Challenge Cup to decide championships for Super Late Models, Grand American Modifieds, Super Stocks & Figure 8's

CNS Staff
Sep 17
7 min read

Updated: Sep 19

September 18, 2025 ~ Dacono, CO

Colorado National Speedway will play to host to our most prestigious & historic event this Saturday night: Challenge Cup presented by Guardian Roofing and we're celebrating our 50th anniversary of this historic event in grand fashion with an incredible night of racing with $5,000 to the winner thanks to our friends at Steve’s Transmission & Gears in Memory of Dave Savage.

Along with Super Late Models, divisional champions will be crowned in the Sunoco Grand American Modifieds, PB&T Bank Super Stocks & Exhaust Pros of Northglenn Figure 8's. Last weekend, inclement weather canceled the races. The Ride 911 Motorcycle Ride has been rescheduled for this Saturday September 20^th. Click Here to sign up.

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A little history on Challenge Cup at CNS:

This race marks the 50th edition dating back to 1975 when local driver Odie Robertson won the first event. There has been a total of 36 different winners in 49 races, with Larry Phillips 1982, 1984-1986, & the “High Plains Drifter” Rick Carelli 1989, 1994-1995, 2003 being the winningest drivers in challenge cup history with 4 victories each.

Odie Robertson - Colorado National Speedway

Winners of 2 or More Challenge Cups:

Odie Robertson 1975, 1980

Larry Phillips: 1982, 1984-1986

Rick Carelli: 1989, 1994, 1995, 2003

Jerry Robertson: 1996, 2002, 2004

Chris Eggleston: 2009, 2011

Preston Peltier: 2017, 2019

Brett Yackey: 2018, 2023

There have only been 4 drivers who have won back-to-back Challenge Cups:

Larry Phillips: 1984-1986

Terry Phillips: 1987, 1988

Rick Carelli: 1994, 1995

Dominic Ursetta: 2014, 2015

Father & Son who've won Challenge Cup:

Larry Phillips 1984-1986 / Terry Phillips 1987, 1988

Odie Robertson 1975, 1980 / Jerry Robertson 1996, 2002, 2004 / Darren Robertson 2013

Bruce Yackey 1993 / Brett Yackey 2018, 2023

*The Robertson family is the only three generation family to win at least one Challenge Cup.

2024 Winner:

Last year, Cheyenne, WY's No.82 dominated the 100 lap feature event leading 67 laps en-route to his first career Challenge Cup Victory.

Michael Scott - Colorado National Speedway

Guardian Roofing Super Late Models:

CNS’ premier division the Super Late Models welcomed a new title sponsor in 2025 with the help of our friends at Guardian Roofing. We've seen some familiar faces up front all season and the title fight will come down to the final laps Saturday night. During our last event over Labor Day Weekend, No. 58 Kyle Ray swept both features and cruised to the victory on August 30th. There is currently a tie for the points lead between No. 82 Michael Scott & 2024 Super Late Model Track Champion No. 32 Brett Yackey. Michael Scott has been red hot all season long with 4 victories, while Yackey has 1 win on the season which came during opening night on May 3rd. One of Scott's most impressive wins came on August 9th, after going upside down during the CARS Tour Event on July 26th.

Three other drivers have visited victory lane in 2025 including No. 08, Jace Hansen (6/14), No. 58, Kyle Ray (8/30 Twin Features) & No. 22S Buddy Shepherd (7/26 CARS Tour Event). Challenge Cup has moved back to its traditional date of being the final points race of the season for the Super Late Models, and is setting up to be a fantastic finish to the 2025 season. Join us this Saturday & find out who will take home not only the championship, but also a win in the prestigious CNS Challenge Cup. Will Michael Scott go back-to-back and be one of only five drivers to do so or will Brett Yackey grab his third Challenge Cup Win or could we see a first-time challenge cup winner?

Current Top 5 in Points:

82 Michael Scott (4 Wins, 7 Top 5, 7 Top 10)
32 Brett Yackey (1 Win, 7 Top 5, 8 Top 10)
43 Kody Vanderwal (0 Wins, 4 Top 5, 6 Top 10)
12 Bruce Yackey (0 Wins, 4 Top 5, 9 Top 10)
6 Adam Deines (0 Wins, 1 Top 5, 4 Top 10)

Rookie of the Year:

This year’s Rookie of The Year honors will go to No. 17 Holly Clark, who is a graduate of the Grand American Modified division from 2024.

