Kaden Honeycutt Excited to Defend Krush 250 Victory at South Boston

This weekend, Kaden Honeycutt battles for a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. Next weekend, he'll be racing at South Boston Speedway, defending his win in the inaugural Orange Krush race in 2024.

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The Krush 250 moves to South Boston for 2025, taking place on Saturday, November 8. One year ago, Honeycutt scored the victory in the event supporting the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation at Orange County Speedway. This year's event at South Boston boasts a purse of $75,000.

Coming off a win at South Boston with the zMAX CARS Tour in September, Honeycutt is brimming with excitement for the State Water Heaters Krush 250.

“I love South Boston," said Honeycutt in Phoenix during media day for NASCAR Championship Weekend. "We won there in September for the CARS Tour race. I’m looking forward to going back and defending our Krush. We won the last Krush at Orange County.

“Jeb and Ward and Buck Reuss and all of those guys do an excellent job of promoting and running a really, really good show. I’ve told Jeb, as long as you run this race and you have it on a weekend I can show up, I will show up every time."

First, the focus turns to Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race. Competing for Halmar Friesen Racing following an injury to Stewart Friesen, Honeycutt now finds himself as one of four drivers with a shot at the title.

“I really feel like we have a good chance at it," said Honeycutt. "HFR has been really, really good here in the past. I didn’t really notice that until I started looking through it. Stewart has always been good here.

“I think we’ve got a good chance to mix it up. If we don’t win, it’s not from a lack of effort. The fact that we even get to come here and compete for this is just a cherry on top. We get to have some fun tomorrow afternoon and see what happens.”

During the roller coaster season, Honeycutt departed Niece Motorsports mid-season but landed in the No. 52 for Halmar Friesen Racing after Friesen's injuries sustained racing in a Super DIRTcar Series event at Autodrome Drummond.

Friesen's misfortune proved to be Honeycutt's gain, keeping his Playoff hopes alive. Following a runner-up finish one week ago at Martinsville, Honeycutt reached the Championship 4 ahead of Layne Riggs on a tiebreaker.

For the Texas native who first cut his teeth racing on dirt, reaching the Championship 4 was an emotional moment for Honeycutt and his family.

“I was so happy my dad was there last weekend," said Honeycutt. "A lot of things have definitely gone down for us to be in that moment. "Knowing every night that we worked until two or three in the morning on dirt cars, running every Friday night out in Texas on dirt tracks, that’s what led to that and led for us to be here. I was just so excited to have my dad there last weekend."

Along with taking part in the State Water Heater Orange Krush 250, Honeycutt will also return to Five Flags Speedway in December to defend his title in the Snowball Derby.

“I’ll have four cars again at Pensacola in December – the Truck, Modified, Pro and Super. No lack of racing at the end of the year. I’ll try to relax as much as possible, even though I probably won’t. I always find something to try to do.”

For more information about the State Water Heaters Krush 250 presented by Rogers benefitting the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, visit southbostonspeedway.com/krush250.

Fans can also watch the Krush 250 live on RacingAmerica.TV on Saturday, November 8. Click here to subscribe today and tune in to the Krush 250.

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