Anthony Macri won the opener at the Tuscarora 50 Thursday in Port Royal (Chad Warner Photo) (Video Highlights from FloRacing.com)
After 14 tries, Anthony Macri finally became a Kubota High Limit Racing winner in his home state on Thursday - dominating the opening night of Port Royal Speedway's Tuscarora 50.
Ironically enough, the Dillsburg, Pennsylvania native had been a bit of a road warrior with the High Rollers - winning with the series at 34 Raceway in 2023 and Texas Motor Speedway in 2024. In fact, he joins Kyle Larson, Rico Abreu & Justin Peck as the only four drivers to earn a Kubota High Limit Racing win in each of the last three seasons.
Starting from the outside pole and immediately shooting to the lead, Macri survived a single restart, controlled all 25 laps, and crossed the finish line with a 4.184-second advantage - the third-largest margin of victory in series history.
At 26-years-old, Macri is now a 30-time winner at "The Speed Palace" - which ranks 13th all-time in Port Royal Speedway history. Thursday's $10,000 score also marked his 13th overall win of the season, four of those coming at the Juniata County Fairgrounds.
The 2022 Tuscarora 50 champion now has a guaranteed starting spot in Saturday's 50-lap main event. He'll start at worst in 19th as a preliminary winner, unless the #39M is already qualified through Heat Races of the finale.
Vincentown, New Jersey native Justin Whittall came from fifth-to-second, matching his career-best run with Kubota High Limit Racing. The current track championship leader at Port Royal Speedway, Whittall's #67 also ran runner-up during Tuscarora 50 weekend last year.
Rounding out the podium for the first time in his career on Thursday night was Brenham Crouch. The 19-year-old Texan enjoyed a standout showing aboard the CJB Motorsports #5 - earning the pole position and holding on for a third-place finish at a track that he says has been his kryptonite.
Closing out the top-10 in the Tusky opener was Danny Dietrich, Rico Abreu, Ryan Smith, Ashton Torgerson, Trey Starks, Sye Lynch, and Brad Sweet.
THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (9/4/25)
Port Royal Speedway (Port Royal, PA)
Dirt Draft Fastest in Flight A Hot Laps - Ryan Timms (15.493)
Capitol Renegade Flight A QuickTime - Anthony Macri (15.426)
Dirt Draft Fastest in Flight B Hot Laps - Brian Brown (15.743)
Capitol Renegade Flight B QuickTime - Brian Brown (15.923)
TJ Forged Heat One Winner - Justin Whittall
DMI Heat Two Winner - Danny Sams III
BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner - Brenham Crouch
Rod End Supply Heat Four Winner - Danny Dietrich
C-Main Winner - Gerard McIntyre Jr.
FK Rod Ends Dash Winner - Brenham Crouch
Winters Performance B-Main Winner - Lucas Wolfe
Jake's Golf Carts Fastest Lap Award - Anthony Macri (16.981)
Rod End Supply Hard Charger - Logan Wagner +10 (26th-16th)
Lap Leaders - Anthony Macri 1-25
Kubota High Limit Racing
Port Royal Speedway
Port Royal, Pennsylvania
Thursday, September 5, 2025
FK Rod Ends Dash (7 Laps)
1. 5-Brenham Crouch[1]
2. 39M-Anthony Macri[2]
3. 48-Danny Dietrich[4]
4. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[6]
5. 67-Justin Whittall[5]
6. 14-Trey Starks[7]
7. 24-Rico Abreu[8]
8. 24D-Danny Sams III[3]
Capital Custom Trailers Qualifying – Group A (2 Laps)
1. 39M-Anthony Macri, 15.426[12]
2. 14-Trey Starks, 15.495[2]
3. 67-Justin Whittall, 15.511[1]
4. 24D-Danny Sams III, 15.513[5]
5. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.545[20]
6. 42-Sye Lynch, 15.607[21]
7. X-Matt Campbell, 15.625[8]
8. 55W-Mike Wagner, 15.704[13]
9. 10-Ryan Timms, 15.766[23]
10. 23-Chase Dietz, 15.801[10]
11. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 15.828[6]
12. 26-Justin Peck, 15.835[18]
13. 12-Lance Dewease, 15.842[17]
14. 27S-Dylan Cisney, 15.912[14]
15. 39-Lynton Jeffrey, 15.928[3]
16. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 15.997[19]
17. 13-Daison Pursley, 16.002[16]
18. 66-Ryan Newton, 16.006[15]
19. 2-Gerard McIntyre Jr, 16.029[24]
20. 20T-Ryan Taylor, 16.070[7]
21. 99-Devin Adams, 16.101[9]
22. 77-Mike Walter II, 16.121[22]
23. 22H-Doug Hammaker, 16.143[4]
24. 47K-Kody Lehman, 16.163[25]
25. 18J-JT Ferry, 16.250[11]
Capital Custom Trailers Qualifying – Group B (2 Laps)
1. 24-Rico Abreu, 15.928[11]
2. 1A-Ashton Torgerson, 15.967[9]
3. 5-Brenham Crouch, 16.003[4]
4. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.143[6]
5. 69K-Ryan Smith, 16.174[5]
6. 19-Brent Marks, 16.184[20]
7. 71-Parker Price Miller, 16.239[7]
8. 20-Brady Bacon, 16.265[18]
9. 8-Brock Zearfoss, 16.311[15]
10. 9-Chase Randall, 16.330[2]
11. 45-Jeff Halligan, 16.385[3]
12. 88-Tanner Thorson, 16.408[13]
13. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi, 16.413[22]
14. 55-Logan Wagner, 16.480[16]
15. 5K-Jake Karklin, 16.487[14]
16. 11-TJ Stutts, 16.558[8]
17. 22-Jonathan Preston, 16.616[10]
18. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr, 16.619[23]
19. 12H-Blane Heimbach, 16.756[24]
20. 5J-Jeremy Weaver, 16.790[17]
21. 33-Derek Hauck, 17.004[19]
22. 45S-Samuel Miller, 17.054[21]
23. 35-Austin Bishop, [12]
24. 21-Brian Brown, [1]
TJ Forged Heat Race #1 (8 Laps)
1. 67-Justin Whittall[1]
2. 49-Brad Sweet[2]
3. 39M-Anthony Macri[4]
4. X-Matt Campbell[3]
5. 10-Ryan Timms[5]
6. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[6]
7. 12-Lance Dewease[7]
8. 39-Lynton Jeffrey[8]
9. 22H-Doug Hammaker[12]
10. 2-Gerard McIntyre Jr[10]
11. 99-Devin Adams[11]
12. 13-Daison Pursley[9]
13. 18J-JT Ferry[13]
DMI Heat Race #2 (8 Laps)
1. 24D-Danny Sams III[1]
2. 42-Sye Lynch[2]
3. 26-Justin Peck[6]
4. 14-Trey Starks[4]
5. 87-Aaron Reutzel[8]
6. 23-Chase Dietz[5]
7. 66-Ryan Newton[9]
8. 55W-Mike Wagner[3]
9. 77-Mike Walter II[11]
10. 27S-Dylan Cisney[7]
11. 20T-Ryan Taylor[10]
12. 47K-Kody Lehman[12]
BR Motorsports Heat Race #3 (8 Laps)
1. 5-Brenham Crouch[1]
2. 69K-Ryan Smith[2]
3. 24-Rico Abreu[4]
4. 8-Brock Zearfoss[5]
5. 71-Parker Price Miller[3]
6. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi[7]
7. 5K-Jake Karklin[8]
8. 12H-Blane Heimbach[10]
9. 33-Derek Hauck[11]
10. 22-Jonathan Preston[9]
11. 45-Jeff Halligan[6]
12. 35-Austin Bishop[12]
Rod End Supply Heat Race #4 (8 Laps)
1. 48-Danny Dietrich[1]
2. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[4]
3. 19-Brent Marks[2]
4. 20-Brady Bacon[3]
5. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[9]
6. 88-Tanner Thorson[6]
7. 9-Chase Randall[5]
8. 5J-Jeremy Weaver[10]
9. 55-Logan Wagner[7]
10. 11-TJ Stutts[8]
11. 45S-Samuel Miller[11]
C-Main (10 Laps)
1. 2-Gerard McIntyre Jr[1]
2. 22-Jonathan Preston[2]
3. 13-Daison Pursley[9]
4. 27S-Dylan Cisney[3]
5. 11-TJ Stutts[4]
6. 99-Devin Adams[5]
7. 45-Jeff Halligan[6]
8. 20T-Ryan Taylor[7]
9. 45S-Samuel Miller[8]
10. 47K-Kody Lehman[11]
11. 18J-JT Ferry[12]
DNS: 35-Austin Bishop
Winters Performance B-Main (12 Laps)
1. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[3]
2. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi[4]
3. 23-Chase Dietz[5]
4. 9-Chase Randall[2]
5. 5K-Jake Karklin[8]
6. 55W-Mike Wagner[1]
7. 66-Ryan Newton[9]
8. 12-Lance Dewease[7]
9. 12H-Blane Heimbach[10]
10. 88-Tanner Thorson[6]
11. 5J-Jeremy Weaver[12]
12. 22H-Doug Hammaker[13]
13. 33-Derek Hauck[14]
14. 22-Jonathan Preston[18]
15. 55-Logan Wagner[16]
16. 39-Lynton Jeffrey[11]
17. 77-Mike Walter II[15]
18. 2-Gerard McIntyre Jr[17]
Kubota A-Main (25 Laps)
1. 39M-Anthony Macri[2]
2. 67-Justin Whittall[5]
3. 5-Brenham Crouch[1]
4. 48-Danny Dietrich[3]
5. 24-Rico Abreu[7]
6. 69K-Ryan Smith[10]
7. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[4]
8. 14-Trey Starks[6]
9. 42-Sye Lynch[11]
10. 49-Brad Sweet[9]
11. 87-Aaron Reutzel[19]
12. 71-Parker Price Miller[18]
13. 26-Justin Peck[13]
14. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[20]
15. 19-Brent Marks[12]
16. 55-Logan Wagner[26]
17. 23-Chase Dietz[23]
18. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[21]
19. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi[22]
20. X-Matt Campbell[15]
21. 10-Ryan Timms[17]
22. 24D-Danny Sams III[8]
23. 20-Brady Bacon[16]
24. 9-Chase Randall[24]
25. 8-Brock Zearfoss[14]
26. 13-Daison Pursley[27]
27. 88-Tanner Thorson[25]
28. 77-Mike Walter II[28]
PA Sprint Series
305 Heat Race #1 (8 Laps)
1. 5V-Braeden Varner[2]
2. 89-Nick Sweigart[5]
3. 71-Josh Spicer[1]
4. 97-Kenny Heffner[4]
5. 12-Roger Irvine[3]
6. 1M-Paul Moyer[6]
7. 01-Timmy Bittner[7]
8. 21C-Jarrett Cavalet[8]
305 Heat Race #2 (8 Laps)
1. 5-Logan Spahr[4]
2. 2-Erin Statler[2]
3. 88-Fred Arnold[1]
4. 25-Dustin Young[3]
5. 19-Kruz Kepner[8]
6. 7H-Kyle Hart[6]
7. 20-Doug Dodson[7]
8. 32A-Austin Greenland[5]
305 Heat Race #3 (8 Laps)
1. 53W-Jimmy White[2]
2. 42-Jim Pattock[4]
3. 46-Mike Alleman[1]
4. 44-John Braim[3]
5. 36-Mike Melair[6]
6. 7-Drew Young[5]
7. 98-Croix Beasom[7]
305 A-Main (20 Laps)
1. 89-Nick Sweigart[1]
2. 97-Kenny Heffner[10]
3. 71-Josh Spicer[5]
4. 42-Jim Pattock[8]
5. 88-Fred Arnold[2]
6. 5-Logan Spahr[4]
7. 2-Erin Statler[3]
8. 53W-Jimmy White[6]
9. 7-Drew Young[18]
10. 12-Roger Irvine[13]
11. 44-John Braim[12]
12. 5V-Braeden Varner[7]
13. 20-Doug Dodson[20]
14. 01-Timmy Bittner[19]
15. 36-Mike Melair[15]
16. 21C-Jarrett Cavalet[22]
17. 25-Dustin Young[11]
18. 98-Croix Beasom[21]
19. 46-Mike Alleman[9]
20. 32A-Austin Greenland[23]
21. 1M-Paul Moyer[16]
22. 7H-Kyle Hart[17]
DNS: 19-Kruz Kepner
NEW 2025 Kubota High Limit Racing Championship Standings (After 37/51 Races):
Rico Abreu Racing #24 (2,026 PTS... -)
Ridge & Sons Racing #87 (2,004 PTS...-22)
Kasey Kahne Racing #49 (1,981 PTS... -45)
Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC (1,938 PTS... -88)
Murray-Marks Motorsports #19 (1,907 PTS... -119)
Rudeen Racing #26 (1,818 PTS... -208)
Rod Gross Motorsports #88 (1,785 PTS... -241)
Buch Motorsports #13 (1,569 PTS... -457)
Jason Meyers Racing #14 (1,521 PTS... -505)
CJB Motorsports #5 (1,429 PTS... -597)
Chase Randall Racing #9R (1,402 PTS... -624)
Mosites Lynch Racing #42 (1,359 PTS... -667)
Randerson Racing #24D (1,200 PTS... -826)
UP NEXT: The 58th edition of the Tuscarora 50 continues tomorrow with a second preliminary night on Friday, September 5 at Port Royal Speedway. The Juniata County Fair then concludes on Saturday, September 6 with a $58,000-to-win finale. Fans can buy tickets at HighLimitRacing.com.
Article Credit: Brian Walker