Now that Aidan Crouse knows how it feels to win a race, the young Greencastle driver wants to duplicate that high again and again.
Weeks after winning his first 270 Sprints race at Path Valley Speedway, Crouse cruised to Victory Lane once again last weekend. A rising junior at Greencastle-Antrim, Crouse surged to the win over Fort Loudon’s Zach Glass and Fayetteville’s Cory Myers.
Crouse got the job done by capitalizing on optimal starting position. He began the feature from the third spot, but seized the lead on the very first lap. From there, Crouse was strong on multiple restarts and showcased his driving skills over the final nine laps, when he worked his way through lapped traffic.
Path Valley hosted two East Coast Legends races, one of which was a makeup of the Butch Shatzer Memorial. In that feature, Chambersburg’s Ben Morrow (6th) and St. Thomas’ Tracy Linn (8th) both landed Top 10 finishes. The second East Coast Legends race saw St. Thomas’ Ryan Walls Sr. win over Jeremy Ott and Logan Carbaugh. Also at Path Valley, Chambersburg’s Kevin Bard (2nd), Fayetteville’s Cameron Defenderfer (5th), and Greencastle’s Parker Starr (10th) all secured Top 10 finishes.
Port Royal Speedway hosted the Blue Collar Classic last weekend, drawing the attention of a couple of area drivers. Competing in the Limited Late Models race, Greencastle’s DJ Myers claimed third place and was chased to the finish line by Gunner Walls of St. Thomas, who finished in seventh.
One of the most popular dirt-track events of the summer — PA Speedweek — kicked off last week, although Mother Nature has had a bigger say in the outcome than any of the drivers. Friday’s program at Williams Grove Speedway was rained out, as was racing at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday and Grandview Speedway on Tuesday. In between the rainouts, however, National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Lance Dewease made his mark on PA Speedweek.
Dewease, the “Fayetteville Flyer,” competed in the 410 Sprints at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, winning the B-Main before driving from 21st to 12th in the feature. Dewease was back on the track Wednesday and placed seventh at Port Royal.
Dewease’s son, Cole, was also active last weekend. He drove to a runner-up finish in the 600 Sprints feature at Blanket Hill Speedway.
The PA Speedweek schedule moves into local territory this weekend. Hagerstown Speedway will host Night 7 on Thursday, before Path Valley puts on the Night 10 program on Sunday.
Below is a track-by-track look at races from last week that included drivers from the Local.News1 coverage area:
FEATURE RESULTS
Path Valley Speedway
Saturday, June 28
East Coast Legends (Butch Shatzer Memorial): 1. Colton Friese (Spring Run), 2. Wayne Dutterer Jr. (East Berlin), 3. Logan Carbaugh (Gettysburg), 4. Bill Diehl (Wrightsville), 5. Dalton Friese (Mercersburg), 6. Ben Morrow (Chambersburg), 7. Scott Montgomery (Radnor), 8. Tracy Linn (St. Thomas), 9. Tyler Kaylor (Gardners), 10. Hunter McElroy (Spring Grove), 11. Eric Hurst (Stevens), 12. Ryan Walls Jr. (St. Thomas), 13. Bill Funk (Chambersburg), 14. Logan Jones (Hagerstown, Md.), 15. Scott Musselman (York), 16. Brad Friese (Mercersburg), 17. Rick Hartwig (Finksburg, Md.), 18. Devin Friese (Chambersburg), 19. Jeremy Ott (Carlisle), 20. Kayleigh Linn (Chambersburg).
East Coast Legends: 1. Ryan Walls Jr. (St. Thomas), 2. Jeremy Ott (Carlisle), 3. Logan Carbaugh (Gettysburg), 4. Scott Montgomery (Radnor), 5. Bill Diehl (Wrightsville), 6. Dalton Friese (Mercersburg), 7. Wayne Dutterer Jr. (East Berlin), 8. Hunter McElroy (Spring Grove), 9. Scott Musselman (York), 10. Rick Hulson (Glen Burnie, Md.), 11. Ben Morrow (Chambersburg), 12. Eric Hurst (Stevens), 13. Tyler Kaylor (Gardners), 14. Tracy Linn (St. Thomas), 15. Rick Hartwig (Finksburg, Md.), 16. Colton Friese (Spring Run), 17. Ryan Walls Jr. (St. Thomas), 18. Kayleigh Linn (Chambersburg), 19. Moses Goatz, 20. Tim Hahn (Mifflintown), 21. Logan Jones (Hagerstown, Md.), 22. Travis McClelland (Littlestown), 23. Andrew Mowan, 24. Bill Funk (Chambersburg), 25. Scott Spidle (Etters).
