(Meridian, MS – August 18, 2025) – Norco, Louisiana driver Caiden Jackson added his name to the history books Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park, scoring his first-ever Southern Street Stock Nationals victory. Jackson led a race-high 22 laps en route to the $5,000 payday, holding off Super Late Model regular and hometown favorite Spencer Hughes by just 0.160 seconds at the finish of the 50-lap main event.
The 13th running of the event drew a stacked field of 39 cars to the House of Hook. Jackson rolled off from the 8th position and wasted no time charging forward. By lap 16, he was battling race leader Rod Tucker, who had commanded the opening 28 laps. On lap 29, Jackson made the race-winning move and never looked back, fending off all challengers to become the 10th different winner of the prestigious event since it began in 2013.
In victory lane, Jackson spoke about the pressure in the closing laps:
"I saw Spencer (Hughes) had got to third on that last restart and he's the one you got to worry about late in these things, I saw him get to my inside, but we had 5 laps left, I was going to tear the body off of it." When asked how he would celebrate, Jackson replied: "We're going right back home and going to work, just like my pappaw would want me to."
Hughes came up just short of his first Nationals victory but made a spirited charge to second. Following the race, Hughes said: "I didn't want to get my tires to hot early in the race, and caught a couple of good restarts, but congrats to Meatball (Jackson) and them."
Jamie Boland of Cuba, Alabama rounded out the podium after starting 5th in the 50-lap feature. "I'm proud of this third place finish," Boland said. He also added that he felt like his car was capable of winning, but was pleased with the team’s effort.
Behind the top three, Rod Tucker settled for fourth after leading the opening half of the race, while Corey Neil Jr. completed the top five.
Southern Street Stock Nationals – Feature Results (50 Laps | August 16, 2025)
05-Caiden Jackson[8]
11H-Spencer Hughes[4]
232-Jamey Boland[5]
9M-Rod Tucker[2]
9-Corey Neil Jr[3]
5-Tyler Nicely[7]
33B-Hayden Cardwell[14]
19M-Clayton Miller[15]
27-Jason Garver[18]
6K-Carl Kilgore IV[36]
3-Shay Knight[29]
11B-Luke Bennett[24]
44P-Jeff Parsons[11]
9B-Trey Bright[1]
24T-MARK THORNE[16]
15-Trevor Woodard[30]
25C-Parker Cloud[33]
142-Kody Miller[21]
2-Jaxon Moore[12]
11-Corey Buhler[37]
4511-Kyle McMahon[28]
929-Graydon Hall[31]
7M-Roger McKenzie[27]
95-Michael Emmons[34]
B4-Brandon Satterfield[26]
521-Mickey Trosclair[6]
18-Cole Stringer[19]
33-Cody Chism[22]
G4-Shelby Sheedy[13]
19T-Richie Tassin[39]
3H-Wyatt Hill[20]
64-Sunny Gilmore[38]
24F-Bryan Foreman[25]
25-Justin Mcree[32]
82B-Logan Bright[17]
1H-TJ Herndon[9]
777-Hayden Chavers[10]
1S-Johnny Stokes[23]
77-Michael Santangelo[35]
Last Chance Qualifier Winner: 929-Graydon Hall[3]
Non-Qualifier Race 1 Winner: 8-Wyatt Parker[7]
Non-Qualifier Race 2 Winner: 45M-Gregory Muirhead[5]
Friday Night Action – August 15, 2025
Dash Winner: 9B-Trey Bright[6]
B Main 1 Winner: 1. G4-Shelby Sheedy[2]
B Main 2 Winner: 1. 19M-Clayton Miller[2]
B Main 3 Winner: 1. 82B-Logan Bright[2]
B Main 4 Winner: 1. 33B-Hayden Cardwell[2]
B Main 5 Winner: 1. 24T-MARK THORNE[1]
B Main 6 Winner: 1. 27-Jason Garver[2]
Thursday Night Action – August 14, 2025
Qualifier Feature 1: 1. 9M-Rod Tucker[1]
Qualifier Feature 2: 1. 11H-Spencer Hughes[1]
Qualifier Feature 3: 1. 521-Mickey Trosclair[6]
Qualifier Feature 4: 1. 9-Corey Neil Jr[1]
Qualifier Feature 5: 1. 232-Jamey Boland[1]
Qualifier Feature 6: 1. 9B-Trey Bright[1]
Qualifying Group A: 1. 9M-Rod Tucker, 00:15.352
Qualifying Group B: 1. 9-Corey Neil Jr, 00:15.350 (Fastest Qualifier)
Whynot Motorsports Park will return to action on October 23-25 for the 31st Annual - Fall Classic featuring Super Late Models, CRUSA 602 Late Model Sportsman, CRUSA 604 Dirt Late Models, CRUSA Street Stocks, Factory Stocks, Open Wheel Modified, and Enduros. For more details visit their Facebook page or their website at whynotmotorsportspark.com.
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Article Credit: Cody Earley