It was Kids’ Night at Path Valley Speedway and Aidan Crouse — still a “kid” in his own right — gave the young fans something to cheer about.
Crouse, a rising senior at Greencastle-Antrim, picked up his first win of the season on Saturday. Competing in the 270 Sprints, Crouse surged to Victory Lane after conquering a field of 24 drivers that included Greencastle’s Bradyn Kuhn (4th), Chambersburg’s Dylan Mickey (5th), and Fort Loudon’s Zach Glass (8th).
Two other area drivers, Greencastle’s Brandon Bard and Fayetteville’s Roger Traxler, landed podium finishes at Path Valley. Bard took third in the Limited Late Models feature and was chased to the finish line by Dawson Walls, of St. Thomas, who claimed seventh. Traxler took third in the Thunder Cars B-Main and was followed by Greencastle’s Tara Sales (4th) and Chambersburg’s Brittany Arcq (8th).
Fayetteville’s father-son combo of Lance and Cole Dewease competed at Port Royal Speedway last weekend, and both drivers overcame poor starting position to land Top 10 finishes.
Lance, a National Sprint Car Hall of Famer known as “The Fayetteville Flyer,” won his 410 Sprints heat race, but drew the 11th starting sport for the 25-lap feature. He shrugged it off and then jumped nine spots to earn a runner-up finish behind Kody Hartlaub.
As for Cole, he narrowly made the transfer cutoff for the 305 Sprints feature after taking sixth in his heat race. But just like his dad, he made lemonade out of lemons, going from 16th to ninth in the 20-lapper.
Also at Port Royal, Greencastle’s DJ Myers claimed third in the Limited Late Models.
Randy Burkholder, of Chambersburg, made the trip to Winchester Speedway to compete in the Limited Late Models. He drove from 13th to seventh in the feature to earn the Hard Charger award. Hagerstown’s Wesley Bonebrake finished in ninth.
Finally, Greencastle’s Todd Walls posted a heat win in the 500cc PA Micro Midgets at McGrewBid Motoplex, before he finished 11th in the feature.
Racing was rained out at Hagerstown, Williams Grove, Selinsgrove and BAPS Motor Speedways.
Below is a track-by-track, feature-by-feature look at races from last weekend that included drivers from the LocalNews1.org coverage area:
FEATURE RESULTS
McGrewBid Motoplex
Friday, Aug. 7
500cc PA Micro Midgets (25 laps): 1. Josh Forry (Spring Grove), 2. Daniel Feltch (Quarryville), 3. Asher Paxton (Dillsburg), 4. Byron Urey (Felton), 5. JD Myers (Thomasville), 6. Jermey Sperlein (Littlestown), 7. Katelyn Johnson (Quarryville), 8. Mason Noble (Seven Valleys), 9. Chase Frey (Airville), 10. Paul Craley (Red Lion), 11. Todd Walls (Greencastle), 12. Bobby Geiman (Felton), 13. Maddox Wire (York Haven), 14. Jim Rost Jr. (Darlington, Md.), 15. Landon Godfrey (Loganville) DNF, 16. Ryan Rost (Delta) DNF, 17. Dakota Thomas (Duncannon) DNF, 18. Hunter McElroy (Spring Grove) DNF.
Clinton County Speedway
Friday, Aug. 7
Racesaver Sprints (50 laps): 1. Jim Pattock (Leechburg), 2. Jeff Weaver Jr. (Lock Haven), 3. Jacob Gomola (Guys Mills), 4. Jarrett Cavalet (Hollidaysburg), 5. Josh Beamer (Picture Rocks), 6. Matt Tebbs (Cogan Station), 7. Daniel Leaper (Perkiomenville), 8. Zach Rhodes (McVeytown), 9. Ryan Lynn (Hollidaysburg), 10. Tyler Erdley (Herndon), 11. Dale Schweikart (Linden), 12. Nathan Pierce (Troy), 13. Fred Arnold (Richfield), 14. Scott Lutz (Jonestown), 15. Tylor Cochran (Williamsport), 16. Landon Tressler (Port Matilda), 17. Reed Thompson (Petersburg), 18. Cole Dewease (Fayetteville) DNF, 19. Brady Beavers (Winchester, Va.) DNF, 20. Kruz Kepner (Kreamer) DNF, 21. Matthew Kline (Saxton) DNF, 22. Dakota Schweikart (Linden) DNF, 23. Timmy Bittner (Beech Creek) DNF, 24. Ken Duke Jr. (Winfield) DNF.
Winchester Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 8
Limited Late Models (20 laps): 1. Jeremy Pilkerton (Loveville, Md.), 2. Jonathan Raley (Hollywood, Md.), 3. Codey Breeden (Fairplay, Md.), 4. Brad Omps (Winchester, Va.), 5. Michael Carter (Winchester, Va.), 6. Mike Franklin (Winchester, Va.), 7. Randy Burkholder (Chambersburg), 8. Harry Shipe III (New Market, Md.), 9. Wesley Bonebrake (Hagerstown, Md.), 10. Mike Steck (Edinburg, Va.), 11. Gerald Davis (Augusta, W.Va.), 12. Chuckie Johnson (Front Royal, Va.).
