It was already a great night for Lance Dewease at Williams Grove Speedway.
Competing in the 410 Sprints on Friday evening, the “Fayetteville Flyer” and National Sprint Car Hall of Famer put up a vintage performance, winning his heat race before cruising to his 118th victory at Williams Grove.
It was a sharp effort that showed once again that Dewease, 60, still has plenty of gas left in a decades-long career.
And as good as things were going for Dewease — the all-time wins leader at Williams Grove — the night become even more special later when his son, Cole, conquered The Grove for the first time with a victory in the 305 Sprints. Both drivers earned flag-to-flag wins.
Lance Dewease finished his weekend of racing with a seventh-place finish at Lincoln Speedway.
While the Dewease family enjoyed success at a familiar track, DJ Myers ventured out to Selinsgrove Speedway to test his skills. It was a great decision for the Greencastle driver, who won the Limited Late Models feature to pick up his first win at the track.
Closer to home, racing programs at Path Valley and Hagerstown Speedways were chock-full of local podium finishers.
We’ll start with the quarter-mile banked clay oval at Path Valley. The East Coast Legends feature saw Greencastle’s Logan Jones land a runner-up finish to lead a group of area drivers that included Fairfield’s Lincoln Kearchner (4th) and Seth Kearchner (9th), and Saint Thomas’ Ryan Walls. The Top 10 in the Thunder Cars race was also tightly-packed with local talent, with Chambersburg’s Kevin Bard (2nd), Fayetteville’s Cameron Defenderfer (6th) and Roger Traxler (9th), and Greencastle’s Parker Starr (10th) all turning in strong races.
Also at Path Valley, Waynesboro’s Darren Kauffman drove to a second-place finish in the 600 Sprints, while the 270 Sprints included big efforts from Fort Loudon’s Zach Glass (3rd) and Greencastle’s Bradyn Kuhn (5th).
Three area drivers — Kyle Lee, Mike Walls, and Keith Reed — posted runner-up finishes at Hagerstown Speedway. Lee, from Mercersburg, competed in the Late Model Sportsman feature and was chased by Greencastle’s Cody Kershner (5th) and Brian Booze (7th), as well as Waynesboro’s Tyler Horst (8th). Walls took second in the Crate Late Models and was followed by Greencastle’s Cuyler Upperman (4th) and Hagerstown’s Brady Neff (5th) and Avery McMellen (8th). As for Reed, he competed in the Xtreme Stocks, as did fellow Hagerstown driver Blake Reed (7th). Also landing a Top 10 finish was Hagerstown’s Graham Brezler, who claimed ninth in the Crown Vic feature.
Trevor Gach, of Chambersburg, took a circuitous route to the Top 10 at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. He was a DNF for eighth place in his Wingless 600 Sprints heat race, so he had fight for a transfer spot in the B-Main just to make it into the feature. Gach did just that and drew the 23rd-starting spot. From there, the “Gachinator” made lemonade out of lemons, jumping ahead 16 spots over the course of the 25-lap feature to finish in seventh and earn the Hard Charger Award.
Greencastle’s Todd Walls posted two podium finishes over the weekend. He took third in the PA Micro Midgets 500cc race at McGrewBid Motoplex on Friday, before finishing second in the same division at BAPS Motor Speedway on Saturday. Also at BAPS, the Limited Late Models feature included Top 5 finishes from Saint Thomas’ Mike Walls (4th) and Greencastle’s Scott Palmer (5th).
Finally, at Bedford Speedway, the 305 Sprints feature saw top finishes from Hagerstown’s Dylan Shatzer (4th) and Greencastle’s Alyssa Callum (6th).
