Reinhardt 7th at Lincoln for Capitol Renegade, 8th at Grandview With Indy Race Parts Team

Reinhardt was going to miss the High Limit Series event at Grandview Speedway on July 25th thanks to an issue with the team’s toter because repairs would not be completed in time to make the trip.  That all changed just 24 hours before the schedule hot laps at Grandview Speedway.

After Tuesday’s race rained out and was rescheduled for July 26th, Reinhardt’s phone rang and on the other end was Bernie Stuebgen from Indy Race Parts.  Late Wednesday afternoon Reinhardt was strapping into the well-known black and green No.71 in Bechtelsville, PA to give it a ride.

Wednesday night’s $23,023 to win event drew a stout field of 27 teams to the Pennsylvania third-mile oval.  Reinhardt was fast in hot laps.  Early speed is a good sign, but it doesn’t count for anything.  On this night, it was at least an early confidence boost.

Reinhardt posted the 12th quickest lap in time trials, putting him 4th on the starting grid for his heat race.  In that 8-lap affair, he took possession of the 3rd position at the drop of the green.  The Neptune City, NJ native kept the leaders in his sights but wasn’t able to get close enough to strike, completing the strong run with a 3rd place finish.

From his 9th starting spot in the 35-lap finale, Reinhardt battled tight competition through six restarts.  He raced inside the top ten the entire night, fighting a brake issue to an 8th place finish.

“I can’t thank Bernie and Betsy enough for the opportunity.  It was fun to get to run this race with the level of competition we had here.  I think we ran pretty well tonight all things considered.“, Reinhardt said.  “Bernie’s package is a lot different than what I am used to, and the show moved along quickly tonight, so we didn’t have a lot of time to work on things.“

“I hope to get the chance to race with him again.  I’ll be ready if the phone rings.“, Reinhardt concluded.