Path Valley Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 8
600 Sprints: 1. Heath Walton (Mifflintown), 2. Mason Peters (Shickshinny), 3. Jason Sechrist (Myerstown), 4. Randy Kunkle Jr. (Dover), 5. Jim Young (Johnstown), 6. Aiden Myers, 7. Tanner Pressley (Lewisberry), 8. Ben Freels (Dillsburg), 9. Vincent Gaudiosi (Gettysburg), 10. Cole Armstrong (Duncannon), 11. Dominick Ciucci (Hanover), 12. Camden Cooper (Fayetteville), 13. Teegan Kauffman (McClure), 14. Brandon Shearer (Mount Joy), 15. Grady Rinehart (Ellwood City), 16. Ben Irvin (Myerstown), 17. Shawn Rumbaugh (Kittanning), 18. Flynn Roser (Narrogin, Wash.) DNF, 19. Taylor Smith DNF, 20. Darren Kauffman (Waynesboro) DNF.
Limited Late Models: 1. Cody Lear (Manchester, Md.), 2. Chase Billett (Dover), 3. Brandon Bard (Greencastle), 4. Jeff King (Pasadena, Md.), 5. Austin Warrenfeltz (Williamsport, Md.), 6. Cayden Ranck (Thompsontown), 7. Dawson Walls (St. Thomas), 8. Darrel Henry (Elliottsburg), 9. Sammy Rial (Etters) DNF, 10. Tyler Bowman (Whitehall) DNF, 11. Arden Fedder (Elliottsburg) DNF, 12. Trent Merkel (Boyertown) DNF, 13. Shyann Smith (Three Springs) DNF.
Wingless Super Sportsman: 1. Tony Jackson (Newville), 2. Brad Cowan (Neelyton), 3. Brett Perigo (Stoystown), 4. Donnie Farlling (New Paris), 5. Brian Nace (Gardners), 6. Brad Kling (Mt. Union), 7. Brandon Shearer (Mount Joy), 8. Sam Leonard (Marysville), 9. Eric Walker (Gettysburg), 10. Billy Doyle (Dry Run), 11. Kirk Baker (Hustontown), 12. Dennis Perigo (Stoystown), 13. Andrew Ketterman (Taneytown, Md.), 14. Josh Smith (Asper), 15. Bradyn Kuhn (Greencastle), 16. Steve Wilbur (Mechanicsburg), 17. Luke Lenker (Mechanicsburg), 18. Lee Kauffman (Hellam Township), 19. Gerry Strawser (Camp Hill), 20. Ryan Walls Sr. (St. Thomas), 21. Rohan Beasley (Mechanicsburg) DNF, 22. Craig Perigo (Stoystown) DNF.
Thunder Cars: 1. Tyler Stine (Shippensburg), 2. Jeremy Ott (Carlisle), 3. Kenny Yoder (Allensville), 4. Robert McQuade Jr. (McConnellsburg), 5. Justin Bucher, 6. Cheyenne Ingram, 7. Jake Shoup (Mapleton Depot), 8. Kenny Hill, 9. Jeremy Eutzy (Shippensburg), 10. Justin Rasp (McConnellsburg), 11. Ronnie Buck Jr. (Annville), 12. Jared Traxler (Fayetteville), 13. Dustin Moore, 14. Roger Traxler (Fayetteville), 15. Ryland Betz, 16. Jeremy Shoup, 17. Doug Sales (St. Thomas), 18. Ronnie Garlock (Mapleton Depot) DNF, 19. Sonny Williamson (Mapleton) DNF, 20. Devin Thomas (Mercersburg) DNF, 21. Matt Williamson (Saltillo) DNF, 22. Bill Sterner (Elliottsburg) DNF, 23. David Yoder DNF.
270 Sprints: 1. Aidan Crouse (Greencastle), 2. Mason McAndrew (Apollo), 3. Brett Kauffman, 4. Bradyn Kuhn (Greencastle), 5. Dylan Mickey (Chambersburg), 6. Jason Houtz (Mifflintown), 7. Cameron McClure (Huntingdon), 8. Zach Glass (Fort Loudon), 9. Chanler Heasley (New Oxford), 10. John Williams Jr., 11. Dakota Yeingst (Shippensburg), 12. Bryson Haugh (York Haven), 13. Stacey Galanis (Hedgesville, W.Va.), 14. Colton Guiher (Bellefonte), 15. Robert Bush (Three Spring), 16. Mark Gordon, 17. Mark Knable, 18. Tyler Brown (Carlisle) DNF, 19. Garrison Zook (Middleburg) DNF, 20. Stephanie Welk (Blairs Mills) DNF, 21. Drew Sullivan DNF, 22. Brycen Doyle DNF, 23. Matthew Dixson Jr. (Julian) DNF, 24. Ayden Sword DNF.
