is so tight and every year just becomes more and more competition and more and more cars getting sent home. To be standing here this year, I'm so proud of myself, I'm so proud of my team."

Connor Hall finished second, with Doug Barnes, Jr., Kade Brown and Landen Lewis rounding out the top five.

The next stop for the zMAX CARS Tour is a brand-new venue for the series, Cordele Motor Speedway in Cordele, Georgia. Both the Late Model Stock Cars and Pro Late Models will take part in the event on April 12, the series' first visit to the Peach State.

-Photo credit: zMAX CARS Tour

Accent Imaging 125 Unofficial Results
FinNoDriverLapsDiff
181Mini Tyrrell125---
288Connor Hall1250.468
388BDoug Barnes, Jr.1251.033
44Kade Brown1251.317
529Landen Lewis1251.773
604Ronnie Bassett, Jr.1252.028
716Chad McCumbee1252.083
84SDonovan Strauss1252.263
92Brandon Pierce1252.422
1032Dylon Wilson1252.502
1115HHolden Haddock1252.625
1257Landon Huffman1252.644
1315Ryan Millington1253.006
141JClay Jones1253.031
1511Buddy Isles, Jr.1255.273
1600Chase Burrow1232 Laps
1705Mason Bailey1232 Laps
1828Landon S. Huffman1214 Laps
197Tristan McKee11411 Laps
2044Conner Jones11312 Laps
2103Lanie Buice10916 Laps
2208Deac McCaskill10223 Laps
2322Carson Loftin10124 Laps
244EParker Eatmon9530 Laps
251Andrew Grady5669 Laps
2608HCarson Haislip15110 Laps
2771Aaron Donnelly
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