Anthony Macri secured a dramatic victory Saturday night in the Weikert’s Livestock 410 sprint car feature at Port Royal Speedway, winning from the 10th starting position on a last-lap pass. The 25-lap A-main win earned Macri $6,300, including bonuses for hard charger, deep-start win, and last-lap pass incentives.
Garrett Bard, who started on the front row alongside Mike Thompson, led the first 24 laps of the race. The initial start saw two false starts, including a flip on the first lap. Once underway, Bard pulled ahead by as much as three seconds. Danny Dietrich moved into second with 20 laps to go, gradually closing the gap as Bard dealt with lapped traffic.
Dietrich challenged for the lead with 10 laps remaining, briefly sliding past Bard in turns 3 and 4 before Bard retook the top spot exiting turn 4. As Bard and Dietrich battled, Macri climbed through the field, entering the top three with four laps remaining.
With two laps to go, contact between Dietrich and a lapped car allowed Macri to take second. Bard extended his lead briefly, but in the final corners, Bard went low in turns 3 and 4, while Macri took the high side to build momentum. The two cars crossed the finish line nearly even, with Macri winning by just 0.007 seconds.
Macri also earned the $500 Ramsey’s Car Wash hard charger award, $300 for winning from beyond ninth starting position, and $500 from W.C. Eshenhaur for a last-lap pass win.
Dietrich finished third, followed by Justin Whittall in fourth and Tyler Courtney in fifth.
In Penske Racing Shocks super late model competition, Andrew Yoder led all 25 laps from the pole to earn his first career super late model win at Port Royal. Yoder, who started alongside Gene Knaub, maintained a lead ranging from 1.8 to 3.5 seconds despite traffic to secure the $4,000 victory.
Justin Weaver advanced from fourth to finish second, with Rick Eckert climbing from sixth to round out the podium.
The winged super sportsman event was canceled due to a rain shower that made track conditions unsafe.
Port Royal Speedway returns to action Friday through Sunday for the Bob Weikert Memorial weekend, featuring the Kubota High Limit Racing series. Friday night includes a $10,000-to-win sprint car feature and a $1,500-to-win limited late model race.
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410 Sprint Car A-Main (25 Laps)
- Anthony Macri (10)
- Garrett Bard (2)
- Danny Dietrich (6)
- Justin Whittall (7)
- Tyler Courtney (12)
(Full results available via Port Royal Speedway)
Super Late Model A-Main (25 Laps)
- Andrew Yoder (1)
- Justin Weaver (4)
- Rick Eckert (6)
(Full results available via Port Royal Speedway)
