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Kyle Reinhardt Continues Preparation for All Star Season

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Start of Points Chase Delayed to April 15th at Attica Raceway Park

Port Royal, PA – April 6, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  SprintCarNews.com

Kyle Reinhardt has been doing his best to use the month of March to prepare for the upcoming battle.  His second season traveling with the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions will begin soon, so he and the Capitol Renegade team have been working hard to be ready.  Mother Nature hasn’t exactly cooperated, eliminating three of seven planned races.  His finishes have ranged from the podium to mid-pack, but every outing has been a winner in terms of learning and preparation.

 

Williams Grove Speedway was Reinhardt’s planned destination on April Fool’s Day, but that show fell victim to Mother Nature, leaving the Capitol Renegade team with a trip to Port Royal Speedway as their only opportunity of the weekend to hit the track.

 

April 2:  Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA

      (30 cars, qualifying 1st, heat 6th, A-main 14th)

 

The Capitol Renegade / Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers / Champion Hi-Tech Lubricants / J&J Auto Racing No.91 of Reinhardt was one of thirty 410 sprint cars to enter competition Saturday afternoon.  A group time trial format was in place for the event.  The field was split into three groups by random draw for laps under the clock and heat races.

 

Reinhardt got his day off to a promising start by turning in the fastest qualifying lap in his group.  A four car inversion for heat races put him on the outside of row two for his 8-lap heat race.  The top six finishers would transfer to the feature, but only the top two would earn their place in the redraw for one of the top six starting spots for the finale.

 

On the initial start Reinhardt charged into second spot by the time the field reached the backstretch.  Moments later the red lights flashed on for a crash in turn three.  With no laps complete, the field lined up for a complete restart after the cleanup was complete.  Take number two didn’t play out as well for Reinhardt.  Instead of gaining two spots, he lost one.  A few laps later, he lost another and ended up finishing 6th.

 

Next up was the 25-lap A-main.  To demonstrate how every spot matters, consider how different Reinhardt’s day might have been if not for the red flag in his heat race.  If he holds on to 2nd, he’s guaranteed to start in the top six.  Instead, he found himself starting 17th.  From there, Reinhardt managed to get to 14th by the time the checkered flag fell on the day.

 

“I think our track time around home preparing for our regular season has gone well.   It’s been productive.  We definitely know our car better.  We just need to keep racing and continue building on what we’ve started“, Reinhardt said.

 

Reinhardt has had solid outings at Williams Grove thus far in 2022, but Port Royal has been a little more challenging.  After struggling at ‘The Speed Palace’ in 2021, the Neptune City, NJ native has shown improvement.  They have been fast early in the show but haven’t quite put the entire day together there yet.

 

“We still have a lot to figure out there (at Port Royal).  We’re gonna keep chipping away at it“, Reinhardt commented.

 

Up Next

 

With the All Stars delaying their season opener due to weather, Reinhardt and the Capitol Renegade team will spend one more weekend in Pennsylvania preparing for the All Star season.  This weekend, weather permitting, they will race at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, and BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday.  It’s an unexpected opportunity they will capitalize on to get track time at Lincoln, where Reinhardt will compete in All Star shows later this season.

 

The following week they will finally hit the road to Attica Raceway Park in Ohio to kick off their Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions season.  The season launches with a 2-day show on April 15th & 16th.

 

KYLE     REINHARDT

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Fibreworks Composites

Henry’s Wrecker Service

J&J Auto Racing

FK Rod Ends

Kinsler Fuel Injection

Brown & Miller Racing Solutions

Kelly Racing Fuel

Arai Americas

Auto Meter

KSE Racing Products

InTech Trailers

Fel-Pro

Taylor Ignition Wires

Miller Welders

K&N Filters

Mettec

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ISC Racers Tape

HMS Motorsports

Ultra Lite Brakes & Components

Rider Racing Engines

Saldana Racing Products

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Broadcast coverage of All Star Circuit of Champions events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

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Kody Hartlaub Showing He Will Be a Force at Lincoln

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Preparation Key to Becoming a Contender

Abbottstown, PA – April 6, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  Michael Zortman

Two races may not be enough to draw a conclusion, but if the first two 358 sprint car races of the 2022 season at Lincoln Speedway are any indication, Kody Hartlaub is going to be a factor there all year long.

 

Much like football when a team’s plus/minus turnover ratio is a great indicator of how good a team is, Hartlaub’s plus/minus in four total events (two heats and two features), is indicative of how good he has been.  He has advanced from his starting spot in all four events, netting +8 positions.

 

March 19th:  Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA

      (30 cars, Heat 2nd, A-main 2nd)

 

The season debut for the 358 sprint cars at Lincoln Speedway drew 30 teams out of their winter hibernation, anxious to get back to racing.  A random pill draw set the lineups for four 10-lap heat races.  The top five finishers from each transferred directly to the A-main, but only the top two would earn a spot in the redraw for a spot in the first four rows of the night’s finale.

 

Hartlaub wasted no time shaking the offseason rust, charging from 5th to 2nd by the time three laps were in the books.  He was able to maintain his position and claim a redraw spot in his Brewer Home Improvements / Moose Blocks / Smith Titanium / SRR Engines / Siegel Racing / T and N Solutions / Jason Emlet Iron Valley Real Estate / Bingham Appraisals / Pretzel Boy / HAAS Shocks / C.H. Folk & Son Feeds / Chop Designs / Herr Electric, Hartlaub Racing No.2.

 

The redraw was friendly to Hartlaub, providing him with the 3rd starting spot for the 20-lap main event.  Kody held a firm grasp on the runner-up spot throughout the event.  He had leader Matt Findley in his sights but couldn’t quite challenge him, flashing under the checkered flag less than one second behind Findley’s No.28.

