Watch Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, Late Model Stars This Friday at SpeedFest

NOTE: Due to inclement weather in the forecast this weekend in Cordele, GA, Protect Your Melon - Buckle Up SpeedFest has been moved up to Friday, January 17.

The ASA banner returns to Cordele Motor Speedway on Friday, January 17 for the 20th running of Protect Your Melon - Buckle Up SpeedFest. A star-studded field is making the trip for the event, one of the first major pavement Super Late Model races of the new year.

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NASCAR Cup Series competitors Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain are both racing at SpeedFest, along with Late Model standouts such as Bubba Pollard, Stephen Nasse, Cole Butcher and Matt Craig.

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SpeedFest features the SpeedFest Super Late Model feature co-sanctioned by the ASA/CRA Super Series and ASA Southern Super Series. The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Pro Late Models will also be in action, along with Cordele's local Legends and Bandoleros.

Updated Weekend Schedule

Thursday, January 16

Friday, January 17

History of SpeedFest

SpeedFest began in 2005 at Lakeland, Florida's USA International Speedway, with Charlie Menard winning the inaugural edition of the event. USA International Speedway hosted SpeedFest until 2008, when the track closed, with Mike Fritts, Eddie Hoffman and Jeff Choquette scoring SpeedFest wins at USA.

The next three editions of SpeedFest took place at Lanier Raceplex, and produced some notable winners. Kyle Busch won the event in 2009 and 2010, while a 15-year-old Chase Elliott won in 2011.

Cordele Motor Speedway hosted its first SpeedFest in 2012, and has remained the only track to host the event since. Kyle Busch returned to SpeedFest victory lane in 2012. Cordele has produced SpeedFest winners such as Elliott, Choquette Harrison Burton, Chandler Smith, Connor Okrzesik Corey Heim and, of course, Bubba Pollard. Pollard enters this year's SpeedFest with a three-year winning streak in the race.

SpeedFest Super Late Model Winners