Nashville, TN – Officials with Champion Racing Association and Owosso Speedway have announced the return of the prestigious Masters of the Pros to Owosso Speedway in 2025. The 13th running of the event will now feature 200 green flag laps around the 3/8ths mile facility in Mid-Michigan which hosted the event for the second consecutive year in 2024. The Masters of the Pros 200 will be on Wednesday, July 16th, one of the only mid-week specials expected on the 2025 schedule.
The history of the Masters of the Pros is storied, with some of racing’s biggest names finding victory lane. NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Chase Elliott won the inaugural JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Masters of the Pros at I-44 in 2013. Anderson Bowen won in 2014 before NASCAR regular, John Hunter Nemechek scored back-to-back wins in 2015 and ’16. Cole Williams claimed the green jacket at the final Masters at I-44 in 2017. Senoia, Georgia’s Bubba Pollard won the Masters of the Pros at Birch Run Speedway in 2018 and again in 2019 at Memphis International. Matt Craig earned a guitar and a green jacket in the Music City in 2020. Willie Allen laid claim to the two most recent Nashville Masters victories before Chase Burda’s triumph in 2023.
Last season, the Masters of the Pros saw one of the most dramatic finishes in the event’s history and of the 2024 JEGS Tour season. With two laps to go, defending Champion of the Series and of the race, Chase Burda was fighting with eventual JEGS Tour Champion, Blake Rowe for the top spot. Rowe, who had raced his way back to the front of the field after a Choose Cone Violation, was playing defense in his No.71 with Burda seemingly having the better car. With two laps to go, the pair made contact into turn one sending Rowe out of the groove. In turns three and four, the pair came together again, resulting in Burda spinning and Rowe being sent to the tail with the No.18 for his involvement in the caution. Dawson Sutton went on to win the race, his first with the JEGS Tour and third for Rackley Racing.
“Our team here at Owosso Speedway is very excited to host the Masters of the Pros again in 2025,” said Rex Wheeler, Co-Owner of Owosso Speedway. “The great racing the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour brings is really exciting for Owosso Speedway and all of our fans.”
In 2025, the race jumps up to 200 laps in distance while still boasting a five-figure payday to the driver who can conquer the event. In 2024, the race paid out $15,000 to win and over $1,200 to start after bonuses. Plus, eligible drivers who run the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance also cashed in on the Winner’s Circle Bonus Program.
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