Jace Hale
Car: No. 15 | Team: Hale Racing | Manufacturer: Chevrolet | Status: Full-time CARS Tour LMSC | Hometown: Manteca, CA | Age: 15
Career Highlights
Jace Hale is a fifth-generation racer making the cross-country leap from California's short tracks to the CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car grid. The 15-year-old from Manteca, California, drives the No. 15 Chevrolet for Hale Racing — a family operation that reflects generations of competition at All American Speedway and other West Coast venues.
Hale's breakthrough came in 2025 when he won the CARS Tour West Pro Late Model Series championship, clinching the title with a victory in the season finale at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway. That championship stamped him as the top young talent on the West Coast short-track scene and opened the door to East Coast competition.
Before the CARS Tour West title, Hale competed in the Madera Jr. Late Model program — a development series that has produced several drivers who went on to national-series careers. He has also raced in the Tri-State Challenge Series Pro Late Models and the NASCAR Weekly Series, accumulating experience well beyond what his age would suggest.
For 2026, Hale stepped up to the CARS Tour LMSC division full-time, entering multiple events including the season opener at Southern National Motorsports Park, Wake County Speedway, and Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. The transition from West Coast Pro Late Models to East Coast Late Model Stocks is a significant jump in competition level, but Hale's championship pedigree and family racing heritage give him a foundation to build on.