Date: Thursday, April 15th
Event: Thursday Night Thriller
Series: All Star Circuit of Champions
Track: Virginia Motor Speedway (Jamaica, Va.)
Rico Abreu A-Main Finish (Start): 16th (22nd)
Date: Friday, April 16th
Event: Tommy Hinnershitz Classic
Series: All Star Circuit of Champions
Track: Williams Grove Speedway (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
Rico Abreu A-Main Finish (Start): DNQ
Date: Saturday, April 17th
Event: Keith Kauffman Classic
Series: All Star Circuit of Champions
Track: Port Royal Speedway (Port Royal, Pa.)
Rico Abreu A-Main Finish (Start): 9th (9th)
Date: Sunday, April 18th
Event: Johnny Grum Classic
Series: All Star Circuit of Champions
Track: Bedford Speedway (Bedford, Pa.)
Rico Abreu A-Main Finish (Start): 2nd (1st)
ST. HELENA, Calif. (April 19, 2021) – Rico Abreu’s four-race All Star Circuit of Champions stretch through Virginia and Pennsylvania may have started out slow, but things picked up in a hurry, as the St. Helena, California-native successfully put together a pair of top-ten finishes in his final two starts, highlighted with a podium run on Sunday evening at Bedford Speedway in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
Abreu, driver of the Rico Abreu/Curb Agajanian Racing/Rowdy Energy/Lucas Oil Products/Curb Records/Self Made/No. 24 sprint car, led the first 22 circuits around Bedford’s high paced half-mile, eventually overtaken by Pennsylvania standout, Anthony Macri, during a single-file restart with eight laps remaining. Nearly crossing back underneath Macri, Abreu held on to finish second; his seventh top-five outcome of the 2021 season, as well as his 12th top-ten.
One night prior, Abreu finished ninth during Port Royal Speedway’s $10,000-to-win Keith Kauffman Classic. Honoring the speedway’s all-time sprint car win leader, Abreu started exactly where he finished at the “Speed Palace,” kicking-off his evening with a heat race victory.
“It feels good to put together a pair of solid results. Things didn’t really start out too well for us this weekend, but we kept our heads up and we kept working hard. Positive results create a lot of confidence and that’s what our team needs right now is confidence,” Rico Abreu said, who had to settle with a 16th-place score at Virginia on Thursday and a missed A-Main start at Williams Grove on Friday. “I can’t thank all of my partners enough for their hard work and support thus far in 2021. The plan is to get a win for them this weekend.”
Rico Abreu and Rico Abreu/Curb Agajanian Racing will continue their 2021 campaign with a trip to Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, on Thursday through Saturday, April 22-24. Dubbed the Bristol Throwdown, the two-day program, beginning with practice on Thursday, will award a combined winner’s share equaling $35,000; $10,000 on Friday and $25,000 on Saturday.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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APPAREL:
Those seeking the latest Rico Abreu/Rico Abreu Racing apparel should visit www.shoprico.com, or find Rico’s merchandise trailer at select events during the 2021 season.
| 2021 Rico Abreu Racing Statistics: |
| Total Races: 18 |
| Total Wins: 0 |
| Total Top-5s: 7 |
| Total Top-10s: 12 |
| **Stats reflect starts for Rico Abreu, only |
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CONTACT:
Photo Credit: Jason Brown Motorsports Photography
Tyler Altmeyer
Rico Abreu/Curb Agajanian Racing
(724) 954-4915, altmeyer119@gmail.com