 

“I felt like we were good enough to win.  The track slicked off more than we expected.  We tightened up a little, but maybe not enough.  I was catching Matt (Findley) in lapped traffic, but after the caution he had clear track in front of him”, Hartlaub said.

 

He continued. “Over the offseason, I told myself not to be content this year.  Last year I would settle in and not push hard enough sometimes.  This year I want to be more aggressive and make sure I get everything out of the car that it has to give, but in our first race of the year I thought I had to be smart.  You don’t want to tear your stuff up on the first night“, Hartlaub said, describing the mental tug of war drivers go through when they don’t have unlimited resources.

 

Kody feels he and his team are much better prepared in 2022.  Even little things like being better stocked on parts at the track and having a white board in the trailer so they can make notes to prevent forgetting important information.  Those little things paid off immediately when the team had to replace the MSD ignition box after hot laps.

 

April 2nd:  Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA

      (30 cars, Heat 2nd, A-main 5th)

 

The 358 sprint cars returned to Lincoln Speedway on April 2nd, once again 30-strong in the pits and once again employing the same qualifying format.

 

Hartlaub lined up 4th for his heat race and bolted into 2nd early in the race, claiming a redraw spot for the second consecutive outing.  The redraw was a little less friendly on this night though, with the East Berlin resident pulling the seven pill, placing him inside row four for the 20-lap main event.

 

After initially settling into 7th, Hartlaub moved into 6th on lap six but at the halfway point, slipped back into 7th.  That didn’t last long though, as Hartlaub battled his way past two cars, including last week’s winner Matt Findley, to take over the 5th position.  Kody held that position for the final eight circuits, securing his second top-5 in as many outings.

 

“It’s been really satisfying to see everything we worked so hard on over the offseason paying off like it has.  I’ve challenged myself to minimize mistakes behind the wheel and I feel like I’ve accomplished that so far.  We’re really happy with two top-5’s but we won’t start looking ahead.  We will just keep building on this week by week and do our best each time out.  If we do that, the stats will take care of themselves”, Hartlaub commented.

 

Hartlaub currently sits in a tie with Cameron Smith for 2nd in Lincoln Speedway’s season championship point standings.  The pair trail only Matt Findley in what is expected to be an interesting battle all the way to the final points race on October 15th.

 

Up Next

 

Kody Hartlaub Racing will be at Lincoln Speedway three more times during the month of April, with 358 sprint events scheduled on the 9th, 16th and 30th.

 

KODY HARTLAUB RACING

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Broadcast coverage of Lincoln Speedway events is available at FloRacing.com

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Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

PUBLIC RELATIONS

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We can: 

  • Keep fans engaged with your story through our personalized press releases
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Jeff Halligan Rebounds at The Speed Palace with Top 5 Run

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Risser Motorsports Steadily Building Momentum in Early Season

Port Royal, PA – April 5, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  WRT SpeedWerx / Chris Hockley

There were a lot of smiles in the Risser Motorsports pit after Jeff Halligan’s top five effort at Port Royal Speedway Saturday night.  They had waited a long two weeks to get back to the track.

 

It was a different scene than two weeks earlier.  That weekend the team missed the show at Williams Grove Speedway, then watched a promising third place starting spot at Port Royal slip away when Halligan ended up turned the wrong direction and in the fence on a chaotic initial start.    

 

When the Risser Motorsports / TheTreeCenter.com / Victory Auto of Lewistown / EMM Sales & Service / Jake’s Golf Carts, No.45 finally rolled out of the trailer again at Port Royal Speedway on April 2nd, Halligan was more than ready to strap back in and turn the page.

 

April 2:  Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA

     (30 cars, Qualifying 2nd in group, Heat 4th, A-main 5th)

 

Due to forecasted chilly evening temperatures, the start of Saturday’s show at ‘The Speed Palace’ was moved up to 4pm, meaning teams would be treated to another tricky daytime surface.  Thirty teams signed in for the group time trial format show.

 

Halligan kicked things off on a positive note for Risser Motorsports by laying down the 2nd quickest lap in his group.  As a result of the 4-car inversion used to set the heat race lineups, Jeff lined up 3rd for his 8-lap heat race.  While the top six finishers would transfer to the A-main, the real goal was to finish top two.  Only those two would participate in the redraw, ensuring a starting spot in the first three rows for the day’s finale.

 

The car wasn’t quite where it needed to be for the tricky surface and Jeff slipped back a spot on the start.  He was never able to close the gap and had to settle for a 4th place finish, which translated to a 10th place starting spot in the 25-lap feature.  It wasn’t the redraw spot they were aiming for, but on the bright side, they were in the race and they knew what they needed to change.

 

Halligan’s machine was noticeably stronger when the green flag waived on the main event.  He surged into 7th by the completion of the opening lap, continued his charge into 5th with two laps complete, and reached 4th by lap six.  Over the next few laps, four cars waged a heated battle for two positions.  On lap 9 Jeff emerged from the exchange in 5th.  He held that spot to the checkered flag, sealing his first top-5 of the 2022 season.

 

“I felt like I left a couple spots on the table.  The guys gave me a really good car.  I made a couple decisions that I wish I could go back and change.  I got myself in dirty air and lost ground I had made up.  Port (Royal) is slick but it always has multiple grooves.  It’s tough to make up ground on a daytime surface “, Halligan explained.

 

“We just need to race the track, make the car better, and be ready to seize opportunities that come to us.  It will help when we can race more.  It’s been tough to get in a rhythm and learn a lot this Spring with the weather we’ve had here in PA, but we’re getting there.  I’m pretty happy with where we are so far “, Halligan commented.

