The Race
The ASA Southern Super Series named him one of two rookies making the trip to the World Crown 300 for the first time. JC Motorsports set Saturday, October 24, as the day of his debut when the team announced the move on October 5.
The Weekend
The World Crown 300 is the ASA Southern Super Series finale, presented by Cohen Law Group, and the weekend decides the 2026 series champion with Asphalt Super Late Models and Pro Late Models on the card.
Practice is on Friday, October 23, and qualifying and racing follow on Saturday, according to the series.
The Super Late Model feature is the World Crown 300 itself and pays a minimum of $35,000 to win and $3,000 to start, per the series entry form. Matthew’s race is the 100-lap Pro Late Model event that runs alongside the feature on Saturday.
The Track
Cordele Motor Speedway is a 3/8-mile asphalt oval at 385 Farmers Market Road in Cordele, Georgia, half a mile from Exit 104 on I-75.
Matthew raced there this season. On August 22 he qualified third and finished second in the Modifieds of Mayhem 50 in the #18 BMF Shocks & Chassis Modified, and Saturday puts him back on the same 3/8-mile layout in a different car.
The #54
JC Motorsports fields the #54 on the CARS Tour, where Kaden Honeycutt has won Pro Late Model races at Caraway Speedway, Ace Speedway, and North Wilkesboro Speedway this season. That car goes to Cordele with Matthew in the seat for his first start with the organization.
