Rico Abreu won the High Limit portion of the Four Crown Saturday (Video Highlights from FloRacing.com)
By T.J. Buffenbarger
ROSSBURG, OH (September 21, 2024) — Abreu and Brad Sweet started on the front row for the 30-lap feature. The first attempt to start the feature was short lived when Zach Hampton and Danny Sams III stopped between turns one and two to bring out the caution flag. Both drivers restarted at the tail of the field.
Abreu drove to the lead with Brad Sweet keeping pace in the second position. Sweet was able to build up some momentum around the top to challenge Abreu on lap two in turns one and two but could not make the pass.
After a caution for Ryan Timms and Darin Naida getting together on the front stretch. Timms team was able to make repairs for the restart while Naida had enough front-end damage to end his night.
Abreu continued to lead after the double file restart with Sweet on his back bumper. Sweet looked to the outside in turn four on lap two, setting up a slide job through turns one and two on lap three, but could not make the pass.
Jacob Allen started to become a factor on lap five as he passed Anthony Macri for the third position. On lap seven Allen started to pressure Sweet for the second position, taking the spot on lap eight. Further ahead of him Abreu nearly was collected by a lapped car slowing but was able to avoid heavy contact and maintained the lead.
On lap 11 Brad Sweet built up momentum and drove by Allen for the second position, but the caution flag came out before the pass was complete for Brian Brown coming to a stop on the inside of turn two.
Allen look to the inside of Abreu during the restart. Abreu then changed his line to run low in turns three and four and was able to pull away from Allen. Further back in the pack Macri and Friday night’s High Limit Series feature winner at Eldora Speedway Justin Peck raced for the fourth position with Peck getting the spot on lap 13.
The caution flag appeared again on lap 18 when Parker Price-Miller slowed on the front stretch with a flat right rear tire.
During the restart Abreu was able to hold off a challenge by Allen for the lead while Spencer Bayston railed the top to move into third position.
Abreu was able to pull away until the later stages of the feature while going through slower traffic, which allowed Allen to close in. Abreu was able to maintain enough of an advantage to win the feature over Allen, Bayston, Macri, and Peck.
42nd 4-Crown Nationals
Kubota High Limit Sprint Car Series
Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, Ohio
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Capital Custom Trailers Qualifying Flight A
1. 83-James McFadden, 13.074[2]
2. 42-Sye Lynch, 13.139[12]
3. 2D-Chase Dietz, 13.165[17]
4. 8-Cory Eliason, 13.172[5]
5. 19-Brent Marks, 13.214[4]
6. 39M-Anthony Macri, 13.224[16]
7. 88-Tanner Thorson, 13.241[7]
8. 17-Zach Hampton, 13.245[10]
9. 23-Jimmy Light, 13.254[1]
10. 9-Kasey Kahne, 13.256[3]
11. 21H-Brady Bacon, 13.262[14]
12. 1-Brenham Crouch, 13.288[11]
13. 27-Emerson Axsom, 13.313[15]
14. 2KS-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.322[6]
15. 28M-Conner Morrell, 13.400[13]
16. 16T-Chase Randall, 13.458[8]
17. 4-Zane DeVault, 13.534[19]
18. 34-Sterling Cling, 13.539[9]
19. 6K-Kaleb Johnson, 13.551[18]
