Story By: A2DPR / KYLE REINHARDT RACING – ABBOTTSTOWN, PA – Kyle Reinhardt started showing improved performance late in the 2022 season. Now, a dozen starts into the 2023 season, he has proven it was no fluke.
The changes he made to his program and the decisions he is making each week have the Capitol Renegade, Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers, Henry’s Wrecker No.91 running at the front of the field on a weekly basis.
Reinhardt stated during the off-season last winter that his team would be rebuilding, and they would need to make the most of their available resources. They certainly have done both very well over the first two months of the season.
The team continues to seek another key partner to come on board and help them take the program to the next level. Reinhardt has certainly demonstrated he deserves consideration from potential suitors.
With the Morgan Cup, the annual Spring battle between the PA Posse and the World of Outlaws on the horizon, Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway served as the last chance for teams to build their notebook and prepare their gameplan.
In three starts at ‘The Grove’ this season, Kyle Reinhardt has a pair of top five finishes and has not finished worse than 9th. On Friday night he was just a little off, placing him 12th quickest of the 25 cars on hand.
Reinhardt was able to convert his 4th starting spot in his heat race into a 3rd place finish. The run provided him with a starting spot just inside the top ten for the night’s finale, with a chance to earn another top five finish.
It wasn’t to be. While Reinhardt did score yet another top ten finish, it wasn’t satisfying for the Neptune City, NJ native.
Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway also served as a final preparation opportunity for teams at the Abbottstown, PA facility before the upcoming Gettysburg Clash with the World of Outlaws.
Reinhardt was among the thirty teams who opted to take advantage of that opportunity. He started off his night with a strong qualifying run, timing 5th best in the field of thirty.
The time trial run put Reinhardt on the pole for his heat race and he didn’t miss a beat. He raced out to an early lead and stayed there, winning with a 1.6 second advantage over the runner-up.
Reinhardt started the 35-lap A-main outside the third row after pulling the six pill in the redraw. Instead of finding his way forward into the top five, he found himself slipping back a couple spots. He ultimately settled into the 10th spot on lap eleven and that is where he was mired through the checkered flag.
“I’m disappointed in our weekend to be honest. We were just off all night last night at Williams Grove. We were really good here tonight (at Lincoln) but then I was just too free in the feature, so we didn’t get the result either night that we’re capable of.“, Reinhardt said.
Reinhardt and the Capitol Renegade team will do battle with the World of Outlaws three times in four days in Central Pennsylvania.
First up will be the Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway Wednesday night, May 10th.
That will be followed by the traditional two-day Spring battle between the Outlaws and the PA Posse, the Morgan Cup, which will take place at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday and Saturday nights, May 12th and 13th.