GIBSONTON, Fla. — For the second time in as many nights, Tyler Courtney claimed a Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 feature at East Bay Raceway Park.
Courtney fended off the challenges of Justin Peck after leading flag to flag for the $6,000 victory in the Jean Lynch Classic. It was Courtney’s 18th career All Star victory.
Like one night prior, Peck was in the hunt for much of the second half of the 30-lap program, charging his way forward from ninth before commencing pressure for the top spot. The Monrovia, Indiana, native actually took command twice over Courtney, but each time, Courtney turned back underneath and maintained control.
Anthony Macri finished third in the Jean Lynch Classic, followed by a hard charging Zeb Wise, who won the B-Main, and Hunter Schuerenberg.
“I’m not sure if I was making the right lane choices or not,” said Courtney, driver of the Clauson Marshall Racing/NOS Energy Drink No. 7bc. “I was waiting for [Justin Peck], and when I saw the 13 come up on the board, I knew it was time to get going. I gotta say, he raced me with a lot of respect tonight, and I have a lot of fun racing with him…especially if it’s up front. They have an awesome program and they’ve been fun to race with.
“I was probably a pretty big roadblock for him,” Courtney added. “We were OK the whole race, just faded some at the end.”
A caution with five remaining stirred the pot for the leading duo, but Courtney stayed wide and kept command.
“I tried to carry as much momentum as I could, but it was so tough getting through three and four without getting up into the fence. I’m not just going to follow him…I’m going to try whatever I can to get around him,” Peck said. “My guys have been busting their tails this whole trip. They give me an awesome opportunity to drive their cars and we’ve been in the hunt night in and night out.”
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [1]; 2. 13-Justin Peck [9]; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri [11]; 4. 26-Zeb Wise [21]; 5. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [3]; 6. 5T-Ryan Timms [14]; 7. 47R-Eric Riggins Jr. [15]; 8. 47X-Dylan Westbrook [12]; 9. 8-Aaron Reutzel [18]; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser [17]; 11. 55B-Alex Bowman [22]; 12. 28F-Davie Franek [4]; 13. 9P-Parker Price Miller [10]; 14. 10X-Ryan Smith [16]; 15. 6-Carson McCarl [24]; 16. 22-Riley Goodno [23]; 17. 11-Buddy Kofoid [2]; 18. 22s-Slater Helt [13]; 19. 70-Scotty Thiel [8]; 20. 20B-Cody Bova [19]; 21. 3TK-Tim Shaffer [5]; 22. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [6]; 23. 66-Danny Smith [20]; 24. 50YR-Cole Macedo [7]