270 Sprints: 1. Aidan Crouse (Greencastle), 2. Zach Glass (Fort Loudon), 3. Cory Myers (Fayetteville), 4. Brady Paull (Littlestown), 5. Travis Hodge (Lewistown), 6. Teegan Kauffman (McClure), 7. Mark Gordon, 8. Matthew Dixson (Julian), 9. Jon Williams (Blairs Mills), 10. Eric Christman, 11. Bradyn Kuhn (Greencastle) DNF, 12. Gaitlin Kauffman DNF, 13. Jamie Connelly DNF, 14. Brad Cowan (Neelyton) DNF, 15. Stephanie Welk (Blairs Mills) DNF, 16. Jason Houtz (Mifflintown) DNF.
Thunder Cars: 1. Jeremy Eutzy (Shippensburg), 2. Kevin Bard (Chambersburg), 3. Charlie Stallman (Mount Union), 4. Terry Perry, 5. Cameron Defenderfer (Fayetteville), 6. Robert McQuade (McConnellsburg), 7. Brock Foster (McVeytown), 8. Dustin Moore, 9. Shaun Linn, 10. Parker Starr (Greencastle), 11. Brittany Arcq, 12. Matt Williamson (Saltillo) DNF, 13. Jeff Koser DNF, 14. Ronnie Garlock (Mapleton Depot) DNF.
Modifieds: 1. Kirk Baker (Hustontown), 2. Darin Hoover (Huntingdon), 3. Sam Reeder (Burnt Cabins), 4. Todd Goss, 5. Johnny Bouse (Hughesville), 6. Reese Fedder (Elliottsburg), 7. Doug Ostwald (Lambertville, N.J.).
600 Sprints: 1. Dylan Anderson (Three Springs), 2. Randy Kunkle Jr. (Dover), 3. Aden Myers (Hanover), 4. Dakota Sheaffer (Gardners), 5. Jim Young (Johnstown), 6. Haydin Ort (Etters), 7. Mike Sherman (Mechanicsburg), 8. Clayton Shaw (Carlisle), 9. Jason Sechrist (Myerstown).
Strictly Stocks: 1. Rusty Garlock (Mapleton), 2. Jimmy Moyer, 3. Jesse Matney (Mapleton Depot), 4. Robert Cutshall (Three Springs), 5. Josh Norton (Lewistown), 6. Anthony Varner Jr. (Three Springs), 7. Corbin Rosenberry, 8. Jaymen Goss, 9. David Buckley, 10. Koltan Martin DNF, 11. Skylar Goss DNF.
Port Royal Speedway
Saturday, June 28
Limited Late Models: 1. Lane Snook (Mifflintown), 2. Ryan Zook (Mifflintown), 3. DJ Myers (Greencastle), 4. Devin Hart (Port Royal), 5. Spike Moore, 6. Jared Fulkroad (Port Royal), 7. Gunner Walls (St. Thomas), 8. Jaxton Garman (Elliottsburg), 9. Chase Bowsman (Mifflin), 10. Eric Irvin (Petersburg), 11. George Dixon (Shirleysburg), 12. Tommy Slanker (York), 13. Andrew Yoder (Middleburg), 14. Maddox Smith (Renovo), 15. Matt Murphy (Bel Air, Md.), 16. Wayne Pfeil (Elverson), 17. Cayden Ranck (Thompsontown), 18. Harold Ranck (Thompsontown), 19. Michael Walls (St. Thomas), 20. Brad McGinnis (Huntingdon), 21. Mitchel Smith (Shermans Dale), 22. Dillan Stake (Mapleton Depot).