Strictly Stocks: 1. Matt Duvall (Robertsdale), 2. Jesse Matney (Mapleton Depot), 3. Jason Goss Sr., 4. Travis Semple (Mt. Union), 5. Dylan Allen, 6. Garrett Watkins (Huntingdon), 7 David Moore (Mt. Union), 8. Robert Cutshall (Three Springs), 9. Jimmy Moyer (Lewistown), 10. Tanner Guyer (Three Springs), 11. Koltan Martin (Shirleysburg), 12. Shjon Dove (Annville), 13. Kara Perino (Altoona), 14. Jimmy Delozier (Altoona), 15. Anthony Thurber, 16. Nicholas Bern DNF, 17. Marshall Dicken DNF, 18. Nevin Rosenberry (Port Royal) DNF, 19. Hunter Chilcote DNF, 20. Jed Nessinger (Shermans Dale) DNF, 21. Caleb Zimmerman DNF, 22. Caleb Zimmerman DNF, 23. Shain Holenbaugh DNF, 24. Shawn Wise (McAlisterville) DNF, 25. Riley Hawn DNF, 26. Justin Williamson (Huntingdon) DNF.
Thunder Cars (B-Main): 1. Wesley Young (Shippensburg), 2. Kenny Hill, 3. Roger Traxler (Fayetteville), 4. Tara Sales (Greencastle), 5. Sonny Williamson (Mapleton), 6. Keith Jackson (Martinsburg, W.Va.), 7. Matt Dixson Sr. (Julian), 8. Brittany Arcq (Chambersburg), 9. Shaun Linn (Shippensburg) DNF.
Port Royal Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 8
410 Sprints (25 laps): 1. Kody Harlaub (East Berlin), 2. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 3. Nash Ely (Harrisburg), 4. Matt Campbell (Fawn Grove), 5. Owen Dimm (Mifflintown), 6. Logan Wagner (Harrisonville), 7. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 8. Domenic Melair (Warrington), 9. Mark Smith (Sunbury), 10. Jake Karklin (Beavertown), 11. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 12. Michael Walter (Selinsgrove), 13. Doug Hammaker (Grantville), 14. Derek Hauck (Allenwood), 15. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 16. Ryan Taylor (Perkasie), 17. Ryan Newton (Sunshine Coast, QLD), 18. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood), 19. Jason Shultz (Carlisle), 20. Kody Lehman (Enola), 21. Dylan Cisney (Port Royal), 22. Jake Waters (Mifflintown), 23. Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg), 24. Steve Buckwalter (Royersford).
Limited Late Models (20 laps): 1. Lane Snook (Port Royal), 2. Andrew Yoder (Middleburg), 3. DJ Myers (Greencastle), 4. Shawn Shoemaker (Mt. Union), 5. Jaxton Garman (Elliottsburg), 6. Dan Zechman (Littlestown), 7. Nathan Long (Selinsgrove), 8. Travis Mease (Harrisburg), 9. Casey Steinhoff (Millville), 10. Colton Friese (Spring Run), 11. Matt Murphy (Bel Air, Md.), 12. Wayne Pfeil (Elverson), 13. Dylan Pryor (Williamsport, Md.), 14. Isaiah Miller (Greencastle), 15. Wayne Shaffer (Mt. Pleasant Mills), 16. Kaiden Bard (Harrisonville), 17. Chad Smith (Duncannon), 18. Eddie Cornett (Hagerstown, Md.), 19. George Dixon (Shirleysburg), 20. Austin Berry (Mifflin), 21. Eric Irvin (Petersburg), 22. Chase Bowsman (Mifflin), 23. Skylar Taschek (Duncannon), 24. Jared Fulkroad (Port Royal).
305 Sprints (20 laps): 1. Tyler Erdley (Herndon), 2. Zach Rhodes (McVeytown), 3. Kenny Heffner (Watsontown), 4. Tyler Schell (Millersburg), 5. Jacob Gomola (Guys Mills), 6. Landon Tressler (Port Matilda), 7. Erin Statler (Carlisle), 8. Mike Alleman (Port Royal), 9. Cole Dewease (Fayetteville), 10. Chris Meleason (Carlisle), 11. Braeden Varner (Mifflintown), 12. Chris Dolan (York), 13. Mike Melair (Warrington), 14. Croix Beasom (Mifflintown), 15. Ken Duke Jr. (Winfield), 16. Dustin Young (Danville), 17. Jim Pattock (Leechburg), 18. Mikell McGee (Doylesburg), 19. Drew Young (Beaver Springs), 20. Andrew Boyer (Port Royal), 21. Braydon Frack (Gilbertsville), 22. Fred Arnold (Richfield), 23. Ethan Beasom (Thompsontown), 24. Jarrett Cavalet (Hollidaysburg).