Below is a track-by-track, feature-by-feature look at races from last weekend that included drivers from the Local.News1 coverage area:
Feature results
McGrewBid Motoplex
Friday, May 29
PA Micro Midgets 500cc (20 laps): 1. Mason Noble (Seven Valleys), 2. Ryan Wells (Jonestown), 3. Todd Walls (Greencastle), 4. JD Myers (Thomasville), 5. Hunter Smith (Rouzerville), 6. Asher Paxton (Dillsburg), 7. Dakota Thomas (Duncannon), 8. Paul Craley (Red Lion), 9. Nick Decker (Halifax), 10. Landon Godfrey (Loganville), 11. Josh Forry (Spring Grove), 12. Matt Kiefert (Colora, Md.), 13. CJ Kimm (Fredericksburg), 14. Jeremy Sperlein (Littlestown), 15. Luke Baker (Middletown, Md.), 16. Byron Urey (Felton), 17. Bobby Geiman (Felton), 18. George Reed (Holtwood), 19. Ryan Rost (Delta), 20. Hunter Scofield (Saint Thomas), 21. Katelyn Johnson (Quarryville), 22. Chase Frey (Airville) DNF, 23. Jim Rost Jr. (Darlington, Md.) DNF, 24. Daniel Feltch (Quarryville) DNF.
PA Micro Midgets 500cc (B-Main, 8 laps): 1. Josh Forry (Spring Grove), 2. Ryan Rost (Delta), 3. Luke Baker (Middletown, Md.), 4. Jim Rost Jr. (Darlington, Md.), 5. George Reed (Holtwood), 6. Hunter Scofield (Saint Thomas), 7. Edward Schill Jr. (Chambersburg), 8. Maverick Bair (Hanover), 9. Brandon Scofield (Saint Thomas) DNF.
Williams Grove Speedway
Friday, May 29
410 Sprints (25 laps): 1. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 2. Chase Dietz (York), 3. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg), 4. Brent Shearer (Manheim), 5. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 6. Chad Trout (Dover), 7. Cameron Smith (Spring Grove), 8. Logan Rumsey (Manchester), 9. Buddy Schweibinz (Tuckahoe, N.J.), 10. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 11. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood), 12. Preston Lattomus (Lewes, Del.), 13. Kody Hartlaub (East Berlin), 14. Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville), 15. Matt Campbell (Fawn Grove), 16. Doug Hammaker (Grantville), 17. Ryan Newton (Sunshine Coast, QLD), 18. Nash Ely (Sinking Spring), 19. Austin Bishop (Morgantown), 20. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 21. Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown), 22. Chris Frank (Wellsville), 23. Dallas Schott (York), 24. JJ Loss (Hanover) DNF.
305 Sprints (20 laps): 1. Cole Dewease (Fayetteville), 2. Chris Meleason (Carlisle), 3. Mike Melair (Warrington), 4. Zach Rhodes (McVeytown), 5. Ken Duke Jr. (Winfield), 6. Chris Dolan (York), 7. Logan Spahr (Lewisberry), 8. Tyler Brehm (Reading), 9. Croix Beasom (Mifflintown), 10. Mike Alleman (Port Royal), 11. Tyler Schell (Millersburg), 12. Kenny Heffner (Watsontown), 13. Erin Statler (Carlisle), 14. Landon Price (Fleetwood), 15. Jacob McLain (Indian Trail, N.C.), 16. Chad Phillips (Gratz), 17. Tyler Erdley (Herndon), 18. Jonathan Swift (Mount Gretna), 19. Reece Raudabaugh (Boiling Springs), 20. Dave Graber (Boyertown) DNF, 21. Jerald Harris (Rockingham, Va.) DNF, 22. Caleb Harris (Harrisonburg, Va.) DNF, 23. Kenny Laureno (Georgetown, Del.) DNF, 24. Brandon McLain (Indian Trail, N.C.) DNF.
Bedford Speedway
Friday, May 29
Super Late Models (30 laps): 1. Trever Feathers (Winchester, Va.), 2. Gregg Satterlee (Indiana), 3. Matt Cosner (Ridgeley, W.Va.), 4. JT Spence (Winchester, Va.), 5. Jeff Rine (Danville), 6. Lane Snook (Port Royal), 7. Shawn Shoemaker (Mt. Union), 8. Matt Sponaugle (Wiley Ford, W.Va.), 9. Bryan Bernheisel (Jonestown), 10. Tyler Emory (King George, Va.), 11. Spike Moore, 12. Jeff Miller (Huntingdon), 13. Coleby Frye (Dover), 14. Jim McBee (Gettysburg), 15. Kyle Hardy (Winchester, Va.), 16. Nathan LaSalle (Everett), 17. Colin Casale (Loretto), 18. Jakob Piper (Mercersburg), 19. Del Rougeux (Frenchville), 20. Wayne Johnson (Hancock).
