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Kody Hartlaub kicked off his third season at the wheel of a winged 410 sprint car on Sunday at BAPS Motor Speedway.  In 2024, the East Berlin, PA driver earned Rookie of the Year honors at both Williams Grove and Lincoln Speedways.  In 2025, he captured his first 410 victory at Williams Grove.

What does 2026 hold for the 30-year-old rising star of the sport?  Time will tell, but odds are it will be worth watching.

NO RUST HERE

Hartlaub showed no signs of rust during Sunday’s opener at BAPS Motor Speedway, timing 4th in his group to get his night off to a strong start.  Unfortunately, a mechanical issue in the heat race led to a DNF.

After making repairs, he was able to rebound in the B-Main, driving from 9th to 3rd to transfer into the 30-lap A-main.  He continued to pass cars in the main event, driving from 20th to 13th to close out the night.

“We had a good car right out of the gate, so we feel good about all the work we put in over the winter.  It felt good to bounce back by passing 13 cars in the B and the A to salvage our night.” Hartlaub commented.

“The car was good enough to be a top-five or top-ten car if we had not had the issue in the heat race, so we’ll take that, regroup this week, and get ready for Port Royal Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway next weekend.  Huge thanks to the partners who make this possible.”

GROWING TEAM

Those partners include some familiar and some new names in 2026 for NinetyFive Motorsports.

Brewer Home Improvements, owned and operated by team co-owner Pat Brewer, returns.  With over 30 years of experience, Brewer Home Improvements specializes in complete renovations, remodels, and new builds. Their commitment to high-end, quality craftsmanship ensures your vision becomes a reality.  Why Choose Brewer Home Improvements?  Expertise in Transformation and Quality Over Quantity.  Contact Pat at [email protected] to bring your home vision to reality. Discover the difference in meticulous detailing.

J Fuels is also back for their fourth season with Hartlaub.  Choose J Fuels for reliable propane, heating oil, and diesel supply in South Central PA. Offering 24/7 emergency delivery and competitive
pricing. Call 717-547-5427 for a free quote and visit jfuels.com for service
details. 

New to the team this season is H&H General Excavating.  H&H General Excavating, founded in 1967, has grown into a full-service general contractor, offering commercial, industrial, and residential construction services. They provide excavation, paving, construction, mechanical work, and fabrication, along with manufacturing and distributing blended soil and sand products. Renowned for quality and reliability, H&H serves homeowners, businesses, schools, and municipalities. Committed to excellence, they enhance property value through trusted services. Learn more at h-hgenexc.com!

Long-time supporter Moose Blocks continues its partnership with the team.  Moose Blocks provides high-quality sprint car parts, focusing on simplicity and excellence. Discover American-made products crafted from superior materials. Visit 140 Enterprise Dr., Suite C, New Oxford, PA, call 717-624-2597 or email [email protected] for inquiries!

Two other new key partners have also joined the fray.

Discover Glenville Station Pub & Grub, a local favorite known for its welcoming atmosphere and great food. Enjoy menu favorites like chicken quesadillas, steamed shrimp, and wings, paired with a selection of beers and cocktails. With amenities like wheelchair accessibility, RV parking, WiFi, and pool tables, it’s the perfect spot for a laid-back meal or drink with friends. Whether dining in or enjoying the pub’s inclusive vibe, Glenville Station Pub & Grub has something for everyone. Visit them on Facebook for more information!

Bruner’s Service Center in Enola, Pennsylvania, is your trusted full-service auto repair center. Equipped with expert technicians and advanced diagnostic tools, Bruner’s ensures your vehicle’s peak performance. They offer oil changes, tire rotations, PA state inspections, emissions testing, brakes, tires, and A/C service. For more details, visit Bruner’s Service Center and experience efficient, reliable service today!  Visit BrunersService.com to make an appointment!

Perennial partners T&N Solutions, Herr Electric, and Griffith Plumbing Services also return once again to support the team in 2026.

