Starting near the front of the pack can be a luxury for sprint car drivers, but it’s not necessarily a necessity.
Drivers from the Local.News area proved this again and again with brilliant come-from-behind efforts at Hagerstown Speedway last weekend.
Brian Booze, from Greencastle, won his heat race in the Crate Late Models program, but soon found himself in a tough spot when he drew the seventh position for the 20-lap feature. Unfazed, Booze worked his way up the field before driving to Victory Lane over Codey Breeden and Craig Parrill. Waynesboro’s Tyler Horst finished in sixth to maintain his lead in the Crate Late Models points standings.
Another big mover on the race path was Hagerstown’s Brady Neff, who earned the Hard Charger award after moving up nine spots from 11th to second in the Semi Late Models race.
Pure Stocks points leader Keith Reed, of Hagerstown, progressed from 10th to the third in his race.
Area drivers deftly defended their turf at Path Valley Speedway, with Chambersburg competitors posting Top 5 finishes all over the six-feature race program. Devin Friese earned a win in the East Coast Legends race, Kevin Bard (Thunder Cars) and Alyssa Rowe (Modifieds) pocketed runner-up finishes, and Steve Lowerey finished fourth in the Limited Late Models. The 270 Sprints feature sported an all-Franklin County podium, with Chambersburg’s Craig Myers, Fayetteville’s Cory Myers, and Greencastle’s Bradyn Kuhn finishing 1-2-3.
Finally, at Port Royal Speedway, Gary Stuhler showcased some slick driving skills, with the Greencastle driver moving up 10 spots from 17th to seventh in the Super Late Models feature.
Below is a speedway-by-speedway, feature-by-feature, look at how area drivers performed last weekend:
FEATURE RESULTS
Hagerstown Speedway
Saturday, June 22
Late Model Sportsman: 1. Tyler Bare (Rockbridge Baths, Va.), 2. Derick Quade (Mechanicsville, Md.), 3. Kyle Lear (Severna Park, Md.), 4. Ryan Zook (Mifflintown), 5. Russell Erwin (Beaverdam, Va.), 6. Trever Feathers (Winchester, Va.), 7. Cody Kershner (Greencastle), 8. Devin Hart (Port Royal), 9. Jakob Piper (Mercersburg), 10. Shawn Shoemaker (Mt. Union), 11. Frankie Gordon (Mercersburg), 12. Wesley Bonebrake (Hagerstown, Md.), 13. Casey Steinhoff (Millville), 14. Scott Palmer (Greencastle), 15. Gerald Davis (Augusta, W.Va.), 16. Jonathan DeHaven (Winchester, Va.), 17. Matt Glanden (Denton, Md.), 18. Sam Archer (Waldorf, Md.), 19. Brandon Bard (Greencastle), 20. Ray Ciccarelli (Upperco, Md.), 21. Brad Omps (Winchester, Va.), 22. Cody Lear (Manchester, Md.), 23. Austin Warrenfeltz (Williamsport, Md.), 24. Kenny Moreland (Waldorf, Md.).
Crate Late Model: 1. Brian Booze (Greencastle), 2. Codey Breeden (Fairplay, Md.), 3. Craig Parrill (Clearbrooke, Va.), 4. Derek Magee (Millsboro, Del.), 5. Jeremy Pilkerton (Loveville, Md.), 6. Tyler Horst (Waynesboro), 7. Jacob Whitt (Stephens City, Va.), 8. Treyton Lee (Mercersburg), 9. Brayden Anderson (Bunker Hill, W.Va.), 10. Branswon Woodward (Winchester, Va.), 11. Tommy Armel (Winchester, Va.), 12. Preston Alleman (Newville), 13. Scott Sweeney Jr. (Stephens City, Va.), 14. Matt Tepper (Pasadena, Md.), 15. Jim McBee (Gettysburg), 16. Elwood Sord (Chambersburg), 17. Scooter Tippett (Welcome, Md.), 18. Allen Whitt Jr. (Stephens City, Va.).
