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Kubota High Limit racing made its only appearance in the Garden State at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Saturday night. A little cooperation from Mother Nature would have been appreciated but in spite of that, fans got to see the talented field of winged 410 sprint car drivers that travel around the country, thrilling fans wherever they go.
With weather expecting to arrive in the area later in the evening, track and High Limit management moved the start time up one hour and stuck to a tight schedule in the interest of time.
Aaron Reutzel set the fast time on the High Banks followed by Danny Sams III and Rico Abreu – the three drivers that would start fourth in each of the three heat races. Fourth, fifth and sixth place in time trials would start on the pole in their heat races – Daison Pursley, Brad Sweet and Brett Marks.
Abreu was the winner of the last High Limit race run during the 2023 season.
Gio Scelzi, driving for the injured Tyler Courtney, Brad Sweet and Brett Marks won the three qualifiers and then joined Danny Sams, Aaron Reutzel and Rico Abreu in the Dash race. Scelzi led every lap on his way to the win and the pole position start for the thirty lap main event. The field was complete when Steven Snyder, Jr. led the way in the B Main over Jordan Thomas, Chase Randall, Kyle Spence, Ricky DiEva and Preston Lattomus.
And then the rain fell. After about a forty-five minute delay, the cars were called to the track for the A Main.
The field circled the track in a four wide salute of the fans that filled the stands at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park. The green flag waved.
Scelzi jumped into the lead on the start followed by Sams, Sweet, Marks and Abreu. With a lightning fast race track, it didn’t long for the leaders to catch the back of the field. Sams was able to use the lapped traffic to his advantage as he passed Scelzi for the lead on lap eight. Two laps later, the rain started again and the field was sent to the pits to await the final decision.
With no end in sight, the decision to cancel had to be made. However, due to the extensive travel and many race dates, High Limit’s rules call for a complete race when a feature event has been started and suspended. Danny Sams III, a rookie from Florida, was the race winner – his first in High Limit action.
Prior to this season, Sams had not competed with any series. He chose his events and tracks throughout the season. With the opportunity to compete in his family’s car, it was an opportunity that Sams wanted to take advantage of. His mother and father are integral members of the No. 24D crew and couldn’t have been happier.
Points and purse were paid accordingly as the teams prepared for their next race at Path Valley on Sunday.
While everyone would have liked to be able to see a complete show, the racers and the fans recognized the effort that was made under the less than ideal circumstances.
Coming up – the Danny Serrano Memorial weekend – Friday and Saturday, October 3rd and 4th.
KUBOTA HIGH LIMIT SPRINT SERIES A-MAIN (30 LAPS)
1. Danny Sams III, 2. Giovanni Scelzi, 3. Brent Marks, 4. Brad Sweet, 5. Rico Abreu, 6. Aaron Reutzel, 7. Justin Peck, 8. Daison Pursley, 9. Justin Whittall, 10. Brock Zearfoss; 11. Sye Lynch, 12. Chase Dietz, 13. Justin Sanders, 14. Danny Dietrich, 15. Tyler Ross, 16. Brenham Crouch, 17. Tanner Thorson, 18. Steven Snyder, Jr., 19. Ryan Taylor, 20. Chase Randall, 21. Kyle Spence, 22. Ricky DiEva, 23. Preston Lattomus, 24. Jordan Thomas, DNQ – Kody Hartlaub, Domenic Melair, Mike Thompson, Ryan Timms
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