Tyler Courtney captures Eldora’s 4-Crown Nationals title for $10,000 score, seventh Series win of season

Photo: Mrs. Insane Jennah Riegle

Tyler Courtney captures Eldora’s 4-Crown Nationals title for $10,000 score, seventh Series win of season

ROSSBURG, Ohio (September 24, 2022) – Snapping what was to become an unexpected winless spell with the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1, Indianapolis, Indiana’s Tyler Courtney is back in victory lane, doing so in Eldora Speedway’s annual 4-Crown Nationals on Saturday, September 24. The win, Sunshine’s seventh of the All Star season, was as rich as it was fashionable, securing the defending Series champion a $10,000 score – his first All Star triumph since Lake Ozark’s Beach Brawl sweep in late July. In addition, the victory added to Courtney’s All Star championship lead, all but securing a second consecutive title with only two events remaining on the 2022 calendar. Courtney’s sheer presence in Fremont Speedway’s season ending Jim & Joanne Ford Classic on October 7-8 will clinch his second title in as many tries.Although Sunshine was in command for 29 of the 30 circuits, commencing his winning march from the front row, Buch Motorsports’ Justin Peck, who started from the outside of row two, did not go down without a fight. In fact, the Monrovia, Indiana, native and All Star championship contender did all he could to outduel the ace of the Clauson Marshall Racing No. 7BC, actually sneaking by Courtney to lead at exactly halfway. Despite his attempts to maintain the top spot, Courtney quickly returned the favor, getting back by Peck at the exit of turn four on lap 16.“Obviously, Justin and I had a run-in last weekend at Lincoln. I take full responsibility for that, and hats off to him for racing me tonight like I always intend to race him,” Tyler Courtney expressed. “He knows how to get around these places this year, and everytime we get back to places like Eldora, it always seems like it’s him and I battling up front. It’s been fun racing him and the Buch team all year. It was definitely hard-fought tonight…this is awesome.”Peck would hold on to finish second, followed by Aaron Reutzel, Rico Abreu, Travis Philo, and Greg Wilson, who charged 17 positions to earn the evening’s Hercules Tires Hard Charger Award.The Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will conclude the 2022 season with the annual Jim and Joanne Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio, on Friday and Saturday, October 7-8. A $16,000 weekend, the All Stars and Ohio’s finest will battle in a $6,000-to-win preliminary on Friday, followed by a $10,000-to-win finale on Saturday.For those who can not witness the All Star Circuit of Champions live and in person, FloRacing.com, the official media partner and broadcast provider of the All Stars, has you covered. To access live and on-demand racing action from the All Star Circuit of Champions, visit FloRacing.com and become an annual PRO subscriber. Race fans can see all the USAC and dirt late-model action they want in addition to Eldora Speedway’s slate of races and those of the All Star Circuit of Champions. The subscription unlocks access to premium content across the entire FloSports network. Watch the events across all screens by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Chromecast.Contingency Awards/Results: Eldora Speedway | September 24, 2022:
4-Crown Nationals | $10,000-to-winKistler Racing Products Pill Draw | Entries: 34
Nunzi’s Advertising Hot Laps: Buddy Kofoid | 13.412
Dixie Vodka Fast Qualifier: Justin Peck | 12.928Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #1 Winner: Sam Hafertepe, Jr.Competition Suspension Inc Heat #2 Winner: Brady BaconAll Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #3 Winner: Aaron Reutzel
Mobil 1 Heat #4 Winner: Logan Seavey
Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts Dash Winner: Tyler Courtney
Classic Ink USA Screenprinting and Embroidery B-Main Winner: Bill Balog
Rayce Rudeen Foundation Contingency Award: Ryan MyersTezos A-Main Winner: Tyler Courtney (7)Hercules Tires A-Main Hard Charger: Greg Wilson (+17)Carquest Perseverance Award: Bill Balog

