Rico Abreu won the High Limit opener in Billings on Friday (Chad Warner Photo) (Video Highlights from FloRacing.com)
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing Extends Championship Lead with Fourth Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing Win of 2026
BILLINGS, MONT. (June 26, 2026) - When it mattered most, Rico Abreu was in the right place at the right time on Friday night at the Big Sky Speedway.
Kicking off the Rayce Rudeen Foundation Race weekend, Ryan Timms of Oklahoma City, Okla. dominated the majority of the 30-lap feature - at one point amassing a 3+ second advantage as he sliced through lap traffic with ease.
The narrative of the race flipped on Lap 19, however, when Abreu rocketed from third-to-first on a restart before the caution flew and negated his pass. After watching his lead disappear momentarily, Timms made the proper adjustments and held serve for the next five laps before the treacherous Big Sky cushion swallowed up the Liebig Motorsports #10.
First, a huge trip on the curb off turn four nearly sent Timms careening into the outside wall, but a huge lead and close save allowed him to maintain the lead for one extra lap before a second and most costly mistake over the turn two cushion let Abreu power by on Lap 25.
From there, Abreu survived a green-white-checkered finish to seal the deal on his 29th career win with Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing. It was the fifth overall win of 2026 for the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, Carquest Auto Parts #24 and marked their fourth trip to Whiskey Myers Victory Lane this season with High Limit.
While his championship counterpart finished back in eighth, Abreu and TSR extended their title advantage to 29-points over Aaron Reutzel and the Ridge & Sons Racing team.
After controlling the opening 24 laps, Ryan Timms brought the Liebig Motorsports #10 home with a runner-up finish - matching their season-best effort on the national stage. Being the true outlaws they are, Timms and Liebig now will make the long overnight haul (15 hours to be exact) straight to Knoxville, Iowa where they are leading the season-long championship chase.
Crossing the line in third-place with his fourth podium of the season was Giovanni Scelzi aboard the Spire Motorsports, Chili's Grill & Bar #77. Rounding out the top-five was Pennsylvanian Brent Marks and Australian Kerry Madsen.
Closing out the top-10 on Friday at Big Sky was Tyler Courtney in the Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC, Justin Peck in the Rudeen Racing #26, Aaron Reutzel in the Ridge & Sons Racing #87, Daison Pursley in the Kasey Kahne Racing #9, and Tanner Holmes in the Buch Motorsports #13.
THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (6/26/26)
Big Sky Speedway (Billings, Montana)
Rayce Rudeen Foundation Race
Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps - Aaron Reutzel (12.511)
Capitol Custom Trailers QuickTime - Tanner Thorson (12.316)
TJ Forged Heat One Winner - Ryan Timms
DMI Heat Two Winner - Giovanni Scelzi
BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner - Rico Abreu
FK Rod Ends Dash Winner - Ryan Timms
DURST Dice Roll Driver - Levi Hillier (9th-to-14th)
Jake’s Golf Carts Fastest Lap - Ryan Timms (12.693 seconds)
Rayce Rudeen Foundation Rookie of the Race - Tanner Holmes (10th)
Rod End Supply Hard Charger - Justin Peck +13 (20th-to-7th)
Whiskey Meyers Victory Lane Visitors - Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing
CASM Win Sticker - Rico Abreu (4th)
Angel Donor Charity - Rayce Rudeen Foundation
Lap Leader(s) - Ryan Timms 1-24; Rico Abreu 25-31
