After the regular season, the top drivers from each division participate in a five-race playoff series called the Four Champions Challenge.

At the end of the season, each of the top 30 teams that competes in at least half of the series' regular season races in their division is given entry points based on the number of points one competitor can earn for finishing in that respective position in a race.

The sanctioning body once again broke the mold in 2015 by becoming the first asphalt tour to carry its own streaming and broadcast service, CARS Tour TV, a division of Pit Row Media and their Pit Row TV brand.

Pit Row Media has a long-term agreement with the tour to produce and carry event broadcasts, including syndication agreements to REV TV in Canada, SPEED SPORT on MAVTV in the USA, and other networks and distribution partners.

After three seasons with the format, CARS split the two divisions on selected weekends beginning in 2018, in order to prevent conflicts with major Super Late Model and Late Model Stock races from a regional and national basis.

In 2021, the Late Model Stock Tour had plans to once again visit Rockingham Speedway, formerly known as "The Rock" during its NASCAR days, reviving the dormant track for a second time under new ownership and management.

On January 9, 2023, the CARS Tour was acquired by a consortium of four companies: DEJ Management, Jeff Burton Autosports, Inc., Kevin Harvick Incorporated, and Trackhouse Racing Team.

In addition, the winner of the Cook Out 225 as part of the Prelude to the Southern 500 in Florence will determine pole position for the Charlie Powell Memorial 400 (a non-championship race) in November at the circuit.

The 15-race Late Model and 13-race Pro Late Model schedule will feature events with the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway and the Cook Out Southern 500 (the CARS Tour race is held at Florence Motor Speedway, 13 miles from Darlington Raceway).

The winner of the Cook Out 225 feature at Florence will again earn pole position for the 33rd Charlie Powell Memorial 400 in November.

[8] NOTE: Florence is tentative after the track left NASCAR and went independent in an alliance with Southern National Motorsports Park.