CASHING IN THEIR CHIPS: Aaron Reutzel and RSR close out 2025 High Limit season second in owner championship

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (October 20, 2025) – It was a season to remember for “A-Aron” Aaron Reutzel and Brian and Lisa Ridge’s Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR), and despite all of the ups and downs including a midyear driver substitution as the result of Reutzel’s foot injury, the team persevered, capping off their 2025 High Limit Racing campaign with a runner-up finish in the Owner Championship, falling by mere-45 markers to Rico Abreu’s Rico Abreu Racing. 

Reutzel, a former multi-time All Star Circuit of Champions champion who calls Clute, Texas, home, concluded the High Limit Racing season with three starts in four days, finishing no worse than eighth in his tour of the Central Time Zone, all of which culminating with back-to-back top-tens (sixth and eighth) in Texas Motor Speedway’s High Limit Racing season finale on October 17-18. 

Reutzel’s season highlight reel is extensive, but perhaps his most rewarding achievement, literally, was Port Royal Speedway’s Bob Weikert Memorial worth $100,000. “A-Aron” is certainly no stranger to high stakes at the Port Royal, Pennsylvania, half-mile, winning the speedway’s coveted Tuscarora 50, as well, a feat accomplished in 2019.

As noted, RSR was forced to take on a mid-season driver substitution as the result of Reutzel’s foot injury sustained in Eldora Speedway’s Kings Royal week. Justin Sanders, a native of California, filled the void for Brian and Lisa Ridge, winning two rounds of action including a Gold Cup Race of Champions preliminary at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California. 

“It was a season to remember, nonetheless, and Lisa and I couldn’t be more proud,” Brian Ridge, owner of the Power Plus, Folkens Brothers Trucking, Don Long & STC, B And L Holdings, American Table, Commercial Edge, Rasmusson Service Center, The P.O. Box, Bargain Barn, No. 87 sprint car, said. “This entire team worked to the edge and back, and although our goal was to win a team title, to finish second is pretty special, especially considering the hoops we had to jump through. Congratulations to Rico Abreu and his entire team. They were almost perfect from start to finish, so hats off to them. As far as RSR, we’re excited for what the future brings. Only great things are ahead.

“To our friends, family, and team partners, we thank you,” Ridge added. “It takes an army to keep a team competitive, and fortunately for us, we’re surrounded by great people.” 

ON DECK:
Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Aaron Reutzel are unsure of coming plans. More news to be released in the coming days.

TEAM STATS:
Wins: 12
Top-Fives: 37
Top-Tens: 53

2025 TEAM HIGHLIGHTS:
Earned back-to-back top-tens with World of Outlaws at Volusia Speedway Park on March 2-3 (Bike Week Jamboree); second and sixth. Earned first High Limit Racing victory of 2025 at Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, California, on Saturday, March 22. Earned back-to-back top-fives – as well as second High Limit victory of the season – at Central Arizona Raceway on March 28-29; other result was fourth. Finished fifth with Outlaws at I-55 Raceway Park in Pevely, Missouri, on Saturday, April 12. Finished fifth with World of Outlaws at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, April 19. Earned two podiums in one night at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, April 26; won 360 main event and finished second in 410 main event. Finished sixth at the Texas Motor Speedway dirt track on Saturday, May 3. Finished eighth at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on Friday, May 9. Finished third with High Limit at Ransomville Speedway in Ransomville, New York, on Friday, May 16. Won $100,000 Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway on Sunday, May 25. Finished second at Butler Motor Speedway in Quincy, Michigan, on Saturday, May 31. Finished fourth and tenth in Wisconsin High Limit starts at Red Cedar Speedway and 141 Speedway on Wednesday and Thursday, June 4-5. Finished sixth (410) and third (360) at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, June 7. Earned $10,000 POWRi victory at 34 Raceway on Thursday, June 12. Three straight top-fives at Lucas Oil Speedway (HL) on June 26-28; won Midweek Series event on June 26. Earned victory in Eldora Speedway’s Double Down Duel$ on Wednesday, July 16. Finished 11th in 360 Knoxville Nationals A-Main with Justin Sanders. Finished 16th in Capitani Classic with Justin Sanders. Capped 2025 Knoxville Nationals effort with C-Main start (Justin Sanders). Won (Justin Sanders) High Limit A-Main at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California, on Saturday, August 16. Won (Justin Sanders) Gold Cup Race of Champions preliminary on Friday, August 22. Finished second in $100K Gold Cup Race of Champions finale on Saturday, August 23. Capped Skagit Speedway’s Skagit Nationals with a fifth-place finish worth $10,000. Won The Night Before The Tuscarora 50 at Port Royal Speedway on Friday, September 5. Finished third in Tuscarora 50 finale on Saturday, September 6. Finished second at Lawrenceburg Speedway on Wednesday, September 17. Won at Eldora Speedway on Friday, September 19 (4-Crown Weekend). Finished second at Eldora Speedway on Saturday, September 20. Won POWRi’s Hawkeye Nationals finale at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa, on Saturday, October 4. Highlighted Heartland of America Showdown at Lakeside Speedway with a runner-up finish on Friday, October 10. Finished eighth in the 2025 High Limit Racing finale at Texas Motor Speedway, finished second in the High Limit Racing owner championship.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Aaron Reutzel would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Power Plus, Folkens Brothers Trucking, Don Long & STC, B And L Holdings, American Table, Commercial Edge, Rasmusson Service Center, The P.O. Box, and Bargain Barn.

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BROADCAST COVERAGE:
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Watch the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

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