Three days. Three drivers. Three tracks. Three wins.
Last weekend’s slate of racing couldn’t have been scripted better for a trio of area competitors — Fayetteville’s Cole Dewease, Greencastle’s Logan Jones and Mercersburg’s Kyle Lee — all of whom secured victories.
Dewease kicked off the weekend of winning at Path Valley Speedway on Friday. He surged to Victory Lane in the 305 Sprints over Doug Dodson and Ken Duke Jr., with Hagerstown’s Dylan Shatzer landing in 10th. The East Coast Legends feature at Path Valley saw Jeremy Ott earn the win over Fairfield’s Seth Kearchner and Chambersburg’s Kelby Friese. Other finishers in the race included Chambersburg’s Devin Friese (4th) and Fairfield’s Lincoln Kearchner (8th). Jakob Piper, of Mercersburg, took ninth in the Super Late Models.
It was Jones’ turn to conquer the East Coast Legends on Saturday at Winchester Speedway. He stood atop an all-area podium that included Kelby Friese and Seth Kearchner. KJ Massey, of Hagerstown, finished in sixth, while Mercersburg’s Matt Grebe claimed eighth. The Limited Late Models feature at Winchester saw Waynesboro’s Tyler Horst take sixth.
Lee then shined on Sunday at Hagerstown Speedway. Competing in the Late Model Sportsman program, Lee won his heat race before moving from second to first in the 20-lap feature. He was chased to the finish line by Greencastle’s Brian Booze (8th) and Mercersburg’s Treyton Lee (9th). The Super Late Models feature at Hagerstown included finishes from Mercersburg’s Jakob Piper (7th) and Greencastle’s Gary Stuhler (10th).
Racing was rained out at Port Royal and Grandview Speedways, while smoke from wildfires in Canada forced program cancelations at four different tracks — Clinton County, Williams Grove, Linda’s, and Bedford Speedways — due to poor air quality. Lincoln, Selinsgrove, and BAPS Motor Speedways enjoyed a scheduled weekend off from racing.
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
Path Valley Speedway
Friday, July 17
Super Late Models: 1. Kyle Hardy (Winchester, Va.), 2. Jason Covert (York Haven), 3. Rick Eckert (York), 4. Trever Feathers (Winchester, Va.), 5. Ross Robinson (Georgetown, Del.), 6. Lane Snook (Port Royal), 7. Jon Lee (Summerville), 8. Hayes Mattern (Beavertown), 9. Jakob Piper (Mercersburg), 10. Clay Ruffo (Brookfield, Ohio), 11. Trent Merkel (Boyertown), 12. Bryan Bernheisel (Jonestown), 13. Gregg Satterlee (Indiana), 14. Jamie Lathroum (Mechanicsville, Md.), 15. Tristin Neiderer (Landisville), 16. Dylan Lewis (Oakland, Md.), 17. Taylor Farlling (Newville), 18. Ken Schaffer (DuBois), 19. Brandon Bard (Greencastle), 20. Kevin Smith, 21. DJ Myers (Greencastle), 22. Ryan Payne (Pennsboro, W.Va.), 23. J.T. Spence (Winchester, Va.), 24. Justin Weaver (Clear Spring, Md.), 25. Spike Moore, 26. Arden Fedder (Elliottsburg), 27. Ryan Payne (Pennsboro, W.Va.).
305 Sprints: 1. Cole Dewease (Fayetteville), 2. Doug Dodson (Middletown), 3. Ken Duke Jr. (Winfield), 4. Mike Alleman (Port Royal), 5. Tyler Schell (Millersburg), 6. Kolby Weaver (Everett), 7. Kasey Weaver (Everett), 8. Kruz Kepner (Kreamer), 9. Timmy Bittner (Beech Creek), 10. Dylan Shatzer (Hagerstown, Md.), 11. Zach Rhodes (McVeytown), 12. Ethan Beasom (Thompsontown), 13. Fred Arnold (Richfield), 14. Ryan Linn, 15. Brady Beavers (York Haven), 16. Braydon Frock, 17. Croix Beasom (Mifflintown), 18. Jarrett Cavalet (Hollidaysburg) DNF, 19. Mike Melair (Warrington) DNF, 20. Chris Meleason (Carlisle) DNF, 21. Kyle Hart (Thompsontown) DNF.
East Coast Legends: 1. Jeremy Ott (Carlisle), 2. Seth Kearchner (Fairfield), 3. Kelby Friese (Chambersburg), 4. Devin Friese (Chambersburg), 5. Justin Wagaman (Hanover), 6. Scott Musselman (York), 7. Bill Diehl (Wrightsville), 8. Lincoln Kearchner (Fairfield), 9. Rick Hartwig (Finksburg, Md.), 10. Hunter McElroy (Spring Grove), 11. Brock Doyle (Three Springs), 12. Eric Moats (Waynesboro), 13. Tyler Rampmeyer (Frederick, Md.), 14. Owan Wagaman (Hanover), 15. Tracy Linn (St. Thomas), 16. Ryan Walls Jr. (St. Thomas), 17. Kirk Martin (Chambersburg) DNF, 18. Scott Houdeshell (Enola) DNF, 19. Blake Nalley (Knoxville, Md.) DNF, 20. Scott Montgomery (Radnor) DNF, 21. Justin Weaver (Clear Spring, Md.) DNF, 22. Moses Goetz (St. Thomas) DNF, 23. Brad Kelley (Frederick, Md.) DNF.
