Tyler Courtney
Tyler Courtney had not won a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car feature since taking the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway back in 2021 but that all changed on Friday night at the Port Royal Speedway. The driver of the No. 7 car emerged from an early race battle with James McFadden then went on to claim the victory on the first night of the Nittany Showdown.
The Clauson Marshall Racing driver from Indianapolis scored the win on the track located in Port Royal. Pennsylvania in a race aired live by DirtVision.com.
A total of 49 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results:
Group A Results- 1. Brad Sweet(16.008), 2. Sye Lynch, 3. Justin Peck, 4. David Gravel, 5. James McFadden, 6. Lance Dewease, 7. Buddy Kofoid, 8. Spencer Bayston
Group B Results- 1. Carson Macedo(16.010), 2. Logan Schuchart, 3. Tyler Courtney, 4. Parket Price-Miller, 5. Kasey Kahne, 6. Devon Borden, 7. Cory Eliason, 8. Zeb Wise
Heat 1 Results: 1. Brad Sweet, 2. James McFadden, 3. Justin Peck, 4. Buddy Kofoid, 5. Sheldon Haudenschild
Heat 2 Results: 1. David Gravel, 2. Sye Lynch, 3. Lance Dewease, 4. Spencer Bayston, 5. Brock Zearfoss
Heat 3 Results: 1. Tyler Courtney, 2. Carson Macedo, 3. Cory Eliason, 4. Kasey Kahne, 5. Danny Dietrich
Heat 4 Results: 1. Logan Schuchart, 2. Parker Price-Miller, 3. Devon Borden, 4. Zeb Wise, 5. Brent Marks
WoO Dash Results: 1. James McFadden, 2. Logan Schuchart, 3. Carson Macedo, 4. Tyler Courtney, 5. Sye Lynch, 6. Brad Sweet, 7. David Gravel, 8. Parker Price-Miller
C-Main Results: 1. Tanner Holmes, 2. Freddie Rahmer
Last Chance Showdown Finish: 1. Giovanni Scelzi, 2. Rico Abreu, 3. Jeff Halligan, 4. T.J. Stutts
Feature Re-cap: The 25-lap main event got underway with McFadden ahead of Courtney, Schuchart, Macedo and Lynch. On the second circuit, Lynch got by Macedo for fourth but his gain would prove to be short lived as both Macedo and Gravel would pass by on lap 5 to take the fourth and fifth positions respectively.
While it initially appeared as if McFadden might slip away from his pursuers, Courtney and Schuchart began to reel him in on lap 10 as the front runners began to encounter traffic.
At lap 12, Courtney made his move on McFadden for the race lead which set off a brief exchange of slide jobs before Courtney emerged on top. Further back, Gravel closed rapidly on Schuchart and ultimately took third away on lap 15. In the meantime, Courtney had stretched his advantage to just over two seconds.
Gravel would eventually get by McFadden for second but Courtney was in the process of driving away. The driver known as ‘Sunshine’ took the checkered flag four seconds ahead of his closest pursuer.
Feature Results: 1. Tyler Courtney, 2. David Gravel, 3. James McFadden, 4. Logan Schuchart, 5. Lance Dewease, 6. Brad Sweet, 7. Parker Price Miller, 8. Carson Macedo, 9. Justin Peck, 10. Cory Eliason, 11. Sye Lynch, 12. Danny Dietrich, 13. Devon Borden, 14. Rico Abreu, 15. Spencer Bayston, 16. Giovanni Scelzi, 17. Sheldon Haudenschild, 18. Zeb Wise, 19. Brent Marks, 20. Buddy Kofoid, 21. Jeff Halligan, 22. Noah Gass, 23. Donny Schatz, 24. T.J. Stutts, 25. Brock Zearfoss, 26. Kasey Kahne, 27. Kody Lehman
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