10/11/2025
Carson Ferguson
Carson Ferguson wins opening night of Blue-Gray 100 at Cherokee Speedway
Banks $8,022 Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series Payday
LINCOLNTON, N.C. (10/14/25) – Carson Ferguson continued his late-season surge over the weekend, driving the Paylor Motorsports / Coltman Farms Racing No. 93 Longhorn Chassis Late Model to Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series Victory Lane in the opening round of the Blue-Gray 100 at Cherokee Speedway.
The $8,022 triumph marked Ferguson’s second win in just over a week, following a recent RUSH Late Model victory in Pennsylvania behind the wheel of the Cameron Tribble-owned entry.
“I knew the start was gonna be everything,” Ferguson said after Friday’s preliminary win. “I don’t really know what I did getting into (turn) three the first time, I totally overshot that, but I knew it was important to get the lead there. I heard somebody keep blasting the top or middle, or something, behind me. I knew if I could just keep beating the wall down on the straightaway, trying to use the whole track, trying to enter (the corners) as late as I could — yeah, just track position.”
The series doubleheader began Friday evening, with 41 competitors converging on the Gaffney, South Carolina, oval for the tour’s season finale—officially billed as the 35th annual Blue-Gray 100. Ferguson topped his 21-car qualifying group and outran cousin Chris Ferguson to win his heat race, securing a front-row starting spot for the preliminary feature.
After slipping past pole-starting Sam Seawright on the second lap, Ferguson paced the remaining 29 circuits to secure the opening-night victory.
On Saturday, Ferguson transferred into the Blue-Gray 100 finale with a third-place finish in his heat. However, his pursuit of the $35,000 payday in the 100-lap main event was cut short after a late-race pit stop. Running sixth at the time, Ferguson ducked into the pits on lap 66 for fresh tires but was later collected in a multi-car tangle after a lap-75 restart, ending his night early.
Complete results from the weekend can be found at www.HTFSeries.com.
Next up, Ferguson and his fellow Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regulars head to Eldora Speedway for the prestigious season-ending Dirt Track World Championship. The historic half-mile will host a two-day program, culminating in Saturday night’s $100,000-to-win main event. Ferguson enters the finale in ninth in the current series standings.
Full event details are available at www.EldoraSpeedway.com and www.LucasDirt.com.
Carson Ferguson would like to thank all of his marketing partners, which include Hoopaugh Grading Company, Coltman Farms Racing, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, John Page Racing, Baker Mitchell Company, Franklin Enterprises, Brad Benton Trucking, Solidify Concrete Floor Solutions, ProFab, Tribble Electric, Swift Springs, Wiles Racing, Winters Rearends, IndocilArt, Midwest Sheet Metal, Wilwood, Longhorn, VG Performance, Sunoco Race Fuels, Little Pink Houses for Hope, Live Oak Family Dentistry, K1 Race Gear, Hooker Harness, Behrents Performance Warehouse, Bell Helmets, Howe Racing Enterprises, Buzze Racing, Lucas Oil, MatMan Design, Allstar Performance, Performance Bodies and Parts, Quickcar Racing Products, FK Rod Ends, Carolina Roofing and Gutters, KRC Power Steering, Bilstein, Collins Signs, Sweet Manufacturing, Hoosier Tire South, Sparks Oil Company, DirtCarLife, Buddy’s Wrecker Service, High-Tech Special Effects, and MyRacePass Marketing Services.
Stay up to date with Carson Ferguson Racing by visiting the team’s official website at www.CarsonFerguson.com or by subscribing to the team mailing list at https://pages/CarsonFergusonRacing.
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