Welcome and welcome back to all of NinetyFive Motorsports’ partners!

PLAN OF ATTACK

When asked about his goals for his third 410 season, Hartlaub’s sense of humor was front and center.

“Don’t suck,” he said with a laugh.

Hartlaub added that he and the team expect to run well at places they are familiar with and have logged many laps.

“We measure success based on being prepared and putting our best effort forward.  If we use the notes and experience we have at the familiar tracks and we do our best each night, then we feel good.  The results, the wins, will come if we do those things.” Harlaub explained.

Turning the conversation to the new places the team plans to visit in 2026, Hartlaub said the goal is simply to learn and make gains each time.

“Racing new tracks will make us better.  It will challenge us to apply our experience to adapt and learn.  We are really looking forward to that aspect of the season because we know it will help us continue to improve as a team to establish ourselves as a contender every time we unload.” Hartlaub shared.  

Hartlaub will see plenty of familiar tracks and some new ones this season.  The team plans to race in the new PA Posse 410 Sprint Series, PA Speedweek, and the regional World of Outlaws shows, bringing their schedule to nearly 60 races.

HOW TO KEEP UP

Fans should visit KodyHartlaub.com and Kody Hartlaub Racing on Facebook to keep up with all the team news, updates, and schedule information throughout the season!

Kody Hartlaub scored his first 410 sprint car win Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway.  The victory drew emotions from Hartlaub, who has worked hard to achieve his lifelong goal.

The East Berlin, PA, second-year 410 pilot led the 25-lap A-main wire-to-wire, then soaked it all in during a cool-down lap, and climbed from the cockpit to celebrate by climbing to the top of his mount to acknowledge the crowd.

After the race, the emotion of the moment and the achievement were still evident in his voice as he spoke, sharing details of not only his night but the journey that brought him to that moment.

“Racing a Sprintcar has been a dream of mine ever since I understood what racing was. I grew up in a racing family on both my mother’s and father’s sides.  From R/C cars to go-karts to micros, sprintcars were always the one division I never thought I’d be able to reach,” Hartlaub shared.

“Fast forward through multiple 358 wins, a championship, and plenty of challenges along the way—I can finally say we won a 410 sprintcar race!”

Hartlaub put it all together Friday night.  He turned in a solid time trial lap and heat race performance, then executed 25 flawless laps from his starting spot outside the front row.

Hartlaub held veteran T.J. Stutts at bay throughout the event, including a restart and lapped traffic to claim his first win at Williams Grove Speedway in any division.

“I focused on hitting my marks.  There wasn’t as much grip when I got off the top, so I had to time it right when I caught lapped cars so I could keep my rhythm and momentum.” Hartlaub explained.

“I sure wish my family were here.  My wife and daughter are at home.  I can’t wait to celebrate with them.”

“It’s impossible to list and thank everyone who has been part of this journey, but I can’t thank each of you enough.  To my parents, my wife for putting up with the racing lifestyle, my family, Pat Brewer for making sure we always have what we need, my crew—Justin, Austin, and Lane—for busting your asses every week preparing the car, my friends at the track, and especially all the sponsors who support me THANK YOU,” Hartlaub posted on social media.

“Brewer Home Improvements/Pat Brewer, J Fuels, Bigham Appraisal, Griffith Plumbing Services, Moose Blocks, T&N Solutions/Travis Lobb, Herr Electric, Smith Titanium, Thomas Wells Paving Inc, Siegel Racing 59, Pretzel Boy, Pruitt Innovation & Technologies, Don Ott Racing Engines, AL Driveline, DMI Performance, Speed Comm, Factory Emlet Powder Coating, Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management, and Hartlaub’s Furniture Inc., I sincerely appreciate and thank you all for your support.”

“This place (Williams Grove) is tough to drive.  It’s unique, and you have to get some experience to get good at it.  I want to thank John Trone for the opportunity to drive his car last season, because that gave me a lot of laps around this place.”

