Everything that could have gone right for Joey Hershey at Path Valley Speedway did go right. It’s almost as if someone was watching from above.
Just months after the sudden passing of his father — Curtis Hershey, the owner-operator of Hershey’s Auto Machine in Greencastle — Hershey picked up his first win of the 2025 season on Saturday night. Racing in the Wingless Super Sportsman division, Hershey took advantage of every break that went his way and forged his own luck the rest of the night on his path to Victory Lane.
Hershey started in the second position, and following a restart on the first lap, the top spot was his. While there was a flurry of activity behind him, Hershey held on to the first position until five laps remained. That’s when Craig Perigo pulled ahead for the lead. But then something strange happened: Perigo’s racer appeared to lose power on the third turn.
Hershey cashed in on the power outage, cruising to the win over Donnie Farlling and Brad Mellott.
There’s still more than a month’s worth of points races remaining at Path Valley, but it might be just about time to crown Bradyn Kuhn the king of the 270 Sprints division. Holding a 116-point lead over the division going into Saturday, the Greencastle driver competed in two races and pulled off two Top 5 finishes, taking fourth in the makeup Butch Shatzer Memorial race before surging to victory in the regularly-scheduled 270 Sprints feature. Kuhn’s top competitor — fellow Greencastle driver Aidan Crouse — won the Shatzer Memorial, but actually lost ground in the points race with a DNF for 22nd in the second feature.
Also at Path Valley, St. Thomas driver Doug Sales took fifth in the Thunder Cars, while Waynesboro’s Darren Kauffman posted a sixth-place finish in the 600 Sprints.
Port Royal Speedway held its final program of the season last weekend, with one area driver securing a Top 10 finish. Keith Walls, of St. Thomas, placed 10th in the Limited Late Models feature on Friday.
Hagerstown, Williams Grove, and BAPS Motor Speedways all had the weekend off from racing, while the program scheduled for Lincoln Speedway on Saturday was called off for an inclement weather forecast.
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
Path Valley Speedway
Saturday, Sept. 6
Wingless Super Sportsman: 1. Joey Hershey (Greencastle), 2. Donnie Farlling (New Paris), 3. Brad Mellott (Needmore), 4. Steve Wilbur (Mechanicsburg), 5. Brandon Shearer (Mount Joy), 6. Eric Walker (Gettysburg), 7. Tony Jackson (Newville), 8. Scott Smith (Dallastown), 9. Dexter Ehrenzeller (McAlisterville), 10. Brett Perigo (Stoystown), 11. Brian Boughter (New Cumberland), 12. Kirk Baker (Hustontown), 13. Luke Lenker (Mechanicsburg), 14. Sam Leonard (Marysville), 15. Brian Nace (Gardners), 16. Stan Wanner (Hummelstown), 17. Jordan Fulton (Newport), 18. Dennis Perigo (Stoystown), 19. Billy Doyle (Dry Run), 20. Billy Brian Jr. (Ephrata), 21. Wyatt Rotz (Spring Run), 22. Steven Kothie DNF, 23. Craig Perigo (Stoystown) DNF, 24. Brad Kling (Mount Union) DNF, 25. Brad Cowan (Neelyton) DNF, 26. Jason Failor (Newville) DNF, 27. Gerry Strawser (Camp Hill) DNF.
Wingless Super Sportsman (Non-Winners Feature): 1. Scot Smith (Loganville, Ga.), 2. Kirk Baker (Hustontown), 3. Wyatt Rotz (Spring Run), 4. Brad Cowan (Neelyton), 5. Jordan Fulton (Newport), 6. Stan Wanner (Hummelstown), 7. Donnie Farlling (New Paris), 8. Billy Doyle (Dry Run), 9. Dennis Perigo (Stoystown), 10. Brian Boughter (New Cumberland), 11. Brad Kling (Mt. Union), 12. Gerry Strawser (Camp Hill), 13. Steve Kothie, 14. Jason Gindlesberger (Lancaster) DNF.
