Keelan Harvick Chasing World Crown 300 Victory at Cordele

Keelan Harvick will make his first start in the World Crown 300 this Saturday, competing in his second career ASA Southern Super Series event.

Harvick, the 14-year-old son of 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick, made his Southern Super Series debut in September at Five Flags Speedway. He finished fifth in the event, won by Matt Craig.

Now, the Toyota Racing development driver will take on the Cohen Law Group World Crown 300 at Cordele Motor Speedway. The prestigious event debuted in 1983 at Gresham Motorsports Park, then known as Georgia International Speedway.

Dick Trickle won the inaugural World Crown 300, and other notable winners of the historic race include Darrell Waltrip, Chase Elliott, Rich Bickle and more. The event went on hiatus following the closing of Gresham Motorsports Park in 2014, but returned at Cordele Motor Speedway in 2024.

Michael Hinde won the first World Crown 300 at Cordele Motor Speedway, with NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitor Jake Garcia winning the event in his home state last year.

Harvick made history last year, becoming the youngest winner in the history of the Allen Turner Snowflake 125 at Five Flags Speedway. In August, he won with the ASA STARS National Tour in the Michigan 300 at Owosso Speedway.

He has also won with the Spears CARS Tour Southwest Pro Late Models and Northwest Pro Late Models, with victories at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway and Evergreen Speedway. as well as in the IceBreaker 125 at Florence Motor Speedway.

This will not be Harvick's first Late Model appearance at Cordele Motor Speedway. Harvick finished fifth in 2025 when the zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model paid a visit to the Georgia facility, leading 41 of the race's 100 laps after qualifying on the pole.

Saturday's World Crown 300 will also serve as the final points-paying race for the ASA Southern Super Series. Spencer Davis enters the event leading Craig by 35 points for the series title, with Bubba Pollard sitting third, 41 points behind Davis.

Other notables in the field include 2025 Snowball Derby winner Stephen Nasse and Casey Roderick, coming off a Pro L ate Model win last Saturday in the Alabama State Asphalt Championship at Montgomery Motor Speedway.

Fans can watch Saturday's race live on RacingAmerica.TV. Click here to subscribe today and watch the World Crown 300 live from Cordele Motor Speedway, with coverage starting at 4 p.m. ET.

-Photo credit: Will Bellamy