Rico Abreu Adds 10th High Limit Win and hangs on to points lead at Lawrenceburg
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind.—It was at 2:45pm on Wednesday afternoon that Dale Jr's Dirty Mo Media broke the news that Rico Abreu would drive the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing #24 with Kubota High Limit Racing in 2026.
Then, a mere six hours later, he was standing in Whiskey Myers Victory Lane for the 10th time this season in his own Rico Abreu/Curb-Agajanian Racing outfit - and he made it there in spectacular fashion at Lawrenceburg Speedway.
After leader Corey Day, who made it to the front with several jaw-dropping moves, dropped out due to a flat tire caused by a brake fire on Lap 23, the stage was set for a one-v-one duel between the Kubota High Limit Racing championship leader, Abreu, and the top Rayce Rudeen Foundation Rookie of the Year contender, Daison Pursley.
Coming down to the last lap, the Driven2SaveLives Battle at the 'Burg suddenly become a three-way fight out of nowhere and happened to supply the second-closest finish in Kubota High Limit Racing history.
Ultimately, Abreu held on to the top spot by a mere 0.026-seconds (twenty six, one-thousandths) over Aaron Reutzel who shot out of a cannon. Pursley was still right with them, crossing there stripe behind by 0.304-seconds (three, one-hundredths).
For the St. Helena, California native - who now runs his race team out of Brownsburg, Indiana - the win marked his first-ever Sprint Car victory at Lawrenceburg Speedway, to go with three USAC National Midget scores at the home of three-story sliders.
In his 99th start with the series, Abreu extended his mark as the winningest driver in Kubota High Limit Racing history with a 22nd score - a season-best 10 of those coming this year.
With nine races remaining, the Abreu #24 holds a 24-points advantage over the Ridge & Sons Racing #87 and a 39-point lead over the Kasey Kahne Racing #49 in pursuit of his first-career national touring sprint car title. He also jolted to the lead of the Roto-Rooter Midweek Series chase with Tanner Thorson (-6), Brad Sweet (-9), and Aaron Reutzel (-12) hot on his heels with one race left to decide that $20,000 bonus.
Following podium finisher Aaron Reutzel and Daison Pursley across the stripe at Lawrenceburg was Justin Peck, Brad Sweet, Corey Day, Parker Price-Miller, Chase Randall, Brady Bacon, and Tanner Thorson.
THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (9/17/25)
Lawrenceburg Speedway (Lawrenceburg, IN)
Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps - Aaron Reutzel (12.325)
Capitol Renegade QuickTime - Sye Lynch (12.333)
TJ Forged Heat One Winner - Corey Day
DMI Heat Two Winner - Aaron Reutzel
BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner - Parker Price-Miller
FK Rod Ends Dash Winner - Rico Abreu
Jake's Golf Carts Fastest Lap Award - Rico Abreu (12.778)
Rod End Supply Hard Charger - Tanner Thorson +7 (17th-10th)
Lap Leaders - Rico Abreu 1-18; Corey Day 19-22; Rico Abreu 23-30.
