PORT ROYAL, Pa. — After 14 tries, Anthony Macri finally became a Kubota High Limit Racing winner in his home state on Thursday, dominating the opening night of Port Royal Speedway’s Tuscarora 50.
Ironically enough, the Dillsburg, Pa., native had been a bit of a road warrior with the High Rollers — winning with the series at 34 Raceway in 2023 and Texas Motor Speedway in 2024. He joins Kyle Larson, Rico Abreu and Justin Peck as the only four drivers to earn a Kubota High Limit Racing win in each of the last three seasons.
Starting from the outside pole and immediately shooting to the lead, Macri survived a single restart, controlled all 25 laps, and crossed the finish line with a 4.184-second advantage — the third-largest margin of victory in series history.
At 26 years old, Macri is now a 30-time winner at “The Speed Palace” – which ranks 13th all-time in Port Royal Speedway history.
Thursday’s $10,000 score also marked his 13th overall win of the season, four of those coming at the Juniata County Fairgrounds.
The 2022 Tuscarora 50 champion now has a guaranteed starting spot in Saturday’s 50-lap main event.
Justin Whittall came from fifth-to-second, matching his career-best run with Kubota High Limit Racing. The current track championship leader at Port Royal Speedway, Whittall’s No. 67 also ran runner-up during Tuscarora 50 weekend last year.
Rounding out the podium for the first time in his career on Thursday night was Brenham Crouch. The 19-year-old Texan enjoyed a standout showing aboard the CJB Motorsports No. 5, earning the pole and holding on for a third-place finish at a track that he says has been his kryptonite.
Danny Dietrich and Rico Abreu completed the top five.
Macri set quick time in group A for the 49-car field. Brian Brown was quickest in group B, but withdrew for the night because he determined he wasn’t fully recovered from the hand injuries he suffered during the Knoxville Nationals.
The finish:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 39M-Anthony Macri[2]; 2. 67-Justin Whittall[5]; 3. 5-Brenham Crouch[1]; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich[3]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu[7]; 6. 69K-Ryan Smith[10]; 7. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[4]; 8. 14-Trey Starks[6]; 9. 42-Sye Lynch[11]; 10. 49-Brad Sweet[9]; 11. 87-Aaron Reutzel[19]; 12. 71-Parker Price Miller[18]; 13. 26-Justin Peck[13]; 14. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[20]; 15. 19-Brent Marks[12]; 16. 55-Logan Wagner[26]; 17. 23-Chase Dietz[23]; 18. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[21]; 19. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi[22]; 20. X-Matt Campbell[15]; 21. 10-Ryan Timms[17]; 22. 24D-Danny Sams III[8]; 23. 20-Brady Bacon[16]; 24. 9-Chase Randall[24]; 25. 8-Brock Zearfoss[14]; 26. 13-Daison Pursley[27]; 27. 88-Tanner Thorson[25]; 28. 77-Mike Walter II[28]
