June 7, 2026 | By High Limit Racing PR

Reutzel Beats Marks to Win Exciting High Limit Debut in North Dakota

MANDAN, N.D.—After missing the podium in three consecutive races - for the first time all year - Aaron Reutzel made sure to land on the top step Saturday night as Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing debuted in North Dakota.

Fans who showed up to Mandan's first national sprint car race in 17 years were treated to a great battle as Aaron Reutzel and Brent Marks swapped the lead on multiple occasions and decided the win in the closing laps through traffic.

Earning the pole position with his 10th FK Rod Ends Dash win of the year, Reutzel easily controlled the opening stages of the 30-lapper before back markers slowed his pace and allowed Marks to close in a hurry. The #19 flew by on Lap 19 and led the next five circuits before Reutzel came roaring back and snatched the lead right away on Lap 25.

It appeared as if we were going to get one last ditch effort from Marks on the final lap before a caution flew and set up a green-white-checkered finish, which Reutzel handled with care as he crossed the line with a 0.991-second margin of victory.

The win marked Reutzel's 14th of his career with Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing - tied for second-most in HLR history. It was the seventh trip to Whiskey Myers Victory Lane this season for the Ridge & Sons Racing #87 as they continue to stack the tail tank with CASM Safety Win Stickers.

Settling for his fourth-runner-up finish in the past week, Brent Marks extended his hot streak with a fifth-consecutive podium result. The Myerstown, Pennsylvania native now has the third longest streak in series history - trailing only Rico Abreu (8) and Kyle Larson (6).

On the final step of the podium was Tanner Thorson and Rod Gross Motorsports as the #88 team made their first front stretch visit since the middle of April.

Closing out the top-five was Rico Abreu in the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, Carquest #24 and Tyler Courtney in the Clauson-Marshall Racing, NOS Energy Drink #7BC.

Rounding out the top-10 at Dacotah was Tanner Holmes, Giovanni Scelzi, Daison Pursley, Chase Randall, and Sye Lynch.


THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (Saturday, June 6, 2026)
Dacotah Speedway (Mandan, North Dakota)

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps - Aaron Reutzel (13.640)
Capitol Custom Trailers QuickTime - Aaron Reutzel (13.532)
TJ Forged Heat One Winner - Danny Sams III
DMI Heat Two Winner - Brent Marks
BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner - Tanner Holmes
FK Rod Ends Dash Winner - Aaron Reutzel
DURST Dice Roll Driver - Rico Abreu (7th-to-4th)
Rayce Rudeen Foundation Rookie of the Race - Tanner Holmes (6th)
Jake’s Golf Carts Fastest Lap - Aaron Reutzel (13.916)
Rod End Supply Hard Charger - Giovanni Scelzi +8 (15th-7th)
Whiskey Meyers Victory Lane Visitors - Ridge & Sons Racing
CASM Win Sticker - Aaron Reutzel (7th)
Angel Donor Charity - Texas Children's Hospital ($3,000)

Lap Leader(s) - Aaron Reutzel 1-18; Brent Marks 19-24; Reutzel 25-30


Interstate Batteries A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel[1]; 2. 19-Brent Marks[4]; 3. 88-Tanner Thorson[8]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu[7]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[9]; 6. 13-Tanner Holmes[5]; 7. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[15]; 8. 9-Daison Pursley[3]; 9. 9R-Chase Randall[12]; 10. 42-Sye Lynch[2]; 11. 5-Brenham Crouch[11]; 12. 55-Kerry Madsen[14]; 13. 26-Justin Peck[10]; 14. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier[17]; 15. 17GP-Ayrton Gennetten[13]; 16. 27-Weston Olson[21]; 17. 6N-Greg Nikitenko[19]; 18. 24D-Danny Sams III[6]; 19. 4-Colton Young[20]; 20. 8H-Jade Hastings[18]; 21. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[16]; 22. 17M-Todd Mickelson[24]; 23. 17-Tyler Hewitt[23]; 24. 3-Ace Bodenhamer[22]

