The long wait is over. Racing has finally returned to Path Valley Speedway.
More than 100 drivers ventured to Dry Run last weekend for Path Valley’s Claybreaker Season Opener, a race program that was jam-packed with five features. It was a successful night both for the speedway and the local racers who competed. Ten area competitors landed Top 10 finishes throughout the evening, including three second-place finishers.
Cory Myers, of Fayetteville, took second in the 270 Sprints behind race winner Mason McAndrew, while Greencastle’s Bradyn Kuhn (3rd) and Fort Loudon’s Zach Glass (5th) weren’t far behind. Greencastle’s Logan Jones was the runner-up in the East Coast Legends feature, which also saw a third-place finish from Chambersburg’s Kelby Friese.
The 600 Sprints at Path Valley saw three locals finish in the Top 10: Hagerstown’s Kameron Morral (2nd), Waynesboro’s Darren Kauffman (9th), and Fayetteville’s Camden Cooper (10th). Cameron Defenderfer, of Fayetteville, took sixth in the Thunder Cars, while Chambersburg’s Rodney Walls finished seventh.
At Williams Grove Speedway, Lance Dewease overcame brake issues to move from third to second in the 410 Sprints feature. The “Fayetteville Flyer,” a member of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, currently leads the points standings at the Grove.
The string of local second-place finishes continued at BAPS Motor Speedway for the Smokey Frye Tribute. Competing in the Limited Late Models, Dawson Walls finished in second, while fellow St. Thomas driver Michael Walls claimed sixth place.
Finally, at Bedford Speedway, two St. Thomas drivers recorded Top 10 finishes in the Late Model Sportsman feature: Gunner Walls (7th) and Keith Walls (8th).
Racing at Hagerstown Speedway is scheduled to kick off this weekend.
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
Williams Grove Speedway
Friday, April 3
410 Sprints: 1. Steven Snyder Jr. (Rising Sun, Md.), 2. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 3. Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville), 4. Dylan Norris (Hanover), 5. Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown), 6. Cameron Smith (Spring Grove), 7. Tyler Ross (Lincoln University), 8. Chase Dietz (York), 9. Preston Lattomus (Lewes, Del.), 10. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg), 11. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 12. Brent Shearer (Manheim), 13. Billy Dietrich (Aspers), 14. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 15. JJ Loss (Hanover), 16. Doug Hammaker (Grantville), 17. Joey Amantea (Mt. Pocono), 18. Austin Bishop (Morgantown), 19. Tim Glatfelter (York), 20. Cole Knopp (Street, Md.), 21. Anthony Macri (Dillsburg) DNF, 22. Dave Grube (Denver) DNF, 23. Buddy Schweibinz (Tuckahoe, N.J.) DNF, 24. Aaron Bollinger (Birdsboro) DNF.
358 Sprints: 1. Chase Gutshall (Middletown), 2. Brett Wanner (Shoemakersville), 3. Derek Locke (Mechanicsburg), 4. Cody Fletcher (East Berlin), 5. Brock Hammaker (Grantville), 6. Jake Eldreth (Rising Sun, Md.), 7. Justin Foster (Harrisburg), 8. Matt Findley (Dillsburg), 9. Hunter Fulton (Carlisle), 10. Jacob Galloway (Gardners), 11. Austin Reed (Newberrytown), 12. Will McNeal (Muir), 13. Steve Wilbur (Mechanicsburg), 14. Chance Hendershot (Hagerstown, Md.) DNF, 15. Seth Schnoke (Pine Grove) DNF, 16. Cole Young (East Berlin) DNF, 17. Abram Carberry (Hilltown) DNF, 18. Hank Donovan Jr. (Shippensburg) DNF, 19. Eli Tuckey (Biglerville) DNF, 20. Trevor Stover (Oak Ridge, N.J.) DNF, 21. Christopher Broadaway (Bellwood) DNF.
Bedford Speedway
Friday, April 3
Late Model Sportsman: 1. Lane Snook (Port Royal), 2. Spike Moore, 3. Kyle Lear (Severna Park, Md.), 4. Bryan Benton (Claysburg), 5. Devin Weyandt (East Freedom), 6. Brad Benton (Duncansville), 7. Gunner Walls (St. Thomas), 8. Keith Walls (St. Thomas), 9. Brian Lowery (Hyndman), 10. Matt Murphy (Bel Air, Md.), 11. Jayce Piper (Mercersburg), 12. Travis Fleegle (New Paris), 13. Kaiden Baird (Harrisonville), 14. Taylor Farlling (Newville).
Super Late Models: 1. Matt Sponaugle (Wiley Ford, W.Va.), 2. Shawn Shoemaker (Mt. Union), 3. Trever Feathers (Winchester, Va.), 4. Tim Smith Jr. (McVeytown), 5. Bryan Bernheisel (Jonestown), 6. Jeff Rine (Danville), 7. Levi Yetter (Cabot), 8. Spike Moore, 9. Jakob Piper (Mercersburg), 10. Tyler Ritchey (Woodbury), 11. Kody Lyter (Lewistown), 12. Del Rougeux (Frenchville), 13. Jeff Miller (Huntingdon), 14. Clinton Hersh (Somerset), 15. Nathan LaSalle (Everett), 16. Matt Martin (Indiana).
