Kaden Honeycutt is one of the more interesting NASCAR prospects that doesn’t get the same attention as those affiliated with a major team or manufacturer but he hopes to change that next season.
Honeycutt has impressed behind the wheel of everything he has driven, including last January when he made his debut behind the wheel of a Dirt Midget and drove it all the way to a C-Main, before a pavement season that was okay by his standards.
Honeycutt spends most of his time in pavement Late Models, both in CARS Tour Late Model Stocks and ASA style Super Late Models, but also made 11 NASCAR Truck Series starts in 2023 with a best finish of eighth in the final at Phoenix.
He split time across Roper Racing, Young’s Motorsports and Niece Motorsports.
Honeycutt says he is especially excited for the season to come, because he believes everything he is racing will give him chances to win and generate commensurate attention. Honeycutt is also a fairly new addition to Motorsports Management International, a decorated agency who is more than capable of elevating his stock within the industry as well.
He has 13 Late Model Stock races on his schedule, starting with the CARS Tour opener in March at Southern National Motorsports Park and is targeting part-time starts in Trucks and in ARCA, the latter coming with Bruce Cook where he won twice in four 2022 starts.
“So I’m doing the opener for the CARS Tour, of course, probably 13 races in this one,” Honeycutt said. “I’m working on a part-time deal for Trucks. Probably the best opportunity I’ve had. Still working to finalize everything. A lot of ARCA stuff for Bruce Cook again.
“It looks a lot like this year but just more quality truck races. I feel like I should be able to go out there and win in good stuff. I’m really excited for next year.”
Honeycutt said his 2022 season was about needing to make something miraculous happen to generate attention and opportunities. He won a handful of CARS Tour races and contended for the championship.
“This year went just okay,” Honeycutt said. “It’s what makes finishing second in these two races (South Carolina 400 and Thanksgiving Classic) so much more frustrating. Just working really hard to make some things happen but we’re close to working out our deals for next season and really excited about what we’re probably doing.”
As for the Chili Bowl, is Honeycutt a retired Midget racer after impressing in his debut?
“I probably won’t do Chili Bowl,” Honeycutt said. “I made the most of my experience. I had so much fun doing that. It’s not something I aspired to do growing up, and especially after watching Ashton (Torgerson) fly out of his car in front me, that was perspective.
“I enjoyed racing it and made the C-Main and not a lot of people can say that. I’ll take it and run with that, be proud to have made a C main in the Chili Bowl and focus on our pavement stuff for next year.”
Matt Weaver is a Motorsports Insider for Sportsnaut. Follow him on Twitter.