04/11/2025
đđ„ Kern County Raceway Park â Strawberry Converts, Joly And Carter Keep The Pressure On
Round 11 at Kern County Raceway Park tightened the screws on the 358 Mod National Tour. Over 22 green-flag laps, the front group traded punches until the race settled into a measured sprint to the flag. Aidan Strawberry took control after the lone pass for the lead and managed the pace from there, stacking maximum feature points on a night where the gaps were built in tenths, not seconds.
Ben Joly chased Strawberry all the way to the stripe for second, his mid-race consistency keeping the leader honest. Behind them, Brayden E Carter completed the podium and owned the raceâs outright quickest lap at 14.705âan important tell with the schedule entering its late stretch. Up front, the first portion of the event was exactly as advertised: the top four were glued together, probing for overlap and forcing each other into perfect entries. Justin Veal, on debut, set fast time in qualifying and led early portions of the fight before the rhythm tipped Strawberryâs way. It was Vealâs 13th career ICL start (first in this series) and his best moment of the night was pure pace at the sharp endâno points narrative needed yet.
The hard-charger headline was shared three ways. Hunter Dunn (P12 â P5), JT Ferry (P13 â P6), and Tyler Alwardt (P15 â P8) each gained seven spots to tie for the nightâs biggest climbsâvaluable swings under a format that pays 12 points to win and then steps down one point per position. Those gains cushion the title math: nights like this donât always make the splashy recap line, but they often decide the final column.
Not everyone escaped clean. Cole Stangleâs promising P6 start unraveled to P11 after a disconnect, while several mid-pack runners ended as DQs, turning potential top-10 nights into damage control. Brayden Longâs result was also wiped after running on the fringe of the top 10. Meanwhile, Blake T Adams delivered a tidy P7 from inside the top 10 all race, and Derrick Rucker and Dusty Fincher locked down ninth and tenth with steady, low-risk laps in traffic.
In the championship picture, Strawberryâs win extends a lead built on conversion: four wins in ten starts and every finish inside the top 10. Ferryâs +7 drive to P6 kept the deficit from ballooning and continues his pattern of making value from tough grids. Carterâs podiumâand the fastest lapâunderscores a late-season surge thatâs moved him into the thick of second-place contention. Jolyâs runner-up adds another top-five to whatâs become one of the paddockâs most efficient points returns, now three top-fives in his last four.
Whatâs Next
Weedsport is up next for Round 12. With its tight radius corners and punishing exits, recent single-lap speed from Carter and Jolyâs long-run balance will be worth watching as the front group tries to trim Strawberryâs advantage.
Results
Aidan Strawberry, 2) Ben Joly, 3) Brayden E Carter, 4) Justin Veal, 5) Hunter Dunn, 6) JT Ferry, 7) Blake T Adams, 8) Tyler Alwardt, 9) Derrick Rucker, 10) Dusty Fincher, 11) Cole Stangle, 12) Brayden Long, 13) Doug Welch, 14) Dennis Holley, 15) Brandon Carvey, 16) Rylee Board
Top 20 In Standings
Aidan Strawberry, 2) JT Ferry, 3) Brayden E Carter, 4) Seth Gregory, 5) Kinser Lightner, 6) Ben Joly, 7) Tyler Ducharme, 8) Dylan Blackburn, 9) Brenden McGlothlin, 10) Charlie Geibel, 11) Johnnie Tucker, 12) Chase Hardy, 13) Tyler Mckim, 14) Gary Edwards III, 15) Joseph Grandy, 16) Matthew Selby, 17) Brett Grube, 18) Justin Veal, 19) Damian Ward, 20) Talan Carter
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