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MR. SKAGIT: Rico Abreu Continues Skagit Speedway Domination, Wins $20,000 Prelim from 7th

There's one question circling the Skagit Speedway pit area after both preliminary nights of the Skagit Nationals - how in the world do we stop Rico Abreu?

For the second night in a row, the #24 machine roared from seventh to the lead and ran away with his fourth-straight win at the Alger, Washington track, his fifth score in his last seven tries at Kevin Rudeen's facility.

Shooting to the lead even quicker than he did last night, the St. Helena, California native was already running in a podium spot from the fourth row by Lap 10. He made his winning move on Lap 22 when a thick dose of lap traffic held up early leader Robbie Price and allowed Abreu to circle him on the outside of turns one and two.

From there, Abreu threw the keys on the counter and checked out - crossing the stripe with a 3.081-second advantage over the field. It was his 15th overall win of the 2025 season with eight of those coming in High Limit competition. He extends his mark as the winningest driver in series history, now sitting at 20 career wins.

Abreu easily locked-up high point man honors of the Skagit Nationals, guaranteeing himself a top-four starting spot in Saturday's Dash of the $126,000-to-win program. Securing a spot in the Dash as well was fellow High Rollers Daison Pursley in the Buch Motorsports #13, Justin Peck in the Rudeen Racing #26, and Tanner Thorson in the Rod Gross Motorsports #26.

Following Abreu to the line in Friday's Feature was Robbie Price with a bittersweet runner-up effort. The Canadian led the opening 21 laps of the race but traffic allowed Abreu to run off and force the #21P to settle for a still-impressive career-best P2 for $10,000.

It was a northwest boy rounding out the podium for the second night in a row as Harrisburg, Oregon's Tyler Thompson finished third-from-fifth in the Lemley #13L.

Jason Solwold, Brenham Crouch, Justin Peck, Brent Marks, Danny Sams III, Daison Pursley, and Tanner Thorson closed out the top-10.

Based off the Skagit Nationals event points, Cory Eliason, Jason Solwold, Justin Sanders, and Tyler Thompson are slated to start on the pole of Saturday's Qualifiers. They're set to be joined by Brenham Crouch, Max Mittry, Brent Marks, and Danny Sams III on the outside of the front row. The winner of those Qualifiers will join the lock-in drivers in the Dash.

THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (8/29/25)
Skagit Speedway (Burlington, WA)

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps - Justin Youngquist (11.718)
Capitol Renegade QuickTime - Tanner Thorson (11.537)
TJ Forged Heat One Winner - Chase Randall
DMI Heat Two Winner - Cory Eliason
BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner - Tanner Holmes
Rod End Supply Heat Four Winner - Justin Peck
Winters Performance B-Main Winner - Tanner Thorson
Jake's Golf Carts Fastest Lap Award - Rico Abreu (12.544)
Rod End Supply Hard Charger - Brad Sweet +12 (25th-13th)
Lap Leaders - Robbie Price 1-21; Rico Abreu 22-30

Kubota A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 24-Rico Abreu[7]; 2. 21P-Robbie Price[3]; 3. 13L-Tyler Thompson[5]; 4. 18-Jason Solwold[4]; 5. 5-Brenham Crouch[6]; 6. 26-Justin Peck[13]; 7. 19-Brent Marks[12]; 8. 24D-Danny Sams III[1]; 9. 13-Daison Pursley[8]; 10. 88-Tanner Thorson[21]; 11. 45-Cory Eliason[11]; 12. 18T-Tanner Holmes[16]; 13. 49-Brad Sweet[25]; 14. 21S-Jesse Schlotfeldt[2]; 15. 87-Justin Sanders[14]; 16. 2XM-Max Mittry[10]; 17. 9-Chase Randall[9]; 18. 19JR-Joel Myers Jr[17]; 19. 55XL-Dominic Scelzi[23]; 20. 55-Trey Starks[19]; 21. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi[26]; 22. 95-Justin Youngquist[15]; 23. 2K-Gauge Garcia[20]; 24. 21L-Landon Brooks[22]; 25. 14-Daryn Pittman[27]; 26. 42-Sye Lynch[28]; 27. 26F-Eric Fisher[24]; 28. 27C-Camden Robustelli[18]

NEW 2025 Kubota High Limit Racing Championship Standings (After 35/51 Races):

1. Kasey Kahne Racing #49 (1,893 PTS... -)
2. Ridge & Sons Racing #87 (1,890 PTS...-3)
3. Rico Abreu Racing #24 (1,886 PTS... -7)
4. Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC (1,852 PTS... -41)
5. Murray-Marks Motorsports #19 (1,803 PTS... -90)
6. Rod Gross Motorsports #88 (1,701 PTS... -192)
7. Rudeen Racing #26 (1,699 PTS... -194)
8. Buch Motorsports #13 (1,476 PTS... -417)
9. Jason Meyers Racing #14 (1 PTS... -466)
10. Chase Randall Racing #9R (1,295 PTS... -552)
11. CJB Motorsports #5 (1,259 PTS... -588)
12. Mosites Lynch Racing #42 (1,232 PTS... -615)
13. Randerson Racing #24D (1,083 PTS... -764)

LOCKED-IN FOR $126,000 SKAGIT NATIONALS:

1. 24-Rico Abreu (972 pts)
2. 13-Daison Pursley (953 pts)
3. 26-Justin Peck (926 pts)
4. 88-Tanner Thorson (924 pts)

UP NEXT: The Skagit Nationals conclude tomorrow Saturday, August 30 with a $126,000-to-win, $3,000-to-start finale of the Skagit Nationals. Fans can buy tickets at HighLimitRacing.com.

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