305 Sprints (20 laps): 1. Ryan Lynn (Hollidaysburg), 2. Colton Hendershot (Clear Spring, Md.), 3. Mikell McGee (Doylesburg), 4. Dylan Shatzer (Hagerstown, Md.), 5. Jarrett Cavalet (Hollidaysburg), 6. Alyssa Callum (Greencastle), 7. Matthew Kline (Saxton), 8. Jimmy White (Mount Union), 9. AJ Barton (Bedford), 10. Kasey Weaver (Everett), 11. Reed Thompson (Petersburg), 12. Kolby Weaver (Everett), 13. Todd Lynn (Hollidaysburg).
Path Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 30
600 Sprints: 1. Tanner Pressley (Lewisberry), 2. Darren Kauffman (Waynesboro), 3. Connor Fetrow (Manchester), 4. Jim Young (Johnstown), 5. Shawn Rumbaugh (Kittanning), 6. Heath Walton (Mifflintown), 7. Ben Freels (Dillsburg), 8. Randy Kunkle Jr. (Dover), 9. Brandon Shearer (Mount Joy), 10. Vincent Gaudiosi (Gettysburg), 11. Cole Armstrong (Duncannon), 12. Ben Irvin, 13. Camden Cooper (Fayetteville), 14. Travis Keiser (Thomasville) DNF.
270 Sprints: 1. Cory Myers (Gettysburg), 2. Jason Houtz (Mifflintown), 3. Zach Glass (Fort Loudon), 4. Dakota Yeingst (Shippensburg), 5. Bradyn Kuhn (Greencastle), 6. Brett Kauffman, 7. Cameron McClure (Huntingdon), 8. Brycen Doyle, 9. Travis Hodge (Lewistown), 10. Stephanie Welk (Blairs Mills), 11. Chanler Heasley (New Oxford), 12. Chris Diehl, 13. Jordan Knable, 14. Eric Forsythe Sr. (McClure), 15. Dylan Mickey, 16. Eric Christman (Lehighton), 17. John Williams, 18. Ayden Sword, 19. Bobby Bush DNF, 20. Mark Gordon DNF, 21. Mark Knable DNF, 22. Jamie Connelly DNF, 23. Stacey Galanis (Hedgesville, W.Va.) DNF, 24. Drew Sullivan DNF, 25. Mason McAndrew (Apollo) DNF.
Wingless Super Sportsman: 1. Brett Perigo (Stoystown), 2. Brandon Shearer (Mount Joy), 3. Donnie Farlling (New Paris), 4. Luke Lenker (Mechanicsburg), 5. Eric Walker (Gettysburg), 6. Brad Mellott (Needmore), 7. Dexter Ehrenzeller (McAlisterville), 8. Craig Perigo (Stoystown), 9. Brad Cowan (Neelyton), 10. Billy Doyle (Dry Run), 11. Andrew Ketterman (Taneytown, Md.), 12. Dennis Perigo (Stoystown), 13. Josh Smith (Asper), 14. Sam Leonard (Marysville), 15. Chris Keshishian, 16. Ryan Walls (St. Thomas) DNF, 17. Brad Kling (Mount Union) DNF.
Thunder Cars: 1. Jeremy Eutzy (Shippensburg), 2. Kevin Bard (Chambersburg), 3. Aaron Updegraff (Elizabethtown), 4. Jackson Eutzy (Shippensburg), 5. Ronnie Buck (Annville), 6. Cameron Defendefer (Fayetteville), 7. Brock Foster (McVeytown), 8. Dave Yoder, 9. Roger Traxler (Fayetteville), 10. Parker Starr (Greencastle), 11. Devin Thomas (Mercersburg), 12. Kenny Hill, 13. Jake Shoup, 14. Terry Perry, 15. Wes Young, 16. Justin Bucher, 17. Bill Seibert, 18. Dustin Moore, 19. Matt Williamson (Saltillo) DNF, 20. Doug Sales (St. Thomas) DNF, 21. Mike Racine (Hanover) DNF, 22. Bill Sterner (Elliottsburg) DNF.