Semi Late Models: 1. Jasen Geesaman (Annville), 2. Brady Neff (Hagerstown, Md.), 3. Kody Sites (Hamburg), 4. Jeremy Mills (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.), 5. Dillon Wilson (Cassville), 6. Deakon Snyder (Hancock, Md.), 7. Steve Kent (Woodsboro, Md.), 8. Jim Farley (West Milton), 9. Ryan Smith (Aspers), 10. Isaiah Miller (Greencastle), 11. Jason Stoner (Mercersburg), 12. Kevin Koontz (Williamsport, Md.), 13. Dwayne Snyder (Hancock, Md.).
Pure Stocks: 1. Evan Foust (Knoxville, Md.), 2. Andrew Saffelle (Winchester, Va.), 3. Keith Reed (Hagerstown, Md.), 4. Nathaniel Younker (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.), 5. Dylan Beavers (Hedgesville, W.Va.), 6. Mike Fuller (Fort Loudon), 7. Nick Fogle (Myersville, Md.), 8. James Speelman (Fayetteville), 9. Carter Shank (Greencastle), 10. Blake Reed (Hagerstown, Md.), 11. Sam Hoffman (Strasburg, Va.), 12. William Ecton Jr. (Mercersburg), 13. Bailey Johnson (Hancock, Md.), 14. Tyler Fisher (Fairplay, Md.), 15. Randy Linaburg (Winchester, Va.), 16. Dustin Proctor (Hedgesville, W.Va.), 17. William Crook (Myersville, Md.), 18. William Ecton Sr. (Greencastle), 19. David Thompson (Hagerstown, Md.), 20. Jeffrey Bosley (Martinsburg, W.Va.).
Path Valley Speedway
Saturday, June 22
600 Sprints: 1. Randy Kunkle Jr. (Dover), 2. Jim Young (Johnstown), 3. Tanner Pressley, 4. Chase Robinson (Dover), 5. Travis Keiser (Thomasville), 6. Aden Myers (Hanover), 7. Cole Dewease (Fayetteville), 8. Dakota Sheaffer (Gardners), 9. Brayden Mickley (Biglerville), 10. Scott Beckey Jr. (Mechanicsburg), 11. Rick McMichael, 12. Cole Armstrong (Duncannon), 13. Dawson Walls (St. Thomas), 14. Ethan McNew (Adamstown), 15. Taylor Smith, 16. Nathan Prazenica (Mount Holly Springs), 17. Josh Smith.
East Coast Legends: 1. Devin Friese (Chambersburg), 2. Colton Friese (Spring Run), 3. Jeremy Ott (Carlisle), 4. Tanner Jones, 5. Logan Carbaugh (Gettysburg) 6. Logan Jones (Greencastle), 7. Scott Montgomery (Radnor), 8. Dalton Friese (Mercersburg), 9. Mike Perkins (Quakertown), 10. Kelby Friese (Chambersburg), 11. Kirk Martin (Chambersburg), 12. Ryan Walls (St. Thomas), 13. Hunter McElroy (Spring Grove), 14. Ben Morrow, 15. Eric Hurst (Stevens), 16. Matt Grebe (Mercersburg), 17. Lincoln Kearchner (Fairfield), 18. Moses Goetz (St. Thomas), 19. Jimmy Eicher (McKean), 20. Scott Houdeshell (Enola), 21. Scott Musselman, 22. Ryan Walls Jr. (St. Thomas), 23. Andrew Mowan, 24. Dave Benner (Danville), 25. Seth Kearchner (Fairfield).
Thunder Cars: 1. Aaron Updegraff (Elizabethtown), 2. Kevin Bard (Chambersburg), 3. Jackson Eutzy (Shippensburg), 4. Charlie Stallman (Mt. Union), 5. Robert McQuade (McConnellsburg), 6. Jeremy Eutzy (Shippensburg), 7. Wesley Young, 8. Brock Foster, 9. Jason Erwin, 10. William Sterner, 11. Jeremy Shoup, 12. Colby Adams, 13. Roger Traxler (Fayetteville), 14. Dustin Moore, 15. Tara Kerlin (Greencastle), 16. Rhyann Arcq, 17. Parker Starr, 18. Brittney Arcq, 19. Cheyenne Ingram, 20. Kenny Hill.