 

While they may not have the finish to prove it, they also feel they were good enough for a podium finish before the crash a couple weeks ago at Port Royal.  Halligan also said the team learned a few things at Williams Grove back in March, so they are looking forward to their next trip to the legendary Mechanicsburg, PA oval.  

 

With over 6 months of racing ahead of them this season, it’s highly likely this team will make some headlines in Central PA in 2022.

 

Up Next

 

Jeff and the Risser Motorsports team will be back in action at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 9th when the 410 sprint cars race for a $5,000 top prize as part of the Open Wheel Madness show that also features the URC 360 and PASS/IMCA 305 sprint cars.

 

JEFF HALLIGAN RACING

 

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Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

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As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!  Below are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible. PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners. 

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

PUBLIC RELATIONS

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Berry Back on Track with Top 5 at Port Royal

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ABR Up to 4th in Season Championship Point Standings

Port Royal, PA – April 4, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  WRT SpeedWerx / Brian Rhoad

Austin Berry Racing came out of the gate strong in 2022, showing they had been doing their homework, learning from their opportunities in recent years, and applying it all to race consistently at a higher level.

 

A couple weeks ago they returned to their race shop after a two-race weekend, frustrated and scratching their heads a bit after 11th and 16th place finishes at Williams Grove and Port Royal respectively.  It wasn’t just the finishes really, it was the way the car handled and failed to respond positively to their changes.

 

It was time to hit the reset button.  To ‘go back to work’, as Berry put it.  Inclement weather provided an off weekend and an opportunity to do so.  The team went over the car with a fine tooth comb, replaced a couple damaged parts, and went back to the setup they started with a month earlier.

 

The team returned to Port Royal Speedway this past weekend with The Tire Mart / JDS Racing / Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter / Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop / Nathan Berry Beef Farm / A&C Racing Engines / Swift Springs / Kevin Nouse Designs – K1 Race Gear / DMI / Addicted2DirtPR.com / Penske Racing Shocks / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / DirtCarLifts / VP Racing Fuels / Rocket Chassis XR1 No.86 to find out what dividends their efforts would pay.  The results were certainly positive.

 

April 2:  Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA

     (23 cars, Qualifying 1st, Heat 2nd, A-main 5th)

 

The first Saturday in April found 23 super late model teams signed in to compete on a sunny but seasonably chilly day in Central Pennsylvania.  A random pill draw was used to separate the field into three groups for combined hot lap / time trial sessions.

 

Austin Berry wasted no time showing they were ready to race at the front of the field again.  He posted the quickest lap in group three with a 19.382, which was also the fastest lap in the entire field.

 

“I’m very happy to see that the work we did following our subpar performance a couple weeks ago paid off.  That’s rewarding “, Berry said following the solid start to his day.

 

The top four in each group were inverted to set the heat race lineups, so Berry rolled off 4th in heat number three.  Finishing in the top two was the primary goal because those drivers from each heat would participate in the redraw for one of the top six starting spots in the feature event.  Once again Berry was strong from the drop of the green, surging into 2nd on the opening circuit of his 8-lap heat race.  

 

On lap three, Matt Cosner slipped by Berry to claim second, but the battle for a redraw spot wasn’t over.  Berry remained poised and worked his way past Cosner and back into second on lap five.  He then set his sights on leader Dylan Yoder.  Berry closed the gap slightly but there wasn’t enough time remaining to mount a challenge for the win.

 

The redraw could have been friendlier to Berry, but you have to play the hand you are dealt.  He pulled number 6, putting him outside the third row for the 25-lap, $3,000 to win feature event.  By lap two, Austin had claimed the 5th position and turned his focus toward Gary Stuhler, just ahead in 4th.

 

While Berry was on the move into the top five, Colton Flinner had claimed the lead, with Trever Feathers, Dylan Yoder and Gary Stuhler in pursuit.  An early yellow slowed the event but following that, the event went caution-free the rest of the way.  The top five remained largely in tact, with only a couple position changes occurring late in the race.  Berry was on the heels of Feathers in the closing laps but wasn’t able to get close enough strike, and rode home with a solid top five.

 

“That was one of the best cars I’ve ever had in the slick.  The car didn’t take off very well, but it continued to build speed throughout the feature.  If we could’ve taken off the way we ended, we would’ve been much better.  We’ve still got work to do.  We’re still a long way off from that 48 “, Berry said, referring to Colton Flinner who has been the class of the field thus far in 2022 at Port Royal Speedway.

 

Berry is off to a solid start nonetheless.  His top-5 and earlier top-10 have him currently sitting in 4th in Port Royal’s season championship point standings, only five points out of 3rd place.   

 

Up Next

 

Current plans for Austin Berry and the team are to return to Port Royal Speedway to compete against the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series on Sunday, April 10th. 

 

AUSTIN BERRY RACING

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Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

SPECIAL THANKS

As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!  Below are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible. PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners. 

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Addicted2Dirt PR and Media Management provides personal and powerful dirt motorsports public relations.  We are a central Pennsylvania based business with a love of and passion for dirt racing and the people who make the sport what it is.

 

We can: 

  • Keep fans engaged with your story through our personalized press releases
  • Promote your marketing partners to give them the value they want for their investment
  • Increase driver & team visibility to reach more fans and potential marketing partners
  • Present the polished, professional image that marketing partners want representing them
  • Leverage our audience and business model to achieve all of the above

 

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Update on Zach Newlin’s Recovery

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Millerstown, PA – April 3, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  Leister Photography

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It has been two weeks since Zach Newlin’s hard crash at Port Royal Speedway.  Since the accident, Newlin has been attending physical therapy to work on his balance issues and other symptoms related to his original vertigo diagnosis.

