HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Lance Dewease is getting more and more comfortable with his new 410 Sprints ride.
After weeks of working out the kinks with his No. 8 car, the efforts of his Dewease’s team paid off big last weekend. He took fourth in Saturday’s feature at Port Royal Speedway, before driving all the way to Victory Lane at Williams Grove Speedway’s season opener on Sunday.
For Fayetteville’s Dewease, a National Sprint Car Hall of Famer, it was his third opening-day win at the Grove, with his other victories coming in 1995 and 2006. Last weekend’s win, his 117th at the track, was worth $6,000.
Dewease was sharp from beginning to end on Sunday. He won his heat race, and then moved from third to first in the 25-lap feature over Dylan Noris and Justin Whittall. Dewease seized the lead on the ninth lap and went on to conquer the field by 0.890 seconds.
Dewease warmed up for Williams Grove with a strong showing at Port Royal. There, he won his heat race, before moving from ninth to fourth in the 25-lap feature.
Franklin County was well-represented on Saturday at BAPS Motor Speedway for Tod Stough Night. Treyton Lee, a 16-year-old from Mercersburg, won the Limited Late Models feature over Greencastle’s Scott Palmer and Elliottsburg’s Jaxton Garman.
Lee set himself up for success by moving from seventh to second in his eight-lap heat race. He drew the second-starting spot for the 25-lap feature and went on to surge to Victory Lane. Palmer claimed the runner-up spot after starting from the sixth spot.
Below is a speedway-by-speedway, feature-by-feature look at races from last weekend that included drivers from the Local.News1 coverage area:
Feature results
Port Royal Speedway
Saturday, March 21
410 Sprints: 1. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg), 2. Chase Dietz (York), 3. Matt Campbell (Fawn Grove), 4. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 5. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 6. Aaron Bollinger (Birdsboro), 7. Kody Hartlaub (East Berlin), 8. Buddy Schweibinz (Tuckahoe, N.J.), 9. Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown), 10. Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville), 11. Anthony Macri (Dillsburg), 12. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 13. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 14. Michael Walter (Selinsgrove), 15. Logan Wagner (Harrisonville), 16. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood), 17. JJ Loss (Hanover), 18. Kody Lehman (Enola), 19. Preston Lattomus (Lewes, Del.), 20. Mike Thompson (Newtown), 21. Jake Karklin (Beavertown), 22. Mark Smith (Sunbury), 23. Dylan Cisney (Port Royal), 24. Nash Ely (Sinking Springs).
Super Late Models: 1. Trever Feathers (Winchester, Va.), 2. Gregg Satterlee (Indiana), 3. Dylan Yoder (Middleburg), 4. Hayes Mattern (Beavertown), 5. Justin Weaver (Clear Spring, Md.), 6. Andrew Yoder (Middleburg), 7. Dillan Stake (Mapleton Depot), 8. Kody Lyter (Lewistown), 9. Chad Myers (Hampstead, Md.), 10. Tristin Neiderer (Landisville), 11. Jason Schmidt (Lewistown), 12. Scott Flickinger (Elliottsburg), 13. Gary Stuhler (Greencastle), 14. Rick Eckert (York), 15. Gene Knaub (Dover), 16. Lane Snook (Port Royal), 17. Chris Casner (Mifflintown), 18. Roy Deese Jr. (Laurel, Md.).
BAPS Motor Speedway
Saturday, March 21
Limited Late Models: 1. Treyton Lee (Mercersburg), 2. Scott Palmer (Greencastle), 3. Jaxton Garman (Elliottsburg), 4. Wayne Pfeil (Elverson), 5. Travis Horan (Dover), 6. Dale Murphy (Stevensville, Md.), 7. Chuck Cox III (Nottingham, Md.), 8. Chad Smith (Duncannon), 9. Trent Merkel (Boyertown), 10. Skylar Taschek (Duncannon), 11. Michael Walls (St. Thomas), 12. Brad Benton (Duncansville), 13. Travis Mease (Harrisburg), 14. Dawson Walls (St. Thomas), 15. Kyle Moser (East Berlin), 16. Lucas Adams (New Cumberland), 17. Devin Frey (Richland), 18. Gunnar Walls (Chambersburg), 19. Eddie Drury III (Pasadena, Md.), 20. Jake Moser (York Haven), 21. Keith Walls (St. Thomas), 22. William Watson (Shermans Dale), 23. John Moser Jr. (York Haven), 24. Eddie Drury (Pasadena, Md.).
Williams Grove Speedway
Sunday, March 22
410 Sprints: 1. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 2. Dylan Norris (Hanover), 3. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 4. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg), 5. Kody Hartlaub (East Berlin), 6. Cameron Smith (Spring Grove), 7. Brent Shearer (Manheim), 8. Billy Dietrich (Aspers), 9. Anthony Macri (Dillsburg), 10. Doug Hammaker (Grantville), 11. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood), 12. Matt Campbell (Fawn Grove), 13. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 14. Chase Dietz (York), 15. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 16. Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown), 17. Briggs Danner (Allentown), 18. Cole Knopp (Street, Md.), 19. Buddy Schweibinz (Tuckahoe, N.J.) DNF, 20. Tyler Ross (Lincoln University) DNF, 21. Austin Bishop (Morgantown) DNF, 22. JJ Loss (Hanover) DNF, 23. Aaron Bollinger (Birdsboro) DNF, 24. Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville) DNF.
