Some days you are the bug, other days you are the windshield.
That was a good way to describe the weekend of racing for Greencastle driver DJ Myers, who competed in two Late Models races in two days at Path Valley Speedway.
Friday evening’s “Night of Power” at Path Valley was a forgettable one for Myers, who crossed the finish line in 19th place. But things turned around on Saturday at the Austin Gelwicks Memorial, which saw Myers grind to Victory Lane over Lane Snook and Taylor Farlling. Myers worked his way into the Top 5 by mid-race, before he surged to the lead over a decisive three-lap stretch.
The win was just what the doctor ordered for Myers, who is now tied for the Path Valley points lead.
Two others bearing the Myers surname — brothers Cory of Fayetteville and Craig of Chambersburg — continued their summer domination at Path Valley in the 270 Sprints. Cory Myers took over the lead early on a restart and never looked back on his way to the win. Craig Myers was just behind for a third-place finish. The winner of the 270 Sprints points race is anybody’s guess as Cory (439), Craig (427), and Greencastle’s Bradyn Kuhn (408) are 1-2-3 in the standings.
Kameron Morral, of Hagerstown, finished as the runner-up in the 600 Sprints and earned the Hard Charger award in the process. Also at Path Valley, Chambersburg’s Rodney Walls was the winner of the Thunder Cars Non-Qualifiers Race.
Hagerstown Speedway’s Saturday night racing program featured drivers from the Local.News area notching several Top 5 finishes. Greencastle’s Cody Kershner drove from seventh to second in the Late Model Sportsman feature, while Chambersburg’s Devin Friese finished second in a Legends feature that included top finishes from Greencastle’s Logan Jones (3rd) and Lincoln Kearchner (5th).
Finally, at Williams Grove Speedway, Fayetteville’s Lance Dewease piloted his 410 Sprints car to a seventh-place finish.
Below is a speedway-by-speedway, race-by-race, look at how local drivers performed last weekend:
FEATURE RESULTS
Path Valley Speedway
July 19
Super Late Models: 1. Kyle Hardy (Stephens City, Va.), 2. Michael Lake (Uniontown), 3. Dillan Stake (Mapleton Depot), 4. Gregg Satterlee (Indiana), 5. Kyle Lee (Mercersburg), 6. Hayes Mattern (Beavertown), 7. Bryan Bernheisel (Jonestown), 8. Jason Covert (York Haven), 9. Sean Merkel (Boyertown), 10. Tyler Hershey (Mercersburg), 11. Jakob Piper (Mercersburg), 12. Logan Zarin (Hookstown), 13. Ryan Montgomery (Fairmont, W.Va.), 14. Nathan Long (Selinsgrove), 15. Travis Stickley (Bethel Park), 16. Kody Lyer, 17. Dylan Lewis (Oakland, Md.), 18. Dave Stamm (Millmont), 19. DJ Myers (Greencastle), 20. Jon Rohacevich (Grand Gorge, N.Y.), 21. Taylor Farlling (Newville).
305 Sprints: 1. Zach Rhodes (McVeytown), 2. Doug Dodson (Middletown), 3. Mike Alleman (Port Royal), 4. Jeff Weaver (Lock Haven), 5. Jerald Harris (Rockingham, Va.), 6. Timmy Bittner (Beech Creek), 7. Austin Reed (Newberrytown), 8. Larry McVey, 9. Ken Duke (Winfield), 10. Kenny Heffner (Watsontown), 11. Jarrett Cavalet (Hollidaysburg), 12. Kyle Hart (Thompsontown), 13. Nick Sweigart (Myerstown), 14. Dylan Shatzer (Hagerstown, Md.), 15. Logan Spahr (Lewisberry), 16. Hunter McFadden, 17. Andrew Boyer (Port Royal), 18. Austin Greenland (Milroy), 19. Paul Moyer (Beaver Springs), 20. Owen Dimm (Mifflintown) DNF, 21. Drew Ritchey (Everett) DNF, 22. Ryan Lynn (Hollidaysburg) DNF, 23. Kruz Kepner (Kreamer) DNF, 24. Matt Kline DNF.