Kubota A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 24-Rico Abreu[1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel[3]; 3. 13-Daison Pursley[2]; 4. 26-Justin Peck[7]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet[8]; 6. 14-Corey Day[4]; 7. 71-Parker Price Miller[5]; 8. 9-Chase Randall[12]; 9. 21H-Brady Bacon[11]; 10. 88-Tanner Thorson[17]; 11. 19-Brent Marks[18]; 12. 5-Brenham Crouch[16]; 13. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[9]; 14. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi[13]; 15. 42-Sye Lynch[6]; 16. 101-Kalib Henry[15]; 17. 19JR-Joel Myers Jr[19]; 18. 78-Justin Clark[22]; 19. 19P-TJ Michael[21]; 20. 24D-Danny Sams III[20]; 21. 49X-Cale Thomas[10]; 22. 34-Sterling Cling[14]; 23. 5J-Jeremy Weaver[23]
FK Rod Ends Dash (7 Laps): 1. 24-Rico Abreu[2]; 2. 13-Daison Pursley[1]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel[3]; 4. 14-Corey Day[5]; 5. 71-Parker Price Miller[4]; 6. 42-Sye Lynch[6]
TJ Forged Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Corey Day[2]; 2. 26-Justin Peck[1]; 3. 42-Sye Lynch[4]; 4. 49X-Cale Thomas[6]; 5. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi[3]; 6. 5-Brenham Crouch[5]; 7. 19JR-Joel Myers Jr[7]; 8. 78-Justin Clark[8]
DMI Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel[1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet[3]; 3. 13-Daison Pursley[4]; 4. 21H-Brady Bacon[2]; 5. 34-Sterling Cling[5]; 6. 88-Tanner Thorson[8]; 7. 24D-Danny Sams III[6]; 8. 5J-Jeremy Weaver[7]
BR Motorsports Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 71-Parker Price Miller[1]; 2. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[2]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu[4]; 4. 9-Chase Randall[6]; 5. 101-Kalib Henry[3]; 6. 19-Brent Marks[5]; 7. 19P-TJ Michael[7]
Capital Custom Trailers Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 42-Sye Lynch, 00:12.333[15]; 2. 13-Daison Pursley, 00:12.357[3]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu, 00:12.390[17]; 4. 26-Justin Peck, 00:12.411[10]; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 00:12.419[18]; 6. 71-Parker Price Miller, 00:12.419[19]; 7. 14-Corey Day, 00:12.542[23]; 8. 21H-Brady Bacon, 00:12.546[4]; 9. 1A-Ashton Torgerson, 00:12.559[11]; 10. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi, 00:12.571[22]; 11. 49-Brad Sweet, 00:12.579[12]; 12. 101-Kalib Henry, 00:12.580[5]; 13. 5-Brenham Crouch, 00:12.583[20]; 14. 34-Sterling Cling, 00:12.599[9]; 15. 19-Brent Marks, 00:12.608[16]; 16. 49X-Cale Thomas, 00:12.625[1]; 17. 24D-Danny Sams III, 00:12.660[14]; 18. 9-Chase Randall, 00:12.662[13]; 19. 19JR-Joel Myers Jr, 00:12.721[8]; 20. 5J-Jeremy Weaver, 00:12.768[6]; 21. 19P-TJ Michael, 00:12.789[2]; 22. 78-Justin Clark, 00:12.881[7]; 23. 88-Tanner Thorson, 00:12.902[21]
NEW 2025 Kubota High Limit Racing Championship Standings (After 42/51 Races):
1. Rico Abreu Racing #24 (2,329 PTS... -)
2. Ridge & Sons Racing #87 (2,305 PTS... -24)
3. Kasey Kahne Racing #49 (2,290 PTS... -39)
4. Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC (2,189 PTS... -140)
5. Murray-Marks Motorsports #19 (2,183 PTS... -146)
6. Rudeen Racing #26 (2,128 PTS... -201)
7. Rod Gross Motorsports #88 (2,062 PTS... -267)
8. Buch Motorsports #13 (1,850 PTS... -479)
9. Jason Meyers Racing #14 (1,729 PTS... -600)
10. CJB Motorsports #5 (1,622 PTS... -707)
11. Chase Randall Racing #9R (1,589 PTS... -740)
12. Mosites Lynch Racing #42 (1,586 PTS... -743)
13. Randerson Racing #24D (1,358 PTS... -971)
Updated Roto-Rooter Midweek Series Points (Through 9/10 Races):
1. Rico Abreu Racing #24 (563 PTS... -)
2. Rod Gross Motorsports #88 (557 PTS... -6)
3. Kasey Kahne Racing #49 (554 PTS... -9)
4. Ridge & Sons Racing #87 (551 PTS...-12)
5. Buch Motorsports #13 (492 PTS... -71)
UP NEXT: A trip to the beloved 4-Crown Nationals at Ohio's Eldora Speedway on Friday & Saturday, September 19-20 is what's next for Kubota High Limit Racing this weekend; joining the USAC National Midgets, USAC National Sprint Cars, and USAC Silver Crown on the card. Fans can buy tickets at HighLimitRacing.com.
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