ML Performance LLC

12/17/2025

11/17/2025

07/29/2025

06/10/2025

Just wanted to put a post out saying we will be temporarily closed this week. We’ve had a death in our family and are in the process of getting all the arrangements settled. I’ll try my best to get some stuff out and answer calls. Thank-you for your patience and understanding.

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02/15/2025

With race season quickly approaching and many customers getting us started on artwork, we decided to run a waffle or two depending on interest! This will be $25 a spot for 40 spots. Will do a poker chip draw for the winners.

Please comment your spots before payment - if your spot is already taken we will ask you to pick another. Put only your name in the comments on Venmo/Cashapp - nothing else!

Venmo
-Watson25
Cashapp
$budwatson25

1 Dennis Lunger ✅
2 Branden Porter ✅
3 Heidi Etzel ✅
4 Vince's Drain ✅
5 Jeremy Holbrook ✅
6 Dennis Lunger ✅
7 Garrett Calvert ✅
8 Kevin Santee ✅
9 Emily Stoyer ✅
10 Jeremy Holbrook ✅
11 Kyle Adkins✅
12 Garrett Calvert ✅
13 Jeremy Holbrook ✅
14 Kevin Santee ✅
15 Ken Moore ✅
16 Bryce Fauntleroy ✅
17 Vince's Drain ✅
18 Zack Eller✅
19 Dan Mce ✅
20 Garrett Calvert ✅
21 Luciano Deforest ✅
22 Emily Stoyer ✅
23 Branden Porter ✅
24 Ken Moore ✅
25 Heidi Etzel ✅
26 Lane Meredith✅
27 Nico Dabecco ✅
28 Ken Moore ✅
29 Zac Etzel ✅
30 Kyle Adkins✅
31 Curtis Brown✅
32 Lane Reinwald ✅
33 Jeremy Holbrook ✅
34 Hailey Moore ✅
35 Hailey Moore ✅
36 Garrett Calvert ✅
37 Lisa Watson✅
38 Zac Etzel ✅
39 Dan Mce ✅
40 Sam Gafner ✅

12/04/2024

Hodge Perseveres in Rookie of the Year Campaign

By Hunter Weaver Announcer / PR

(LAWNDALE, NC) - At the beginning of the year, the biggest and most impressive Rookie class was ready to take on the 10th Slidewayz for a Cure Tour to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. One of the drivers that set out to achieve this allusive goal for the 2024 season was a guy out of Sumter, South Carolina named Dalton Hodge.

Hodge knew that going into the season was going to be a challenge. There were many tracks on the schedule this team had never laid eyes on but that did not intimidate the driver and this team. Dalton Hodge and team were able to score a pair of fifth place finishes that were their highest on the season which came at Lancaster Motor Speedway Caskey/Munn in June and Laurens County Speedway-The Darlington Of Dirt in August. They also had multiple top ten finishes but stayed consistent and were able to finish most events and maintained perfect attendance which put them well ahead in the points of the other contenders such Aaron W**d, Kevin Godwin, Justin Mintz and Bryan Fawley. Hodge came home in overall points in the 5th position in the standings.

Hodge said in his interview after the season finale at Carolina, “We wanted to have interviews to be in the top three if not a win, but we achieved the goal we set out to do at the beginning of the season and that’s what really matters”. Hodge definitely reminds some of the legendary Ed Gibbons who was from the same part of the Palmetto state, he was known as “the little man with a big right foot”, Hodge is definitely a distinct reminder of the legend who went on to accomplish so much in his storied career. Hodge is young and has plenty of experience and talent and a family that is very supportive of his hopes and dreams. This definitely won’t be the last of seeing Dalton Hodge, he will be around for years to come in dirt late model racing.

Speaking of support, Dalton Hodge would like to thank his sponsors that help make it a reality for this team to compete. First of all they wanna give a thank you to the BLUE RIDGE Outlaw Latemodels for having a great series, we enjoyed every race and enjoyed all the family atmosphere throughout the year!

As always thank you to my crew and sponsors! They made this happen 100% and I’m just the one holding the steering wheel! See y’all in 2025!!

Thank you to all our crew and sponsors for making this year possible!
Jerry Coker with Twisted Pig BBQ and More, LLC
Dwayne Pate and Joyce Nesbit
Chance Osteen & Shannon Windham Osteen with Osteen Remodeling and Repair
Julie Jones Rogers & David Rogers with Julie Rogers Realtor
Donnie Mcleod with The Art Company llc
John Mckenzie with C**A Electrical
Sandy Mays Howell with JR’S Bar
Bubba Johnson with TCM Performance
Rodonis Concepts Austin Rodonis Tanner Rodonis
Matthew Logan with ML Performance LLC
Hendren Racing Engines
Willy's Carb & Dyno Shop, LLC
Don Blackshear Race City Performance
Rocket Chassis
Cagle Racing Automotive LLC
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products
Fast Shafts
Integra Racing Shocks
Swift Springs
American Racer Tires

On behalf of the series, we would like to give another thank you to Ben Gable at Hustler Mobile Home Sales and Service and Ben Gable Properties for being the title sponsor of our Rookie of the Year points chase. Ben Gable stepped up a lot in 2024 in many ways and is a fantastic guy that loves to help others achieve their goals and we couldn’t more proud to have him and his companies as a partner through 2024 and into the future. If you’re in need of a home being built or interested in purchasing your next mobile home, give Ben Gable a call and he will be glad to help and tell him the Cagle Racing Automotive BROLM Powered by Newsome/Raceway Parts Network Raceway Chevrolet Chevrolet Performance sent you.

Congratulations to our 2024 Ben Gable Properties Rookie of the Year Dalton Hodge!!

11/01/2024

10/13/2024

Congratulations to Ryan Ayers Racing on their Modified Mafia Tour South Series Championship!

07/22/2024

ML Performance will be closed from Wednesday the 24th thru Sunday the 28th. Cell service will not be the best so I will get back with you all the following Monday.