May 13, 2025 | By Brian Walker, High Limit Racing PR

Rico Abreu steals High Limit victory from Justin Peck at Kokomo

KOKOMO, ind.—The Driven2SaveLives Monday MAYhem event lived up to the name and the hype of "Indiana's Baddest Bullring" was exceeded when Kubota High Limit Racing kicked off the Roto-Rooter Midweek Series in jaw-dropping fashion at Kokomo Speedway.

When the 9:05pm checkered flag waved, the Kokomo grandstands were jumping for joy as Rico Abreu shocked Justin Peck in the final corner of the final lap, edging him by 0.101-seconds to steal a $20,000 payday.

Peck controlled 99% of the race from the outside pole, handling an onslaught of lap traffic before he lost it in heartbreaking fashion over the last 100 feet after leading 39 and 3/4 laps. The agony of defeat on his face post-race while Abreu climbed atop his wing said it all.

For Abreu, it's his latest conquest amidst an outstanding early-season hot streak. Over the last four weeks, the #24 won back-to-back shows at Knoxville Raceway (one with the World of Outlaws) and then three Kubota High Limit Racing features in four tries at Texas Motor Speedway, Lakeside Speedway, and Kokomo Speedway. He's cleared more than $70,000 in earnings over the six-race stretch.

His 15th trip to Whiskey Myers Victory Lane extends his record as the winningest driver in Kubota High Limit Racing history and makes him the first driver to reach three wins with the series in 2025.

While the loss came in heartbreaking fashion for Peck, the Rudeen Racing team still has plenty of positives to look at. They're on a streak of three-consecutive podium finishes with Kubota High Limit Racing since putting a new Ford Performance power plant under the hood.

Behind the lead duo, Brad Sweet earned his ninth podium in 11 races to extend his championship lead to 52-points aboard the Kasey Kahne Racing, NAPA Auto Parts #49.

Rounding out the top-five was former USAC National Sprint Car champions Tyler Courtney and Brady Bacon. Closing out the top-10 was Kyle Larson, Aaron Reutzel, Daison Pursley, Brent Marks, and Emerson Axsom.


THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (5/12/25)
Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, IN)

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps - Brad Sweet (10.932)
Capital Custom Trailers QuickTime - Aaron Reutzel (10.791)
TJ Forged Heat One Winner - Tyler Courtney
DMI Heat Two Winner - Brady Bacon
BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner - Brad Sweet
DIRT II Heat Four Winner - Justin Peck
FK Rod Ends Dash Winner - Rico Abreu
Winters Performance B-Main Winner - Danny Sams III
Jake's Golf Carts Fastest Lap Award - Justin Peck (11.370)
Rod End Supply Hard Charger - Kyle Larson +11 (17th-6th)
Lap Leaders - Justin Peck 1-39; Rico Abreu 40


Kubota A Feature (40 Laps): 1. 24-Rico Abreu[1]; 2. 26-Justin Peck[2]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet[5]; 4. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[4]; 5. 21H-Brady Bacon[3]; 6. 57-Kyle Larson[17]; 7. 87-Aaron Reutzel[8]; 8. 13-Daison Pursley[7]; 9. 19-Brent Marks[9]; 10. 27-Emerson Axsom[10]; 11. 88-Tanner Thorson[22]; 12. 9R-Chase Randall[16]; 13. 14-Spencer Bayston[19]; 14. 7N-Darin Naida[13]; 15. 2KS-Cory Eliason[11]; 16. 24D-Danny Sams III[21]; 17. 24S-Logan Seavey[12]; 18. 5-Brenham Crouch[15]; 19. 14BC-Corey Day[14]; 20. 4-Zane DeVault[24]; 21. 9-Kasey Kahne[25]; 22. 23-Jimmy Light[20]; 23. 71-Parker Price Miller[6]; 24. 42-Sye Lynch[18]; 25. 51-Scotty Thiel[23]

Winters Performance B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 24D-Danny Sams III[1]; 2. 88-Tanner Thorson[4]; 3. 51-Scotty Thiel[3]; 4. 4-Zane DeVault[5]; 5. 12X-Cale Thomas[6]; 6. 3P-Kyle Cummins[8]; 7. 32-Bryce Lucius[9]; 8. 34-Sterling Cling[7]; 9. 9-Kasey Kahne[11]; 10. 6-Brandon Wimmer[12]; 11. 16TH-Kevin Newton[13]; 12. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[2]; 13. 16C-Max Guilford[10]

FK Rod Ends Dash (7 Laps): 1. 24-Rico Abreu[1]; 2. 26-Justin Peck[2]; 3. 21H-Brady Bacon[3]; 4. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[5]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet[6]; 6. 71-Parker Price Miller[4]; 7. 13-Daison Pursley[7]; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel[8]