Modifieds: 1. Spike Moore, 2. Michael Altobelli (Saxton), 3. Austin Berry (Mifflin), 4. Kirk Baker (Hustontown), 5. Sam Reeder (Burnt Cabins), 6. Brady Daniels (Harrisonville), 7. Amber Mills (Hesston), 8. Alyssa Rowe (Chambersburg), 9. Todd Goss, 10. Matthew Williamson (Saltillo), 11. Justin Milburn (Shellsburg) DNF, 12. Reese Fedder (Elliottsburg) DNF.
July 20
Thunder Cars: 1. Parker Starr (Shippensburg), 2. Justin Rasp, 3. Aaron Updegraff (Elizabethtown), 4. Charlie Stallman (Mount Union), 5. Doug Sales (St. Thomas), 6. Cameron Defenderfer (Fayetteville), 7. Jeremy Eutzy (Shippensburg), 8. Tara Kerlin (Greencastle), 9. Logan Eppley, 10. Corey Wagner, 11. Kenny Hill, 12. William Sterner, 13. Wes Young, 14. Jason Erwin, 15. Jeremy Shoup, 16. Eric Seibert (Orbisonia), 17. Brian Smith, 18. Roger Traxler (Fayetteville), 19. Brock Foster, 20. Bill Seibert, 21. Jackson Eutzy (Shippensburg), 22. Colby Adams DNF, 23. Cheyenne Ingram DNF, 24. Kevin Bard (Chambersburg) DNF.
600 Sprints: 1. Randy Kunkle Jr. (Dover), 2. Kameron Morral (Hagerstown, Md.), 3. Chase Robinson (Dover), 4. Jim Young (Johnstown), 5. Tanner Pressley, 6. Aiden Lutz (Lebanon), 7. Scott Beckey Jr. (Mechanicsburg), 8. Dawson Walls (St. Thomas), 9. Frank Gentile, 10. Brayden Mickley (Biglerville), 11. Rick McMichael, 12. Jeremy Harshman (Myersville, Md.), 13. Chris Keshishian (Littlestown) DNF, 14. Josh Smith (Asper) DNF, 15. Dakota Sheaffer (Gardners) DNF, 16. Haydin Ort (Etters) DNF, 17. Ben Feels DNF.
Limited Late Models: 1. DJ Myers (Greencastle), 2. Lane Snook (Mifflintown), 3. Taylor Farlling (Newville), 4. Jaxton Garman (Elliottsburg), 5. Randy Burkholder (Chambersburg), 6. Shyann Smith, 7. Dylan Brown (Manchester, Md.), 8. John Moser (East Berlin), 9. Kyle Moser (East Berlin), 10. Steve Lowery (Chambersburg), 11. Nicholas Smith, 12. Mike Walls (Hanover) DNF, 13. Chase Billett DNF, 14. Cayden Ranck (Thompsontown) DNF, 15. Dan Condo DNF, 16. Jimmy Andrews Jr. DNF.
Modifieds: 1. Spike Moore, 2. Kirk Baker (Hustontown), 3. Sam Reeder (Burnt Cabins), 4. Darin Hoover (Huntingdon), 5. Austin Berry (Mifflin), 6. Brady Daniels (Harrisonville), 7. Amber Mills (Hesston), 8. Reese Fedder (Elliottsburg), 9. Justin Milburn (Shellsburg) DNF, 10. Doug Ostwald (Lambertville, N.J.) DNF, 11. Alyssa Rowe (Chambersburg) DNF.