Interstate Batteries A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 24-Rico Abreu[4]; 2. 10-Ryan Timms[1]; 3. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[2]; 4. 19-Brent Marks[6]; 5. 55-Kerry Madsen[11]; 6. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[13]; 7. 26-Justin Peck[20]; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel[16]; 9. 9-Daison Pursley[14]; 10. 13-Tanner Holmes[12]; 11. 88-Tanner Thorson[5]; 12. 42-Sye Lynch[3]; 13. 9R-Chase Randall[10]; 14. 77A-Levi Klatt[8]; 15. 41-Dominic Scelzi[19]; 16. 17GP-Hank Davis[18]; 17. 24D-Danny Sams III[15]; 18. 5-Brenham Crouch[7]; 19. 26R-Levi Hillier[9]; 20. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[17]; 21. 5X-Cole Danell[21]
FK Rod Ends Dash (7 Laps): 1. 10-Ryan Timms[1]; 2. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[2]; 3. 42-Sye Lynch[3]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu[4]; 5. 88-Tanner Thorson[5]; 6. 19-Brent Marks[6]
TJ Forged Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Ryan Timms[2]; 2. 5-Brenham Crouch[1]; 3. 88-Tanner Thorson[4]; 4. 9R-Chase Randall[3]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[6]; 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel[5]; 7. 41-Dominic Scelzi[7]
DMI Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[1]; 2. 77A-Levi Klatt[2]; 3. 19-Brent Marks[4]; 4. 55-Kerry Madsen[3]; 5. 9-Daison Pursley[6]; 6. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[5]; 7. 26-Justin Peck[7]
BR Motorsports Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Rico Abreu[1]; 2. 26R-Levi Hillier[2]; 3. 42-Sye Lynch[4]; 4. 13-Tanner Holmes[3]; 5. 24D-Danny Sams III[5]; 6. 17GP-Hank Davis[6]; 7. 5X-Cole Danell[7]
Capital Custom Trailers Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 88-Tanner Thorson, 12.316[2]; 2. 19-Brent Marks, 12.434[4]; 3. 42-Sye Lynch, 12.468[1]; 4. 5-Brenham Crouch, 12.505[19]; 5. 77-Giovanni Scelzi, 12.611[12]; 6. 24-Rico Abreu, 12.746[11]; 7. 10-Ryan Timms, 12.759[7]; 8. 77A-Levi Klatt, 12.768[6]; 9. 26R-Levi Hillier, 12.774[3]; 10. 9R-Chase Randall, 12.838[9]; 11. 55-Kerry Madsen, 12.903[20]; 12. 13-Tanner Holmes, 12.906[10]; 13. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 12.946[15]; 14. G5-Gage Pulkrabek, 12.986[5]; 15. 24D-Danny Sams III, 13.000[8]; 16. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 13.001[18]; 17. 9-Daison Pursley, 13.044[14]; 18. 17GP-Hank Davis, 13.103[13]; 19. 41-Dominic Scelzi, 13.173[21]; 20. 26-Justin Peck, 13.224[17]; 21. 5X-Cole Danell, 14.384[16]
NEW 2026 Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing Championship Standings (After 23/57 Races):
Rico Abreu - Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing #24 (1,434 pts)
Aaron Reutzel - Ridge & Sons Racing #87 (-29)
Giovanni Scelzi - Spire Motorsports #77 (-69)
Tanner Thorson - Rod Gross Motorsports #88 (-149)
Tyler Courtney - Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC (-158)
Justin Peck - Rudeen Racing #26 (-179)
Brent Marks - Brent Marks Racing #19 (-195)
Kerry Madsen - Vermeer Motorsports #55 (-196)
Tanner Holmes - Buch Motorsports #13 (-322)
Daison Purlsey - Kasey Kahne Racing w/ Mike Curb #9 (-342)
Sye Lynch - Mosites Lynch Racing #42 (-388)
Brenham Crouch - CJB Motorsports (-405)
Hank Davis - Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17GP (-450)
Chase Randall - Chase Randall Racing #9R (-462)
Danny Sams III - Randerson Racing #24D (-508)
WHAT’S NEXT: The Rayce Rudeen Foundation Race will conclude with a $26,000-to-win, $1,500-to-start program on Saturday night at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Montana. Tickets are available for purchase HERE, or you can watch every lap live on FloRacing.
Article Credit: Brian Walker