 

Newlin is improving but his therapy has evolved to better treat his symptoms.  His case is now being handled as a mild-concussion.  Newlin will be reevaluated in about a week.

 

“I don’t have any headaches or nausea, so that means it’s mild, which is good news “, Newlin shared.

 

He doesn’t know yet exactly when he will return to the seat of a sprint car, but it will likely be a week or two longer than originally hoped.  His original goal of returning to pilot the Mansberger Motorsports No.21m 358 sprint car at Williams Grove Speedway on April 8th is unlikely at this point.  It will likely be mid or late April before Newlin is ready to return to that seat or the Pryde Motorsports No.29 410 sprint car. 

 

“I’d like to thank everyone who has reached out to check on me.  I appreciate all the get well wishes.  There is a lot of racing to go this year, so I’m not going to push it to come back before I’m ready “, Newlin commented.

 

ZACH NEWLIN RACING

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Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at FloRacing.com

SPECIAL THANKS

Thank you to all our partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!  PLEASE support the folks who support us by giving your business to the partners below!

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Addicted2Dirt PR and Media Management provides personal and powerful dirt motorsports public relations.  We are a central Pennsylvania based business with a love of and passion for dirt racing and the people who make the sport what it is.

 

We can: 

  • Keep fans engaged with your story through our personalized press releases
  • Promote your marketing partners to give them the value they want for their investment
  • Increase driver & team visibility to reach more fans and potential marketing partners
  • Present the polished, professional image that marketing partners want representing them
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Reinhardt Posts Runner-Up Finish at Williams Grove

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Strong Start Continues with Another Top-5

Mechanicsburg, PA – March 27, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  Jeremy Zarfos Photography

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“Now is the time to figure out how to get better.  How to find speed.  To learn what I can do to the car and what I can’t“, Kyle Reinhardt said recently on the Sprint Car Unlimited podcast.

 

That is Reinhardt’s objective for March 2022 as he prepares for the upcoming Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions season.  Every choice, every decision since the end of last season has been aimed at being the absolute most-prepared he can be for the series’ tour.  Sometimes that meant being smart, staying home and saving his resources.   When mid-March arrived, it was time to get started.

 

For the second consecutive Friday night, Reinhardt and team rolled the Capitol Renegade / Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers / Champion Hi-Tech Lubricants / J&J Auto Racing No.91 into the pit area at Williams Grove Speedway for another night of homework, so to speak.  The first outing was deemed a success when the team logged a top-5 finish.  Now they were back looking to continue building their notebook and their momentum.

 

March 25:  Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA

     (27 cars, Heat 1st, A-main 2nd)

 

The format for the 27 car field on week two at ‘The Grove’ called for three 10-lap heats, lined up by random draw.  The top six finishers of each would transfer to the night’s feature event, but only the top four would make the redraw.

 

Kyle Reinhardt lined up on the pole of heat number three and quickly showed strength, jumping out to a ten-car-length lead on the opening lap.  By lap nine he had built up a 3.5 second lead over Ryan Smith, but the caution lights flashed on for a slowing car.  The Neptune City, NJ native withstood a good restart by Smith and held on to win the heat race by 0.815 seconds.

 

The redraw put Reinhardt in the middle of the top ten to start the 25-lap A-main.  He looked strong, holding onto his 6th starting spot throughout the first ten laps.  In the middle of the event, Reinhardt picked up a couple spots on subsequent restarts and found himself in 3rd when the race entered the last ten laps.

 

At that stage, the Capitol Renegade No.91 got even quicker.  Reinhardt was rolling the bottom in turns 1 & 2 better than anyone else.  Not only was he gaining ground, he was staying out of trouble while the higher side of that end of the track was reaching out and biting some of the competition.  With 6 laps remaining, Reinhardt ripped off his fastest lap of the race, breaking into the 17 second bracket.  On the final lap, Reinhardt ran down Ryan Smith and wrestled 2nd away, capturing his first podium finish of 2022 and his second consecutive top-5 at Williams Grove.

 

“If it had gone without a caution and we could’ve raced in lapped traffic, I think we had a chance to get to the front, but it didn’t play out that way“, Reinhardt said.

 

After two solid outings at the Mechanicsburg, PA oval, Reinhardt sits 3rd in the season points close behind Dylan Norris and Justin Peck.  It could be a preview for the upcoming All Star season, where Peck and Reinhardt will be two of the top contenders this year.

 

“I feel really good after our first three races.  The car has really good balance.  We have a really good baseline for anywhere we go.  We know where we can make adjustments.  I’m making the calls myself this year and my guys are working really hard.  Can’t thank them enough.  We’re off to a good start”, Reinhardt shared.

 

Saturday’s planned trip to Reinhardt’s home state of NJ was scrapped when Bridgeport Motorsports Park cancelled due to weather, then ‘plan B’ at Port Royal Speedway fell victim to Mother Nature as well.  Sunday’s trip to Selinsgrove was also lost as a result of unseasonably cold weather.

 

“We have a couple more races remaining before the All Star schedule starts.  Our goal is to continue to run up front at The Grove and to go back to Port (Royal) and get up front by applying what we learned a few weeks ago up there.  If we can accomplish both, it will be a good weekend”, Reinhardt concluded.

 

Up Next

 

For their final tune-ups before kicking off the All Star Circuit of Champions season, Reinhardt and the Capitol Renegade team will make return trips to Williams Grove Speedway (PA) on Friday, April 1st and Port Royal Speedway (PA) the following night.  

 

Follow along at all the outlets listed below to keep up with Kyle’s season!

