Every race Matthew competes in — across Pro Trucks, Late Model Stock Cars, Asphalt Modifieds, and Sportsman — gets its own full story here. The result, the race, the car, the moments that mattered. Follow the journey from the first green flag in January to the Snowball Derby in December, one race at a time.
The 2026 season is underway. Cards are added after every race weekend — check back after each event for the full story.
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Matthew LaPrade qualified on the outside of the front row and finished second in the 75-lap Late Model Stock feature at Ace Speedway on Friday night. It is his fifth straight top-five finish in five races at the Burlington, North Carolina short track.
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Matthew LaPrade drove the #18 BMF Shocks & Chassis Modified to a second-place finish in the Modifieds of Mayhem 50 at Cordele Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Matthew qualified third in the 15-car field with a 16.860-second lap and finished runner-up to Cody Stickler as the tour headlined the rescheduled Georgia Summer Nationals in Cordele, Georgia.
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Matthew LaPrade and Tom Usry Racing made their first trip to Ace Speedway on Friday night for the Late Model Stock Car Twin 50s. Matthew qualified second out of nine cars at the Burlington, North Carolina short track and came home with two top-five finishes — P2 in Race 1, P4 in Race 2.
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Matthew piloted the #27 to a 9th-place finish in the 100-lap Late Model feature at Florence Motor Speedway, after qualifying 10th of 11.