270 Sprints: 1. Cory Myers (Fayetteville), 2. Jason Houtz (Mifflintown), 3. Craig Myers (Chambersburg), 4. Zach Glass (Fort Loudon), 5. Alex Lukacs (Strasburg), 6. Dakota Yeingst (Shippensburg), 7. Travis Hodge (Lewistown), 8. Brett Kauffman, 9. Jamie Connelly, 10. Brad Cowan (Neelyton), 11. Noelle Ebersole (Williamsburg), 12. Bradyn Kuhn (Greencastle) DNF, 13. Nadia Ebersole (Williamsburg) DNF, 14. Stephanie Welk (Blairs Mills) DNF, 15. Jordan Knable DNF, 16. Brad Snyder DNF.
Thunder Cars Non-Qualifiers Race: 1. Rodney Walls (Chambersburg), 2. Robert McQuade (McConnellsburg), 3. Dustin Moore, 4. Jeff Koser, 5. Fred Rummings (Mount Union), 6. Rhyann Arcq, 7. James Arcq DNF, 8. Rylan Betz DNF.
Williams Grove Speedway
July 19
410 Sprints: 1. Anthony Macri (Dillsburg), 2. Chad Trout (Dover), 3. Brent Marks (Myerstown), 4. Logan Schuchart (Hanover), 5. Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville), 6. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 7. Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg), 8. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg), 9. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 10. Chase Dietz (York), 11. Devon Borden (Raymond, Wash.), 12. Mike Wagner (Harrisonville), 13. Cameron Smith (Spring Grove), 14. Kody Hartlaub (East Berlin), 15. Spencer Bayston (Lebanon, Ind.), 16. Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown), 17. Dylan Norris (Hanover), 18. Mike Walter II (Middleburg), 19. Ryan Taylor (Perkasie), 20. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 21. Daryn Pittman (Owasso, Okla.), 22. Skylar Gee (Leduc, AB), 23. Ryan Smith (Kunkletown), 24. Steve Buckwalter (Royersford).
Hagestown Speedway
July 20
Late Model Sportsman: 1. Justin Weaver (Clear Spring, Md.), 2. Cody Kershner (Greencastle), 3. Ryan Zook (Mifflintown), 4. Andy Fries (Mercersburg), 5. Wesley Bonebrake (Hagerstown, Md.), 6. Devin Hart (Port Royal), 7. Scott Palmer (Greencastle), 8. Danny Atherton (Three Springs), 9. Matt Glanden (Denton, Md.), 10. Mike Walls (Hanover), 11. Shawn Shoemaker (Mt. Union), 12. Jonathan Raley (Hollywood, Md.), 13. Casey Steinhoff (Millville), 14. Chad Earnst (East Berlin), 15. Austin Lathroum (Mechanicsville, Md.), 16. Codey Breeden (Fairplay, Md.), 17. Brandon Seibert (Fort Loudon), 18. Matt Murphy (Bel Air, Md.), 19. Mason Booze (Greencastle), 20. Pat McNeal (Essex, Md.), 21. Madeline Miller (Three Springs), 22. Brad Omps (Winchester, Va.), 23. Justin Dillman (Charlestown, W.Va.).
Late Model Sportsman (B Main): 1. Mike Walls (Hanover), 2. Codey Breeden (Fairplay, Md.), 3. Brad Omps (Winchester, Va.), 4. Matt Murphy (Bel Air, Md.), 5. Chad Earnst (East Berlin), 6. Mason Booze (Greencastle), 7. Lee Zeger (Huntingdon), 8. Brian Gordon (Mercersburg), 9. Mason Strait (St. Thomas), 10. Eric Cronise (Boonsboro, Md.).
Semi Late Models: 1. Dillon Wilson (Cassville), 2. Jasen Geesamen (Annville), 3. Steve Kent (Woodsboro, Md.), 4. Rob Nichols (Winchester, Va.), 5. Bradlee Means (Bedford), 6. Ryan Bloom (East Earl), 7. Kyle Deneen (Bedford), 8. Garrett Keifer (Everett), 9. Chris Transeau (Abbottstown), 10. Jeremy Mills (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.), 11. Brady Neff (Hagerstown, Md.).