 

KYLE     REINHARDT

Learn more about Kyle Reinhardt at:  A2DPR.com/KyleReinhardt

Follow Kyle Reinhardt’s season at:  A2DPR.com/latest-news

Shop Kyle Reinhardt merchandise at:  KyleReinhardt.com 

Kyle Reinhardt Racing on Facebook:  Facebook.com/KyleReinhardtRacing

Kyle Reinhardt on Twitter:  Twitter.com/KyleReinhardt21 

Kyle Reinhardt on Instagram:  Instagram.com/KyleReinhardt21 

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS! 

RQM Enterprises would like to express their appreciation to all their partners for the continued support during the 2022 racing season!

 

Capitol Renegade
Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers
Champion Hi-Tech Lubricants

Fibreworks Composites

Henry’s Wrecker Service

J&J Auto Racing

FK Rod Ends

Kinsler Fuel Injection

Brown & Miller Racing Solutions

Kelly Racing Fuel

Arai Americas

Auto Meter

KSE Racing Products

InTech Trailers

Fel-Pro

Taylor Ignition Wires

Miller Welders

K&N Filters

Mettec

AL Driveline

Jesel Valvetrain

DMI

All-Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads

ISC Racers Tape

HMS Motorsports

Ultra Lite Brakes & Components

Rider Racing Engines

Saldana Racing Products

HP Engines 

Broadcast coverage of All Star Circuit of Champions events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

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Zach Newlin Recovering from Hard Hit at Port Royal

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Injury Will Sideline Wheelman for a Few Weeks

Port Royal, PA – March 23, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  Michael Goss

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As Sunday afternoon’s event unfolded at Port Royal Speedway, Zach Newlin was writing a pretty good story.  He was having a solid outing.  As the sun began to set, the only remaining question was how the final chapter would read. 

 

Spoiler alert:  It wasn’t a happy ending.  Newlin will be out of action for a few weeks while he heals.

 

March 20:  Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal,  PA

     (25 cars, Qualifying 3rd in group 1, Heat 4th, A-main 24th) 

 

Newlin started 10th in Sunday’s A-main in the Grove Financial & Associates /

Dillman Hauling / Del Grosso Foods / Ron’s RV Sales / Kirby Kitner Excavating / FIT Transportation / Christine Booher, Realtor / Gio’s BBQ / T&M Homebuilders / Robert Lee Jr. Trucking / R&B Auto Proz / Strange Oval / Walker Performance Filtration / RAM Acoustics / Newlin Bar Service, Pryde Motorsports No.29.

 

As the field entered turn one on the start of the event, a car near the front of the field spun up the banking, across the track in front of the charging field.  Momentum carried the car all the way to the cushion, directly in the path of Newlin who was flying around the top of turn one.

 

Zach had no time to take evasive action and made hard impact with the stationary car, sending the Pryde Motorsports No.29 of Newlin flipping hard across the track toward turn two.  The initial high-speed impact was certainly significant, but the secondary impact was even harder.  Despite efforts to steer clear, another

passing car struck Newlin’s car while it was upside down.  Newlin’s car came to rest upside down in turn two, putting the Millerstown, PA native in a precarious position.

 

“When everything stopped, I knew I was completely upside down.  I was awake and aware throughout the crash and afterwards.  I started talking to the rescue personnel right away because I wanted to get out quickly.  I’m sure I freaked out a little bit and got in a hurry because of a past experience“, Newlin shared.

 

Newlin was able to extricate himself from the destroyed race car.  He was immediately escorted to an ambulance for evaluation.

 

“I guess a lot of the fans thought I was limping as I moved away from the car, but it wasn’t my leg, it was my unsteady balance that caused it.  I had to lean on the EMT’s to walk to the ambulance, then I sat and collected myself for a few minutes while they checked me over“, Newlin explained.  Eventually Zach was permitted to return to his pit area to pack up and head home.

 

The following morning, Newlin was experiencing some mild symptoms that were not present the night before.  Tests cleared Zach of a concussion but found the crash had caused him to develop vertigo.  As a result of the diagnosis, Newlin will need to sit out a few weeks to heal.

 

“This week they are having me start some therapy to help speed up the recovery.  My shoulders and arm are bruised, but everything did its job.  The car held up good, the safety belts did their job, and my Hybrid (head and neck) restraint did what it was supposed to“,  Newlin said.

 

Zach’s goal is to be ready to strap back in on Friday, April 8th aboard the Mansberger Motorsports No.21m at Williams Grove Speedway.  Time will tell.

 

One aspect of a hard crash that many fans don’t often think about is the toll it takes on the driver’s safety equipment.  While he heals, Newlin also must go over all of his.  His five-point harness safety belt system will need to be replaced because belts become stretched during an impact such as Zach’s.  He will also have his helmet and Hybrid head and neck restraint system (a variation of a HANS device) evaluated to ensure neither has been not compromised.

 

If you are not familiar with head and neck restraints, the purpose of a HANS or Hybrid device is to keep the head from whipping in a crash, preventing excessive rotational movement as a secondary protection, without otherwise restricting movement of the neck.  In other words, it restricts head movements during a crash that would exceed normal range and cause severe injury.  A person’s body is decelerated by the seat belt, with the head maintaining velocity until it is decelerated by the neck.  A head and neck restraint device maintains the relative position of the head to the body, in addition to transferring energy to the much stronger chest, torso, shoulder, seat belts and seat as the head is decelerated.

 

While Newlin heals, Pryde Motorsports will button up their backup car and work to replace the lost equipment, so they are ready to return to the track when their driver is.