4-Cylinders: 1. Tom Brady Jr. (McConnellsburg), 2. Isaac Kormanski (Altoona), 3. Dominick Heeter (Bedford), 4. Braden Powell (Oldtown, Md.), 5. Wayne Brenize (Bedford), 6. Allen Robinson (Clearfield), 7. Scott Robison (Clearfield), 8. Rob Ritchey (Fishertown), 9. Richard Eldred (Renovo), 10. Seth Jezeskie (Bedford), 11. Jimmy Delozier (Altoona), 12. Jason Diehl (Manns Choice), 13. PeeJay Tippen (Frostburg, Md.), 14. Garet McIntyre (Fishertown), 15. Zachary Ling (Hollidaysburg), 16. Nevaeh Helsel (Duncansville), 17. Cordell Waulk Jr. (Chambersburg).
McGrewBid Motoplex
Friday, April 3
600cc Winged Micros: 1. Easton Loomis, 2. Cayden Blair (Martinsburg, W.Va.), 3. Grady McGrew (Gettysburg), 4. Brian Kramer (Lititz), 5. Randy Kunkle Jr. (Dover), 6. Ashen Glazier (McConnellsburg), 7. Shannon Sprenkle (York), 8. Rayce Martin (Clayton, Del.), 9. Tanner Pressley (Lewisberry), 10. Alex Heckendorn (Carlisle), 11. Faith Turnbaugh (Newport), 12. Jase Henise (York), 13. Jax Wittmer (Fleetwood), 14. Brody Miller (Oley) DNF, 15. Brielle Stern (Hanover) DNF, 16. Peyton Foust (York Haven) DNF, 17. John Shrewsbury (Harrisburg) DNF, 18. Heath Walton (Mifflintown) DNF.
600cc Wingless Micros: 1. Alex Shade (Mooresville, N.C.), 2. James Roselli (Brodheadsville), 3. Aiden Purdue (Clinton, Ill.), 4. Nate Freed (Sellersville), 5. Rodney Westhafer (Mechanicsburg), 6. Dominic Schmidt (Zionsville), 7. JT Bierman (Bath), 8. Mason Beinhower (Dillsburg), 9. Matthew Donley (York Haven), 10. Heath Walton (Mifflintown), 11. Liam Kane (Ellerbe, N.C.), 12. Grady McGrew (Gettysburg), 13. Korey Inglin (Milford, N.J.), 14. Maverick Coffey (Linwood, N.Y.), 15. Easton Loomis, 16. Owen Steuernagle (Red Lion), 17. Donnie Smith (Beckersfield), 18. Haydin Ort (Etters), 19. Ben Freels (Dillsburg), 20. Rayce Martin (Clayton, Del.), 21. Kaden Wenger (East Berlin), 22. Bill Unglert (Old Bridge, N.J.), 23. Ashen Glazier (McConnellsburg), 24. Brody Miller (Oley).
Path Valley Speedway
Saturday, April 4
270 Sprints: 1. Mason McAndrew (Apollo), 2. Cory Myers (Fayetteville), 3. Bradyn Kuhn (Greencastle-Antrim), 4. Camerom McClure (Huntingdon), 5. Zach Glass (Fort Loudon), 6. Bill Laughman (New Oxford), 7. Jason Houtz (Mifflintown), 8. Dakota Yeingst (Shippensburg), 9. Lathan Good, 10. Jordan Knable, 11. Hunter Zimmerman (Denver), 12. Steve Weddles (Greencastle), 13. Stephanie Welk (Blairs Mills), 14. Dylan Mickey, 15. Matthew Dixson (Julian), 16. Mark Gordon, 17. Robert Bush, 18. Jamie Connelly, 19. Colton McAndrew DNF, 20. Brycen Doyle DNF, 21. Eric Christman DNF, 22. Eric Forsythe Sr. (McClure) DNF, 23. Koby Slabin DNF.
East Coast Legends: 1. Scott Houdeshell (Enola), 2. Logan Jones (Greencastle), 3. Kelby Friese (Chambersburg), 4. Bill Diehl (Wrightsville), 5. Jeremy Ott (Carlisle), 6. Scott Musselman (York), 7. Hunter McElroy (Spring Grove), 8. Scott Montgomery (Radnor), 9. Cameron Sutton (Martinsburg, W.Va.), 10. Rick Hartwig (Finksburg, Md.), 11. Conner Tracy, 12. Moses Goetz (Saint Thomas), 13. Donald Stoudt (Lebanon), 14. Brad Kelley (Frederick, Md.), 15. Ben Morrow (Chambersburg), 16. Shjon Dove (Annville), 17. Ryan Walls Jr. (Saint Thomas), 18. Kirk Martin (Chambersburg), 19. William Crook (Myersville, Md.), 20. Blake Nalley (Knoxville, Md.), 21. Justin Wagaman (Hanover), 22. Brock Doyle (Three Springs) DNF, 23. Tyler Kaylor (Gardners) DNF, 24. Steve Partin DNF.