Qualifying
Group (A)
4-Sye Lynch, 13.100; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 13.109; 3. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.183; 4. 55T-McKenna Haase, 13.186; 5. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.257; 6. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 13.273; 7. 47-Eric Riggins Jr., 13.583; 8. 2X-Stuart Brubaker, 13.618; 9. 1-Nate Dussel, 13.927
Group (B)
91-Kyle Reinhardt, 13.166; 2. 21H-Brady Bacon, 13.275; 3. 55x-Cole Macedo, 13.312; 4. 56R-Ryan Myers, 13.331; 5. 19-Chris Windom, 13.420; 6. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 13.461; 7. 101-JJ Hickle, 13.623; 8. 11N-Ayrton Olsen, 13.649; 9. 22M-Dan McCarron, 13.918
Group C
7BC-Tyler Courtney, 13.056; 2. 8-Aaron Reutzel, 13.163; 3. 26-Zeb Wise, 13.236; 4. 5TX-Ryan Timms, 13.294; 5. 19P-Trey Jacobs, 13.532; 6. 16C-Tylar Rankin, 13.607; 7. 24D-Danny Sams III, 13.969; 8. 17B-Bill Balog, NT
Group (D)
13-Justin Peck, 12.928; 2. 11-Logan Seavey, 12.946; 3. 11K-Buddy Kofoid, 12.962; 4. 24-Rico Abreu, 13.021; 5. 9-Kasey Kahne, 13.209; 6. 17-Tyler Reeser, 13.260; 7. 97-Greg Wilson, 13.617; 8. 85-Dustin Daggett, 13.712
Heat 1 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [1]; 2. 5T-Travis Philo [2]; 3. 4-Sye Lynch [4]; 4. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [5]; 5. 55T-McKenna Haase [3]; 6. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [6]; 7. 47-Eric Riggins Jr. [7]; 8. 2X-Stuart Brubaker [8]; 9. 1-Nate Dussel [9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
21H-Brady Bacon [1]; 2. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [4]; 3. 55x-Cole Macedo [2]; 4. 47X-Dylan Westbrook [6]; 5. 19-Chris Windom [5]; 6. 101-JJ Hickle [7]; 7. 56R-Ryan Myers [3]; 8. 11N-Ayrton Olsen [8]; 9. 22M-Dan McCarron [9]
Heat 3 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
8-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [4]; 3. 26-Zeb Wise [2]; 4. 5TX-Ryan Timms [3]; 5. 19P-Trey Jacobs [5]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog [8]; 7. 16C-Tylar Rankin [6]; 8. 24D-Danny Sams III [7]
Heat 4 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer
11-Logan Seavey [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [3]; 3. 11K-Buddy Kofoid [2]; 4. 13-Justin Peck [4]; 5. 9-Kasey Kahne [5]; 6. 17-Tyler Reeser [6]; 7. 97-Greg Wilson [7]; 8. 85-Dustin Daggett [8]
Dash (6 Laps)
7BC-Tyler Courtney [1]; 2. 21H-Brady Bacon [3]; 3. 8-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 4. 13-Justin Peck [5]; 5. 11-Logan Seavey [2]; 6. 4-Sye Lynch [7]; 7. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [6]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [8]
B-main (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
17B-Bill Balog [4]; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [2]; 3. 17-Tyler Reeser [1]; 4. 97-Greg Wilson [8]; 5. 11K-Buddy Kofoid [-]; 6. 1-Nate Dussel [14]; 7. 47-Eric Riggins Jr. [6]; 8. 2X-Stuart Brubaker [9]; 9. 22M-Dan McCarron [13]; 10. 11N-Ayrton Olsen [10]; 11. 16C-Tylar Rankin [7]; 12. 85-Dustin Daggett [11]; 13. 101-JJ Hickle [3]
A-main (30 Laps)
7BC-Tyler Courtney [1]; 2. 13-Justin Peck [4]; 3. 8-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu [9]; 5. 5T-Travis Philo [10]; 6. 97-Greg Wilson [23]; 7. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [8]; 8. 19-Chris Windom [18]; 9. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [13]; 10. 21H-Brady Bacon [2]; 11. 11-Logan Seavey [5]; 12. 26-Zeb Wise [11]; 13. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [21]; 14. 4-Sye Lynch [6]; 15. 5TX-Ryan Timms [14]; 16. 19P-Trey Jacobs [19]; 17. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [7]; 18. 47X-Dylan Westbrook [15]; 19. 17-Tyler Reeser [22]; 20. 55T-McKenna Haase [16]; 21. 9-Kasey Kahne [17]; 22. 17B-Bill Balog [20]; 23. 55x-Cole Macedo [12]; 24. 56R-Ryan Myers [24] Lap Leaders: Tyler Courtney (1-14), Justin Peck (15), Tyler Courtney (16-30)
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)
Port Royal, PA (May 29): Anthony Macri (4)
Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 3): Zeb Wise
Atomic Speedway, OH (June 4): Cole Duncan
SW Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 10): Danny Dietrich
SW Fremont Speedway, OH (June 11): Parker Price-Miller
SW Fremont Speedway, OH (June 12): Zeb Wise (2)
SW Wayne County, OH (June 13): Justin Peck (3)
SW Sharon Speedway, OH (June 14): Christopher Bell
SW Atomic Speedway, OH (June 15): Justin Peck (4)
SW Waynesfield, OH (June 16): Tyler Courtney (4)
SW Limaland, OH (June 17): Danny Dietrich (2)
SW Portsmouth, OH (June 18): Brent Marks (2)
Lernerville, PA (July 6): Kyle Larson
Ransomville, NY (July 8): Parker Price-Miller (2)
Stateline, NY (July 9): Hunter Schuerenberg (4)
Lake Ozark, MO (July 22): Tyler Courtney (5)
Lake Ozark, MO (July 23): Tyler Courtney (6)
I-70 Motorsports Park, MO (July 29): Anthony Macri (5)
Knoxville Raceway, IA (July 30): Rico Abreu
Outlaw, NY (August 19): Brent Marks (3)
Utica-Rome, NY (August 20): Justin Peck (5)
Bloomsburg, PA (August 24): Justin Peck (6)
Bridgeport, NJ (August 25): Justin Peck (7)
Williams Grove, PA F1 (August 26): Danny Dietrich (3)
Williams Grove, PA F2 (August 26): Danny Dietrich (4)
Lincoln Speedway, PA (August 27): Justin Peck (8)
Bedford Speedway, PA (August 28): Anthony Macri (6)
Sharon Speedway, OH (September 2): Brent Marks (4)
Sharon Speedway, OH (September 3): Cap Henry (2)
Port Royal Speedway, PA (September 8): Anthony Macri (7)
Port Royal Speedway, PA (September 9): Lance Dewease
Port Royal Speedway, PA (September 10): Anthony Macri (8)
Williams Grove, PA (September 16): Lance Dewease (2)
Lincoln Speedway, PA (September 17): Brent Marks (5)
Eldora Speedway, OH (September 24): Tyler Courtney (7)