 

Follow Zach’s social media outlets listed below to get the latest updates from both the Pryde Motorsports No.29 410 sprint car and the Mansberger Motorsports No.21m 358 sprint car.

ZACH NEWLIN RACING

Learn more about Zach Newlin at:  A2DPR.com/ZachNewlin

Follow Zach Newlin’s season at:  A2DPR.com/latest-news

Zach Newlin Racing on Facebook:  Facebook.com/ZachNewlinRacing

Zach Newlin Racing on Twitter:  Twitter.com/ZachDaddyRacing

Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at FloRacing.com

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Kyle Reinhardt Strong Out of the Gate at Williams Grove

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Trip to Home State of NJ Part of Upcoming 3-Race Weekend

New Oxford, PA – March 23, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  Central PA Racing Scene

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Kyle Reinhardt patiently waited to launch his 2022 campaign in an effort to wisely manage the resources of the Capitol Renegade team.  Friday night, March 18th, he finally strapped in at Williams Grove Speedway, and it was worth the wait.  

 

The Capitol Renegade / Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers / Champion Hi-Tech Lubricants / J&J Auto Racing No.91 had good balance and speed all night on the way to a 5th place finish in the season opener at ‘The Grove’.  Reinhardt and team then moved on to Port Royal Speedway to round out their first weekend of the season.

 

March 18:  Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA

     (34 cars, Heat 3rd, A-main 5th)

 

A quality field of 34 sprint car teams representing several regions of the country came together to kick off Williams Grove’s 2022 season on an unseasonably warm mid-March evening in Central PA.

 

A random draw set the lineups for the four 10-lap heat races that would establish the lineup for the night’s feature event.  The top five from each heat race would transfer to the main event, but only the top three finishers would participate in the redraw with a chance to start up front.

 

Reinhardt’s draw placed him 3rd on the grid, which he was able to maintain throughout the event, holding off Lance Dewease to claim the final redraw spot.

 

The redraw can work in a driver’s favor, so being a part of it is always the goal.  However, being in the redraw doesn’t always guarantee a driver will be happy.  On this night a total of 12 drivers were in the redraw.

 

Reinhardt pulled the #10, putting him on the outside of row five to start the season’s first A-main at Williams Grove.  He would have to get to the front the hard way on a surface that was making passing challenging.

 

The engineer-turned-professional racer went to work at the drop of the green, steadily chasing down a competitor periodically throughout the event.  Reinhardt got smoother and quicker as the laps went by, turning his fastest lap on lap 12 just after he had climbed into the 4th position.  Kyle held strong there until late in the race when he slipped to 5th, which is where he ended his night.  It was a solid first night out for Reinhardt.

 

“The car had really good balance.  Probably the best I’ve ever had here.  We were able to pass cars and came out of it with a top five, so we’ll definitely take that”, Reinhardt commented.

 

March 20:  Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA

     (25 cars, Qualifying 1st in Group 3 , Heat 4th, A-main 11th)

 

Sunday afternoon, Reinhardt and the Capitol Renegade team made the haul to Port Royal Speedway.  The 410 sprint car portion of Saturday’s show at Port Royal had been added to the track’s Sunday super late model and big block modified event.

 

The show used group time trials to set the heat lineups for the 25 sprint cars in attendance.  Reinhardt laid down a lap of 16.021 and claimed quick time in his group, giving him the fourth starting spot in the third heat.   While all cars would qualify from each of four 8-lap heat races, only the top two finishers would make the redraw for a chance at one of the top eight starting spots for the A-main.

 

Reinhardt was able to hold his ground but not advance in his heat race, crossing the line in 4th, which meant he would start 12th in the 25-lap feature event.  The main event turned out to be another story of holding his ground.  The New Oxford, PA resident did not fade but was unable to mount any charge toward the front either and rode home in 11th.

 

“We weren’t great tonight, but we were definitely better than we were here last year.  We had really good speed early but…when it gets slick…well, we need to work on that.  We learned some things today for next time“, Reinhardt shared.

 

The two surfaces that Reinhardt encountered over the weekend were quite different.  Even though not much translates from one track to the other, both provided good feedback that Reinhardt and his team can leverage.

 

“I’m really happy to get the year off on the right foot.  We struggled a lot last year, so this was a positive weekend for us.  You have to race to figure out how to get better.  I would love to pick up a win over the next few weeks, and I believe we can, but the main thing is to build our notebook on this car and be in a good place going into the All Star schedule in April“, Reinhardt shared.

 

Up Next

 

Reinhardt will take on his first 3-race weekend of the 2022 season with trips to Williams Grove Speedway (PA) on 3/25, Bridgeport Motorsports Park (NJ) on 3/26, and Selinsgrove Speedway (PA) on 3/27.

 

The Saturday event in NJ is a 360 sprint car show with the URC.  The Neptune City, NJ native always takes advantage of opportunities to race in his home state, plus the team is hoping to compete in a handful of other 360 races this season in addition to his full time tour on the All Star Circuit of Champions circuit.

 

Follow along at all the outlets listed below to keep up with Kyle’s season!

 

KYLE     REINHARDT

Learn more about Kyle Reinhardt at:  A2DPR.com/KyleReinhardt

Follow Kyle Reinhardt’s season at:  A2DPR.com/latest-news

Shop Kyle Reinhardt merchandise at:  KyleReinhardt.com 

Kyle Reinhardt Racing on Facebook:  Facebook.com/KyleReinhardtRacing

Kyle Reinhardt on Twitter:  Twitter.com/KyleReinhardt21 

Kyle Reinhardt on Instagram:  Instagram.com/KyleReinhardt21 

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS! 

RQM Enterprises would like to express their appreciation to all their partners for the continued support during the 2022 racing season!

 

Capitol Renegade
Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers
Champion Hi-Tech Lubricants

Fibreworks Composites

Henry’s Wrecker Service

J&J Auto Racing

FK Rod Ends

Kinsler Fuel Injection

Brown & Miller Racing Solutions

Kelly Racing Fuel

Arai Americas

Auto Meter

KSE Racing Products

InTech Trailers

Fel-Pro

Taylor Ignition Wires

Miller Welders

K&N Filters

Mettec

AL Driveline

Jesel Valvetrain

DMI

All-Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads

ISC Racers Tape

HMS Motorsports

Ultra Lite Brakes & Components

Rider Racing Engines

Saldana Racing Products

HP Engines 

Broadcast coverage of All Star Circuit of Champions events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

SPECIAL THANKS

Thank you to all our partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!  PLEASE support the folks who support us by giving your business to the partners below!

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Addicted2Dirt PR and Media Management provides personal and powerful dirt motorsports public relations.  We are a central Pennsylvania based business with a love of and passion for dirt racing and the people who make the sport what it is.

 

We can: 

  • Keep fans engaged with your story through our personalized press releases
  • Promote your marketing partners to give them the value they want for their investment
  • Increase driver & team visibility to reach more fans and potential marketing partners
  • Present the polished, professional image that marketing partners want representing them
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Austin Berry: Time to Get Back to Work

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Frustrating Weekend Builds Notebook, Refocuses ABR

Port Royal, PA – March 21, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  WRT SpeedWerx / Chris Hockley

Coming off a season opener back on March 6th that saw Austin Berry come out of the gate looking strong, ABR entered their first three-race weekend of the season feeling positive and ready for the very competitive ULMS weekend.  

 

March 18:  ULMS / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA

     (21 cars, Qualifying 10th, Heat 6th, A-main 11th)

 

Friday night brought 70 degree weather and 21 super late models to the famous Williams Grove Speedway on a mid-March evening.  Warm weather in March and super late models at ‘The Grove’ are both rare occurrences in PA.  

 

The Tire Mart / JDS Racing / Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter / Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop / Nathan Berry Beef Farm / A&C Racing Engines / Swift Springs / Addicted2DirtPR.com / Penske Racing Shocks / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / VP Racing Fuels / Rocket Chassis XR1 No.86 of Berry was among them.

 

Over the past couple seasons, Berry and team have made it a goal to compete at multiple tracks each year.  The team knows that is an essential aspect of learning and growth.

 

“You have to race as much as you are able and challenge yourself at a variety of facilities.  It’s the best way to improve.  It makes me better behind the wheel and it makes all of us better at understanding what our car needs”, Berry shared.

 

Berry’s night started off reasonably well with a 10th quick qualifying effort and a surge into 3rd place early in his heat race.  Contact with another car entering turn 3 early in that race sent Berry spinning and relegated him to the rear of the field for the restart.  He was only able to rebound to a 6th place finish in the short event, which put him 16th on the starting grid for the 30-lap feature event, instead of the top-10 starting spot it appeared he would have.

 

The Mifflin, PA native clawed his way to an eventual 11th place finish on a surface that was a bit narrow and challenging to pass on.  It wasn’t quite the finish Berry felt they were capable of, but they had added a couple lessons to their notebook.

 

March 19:  ULMS / Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA

 

Saturday’s ULMS event at the ‘Speed Palace’ was cancelled due to rain.

 


One highlight of the weekend occurred prior to Sunday’s on-track activities at Port Royal Speedway.  The speedway officially presented Berry with a beautiful plaque to commemorate his 2021 Most Improved Driver award.

 

 

 March 20:  ULMS / Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA

     (32 cars, Qualifying 3rd in Flight 2 , Heat 3rd, A-main 16th)

 

The weather front that moved through Pennsylvania and washed out Saturday’s event brought everyone back to reality as more normal March temperatures and conditions set it.  A high of 50 degrees, spitting rain and 15 mph winds were the order of the day for the final event of the weekend.

 

None of that kept the race teams away though as 32 super late model teams signed in.  Austin Berry’s pill draw placed him in the second flight for group time trials, and he promptly ripped off the third quickest lap in a stout group.

 

The lap put Berry in a good position to claim a spot in the redraw through his heat race.  He earned the second starting spot in heat three.  A top two finish would hand him a spot in the redraw and would mean he would start no worse than 8th in the 30-lap A-main.

 

On the opening lap Berry slipped back one spot to third.  He spent the remainder of the 8-lap qualifier trying to reclaim that prized spot, pulling to the bumper and even alongside Jacob Hawkins on multiple occasions.  Berry was working hard to time his passing attempt just right in hopes he would be close enough to strike if the door opened.

 

When two cars run so close together, the air flows over the trailing car and therefore no longer creates downforce on the nose of the car.  That loss of pressure on the nose of the car will cause the car to wash up the track, unable to hold its line.  That’s what happened to Berry on multiple occasions as he tried to work back into second.  He ultimately finished 3rd, which meant an 11th place starting spot in the feature event.

 

In an effort to keep up with the tricky, cold weather, day-turned-to-night, surface, as well as solve problems from earlier in the day, Berry and team made some major changes prior to their feature.  Those changes did not pan out.  Berry knew early on he had a very loose racecar and was unable to enter the corners as aggressively as he wanted to.  As a result, he slid backwards through the running order as he fought the ill-handling racecar to a 16th place finish.

 

“I’m extremely frustrated.  We all are.  We have been fighting little issues since our test session back at the beginning of March.  We have been trying new stuff and I think we got off our sequence for adjustments.  Nobody to blame.  We made our decisions together”, Berry commented.