FK Rod Ends Dash (7 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel[1]; 2. 42-Sye Lynch[2]; 3. 9-Daison Pursley[3]; 4. 19-Brent Marks[4]; 5. 13-Tanner Holmes[5]; 6. 24D-Danny Sams III[6]

TJ Forged Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 24D-Danny Sams III[2]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu[1]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel[4]; 4. 26-Justin Peck[3]; 5. 17GP-Ayrton Gennetten[5]; 6. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[7]; 7. 6N-Greg Nikitenko[6]; 8. 3-Ace Bodenhamer[8]

DMI Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Brent Marks[2]; 2. 88-Tanner Thorson[1]; 3. 42-Sye Lynch[4]; 4. 5-Brenham Crouch[3]; 5. 55-Kerry Madsen[5]; 6. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier[6]; 7. 4-Colton Young[8]; 8. 17-Tyler Hewitt[7]

BR Motorsports Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Tanner Holmes[1]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[2]; 3. 9-Daison Pursley[4]; 4. 9R-Chase Randall[3]; 5. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[8]; 6. 8H-Jade Hastings[6]; 7. 27-Weston Olson[5]; 8. 17M-Todd Mickelson[7]

Capital Custom Trailers Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13.532[4]; 2. 42-Sye Lynch, 13.550[5]; 3. 9-Daison Pursley, 13.599[9]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu, 13.636[1]; 5. 88-Tanner Thorson, 13.684[10]; 6. 13-Tanner Holmes, 13.740[20]; 7. 24D-Danny Sams III, 13.882[11]; 8. 19-Brent Marks, 13.902[14]; 9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 13.918[23]; 10. 26-Justin Peck, 13.932[6]; 11. 5-Brenham Crouch, 13.994[8]; 12. 9R-Chase Randall, 14.033[3]; 13. 17GP-Ayrton Gennetten, 14.063[21]; 14. 55-Kerry Madsen, 14.063[16]; 15. 27-Weston Olson, 14.104[7]; 16. 6N-Greg Nikitenko, 14.269[2]; 17. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier, 14.435[22]; 18. 8H-Jade Hastings, 14.443[15]; 19. G5-Gage Pulkrabek, 14.459[17]; 20. 17-Tyler Hewitt, 15.270[18]; 21. 17M-Todd Mickelson, 15.438[19]; 22. 3-Ace Bodenhamer, 18.521[24]; 23. 4-Colton Young, 55:55.555[12]; 24. 77-Giovanni Scelzi, 55:55.555[13]


NEW Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing Championship Standings (After 20/57 Races):

1. Aaron Reutzel - Ridge & Sons Racing #87 (1,262 pts)
2. Rico Abreu - Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing #24 (-13)
3. Giovanni Scelzi - Spire Motorsports #77 (-53)
4. Tanner Thorson - Rod Gross Motorsports #88 (-118)
5. Tyler Courtney - Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC (-140)
6. Justin Peck - Rudeen Racing #26 (-142)
7. Kerry Madsen - Vermeer Motorsports #55 (-189)
8. Brent Marks - Brent Marks Racing #19 (-209)
9. Tanner Holmes - Buch Motorsports #13 (-305)
10. Daison Purlsey - Kasey Kahne Racing w/ Mike Curb #9 (-323)
11. Sye Lynch - Mosites Lynch Racing #42 (-337)
12. Brenham Crouch - CJB Motorsports (-368)
13. Hank Davis - Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17GP (-374)
14. Chase Randall - Chase Randall Racing #9R (-390)
15. Danny Sams III - Randerson Racing #24D (-446)


WHAT’S NEXT: Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing will host a pair of Roto-Rooter Midweek Series events this upcoming week. The $55,555-to-win FK Rod Ends Eagle Nationals (NE) on Tuesday, June 9 will lead into the Iowa Lottery Shelby County Showdown (IA) on Thursday, June 11. Tickets are available for purchase HERE, or you can watch every lap live on FloRacing.