Hudson Bulger set fast time in qualifying for both the Super Late Models and Pro Late Models at Protect Your Melon - Buckle Up SpeedFest at Cordele Motor Speedway.

2025 marks the 20th running of Protect Your Melon - Buckle Up SpeedFest, an event that often pits NASCAR stars against Late Model greats and births new stars in the racing world.

The latest edition of "The Bullring Hot Lap" features Track Enterprises' Bob Sargent, as he details the process of adjusting the schedule for this weekend's Protect Your Melon - Buckle Up SpeedFest at Cordele Motor Speedway.

With a high chance of rain forecasted for Saturday in Cordele, Georgia, feature racing for Protect Your Melon - Buckle Up SpeedFest at Cordele Motor Speedway will now take place on Friday, January 17.

A field of 25 Super Late Models awaits this weekend at Cordele Motor Speedway for Protect Your Melon - Buckle Up SpeedFest, while more than 20 Pro Late Models are entered for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour 100-lap feature.

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.

Chase Elliott, a three-time winner of the SpeedFest Super Late Model event, returns with Fr8 Racing to Cordele Motor Speedway on January 17-18.