Anthony Macri opens Tuscarora weekend with $8,000 preliminary score
PORT ROYAL, Pa. (September 8, 2022) – Dillsburg’s Anthony Macri remains perfect with the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 at Port Royal Speedway in 2022, adding Thursday’s Tuscarora 50 preliminary event to his list of victories that already includes the Keith Kauffman Classic, as well as each night of the Bob Weikert Memorial. Thursday’s triumph, resulting in an $8,000 payday, was accomplished from the front row, battling by the “North Pole Nightmare” Bill Balog on lap eight and never looking back. The non-stop 30-lapper would give little trouble to the now seven-time All Star winner this season, weaving through waves of traffic with ease while keeping eventual runner-up, Danny Dietrich, at bay.
Fading to third just after the initial start, then getting by Dietrich on lap five, Macri’s eventual winning move occurred through corners one and two, diving below Balog as the pair entered the corner then pulling ahead of the Anderson’s Maple Syrup No. 17 at the midpoint of the backstretch. Dietrich would actually follow Macri’s lead, also scooting by Balog just two circuits later.
Dietrich did all he could to keep up with Macri’s pace, but his efforts fell short, falling to a margin of nearly four seconds.
“I kinda wanted to play the beginning of that race a little calm and cool. Balog and Dietrich go out there pretty far…I figured they’re going for it, so I may as well go for it, too,” Macri said, driver of the J&S Classics, C&D Rigging, Valley Supply, No. 39M. “I pushed the issue a little bit harder…still driving smart and not blowing the tires off of it…here we are.”
Tuscarora 50 competition will resume on Friday evening, September 9, with the annual Night Before the Tuscarora 50 awarding $10,000-to-win. The weekend’s headline event – the 55th running of the Tuscarora 50 – will go 50 laps in distance on Saturday night and will award a $60,000 payday. Originally paying $55,000, J&S Classics boosted the winner’s share to $60,000.
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Contingency Awards/Results: Port Royal Speedway | September 8, 2022:
Tuscarora 50 | Thursday Prelim | $8,000-to-win
Kistler Racing Products Pill Draw | Entries: 49
Nunzi’s Advertising Hot Laps: Jeff Halligan | 16.850
Dixie Vodka Fast Qualifier: Tyler Courtney | 16.371
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #1 Winner: Bill Balog
Competition Suspension Inc Heat #2 Winner: Cory Eliason
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #3 Winner: Lucas Wolfe
Mobil 1 Heat #4 Winner: Danny Dietrich
Kistler Racing Products Heat #5 Winner: Jeff Halligan
Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts Dash Winner: Bill Balog
Classic Ink USA Screenprinting and Embroidery B-Main Winner: Tyler Courtney
Rayce Rudeen Foundation Contingency Award: Zeb Wise
Tezos A-Main Winner: Anthony Macri (7)
Hercules Tires A-Main Hard Charger: Rico Abreu (+10)
Carquest Perseverance Award: Kyle Reinhardt
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 18-Gio Scelzi, 16.487; 2. 17B-Bill Balog, 16.559; 3. 67-Justin Whittall, 16.560; 4. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 16.609; 5. 2-AJ Flick, 16.947; 6. 19-Chris Windom, 16.956; 7. 11A-Austin Bishop, 17.103; 8. 73-Scotty Thiel, 17.226; 9. 12w-Troy Fraker, 18.782; 10. 7-Tim Buckwalter, 99.999
Group (B)
1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 16.371; 2. 11-Cory Eliason, 16.448; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri, 16.489; 4. 19M-Brent Marks, 16.643; 5. 5C-Dylan Cisney, 16.668; 6. 69K-Lance Dewease, 16.702; 7. 33-Derek Hauck, 17.146; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody, 17.234; 9. 1M-Landon Myers, 17.330; 10. 14T-Tyler Walton, 17.395
Group (C)
1. 1-Logan Wagner, 16.383; 2. 23-Devon Borden, 16.650; 3. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 16.750; 4. 24-Rico Abreu, 16.830; 5. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 16.917; 6. 77-Ryan Taylor, 17.057; 7. 26-Zeb Wise, 17.124; 8. M1-Mark Smith, 17.126; 9. 9-Kasey Kahne, 17.130; 10. 17-Tyler Reeser, 17.244
Group (D)
1. 13-Justin Peck, 16.599; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.777; 3. 8-Freddie Rahmer, 16.967; 4. 42-Sye Lynch, 16.972; 5. 98-Tyler Bear, 17.124; 6. 91-Kyle Reinhardt, 17.124; 7. 35-Zach Hampton, 17.173; 8. 4-Cap Henry, 17.184; 9. 39-Chase Dietz, 17.337; 10. 33R-Riley Emig, 17.883
Group (E)
