There’s nothing easy about winning on the auto racing circuit, but the path to Victory Lane can be made easier by properly executing the three phases of Race Day: The qualifying round, heat race and feature race.
Devin Friese understood the assignment and checked all three boxes while competing in the Masters Legends division at BAPS Motor Speedway on Friday and Saturday. The Chambersburg driver kicked off his weekend by running the second-fastest time in qualifying, then followed up by winning his heat race. Those efforts set Friese up for a second-starting position in Saturday’s 25-lap feature.
Friese handled the rest, cruising to the feature win over Jeremy Ott and Michael King.
Another driver with the Friese surname, Colton Friese of Spring Run, raced to victory in the Semi-Pro Legends race. He secured the win over Sierra Davenport and Greencastle’s Logan Jones, who drove from fifth to third.
Closer to home, at Path Valley Speedway, the sibling rivalry between Fayetteville’s Cory Myers and Chambersburg’s Craig Myers continued in the 270 Sprints feature, with Cory winning the race and Craig finishing in third.
The 600 Sprints at Path Valley saw Tanner Pressley secure the top spot over Hagerstown’s Kameron Morral and Fayetteville’s Cole Dewease. Kevin Bard, of Chambersburg, took fifth in the Thunder Cars feature, while Hagerstown’s Wes Bonebrake landed 10th in the Limited Late Models race.
Path Valley’s points races have concluded in the Late Models and Modifieds divisions. Michael Walls, of St. Thomas, won the Late Models division over Greencastle’s DJ Myers and Chambersburg’s Randy Burkholder. The Modifieds division was conquered by Darin Hoover, with Chambersburg’s Alyssa Rowe and Kirk Baker finishing second and third, respectively.
Finally, the World of Outlaws visited Lincoln Speedway on Saturday night, and Fayetteville’s Lance Dewease was part of the program, taking ninth in the B Main of the 410 Sprints.
Below is a speedway-by-speedway, feature-by-feature, look at how area drivers performed last weekend:
Feature results
Path Valley Speedway
Oct. 12
270 Sprints: 1. Cory Myers (Fayetteville), 2. Bret Cronrath (Blandon), 3. Craig Myers (Chambersburg), 4. Bill Laughman (New Oxford), 5. Zach Glass (Fort Loudon), 6. Dakota Yeingst (Shippensburg), 7. Brett Kauffman, 8. Stephanie Welk (Blairs Mills), 9. Sara Borror (Myerstown), 10. Jamie Connelly, 11. Travis Hodge (Lewistown), 12. Mark Gordon, 13. Jordan Knable, 14. Eric Christman, 15. Bradyn Kuhn (Greencastle) DNF, 16. Jason Houtz (Mifflintown) DNF, 17. Mac West DNF.
Modifieds: 1. Darin Hoover (Huntingdon), 2. Kirk Baker (Hustontown), 3. Justin Cullum (Manchester, Md.), 4. Ryan Dolan (Keyser, W.Va.), 5. Alyssa Cullum, 6. Sam Reeder (Burnt Cabins), 7. Haley Kaiser (Winchester, Va.), 8. Reese Feeder (Elliottsburg), 9. Brady Daniels (Harrisonville), 10. Jason Stoner (Mercersburg), 11. Doug Ostwald (Lambertville, N.J.), 12. Justin Milburn (Shellsburg), 13. Jacob McConnell (Westfield).
Limited Late Models: 1. Sean Merkel (Boyertown), 2. Trent Merkel (Boyertown), 3. Jaxton Garman (Elliottsburg), 4. Michael Carter (Winchester, Va.), 5. James Lichliter (Maurertown, Va.), 6. George Dixon Jr. (Shirleysburg), 7. Michael Walls (St. Thomas), 8. Gerald Davis (Augusta, W.Va.), 9. Bubby Tharp (Yellow Spring, W.Va.), 10. Wes Bonebrake (Hagerstown, Md.), 11. Steve Lowery (Chambersburg), 12. Randy Burkholder (Chambersburg), 13. Ralph Morgan (Mt. Union), 14. Matt Williamson (Saltillo), 15. Nicholas Smith, 16. John Moser (East Berlin), 17. DJ Myers (Greencastle), 18. Brad Benton (Duncansville), 19. Trent Beasom, 20. Kyle Moser (East Berlin), 21. Mason Strait (St. Thomas), 22. Tristin Neiderer (Landisville), 23. Cayden Ranck (Thompsontown) DNF.
Thunder Cars: 1. Charlie Stallman (Mt. Union), 2. Jackson Eutzy (Shippensburg), 3. Aaron Updegraff (Elizabethtown), 4. Tara Sales, 5. Kevin Bard (Chambersburg), 6. Jeremy Eutzy (Shippensburg), 7. Brock Foster (McVeytown), 8. Robert McQuade (McConnellsburg), 9. Kenny Hill, 10. Justin Bucher, 11. Doug Sales (St. Thomas), 12. Jason Erwin, 13. Dustin Moore, 14. Rodney Walls (Chambersburg), 15. Rhyann Arcq, 16. Roger Traxler (Fayetteville), 17. Hector Maldonado, 18. William Sterner (Elliottsburg) DNF, 19. Jeremy Shoup DNF.