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
Port Royal, PA (May 29): Anthony Macri | 16.499
Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 3): Parker Price-Miller | 12.464
Atomic Speedway, OH (June 4): Parker Price-Miller | 11.398
SW Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 10): Justin Peck | 12.412
SW Fremont Speedway, OH (June 11): Justin Peck | 12.403
SW Fremont Speedway, OH (June 12): Craig Mintz | 12.899
SW Wayne County, OH (June 13): Zeb Wise | 14.516
SW Sharon Speedway, OH (June 14): Christopher Bell | 13.200
SW Atomic Speedway, OH (June 15): Justin Peck | 11.195
SW Waynesfield, OH (June 16): Parker Price-Miller | 10.493
SW Limaland, OH (June 17): Travis Philo | 13.101
SW Portsmouth, OH (June 18): Bill Balog | 12.816
Lernerville, PA (July 6): Brent Marks | 12.642
Ransomville, NY (July 8): Tyler Courtney | 13.371
Stateline, NY (July 9): Tyler Courtney | 16.557
Lake Ozark, MO (July 22): Ayrton Gennetten | 11.375
Lake Ozark, MO (July 23): Tyler Courtney | 11.930
I-70 Motorsports Park, MO (July 29): Justin Peck | 13.255
Knoxville Raceway, IA (July 30): Kerry Madsen | 15.716
Outlaw, NY (August 19): Danny Dietrich | 12.323
Utica-Rome, NY (August 20): Justin Peck | 14.711
Bloomsburg, PA (August 24): Tyler Courtney | 13.582
Bridgeport, NJ (August 25): Anthony Macri | 12.803
Williams Grove, PA (August 26): Zeb Wise | 17.191
Lincoln Speedway, PA (August 27): Gio Scelzi | 13.383
Bedford Speedway, PA (August 28): Justin Peck | 16.835
Sharon Speedway, OH (September 2): Brent Marks | 14.805
Sharon Speedway, OH (September 3): Justin Peck | 14.715
Port Royal Speedway, PA (September 8): Tyler Courtney | 16.371
Port Royal Speedway, PA (September 9): Tyler Courtney | 16.225
Port Royal Speedway, PA (September 10): Anthony Macri | 15.774
Williams Grove, PA (September 16): Tyler Courtney | 16.409
Lincoln Speedway, PA (September 17): Justin Peck | 12.946
Eldora Speedway, OH (September 24): Justin Peck | 12.928

