WAYNESFIELD, Ohio — Defending Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 champion Tyler Courtney earned his way back to victory lane on Thursday night, earning top honors in round seven of Cometic Gasket Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Hercules Tires at Waynesfield Raceway Park.
Courtney’s fourth victory of the season against the traveling All Stars, also bumped his career total to 12. He started from the pole and led all 30 laps of the Rick Ferkel Classic.
Despite being basically untouchable in A-Main action, Courtney, who is currently third in the Ohio Sprint Speedweek championship standings, faced some challenges, most of which in the form of lapped traffic.
In fact, the final five circuits were packed to the brim with traffic, allowing Buch Motorsports driver Justin Peck to power himself within a few car lengths of the Clauson Marshall Racing No. 7bc. Peck’s last-ditch effort would fail, allowing Courtney to secure his first Speedweek victory.
“Definitely some weight lifted off our shoulders here tonight. It’s been a trying last few months for this NOS Energy team, but my guys haven’t given up and I’m really proud of their efforts,” Courtney said. “This win feels a lot more special than some other ones, only because of the situation we’ve had to overcome to get here. The car was so good from start to finish and I owe that all to my guys.”
Brent Marks finished third, followed by Hunter Schuerenberg and Bill Balog. Peck remains in control of the Ohio Sprint Speedweek standings, holding down a 40-point margin over Cap Henry. Jamie Miller won the 305 sprint car feature.
The finish:
Feature (30 laps): 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [1]; 2. 13-Justin Peck [4]; 3. 19M-Brent Marks [3]; 4. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [6]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog [5]; 6. 101-Lachlan McHugh [8]; 7. 99-Skylar Gee [2]; 8. 48-Danny Dietrich [14]; 9. 11-Parker Price Miller [7]; 10. 10-Zeb Wise [13]; 11. 4-Cap Henry [9]; 12. 39-Christopher Bell [10]; 13. 1-Nate Dussel [12]; 14. 17-Carson Short [11]; 15. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [18]; 16. 19AZ-Mitchel Moles [19]; 17. 26-Cory Eliason [16]; 18. 16-DJ Foos [20]; 19. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [17]; 20. 23-Chris Andrews [15]; 21. 5T-Travis Philo [21]; 22. 55X-Alex Bowman [22]; 23. 25-Chris Myers [23]; 24. 11N-Cale Thomas [24]