“I don’t even know how to describe it really,” Courtney sputtered out while searching for a word. “Excitement… Excitement is probably the best. I saw everyone stand up and that’s something you dream about as a kid. I’ve watched a lot of these races as a kid. Seen all the crowds go crazy when people like this win. You never think in your dreams it is going to be you. Not very often does it actually happen.
“It really sank in once we cleared the scales and went back through the pit gate there and the crowd cheered again… that really got me. That got my tears flowing again. I had to soak them back in when I got on top of that win.”
RESULTS: NOS Energy Drink Feature (40 Laps)
7BC-Tyler Courtney [2][$175,000]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [8][$20,000]; 3. 39-Daryn Pittman [6][$15,000]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog [9][$12,500]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [23][$10,000]; 6. 41-Carson Macedo [15][$7,500]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [5][$6,500]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [16][$6,000]; 9. 49-Brad Sweet [4][$5,500]; 10. 21-Brian Brown [13][$5,000]; 11. 13-Justin Peck [1][$4,750]; 12. 42-Sye Lynch [11][$4,500]; 13. 11-Spencer Bayston [22][$4,000]; 14. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [24][$3,750]; 15. 11K-Kraig Kinser [18][$3,500]; 16. 5-Paul McMahan [20][$3,450]; 17. 101-Lachlan McHugh [21][$3,400]; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart [10][$3,350]; 19. 49D-Shawn Dancer [17][$3,300]; 20. 10B-Dave Blaney [19][$3,250]; 21. 26-Cory Eliason [7][$3,200]; 22. 14-Kerry Madsen [12][$3,150]; 23. 18-Giovanni Scelzi [14][$3,100]; 24. 2-David Gravel [3][$3,000]; Lap Leaders: Tyler Courtney 1, 20-40; Brad Sweet 2-19; KSE Hard Charger Award: 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[+18]
For the complete race recap, check out this article by Nick Graziano: