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Reinhardt drew the number two pill to get a front row starting spot for the 30-lap finale.  Again, the Neptune City, NJ native took command from the start but there was no point in the race where the competition allowed him to get comfortable out front.

Early on Dylan Norris pursued Reinhardt and challenged him as the leader caught lapped traffic.  He managed to get alongside a time or two but Reinhardt kept him at bay.  At the halfway point, Jeff Halligan moved into the runner-up spot and began to pressure Reinhardt.  

The race had yet to have a caution, keeping the leaders dicing through lapped traffic.  Halligan managed to pull a slider and get out front briefly but Reinhardt turned back under the No.45 and held the lead at the line.

The first caution of the race appeared with twenty-nine laps complete and one remaining.  On the restart, with clear track in front of him, Reinhardt pulled away by a few car lengths and took the victory.

“We needed that!  “, a very happy Reinhardt said.  “It’s really cool to get a win for Coors.“

“We had to battle back there a couple times in lapped traffic but I did what I needed to do to stay up front“.

“I really have to thank my guys for their hard work and Wayne Quackenbush from Capitol Renegade Custom Coaches and Trailers.  We finally won one with him at the track.  Of course a big thanks to Coors Banquet and Henry’s Wrecker Service too.  They have all been very good to me and I could not do this without their support.“, Reinhardt commented.

“I also want to thank my brother, David.  He puts a lot of effort in.“

With twenty-seven cars on hand Thursday night, Reinhardt clicked off the 5th fastest lap overall to get his night started on the right foot.  The qualifying effort put Reinhardt on the pole of the night’s third and final heat race.

Scotty Thiel shared the front row for the heat race.  He dove hard under Reinhardt going into turn three on a tenacious opening lap but Kyle was up to the challenge.  He turned back under Theil in turn four to take command.  He never looked back and went on to win the race by 1.6 seconds over Anthony Macri.

Reinhardt drew the number four pill for the dash.  He would finish in that 4th spot, giving him the outside row two starting spot for the 30-lap A-main.

The Neptune City, NJ native held a solid grip on the 3rd spot for much of the main event after a heated early batter with Hunter Schuerenberg.  A restart with twelve laps remaining saw Reinhardt get by Freddie Rahmer for 2nd but Rahmer battled back in turn four.  The exchange almost led to a spin by Reinhardt but he gathered the No.91 back up and rejoined the battle.

The near-disaster left Reinhardt in 6th on lap twenty.  Three laps later he was back up to 3rd and was clearly on a mission.  He wrestled the runner-up spot away from Schuerenberg with three laps remaining, then began to close the gap on leader Tyler Courtney.

Reinhardt was 3-tenths of a second quicker than the leader but there wasn’t enough time left to mount a challenge without the aid of a caution.   He crossed the line with a 2nd place finish.

“Should’ve won that race.  I had a really good car.“, Reinhardt said.  “After that restart when Freddie (Rahmer) and I exchanged sliders, it took the air off my nose and I almost spun.  I dropped a few spots and had to spend a few laps getting that track position back.  Ran out of time to try to catch Tyler (Courtney).“

The finish was a fine way to celebrate Reinhardt’s 100th career All Star main event start.

Coors Banquet beer was first brewed 150 years ago.  It was the original product brewed by Adolph Coors in Colorado when he first established his brewery in 1873.

Over those 150 years, Coors has not compromised their craft.  Since day one Coors Banquet has been brewed only in Golden, Colorado, with Rocky Mountain spring water and Moravian barley.

The company will celebrate their sesquicentennial on September 30th, 2023 with a huge street festival in the town where it all began – Golden, Colorado.  This memorable event will feature a lineup of live musical performances, local artisans, brewery tours, limited-edition merch, and great food and beer.