Justin Peck wins Mace Thomas Classic at I-96 Speedway for $8,500 payday

Chad Warner Photo

Justin Peck wins Mace Thomas Classic at I-96 Speedway for $8,500 payday

LAKE ODESSA, Mich. (May 13, 2022) – Monrovia, Indiana’s Justin Peck put on a show Friday night in I-96 Speedway’s annual Mace Thomas Classic, not only securing his first Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory of the 2022 season, but doing so in dramatic fashion, forced to battle through back-to-back green-white-checkered restarts with defending Series champion, Tyler Courtney, hot on his heels. Suffice it to say, Peck withstood the pressures, earning an $8,500 payday in the process while locking down a sixth-career All Star victory. Impressive enough, all six of Peck’s All Star triumphs occurred at different facilities with his I-96 win being a first-ever in the Wolverine State.

“I feel like we’ve had speed all year, but tonight we were able to put it all together. For a while there, we weren’t able to get anything to go our way,” Peck said in victory lane, driver of the Buch Motorsports/Coastal Race Parts/No. 13 sprint car. “I knew with a guy like Tyler (Courtney) behind me that things may get a little hairy, especially with those two late restarts. But luckily, we were able to hold them off. My guys have been giving me a fast hot rod these last few races, so I’m glad to finally be able to get it done.”

Starting from the outside-pole position, Angola, Indiana’s Zeb Wise earned the initial jump, soon entering a tussle with Team 73’s Scotty Thiel, who ultimately snagged the top spot from the third-year All Star on lap three. The “Big Wheel” maintained the point position until lap 14 when Peck, who started third on the A-Main grid, drove underneath the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, native at the exit of turn four. Thiel’s lead was large before Peck took command, but an evil mixture of heavy lapped traffic and an unforgiving turn four cushion got the best of the recent two-time IRA winner.

Once in command, it was relatively smooth sailing for Peck and the “Buch Misfits” entry, that until the final two cautions on lap 29. Courtney, who battled ahead from the outside of row five, did his best to show his nose on each of the two-to-go restarts, but the efforts were not enough. “Sunshine” went on to finish second on Friday evening, followed by Hunter Schuerenberg, Zeb Wise, and Parker Price-Miller.

UP NEXT:
Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio, will be next on the hit list with a visit set for Saturday, May 14, replacing the originally scheduled stop in Joliet, Illinois. Known for its elbows-up attitude and bullring action, Wayne County, awarding $6,000 on Saturday night, will host the All Star Circuit of Champions twice during the 2022 season with the second occurring during Ohio Sprint Speedweek on Monday, June 13. The lone visit to “Orrville’s Historic Oval” in 2021 was captured by NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson, outrunning Zeb Wise and Paul McMahan for a $6,000 Speedweek payday.

From one Wayne to the next, Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield, Ohio, will cap the weekend tripleheader with an All Star program on Sunday, May 15. Originally slated for Sunday, May 1, but rescheduled due to Mother Nature, the visit Waynesfield’s highbanks will award a $6,000 prize, giving teams an opportunity to test their limits before returning to the western Ohio bullring during Ohio Sprint Speedweek. America’s Series made two appearances at Waynesfield Raceway Park in 2021 with Kyle Larson and Cole Duncan each earning one triumph.

Contingency Awards/Results: I-96 Speedway | May 13, 2022:
Event: Mace Thomas Classic | $8,500

Kistler Racing Products Pill Draw | Entries: 29

Nunzi’s Advertising Hot Laps: Tyler Courtney | 13.360

Dixie Vodka Fast Qualifier: Hunter Schuerenberg | 13.377

Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #1 Winner: Zeb Wise

Competition Suspension Inc Heat #2 Winner: Buddy Kofoid

All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #3 Winner: Scotty Thiel

Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts Dash Winner: Scotty Thiel

Classic Ink USA B-Main Winner: Greg Wilson

Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Tylar Rankin

Tezos A-Main Winner: Justin Peck

Hercules Tires A-Main Hard Charger: Scott Bogucki (+11)

Carquest Perseverance Award: Greg Wilson

Qualifying

Group (A) 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.377; 2. 13-Justin Peck, 13.389; 3. 101-Cale Thomas, 13.398; 4. 10-Zeb Wise, 13.447; 5. 11K-Buddy Kofoid, 13.468; 6. 24D-Danny Sams III, 13.495; 7. 19-Chris Windom, 13.532; 8. 4-Cap Henry, 13.566; 9. 73-Scotty Thiel, 13.570; 10. 7m-Geoff Dodge, 13.609; 11. 26-Cory Eliason, 13.635; 12. 71H-Max Stambaugh, 13.667; 13. 17B-Bill Balog, 13.671; 14. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 13.676; 15. 85-Dustin Daggett, 13.688; 16. 11-Parker Price Miller, 13.727; 17. 91-Kyle Reinhardt, 13.746; 18. 25M-Ryan Ruhl, 13.748; 19. 19AZ-Tanner Thorson, 13.760; 20. 9K-Kevin Thomas Jr., 13.840; 21. 11N-Harli White, 13.869; 22. 14-Tyler Street, 14.027; 23. 7-Scott Bogucki, 14.063; 24. 16C-Tylar Rankin, 14.120; 25. 23-Russel Borland, 14.132; 26. 97-Greg Wilson, 14.157; 27. 41-Thomas Schinderle, 14.544; 28. 27K-Zac Broughman, 15.242; 29. 28-Brandon Spithaler, NT