Limited Late Models: 1. Jaxton Garman (Elliottsburg), 2. Michael Walls (St. Thomas), 3. Shyann Smith, 4. Steve Lowery (Chambersburg), 5. Dan Zechman (Littlestown), 6. John Moser (East Berlin), 7. Trent Merkel, 8. DJ Myers (Greencastle), 9. Kyle Bachman (Selinsgrove), 10. Cayden Ranck (Thompsontown), 11. Randy Burkholder (Chambersburg), 12. Dylan Brown (Manchester, Md.), 13. Kyle Moser (East Berlin), 14. Brandon Seibert (Fort Loudon).
Modifieds: 1. David Stremme (Mifflintown), 2. Alyssa Rowe (Chambersburg), 3. Reese Fedder, 4. Sam Reeder (Burnt Cabins), 5. Brady Daniels (Harrisonville), 6. Todd Goss, 7. Amber Mills (Hesston), 8. Justin Milburn (Shellsburg), 9. Doug Ostwald (Lambertville, N.J.), 10. Scott Heath (Moneta, Va.), 11. Brad Kling (Mt. Union), 12. Matthew Williamson (Saltillo), 13. Darin Hoover (Huntingdon), 14. Kirk Baker (Hustontown).
270 Sprints: 1. Craig Myers (Chambersburg), 2. Cory Myers (Fayetteville), 3. Bradyn Kuhn (Greencastle), 4. Zach Glass (Fort Loudon), 5. Brad Cowan (Neelyton), 6. Ian Anders (Enola), 7. Alex Lukacs (Strasburg), 8. Mark Gordon, 9. Jason Houtz (Mifflintown), 10. Eric Christman, 11. Travis Hodge (Lewistown), 12. Brady Paull (Littlestown), 13. Jamie Connelly, 14. Stephanie Welk (Blairs Mills).
Port Royal Speedway
Saturday, June 22
410 Sprints: 1. Anthony Macri (Dillsburg), 2. Brent Marks (Myerstown), 3. Chase Dietz (York), 4. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 5. Blane Heimbach (Selinsgrove), 6. Dylan Cisney (Port Royal), 7. Austin Bishop (Morgantown), 8. Mark Smith (Sunbury), 9. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 10. Mike Wagner (Harrisonville), 11. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 12. Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg), 13. Gerard McIntyre Jr. (New Oxford), 14. Steve Buckwalter (Royersford), 15. Mike Thompson (Newtown), 16. Kyle Keen (Carlisle), 17. Michael Walter (Selinsgrove), 18. Dustin Baney (Selinsgrove), 19. Logan Wagner (Harrisonville), 20. Derek Hauck (Allenwood), 21. Devin Adams (Lebanon), 22. Garrett Bard (Wells Tannery), 23. Zach Newlin (Millerstown), 24. Jeff Halligan (Ephrata).
Super Late Models: 1. Rick Eckert (York), 2. Andrew Yoder (Middleburg), 3. Dylan Yoder (Middleburg), 4. Dillan Stake (Mapleton Depot), 5. Hayes Mattern (Beavertown), 6. Justin Weaver (Clear Spring, Md.), 7. Gary Stuhler (Greencastle), 8. Jeff Rine (Danville), 9. Bryan Bernheisel (Jonestown), 10. Chad Myers (Hampstead, Md.), 11. Tim Wilson (Lewistown), 12. Jason Schmidt (Lewistown), 13. Shaun Jones (Shermans Dale), 14. Tim Smith Jr. (McVeytown), 15. Mike Lupfer (Shermans Dale), 16. Scott Flickinger (Elliottsburg), 17. Chase Bowsman (Mifflin), 18. Kody Lyter (Lewistown), 19. Nathan Long (Selinsgrove), 20. Kenny Trevitz (Windfield), 21. Jim Bernheisel (Jonestown), 22. Ron Fink (Cumberland, Md.), 23. Brandon Little (Carlisle), 24. Roy Deese Jr. (Laurel, Md.).
