Conner Jones finished the 2024 zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock season with his second straight win, while Brenden Queen secured the series championship with a fifth-place finish.
For Queen, the title is the pinnacle of a journey with Lee Pulliam Performance that began nearly two years ago, when the Virginia driver won in his first start for the team at the South Carolina 400 at Florence Motor Speedway.
Since then, the pairing has won six CARS Tour races, back-to-back runnings of the Hampton Heat at Langley Speedway as well as the 2023 Thanksgiving Classic at Southern National Motorsports Park.
Now, they can add the CARS Tour championship to that list, the first for Lee Pulliam Performance.
“It’s just something I never knew would happen,” said Queen. “Last year, coming up four or five points short was tough on all of us. This year wasn’t looking good at times. We just never give up. That’s been the motto the whole time I’ve been with LPP. Trust the process and never give up.
“I’m so grateful for the two years I’ve had here with Lee Pulliam. He deserved a CARS Tour championship. I’m proud to say we got him his first one. He’s so deserving to take one back to Alton, Virginia. He works so hard, the whole organization does. We’re going to spray some champagne, find some waffles, we might burn the Waffle House down at this rate.”
