The next generation of NASCAR kids is already making noise. Brexton Busch is stacking wins like his dad stacks trophies. Owen Larson is sliding dirt cars like it’s second nature. And then there’s Keelan Harvick, quietly putting together runs that turn heads.

At just thirteen, he stepped up to Late Model Stock cars and walked away from absolute chaos with a top-five finish in his very first race. Not bad for a debut.

Keelan Harvick battles chaos in late model debut

The South Carolina 400 at Florence Motor Speedway is no gentle welcome mat. It’s a tight four-tenths-mile bullring where cars run nose-to-tail and one hiccup can take out half the field. Keelan finished fifth, which was already a statement, and somehow kept the fenders mostly attached through a race that looked more like a dem

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