270 Sprints: 1. Bradyn Kuhn (Greencastle), 2. Cameron McClure (Huntingdon), 3. Brady Paull (Littlestown), 4. Bill Laughman (New Oxford), 5. Travis Hodge (Lewistown), 6. Stephanie Welk (Blairs Mills), 7. Jordan Knable, 8. Zach Glass (Fort Loudon), 9. Brycen Doyle, 10. Gaitlin Kauffman, 11. Stacey Galanis (Hedgesville, W.Va.), 12. Eric Christman, 13. Mark Knable, 14. Jon Williams (Blairs Mills), 15. Mark Gordon, 16. Chris Diehl, 17. Jamie Connelly DNF, 18. Jason Houtz (Mifflintown) DNF, 19. Tim McClelland (Westminster, Md.) DNF, 20. Colton McAndrew DNF, 21. Brett Kauffman DNF, 22. Aidan Crouse (Greencastle) DNF, 23. Cayden Forsythe (York) DNF.
270 Sprints (Butch Shatzer Memorial): 1. Aidan Crouse (Greencastle), 2. Colton McAndrew, 3. Gaitlin Kauffman, 4. Bradyn Kuhn (Greencastle), 5. Bill Laughman (New Oxford), 6. Travis Hodge (Lewistown), 7. Cameron McClure (Huntingdon), 8. Brett Kauffman, 9. Brycen Doyle, 10. Tim McClelland (Westminster, Md.), 11. Jamie Connelly, 12. Stephanie Welk (Blairs Mills), 13. Eric Christman, 14. Mark Knable, 15. Jordan Knable DNF, 16. Mark Gordon DNF, 17. Cayden Forsythe (York) DNF, 18. Jason Houtz (Mifflintown) DNF, 19. Zach Glass (Fort Loudon) DNF, 20. Stacey Galanis (Hedgesville, W.Va.) DNF.
Thunder Cars: 1. Jeremy Eutzy (Shippensburg), 2. Ronnie Buck (Annville), 3. Tyler Stine (Shippensburg), 4. Dustin Moore, 5. Doug Sales (St. Thomas), 6. Bill Kennedy (Shippensburg), 7. Travis Burkholder, 8. Jackson Eutzy (Shippensburg), 9. Wesley Young, 10. Rhyann Arcq, 11. Brock Foster (McVeytown), 12. Robert McQuade (McConnellsburg), 13. Roger Traxler (Fayetteville), 14. Jeremy Shoup, 15. Jake Shoup (Mapleton Depot), 16. Jason Erwin, 17. Lyle Barnes, 18. Brittany Arcq, 19. Tara Sales DNF, 20. Bill Sterner (Elliottsburg) DNF, 21. Ronnie Garlock III (Mapleton) DNF, 22. Earl Tabb DNF.
600 Sprints: 1. Chase Robinson (Dover), 2. Randy Kunkle Jr. (Dover), 3. Jim Young (Johnstown), 4. Vincent Gaudiosi, 5. Micahel Ciccone (Shepherdstown, W.Va.), 6. Darren Kauffman (Waynesboro), 7. Taylor Smith, 8. Sara Borror (Myerstown), 9. Shawn Rumbaugh (Kittaning), 10. Ben Irvin, 11. Mike Sherman (Mechanicsburg) DNF.
305 Sprints: 1. Doug Dodson (Middletown), 2. Rick Lafferty (Pennington, N.J.), 3. Mike Koehler (Williamsport), 4. Jarrett Cavalet (Hollidaysburg), 5. Drew Young (Beaver Springs), 6. Aidan Bordon, 7. John Walp (Knox), 8. Paul Moyer (Beaver Springs), 9. Tyler Schell (Mt. Holly Springs), 10. Chris Dolan (York), 11. Kenny Heffner (Watsontown) DNF, 12. Timmy Bittner (Beech Creek) DNF, 13. Dave Wickham (Hanover) DNF, 14. Kyle Hart (Thompsontown) DNF.
