{"id":1950,"date":"2025-05-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/?p=1950"},"modified":"2025-05-13T22:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T02:40:36","slug":"corey-day-triumphs-at-tri-city-speedway-high-limit-racing-recap-may-10-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/11\/corey-day-triumphs-at-tri-city-speedway-high-limit-racing-recap-may-10-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Corey Day Triumphs at Tri-City Speedway: High Limit Racing Recap \u2013 May 10, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the Kubota High Limit Racing Series made its third all-time stop at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois, delivering another thrilling dirt-track showcase just outside the St. Louis metro area. With 25 of the series\u2019 top sprint-car pilots on hand, the night featured hot-lap qualifying, three heat races, a dash, and a full 30-lap A-Feature. Rookie sensation Corey Day emerged from the pack\u2014storming from fourth on the grid to lead the final 20 laps and claim his second win of the season and ninth career triumph on tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Qualifying &amp; Heat Highlights<\/strong><br>Dirt-Draft Hot Laps set the tone early, with Brenham Crouch blistering his way to the top of the board in a 12.795-second lap, narrowly edging out championship leader Brad Sweet and veteran Kasey Kahne. QuickTime honors went to Cale Thomas, who posted a 12.415-second flyer. The three heat races saw plenty of action, including a hard-charging win for Rico Abreu in Heat 1 and equally impressive drives by Danny Sams III and Spencer Bayston in Heats 2 and 3, respectively. These preliminary battles set the stage for a fiercely contested redraw dash, from which the A-Feature starting lineup was determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Feature Race Recap<\/strong><br>In the 30-lap A-Feature, pole-sitter Brad Sweet jumped to an early lead, only to be reeled in by Day, who powered past on lap 11 and never looked back. Day maintained a gap of up to half a straightaway over Sweet, fending off late-race pressure with smooth lapped-traffic navigation. Justin Peck, running third, kept within striking distance but settled for the final podium spot after several bid attempts fell just short. Tyler Courtney and Brent Marks rounded out the top five, capping a night of intense wheel-to-wheel competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hard Chargers &amp; Notable Movers<\/strong><br>While Day\u2019s charge from fourth was the feature\u2019s headline, Tyler Courtney impressed by advancing 10 positions to finish fourth after starting 14th, showcasing his mastery of the slick, third-groove racing line. Kasey Kahne earned \u201cHard Charger\u201d honors, vaulting 17 spots from 25th to cross the stripe eighth. Unfortunately, two-time defending series champ Rico Abreu saw his night derailed by mid-race contact, relegating him to a 23rd-place result despite heat-race heroics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Championship Implications &amp; What\u2019s Next<\/strong><br>Brad Sweet\u2019s runner-up finish keeps him atop the point standings, but his buffer over Tyler Courtney has narrowed to just 49 markers in the tightly bunched championship hunt. Brent Marks and Aaron Reutzel complete the current top five, all within striking distance of the lead. High Limit Racing heads next to Kokomo Speedway on Monday, May 12, for the Roto-Rooter Midweek Series event\u2014another opportunity for title contenders to shake up the leaderboard. Fans can catch the action live on FloRacing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re tracking the championship battle or simply love dirt-track drama, Tri-City\u2019s May 10 stop delivered every element that makes High Limit Racing one of the most must-see dirt-track tours in the country. Stay tuned as the series treks through Indiana, New York, and beyond in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the Kubota High Limit Racing Series made its third all-time stop at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois, delivering another thrilling dirt-track showcase just outside [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[169,59],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1950"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1951,"href":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950\/revisions\/1951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fromtheinfield.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}