TJ Forged Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[2]; 2. 19-Brent Marks[1]; 3. 7N-Darin Naida[3]; 4. 5-Brenham Crouch[5]; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel[4]; 6. 51-Scotty Thiel[9]; 7. 4-Zane DeVault[8]; 8. 32-Bryce Lucius[7]; 9. 16TH-Kevin Newton[6]

DMI Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 21H-Brady Bacon[1]; 2. 2KS-Cory Eliason[2]; 3. 71-Parker Price Miller[4]; 4. 57-Kyle Larson[3]; 5. 14-Spencer Bayston[6]; 6. 24D-Danny Sams III[5]; 7. 34-Sterling Cling[8]; 8. 9-Kasey Kahne[7]

BR Motorsports Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 49-Brad Sweet[1]; 2. 27-Emerson Axsom[2]; 3. 14BC-Corey Day[3]; 4. 13-Daison Pursley[4]; 5. 42-Sye Lynch[6]; 6. 88-Tanner Thorson[7]; 7. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[5]; 8. 16C-Max Guilford[8]

DIRT II Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 26-Justin Peck[1]; 2. 24S-Logan Seavey[2]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu[4]; 4. 9R-Chase Randall[3]; 5. 23-Jimmy Light[6]; 6. 12X-Cale Thomas[5]; 7. 3P-Kyle Cummins[7]; 8. 6-Brandon Wimmer[8]

Capital Custom Trailers Qualifying A (2 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 00:10.791[3]; 2. 71-Parker Price Miller, 00:10.840[1]; 3. 19-Brent Marks, 00:10.963[10]; 4. 21H-Brady Bacon, 00:11.056[2]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 00:11.057[7]; 6. 2KS-Cory Eliason, 00:11.090[4]; 7. 7N-Darin Naida, 00:11.100[6]; 8. 57-Kyle Larson, 00:11.105[17]; 9. 5-Brenham Crouch, 00:11.118[11]; 10. 24D-Danny Sams III, 00:11.149[12]; 11. 16TH-Kevin Newton, 00:11.159[9]; 12. 14-Spencer Bayston, 00:11.179[15]; 13. 32-Bryce Lucius, 00:11.246[16]; 14. 9-Kasey Kahne, 00:11.267[5]; 15. 4-Zane DeVault, 00:11.276[13]; 16. 34-Sterling Cling, 00:11.342[14]; 17. 51-Scotty Thiel[8]

Capital Custom Trailers Qualifying B (2 Laps): 1. 13-Daison Pursley, 00:10.913[4]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu, 00:10.929[15]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 00:10.987[12]; 4. 26-Justin Peck, 00:11.063[10]; 5. 27-Emerson Axsom, 00:11.091[2]; 6. 24S-Logan Seavey, 00:11.099[11]; 7. 14BC-Corey Day, 00:11.102[8]; 8. 9R-Chase Randall, 00:11.134[7]; 9. 19H-Joel Myers Jr, 00:11.270[5]; 10. 12X-Cale Thomas, 00:11.320[16]; 11. 42-Sye Lynch, 00:11.444[13]; 12. 23-Jimmy Light, 00:11.448[9]; 13. 88-Tanner Thorson, 00:11.499[14]; 14. 3P-Kyle Cummins, 00:11.549[1]; 15. 16C-Max Guilford, 00:11.562[6]; 16. 6-Brandon Wimmer[3]


NEW 2025 Kubota High Limit Racing Championship Standings (After 11/54 Races):

1  Kasey Kahne Racing #49 - Brad Sweet (738 PTS... +52)
2  Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC - Tyler Courtney (686 PTS... -52)
3  Murray-Marks Motorsports #19 - Brent Marks (654 PTS... -84)
4  Rico Abreu Racing #24 - Rico Abreu (650 PTS... -88)
5  Rudeen Racing #26 - Justin Peck (613... -125)
6  Ridge & Sons Racing #87 - Aaron Reutzel (611 PTS... -127)
7  Kasey Kahne Racing #9 - Kasey Kahne (575 PTS... -163)
8  Chase Randall Racing #9R - Chase Randall (527 PTS... -211)
9  Jason Meyers Racing #14 - Spencer Bayston (503 PTS... -235)
10  Rod Gross Motorsports #88 - Tanner Thorson (481 PTS... -257)
11  Buch Motorsports #13 - Daison Pursley (459 PTS... -279)
12  Randerson Racing #24D - Danny Sams III (443 PTS... -295)
13  CJB Motorsports #5 - Brenham Crouch (418 PTS... -320)
14  Mosites Lynch Racing #42 - Sye Lynch (356 PTS... -382)


UP NEXT: The Roto-Rooter Midweek Series continues at Ohio's Fremont Speedway on Wednesday, May 14, then Kubota High Limit Racing heads to New York for races at Ransomville Speedway on Friday, May 16 and Utica-Rome Speedway on Saturday, May 17. Fans can purchase tickets for future Kubota High Limit Racing events by clicking here.