BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. — Each Excessive Restrict Racing Roto-Rooter Midweek Sequence occasions have been eerily related with photograph finishes ending in Rico Abreu victories.
After being on the offensive finish of a shocking 0.101-second victory final Monday at Kokomo Speedway over Justin Peck, this time Rico was on the defensive aspect of a slender 0.160-second rating on Tuesday at Grandview Speedway forward of Brad Candy.
Coming from the surface of row two, Abreu bided his time within the early levels as Christopher Bell managed the opening 9 laps earlier than lap site visitors turned the deciding issue.
The No. 24 took the purpose on Lap 10 and survived a number of restarts and a close to last-lap cross to make it back-to-back wins within the Roto-Rooter Midweek Sequence.
“This place has been packed ever because it took on a Excessive Restrict race,” Abreu stated. “This can be a actually good place to race — the monitor modifications all through the evening, and also you simply need to course of and perceive the place vehicles are getting higher.”
Abreu has received 4 of the final six Kubota Excessive Restrict Racing occasions – pushing greater than $100,000 in earnings during the last month.
The 0.160-second margin of victory was the fourth-closest in collection historical past behind Candy vs. McFadden at 34 (0.012), McFadden vs. Candy at Butler (0.063), and Abreu vs. Peck at Kokomo (0.101).
Championship chief Brad Candy bounced again from a tough New York outing with a runner-up effort aboard the Kasey Kahne Racing, NAPA Auto Components No. 49.
Closing out the rostrum was Christopher Bell in his second-ever Kubota Excessive Restrict Racing occasion, incomes an thrilling third-place end within the iconic Kreitz Racing No. 69k automotive.
The end:
Function (35 Laps) — 1. 24-Rico Abreu[4]; 2. 49-Brad Candy[2]; 3. 69K-Christopher Bell[1]; 4. 39M-Anthony Macri[6]; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel[3]; 6. 9-Brent Marks[10]; 7. 14-Spencer Bayston[14]; 8. 48-Danny Dietrich[5]; 9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[25]; 10. 88-Tanner Thorson[17]; 11. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[8]; 12. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[13]; 13. 26-Justin Peck[19]; 14. 23-Chase Dietz[12]; 15. 24D-Danny Sams III[11]; 16. 5-Brenham Crouch[16]; 17. 9R-Chase Randall[20]; 18. 6-Ryan Smith[15]; 19. 13-Daison Pursley[24]; 20. 66-Ryan Newton[22]; 21. 42-Sye Lynch[18]; 22. 9-Kasey Kahne[26]; 23. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[23]; 24. 5R-Tyler Ross[9]; 25. 20-Ryan Taylor[21]; 26. 14BC-Corey Day[7]
