Anthony Macri outduels Lance Dewease for Weikert Memorial opening night victory worth $10,000

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Anthony Macri outduels Lance Dewease for Weikert Memorial opening night victory worth $10,000

PORT ROYAL, Pa. (May 28, 2022) – For the second time in as many tries, and for the third time in his career, the “Concrete Kid” Anthony Macri is a Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 main event winner at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania, continuing his winning ways with a Bob Weikert Memorial opening night triumph worth $10,000.Macri, now a three-time Series winner in 2022 with his first occurring at Bloomsburg Fair Raceway on April 21, was forced to do things the hard way on Saturday night at the “Speed Palace,” outdueling National Sprint Car Hall of Famer, Lance Dewease, in a four-lap slugfest, utilizing a turn four slider to take command officially on lap 29 of 30. Not wanting to surrender, Dewease pulled even with Macri down the backstretch on the final circuit, but Macri’s momentum through turns three and four propelled the Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, native to the point with a final margin of victory equaling 0.289 seconds.

Gettysburg’s Danny Dietrich led the first 24 circuits before giving up the top spot to Dewease. The pair battled side-by-side through turn four, but contact with the outside retaining wall by Dietrich allowed Dewease to ultimately slip by.“That was a blast,” Anthony Macri said, driver of the J&S Classics/C&D Rigging/Valley Supply/No. 39M sprint car.

“I knew Lance was probably way too tight to run the top like I was. I knew that was where I was going to make my momentum. At that point, I knew I just had to keep the tires underneath me and force myself to think how Lance would think. He’s a smart race car driver, and he was probably trying to mess my air up. I just tried to zig when he zagged and do what I could to get by him.

“Hats off to this entire team,” Macri concluded. “Everyone works so hard and I’m proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish. Hopefully we can come back here tomorrow and do it again.”Danny Dietrich held on to finish third to open Weikert Memorial weekend, followed by Brent Marks and Justin Peck.

The Bob Weikert Memorial, honoring legendary car owner and National Sprint Car Hall of Famer, Bob Weikert, will continue at the “Speed Palace” Sunday, May 29, with the $29,000-to-win finale.

Sunday, May 29Port Royal Speedway | $29,000 Pit Gates: 4:00 p.m.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:45 p.m.

Contingency Awards/Results: Port Royal Speedway | May 28, 2022:

Event: Bob Weikert Memorial N1 | $10,000

Kistler Racing Products Pill Draw | Entries: 41

Nunzi’s Advertising Hot Laps: Brent Marks | 16.138

Dixie Vodka Fast Qualifier: Lance Dewease | 16.156

Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #1 Winner: Tyler Courtney

Competition Suspension Inc Heat #2 Winner: Jeff Galligan

All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #3 Winner: Lucas Wolfe

Mobil 1 Heat #4 Winner: Tyler Bear

Classic Ink USA B-Main Winner: Cory Eliason

Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Tyler Reeser

Tezos A-Main Winner: Anthony Macri (+3)

Hercules Tires A-Main Hard Charger: Lucas Wolfe (+12)

Carquest Perseverance Award: Jeff Halligan

Qualifying

Group (A) 69K-Lance Dewease, 16.156; 2. 13-Justin Peck, 16.346; 3. 5C-Dylan Cisney, 16.391; 4. 70-Sammy Swindell, 16.462; 5. 1-Logan Wagner, 16.513; 6. 39M-Anthony Macri, 16.526; 7. 7-Scott Bogucki, 16.531; 8. 67-Justin Whittall, 16.543; 9. 29-Danny Dietrich, 16.574; 10. 19M-Brent Marks, 16.610; 11. 11T-TJ Stutts, 16.634; 12. 21-Brian Brown, 16.651; 13. 17B-Bill Balog, 16.651; 14. 18-Gio Scelzi, 16.713; 15. 10-Zeb Wise, 16.738; 16. 19mm-Landon Myers, 16.762; 17. 6-Ryan Smith, 16.769; 18. 33-Gerard McIntyre, 16.832; 19. 17-Steve Buckwalter, 16.847; 20. 98-Tyler Bear, 16.858; 21. 55W-Mike Wagner, 16.879; 22. 20-Ryan Taylor, 16.885; 23. 26-Cory Eliason, 16.901; 24. 11-Parker Price Miller, 16.904; 25. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 16.940; 26. 19-Chris Windom, 16.977; 27. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 16.980; 28. 47K-Kody Lehman, 17.065; 29. 77-Zach Newlin, 17.069; 30. 45-Jeff Halligan, 17.074; 31. 91-Kyle Reinhardt, 17.085; 32. 28-Brandon Spithaler, 17.144; 33. 24-Rico Abreu, 17.189; 34. 4-Cap Henry, 17.237; 35. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 17.260; 36. 19s-Curt Stroup, 17.261; 37. 14T-Tyler Walton, 17.329; 38. 8-Nick Sweigart, 17.366; 39. 9K-Kevin Thomas Jr., 17.402; 40. 35-Tyler Reeser, 17.775; 41. 12w-Troy Fraker, 18.625

