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AJ Hicks wins at Willard; Tyler Hoy gets his first AAS Victory at Isom and Zach Sise takes home the Mini Points Fund with a Win at Lake Cumberland!

Another Race Week for the AAS in the Books, this time a triple header in Kentucky for the July the Fourth Weekend! As every Year it took us to Willard, Willard Speedway first, then to Isom's Mountain Motor Speedway and we ended on at Lake Cumberland, Lake Cumberland Speedway.
Over the course of this weekend there was also the Mini Points Fund going on, rewarding the driver with the best average finishing position, if started all three races.

The Weekend started at Willard with the MyRacePass Hotlaps and that with Zach Sise as the Hot Laps Fast Time Winner, his Lap being a 13.359. The Top Three were close together and are rounded out by Oscar McCown,13.387, and AJ Hicks, 13.398.

In BHR Qualifying we would see Skylar Marlar take the Fast Time Award with a 13.519. The 13.565 of Logan Walls and 13.574 of Zach Sise would only be enough for second and third, respectively.

Fast Time Winner Skylar Marlar would go on and win O'Reilly Auto Parts Heat One. Also Advancing would be Bailie Lowe, Braeson Fulton and Kent Keyser.

Outside Groove Heat Two would be won by Logan Walls. Second was Tyler Hoy while Oscar McCown and Daniel Dial were third and fourth.

Zach Sise would be the winner of PPM Racing Products Heat Three, he is followed to the Feature by Jimmy Adams, Dalton Brown and Harian Fergusson.

In American Racer Heat Four we saw AJ Hicks take the Chequered Flag first to race his way into the feature. Advancing with him would Ryan Smith, Trevor Sise and Nathan Martin.

The last starting positions would be up for grabs in the DirtRichTV B Feature.
It was won by Joshua Chesney, who had found a lot of pace after his Heat.
The last five spots were taken by Dalton Adkins and Darren Slone in second and third, TJ Hicks in fourth, Kevin Mullen in fifth and last but not least Mathew Porter in sixth.

And with that it was time for the first of three races on our July the fourth weekend, the Stars and Strips 40 would be under way! Skylar Marlar led the beginning of the race from pole, his pace being strong, it looked like he was on his way to victory. But then in lapped traffic he was involved in a caution, taking him out of contention, making for an amazing battle for the Lead. It would be incredibly close to the finish, but AJ Hicks was the one taking home the victory, just beating Zach Sise, who finished second. And just behind him were Logan Walls in third, Bailie Lowe in fourth and Braeson Fulton in fifth. In sixth wee had Dalton Brown and in seventh an fast Joshua Chesney that went up ten spots, which makes him our Hard Charger of the night. The top ten would be rounded out by Jimmy Adams, Tyler Hoy and Darren Slone.

We had also the Mini All Stars with us, their Feature was won by Corbin Kincaid, who claimed his first ever victory!

The second night took us to Mountain Motor Speedway in Isom, for the Jamie "Moe" Slone Memorial.

In MyRacePass Hot Laps Zach Sise took the Fast Lap. His good form showing this whole weekend. His 14.163 one and a half tenths faster than his brother Trevor Sise in second, 14.326. With a 14.329 only 3 thousands behind, Points Leader Tyler Arrington.

BHR Qualifying was a tight battle, won by Brandon Fouts. His 14.253 the Fast Time. 14.290 was Trevor Sise time in second, while his brother Zach Sise finished in third, with a 14.299.

Fouts would continue his run in O'Reilly Auto Parts Heat One, crossing the finish line in First. Behind him Tyler Arrington in second and AJ Hicks in third.

Outside Groove Heat Two would see Trevor Sise seeing the checkered Flag first. He held off Josh Dietz, who finished second, and Ryan Smith in third.

In PPM Racing Products Heat Three Tyler Hoy was the driver to beat, not catchable for Darren Slone or a strong Steve Stollings in second and third.

And with that it was time for the Jamie "Moe" Slone Memorial, 40 Laps at MMS on night two of the Stars and Strips Weekend!
The Leader set a strong pace early on but slowly the cars behind were closing in, making a battle for the lead with serval cars in contention. But in the end Tyler Hoy drove away with the victory, holding off Tyler Arrington in second, to take his first ever AAS Victory! Josh Dietz followed them in third, Hard Charger Oscar McCown would finish fourth. in fifth followed Trevor Sise and in sixth Steve Stallings. The remaining Top Ten would be as follows, Ryan Smith, Mathew Porter, Bailie Lowe and Brycen Flemming.

This Victory put Tyler Hoy in the lead for the Mini Points Fund after Night Two!

The Mini All Stars travelled with us to Mountain Motor Speedway. Different Track, same Winner as Corbin Kincaid wins back-to-back races!

Night Three took us then to the finale of the Weekend at Lake Cumberland Speedway, where not only a winner was decided for the Freedom 40 but also the Mini Points Fund!

In MyRacePass Hotlaps Zach Sise would show of his pace again on this weekend with the Fast Lap of 14.183. Ryan Smith would be close with a 14.256, but not close enough. In third would be Tyler Arrington with a 14.503.

But the Fast Lap in BHR Qualifying would be a 14.228 set by Trevor Sise. Tyler Arrington would prove his pace by another strong lap with 14.285 and in third the fast Zach Sise with a 14.336.

In O'Reilly Auto Parts Heat One Fast Time Winner Trevor Sise won the race in front of Bailie Lowe and Tyler Hoy in second and third, while Joshua Chesney finished fourth and Keaton Smith fifth.

Tyler Arrington would go on to dominate Outside Groove Heat Two leaving nothing up for chance and securing his place at the front. Caleb Todd would hold of Roman Wesley to finish second, Wesley taking third.

PPM Racing Products Heat Three saw the third favorite on the win that night in Trevor Sise securing his starting spot at the top by winning his heat.
Ryan Smith would secure second in front of a charging Zane Powell.

In DirtRichTV B Feature the last spots were up for grabs. The win would go to Jason Cardwell, while second went to a strong Steven Stallings. Chris Chandler and Blaise Frasure would also advance to the Feature.

And now it was time for the grand finale of the Stars and Stripes Weekend, in the Freedom 40! From the start it was a close race, especially at the front. The battle for the Lead was hard and after 40 Laps Zach Sise took the checkered flag as first for the win! Tyler Arrington was close all night but had to settle for second. Third was Ryan Smith, in fourth Bailie Cardwell and in fifth Caleb Todd. Rounding out the Top Ten would Trevor Sise, Roman Wesley, Tyler Hoy, Joshua Chesney and Hard Charger Jason Cardwell.

With the results of night three the winner of the Mini Points found would be Zach Sise, due to his overall strong form and his win at LCS. In second finished MMS winner Tyler Hoy, while Ryan Smith and Trevor Sise were joint in third.

A special Thank You to Krazy Lady Cabins for sponsoring this Weekend and making the Mini Points Fund possible!

We'd like to thank all the partners who help 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.

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