Port Royal Speedway
Thursday, Sept. 4
410 Sprints (B-Main): 1. Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg), 2. Giovanni Scelzi (Fresno, Calif.), 3. Chase Dietz (York), 4. Chase Randall (Waco, Tex.), 5. Jake Karklin (Middleburg), 6. Mike Wagner (Harrisonville), 7. Ryan Newton (Sunshine Coast, QLD), 8. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 9. Blane Heimbach (Selinsgrove), 10. Tanner Thoreson (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 11. Jeremy Weaver (Stoneboro), 12. Doug Hammaker (Grantville), 13. Derek Hauck (Allenwood), 14. Jonathan Preston (Geneva, N.Y.), 15. Logan Wagner (Harrisonville), 16. Lynton Jeffrey (Prairie City, Iowa), 17. Mike Walter II (Selinsgrove), 18. Gerard McIntyre Jr. (New Oxford).
Friday, Sept. 5
410 Sprints: 1. Aaron Reutzel (Clute, Tex.), 2. Anthony Macri (Dillsburg), 3. Brent Marks (Myerstown), 4. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood), 5. Parker Price Miller (Kokomo, Ind.), 6. Giovanni Scelzi (Fresno, Calif.), 7. Rico Abreu (St. Helena, Calif.), 8. Brenham Crouch (Lubbock, Tex.), 9. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 10. Brad Sweet (Grass Valley, Calif.), 11. Gerard McIntyre Jr. (New Oxford), 12. Ryan Newton (Sunshine Coast, QLD), 13. Tanner Thorson (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 14. Justin Peck (Monrovia, Ind.), 15. Sye Lynch (Cowansville), 16. Ryan Timms (Oklahoma City, Okla.), 17. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 18. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 19. Chase Dietz (York), 20. Ashton Torgerson (Glendale, Ariz.), 21. Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.), 22. Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown), 23. Matt Campbell (Fawn Grove), 24. Trey Starks (Puyallup, Wash.), 25. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg), 26. Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg), 27. Logan Wagner (Harrisonville).
410 Sprints (B-Main): 1. Chase Dietz (York), 2. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 3. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 4. Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg), 5. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 6. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 7. Doug Hammaker (Grantville), 8. Logan Wagner (Harrisonville), 9. Devin Adams (Lebanon), 10. Steven Snyder Jr. (Rising Sun, Md.), 11. Trey Starks (Puyallup, Wash.), 12. Jeremy Weaver (Stoneboro), 13. Mike Wagner (Harrisonville), 14. Chase Randall (Waco, Tex.), 15. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 16. Jake Karklin (Middleburg), 17. Austin Bishop (Morgantown), 18. Kody Lehman (Enola).
Limited Late Models: 1. Lane Snook (Port Royal), 2. Spike Moore, 3. Jaxton Garman (Elliottsburg), 4. Brad McGinnis (Huntingdon), 5. Andrew Yoder (Middleburg), 6. Eric Irvin (Petersburg), 7. Jared Fulkroad (Port Royal), 8. Devin Frey (Richland), 9. Maddox Smith (Renovo), 10. Keith Walls (St. Thomas), 11. George Dixon (Shirleysburg), 12. Chase Bowsman (Mifflin), 13. Tommy Slanker (York), 14. Matt Murphy (Bel Air, Md.), 15. Trenton Beasom (Mifflintown), 16. Ryan Zook (Mifflintown).
Saturday, Sept. 6
410 Sprints: 1. Ryan Timms (Oklahoma City, Okla.), 2. Justin Peck (Monrovia, Ind.), 3. Aaron Reutzel (Clute, Tex.), 4. Parker Price Miller (Kokomo, Ind.), 5. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 6. Logan Wagner (Harrisonville), 7. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg), 8. Chase Dietz (York), 9. Brent Marks (Myerstown), 10. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood), 11. Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg), 12. Brad Sweet (Grass Valley, Calif.), 13. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 14. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 15. Rico Abreu (St. Helena, Calif.), 16. Tanner Thorson (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 17. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 18. Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.), 19. Giovanni Scelzi (Fresno, Calif.), 20. Ashton Torgerson (Glendale, Ariz.), 21. Michael Walter (Selinsgrove), 22. Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown), 23. Sye Lynch (Cowansville), 24. Domenic Melair (Warrington), 25. Danny Sams III (North Port, Fla.), 26. Jeremy Weaver (Stoneboro), 27. Brenham Crouch (Lubbock, Tex.), 28. Anthony Macri (Dillsburg).