Heat 1 (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer 7BC-Tyler Courtney [1]; 2. 29-Danny Dietrich [6]; 3. 55W-Mike Wagner [2]; 4. 69K-Lance Dewease [8]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog [5]; 6. 6-Ryan Smith [4]; 7. 1-Logan Wagner [7]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [9]; 9. 14T-Tyler Walton [10]; 10. 12w-Troy Fraker [11]; 11. 77-Zach Newlin [3]

Heat 2 (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer 45-Jeff Halligan [1]; 2. 19-Chris Windom [2]; 3. 20-Ryan Taylor [3]; 4. 18-Gio Scelzi [5]; 5. 19M-Brent Marks [6]; 6. 39M-Anthony Macri [7]; 7. 33-Gerard McIntyre [4]; 8. 13-Justin Peck [8]; 9. 4-Cap Henry [9]; 10. 8-Nick Sweigart [10]

Heat 3 (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer 5W-Lucas Wolfe [2]; 2. 17-Steve Buckwalter [4]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 4. 10-Zeb Wise [5]; 5. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [1]; 6. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [9]; 7. 5C-Dylan Cisney [8]; 8. 11T-TJ Stutts [6]; 9. 9K-Kevin Thomas Jr. [10]; 10. 7-Scott Bogucki [7]

Heat 4 (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer 98-Tyler Bear [4]; 2. 11-Parker Price Miller [3]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [6]; 4. 35-Tyler Reeser [10]; 5. 28-Brandon Spithaler [1]; 6. 67-Justin Whittall [7]; 7. 47K-Kody Lehman [2]; 8. 70-Sammy Swindell [8]; 9. 19mm-Landon Myers [5]; 10. 19s-Curt Stroup [9]

B-main (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer 26-Cory Eliason [1]; 2. 6-Ryan Smith [5]; 3. 45-Jeff Halligan [6]; 4. 7-Scott Bogucki [4]; 5. 35-Tyler Reeser [9]; 6. 19mm-Landon Myers [8]; 7. 11T-TJ Stutts [2]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [14]; 9. 19-Chris Windom [3]; 10. 4-Cap Henry [15]; 11. 33-Gerard McIntyre [7]; 12. 9K-Kevin Thomas Jr. [17]; 13. 47K-Kody Lehman [13]; 14. 19s-Curt Stroup [19]; 15. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [11]; 16. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [10]; 17. 77-Zach Newlin [18]; 18. 28-Brandon Spithaler [12]; 19. 8-Nick Sweigart [20]; 20. 14T-Tyler Walton [16]; 21. 12w-Troy Fraker [21]

A-main (30 Laps) 39M-Anthony Macri [3]; 2. 69K-Lance Dewease [7]; 3. 29-Danny Dietrich [2]; 4. 19M-Brent Marks [10]; 5. 13-Justin Peck [8]; 6. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [18]; 7. 5C-Dylan Cisney [5]; 8. 1-Logan Wagner [11]; 9. 67-Justin Whittall [1]; 10. 10-Zeb Wise [14]; 11. 21-Brian Brown [9]; 12. 55W-Mike Wagner [19]; 13. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [17]; 14. 18-Gio Scelzi [12]; 15. 11-Parker Price Miller [16]; 16. 17B-Bill Balog [15]; 17. 45-Jeff Halligan [23]; 18. 26-Cory Eliason [21]; 19. 6-Ryan Smith [22]; 20. 98-Tyler Bear [6]; 21. 7-Scott Bogucki [24]; 22. 70-Sammy Swindell [13]; 23. 17-Steve Buckwalter [4]; 24. 20-Ryan Taylor [20]; 25. 11T-TJ Stutts [26]; 26. 33-Gerard McIntyre [25] Lap Leaders: Danny Dietrich (1-24), Lance Dewease (25-28), Anthony Macri (29, 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
Wayne County, OH (May 14): Hunter Schuerenberg (2)
Waynesfield, OH (May 15): Justin Peck (2)
Plymouth, WI (May 21): Bill Balog
Angell Park, WI (May 22): Hunter Schuerenberg (3)
Port Royal, PA (May 28): Anthony Macri (3)

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
Wayne County, OH (May 14): Zeb Wise | 14.625
Waynesfield, OH (May 15): Scott Bogucki | 10.040
Plymouth, WI (May 21): Parker Price-Miller | 10.895
Angell Park, WI (May 22): Cap Henry | 11.952
Port Royal, PA (May 28): Lance Dewease | 16.156

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)
Wayne County, OH (May 14): Tyler Courtney (+11)
Waynesfield, OH (May 15): Cole Duncan (+16)
Plymouth, WI (May 21): Justin Peck (+13)
Angell Park, WI (May 22): Tyler Courtney (+10)
Port Royal, PA (May 28): Lucas Wolfe (+12)

2022 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings (as of May 28):
Tyler Courtney – 1864
Parker Price-Miller – 1820
Justin Peck – 1818
Hunter Schuerenberg – 1792
Cap Henry – 1756
Bill Balog – 1752
Zeb Wise – 1732
Cory Eliason – 1704
Kyle Reinhardt – 1612
Chris Windom – 1570