7/10/2025
Kody Hartlaub
Speedweek Grind: Fighting Through Long Nights and Challenges in 2025 Edition for Hartlaub
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East Berlin, PA – July 10, 2025
by Derick Kriner / Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt
Image Credit: Jeremy Zarfos / WRT Speedwerx
As the summer heat built, so did the schedule of races for the 95 team and Kody Hartlaub. Eyeing an extensive Speedweek schedule, with 10 nights of action, Kody and team had a long stretch of late nights and hard work ahead of them. Even with Mother Nature ruining a few nights of action, the grind of Speedweek is something that local teams have to persevere through.
With the first two races being scratched with teams already at the track and ready to compete, BAPS Motor Speedway, on Sunday, would be the first show to be completed. Hartlaub and team started out the night on a good note, with a 2nd place effort in group qualifying. Things took a turn in the heat, after a slide back to 7th, made for a necessary trip to the B Main. Luckily, the driver and team were able to make an A Main appearance and ended up starting off Speedweek with an 18th-place finish.
A quick turnaround followed as the team moved to Lincoln Speedway on Monday. The NinetyFive Motorsports car was quick right out of the gate. With Kody taking home quicktime and making the redraw out of the heat race, the night was looking up. Rolling off on the outside of the front row of the feature, which was his best starting spot of the season, Kody was able to maintain and even challenge early for the lead, before slipping back just a few spots and garnering a 4th place finish. This was his best A Main result of the season.
“We finally just put a whole night together from time trials to the feature.” Hartlaub went on to mention that they “changed some things and went more aggressive than we normally do setup-wise, and I really think that benefited us later.”
Rain gave the team a chance to recoup on Tuesday before making a trip to the Port Royal Speedway on Wednesday. Even with little experience at the track, Hartlaub was able to start off the night strong yet again, by going 5th quick in time trials and transferring into the feature from the heat race. Starting 15th, and in one of the weirder features of the year, Kody was able to finish in 18th. This started the real grind for the team, as this began a streak of four-straight nights of racing.
Hagerstown Speedway was next up and would be the second large half-mile of the week. Again, Hartlaub would have a good qualifying effort and be able to transfer into the feature out of the heat. Kody would end up not finishing the entire feature and exit on lap 9 of the race. An upsetting result, but the team would again grind to get the car ready for another night, this time at Williams Grove.
The Mitch Smith Memorial took center stage on Friday. Kody and team again unloaded with a fast 95 car. Qualifying 5th and running second in the heat meant the team would roll off 10th in the feature. Getting a good jump and grabbing the 9th spot for a few laps would be the best part of the 30-lap feature, as Hartlaub would slide back and ultimately pull off with 7 to go in the feature.
“This is a humbling sport,” mentioned Kody. “Just as soon as I thought we had Williams Grove figured out, they proved to us this week that we don’t.”
Trying to put that night behind them, the team headed to Port Royal Speedway for the Greg Hodnett Classic. Fighting from the time the team left the shop, the track surface proved to be tough to get a hold of. Timing 13th in his group and finishing 8th in his heat, the B Main would be the place where the 95 would round out the night. Missing the transfer and finishing 13th in the B Main was a stark contrast to that of Wednesday night’s effort.
Travel trouble on Saturday and the fact that the team hurt two motors over the course of the week would ultimately lead to the team deciding to skip the final race of the week at Path Valley. Nonetheless, the team completed Speedweek with some newfound knowledge on what the car needs to maybe find some extra speed.
“Still have a little bit of work to do, but I feel like we are making the right gains,” said Hartlaub.
Even with the team missing a few nights with rainouts, it was still a massive undertaking to compete in all the races they did.
“I don’t think some fans actually understand what all has to happen between each race. You still have all the same car maintenance,” mentioned Kody. And a lot of teams have to continually restock all of their fuel, tire, and other expendable part supplies. Hartlaub went on to mention that he is glad that Speedweek is only a once-a-year event, as it is a lot of strain and sleepless nights preparing for the next show.
“I want to thank all my crew and family for everything this past week,” knowing just how much effort everyone put in to make it happen.
The team will get a much-needed week to regroup before racing action starts back up, and it’s soon time for the Outlaws to come to town and pose another challenge to the 95.
“We never back down from a challenge, and I’m excited to see what will happen.”
RECENT RESULTS (starting position in parentheses)
Date/Location: June 27, 2025 / Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
Results: Rain
Date/Location: June 28, 2025 / Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, PA
Results: Rain
Date/Location: June 29, 2025 / BAPS Motos Speedway, York Haven, PA
Results: Group Qualifying 2nd, Heat 7th (4). B-main 4th (2), A-main 19th (24)
Date/Location: June 30, 2025 / Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, PA
Results: Qualifying 1st, Heat 4th (4), A-main 4th (2)
Date/Location: July 1, 2025 / Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, PA
Results: Rain
Date/Location: July 2, 2025 / Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, PA
Results: Group Qualifying 5th, Heat 4th (2), A-main 18th (15)
Date/Location: July 3, 2025 / Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, MD
Results: Group Qualifying 10th, Heat 5th (5), A-main 22nd (19)
Date/Location: July 4, 2025 / Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
Results: Group Qualifying 5th, Heat 2nd (2), A-main 20th DNF (10)
Date/Location: July 5, 2025 / Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, PA
Results: Group Qualifying 14th, Heat 8th (7), B-main 13th (11)
ABOUT KODY HARTLAUB
Kody started racing go-karts in 2005. Over five seasons, he won championships at Hunterstown and Shippensburg and finished 2nd in the PA State series. Following the 2009 season, he moved up to race 600 micro sprints on a limited basis, but then spent a few years away from the sport. In late 2015 Kody tested in a 358 sprint car and started a partial schedule in 2016. In 2018, he raced the majority of the season but then sat out again in 2019. He returned to 358 sprints in 2020 on a very limited schedule, then in 2021 he was able to complete his first full season at Lincoln Speedway.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2024 410 Sprint car rookie of the year at Williams Grove and Lincoln speedways
2023 Lincoln Speedway 358 Sprint car champion, including 3 victories
2022 358 sprint car Rookie of the Year at Williams Grove Speedway
2022: 2nd in Lincoln Speedway & SUMMER SERIES 358 sprint car points
2022: 5th in Williams Grove Speedway 358 sprint car points
2021: first career 358 sprint car victory (Lincoln Speedway)
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