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All this talk about the High Rollers and the PA Posse, yet an invading Knoxville regular is who took all the glory on Friday night at Port Royal Speedway.
There was no doubting who was the best car in The Night Before the Tuscarora 50 as Aaron Reutzel put on a dominating display. After redrawing seventh, he went 7th-to-4th in the Dash, and then 4th-to-1st in only three laps of the Kubota A-Main.
Reutzel took the Ridge & Sons Racing #87 by Brian Brown on Lap 3 then fended off one slider attempt by Anthony Macri on a Lap 19 restart and drove away to a 2.877-second margin of victory.
In his 15th start with the series, Aaron Reutzel became the 15th different driver to visit Whiskey Myers Victory Lane with Kubota High Limit Racing. It was the third victory in Port Royal, Pennsylvania for the Clute, Texas native – going along with a 2018 Labor Day Classic win and 2019 Tuscarora 50 title.
Reutzel led an entirely new podium on Friday as he, Justin Whittall, and Chase Dietz all collected their first-career top-three finishes with Kubota High Limit Racing.
Whittall, of Vincentown, New Jersey, drove his #67 to a career-best runner-up finish on Friday after going toe-to-toe with the likes of Macri, Sweet, and Dietz.
Dietz, of York, Pennsylvania, took the Zemoc Racing #1Z from 11th-to-3rd to round out the podium.
Closing out the top-10 was Brad Sweet, Brian Brown, Spencer Bayston, Cory Eliason, James McFadden, Troy Wagaman Jr, and Corey Day.
THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (9/6/24)
Port Royal Speedway (Port Royal, PA)
Capital Custom Trailers QuickTime – Anthony Macri (15.537)
TJ Forged Heat One Winner – Sye Lynch
DMI Heat Two Winner – Brian Brown
BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner – Troy Wagaman Jr.
Winters Performance Heat Four Winner – Justin Whittall
FK Rod Ends Dash Winner – Brian Brown
B-Main Winner – Corey Day
Jake’s Golf Carts Fastest Lap Award – Aaron Reutzel (17.410)
Hard Charger – Corey Day +11, 21st-to-10th
Lap Leaders – Brian Brown 1-2; Aaron Reutzel 3-25.
Kubota A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel[4]; 2. 67-Justin Whittall[3]; 3. 1Z-Chase Dietz[11]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet[10]; 5. 21-Brian Brown[1]; 6. 5-Spencer Bayston[9]; 7. 8-Cory Eliason[7]; 8. 83-James McFadden[13]; 9. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[8]; 10. 14-Corey Day[21]; 11. 13-Justin Peck[16]; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen[12]; 13. 12-Lance Dewease[22]; 14. 24-Rico Abreu[17]; 15. 26-Zeb Wise[15]; 16. 9P-Parker Price Miller[18]; 17. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[25]; 18. 88-Sye Lynch[5]; 19. 19-Brent Marks[20]; 20. 2KS-Hunter Schuerenberg[23]; 21. 55-Chris Windom[29]; 22. 55W-Mike Wagner[26]; 23. 99-Skylar Gee[19]; 24. 35-Austin Bishop[28]; 25. 9-Kasey Kahne[27]; 26. 39M-Anthony Macri[2]; 27. 48-Danny Dietrich[24]; 28. 51-Freddie Rahmer[14]; 29. 69K-Logan Wagner[6]
Updated Championship Standings (After 43/54 Races):
- Kasey Kahne Racing #49 – Brad Sweet (2,577 PTS… -)
- Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC – Tyler Courtney (2,329 PTS… -248)
- Rico Abreu Racing #24 – Rico Abreu (2,317 PTS… -260)
- Roth Motorsports #83 – James McFadden (2,195 PTS… -382)
- Murray-Marks Motorosports #19 – Brent Marks (2,194 PTS… -383)
- Jason Meyers Racing #14 – Corey Day (2,159 PTS… -418)
- Buch Motorsports #13 – Justin Peck (2,115 PTS… -462)
- PPM Racing #9P – Parker Price-Miller (1,951 PTS… -626)
- CJB Motorsports #5 – Spencer Bayston (1,950 PTS… -627)
- Ridge & Sons Racing #8 – Cory Eliason (1,845 PTS… -732)
- Rod Gross Motorsports #88 – Tanner Thorson (1,815 PTS… -762)
- Rudeen Racing #26 – Zeb Wise (1,795 PTS… -782)
- Kasey Kahne Racing #9 – Kasey Kahne (1,635 PTS… -942)
- Shark Racing #1A – Jacob Allen (1,631 PTS… -946)
- Vermeer Motorsports #55 – Chris Windom (1,544 PTS… -1033)
- Crouch Motorsports #1 – Brenham Crouch (1,333 PTS… -1244)
UP NEXT: Kubota High Limit Racing wraps up the 57th annual Tuscarora 50 tomorrow, Saturday, September 7, with a $57,000-to-win grand finale from Port Royal Speedway’s “Speed Palace” in Port Royal, Pennsylvania.
Article Credit: Brian Walker
