Port Royal, PA – May 24, 2024
by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt
Photo Credit: Derick Kriner Photography
Kody Hartlaub has been fast all season. He has turned heads.
That said, the finishes have not reflected just how good this young driver and team have been. That may have turned a corner as we head into the first big race weekend of the summer.
QUICK RESULTS
DATE: May 8, 2024
Event: World of Outlaws Gettysburg Clash
Division: 410 Sprint Cars
Track: Lincoln Speedway
City, State: Abbottstown, PA
Stats: 37 cars, Qualifying 5th, Heat 2nd (2), Dash 5th (2), A-main 20th (5)
DATE: May 19, 2024
Division: 410 Sprint Cars
Track: BAPS Motor Speedway
City, State: York Haven, PA
Stats: 39 cars, Group 2 Qualifying 2nd, Heat 4th (3), A-main 10th (5)
ON THE RADAR
Hartlaub started the month of May by checking off two lifelong racing goals in one night. He made the dash and participated in the 4-wide parade lap at a World of Outlaws sprint car event.
It all took place at Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash back on May 9th after the 410 sprint car rookie clocked in with the 5th fastest lap of the night in qualifying.
Hartlaub went on to start and finish 2nd in his heat race, just behind legend Donny Schatz, then brought home a 5th place finish in the dash to solidify the inside row three starting spot in the A-main.
The night’s finale was the only chapter that wasn’t fitting of a storybook tale. The East Berlin, PA resident slid backward in the running order and late in the race became collateral damage in a mess someone else created.
Still, the ending didn’t change the fact that Hartlaub was a factor that night and it certainly didn’t erase his name from the racing community chatter.
TURNING THE CORNER
Despite the noteworthy effort against the World of Outlaws as well as several other high points thus far in 2024, Hartlaub had struggled to log a top ten finish in the Brewer Home Improvements, J Fuels, MooseBlocks.com, Bigham Appraisal, Griffith Plumbing Services, T and N Solutions No.95.
Through his first ten starts, Hartlaub had an average feature finishing position of 15th, including two 11th place finishes. The team had struggled to put a complete night together.
“We have started strong but then we either missed the setup and slid backward, or I would make a mistake that cost us spots.”, Hartlaub shared.
“Both are learning opportunities and we are making sure we do gain from those. I’m working hard to eliminate the mistakes in the cockpit and we as a team are building a better notebook so we can finish as strong as we start.”
Sunday night, May 19th, Hartlaub and the team showed they were putting it all together and progressing. With 39 cars on hand, the night started strong once again. He turned in the 2nd quickest lap in his group, behind only Anthony Macri, then locked into the redraw with a 4th place finish in his heat.
Hartlaub started 5th but struggled to find a rhythm early and found himself 12th with five laps complete, but this time the story didn’t end there.
After settling down and finding his groove, Hartlaub battled his way back to a 10th-place finish, looking much more comfortable in the latter half of the race.
“Fighting back like that was a big confidence boost. We are definitely making good progress as a team.”, Hartlaub said.
“I can’t say enough about all my great partners. Pat (Brewer) does so much for me. We couldn’t do it without every single partner though. And in this sport, there’s always room for more people to join the team. It’s a tough deal that takes a lot of resources if you want to be good at it, and that’s our goal.”
UP NEXT
The upcoming holiday weekend will bring two opportunities for Hartlaub to build on that momentum.
First up will be Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night for the $10,039-to-win John Trone Tribute. Saturday night the team will travel to Lincoln Speedway for the Bob Leiby Memorial.
SEASON STATS: 11 races, 0 wins, 0 top 5’s, 1 top 10’s, 7 top 15’s, 9 top 20
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
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KODY HARTLAUB RACING
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Broadcast coverage of High Limit Racing events, Port Royal Speedway events and select Lincoln Speedway events is available at FloRacing.com.
Broadcast coverage of World of Outlaw events and Williams Grove Speedway events is available at DirtVision.com.
Broadcast coverage of 410 sprint car events at BAPS Motor Speedway is available at SprintCarUnlimited.tv
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS!
The entire team would like to express their appreciation to all their partners for their support during the 2024 racing season!
Brewer Home Improvements, LLC
J Fuels
MooseBlocks.com
Bigham Appraisal
Griffith Plumbing Services
T and N Solutions
Smith Titanium
Herr Electric
Siegel Racing 59
Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt
Pretzel Boy
Barbie Miller, Realtor
KH Suspension
Don Ott Racing Engines
Pruitt Innovation & Technologies
AL Driveline
DMI Performance
SpeedComm
- Adcicted2Dirt PR on May 24, 2024
- Article Date: 5/24/2024 by Addicted2Dirt PR