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)
Port Royal, PA (May 29): Lucas Wolfe (+15)
Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 3): Greg Wilson (+11)
Atomic Speedway, OH (June 4): Bryan Nuckles (+15)
SW Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 10): Zeb Wise (+18)
SW Fremont Speedway, OH (June 11): Justin Peck (+11)
SW Fremont Speedway, OH (June 12): Bill Balog (+11)
SW Wayne County, OH (June 13): Cap Henry (+12)
SW Sharon Speedway, OH (June 14): Kyle Reinhardt (+12)
SW Atomic Speedway, OH (June 15): Chris Windom (+14)
SW Waynesfield, OH (June 16): Danny Dietrich (+6)
SW Limaland, OH (June 17): Alex Bowman (+8)
SW Portsmouth, OH (June 18): Cap Henry (+12)
Lernerville, PA (July 6): Tim Shaffer (+12)
Ransomville, NY (July 8): Paulie Colagiovanni (+8)
Stateline, NY (July 9): Greg Wilson (+7)
Lake Ozark, MO (July 22): Buddy Kofoid (+10)
Lake Ozark, MO (July 23): Chris Windom (+13)
I-70 Motorsports Park, MO (July 29): Tyler Courtney (+10)
Knoxville Raceway, IA (July 30): Justin Henderson (+10)
Outlaw, NY (August 19): Paulie Colagiovanni (+7)
Utica-Rome, NY (August 20): Jordan Thomas (+7)
Bloomsburg, PA (August 24): Bill Balog (+7)
Bridgeport, NJ (August 25): Lance Dewease (+11)
Williams Grove, PA F1 (August 26): Zeb Wise (+7)
Williams Grove, PA F2 (August 26): Kyle Reinhardt (+7)
Lincoln Speedway, PA (August 27): Chase Dietz (+11)
Bedford Speedway, PA (August 28): Cap Henry (+6)
Sharon Speedway, OH (September 2): Cap Henry (+11)
Sharon Speedway, OH (September 3): Dale Blaney (+7)
Port Royal Speedway, PA (September 8): Rico Abreu (+10)
Port Royal Speedway, PA (September 9): Justin Whittall (+16)
Port Royal Speedway, PA (September 10): Anthony Macri (+18)
Williams Grove, PA (September 16): Lucas Wolfe (+8)
Lincoln Speedway, PA (September 17): Dylan Norris (+15)
Eldora Speedway, OH (September 24): Greg Wilson (+17)

2022 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings (as of September 24):
Tyler Courtney – 6476
Justin Peck – 6356
Hunter Schuerenberg – 5980
Cap Henry – 5934
Zeb Wise – 5924
Bill Balog – 5898
Chris Windom – 5656
Kyle Reinhardt – 5540
Parker Price-Miller – 4288
Cory Eliason – 4270