East Coast Legends: 1. Jeremy Ott (Carlisle), 2. Logan Jones (Greencastle), 3. Owan Wagaman (Hanover), 4. Lincoln Kearchner (Fairfield), 5. Ryan Walls (Saint Thomas), 6. Justin Wagaman (Hanover), 7. Bill Diehl (Wrightsville), 8. Tyler Rampmeyer (Frederick, Md.), 9. Seth Kearchner (Fairfield), 10. Conner Tracy, 11. Moses Goetz (Saint Thomas), 12. Hunter McElroy (Spring Grove), 13. Ben Morrow (Chambersburg), 14. Jayden Powell (Chambersburg), 15. Rick Hartwig (Finksburg, Md.), 16. Devin Friese (Chambersburg), 17. Dalton Friese (Spring Run), 18. KJ Massey (Hagerstown, Md.), 19. Scott Musselman (York), 20. Ryan Walls Jr. (Saint Thomas), 21. Dave Benner (Danville), 22. Jeremiah Bowling, 23. Scott Montgomery (Radnor), 24. Matt Grebe (Mercersburg) DNF.
Hagerstown Speedway
Saturday, May 30
Late Model Sportsman (20 laps): 1. Levi Crowl (Clear Spring, Md.), 2. Kyle Lee (Mercersburg), 3. Brayden Anderson (Bunker Hill, W.Va.), 4. Jonathan Raley (Hollywood, Md.), 5. Cody Kershner (Greencastle), 6. Kyle Lear (Severna Park, Md.), 7. Brian Booze (Greencastle), 8. Tyler Horst (Waynesboro), 9. Austin Lathroum (Mechanicsville, Md.), 10. Keith Koontz (Boonsboro, Md.), 11. Brandon Bard (Greencastle), 12. Charlie Schaffer (Hampstead, Md.), 13. Dale Murphy (Stevensville, Md.), 14. Keith Walls (St. Thomas), 15. Eric Irvin (Petersburg), 16. Jeff King (Pasadena, Md.), 17. Austin Warrenfeltz (Williamsport, Md.), 18. Jayce Piper (Mercersburg), 19. Gino Comi (Pylesville, Md.), 20. Dylan Pryor (Williamsport, Md.), 21. Rick Hulson (Glen Burnie, Md.), 22. Justin Dillman (Charlestown, W.Va.), 23. Codey Breeden (Fairplay, Md.), 24. Eric Cronise (Boonsboro, Md.).
Late Model Sportsman (B-Main, 8 laps): 1. Dale Murphy (Stevensville, Md.), 2. Brandon Bard (Greencastle), 3. Dylan Pryor (Williamsport, Md.), 4. Keith Walls (St. Thomas), 5. Eric Cronise (Boonsboro, Md.), 6. Gino Comi (Pylesville, Md.), 7. Jimmy Jesmer (Pasadena, Md.), 8. Lee Zeger (Huntingdon).
Crate Late Models (20 laps): 1. Trevor Collins (Seaford, Del.), 2. Mike Walls (St. Thomas), 3. Chuck Bowie (Welcome, Md.), 4. Cuyler Upperman (Greencastle), 5. Brady Neff (Hagerstown, Md.), 6. Matthew Tarbox (Brandywine, Md.), 7. Roy Deese Jr. (Laurel, Md.), 8. Avery McMellen (Hagerstown, Md.), 9. Donnie Tingle (Georgetown, Del.), 10. Nick Hausenfluck (Winchester, Va.), 11. Kolbe Kimbrew (Fairmont, W.Va.) DNF, 12. Sam Caravello (Baltimore, Md.) DNF, 13. Jacob Whitt (Stephens City, Va.) DNF, 14. Wayne Johnson (Hancock, Md.) DNF, 15. Jasen Geesaman (Annville) DNF, 16. Josh Dotson (Hollywood, Md.) DNF, 17. Trevor Collins (Georgetown, Del.) DNF.
