Racers Cash In at CP’s Tennessee Summer Meltdown
Twelve racers emerged with wins at the CP Racing Promotions Inaugural Tennessee Summer Meltdown at Ethridge Motorsports Park.
Photos by Cole Thomas Photography
ETHRIDGE, TN- CP Racing Promotions held its Inaugural Tennessee Summer Meltdown on August 22-24, 2025, at Ethridge Motorsports Park. The event ran on schedule and featured three Box $10Ks, three No Box $5Ks, and $700-to-win Junior Dragster competitions. Saturday night also hosted 64-car shootouts for both No Box and Box classes, along with a Junior Dragster shootout.
The next event on the CP Racing Promotions schedule is the West Texas Halloween Shootout October 17-19, 2025 at Penwell Knights Raceway.
See full event results below!
Friday Results
Box $10K
Tyler Roach kicked off the weekend with the Friday Box $10,000 win over Buddy Ferrell.
No Box $5K
In Friday’s No Box $5K, Kyle Rumley picked up the win over Chad Burleson.
Junior Dragsters
Max Collins defeated Kelsey Gray in the Friday night Junior Dragster final round.
Saturday Results
Box $10K
In Saturday’s Box $10K, Corey Saint grabbed the final win over JR Barclay.
No Box $5K
Zach Craig captured the Saturday No Box $5K win over Chase Green.
Junior Dragster
Over in Saturday’s Junior Dragster class, Max Collins claimed the win over Gage Blair.
Box Shootout $5K
Saturday night also featured a Box 64-Car Shootout which featured Kurt Burleson and Tim Slone in the final round with Kurt picking up the win.
No Box Shootout $5K
Callie White captured the Saturday No Box Shootout win over John Burleson.
John Burleson, No Box Shootout Runner-up
Junior Dragster Shootout
In the Saturday night Junior Dragster Shootout, Gage Blair captured the win over Kaden Taylor.
Sunday Results
Box $10K
In Sunday’s Box $10K we saw Austin Slone take the win over Paul Trent.
No Box $5K
Chad Burleson claimed the Sunday No Box $5K win over John Burleson.
John Burleson, Sunday $5K No Box Runner-up
Junior Dragster
Kelsey Gray capped off the weekend with the Sunday Junior Dragster win over Austin Bobo.
Congratulations to all winners and finalists from the CP Racing Promotions Inaugural Tennessee Summer Meltdown at Ethridge Motorsports Park.
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