11/17/2025
American All-Star Series
Justin Williams wins the championship race as Tyler Arrington wins the Touring Series, AJ Hicks the Weekly Series and Stephen Lusher Mini All Stars
The final run of the Season took us to Natural Bridge. One more race to get touring and weekly points. 45 Late Models and 11 Mini Wedges went for it on a beautiful day for racing.
The day for the late models began with the MyRacePass Hot Laps. John Ruggiero Jr. was fastest with a 16.286. Just behind was Justin Williams, 16.306, and Tyler Arrington, 16.381. In fourth was Trent Ivy with a 16.410 and in fifth Jack Brown with a 16.470.
In BHR and Double Nickle Qualifying, Tyler Arrington topped the timing sheets. A 16.228 his lap time. In second John Ruggiero Jr, 16.419, and third Justin Willaims, 16.582. Fourth was Tyler Bare with a 16.616 and in fifth was Jack Brown with a 16.680.
O'Reilly Auto Parts Heat 1 was won by Tyler Arrington. He held off Tyler Bare all race, who finished second. Ronnie Martin raced in the feature in third and Michael Leach charged from seventh to fourth and also advanced to the Pro Late Model Paramount.
In Outside Groove Heat 2 John Ruggiero Jr. finished in first from pole. Behind him were Jack Brown in second and Kolbe Kimbrew in third. The fourth and final transfer spot went to AJ Hicks from sixth on the grid.
Justin Williams won PPM Racing Products Heat 3 in front of a fast-charging Hayden Cardwell. Ryan Smith finished behind them in third and Tyler Hoy in fourth.
American Racer Heat 4 was won by Trevor Sise who beat Austin Yarbrough to the win. Kendal Tucker finished third and Kyle Hardy raced in as the final car from the Heats.
In DirtRichTV B Main 1 Ryan Adams used his chance to race his way into the feature by winning. With him into the feature would go second place Cole Apple and third place Mathew Porter.
Gasko Gaskets B Main 2 was won by Trent Ivy in front of Breason Fulton. The third transfer spot for this race, and the last for the day went to Billy Beachler.
Now it was time for the last 60 laps of AAS racing in 2025. The Pro Late Model Paramount was here and from the start one was on incredible run and with a almost caution-less race the only thing others could only hope for lapped traffic issues. But those never came as Justin Williams took home the win at his home track. Tyler Arrington did all he could and had to settle for second. Trevor Sise finished third and Tyler Bare fourth. John Ruggiero Jr. rounded out the top five. The second half of the top ten was as follows: Hayden Cardwell, Justin Yarbrough,Jack Brown, Ronnie Martin Jr. and Ryan Smith
The Mini All Stars were also at NBS and they went right at it.
In Hot Lap/Qualifying Addison Rhodes was fastest with a 25.329. In second was Joel Ramsey, 26.514, and in third Brodie Harrison, 26.571. In fourth we had Aeyla Jarvis, 28.810, and in fifth Corbin Kincaid, 29.815.
The Feature was always close, most of the time a three way fight for the win! After a late caution our leaders were almost door to door for the last lap as Brodie Harrison came out as the winner of the final Mini All Stars race of the season. Joel Ramsey came in second as Addison Rhodes finished third. Aeyla Jarvis came in fourth and Owen Rankin in fifth. The second half of the field was as follows: Colton Lilly, Luke Eavey, Marshall Stinnett, Logan Jarvis, Corbin Kincaid and Stephen Lusher.
Congratulations to the, now, two time champion of the AAS, Tyler Arrington! A strong season is crowned with the championship as he fought an incredible Competition all year. A deserved Championship for an incredible year of consistence and speed.
Also to our Rookie of the year Mathew Porter. A Year of improving ends with the Award for AAS Rookie of the year. We are sure he will use his learnings to take a step forward in 2026.
Also big congratulations to the winner of the weekly series, AJ Hicks. He won 12 races and reached maximum points! Respect for an well deserved championship.
Last but surely not least is the Champion of the Mini All Stars. Stephen Lusher gets his first championship after a great year for him.
We can all look forward to another year of AAS racing with more tracks and even closer competition in every series, touring, weekly and the Mini All Stars! See you all for an amazing 2026!
We'd like to thank all the partners who helped us for the 2025 season: PPM Racing Products, American Racer: "The Official Tire of the AAS," Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Chevrolet Performance: Vehicles, Parts, Racing, O'Reilly Auto Parts: "The Official Auto Parts Store of the AAS," Mahle Motorsport, Wieland: "The Official Aluminum of the AAS," Pro Fabrication: "The Official Header of the AAS," Save-A-Lot: "The Official Grocery Store of the AAS," Gasko Gaskets, BHR Fabrication, Double Nickle Race Cars, Outside Groove, Daytona 1: "The Official Lubricant of the AAS,", VP Racing Fuels: "The Official Fuel of the AAS," Aiken Ridge Landworx, Veteran Land Management, Western Excavation, Rocky Top Family Medicine, Burgess Motorsport Consulting, ML Performance Midwest, Dirt Rich TV, Double J Farm Motorsports, Hyperco, Massey Powersports, MD3, Peeping Dragon Photography, Dirt Track Racers Recovery for Christ, Velocity Chassis, QA1, Warrior Race Cars, WV Fireworks Outlet, and XS Power Batteries.
Article Credit: Joseph Rush
Submitted By: Luca Koenig
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