Xtreme Stocks (15 laps): 1. Randy Linaburg (Winchester, Va.), 2. Keith Reed (Hagerstown, Md.), 3. Dylan Beavers (Hedgesville, W.Va.), 4. Nathaniel Younker (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.), 5. Tom Caravello (Baltimore, Md.), 6. Jesse Daniels (Harrisonville), 7. Blake Reed (Hagerstown, Md.), 8. Ed Vogel (Meyersville), 9. Glenn Grimm (Fairplay, Md.), 10. Codey Christy (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.), 11. Shane McQuay (Sykesville, Md.), 12. Chance Harrison (Woodbine, Md.), 13. Brandon Churchey (Martinsburg, W.Va.), 14. Joshua Bloom (New Holland), 15. Tyler Fisher (Knoxville, Md.).
Crown Vic (15 laps): 1. Collton Replogle (Claysburg), 2. Allen Harding (Keyser, W.Va.), 3. Justin Blizzard (Keyser, W.Va.), 4. Jeff Detwiler (New Enterprise), 5. Travis Kause (Windber), 6. Ed Vogel (Meyersville), 7. Shawn Metty (Martinsburg, W.Va.), 8. Walt Lemmon (Fallston, Md.), 9. Graham Brezler (Hagerstown, Md.), 10. Kainen Brown (Hopewell), 11. Sky Blizzard (Keyser, W.Va.), 12. Byler Aikey (Breezewood), 13. Brady Chabol (Stoystown), 14. Jamey Swank (Somerset), 15. Brandon Bowman (Cumberland, Md.).
Lincoln Speedway
Saturday, May 30
410 Sprints (36 laps): 1. Chase Dietz (York), 2. Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville), 3. Ryan Newton (Sunshine Coast, QLD), 4. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 5. Cameron Smith (Spring Grove), 6. Austin Bishop (Morgantown), 7. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 8. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 9. Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown), 10. JJ Loss (Hanover), 11. Doug Hammaker (Grantville), 12. Preston Lattomus (Lewes, Del.), 13. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood), 14. Bryce Lucius (Findlay, Ohio), 15. Logan Rumsey (Manchester) DNF, 16. Chris Arnold (Wellsville) DNF, 17. Chad Trout (Dover) DNF, 18. Ayden Hare (Hanover) DNF, 19. Aaron Bollinger (Birdsboro) DNF, 20. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.) DNF, 21. Tyler Ross (Lincoln University) DNF, 22. Brandon Rahmer (Salfordville) DNF, 23. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg) DNF, 24. Kody Hartlaub (East Berlin) DNF.
BAPS Motor Speedway
Saturday, May 30
Limited Late Models (20 laps): 1. Chad Smith (Duncannon), 2. Devin Frey (Richland), 3. Jake Moser (York Haven), 4. Michael Walls (St. Thomas), 5. Scott Palmer (Greencastle), 6. Chase Billet (Dover), 7. Kyle Moser (East Berlin), 8. Trent Merkel (Boyertown), 9. Travis Mease (Harrisburg), 10. Tyler Bowman (Whitehall), 11. Wayne Pfeil (Elverson), 12. John Moser Jr. (York Haven), 13. Travis Horan (Dover), 14. Matt Adams (Etters), 15. Cole Slanker (Strinestown), 16. Jennifer Lesher (Halifax), 17. Mike Potts (York Haven), 18. Darrel Henry (Elliottsburg), 19. Dawson Walls (St. Thomas) DNF, 20. Roy Warehime Jr. (Manchester, Md.) DNF, 21. Colton Friese (Spring Run) DNF, 22. Gunnar Walls (Chambersburg) DNF, 23. Skylar Taschek (Duncannon) DNF.
PA Micro Midgets 500cc (20 laps): 1. Asher Paxton (Dillsburg), 2. Todd Walls (Greencastle), 3. Daniel Feltch (Quarryville), 4. Matt Kiefert (Colora, Md.), 5. Chase Frey (Airville), 6. Jeremy Sperlein (Littlestown), 7. Byron Urey (Felton), 8. Ryan Rost (Delta), 9. Timothy Hartle (Sykesville, Md.), 10. Katelyn Johnson (Quarryville), 11. Lily Barrett (Fleetwood), 12. Bobby Geiman (Felton), 13. Jim Rost Jr. (Darlington, Md.), 14. Nick Decker (Halifax), 15. Jim Rost Sr. (Darlington, Md.), 16. Keenan Wade (Chambersburg), 17. George Reed (Holtwood), 18. Mason Noble (Seven Valleys) DNF, 19. Landon Godfrey (Loganville) DNF, 20. JD Myers (Thomasville) DNF, 21. Paul Craley (Red Lion) DNF, 22. Edward Schill Jr. (Chambersburg) DNF, 23. Dakota Thomas (Duncannon) DNF.
