ROSSBURG, Ohio (September 25, 2021) - In convincing fashion, nonetheless, St. Helena, California’s Rico Abreu secured his place in sprint car racing history books yet again, doing so by scoring the FloRacing All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 portion of the annual 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.
Abreu, now a three-time All Star winner at the World’s Greatest Dirt Track, led every circuit of the 30-lap contest, forced to withstand an early run in with traffic, as well as a late surge by Sam McGhee Motorsports’ Parker Price-Miller. The 4-Crown Nationals triumph earned the West Coast invader a $6,000 payday, now a ten-time All Star winner over the course of his career.
Gaining four spots on the night, Parker Price Miller hung on to finish second at The Big E, followed by Ayrton Gennetten, Cap Henry, who climbed 11 positions, and Zeb Wise, who climbed an impressive 17 positions. Wise’s performance also earned the Angola, Indiana-native the evening’s Hard Charger Award, given to the driver who gains the most feature positions.
“I’m just so thankful for our supporters this year,” Rico Abreu said, driver of the Rico Abreu/Curb-Agajanian Racing/Rowdy Energy/Curb Records/Lucas Oil Products/XYZ Machining/Self Made Racing/No. 24 sprint car. “We’ve been battling through some inconsistent runs. We ended up making a lot of changes to this car tonight...having to change motors last night kinda put us behind on being ready for tonight. But I have to thank all of my guys. It’s an honor to be standing in victory lane again at Eldora Speedway...this place is so special to me. The fans, too...I get to see all of these faces and spend time with you guys. I enjoy every minute that I get to race here.”
Lining up second on the A-Main grid, Abreu earned the initial jump, cruising ahead to a comfortable lead over the course of the first seven circuits. Traffic came into play by lap eight, but Abreu’s line around Eldora Speedway’s notoriously thin cushion proved to be no match for the onslaught of slower cars. The main event’s first of two cautions appeared on lap 17 ultimately snapping Abreu’s near-straightaway advantage.
When action returned, it was Buch Motorsports’ Justin Peck applying the pressure, working the bottom and center of turns three and four with the intent to gain an edge on Abreu’s Rowdy Energy No. 24. Despite his attempts, Abreu scooted away, only to be halted again by a caution on lap 25.
The ensuing restart would see Parker Price-Miller make a jump from fourth to second, simultaneously switching his focus to Abreu. The Kokomo, Indiana-native was able to show Abreu his nose on a few occasions, but suffice it to say, Eldora’s victory lane stage belonged to Abreu.
“I could see (Price-Miller’s) shadow getting into turn one, but I knew he wasn’t getting a better run than me on the top,” Abreu continued. “The entry into the corner kept getting cleaner and cleaner. I knew if I could move down just a bit, I could get the car to stick a little bit better.”
The All Star Circuit of Champions will enjoy a weekend off before returning to competition for the season finale on Friday and Saturday, October 8-9. The two-day Jim and Joanne Ford Classic is next on the hit list, complete with two, full shows awarding $5,000 and $10,000, respectively.
