The Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing series continued to show striking early-season parity at the Cactus Classic at Central Arizona Raceway, producing a sixth different winner in the season’s first six High Limit shows.

Tanner Thorson won night two’s 25-lap feature after starting third, fending off an early challenge from defending champion Rico Abreu and catching Aaron Reutzel—who had led the opening seven laps—by lap 8. Thorson navigated heavy lapped traffic and a caution for James McFadden set up a green-white-checkered finish, which Thorson won. Reutzel finished second, and Abreu executed a last-lap pass on Tyler Courtney to take third. The victory was Thorson’s third career High Limit Racing win, making him the 11th driver to reach three career High Limit victories.

James McFadden captured the Cactus Classic finale in the Tarlton Racing No. 21 after starting from the outside pole and out-racing Giovanni Scelzi into turn one. A lap 11 red flag for Daison Pursley interrupted the event; McFadden briefly lost the lead on lap 12 but reclaimed it on lap 13. A lap 25 caution set up a five-lap sprint to the checkered flag, and McFadden held on to win by 0.511 seconds. It was McFadden’s fourth career High Limit victory and his first with Tarlton Racing — his previous three wins came with Roth Motorsports in 2024. Giovanni Scelzi posted a season-best second, while Brad Sweet rallied from 10th to third and collected the Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.

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