Holly Clark - Colorado National Speedway

Sunoco Grand American Modifieds

A resurgence in the Grand American Modifieds in 2025 has provided fans with exciting action every time they hit the racing surface. The points could not be any closer heading into the final night of action as two drivers will be fighting it between themselves for the 2025 track championship. No. 51F Cade Fox is a graduate of the Legend Cars & Pro Trucks and found a home in 2025 with the Grand American Modified division. Fox started the season on May 10th with his first ever win in first ever start in a GAM and has went on to win three more times throughout the season. He's also never finished outside the Top 10. Meanwhile, Utah driver No. 66R, Eric Rhead is sitting one point behind Fox and has been incredibly consistent. He picked up his only win during the 50 lap feature on June 14th (which was also his first ever win) and has never finished outside the top 5 all season. Other drivers to grab a win in 2025 include 2024 Rookie of the Year No. 21, Ryan Jones with one win (6/14 Feature 1), No. 6 Larrel Scott one win (8/2), No. 9 CJ Wilson one win (8/30 Feature 1 - this was CJ's first ever win) & No. 08 Jace Hansen one win (8/30 Feature 2). This extremely close points battle will come down to the final lap… Who will be the 2025 Grand American Modified Champion?

Top 5 in Points:

51 Cade Fox 289 Points (4 Wins, 7 Top 5, 9 Top 10)
66R Eric Rhead 288 Points (1 Win, 9 Top 5, 9 Top 10)
3 Jeremiah Hill 200 Points (0 Wins, 0 Top 5, 5 Top 10)
6 Larrel Scott 192 Points (1 Win, 3 Top 5, 6 Top 10)
69 Forest Smith 188 Points (0 Win, 3 Top 5, 5 Top 10)

Rookie of the Year:

This year’s Rookie of The Year honors will go to the No. 541, Kirk Hunter, who has followed in his father Larry Hunter's footsteps running that familiar bright Green, Orange & Black modified.

Kirk Hunter - Colorado National Speedway

PB&T Bank Super Stocks

To say the Super Stock division is healthy in 2025 would be an understatement, with car counts averaging 31 per night, the racing has been tremendous and kept fans on the edge of their seats. After a wild and crazy feature 2 on August 30th, the points have been shaken up with three drivers mathematically in the hunt for the 2025 title. This includes 2023 runner-up No. 23, Jordan Abeyta who has yet to find victory lane this season but hasn't finished outside the top 5 in 8 races; four time and defending champion No. 49, Chris Cox & No. 97, Kyle Stidham who has had a breakout season with two victories the first being his first ever win. Last time out No. 9 Brent Cave (2023 Track Champion) dodged and dipped his way through all the craziness by sweeping both feature events, however some bad luck throughout the season has him sitting fourth in points. Cox, Stidham & Cave are the only three drivers who have picked up wins so far this season. Who will pickup the victories this coming Saturday and who will be crowned the 2025 Super Stock Champion?

Top 5 In Points:

23 Jordan Abeyta 275 Points (0 Wins, 8 Top 5, 8 Top 10)
49 Chris Cox 272 Points (2 Wins, 7 Top 5, 7 Top 10)
97 Kyle Stidham 258 Points (2 Wins, 5 Top 5, 7 Top 10)
9 Brent Cave 236 Points (4 Wins, 6 Top 5, 6 Top 10)
61 John Humphrey 217 Points (0 Wins, 3 Top 5, 6 Top 10)

Rookie of the Year:

While the championship battle will be up for grabs, so to will the Rookie of the Year Title which will come down to two drivers No. 12S Shawn Sulley & No. 18Y Justin Young. Sulley currently has a 21-Point lead over Young for the Rookie of the Year battle.

Exhaust Pros of Northglenn Figure 8’s

Always a fan favorite, the Figure 8’s have continued to thrill fans each night they hit the track and 2025 was no exception with all the hair-raising X action that kept fans on the edge of their seat all season long. No.15 Jereme Wall, much like 2024, has dominated this season: winning 8 out of 9 races contested. Despite the dominant season, Wall has had some challenges in the form of tough competition from veteran drivers including No. 3 Michael Wolfe Jr along with No. 18 Dennis Stepanich III (1 Win). If Wall can hang on for the championship it will be his 9th in the division and third in a row.