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Tyler Kuxhouse Takes The Checkers At LaSalle

In a nail-biting finish at LaSalle Speedway & Event Center, Tyler Kuxhouse of Antioch, IL held off a hard-charging Zach Raidart to score a dramatic 4-tenth of a second win in the 20-lap AutoMeter powered by Gandrud Performance Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint feature, part of the 8th Annual Bill Waite Jr. Memorial.

The victory marked Kuxhouse’s second series win of the season and the IRA's first return to LaSalle Speedway since 2018.

“We're good friends, but I wanted this one really bad,” said Kuxhouse in victory lane, reflecting on his intense battle with Raidart. “I saw the lapped cars coming and was hoping we could keep the momentum up. It worked. This is an awesome win.”

Kuxhouse and Raidart, both Illinois natives, thrilled fans with a back-and-forth duel over the final laps. Although the lead officially changed hands only once, the two went side by side multiple times before Kuxhouse edged ahead at the checkers by just under four-tenths of a second.

Rusty Egan of Round Lake Beach, IL rounded out the podium with a solid third-place finish, followed by Ralph Johnson of Silver Lake, WI in fourth and Park City’s Tim Cox in fifth.

Dennis Spitz of Lewisburg, KY earned the Behling Race Equipment Hard Charger honors after advancing five positions to finish ninth, having started 14th.

The night also included a pair of heat races, with Kuxhouse taking the win in the Fox Lake Harbor presents All Star Performance 1st Heat, and Adam Taylor of Wheatfield, IN scoring the Game Day Men’s Health presents Rod End Supply 2nd Heat. Raidart clocked the night’s fastest time in qualifying at 13.400 seconds, earning Body Craft fast qualifier honors.

The feature was slowed mid-race by a pair of red flags after separate incidents saw Josh Davidson of Racine, WI and Adam Taylor each get upside down on different parts of the track. Both drivers were unhurt but sidelined for the remainder of the night.

Photo Credit: Vahana Sports Media

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