Heat 1 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer 10-Zeb Wise [1]; 2. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [4]; 3. 11-Parker Price Miller [6]; 4. 19AZ-Tanner Thorson [7]; 5. 7m-Geoff Dodge [3]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog [5]; 7. 23-Russel Borland [9]; 8. 19-Chris Windom [2]; 9. 14-Tyler Street [8]; 10. 27K-Zac Broughman [10]

Heat 2 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer 11K-Buddy Kofoid [1]; 2. 4-Cap Henry [2]; 3. 13-Justin Peck [4]; 4. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [5]; 5. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 6. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [6]; 7. 9K-Kevin Thomas Jr. [7]; 8. 97-Greg Wilson [9]; 9. 7-Scott Bogucki [8]; 10. 28-Brandon Spithaler [10]

Heat 3 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer 73-Scotty Thiel [2]; 2. 101-Cale Thomas [4]; 3. 24D-Danny Sams III [1]; 4. 85-Dustin Daggett [5]; 5. 71H-Max Stambaugh [3]; 6. 25M-Ryan Ruhl [6]; 7. 16C-Tylar Rankin [8]; 8. 11N-Harli White [7]; 9. 41-Thomas Schinderle [9]

Dash (6 Laps) 73-Scotty Thiel [1]; 2. 10-Zeb Wise [5]; 3. 13-Justin Peck [6]; 4. 11K-Buddy Kofoid [2]; 5. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [3]; 6. 101-Cale Thomas [4]

B-main (12 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer 97-Greg Wilson [6]; 2. 19-Chris Windom [1]; 3. 7-Scott Bogucki [8]; 4. 9K-Kevin Thomas Jr. [2]; 5. 11N-Harli White [5]; 6. 23-Russel Borland [4]; 7. 16C-Tylar Rankin [3]; 8. 14-Tyler Street [7]; 9. 27K-Zac Broughman [10]; 10. 28-Brandon Spithaler [11]; 11. 41-Thomas Schinderle [9]

A-main (30 Laps) 13-Justin Peck [3]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [10]; 3. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [5]; 4. 10-Zeb Wise [2]; 5. 11-Parker Price Miller [9]; 6. 19AZ-Tanner Thorson [12]; 7. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [17]; 8. 26-Cory Eliason [14]; 9. 4-Cap Henry [7]; 10. 97-Greg Wilson [19]; 11. 17B-Bill Balog [16]; 12. 7-Scott Bogucki [23]; 13. 71H-Max Stambaugh [15]; 14. 101-Cale Thomas [6]; 15. 11N-Harli White [22]; 16. 19-Chris Windom [20]; 17. 24D-Danny Sams III [8]; 18. 23-Russel Borland [24]; 19. 85-Dustin Daggett [11]; 20. 7m-Geoff Dodge [13]; 21. 11K-Buddy Kofoid [4]; 22. 73-Scotty Thiel [1]; 23. 25M-Ryan Ruhl [18]; 24. 9K-Kevin Thomas Jr. [21] Lap Leaders: Zeb Wise (1,2), Scotty Thiel (3-13), Justin Peck (14-30)

2022 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 14): Tyler Courtney
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 15): Cory Eliason
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 15): Tyler Courtney (2)
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 16): Tyler Courtney (3)
Bloomsburg, PA (April 21): Anthony Macri
Williams Grove, PA (April 22): Brent Marks
Port Royal, PA (April 23): Anthony Macri (2)
Lernerville, PA (April 29): Hunter Schuerenberg
Sharon, OH (April 30): Cap Henry
I-96 Speedway, MI (May 13): Justin Peck

2022 All Star Dixie Fast Timers:
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 14): Alex Bowman | 12.932
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 15): Danny Dietrich | 12.747
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 15): Brady Bacon | 13.239
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 16): Cole Macedo | 13.961
Bloomsburg, PA (April 21): Parker Price-Miller | 13.249
Williams Grove, PA (April 22): Anthony Macri | 16.902
Port Royal, PA (April 23): Mike Wagner | 15.416
Lernerville, PA (April 29): Logan Wagner | 13.373
Sharon, OH (April 30): Tyler Courtney | 14.683
I-96 Speedway, MI (May 13): Hunter Schuerenberg | 13.377

2022 All Star Hercules Hard Chargers:
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 14): Terry McCarl (+12)
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 15): Tanner Thorson (+14)
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 15): Bill Balog (+16)
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 16): Greg Wilson (+13)
Bloomsburg, PA (April 21): Dominic Scelzi (+8)
Williams Grove, PA (April 22): Lucas Wolfe (+12)
Port Royal, PA (April 23): Danny Dietrich (+14)
Lernerville, PA (April 29): Logan Wagner (+16)
Sharon, OH (April 30): Kevin Thomas Jr. (+10)
I-96 Speedway, MI (May 13): Scott Bogucki (+11)

2022 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings (as of May 13):
Tyler Courtney – 1130
Parker Price-Miller – 1100
Justin Peck – 1062
Cap Henry – 1060
Hunter Schuerenberg – 1034
Zeb Wise – 1032
Bill Balog – 1030
Cory Eliason – 986
Kyle Reinhardt – 948
Chris Windom – 886

Contact: Tyler Altmeyer

Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1

(724) 954-4915, pr@tonystewart.com