It was just two weeks before that Kaden Honeycutt had Virginia success. Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, he managed to make the advance to the “championship four” at Martinsville.
It was a week before he was racing for the championship in Phoenix and finished with a very respectable third place.
From there, it was back to Virginia to race another historic oval at South Boston Speedway. The State Water Heaters Krush 250 (presented by Rogers) was an addition to the regular SoBo schedule as a fund raiser for the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation.
The Burton family also has history, and named grandstands, at South Boston. Racing there when coming up into NASCAR stardom, the Burtons celebrated victories and friendships. Ward had retired from full time racing and started the Wildlife Foundation for land preservation, education and sustaining natural areas and resources.
The Krush 250 brought racers and fans together for attention and funding of the goals of the WBWF. For Kaden Honeycutt, it was a little more than another race. It was a defense of his event win last year at Orange County Speedway in North Carolina.
For this race, the attrition did come on with the South Boston hot laps which set an overtime run to the finish. For a late race bid, Bobby McCarty had the front spot but that last caution set the drag race up to the checkers which Honeycutt took off with.
Jeb Burton started on the pole and managed a top five finish. Honeycutt had the win, McCarty was in for second, Parker Eatmon came across in third with Burton and Blake Stallings filling the top five.
Photo Gallery: State Water Heaters Krush 250 (presented by Rogers) – South Boston Speedway