Winchester Speedway
Saturday, July 18
Limited Late Models (20 laps): 1. Austin Yarbrough (Blackshear, Ga.), 2. Davin Kaiser (Winchester, Va.), 3. Gerald Davis (Augusta, W.Va.), 4. Shawn Walker (Lyndhurst, Va.), 5. Mike Franklin (Winchester, Va.), 6. Tyler Horst (Waynesboro), 7. Chuckie Johnson (Front Royal, Va.), 8. Shannon Slaughter (Lititz), 9. Harry Shipe III (New Market, Md.) DNF, 10. John Davidson (Romney, W.Va.) DNF, 11. Mike Steck (Edinburg, Va.) DNF.
East Coast Legends (20 laps): 1. Logan Jones (Greencastle), 2. Kelby Friese (Chambersburg), 3. Seth Kearchner (Fairfield), 4. Zac Smith (Gerrardstown, W.Va.), 5. Bill Diehl (Wrightsville), 6. KJ Massey (Hagerstown, Md.), 7. Justin Wagaman (Hanover), 8. Matt Grebe (Mercersburg), 9. Rick Hartwig (Finksburg, Md.), 10. Owen Wagaman (Hanover), 11. Moses Goetz (St. Thomas), 12. Michael Mohelski (Frederick, Md.), 13. Blake Nalley (Knoxville, Md.), 14. Hunter McElroy (Spring Grove), 15. Brad Kelley (Frederick, Md.), 16. Lincoln Kearchner (Fairfield) DNF.
Hagerstown Speedway
Sunday, July 19
Super Late Models (35 laps): 1. Gregg Satterlee (Indiana), 2. Kyle Hardy (Winchester, Va.), 3. Shawn Shoemaker (Mt. Union), 4. Justin Weaver (Clear Spring, Md.), 5. Jon Lee (Summerville), 6. Spike Moore, 7. Jakob Piper (Mercersburg), 8. Jason Covert (York Haven), 9. Andrew Yoder (Middleburg), 10. Gary Stuhler (Greencastle), 11. Dylan Yoder (Middleburg), 12. Rick Eckert (York), 13. Ross Robinson (Georgetown, Del.), 14. Tyler Emory (King George, Va.), 15. Trever Feathers (Winchester, Va.), 16. Bryan Bernheisel (Jonestown), 17. Lane Snook (Port Royal), 18. Ken Schaffer (DuBois), 19. Dylan Lewis (Oakland, Md.), 20. Taylor Farlling (Newville), 21. Kevin Smith (Arkport, N.Y.), 22. Tyler Bare (Rockbridge Baths, Va.) DNF, 23. Tristin Neiderer (Landisville) DNF, 24. Keith Koontz (Boonsboro, Md.) DNF, 25. Kenny Moreland (Waldorf, Md.) DNF, 26. Shaun Jones (Shermans Dale) DNF, 27. Roy Deese Jr. (Laurel, Md.) DNF.
Late Model Sportsman (20 laps): 1. Kyle Lee (Mercersburg), 2. Tyler Bare (Rockbridge Baths, Va.), 3. Levi Crowl (Clear Spring, Md.), 4. Austin Yarbrough (Blackshear, Ga.), 5. Codey Breeden (Fairplay, Md.), 6. Kyle Lear (Severna Park, Md.), 7. Kaiden Bard (Harrisonville), 8. Brian Booze (Greencastle), 9. Treyton Lee (Mercersburg), 10. Jimmy Jesmer (Pasadena, Md.), 11. Jonathan Raley (Hollywood, Md.), 12. Michael Walls (St. Thomas), 13. Scott Palmer (Greencastle), 14. Keith Walls (St. Thomas), 15. Brad Omps (Winchester, Va.), 16. Dale Murphy (Stevensville, Md.), 17. Jayce Piper (Mercersburg), 18. Sam Archer (Waldorf, Md.), 19. Justin Dillman (Charlestown, W.Va.), 20. Dawson Walls (St. Thomas), 21. Logan Carbaugh (Gettysburg), 22. DJ Myers (Greencastle) DNF, 23. Wesley Bonebrake (Hagerstown, Md.), DNF, 24. Mike Walls (Hanover) DNF, 25. Jeremy Pilkerton (Loveville, Md.) DNF, 26. Brayden Anderson (Bunker Hill, W.Va.) DNF.
Late Model Sportsman (B-Main, 10 laps): 1. Scott Palmer (Greencastle), 2. Brad Omps (Winchester, Va.), 3. Justin Dillman (Charlestown, W.Va.), 4. Jayce Piper (Mercersburg), 5. Dawson Walls (St. Thomas), 6. Logan Carbaugh (Gettysburg), 7. Matt Murphy (Bel Air, Md.), 8. Jordan Malanowski (Front Royal, Va.), 9. Dylan Pryor (Williamsport, Md.), 10. Eric Cronise (Boonsboro, Md.), 11. Daniel Garrett (Freeland, Md.), 12. Arden Fedder (Elliottsburg), 13. Isaiah Miller (Greencastle), 14. Eddie Cornett (Hagerstown, Md.), 15. Shaun Jones (Shermans Dale), 16. Lee Zeger (Huntingdon).