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Contingency Awards/Results: Eldora Speedway | Saturday, September 25, 2021:
Event: 4-Crown Nationals
Entries: 24
C&R Racing Hot Laps: Parker Price-Miller | 13.461
Dixie Vodka Fast Qualifier: Tyler Courtney | 13.096
Ford Performance Heat #1 Winner: Parker Price-Miller
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2 Winner: Rico Abreu
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3 Winner: Sammy Swindell
Kear’s Speed Shop Dash presented by Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts Winner: Justin Peck
FloRacing A-Main Winner: Rico Abreu
Hercules Tires A-Main Hard Charger: Zeb Wise (+17)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 13.096; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 13.132; 3. 55v-CJ Leary, 13.164; 4. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.207; 5. 13-Justin Peck, 13.232; 6. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.268; 7. 11-Parker Price Miller, 13.268; 8. 24-Rico Abreu, 13.270; 9. 26-Cory Eliason, 13.270; 10. 5-Ian Madsen, 13.278; 11. 19-Chris Windom, 13.291; 12. 70-Sammy Swindell, 13.331; 13. 10-Zeb Wise, 13.341; 14. 101-Cale Thomas, 13.349; 15. 17B-Bill Balog, 13.355; 16. 81-Lee Jacobs, 13.390; 17. 16c-Robbie Price, 13.413; 18. 4-Cap Henry, 13.427; 19. 2L-Landon Lalonde, 13.519; 20. 11N-Harli White, 13.559; 21. 55m-McKenna Haase, 13.605; 22. 49-Shawn Dancer, 13.610; 23. 39-Tylar Rankin, 13.724; 24. 97-Greg Wilson, 13.839
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 11-Parker Price Miller [2]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [4]; 3. 5-Ian Madsen [1]; 4. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [3]; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs [6]; 6. 49-Shawn Dancer [8]; 7. 2L-Landon Lalonde [7]; 8. 10-Zeb Wise [5]
Heat #2 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 2. 19-Chris Windom [1]; 3. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [4]; 4. 13-Justin Peck [3]; 5. 101-Cale Thomas [5]; 6. 16C-Robbie Price [6]; 7. 11N-Harli White [7]; 8. 39-Tylar Rankin [8]
Heat #3 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 70-Sammy Swindell [1]; 2. 55V-CJ Leary [4]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog [5]; 4. 5T-Travis Philo [3]; 5. 4-Cap Henry [6]; 6. 97-Greg Wilson [8]; 7. 55M-McKenna Haase [7]; 8. 26-Cory Eliason [2]
Dash #1 (6 Laps)
1. 13-Justin Peck [2]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [4]; 3. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [3]; 4. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [6]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [5]; 6. 11-Parker Price Miller [1]; 7. 70-Sammy Swindell [8]; 8. 55V-CJ Leary [7]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 2. 11-Parker Price Miller [6]; 3. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [4]; 4. 4-Cap Henry [15]; 5. 10-Zeb Wise [22]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog [11]; 7. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [3]; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs [14]; 9. 5T-Travis Philo [12]; 10. 101-Cale Thomas [13]; 11. 5-Ian Madsen [10]; 12. 70-Sammy Swindell [7]; 13. 55V-CJ Leary [8]; 14. 13-Justin Peck [1]; 15. 2L-Landon Lalonde [23]; 16. 97-Greg Wilson [18]; 17. 49-Shawn Dancer [17]; 18. 55M-McKenna Haase [19]; 19. 16C-Robbie Price [16]; 20. 11N-Harli White [20]; 21. 19-Chris Windom [9]; 22. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [5]; 23. 26-Cory Eliason [21]; 24. 39-Tylar Rankin [24] Lap Leaders: Rico Abreu (1-30)
2021 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
1. Screven Motor Speedway, Georgia (January 29, 2021): Donny Schatz
2. Screven Motor Speedway, Georgia (January 30, 2021): Aaron Reutzel
3. East Bay Raceway Park, Florida (February 2, 2021): Donny Schatz (2)
4. Volusia Speedway Park, Florida (February 3, 2021): Logan Schuchart
5. Volusia Speedway Park, Florida (February 4, 2021): Carson Macedo
6. Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (April 3, 2021): Justin Peck
