BARBERVILLE, Fla. — He hadn’t driven a DIRTcar UMP Modified in almost 14 months, but you wouldn’t have known it the way Nick Hoffman drove to victory lane Saturday night. Thomas started fourth and drove to second in six laps, putting the first bit of pressure on Hoffman in the early going. “We just had a good car,” Troutman, 18, of Hyndman, Pa., said. One final restart, one final shot for Troutman in the final laps. “He just didn’t really mess up,” Troutman said of Hoffman. Hoffman had controlled the entire race to that point, though he knew Troutman’s Jerry Foster Racing No. Hoffman cruised to his second Reutimann Memorial victory in the last three years and tied David Reutimann for most wins in event history. Reutimann won the 2015 and 2016 editions of the event at East Bay Raceway Park, matching Hoffman’s 2021 and 2023 victories at Volusia.

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