#83 Cory Hall vs #2 Ashton Tucker
The #2 of Ashton Tucker & #83 of Cory Hall doing battle - Photo Courtesy of JT Racing Pix
October 26th, 2025
#83 Cory Hall vs #2 Ashton Tucker — Head-to-Head (since the start of 2024)
Strictly races both drivers entered • Hall’s single DQ is counted as a meeting, but excluded from his averages.
Quick Scoreboard
- Head-to-heads: 21 (10 in 2024, 11 in 2025)
- Combined wins: 17 (8 in 2024, 9 in 2025)
- Wins: Hall 9 (3 in 2024, 6 in 2025) • Tucker 8 (5 in 2024, 3 in 2025)
- Finished ahead more often: Tucker 12 – 9 Hall
- Average finish: Tucker 2.29 • Hall 5.20 (20 counted; DQ excluded)
- Podium rate (≤3rd): Tucker 86% (18/21) • Hall 70% (14/20)
- Top-10 rate: Tucker 100% (21/21) • Hall 80% (16/20)
- Median finish: both = 2nd
'When things go wrong' Gap
Hall’s six worst finishes (DQ excluded): 19, 17, 17, 15, 8, 8 — next worst is 3rd.
Tucker’s six worst: 7, 6, 4, 3, 3, 3 — next worst is 2nd.
When things have gone not as planned for Hall, the finishes have been deeper, which drags his average down despite the higher 2025 win rate, and overall 2024-2025 win rate.
| Metric | Ashton Tucker | Cory Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-head races (counted) | 21 | 20* |
| Finished ahead (meetings) | 12 | 9 |
| Wins | 8 | 9 |
| Average finish | 2.29 | 5.20 |
| Podiums (≤3) | 18 / 21 (86%) | 14 / 20 (70%) |
| Top-5s | 19 / 21 (90.5%) | 14 / 20 (70%) |
| Top-10s | 21 / 21 (100%) | 16 / 20 (80%) |
| Year | Tucker Wins | Hall Wins | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Consistency (lower = steadier)
Standard deviation of finish: Tucker ≈ 1.61 vs Hall ≈ 6.27.
When Neither Won (4 races)
Best of the two in those events: 2nd, 6th, 7th, 2nd.
(Those are Tucker-2nd/DQ; Tucker-6th vs Hall-8th; Tucker-7th vs Hall-17th; Tucker-2nd vs Hall-3rd.)
Year-over-Year Pulse
- 2024 (10 head-to-heads): Tucker led wins 5–3.
- 2025 (11 head-to-heads): Hall flipped the script on winning 6–3 and is trending up on peak days, but Tucker still leads the overall finish-ahead tally (12–9) and carries the stronger average finish.
Series / Context Breakdown
2024 SLMS (6 races)
- Wins: Tucker 4 – Hall 2
- Avg finish: Hall 1.67 vs Tucker 1.83 (Hall razor-steady; Tucker more wins)
2024 Pro Stock Tour (2 races)
- Tucker 2nd & 6th; Hall DQ & 8th (DQ excluded from avg)
- Avg finish (counted): Tucker 4.0, Hall 8.0
2024 Speedway 660 – 250
- Result: Tucker 1st, Hall 19th
Mike Stevens Memorial 254
- 2024: Hall 1st, Tucker 2nd
- 2025: Hall 15th, Tucker 2nd
- Avg across these two: Tucker 2.0, Hall 8.0
2025 Combined (11 races)
- Wins: Hall 6, Tucker 3
- Avg finish: Hall 5.1 (includes two P17s), Tucker 2.4
Conclusion: In direct meetings since 2024, Ashton Tucker owns the better overall championship standing, and race averages; finishing ahead in 12 of 21 races, and posting an average of 2.29 vs 5.20, while virtually living on the podium (86% podiums; 100% top-10s).
Cory Hall, however, now carries the higher ceiling, adding six head-to-head wins in 2025 alone and nudging the career matchup on victories to 9–8. The difference is volatility: Hall’s handful of deep finishes (19/17/17/15/8/8) drags his average down, while Tucker’s worst days are still pretty strong (7/6/4).
If Hall trims just a couple outliers and Ashton has just a couple of seemingly inevitable DNFs or hard days, the averages could converge quickly: setting up an authentic toss-up for top billing going forward, especially if Hall can continue growing that edge in victories. Ultimately, you can make a valid argument for either the #83 or the #2 right now.
Hall’s DQ
[Author note: I have no opinion at all about this DQ: it happened, and it impacts the presentation of my stats, so that is why I specify it; I felt it would be fair to provide the official statement regarding it]
Disqualification Notice:
Following post race inspection, the 83 car has been disqualified. Under Section 13.2 of the rules, the carburetor did not pass the MPST No-Go Gauge inspection.
Races that were NOT Head-to-Head
For the purposes of this article, I decided to strictly include races that both were in against each other. Both have seen strong local success in races where the other driver did not compete, and Cory Hall has seen very impressive success in the USA, as well; in marquee races, no less.