Limited Late Models (B-Main): 1. Brad McGinnis (Huntingdon), 2. Cayden Ranck (Thompsontown), 3. Wayne Pfeil (Elverson), 4. Mitchel Smith (Shermans Dale), 5. Gunner Walls (St. Thomas), 6. Shawn Shoemaker (Mt. Union), 7. Travis Horan (Dover), 8. Devin Weyandt (East Freedom), 9. Keith Walls (St. Thomas), 10. Trenton Beasom (Mifflintown).
305 Winged Sprints: 1. Nick Sweigart (Myerstown), 2. Christian Rumsey (Middletown, N.Y.), 3. Dustin Young (Danville), 4. Ken Duke Jr. (Winfield), 5. Logan Spahr (Lewisberry), 6. Braeden Varner (Mifflintown), 7. Josh Spicer (Julian), 8. Drew Young (Beaver Springs), 9. Tim Iulg (Bridgeton, N.J.), 10. Roger Irvine (Irvona), 11. Dylan Shatzer (Hagerstown, Md.), 12. Mike Melair (Warrington), 13. John Braim (Turbotville), 14. Jim Pattock (Leechburg), 15. Timmy Bittner (Beech Creek), 16. Colton Hendershot (Clear Spring, Md.), 17. Kenny Heffner (Watsontown), 18. Ryan Stillwaggon (Burlington, N.J.), 19. Jeff Paulson (Honey Brook), 20. Paul Moyer (Beaver Springs), 21. Erin Statler (Carlisle), 22. Jacob Gomola (Seneca), 23. Chris Dolan (York), 24. Doug Dodson (Middletown).
Wednesday, July 2
410 Sprints: 1. Anthony Macri (Dillsburg), 2. Kyle Larson (Elk Grove, Calif.), 3. Chase Dietz (York), 4. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood), 5. Logan Wagner (Harrisonville), 6. AJ Flick (Apollo), 7. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 8. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg), 9. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 10. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 11. Ryan Newton (Meridan Plains, QLD), 12. Steve Buckwalter (Royersford), 13. Cameron Smith (Spring Grove), 14. Michael Walter (Selinsgrove), 15. Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville), 16. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 17. Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg), 18. Kody Hartlaub (East Berlin), 19. Jake Karklin (Middleburg), 20. Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown), 21. Austin Bishop (Morgantown), 22. Mike Wagner (Harrisonville), 23. Jeff Halligan (Ephrata), 24. Devin Adams (Lebanon).
BAPS Motor Speedway
Sunday, June 29
410 Sprints: 1. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg), 2. Chase Dietz (York), 3. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood), 4. Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville), 5. Anthony Macri (Dillsburg), 6. Cameron Smith (Spring Grove), 7. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 8. Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown), 9. Gerard McIntyre Jr. (New Oxford), 10. Ryan Newton (Meridan Plains, QLD), 11. Tyler Ross (Lincoln University), 12. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 13. Billy Dietrich (Aspers), 14. Logan Rumsey (Manchester), 15. Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg), 16. Dylan Norris (Hanover), 17. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 18. Kody Hartlaub (East Berlin), 19. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 20. JJ Loss (Hanover), 21. Robbie Kendall (New Freedom), 22. Jordan Thomas (Harding), 23. Jeff Halligan (Ephrata) DNF, 24. Alex Attard (Mangrove Mountain, NSW) DNF.
410 Sprints (B-Main): 1. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 2. Billy Dietrich (Aspers), 3. Alex Attard (Mangrove Mountain, NSW), 4. Kody Hartlaub (East Berlin), 5. Austin Bishop (Morgantown), 6. Aaron Bollinger (Birdsboro), 7. Kyle Moody (Wellsville), 8. Matt Campbell (Fawn Grove), 9. Brandon Rahmer (Salfordville), 10. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 11. Doug Hammaker (Grantville), 12. Domenic Melair (Warrington), 13. Jordan Givler (Enola), 14. Brett Strickler (York), 15. Preston Lattomus (Lewes, Del.), 16. Dallas Schott (York), 17. Kody Lehman (Enola), 18. Chad Trout (Dover).