Capital Custom Trailers Qualifying Flight B
1. 14-Corey Day, 13.108[13]
2. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.195[10]
3. 21-Brian Brown, 13.206[2]
4. 24D-Danny Sams III, 13.260[4]
5. 55-Chris Windom, 13.306[9]
6. 7N-Darin Naida, 13.320[17]
7. 5-Spencer Bayston, 13.338[6]
8. 26-Zeb Wise, 13.343[14]
9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 13.385[15]
10. 9P-Parker Price Miller, 13.429[8]
11. 99-Skylar Gee, 13.471[18]
12. 67X-JJ Hickle, 13.472[12]
13. 27H-Ryan Timms, 13.507[1]
14. 17GP-Kelby Watt, 13.512[3]
15. 24S-Logan Seavey, 13.514[11]
16. 37-Bryce Norris, 13.611[16]
17. 19H-Joel Myers Jr, 13.639[5]
18. 15K-Creed Kemenah, 13.665[7]
19. 4X-Bradley Ashford, 15.118[19]
TJ Forged Heat Race #1 (8 Laps)
1. 83-James McFadden[1]
2. 19-Brent Marks[3]
3. 2D-Chase Dietz[2]
4. 13-Justin Peck[4]
5. 21H-Brady Bacon[7]
6. 6K-Kaleb Johnson[11]
7. 27-Emerson Axsom[8]
8. 88-Tanner Thorson[5]
9. 4-Zane DeVault[10]
10. 23-Jimmy Light[6]
11. 28M-Conner Morrell[9]
DMI Heat Race #2 (8 Laps)
1. 39M-Anthony Macri[3]
2. 8-Cory Eliason[2]
3. 49-Brad Sweet[4]
4. 42-Sye Lynch[1]
5. 17-Zach Hampton[5]
6. 2KS-Hunter Schuerenberg[8]
7. 16T-Chase Randall[9]
8. 1-Brenham Crouch[7]
9. 34-Sterling Cling[10]
10. 9-Kasey Kahne[6]
BR Motorsports Heat Race #3 (8 Laps)
1. 14-Corey Day[1]
2. 24-Rico Abreu[4]
3. 21-Brian Brown[2]
4. 99-Skylar Gee[7]
5. 5-Spencer Bayston[5]
6. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[6]
7. 27H-Ryan Timms[8]
8. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[10]
9. 55-Chris Windom[3]
10. 24S-Logan Seavey[9]
11. 4X-Bradley Ashford[11]
Winters Performance Heat Race #4 (8 Laps)
1. 1A-Jacob Allen[1]
2. 87-Aaron Reutzel[4]
3. 26-Zeb Wise[5]
4. 7N-Darin Naida[3]
5. 9P-Parker Price Miller[6]
6. 15K-Creed Kemenah[10]
7. 24D-Danny Sams III[2]
8. 17GP-Kelby Watt[8]
9. 37-Bryce Norris[9]
10. 67X-JJ Hickle[7]
FK Rod Ends Dash (7 Laps)
1. 24-Rico Abreu[1]
2. 49-Brad Sweet[2]
3. 13-Justin Peck[3]
4. 39M-Anthony Macri[4]
5. 1A-Jacob Allen[6]
6. 87-Aaron Reutzel[5]
7. 14-Corey Day[8]
8. 83-James McFadden[7]
FK Rod Ends B-Main (12 Laps)
1. 24D-Danny Sams III[2]
2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[4]
3. 27-Emerson Axsom[7]
4. 27H-Ryan Timms[8]
5. 2KS-Hunter Schuerenberg[5]
6. 15K-Creed Kemenah[6]
7. 55-Chris Windom[14]
8. 16T-Chase Randall[9]
9. 88-Tanner Thorson[1]
10. 67X-JJ Hickle[20]
11. 4-Zane DeVault[13]
12. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[10]
13. 1-Brenham Crouch[11]
14. 6K-Kaleb Johnson[3]
15. 34-Sterling Cling[15]
16. 37-Bryce Norris[16]
17. 23-Jimmy Light[17]
18. 28M-Conner Morrell[21]
19. 4X-Bradley Ashford[22]
20. 17GP-Kelby Watt[12]
21. 9-Kasey Kahne[19]
DNS: 24S-Logan Seavey
Kubota A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 24-Rico Abreu[1]
2. 1A-Jacob Allen[5]
3. 5-Spencer Bayston[18]
4. 39M-Anthony Macri[4]
5. 13-Justin Peck[3]
6. 19-Brent Marks[9]
7. 49-Brad Sweet[2]
8. 83-James McFadden[8]
9. 8-Cory Eliason[11]
10. 26-Zeb Wise[12]
11. 27H-Ryan Timms[24]
12. 14-Corey Day[7]
13. 27-Emerson Axsom[23]
14. 21H-Brady Bacon[17]
15. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[22]
16. 99-Skylar Gee[14]
17. 24D-Danny Sams III[21]
18. 87-Aaron Reutzel[6]
19. 2D-Chase Dietz[13]
20. 21-Brian Brown[10]
21. 42-Sye Lynch[15]
22. 9P-Parker Price Miller[20]
23. 17-Zach Hampton[19]
24. 7N-Darin Naida[16]