Gio Scelzi of Fresno, Calif., banked the richest win of his career in Tuesday's $50,000 Heartland of America Showdown presented by Trackhouse Racing at Lakeside (Kan.) Speedway after Rico Abreu's flat tire thwarted him from the lead with five laps to go.

The 21-year-old Scelzi started ninth and led the final five laps, crossing the finish line 0.419 of a second ahead of 22nd-starting Carson Macedo, a native of Lemoore, Calif. Tyler Courtney of Indianapolis, Ind., finished third and led eight of Tuesday's 31-lap feature.

St. Helena, Calif's Abreu, who led laps 10 through 25, finished 20th.

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High Limit Sprint Car Series Lakeside Speedway Results

1. Gio Scelzi (9)
2. Carson Macedo (22)
3. Tyler Courtney (1)
4. David Gravel (12)
5. Kyle Larson (16)
6. Logan Schuchart (14)
7. Spencer Bayston (5)
8. Donny Schatz (2)
9. Brian Brown (18)
10. Anthony Macri (4)
11. Cory Eliason (6)
12. Brad Sweet (8)
13. Justin Peck (17)
14. Hunter Schuerenberg (26)
15. Buddy Kofoid (15)
16. Alex Bowman (25)
17. Justin Sanders (13)
18. Parker Price-Miller (11)
19. Conner Morrell (21)
20. Austin McCarl (7)
21. Tim Estenson (19)
22. Rico Abreu (3)
23. Chase Randall (27)
24. Brent Marks (23)
25. Brady Bacon (10)
26. Scott Bogucki (20)
27. Ian Madsen (24)

Did Not Qualify: Riley Goodno, Kasey Kahne, Cole Macedo, Ayrton Gennetten, Sheldon Haudenschild, Zeb Wise, Carson McCarl, Tim Shaffer, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Justin Henderson, Garet Williamson, Danny Dietrich, J.J. Hickle, Slater Helt, Dusty Zomer, Bill Balog, Chris Martin, Paulie Colagiovanni, Brett Becker, Dylan Westbrook, Aaron Reutzel, Ryan Timms, Blake Hahn, Brendan Mullen, Brooke Tatnell, Brenham Crouch, Frank Rodgers, Joe B. Miller, Jake Neuman

2023 High Limit Sprint Car Series Point Standings

While Gio Scelzi is the leader atop the High Limit standings through the opening event of the 11-race tour, Tyler Courtney comes away from Lakeside as the top driver committed to the series full-time this year by virtue of his third-place finish.

World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series driver Carson Macedo is second in the standings, but, like Scelzi, isn't planning a full High Limit run. Kyle Larson (fifth) and Brian Brown (ninth) at Lakeside follow Courtney as the series top full-timers.