Story By: A2DPR / KYLE REINHARDT RACING – YORK HAVEN, PA – Kyle Reinhardt returned home to Pennsylvania coming off a good showing over four nights at Eldora Speedway in Ohio. To keep the momentum going, he had just a few days to prepare because the World of Outlaws series was also headed to the Keystone State to take on the PA Posse at BAPS Motor Speedway.
Reinhardt had a solid record at BAPS Motor Speedway in 2023 coming into the matchup with the Outlaws, including a win in the Greg Hodnett Foundation race on June 1st in the Capitol Renegade, Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers, Coors Banquet Beer, Henry’s Wrecker Service No.91.
Wednesday night, July 19th Reinhardt was among a field of 35 drivers ready for competition and he got his night off to a great start despite a late draw for qualifying. The Neptune City, NJ native ripped off the 8th quickest lap overall and earned a front row starting spot in his heat.
Moments later, the skies opened up and Mother Nature washed out any chance of cashing in on the hot start.
Teams returned Thursday night to try again. The program started over from the beginning with Reinhardt once again going out late in the qualifying order. This time he found himself 25th quickest with an uphill battle ahead of him.
Reinhardt rebounded quickly in his heat race by blasting from his 7th starting spot into the 4th spot on the opening lap. He held on to that transfer spot for the next seven circuits to lock himself into the A-main.
In the 30-lap finale, Reinhardt found himself in tight battles with Kasey Kahne, Donny Schatz and others throughout the fast-paced race. When the dust had settled, he had earned a 14th place finish.
“Just really missed the line in time trials and that put us behind. Then were just kind of there in the feature after recovering good in the heat race.“, Reinhardt said.
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Reinhardt will sit out this weekend’s action as the team works to get their engines sorted out for the upcoming Knoxville Nationals and awaits repairs to their toter.
Tentatively, if everything falls into place in time, Reinhardt would like to make the trip to Grandview Speedway on July 25th to race with the High Limit Sprint Car Series and to Port Royal Speedway for the Living Legends Dream Race/Greg Hodnett Classic.