Following Friday’s victory, Hartlaub received congratulations in person and by phone from numerous fellow competitors, a sure sign of respect earned from accomplished veterans with names like Macri, Pittman, Zearfoss, Ross, Dietrich, and Stutts.

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

Hartlaub seems to have a proven approach.  He built his 358 sprint car team in a similar fashion.  He steadily grew his resources, mixing full seasons with limited schedules as necessary, and refined his skills behind the wheel until the wins came.  That led to a championship.

Now nearing the completion of his second full season in 410 sprint cars, there are signs of parallels.  By that measure, he may even be ahead of schedule

“410 sprint car racing is such a huge step up.  The level of competition is on another level.  It’s a mind game.  Everything has to be perfect.  I have been working on my mental game, and as a team, we have been constantly working on every aspect of our program,” Hartlaub commented.

“It has always been said you have to lose a couple before you win one.  Going through that is tough.  You battle your own confidence, wondering if you really belong at this level.  It’s not about proving it to others, it’s about proving to yourself that you can do it.  That you can win at this level.”

“It is also often said you don’t really know who you are as a 410 driver until year four or five because there is so much to learn and so much experience needed to get good at it.  In our area, Troy Wagaman is a good example.  He reached those years of his career and really started to run well week in and week out.”

In his first fifteen races this season, Hartlaub didn’t record any top-five finishes; however, in his last ten races, he has three.  It’s a good time of the year to be hitting your stride, especially in Central Pennsylvania, with big races coming up in the home stretch of the season.

“Justin is figuring out what I need, and I am figuring out how to give feedback in a way that helps him.  We are really starting to click together.  As a result, we are putting full nights together,” Harlaub shared when asked about the improvement.

“It’s true that the more you race, the more you figure out and the better you get, but it’s also true that time off now and then to clear your head and rest can be just as helpful.  A good example for us is Speedweek this year.  We raced a lot.  We struggled, but we learned a lot.  After that, we took some time off.  Since we came back, we’ve definitely been better.”

So how does Hartlaub measure success in the next chapter now that he, Pat Brewer and the rest of the NinetyFive Motorsports team have checked off the box next to ‘first 410 win’?

“We don’t put numbers on things, like aiming for a certain number of wins or top-fives.  Success for us is to put ourselves in a position to compete for wins every time out and put our best effort together for full nights every time.  That’s it.  If we do that, the stats will take care of themselves,” Hartlaub said.

RECENT RESULTS (starting position in parentheses)

• Date/Location:  July 18, 2025 / Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Results:  Qualifying 3rd, Heat 1st (1), A-main 3rd (3)

• Date/Location:  July 23, 2025 / BAPS Motor Speedway, York Haven, PA
  • Results:  Group Qualifying 11th, Heat 9th (6), B-main 14th (?)

• Date/Location:  August 1, 2025 / Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Results:  Heat 3rd (6), A-main 13th (8)

• Date/Location:  August 9, 2025 / Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, PA
  • Results:  Qualifying 7th, Heat 1st (1), A-main 10th (6)

• Date/Location:  August 15, 2025 / Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Results:  Group Qualifying 3rd, Heat 2nd (3), A-main 1st (2)

With the Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek on the horizon, Kody Hartlaub is gearing up for arguably the most challenging stretch of the season—a 10-day, 10-race trial that demands both endurance and attention to detail.

Hartlaub is entering this year’s Speedweek with a balanced perspective on his season so far. His goal this season was top-ten finishes, which he has achieved, but to a lesser degree than he’d like.  As a result, there remains a strong desire for improvement and consistency.  Last month, the East Berlin (PA) driver was transparent in sharing that his cars were better than he had been and he felt he needed to improve behind the wheel.

Hartlaub’s recent showing at Williams Grove was a confidence-booster and validation that his efforts to improve his skills behind the wheel are working.  He executed what he considers the best 30 laps he has ever run at the legendary oval.  It came against a highly competitive field with the All Star Circuit of Champions in town to challenge the PA Posse.  The run earned him a 10th-place finish out of 40 contenders.

