has a way of compressing a field until tiny details decide everything. Across the first two 358 Mod National Tour visits, we’ve seen two very different victors—Colby Horner (Season 1) and Aidan Strawberry (Season 2)—yet the constant is pace: both races rewarded drivers who could float the car and keep corner exit speed alive. As the tour heads back to Sarver, the mix of past Lernerville specialists and this season’s movers sets up a compelling next chapter.

Season 2’s Lernerville winner, Aidan Strawberry, is the obvious reference point. He started on pole that night and converted it into the full haul (race win + qualifying bonus). That blueprint matters now: in a points system that pays 12 to win, -1 per position thereafter, plus +1 for fast time, Strawberry can stretch or defend leads before lap one of the feature. He’s faced fresh pressure, though—most recently from Brayden E. Carter, who found the line when it counted and out-dragged Johnnie Tucker in a photo finish last time out. Carter arrives with clear momentum and a jump to third in the standings, while Tucker’s rapidly improving form (two runner-up finishes this season) suggests he’s as close as ever to a breakthrough.

Robert Hentschel is another name to circle. He’s been a podium-and-top-five machine since rejoining the tour—already a race winner this season—and he landed P4 in the latest round. Lernerville demands precision when the grip thins out, and Hentschel’s recent poise in traffic should translate. Keep an eye on Ben Joly, too: top fives in five of his seven starts this season and a monstrous hard-charge in the last event make him a genuine disruptor in any late-race shuffle.

If you’re scanning previous Lernerville ledgers for season-to-season connective tissue, you’ll find plenty. Kinser Lightner finished sixth here in Season 1 and sits inside the top ten this season, a quietly valuable combination. Jordan Lafon was runner-up (S1) and also appeared (S2), while Brandon Holtmeier logged a Season 2 start at the track and has already made appearances in the current campaign—useful reps if he returns for this one. The pattern: drivers with prior Lernerville laps tend to survive the middle stint better and spend more time on the positive side of the points curve.

As for the championship narrative, the math is simple and sharp. With 12-11-10… scoring and +1 for quick time, qualifying is not a luxury—it’s a lever. Strawberry has banked those single points before and can do it again, but Carter‘s recent win closed the gap to second and keeps him within striking distance of bigger game if the leader has an average night. Tucker is extracting more from every start; another front-row qualifying run could swing two or three net points even before the green. Add Hentschel, Joly, and Lightner—each with proven speed and situational awareness—and Lernerville becomes a bracket-buster for anyone starting deeper in the field.

Plain Text — Past Lernerville Results (Season 1)

  1. Colby Horner (Started 3)

  2. Jordan Lafon (Started 4)

  3. Michael D Carter (Started 2)

  4. Logan Hickerson (Started 6)

  5. Robert Schaeffer (Started 10)

  6. Kinser Lightner (Started 7)

  7. Bryce Ciganik (Started 11)

  8. Hunter Suggs3 (Started 9)

  9. Devon Hower (Started 8)

  10. Adam Collins6 (Started 12)

  11. Blake Walsh (Started 5)

  12. Daniel Boyd2 (Started 1 — qualifying bonus)

Plain Text — Past Lernerville Results (Season 2)

  1. Aidan Strawberry (Started 1 — qualifying bonus)

  2. Cole Hastie (Started 3)

  3. Brodie Thompson (Started 4)

  4. Ross A Smith (Started 5)

  5. Everett Larson (Started 6)

  6. Jonathon Holton (Started 8)

  7. Taccoa Walters (Started 9)

  8. Nick Henisley (Started 10)

  9. Hayden Loomis (Started 11)

  10. Donny Floyd (Started 12)

  11. Zach Stroupe2 (Started 7)

  12. Hank Soares (Started 2)

Plain Text — Current Top 10 in Points

  1. Aidan Strawberry — 175 pts

  2. JT Ferry — 86 pts (-89)

  3. Brayden E Carter — 67 pts (-108)

  4. Ben Joly — 64 pts (-111)

  5. Seth Gregory — 56 pts (-119)

  6. Johnnie Tucker — 53 pts (-122)

  7. Robert Hentschel — 47 pts (-128)

  8. Kinser Lightner — 38 pts (-137)

  9. Tyler Ducharme — 32 pts (-143)

  10. Robert Eversole — 32 pts (-143)

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