Under the Lights: Trey’s Last-Lap Steal at Tri-Cities

Night racing sharpens everything. From Friday practice Trey lived in the top five, and when the track cooled for Happy Hour the Scuderia Estoras kart snapped into that sweet window—point, rotate, go.

Qualifying under the floodlights was clean and committed, a lap good enough for pole and a quiet message to the paddock: we’re the benchmark tonight.

The heats told a tougher story and made the win sweeter. Trey took Heat One on track, then a penalty pushed him to sixth. No panic—reset, refocus. Heat Two he controlled flag to flag, and Heat Three was a bruising fight at the front that ended in a smart fourth, enough to keep him in striking range when it counted.

From fifth on the Main grid, Trey read the launch perfectly and slid to third. He shadowed the leaders while they tripped over each other, then slipped past both to lead a couple of laps. They answered back and he settled into second, saving just enough for one shot. White flag. Two corners left. He sent it—late but tidy—caught the apex, drove off clean, and held the line to the flag. P5 to P1, sealed in the final breaths of the race.

It was a win built on composure and timing: pole under pressure, resilience after a penalty, patience when the race turned frantic, and the nerve to make the move when it mattered. We’ll bottle that momentum and bring it to Spud Cup in a couple of weeks.

For now, Tri-Cities belongs to Trey.