Christmas Clash Preview
- andymarquis
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SWANSBORO, NC – Carteret County Speedway is set to close out the 2025 racing season with one of its biggest events of the year, the Christmas Clash.
This year’s running of the $10,000-to-win Limited Late Model race, in its seventh renewal, has attracted some of the biggest stars in late model racing, including Cody Kelley, who won the race in 2023, Dylan Ward, former track champion Tyler Matthews, Jason York, and reigning track champion Rusty Daniels, among others.
The one-day event, which takes place on Saturday, December 13, will also feature a stout field of Legend Cars and the speedway’s Bomber division.
Race Format
The Limited Late Model race will be a 110-lap race. Unlike most big money races in the Carolinas, the Clash will be a four-tire race and will not have any competition cautions or a halfway break.
While tire degradation will still be a factor, Carteret County’s relatively newer track surface is not as abrasive as Coastal Plains Raceway or Southern National Motorsports Park.Â
Carteret was paved in 2015, the year the track opened. Sealer was placed down in 2020 and the corners were repaved in the fall of 2020 following a tumultuous CARS Tour race that summer.
Event Purse
The Limited Late Model portion of the race pays $10,000 to the winner. Second on back pays $1,000 each.
The Legends race pays $2,500-to-win and has attracted over 25 drivers.
Schedule
The entirety of the Christmas Clash will take place on Saturday, December 13. Along with the Limited Late Model division, the race will also feature Legends and Bombers.
8:00am – Pit Gates open
8:15am – Tire/Fuel open
9:30am – Drivers meeting (All divisions)
10:00am – Limited Late Model practice (45 minutes)
10:45am – Bomber/Legends practice.
11:15am – Pre-Qualifying technical inspection
12:00pm – Grandstands open / Qualifying
(Legends, group qualifying; Limited Late Model, single car qualifying.)
1:00pm – Meet and Greet
1:45pm – Pre-race ceremonies
(Nashville recording artist Bryan Mayer to perform the National Anthem)
2:00pm – Green Flag
Heat Races for Legends and Late Models (if needed)
Bomber – 25 laps
Limited Late Model – 110 laps
Legend Car – 40 laps
Entry List
17 Limited Late Models and 27 Legend Cars have pre-registered, with more Limited Late Models expected on race weekend.
Limited Late Model
#03 – Sterling Plemons
#7 – Dylan Ward
#8 – Jake Freeman
#8 – Toro Rodriguez
#9 – Bradley Morgan
#14 – Tucker Jones
#15 – Blake Bledsole
#16 – Rusty Daniels
#18 – Jason York
#21 – Gerald Benton
#44 – Dylan Newsome
#54 – Michael Fose
#63 – Tyler Matthews
#66 – Nick Sample
#75 – Coy Beard
#95 – Cody Kelley
#99 – Tyler Garretson
Legend Car
#1 – Brenton Irving
#2 – Greg Farley
#3 – Shane Irving
#04 – James Monolo
#5 – Eli Black
#9 – Spencer Bradshaw
#9 – Jackson Owens
#11 – Cody Carlton
#14 – Zach Martinez
#15 – Rhylee Hutchins
#15 – Alison Johnson
#16 – Sam Macedo
#16 – Ryan Mycka
#18 – Tony Arnold
#19 – Maddox Hooper
#19 – Jacob Gustin
#24 – Landen Pedersen
#39 – Jacob Staten
#42 – Joey Lobue
#44 – Zoey Smith
#48 – Mason Weakley
#51 – Scotty Benford
#72 – Mason Ford
#75 – Chase Singletary
#80 – Paityn Feyen
#99 – Carsyn Gillikin
#117 – Nathan Williams
Bomber
History of The Clash
The Christmas Clash has been run at Carteret County Speedway in December since 2021. Prior to that, a previous iteration of the race, the Solid Rock Carriers 150, had been run in the summer months, first in 2018.
The Christmas Clash was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previous Winners
2018 – Layne Riggs (July 2019)
2019 – Connor Hall (August 2019)
2020 – Mandy Cohen (NCDHHS Secretary)
2021 – Stacy Puryear
2022 – Jared Fryar
2023 – Cody Kelley
2024 – Connor Hall
The Christmas Clash will be broadcast on Ultra Broadcasting, available free to current subscribers and for $39.95 without a subscription. Tickets are also available for the race.