From Tyler Altmeyer
TAMPA, FL (February 14, 2022) — Forced to wait ten extra days due to Mother Nature’s inability to cooperate, “Sunshine” Tyler Courtney fell right into his old ways on Monday evening at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, and scored himself the first FloRacing All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory of the 2022 season, finally commencing the Classic Ink USA Screenprinting and Embroidery Southern Swing presented by Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts.
Courtney’s triumph, resulting in a $6,000 payday, was accomplished from the inside of row two, forced to stalk down outside pole sitter and Sam McGhee Motorsports entry, Kerry Madsen, while simultaneously fending off pressure from KCP Racing’s Gio Scelzi. A series of early race cautions proved to be a struggle for Courtney, but once the Indianapolis, Indiana, native and defending All Star champion found his rhythm and took command on lap 15, utilizing a power move to drive underneath the “Madman” at the exit of turn four, the race was done in its tracks.
Kerry Madsen held on to finish second in the Classic Ink Southern Swing presented by Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts opener at East Bay, followed by Gio Scelzi, Brent Marks, and Justin Peck.
“I knew we had a little bit better car than Kerry (Madsen), but I also had to be careful not to show him my line, especially if another caution would’ve come out. Kerry is a hard racer, but we just had to be patient and it all worked out,” said Tyler Courtney, now a nine-time All Star winner aboard the Clauson Marshall Racing/NOS Energy Turbo/No. 7BC sprint car. “To start off the year on the right foot is key, especially if it’s getting a win this early in the season. We definitely have this team heading in the right direction, so we’ll head back here tomorrow and try it again.”
Floracing All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1
East Bay Raceway Park
Tampa, Florida
Monday, February 14, 2022
Dixie Vodka Qualifying
1. 55-Alex Bowman, 12.932[27]
2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 13.018[40]
3. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.057[4]
4. 18-Giovanni Scelzi, 13.076[6]
5. 10X-Ryan Smith, 13.088[24]
6. 26-Cory Eliason, 13.102[5]
7. 11-Parker Price Miller, 13.140[14]
8. 19-Brent Marks, 13.227[19]
9. 11M-Kerry Madsen, 13.249[33]
10. 13-Justin Peck, 13.264[32]
11. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, 13.304[11]
12. 8-Aaron Reutzel, 13.381[39]
13. 19X-Chris Windom, 13.441[34]
14. 19AZ-Tanner Thorson, 13.453[20]
15. 28M-Connor Morrell, 13.453[22]
16. 6-Dustin Gates, 13.476[7]
17. 28F-Davie Franek, 13.481[23]
18. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 13.500[25]
19. 47-Eric Riggins Jr, 13.518[28]
20. 39M-Anthony Macri, 13.529[35]
21. 40-George Hobaugh Jr, 13.557[8]
22. 9K-Kevin Thomas Jr, 13.580[21]
23. 23B-Brian Bell, 13.585[17]
24. 28-Tim Shaffer, 13.599[13]
25. 1-Jamie Myers, 13.680[18]
26. 10-Paulie Colagiovanni, 13.692[37]
27. 24-Terry McCarl, 13.727[36]
28. 20B-Cody Bova, 13.761[3]
