PENNSYLVANIA PROUD: Brent Marks Leads Port Royal Podium Sweep with $20,000 Win in Bob Weikert Memorial Opener

PORT ROYAL, PENN. (May 24, 2025) – Pennsylvanian's love protecting their palace, and boy did they do a good job on Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway.

"The Keystone State" natives completely swept the podium and PA Posse racers accounted for seven of the top-10 finishers as Kubota High Limit Racing returned to the best borough in the country for the expanded and elevated Bob Weikert Memorial.

Gettysburg, PA's Danny Dietrich, the defending Bob Weikert Memorial champion, led the field to green aboard his special Weikert #29 scheme, but it was Fayetteville, PA's Lance Dewease who took the early lead.

Dewease paced the opening five laps of the 25-lapper aboard Barry Shearer's #12 until the only caution of the race flew on Lap 5 and setup a restart with 20 to go. With Dewease choosing the outside, he opened the door for Myerstown, PA's Brent Marks to line up on his inside and attack him as the green flew.

Marks quickly pounced on Dewease and took the lead on Lap 6 and he never looked back. It never got too far out of hand as Marks constantly battled back markers in lap traffic and kept Dewease within striking distance, but a feud for the lead could not materialize.

The Murray-Marks Motorsports #19 crossed the line with a 1.255-second margin of victory to cash a $20,000 check. The win marked the 16th of Marks' career at Port Royal Speedway and his fifth-ever trip to Whiskey Myers Victory Lane with Kubota High Limit Racing, his second in 2025.

PA Posse legend Lance Dewease held on to finish a career-best second-place with Kubota High Limit Racing and also nabbed the Jake's Golf Carts Fastest Lap Award on his way. The 59-year-old will be one to watch tomorrow as the intensity rises with $100,000 and his fourth Bob Weikert Memorial bull-head on the line.

Kunkletown, PA's Ryan Smith completed a sweep of the podium for Pennsylvania natives, also marking his career-best with Kubota High Limit Racing. That's now back-to-back podiums for the Kreitz Racing #69K with the series, one coming with Christopher Bell at Grandview and now Smith at "The Speed Palace."

Closing out the top-10 on Saturday was Justin Peck, Logan Wagner, Aaron Reutzel, Danny Dietrich, Anthony Macri, Tyler Courtney, and Justin Whittall.

With Brad Sweet's 19th-place finish, the Kubota High Limit Racing championship battle now showcases a whopping six teams within 100 points of the title lead. The most competitive points battle in the country is highlighted by the Kasey Kahne Racing #49, the Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC, the Murray-Marks Motorsports #19, the Rico Abreu Racing #24, the Ridge & Sons Racing #87, and the Rudeen Racing #26.

THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (5/24/25)

Port Royal Speedway (Port Royal, PA)

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps - Tanner Thorson (17.060)

Capital Custom Trailers QuickTime - Danny Dietrich (18.389)

TJ Forged Heat One Winner - Daison Pursley

DMI Heat Two Winner - Brad Sweet

BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner - Rico Abreu

FK Rod Ends Heat Four Winner - Ryan Smith

C-Main Winner - Gerard McIntyre Jr.

Winters Performance B-Main Winner - Lucas Wolfe

Jake's Golf Carts Fastest Lap Award - Lance Dewease (18.257)

Rod End Supply Hard Charger - Brock Zearfoss +8 (23rd-to-15th)

Lap Leaders - Lance Dewease 1-5; Brent Marks 6-25

Kubota A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 19-Brent Marks[4]; 2. 12-Lance Dewease[2]; 3. 69K-Ryan Smith[8]; 4. 26-Justin Peck[10]; 5. 55-Logan Wagner[12]; 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel[9]; 7. 29-Danny Dietrich[1]; 8. 39M-Anthony Macri[7]; 9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[11]; 10. 67-Justin Whittall[3]; 11. 71-Parker Price Miller[16]; 12. 23-Chase Dietz[18]; 13. 42-Sye Lynch[6]; 14. 24-Rico Abreu[19]; 15. 8-Brock Zearfoss[23]; 16. 14-Spencer Bayston[5]; 17. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[21]; 18. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[22]; 19. 49-Brad Sweet[17]; 20. 5-Brenham Crouch[24]; 21. 9R-Chase Randall[25]; 22. 13-Daison Pursley[15]; 23. 9-Kasey Kahne[13]; 24. 24D-Danny Sams III[27]; 25. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr[26]; 26. 22-Doug Hammaker[20]; 27. 95-Garrett Bard[14]; 28. 45-Jeff Halligan[28]

NEW 2025 Kubota High Limit Racing Championship Standings (After 14/52 Races):

1. Kasey Kahne Racing #49 - Brad Sweet (894 PTS... +26)

2. Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC - Tyler Courtney (868 PTS... -26)

3. Murray-Marks Motorsports #19 - Brent Marks (853 PTS... -41)

4. Rico Abreu Racing #24 - Rico Abreu (837 PTS... -57)

5. Ridge & Sons Racing #87 - Aaron Reutzel (803 PTS... -91)

6. Rudeen Racing #26 - Justin Peck (802 PTS... -92)

7. Kasey Kahne Racing #9 - Kasey Kahne (670 PTS... -224)

8. Jason Meyers Racing #14 - Spencer Bayston (646 PTS... -248)

9. Chase Randall Racing #9R - Chase Randall (624 PTS... -270)

10. Rod Gross Motorsports #88 - Tanner Thorson (607 PTS... -287)

11. Buch Motorsports #13 - Daison Pursley (558 PTS... -336)

12. Randerson Racing #24D - Danny Sams III (558 PTS... -336)

13. CJB Motorsports #5 - Brenham Crouch (537 PTS... -357)

14. Mosites Lynch Racing #42 - Sye Lynch (485 PTS... -409)

UP NEXT: The Bob Weikert Memorial concludes on Sunday, May 25 with a $100,000-to-win finale at Port Royal Speedway's "Speed Palace." It's the first of four six-figure paydays for Kubota High Limit Racing in 2025 and marks the highest-paying Sprint Car race in the rich history of the sport in Pennsylvania. Fans can purchase reserved tickets, which are selling fast, at PortRoyalSpeedway.com. Hot Laps are set for 6:15pm on Sunday night.