The CARS Midwest Tour will adopt the current ULRA Super Late Model rules package for 2027, making technical alignment an early operating priority after the unification of seven short-track series.
The championship, previously known as the ASA Midwest Tour, announced the change on 15 October. It is part of the group brought together under owners Kevin Harvick, Tim Huddleston and Marty Melo and will race under the CARS Midwest Tour name from next season.
The group says the common rules will reduce regional differences that have made it harder and more expensive for teams to contest events in multiple territories. A shared technical framework can also simplify product support for engine builders, chassis companies and other suppliers serving more than one series.
The announcement does not publish the full 2027 regulations, equivalency measures or inspection procedures. It says existing Midwest engine combinations will continue to have a place and that further technical information and transition guidance will be issued before the season. Competitors therefore still need the detailed rulebook before committing equipment or rebuild budgets.
The tour also confirmed that every 2027 Super Late Model race will pay at least $10,000 to win and $2,000 to start, with larger winner payments at selected events. Those minimums add a commercial commitment to the technical change, although the series did not publish a complete calendar, total prize fund or funding model.
For partners, a consistent rules base and coordinated ownership structure can create inventory across several regions rather than one local championship. For teams, the value will depend on whether the final regulations genuinely allow cars and components to move between series without expensive conversion work.
The release identifies a longer-term ambition to align rules, procedures and competition standards across the seven-series group and ultimately crown national Pro and Super champions. MRI found no exact CARS Midwest Tour profile and has not attached a neighbouring or legacy profile. No reusable first-party image licence was established.