1. 55W-Mike Wagner, 16.773; 2. 45-Jeff Halligan, 16.816; 3. 21-Brian Brown, 16.891; 4. 33W-Michael Walter, 16.936; 5. 11T-TJ Stutts, 16.958; 6. 33M-Gerard McIntyre, 17.079; 7. 6-Ryan Smith, 17.149; 8. 12-Blane Heimbach, 17.479; 9. 36D-Devin Brenneman, 17.536
Heat 1 (8 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
1. 17B-Bill Balog [1]; 2. 67-Justin Whittall [2]; 3. 18-Gio Scelzi [4]; 4. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [3]; 5. 2-AJ Flick [5]; 6. 19-Chris Windom [6]; 7. 11A-Austin Bishop [7]; 8. 73-Scotty Thiel [8]; 9. 12w-Troy Fraker [9]; 10. 7-Tim Buckwalter [10]
Heat 2 (8 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
1. 11-Cory Eliason [1]; 2. 39M-Anthony Macri [2]; 3. 19M-Brent Marks [3]; 4. 69K-Lance Dewease [6]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [4]; 6. 5C-Dylan Cisney [5]; 7. 1M-Landon Myers [9]; 8. 33-Derek Hauck [7]; 9. 99M-Kyle Moody [8]; 10. 14T-Tyler Walton [10]
Heat 3 (8 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
1. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [2]; 2. 1-Logan Wagner [4]; 3. 23-Devon Borden [1]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu [3]; 5. 26-Zeb Wise [7]; 6. 77-Ryan Taylor [6]; 7. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [5]; 8. 17-Tyler Reeser [10]; 9. M1-Mark Smith [8]; 10. 9-Kasey Kahne [9]
Heat 4 (8 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
1. 48-Danny Dietrich [1]; 2. 8-Freddie Rahmer [2]; 3. 42-Sye Lynch [3]; 4. 13-Justin Peck [4]; 5. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [6]; 6. 39-Chase Dietz [9]; 7. 4-Cap Henry [8]; 8. 35-Zach Hampton [7]; 9. 98-Tyler Bear [5]; 10. 33R-Riley Emig [10]
Heat 5 (8 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
1. 45-Jeff Halligan [1]; 2. 21-Brian Brown [2]; 3. 55W-Mike Wagner [4]; 4. 33M-Gerard McIntyre [6]; 5. 33W-Michael Walter [3]; 6. 11T-TJ Stutts [5]; 7. 6-Ryan Smith [7]; 8. 12-Blane Heimbach [8]; 9. 36D-Devin Brenneman [9]
Dash (6 Laps)
1. 17B-Bill Balog [1]; 2. 39M-Anthony Macri [3]; 3. 13-Justin Peck [4]; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich [7]; 5. 18-Gio Scelzi [2]; 6. 55W-Mike Wagner [9]; 7. 45-Jeff Halligan [6]; 8. 1-Logan Wagner [5]; 9. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [8]; 10. 11-Cory Eliason [10]
C-main (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer
1. 35-Zach Hampton [2]; 2. 17-Tyler Reeser [4]; 3. 33-Derek Hauck [1]; 4. 73-Scotty Thiel [3]; 5. 12-Blane Heimbach [5]; 6. 9-Kasey Kahne [11]; 7. 33R-Riley Emig [13]; 8. 98-Tyler Bear [6]; 9. 7-Tim Buckwalter [14]; 10. 12w-Troy Fraker [10]
B-main (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer
1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [1]; 2. 5C-Dylan Cisney [2]; 3. 33W-Michael Walter [3]; 4. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [6]; 5. 26-Zeb Wise [5]; 6. 19-Chris Windom [7]; 7. 11T-TJ Stutts [8]; 8. 77-Ryan Taylor [9]; 9. 39-Chase Dietz [10]; 10. 1M-Landon Myers [15]; 11. 11A-Austin Bishop [12]; 12. 6-Ryan Smith [13]; 13. 17-Tyler Reeser [17]; 14. 35-Zach Hampton [16]; 15. 4-Cap Henry [14]; 16. 2-AJ Flick [4]; 17. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [11]
A-main (30 Laps)
1. 39M-Anthony Macri [2]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [4]; 3. 1-Logan Wagner [7]; 4. 13-Justin Peck [3]; 5. 55W-Mike Wagner [6]; 6. 67-Justin Whittall [10]; 7. 18-Gio Scelzi [5]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [18]; 9. 69K-Lance Dewease [17]; 10. 19M-Brent Marks [13]; 11. 17B-Bill Balog [1]; 12. 5C-Dylan Cisney [21]; 13. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [20]; 14. 21-Brian Brown [11]; 15. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [8]; 16. 8-Freddie Rahmer [12]; 17. 11-Cory Eliason [9]; 18. 23-Devon Borden [14]; 19. 33M-Gerard McIntyre [19]; 20. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [16]; 21. 12-Blane Heimbach [25]; 22. 33W-Michael Walter [22]; 23. 42-Sye Lynch [15]; 24. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [23]; 25. 4-Cap Henry [24]; 26. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [26]; 27. 45-Jeff Halligan [27] Lap Leaders: Bill Balog (1-7), Anthony Macri (8-30)
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)
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
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)
2022 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings (as of September 8):
Tyler Courtney – 5882
Justin Peck – 5760
Cap Henry – 5524
Hunter Schuerenberg – 5422
Bill Balog – 5392
Zeb Wise – 5390
Chris Windom – 5108
Kyle Reinhardt – 5032
Parker Price-Miller – 4288
Cory Eliason – 3844
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