Pure Stocks: 1. Evan Foust (Knoxville, Md.), 2. Tom Caravello (Baltimore, Md.), 3. Cody Sumption (Stephens City, Va.), 4. Randy Linaburg (Winchester, Va.), 5. Dylan Beavers (Hedgesville, W.Va.), 6. Keith Reed (Hagerstown, Md.), 7. Kristopher Hutton (Boyce, Va.), 8. Danny Walters (Abingdon, Md.), 9. Sam Hoffman (Strasburg, Va.), 10. Tyler Fisher (Fairplay, Md.), 11. Andrew Saffelle (Winchester, Va.), 12. Nick Fogle (Myersville, Md.), 13. Mike Fuller (Fort Loudon), 14. William Ecton Jr. (Mercersburg), 15. James Speelman (Fayetteville), 16. Michael Goodwin (Wellsville), 17. Bailey Johnson (Hancock, Md.), 18. Nathaniel Younker (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.), 19. Jason Wilkins (Strasburg, Va.), 20. Darrin Younker (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.), 21. Carter Shank (Greencastle), 22. Sammy Rial (Etters), 23. John Catlett (Hagerstown, Md.).
Pure Stocks (B Main): 1. Bailey Johnson (Hancock, Md.), 2. Michael Warrenfeltz (Williamsport, Md.), 3. Michael Goodwin (Wellsville), 4. David Thompson (Hagerstown, Md.), 5. John Catlett (Hagerstown, Md.), 6. William Crook (Myersville, Md.), 7. Dustin Proctor (Hedgesville, W.Va.), 8. Jeffrey Bosley (Martinsburg, W.Va.).
Legends: 1. Scott Houdeshell (Enola), 2. Devin Friese (Chambersburg), 3. Logan Jones (Greencastle), 4. Logan Carbaugh (Gettysburg), 5. Lincoln Kearchner (Fairfield), 6. Kirk Martin (Chambersburg), 7. Wayne Dutterer Jr. (East Berlin), 8. Seth Kearchner (Fairfield), 9. Tyler Rampmeyer (Frederick, Md.), 10. Colton Friese (Spring Run), 11. Kelby Friese (Chambersburg), 12. Dustin Wiles (Rocky Ridge, Md.), 13. Dalton Friese (Spring Run), 14. Ben Morrow (Chambersburg), 15. Brian Rampmeyer (Frederick, Md.), 16. Eric Hurst (Stevens), 17. Hunter McElroy (Spring Grove), 18. Jacob Burdette (Brownsville, Md.), 19. Chris Transeau (Abbottstown), 20. Moses Goetz (Saint Thomas), 21. Matt Grebe (Mercersburg).
Port Royal Speedway
July 20
305 Sprints: 1. Nick Sweigart (Myerstown), 2. Owen Dimm (Mifflintown), 3. Logan Spahr (Lewisberry), 4. Jeff Weaver (Lock Haven), 5. Mike Alleman (Port Royal), 6. Ken Duke Jr. (Winfield), 7. Austin Reed (Newberrytown), 8. Mike Melair (Warrington), 9. Kruz Kepner (Kreamer), 10. Paul Moyer (Beaver Springs), 11. Ryan Lynn (Hollidaysburg), 12. Kasey Weaver (Everett), 13. Zach Rhodes (McVeytown), 14. DJ Cassler (West Decataur), 15. Kolby Weaver (Everett), 16. Christian Rumsey (Middletown, N.Y.), 17. Dylan Shatzer (Hagerstown, Md.), 18. Croix Beasom (Mifflintown), 19. Dustin Young (Danville), 20. Fred Arnold (Richfield), 21. Andrew Boyer (Port Royal), 22. Timmy Bittner (Beech Creek), 23. Jarrett Cavalet (Hollidaysburg), 24. Chad Phillips (Gratz), 25. Kenny Heffner (Watsontown), 26. Doug Dodson (Middletown).