Wingless Super Sportsman: 1. Craig Perigo (Stoystown), 2. Brad Mellott (Needmore), 3. Eric Walker (Gettysburg), 4. Cliff Brian (Ephrata), 5. Brandon Shearer (Mount Joy), 6. Donnie Farlling (New Paris), 7. Steve Wilbur (Mechanicsburg), 8. Brad Cowan (Neelyton), 9. Luke Lenker (Mechanicsburg), 10. Sam Leonard (Marysville), 11. Marty Brian (Ephrata), 12. Andrew Ketterman (Taneytown, Md.), 13. Billy Doyle (Dry Ryn), 14. Kirk Baker (Hustontown) DNF, 15. Brad Kling (Mount Union) DNF.
600 Sprints: 1. Dylan Anderson (Three Springs), 2. Kameron Morral (Hagerstown, Md.), 3. Heath Walton (Mifflintown), 4. Jim Young (Johnstown), 5. Vincent Gaudiosi (Gettysburg), 6. Cole Armstrong (Duncannon), 7. Domenic Ciucci (Hanover), 8. Shawn Rumbaugh (Kittanning), 9. Darren Kauffman (Waynesboro), 10. Camden Cooper (Fayetteville), 11. Ben Irvin, 12. Cayden Forsythe (York) DNF, 13. Brandon Shearer (Mount Joy) DNF, 14. Randy Kunkle Jr (Dover) DNF.
Thunder Cars: 1. Jeremy Eutzy (Shippensburg), 2. Ronnie Buck (Annville), 3. Jackson Eutzy (Shippensburg), 4. Justin Bucher, 5. Charlie Stallman (Mount Union), 6. Cameron Defenderfer (Fayetteville), 7. Rodney Walls (Chambersburg), 8. Robert McQuade (McConnellsburg), 9. Eric Seibert (Orbisonia), 10. Dave Yoder, 11. Jamie Rhone, 12. Devin Thomas (Mercersburg), 13. Brock Foster (McVeytown), 14. Mike Racine (Hanover), 15. Kevin Bard (Chambersburg), 16. Dustin Moore, 17. Roger Traxler (Fayetteville), 18. Kenny Hill, 19. Jared Traxler, 20. Tyler Stine (Shippensburg), 21. Aaron Updegraff (Elizabethtown) DNF, 22. Brittany Arcq (Chambersburg) DNF, 23. Jake Shoup DNF, 24. Kenny Yoder (Allensville) DNF.
Port Royal Speedway
Saturday, April 4
410 Sprints: 1. Jake Karklin (Beavertown), 2. Doug Hammaker (Grantville), 3. AJ Flick (Apollo), 4. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 5. Brock Zearfoss (Jonestown), 6. Joey Amantea (Mt. Pocono), 7. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 8. Buddy Schweibinz (Tuckahoe, N.J.), 9. Gerard McIntyre Jr. (New Oxford), 10. Logan McCandless (Mercer), 11. Cory Thornton (Lewistown), 12. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood), 13. Kassidy Kreitz (Sinking Spring), 14. Derek Hauck (Allenwood), 15. Logan Wagner (Harrisonville), 16. Chase Dietz (York), 17. Brandon Spithaler (Butler), 18. Mike Thompson (Newtown), 19. JT Ferry (Drums), 20. Austin Bishop (Morgantown), 21. Kody Lehman (Enola), 22. Jason Shultz (Carlisle), 23. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville).
BAPS Motor Speedway
Saturday, April 4
Limited Late Models: 1. Coleby Frye (Dover), 2. Dawson Walls (St. Thomas), 3. Chad Smith (Duncannon), 4. Tommy Slanker (York), 5. Skylar Taschek (Duncannon), 6. Michael Walls (St. Thomas), 7. Chuck Cox III (Nottingham, Md.), 8. Trent Merkel (Boyertown), 9. Wayne Pfeil (Elverson), 10. Devin Frey (Richland), 11. Travis Mease (Harrisburg), 12. Kyle Moser (East Berlin), 13. John Moser Jr. (York Haven), 14. Scott Palmer (Greencastle), 15. Zach Kauffman (York Haven), 16. Jennifer Lesher (Halifax), 17. Matt Adams (Etters) DNF, 18. Eddie Drury III (Pasadena, Md.) DNF, 19. Roy Warehime Jr. (Manchester, Md.) DNF, 20. Cole Slanker (Strinestown) DNF, 21. Collin Adams (New Cumberland) DNF, 22. Keith Walls (St. Thomas) DNF, 23. Deshawn Gingerich (Dover) DNF, 24. Eddie Drury (Pasadena, Md.) DNF.