Selinsgrove Speedway
Saturday, May 30
Super Late Models (25 laps): 1. Gregg Satterlee (Indiana), 2. Trever Feathers (Winchester, Va.), 3. Matt Cosner (Ridgeley, W.Va.), 4. Rick Eckert (York), 5. Ross Robinson (Georgetown, Del.), 6. Jeff Rine (Danville), 7. Hayes Mattern (Beavertown), 8. Andrew Yoder (Middleburg), 9. Deshaun Gingrich (Dover), 10. Austin Berry (Mifflin), 11. Lane Snook (Port Royal), 12. Gary Stuhler (Greencastle), 13. Chris Casner (Mifflintown), 14. JT Spence (Winchester, Va.), 15. Jim Yoder (Selinsgrove), 16. Dylan Yoder (Middleburg), 17. Shaun Jones (Shermans Dale), 18. Chad Julius (Harrisburg), 19. Tristin Neiderer (Landisville), 20. Jason Schmidt (Lewistown), 21. Dave Stamm (Millmont), 22. Kenny Trevitz (Winfield), 23. Greg Diehl (New Cumberland), 24. Mike Lupfer (Shermans Dale), 25. Kody Lyter (Lewistown).
Limited Late Models (20 laps): 1. DJ Myers (Greencastle), 2. Andrew Yoder (Middleburg), 3. Jaxton Garman (Elliottsburg), 4. George Dixon (Shirleysburg), 5. Shaun Miller (Tower City), 6. Tyson Mowery (Selinsgrove), 7. Ryan Zook (Mifflintown), 8. Meade Hahn (Millerstown), 9. Levi Vial (Bloomsburg), 10. Jared Fulkroad (Port Royal), 11. Casey Steinhoff (Millville), 12. Daulton Bigler (Mechanicsburg), 13. Zach Kauffman (York Haven), 14. Nathan Long (Selinsgrove), 15. Sam Rial (York), 16. Matt Murphy (Bel Air, Md.), 17. Wayne Shaffer (Mt. Pleasant Mills), 18. Jon Schoch (Coal Township), 19. Kenny Yoder (Allensville).
Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway
Saturday, May 30
Wingless 600 Sprints (25 laps): 1. Luke Hess (Benton), 2. Cooper Fegeley (Kutztown), 3. Cole Gerber (Gilbertsville), 4. Aden Myers (Hanover), 5. Cole Perez (Bridgewater, N.J.), 6. Lukas Kostic (Woolwich Township, N.J.), 7. Trevor Gach (Chambersburg), 8. Kaden Wenger (East Berlin), 9. Holden Eckman (Landisville), 10. Grady McGrew (Gettysburg), 11. Logan Dontonville (Pennsburg), 12. Tucker Gardner (Wyomissing), 13. Matthew Chowns (Green Lane), 14. Matthew Warner (Pine Grove), 15. Dominic Schmidt (Zionsville), 16. Abel Engler (Stroudsburg), 17. Quinn Llewellyn (Wilmington, Del.), 18. Jace Marshall (New Tripoli), 19. Easton Loomis (Blossvale, N.Y.), 20. James Fries (Bally), 21. Justin Burr (Middleboro, Mass.), 22. Brent Shearer (Manheim), 23. Gordon Greenlaw, 24. Chase Rodgers (Old Orchard Beach, Maine).
Wingless 600 Sprints (B-Main): 1. Holden Eckman (Landisville), 2. Justin Burr (Middleboro, Mass.), 3. Jace Marshall (New Tripoli), 4. Gordon Greenlaw, 5. Trevor Gach (Chambersburg), 6. Matthew Chowns (Green Lane), 7. Brett Greenlee (Manchester, Md.).
