10/9/2024
Kubota High Limit Racing
DIAMONDS ARE SWEET: Brad Sweet Scores $25,000 Diamond Classic at Lucas Oil Speedway
They say you'd rather be lucky than good, but Brad Sweet was a little bit of both on Wednesday night at Lucas Oil Speedway.
After leading the opening nine laps of the 35-lap Diamond Classic A-Main from the outside pole, Sweet actually slipped back to second when Flyin' Ryan Timms came surging past on Lap 10 and stole the lead away from him.
It looked like the Oklahoma City, OK 18-year-old was poised to collect his first-career Kubota High Limit Racing victory, but then drama struck on Lap 13 when he took the Shane Liebig #10 to the Rod End Supply Work Area with a fuel leak. He ultimately came back to salvage a top-10 from the tail, but the heartbreaker took away a potential $25,000 check.
With Sweet back in command, the Kasey Kahne Racing, NAPA Auto Parts #49 controlled the final 22 laps and collected his second-straight win with the series. "The Big Cat" is up to nine trips to Whiskey Myers Victory Lane, the most in 2024, and sends him to Texas Motor Speedway with the championship clinched.
Tyler Courtney followed Sweet to the finish line, coming up only one spot short of a Diamond Classic sweep. "Sunshine" takes home a $10,000 runner-up aboard the Clauson-Marshall Racing, NOS Energy Drink #7BC.
Spencer Bayston completed the podium with his fifth-straight top-five aboard the CJB Motorsports, TrueTimber #5.
Closing out the top-10 at Lucas Oil was Corey Day, Kasey Kahne, Rico Abreu, Skylar Gee, James McFadden, Ryan Timms, and Justin Peck.
THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (10/9/24)
Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
Capital Custom Trailers QuickTime - Cory Eliason (12.957)
TJ Forged Heat One Winner - Kasey Kahne
DMI Heat Two Winner - Corey Day
BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner - Brad Sweet
Winters Performance Heat Four Winner - Spencer Bayston
FK Rod Ends Dash Winner - Tyler Courtney
B-Main Winner - Cory Eliason
Jake's Golf Carts Fastest Lap Award - Brad Sweet (13.520)
Hard Charger - James McFadden +14, 22nd-to-8th
Lap Leaders - Brad Sweet 1-9; Ryan Timms 10-13; Brad Sweet 14-35.
Kubota A Feature (35 Laps): 1. 49-Brad Sweet[2]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[1]; 3. 5-Spencer Bayston[3]; 4. 14-Corey Day[6]; 5. 9-Kasey Kahne[7]; 6. 24-Rico Abreu[10]; 7. 99-Skylar Gee[8]; 8. 83-James McFadden[22]; 9. 10-Ryan Timms[4]; 10. 13-Justin Peck[16]; 11. 87-Aaron Reutzel[17]; 12. 26-Zeb Wise[23]; 13. 27-Emerson Axsom[19]; 14. 55-Chris Windom[12]; 15. 1-Brenham Crouch[9]; 16. 8-Cory Eliason[21]; 17. 40-Howard Moore[18]; 18. 45X-Jace Park[15]; 19. 88-Tanner Thorson[5]; 20. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[20]; 21. 55V-Kerry Madsen[11]; 22. 12X-Kameron Key[14]; 23. 19-Brent Marks[13]; 24. 17GP-Scott Bogucki[24]
Updated Championship Standings (After 50/52 Races):
- Kasey Kahne Racing #49 - Brad Sweet (3,025 PTS... -)
Rico Abreu Racing #24 - Rico Abreu (2,731 PTS... -294)
Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC - Tyler Courtney (2,730 PTS... -295) - Roth Motorsports #83 - James McFadden (2,596 PTS... -429)
- Jason Meyers Racing #14 - Corey Day (2,514 PTS... -511)
- Murray-Marks Motorosports #19 - Brent Marks (2,509 PTS... -516)
- Buch Motorsports #13 - Justin Peck (2,488 PTS... -537)
- CJB Motorsports #5 - Spencer Bayston (2,350 PTS... -675)
- PPM Racing #9P - Parker Price-Miller (2,208 PTS... -817)
- Ridge & Sons Racing #8 - Cory Eliason (2,119 PTS... -906)
- Rod Gross Motorsports #88 - Tanner Thorson (2,080 PTS... -945)
- Rudeen Racing #26 - Zeb Wise (2,043 PTS... -982)
- Shark Racing #1A - Jacob Allen (1,978 PTS... -1,047)
- Kasey Kahne Racing #9 - Kasey Kahne (1,895 PTS... -1,130)
- Vermeer Motorsports #55 - Chris Windom (1,788 PTS... -1,237)
- Crouch Motorsports #1 - Brenham Crouch (1,541 PTS... -1,484)
UP NEXT: The inaugural national campaign for Kubota High Limit Racing concludes this weekend on Friday and Saturday, October 11-12 with a $50,000-to-win finale at Fort Worth's Texas Motor Speedway. Tickets are available for purchase at www.highlimitracing.com.
Article Credit: Brian Walker