600 Sprints: 1. Tanner Pressley (Lewisberry), 2. Kameron Morral (Hagerstown, Md.), 3. Cole Dewease (Fayetteville), 4. Randy Kunkle Jr. (Dover), 5. Jim Young (Johnstown), 6. Dylan Anderson (Three Springs), 7. Dawson Walls (St. Thomas), 8. Corey Schmuck Jr. (Lititz), 9. Kyler Plummer (Littlestown), 10. Mike Rankin (Elizabethtown), 11. Blake Ludwig (McSherrystown) DNF, 12. Brian Kramer (Lititz) DNF, 13. Ethan McNew (Adamstown).
BAPS Motor Speedway
BAPS Motor Speedway
Oct. 12
Late Models: 1. Lane Snook (Mifflintown), 2. Coleby Frye (Dover), 3. Jake Moser (East Berlin), 4. Daulton Bigler (Mechanicsburg), 5. Zach Kauffman (York Haven), 6. Travis Mease (Harrisburg), 7. Wayne Pfeil (Elverson), 8. Chad Smith (Duncannon), 9. Matt Adams (Etters), 10. Travis Horan (Dover), 11. Dylan Brown (Manchester, Md.), 12. Cole Slanker (Strinestown), 13. Jared Miller (Palmyra), 14. Blake Brooks (New Kingstown), 15. Ryan Rost (Delta) DNF, 16. Wes Hurd (Waynesboro) DNF, 17. Shawn Liddick (Mechanicsburg) DNF, 18. Kyle Nicholas (Mt. Holly Springs) DNF.
Masters Legends: 1. Devin Friese (Chambersburg), 2. Jeremy Ott (Carlisle), 3. Michael King (Jamestown, N.D.), 4. Glenn Mitchell (Picton, NSW), 5. Robert Stough (New Oxford), 6. Donavin Wiest (Wishek, N.D.), 7. Jeff Schmidt (Rock City, Ill.), 8. Scott Richardson (Pelican Rapids, Minn.), 9. Scott Houdeshell (Enola), 10. Scott Musselman (York), 11. Dusty Riggs (Hatch, N.M.), 12. Scott Montgomery (Radnor), 13. Rick Hartwig (Finksburg, Md.), 14. Scott Spidle (Etters), 15. Mike Gilbert (Galena, Kan.), 16. Doug Fawley (Lynchburg, Ohio), 17. David Braxton (Cary, N.C.), 18. Ezekiel Hanger (Henderson, Col.) DNF, 19. Keith Meyer (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) DNF, 20. Shaun Abney (Pasadena, Md.) DNF, 21. Eugene Drew (Vernon, N.J.) DNF, 22. Kirk Martin (Chambersburg) DNF, 23. Michael McKinley (Leesburg, Ohio) DNF.
Semi-Pro Legends: 1. Colton Friese (Spring Run), 2. Sierra Davenport (Bismarck, N.D.), 3. Logan Jones (Greencastle), 4. Hayden Schmuhl (Beaver Dam, Wisc.), 5. Gage Madler (New England, N.D.), 6. Chance Gilbert (Galena, Kan.), 7. Dalton Friese (Spring Run), 8. Cale Riggs (Hatch, N.M.), 9. Richie Dobson Jr. (Shermans Dale), 10. William Wetzl (Cincinnati, Ohio), 11. RJ Garay (Garfield, N.M.), 12. Kelby Friese (Chambersburg), 13. Brian Rampmeyer (Frederick, Md.), 14. Dustin Wiles (Rocky Ridge, Md.), 15. Noah Madler (New England, N.D.), 16. Ben Morrow (Chambersburg), 17. Quade Schoonover (Peebles, Ohio), 18. Chris Nicoll (York), 19. Kody Machart (Moorhead, Minn.) DNF, 20. Adam Meyer (Springville, Iowa) DNF.
Lincoln Speedway
Oct. 12
410 Sprints (B Main): 1. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 2. Landon Crawley (Benton, Ark.), 3. Ryan Smith (Kunkletown), 4. Giovanni Scelzi (Fresno, Calif.), 5. Matt Campbell (Fawn Grove), 6. Brandon Rahmer (Salfordville), 7. Chris Arnold (Dillsburg), 8. Tim Glatfelter (York), 9. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 10. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 11. JJ Loss (Hanover), 12. Reese Nowotarski (Leesport), 13. Kody Hartlaub (East Berlin), 14. Dylan Cisney (Port Royal), 15. Kraig Kinser (Bloomington, Ind.), 16. Austin Bishop (Morgantown), 17. Dylan Norris (Hanover), 18. Jordan Givler (Camp Hill).
