PORT ROYAL, Pa. – Kyle Reinhardt pocketed $4,000 for his victory in Monday’s 25-lap 410 sprint car main event during the Labor Day Classic at Port Royal Speedway.
Reinhardt started second in the 24-car field, taking the lead on the opening circuit at the half-mile dirt oval. The race was slowed for the first time on the third circuit when Tyler Reeser came to a stop with a flat tire.
When racing resumed Reinhardt continued to lead, but the race was stopped again on lap six when Jared Esh slapped the turn two wall, forcing Freddie Rahmer to spin to avoid contact.
Once the green flag waved again Reinhardt continued to set the pace, stretching his lead to more than a second as the laps clicked off. The race was slowed again on lap 18 when Danny Dietrich, who took the front row challenge in an effort to earn extra cash if he finished on the podium, spun after contact with polesitter Tyler Bear.
Reinhardt was masterful on the restart, easily pulling away over the final six laps to a 1.232-second victory over runner-up A.J. Flick.
The victory was Reinhardt’s first in 410 sprint car action at Port Royal Speedway.
“This is pretty awesome. I was crying on my way to the scales,” said Reinhardt. “I came here to do this and it’s crazy that I’m standing here in victory lane. This is what it’s all about.”
Logan Wagner finished third and locked up the track championship in the 410 class as a result. Anthony Macri and invader Brian Brown completed the top-five. Dietrich recovered from his last-race spin to finish eighth.
In other action, Andrew Yoder used a last corner, last lap pass to win the limited late model feature. Eric Boozel captured the 4 cylinder pro stock main event in a three-wide run to the checkered flag.
The finish:
Kyle Reinhardt, A.J. Flick, Logan Wagner, Anthony Macri, Brian Brown, Dylan Cisney, Mike Wagner, Danny Dietrich, Tyler Bear, Freddie Rahmer, Sye Lynch, Justin Whittal, T.J. Stutts, Jared Esh, Chase Dietz, Jason Shultz, Kyle Smith, Brett Michalski, Nicole Bower, Joe Kata III, Dan Shetler, Ryan Linder, Tyler Reeser, Tyler Walton.