Rico Abreu
Rico Abreu has had an outstanding season so far and he improved on that on Friday night as he was victorious on the second of three evenings in the Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals. The victory at Skagit Speedway was the fifth World of Outlaws NOS energy Drink Sprint Car Series win of the 2023 season for Abreu and the 14th such triumph of his career.
The Rico Abreu Racing driver from St. Helena, California scored the win on the track located in Burlington, Washington in a race shown live by DirtVision.com.
A total of 33 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results: 1. David Gravel(11.738), 2. Spenmcer Bayston, 3. Kasey Kahne, 4. Rico Abreu, 5. Carson Macedo, 6. Justin Sanders, 7. Cole Macedo, 8. Giovanni Scelzi, 9. James McFadden, 10. Corey Day
Heat 1 Results: 1. David Gravel, 2. Sheldon Haudenschild, 3. Brad Sweet, 4. Carson Macedo, Buddy Kofoid
Heat 2 Results: 1. Spencer Bayston, 2. Corey Day, 3. Justin Sanders, 4. Trey Starks, 5. Luke Didiuk
Heat 3 Results: 1. Donny Schatz, 2. Kasey Kahne, 3. Cole Macedo, 4. Justin Youngquist, 5. Eric Fisher
Heat 4 Results: 1. Rico Abreu, 2. Giovanni Scelzi, 3. Dominic Scelzi, 4. Jesse Schlotfedlt, 5. Jason Solwold
WoO Dash Results: 1. David Gravel, 2. Rico Abreu, 3. Sheldon Haudenschild, 4. Giovanni Scelzi, 5. Donny Schatz, 6. Corey Day, 7. Spencer Bayston, 8. Kasey Kahne
Last Chance Showdown Finish: 1. James McFadden, 2. Tanner Holmes, 3. Logan Schuchart, 4. Colby Thornhill
Feature Re-cap: The 30-lap feature got underway with Abreu taking the lead after the first lap had been completed with Gravel, Haudenschild, Day and Gio Scelzi trailing. However, a red flag for the upended car of Starks brought out a red flag.
Abreu went back to the lead when green flag action resumed with Grave, Haudenschild, Day and Schatz in tow. Further back, the Scelzi brothers fought with Sweet and Macedo at the back of the top-10.
Haudenschild passed Gravel for second on lap 11 which then allowed Day to get by Gravel one lap later. The battle between Day, Gravel and Schatz would carry on for multiple laps just before halfway.
Abreu continued to lead had to contend with slower traffic just past the halfway mark as Haudenschild and Day fought for second just behind. Gravel joined the fray to make it a three-car fight for second.
As the laps clicked away, Abreu began to pull away from Haudenschild as the traffic thickened. In the end, it was Abreu who would control the final circuits to claim the victory.
Feature Results: 1. Rico Abreu, 2. Sheldon Haudenschild, 3. Corey Day, 4. Donny Schatz, 5. David Gravel, 6. Kasey Kahne 7. Dominic Scelzi, 8. Carson Macedo, 9. Giovanni Scelzi, 10. Brad Sweet, 11. Justin Sanders, 12. James McFadden, 13. Buddy Kofoid, 14. Logan Schuchart, 15. Robbie Price, 16. Spencer Bayston, 17. Tanner Holmes, 18. Cole Macedo, 19. Jason Solwold, 20. Jesse Schlotfeldt, 21. Eric Fisher, 22. Colby Thornhill. 23. Luke Didiuk, 24. Justin Youngquist, 25. Trey Starks
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