 

Berry and team have certainly raised the bar for themselves the past year.  They have been running more consistently than ever and as a result, they expect more.  

 

“We push ourselves.  We know we have the stuff it takes, so we want to get our program to a place where being off a little off means running 10th“, a determined Berry explained.

 

“We just need to get back to work”, Berry concluded.

 

Up Next

 

ABR will spend this week going over the car closely, making sure every component is race-ready, then they will be back in action at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, March 26th.

 

AUSTIN BERRY RACING

Learn more about Austin Berry at: Austin Berry Bio on A2DPR.com

Follow ABR’s season at: Latest News on A2DPR.com

ABR on Facebook: Facebook.com/AustinBerryRacing

ABR on Twitter: Twitter.com/AustinBerryRacn

Want to buy some Austin Berry gear? Shop at A2DPR.com

Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

SPECIAL THANKS

Thank you to all our partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!  PLEASE support the folks who support us by giving your business to the partners below!

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Addicted2Dirt PR and Media Management provides personal and powerful dirt motorsports public relations.  We are a central Pennsylvania based business with a love of and passion for dirt racing and the people who make the sport what it is.

 

We can: 

  • Keep fans engaged with your story through our personalized press releases
  • Promote your marketing partners to give them the value they want for their investment
  • Increase driver & team visibility to reach more fans and potential marketing partners
  • Present the polished, professional image that marketing partners want representing them
  • Leverage our audience and business model to achieve all of the above

 

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Reinhardt Sets Crosshairs on Sophomore Season with All Stars

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Capitol Renegade Team Ready to Apply 2021 Experience

New Oxford, PA – March 16, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  TK Slider Photography

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Kyle Reinhardt achieved a career objective in 2021 by putting a full season with a traveling sprint car series on his resume.  That certainly was not the end-goal though.  The Neptune City, NJ native has much more to do.

 

Considering the challenges of life on the road, his first season with the All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC) was a good one by most measures.  Despite the difficult learning curve that comes with keeping a team prepared and competitive, while logging mile after mile on the road, he captured his first All Star victory and finished 8th in driver points.

 

It wasn’t good enough by Reinhardt’s measure though.  He is a driven young man with a passion for the sport.  It is well-documented that he gave up an engineering job to go full time sprint car racing a few years ago.  He hasn’t stopped working on the cars or his partnerships ever since, and it shows.

 

The Capitol Renegade / Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers / Champion Hi-Tech Lubricants / J&J Auto Racing No.91 team has steadily improved, both on and off the track, during that time.  The team continues to position itself to achieve the goals Reinhardt and company have set for themselves.  

 

The new season will find Reinhardt back out on the road for his sophomore season with the ASCoC.  He is ready to apply the lessons learned in his freshman year and use that knowledge to reach his 2022 goals.

 

“We learned a lot last year.  Not just on the track but off, including several things that will help us be better organized for the grind of maintaining our equipment while on the road.  Being with Capitol (Custom Coaches & Trailers), our trailer is sold at the end of each season.  It’s a lot of work to start fresh with a new trailer every year, but it gives us the opportunity to change the layout to be better organized.  This year especially, we took advantage of that so hopefully things are easier, and we are more efficient this year“, Reinhardt commented.

 

There are little things that will make the second time around with the All Stars easier for the Capitol Renegade team too.  The logistics of getting up and down the road, knowing where to stop, where the team can work on their equipment, and where they can get some rest, will collectively make the season at least a little bit easier too.

 

Reinhardt went on to mention that the team’s decision to not travel to GA and FL in February was also part of the equation to be better prepared for the points races.  The post-pandemic supply chain issues that have affected everyday life are also impacting racing.  

 

“It’s taking a lot longer than normal these days to get certain parts, so the last thing we wanted to do was travel south to race, have issues, break things, and dig ourselves a hole that’s tough to recover from in terms of resources.  I’m just trying to be smart and make the most of what we have“, Reinhardt said.

 

All of the careful preparation by Reinhardt and team is aimed at successfully achieving their goals for 2022.  The number one goal:  multiple wins.  Last season, Reinhardt parked the Capitol Renegade / Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers / Champion Hi-Tech Lubricants / J&J Auto Racing No.91 in victory lane one time.  It was at The Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, IL.  He felt the team was capable of more than that but struggled with consistency.  

 

The second part of Reinhardt’s goal is to finish in the top five of the season’s point standings.  Improved consistency is the key element that can lead to achieving both goals:  more wins and a top five in points.  It sounds like a simple formula, but Reinhardt knows they have to put in the work and apply what they learned to get there.

 

Another key element for a successful team is having good relationships with great marketing partners.  Reinhardt and team have a solid foundation on that front.

 

“We wouldn’t be able to this at the level we do it without all the people who are behind this 91 car.  Jeff McCall is a huge part of our deal and of course Wayne Quackenbush with Capitol Renegade.  I’m very excited and happy to say that all of our partners are returning to support our second season with the All Stars and a couple have stepped up to provide a little more and do more with us.  These relationships are a two way street.  Our partners support us because it makes sense for them and we do everything we can to promote them.“, Kyle shared.

 

In addition to the All Star Circuit of Champions schedule, which consists of 53 points-paying races across 9 states, Reinhardt’s schedule will likely look similar to 2021.  Major national events and competition near the team’s home base of New Oxford, PA will be tacked on when the opportunity presents itself.

 

Up Next

 

Reinhardt and the Capitol Renegade team will make their 2022 debut this weekend at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, March 18th and Port Royal Speedway the following night.  The team will make a few appearances in Central Pennsylvania over the next few weeks to prepare for the All Star Circuit of Champions season, which officially begins Friday, April 8th at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, OH.

 

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