29. 11MM-Brendan Mullen, 13.797[26]
30. 97W-Greg Wilson, 13.811[38]
31. 7B-Ben Brown, 13.819[1]
32. 66-Danny Smith, 13.820[30]
33. 25-Chris Myers, 13.826[29]
34. 2-Ricky Peterson, 13.853[9]
35. 97G-Alan Gilbertson, 13.966[15]
36. 97-Scotty Milan, 14.035[2]
37. 5M-Max Stambaugh, 14.036[31]
38. 44-Chris Martin, 14.138[
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat Race #1 (8 Laps)
1. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[1]
2. 26-Cory Eliason[2]
3. 48-Danny Dietrich[4]
4. 6-Dustin Gates[3]
5. 20B-Cody Bova[6]
6. 2-Ricky Peterson[8]
7. 40-George Hobaugh Jr[5]
8. 7B-Ben Brown[7]
9. 97-Scotty Milan[9]
10. 44-Chris Martin[10]
CSI Shocks Heat Race #2 (8 Laps)
1. 19-Brent Marks[1]
2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[2]
3. 19AZ-Tanner Thorson[3]
4. 28-Tim Shaffer[6]
5. 11-Parker Price Miller[4]
6. 1-Jamie Myers[7]
7. 23B-Brian Bell[5]
8. 97G-Alan Gilbertson[8]
9. 197-Ryan Harrison[9]
10. 121-Steve Glover[10]
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat Race #3 (8 Laps)
1. 10X-Ryan Smith[1]
2. 55-Alex Bowman[4]
3. 28M-Connor Morrell[2]
4. 47-Eric Riggins Jr[6]
5. 28F-Davie Franek[3]
6. 2C-Wayne Johnson[5]
7. 9K-Kevin Thomas Jr[7]
8. 66-Danny Smith[9]
9. 25-Chris Myers[10]
10. 11MM-Brendan Mullen[8]
Mobil 1 Heat Race #4 (8 Laps)
1. 11M-Kerry Madsen[1]
2. 13-Justin Peck[2]
3. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[4]
4. 39M-Anthony Macri[6]
5. 10-Paulie Colagiovanni[7]
6. 24-Terry McCarl[8]
7. 97W-Greg Wilson[9]
8. 8-Aaron Reutzel[3]
9. 5M-Max Stambaugh[10]
DNS: 19X-Chris Windom
Elliotts Custom Trailers and Carts Dash (4 Laps)
1. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[2]
2. 11M-Kerry Madsen[1]
3. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[6]
4. 11-Parker Price Miller[4]
5. 55-Alex Bowman[3]
6. 10X-Ryan Smith[8]
7. 48-Danny Dietrich[7]
8. 19-Brent Marks[5]
Classic Ink USA B-Main (12 Laps)
1. 2C-Wayne Johnson[3]
2. 24-Terry McCarl[5]
3. 9K-Kevin Thomas Jr[8]
4. 1-Jamie Myers[4]
5. 97W-Greg Wilson[10]
6. 5M-Max Stambaugh[16]
7. 66-Danny Smith[12]
8. 23B-Brian Bell[9]
9. 40-George Hobaugh Jr[7]
10. 7B-Ben Brown[11]
11. 25-Chris Myers[14]
12. 97G-Alan Gilbertson[13]
13. 97-Scotty Milan[15]
14. 11MM-Brendan Mullen[18]
15. 44-Chris Martin[19]
16. 197-Ryan Harrison[17]
17. 121-Steve Glover[20]
18. 2-Ricky Peterson[6]
19. 19X-Chris Windom[2]
DNS: 8-Aaron Reutzel
FloRacing A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[3]
2. 11M-Kerry Madsen[2]
3. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[1]
4. 19-Brent Marks[8]
5. 13-Justin Peck[10]
6. 10X-Ryan Smith[6]
7. 28-Tim Shaffer[17]
8. 11-Parker Price Miller[4]
9. 19AZ-Tanner Thorson[12]
10. 24-Terry McCarl[22]
11. 48-Danny Dietrich[7]
12. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[11]
13. 55-Alex Bowman[5]
14. 9K-Kevin Thomas Jr[23]
15. 28M-Connor Morrell[13]
16. 6-Dustin Gates[14]
17. 1-Jamie Myers[24]
18. 10-Paulie Colagiovanni[19]
19. 20B-Cody Bova[20]
20. 39M-Anthony Macri[16]
21. 26-Cory Eliason[9]
22. 47-Eric Riggins Jr[15]
23. 2C-Wayne Johnson[21]
24. 28F-Davie Franek[18]