7. Virginia Motor Speedway, Virginia (April 15, 2021): Tony Stewart
8. Williams Grove, Pennsylvania (April 16, 2021): Kyle Larson
9. Port Royal Speedway, Pennsylvania (April 17, 2021): Logan Wagner
10. Bedford Speedway, Pennsylvania (April 18, 2021): Anthony Macri
11. Sharon Speedway, Ohio (May 1, 2021): Justin Peck (2)
12. Tri-City Raceway Park, Pennsylvania (May 2, 2021): Sam Hafertepe Jr.
13. I-96 Speedway, Michigan (May 14, 2021): Tyler Courtney
14. Dirt Oval at Route 66, Illinois (May 15, 2021): Kyle Reinhardt
15. Circle City Raceway, Indiana (May 20, 2021): Tyler Courtney (2)
16. Circle City Raceway, Indiana (May 21, 2021): Tyler Courtney (3)
17. Gas City I-69 Speedway, Indiana (May 22, 2021): Cap Henry
18. Kokomo Speedway, Indiana (May 23, 2021): Zeb Wise
19. Port Royal Speedway, Pennsylvania (May 31, 2021): Lance Dewease
20. Fairbury Speedway, Illinois (June 3, 2021): Tyler Courtney (4)
21. Wilmot Raceway, Wisconsin (June 4, 2021): Tyler Courtney (5)
22. Plymouth Dirt Track, Wisconsin (June 5, 2021): Bill Balog
23. Angell Park Speedway, Wisconsin (June 6, 2021): Bill Balog (2)
24. SW Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (June 11, 2021): Ian Madsen
25. SW Fremont Speedway, Ohio (June 12, 2021): Cole Duncan
26. SW Wayne County Speedway, Ohio (June 14, 2021): Kyle Larson (2)
27. SW Sharon Speedway, Ohio (June 15, 2021): Danny Dietrich
28. SW Waynesfield Raceway Park, Ohio (June 16, 2021): Kyle Larson (3)
29. SW Muskingum County Speedway, Ohio (June 17, 2021): Justin Peck (3)
30. SW Portsmouth Raceway Park, Ohio (June 19, 2021): Paul McMahan
31. Stateline Speedway, New York (July 9, 2021): Hunter Schuerenberg
32. Sharon Speedway, Ohio (July 10, 2021): Spencer Bayston
33. Lake Ozark Speedway, Missouri (July 23, 2021): Cap Henry (2)
34. Lake Ozark Speedway, Missouri (July 24, 2021): Christopher Bell
35. Humboldt Speedway, Kansas (July 25, 2021): Tyler Courtney (6)
36. I-70 Motorsports Park, Missouri (July 27, 2021): Brian Brown
37. Mo. State Fair Speedway, Missouri (July 29, 2021): Tyler Courtney (7)
38. 34 Raceway, Iowa (July 30, 2021): Kerry Madsen
39. Knoxville Raceway, Iowa (July 31, 2021): Kerry Madsen (2)
40. I-96 Speedway, Michigan (August 20, 2021): Cory Eliason
41. Waynesfield Raceway Park, Ohio (August 21, 2021): Cole Duncan (2)
42. Grandview, Pennsylvania (August 26, 2021): Tyler Courtney (8)
43. Lincoln Speedway, Pennsylvania (August 28, 2021): Cory Eliason (2)
44. BAPS M. Speedway, Pennsylvania (August 29, 2021): Danny Dietrich (2)
45. Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (September 3, 2021): Zeb Wise (2)
46. Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (September 4, 2021): Spencer Bayston (2)
47. Port Royal Spdwy, Pennsylvania (September 9, 2021): Brent Marks
48. Port Royal Spdwy, Pennsylvania (September 10, 2021): Daryn Pittman
49. Port Royal Spdwy, Pennsylvania (September 11, 2021): Logan Wagner (2)
50. Williams Grove, Pennsylvania (September 17, 2021): Anthony Macri (2)
51. Lincoln Speedway, Pennsylvania (September 18, 2021): Justin Peck (4)
52. Eldora Speedway, Ohio (September 25, 2021): Rico Abreu
2021 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings (as of 9/25/21):
1. Tyler Courtney - 6420
2. Cory Eliason - 6138
3. Hunter Schuerenberg - 5992
4. Zeb Wise - 5938
5. Bill Balog - 5924
6. Cap Henry - 5814
7. Justin Peck - 5680
8. Kyle Reinhardt - 5239
9. Ian Madsen - 4430
10. Paul McMahan - 4308
About the All Star Circuit of Champions:
All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first 'outlaw' Sprint Car organization of the modern era. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015.
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