It was a solid result, but it also demonstrates how a driver and team can do everything right and still not get exactly the result they desire.  The sport is tough.  It makes teams feel like they have to be great just to get good results.  That’s why Hartlaub and his team work so hard on their program, down to the smallest details.

RECENT RESULTS

CONFIDENT PREPARATION

Entering his second Speedweek, Hartlaub carries the confidence of experience.

“Because of racing so much now, I’m not anxious about new tracks. I just attack it like it’s another race,” he reflects, underscoring the maturity and composure he brings into the high-pressure environment. This familiarity, however, doesn’t imply complacency, as Hartlaub keenly focuses on each race as an opportunity to further refine his approach.

After competing in his first PA Speedweek in 2024 in the seat of the Trone Outdoor No.39, a notable change this year is that he will be competing in the NinetyFive Motorsports, Brewer Home Improvements, J Fuels, Bigham Appraisal, Moose Blocks, Griffith Plumbing Services, T&N Solutions No.95 owned by Pat Brewer and Hartlaub.

“This year I’ll be off work the whole week and I’ll be hands-on with the car.”, Hartlaub shared.

He and the team will take care of daily maintenance, handle motor swaps when necessary, and generally make sure they are prepared each night when they unload.

“It’s a lot for Pat, Justin, Austin, Lane, my dad (Kevin), and me to keep everything operating smoothly with the pace you have to keep to race ten times in ten days, but we will be ready.”, Hartlaub added.

Consistency remains the key pillar of Hartlaub’s ambitions for Speedweek. Recalling his fifth-place finish in last year’s Speedweek points standings, he aims to build on this foundation, continuing to target top ten finishes with an eye on the top five.

Speedweek isn’t all about those ten days, though.  A significant part of being successful is the planning and preparation that occur over the many weeks leading up to the series.

“We are being smart about which motor to run where. If things go as planned, we’ll only need to change motors twice during the ten races.”, Hartlaub said.

Hartlaub is poised to be a factor night in and night out throughout the series. Speedweek could be the turning point of Hartlaub’s season, helping him break through to more consistent top-ten finishes and more top fives.

UP NEXT

Hartlaub will kick off the 2025 Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek at Williams Grove Speedway on June 27th.  Be sure to stop by the NinetyFive Motorsports team souvenir trailer and pick up your Kody Hartlaub merchandise to show your support!  The full series schedule is listed below.

1. Jun-27 Williams Grove Speedway
2. Jun-28 Lincoln Speedway
3. Jun-29 BAPS Motor Speedway
4. Jun-30 Lincoln Speedway
5. Jul-1 Grandview Speedway
6. Jul-2 Port Royal Speedway
7. Jul-3 Hagerstown Speedway
8. Jul-4 Williams Grove Speedway
9. Jul-5 Port Royal Speedway
10. Jul-6 Path Valley Speedway

TRIBUTE REMINDER

As we prepare for the excitement of Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek, it’s important to remember the special tribute and fundraiser organized by J Fuels in collaboration with NinetyFive Motorsports in honor of the Late Patrolman Andrew William Duarte.

This meaningful event, beginning at BAPS Motor Speedway on June 29th, will feature a commemorative wing adorned with Patrolman Duarte’s details, highlighting his service and dedication.

Fans are encouraged to participate in a raffle to win this special wing, with proceeds supporting the Officer Andrew Duarte Memorial Fund. For a detailed overview of this heartfelt initiative and how you can contribute to honoring Patrolman Duarte’s legacy, please click the title below to visit the original press release:

J Fuels and NinetyFive Motorsports to Honor the Late Patrolman Andrew Duarte (or copy/paste this URL https://addicted2dirtpr.com/j-fuels-and-ninetyfive-motorsports-to-honor-duarte/)

Join us and the racing community in making a positive impact while celebrating the life of a true local hero.