The Thanksgiving celebrations seem to have extended! Southern National Motorsports Park is gearing up for a milestone weekend as the Thanksgiving classic celebrates its 25th anniversary. The storied event returns with one of its strongest fields in years, blending NASCAR star power with short track legends and rising prospects. Here’s what you need to know about the 2025 edition.

What Is the Thanksgiving Classic, The Historic Race at Southern National

The Thanksgiving classic is Southern National Motorsports Park’s crown-jewel season finale, a historic late-model stock car showdown that’s been drawing big names and bigger storylines since its first running in 1998, just as the Southern National was wrapping up its sixth year.

It was originally called the Winston Turkey 200, and Philip M

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