Story By: A2DPR / KYLE REINHARDT RACING – ABBOTTSTOWN, PA – On the heels of a tough trip to Knoxville Raceway in early August that did not live up to what he expected of himself and his team, Kyle Reinhardt and his team took a weekend off to regroup.
They returned to action over the weekend and showed they are ready to put the Midwest venture behind them and perform like they have shown they can.
NICE RECOVERY
Reinhardt kicked off his weekend at the $8,000-to-win Jack Gunn Memorial race at Williams Grove Speedway where he clocked in 10th quickest in the 28-car field.
He proceeded to log a 3rd place finish in his heat race to earn the 10th starting spot in the 30-lap main event.
Early in the finale, Reinhardt slipped outside of the top ten, running 13th as the race neared its midpoint. A second-half push put him back into the top ten on lap twenty and a last-lap pass put him 9th in the final rundown.
RETURN TO FORM
Saturday night Reinhardt made the short tow from his race shop to the nearby Lincoln Speedway for the Kramer Klash, which offered up $7,300 to the winner in honor of the late Kramer Williamson and his famed No.73 Pink Panther race car.
Reinhardt posted the 4th fastest lap in Group B qualifying for the split 35-car field. The lap earned him the pole in his heat race, which he took full advantage of. The Neptune City, NJ native led all ten laps, besting Ryan Smith by 3.184 seconds.
The heat race win earned Reinhardt the 3rd starting spot for the 35-lap A-main. After running 4th over the first nine laps, he dropped to 5th. He held a firm grip on that spot through lap thirty when he made a final push forward, taking back 4th with five laps remaining and holding on to the checkers.
“I’m very happy with the speed we found. We made a lot of changes to our car and are feeling comfortable with the direction we are heading.”, Reinhardt commented.
UP NEXT
A three-race weekend lies ahead for Reinhardt. The Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers, Coors Banquet Beer, E-Z-GO Golf Cars, Henry’s Wrecker Service No.91 team will have the opportunity to keep the momentum going with a return to Williams Grove Speedway this Friday for the $8,000-to-win Eash Brothers Tribute, followed by the Labor Day Duel on Saturday and Sunday night at Lincoln Speedway.