As well as Gunnar Walls was driving at Path Valley Speedway last weekend, it just seemed like Jaxton Garman was running even hotter.
The Perry County invader from Elliottsburg started from the No. 2 spot in the Limited Late Models and took the lead on green. It was a position that Garman held for 20 laps.
But just when it looked like the checkers were in sight for Garman, Chambersburg’s Walls burst through the line to make a run at the leader. Walls, who started from the fourth spot, seized the lead on the 21st lap and survived a restart with three laps to go to secure his place in Victory Lane.
Garman finished second, while Greencastle’s DJ Myers rounded out the podium finishers.
Aidan Crouse, of Greencastle, also nailed down a win at Path Valley. Competing in the 270 Sprints, he took the lead on the seventh lap and never looked back. Crouse defeated a field that included Chambersburg’s Dylan Mickey (6th) and Fort Loudon’s Zach Glass (9th).
Four drivers from the LocalNews1.org area — Greencastle’s Logan Jones (2nd), Fairfield’s Lincoln Kearchner (3rd) and Seth Kearchner (5th), and Chambersburg’s Devin Friese (4th) — posted top-10 finishes in the East Coast Legends feature at Path Valley, while two area competitors posted solid efforts in the Thunder Cars: Greencastle’s Tara Sales (7th) and Fayetteville’s Roger Traxler (10th).
Sales and Traxler were also active in the Chargers race at Linda’s Speedway on Friday. Sales took eighth and Traxler finished 10th, while Fayetteville’s Jared Traxler landed in ninth. Glass finished fifth in the 270 Sprints.
The father-son racing duo of Lance and Cole Dewease both landed top-10 finishes last weekend. The elder Dewease, a National Sprint Car Hall of Famer also known as the “Fayetteville Flyer,” blasted off from 14th to eighth in the 410 Sprints for the Living Legends Dream Race at Port Royal Speedway. Cole took on the 305 Sprints at Selinsgrove Speedway and won his heat before taking seventh in the feature.
Finally, Scott Palmer had a great night at the office at BAPS Motor Speedway. The Greencastle driver won his heat race and claimed second in the 20-lap feature. Palmer was chased to the finish line by St. Thomas’ Dawson Walls (4th) and Michael Walls (9th).
Racing was rained out at Winchester and Hagerstown Speedways, while Lincoln Speedway enjoyed a scheduled weekend off.
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
Williams Grove Speedway
Friday, Aug. 21
410 Sprints (30 laps): 1. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg), 2. Chase Dietz (York), 3. Logan Rumsey (Manchester), 4. Cameron Smith (Spring Grove), 5. Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville), 6. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 7. Preston Lattomus (Lewes, Del.), 8. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 9. Austin Bishop (Morgantown), 10. Brent Shearer (Manheim), 11. Kyle Moody (Wellsville), 12. JJ Loss (Hanover), 13. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 14. Doug Hammaker (Grantville), 15. Dylan Norris (Hanover), 16. Mike Thompson (Newtown), 17. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 18. Ryan Newton (Sunshine Coast, QLD), 19. Dallas Schott (York), 20. Joey Amantea (Mt. Pocono), 21. Matt Campbell (Fawn Grove) DNF, 22. Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg) DNF, 23. Tyler Ross (Lincoln University) DNF, 24. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood) DNF.
Linda’s Speedway
Friday, Aug. 21
270 Sprints (25 laps): 1. Cory Myers (Gettysburg), 2. Mike Rutherford (Lebanon), 3. Brayden Spencer (Berwick), 4. Matt Fernsler (Annville), 5. Zach Glass (Fort Loudon), 6. Jason Paisley (Hazleton), 7. Jesse Snyder (Jonestown), 8. Cayden Forsythe (York), 9. Cole Wyers (Tuckahoe, N.J.), 10. Dallas Sanders (Manheim), 11. Marshall Labuda (Fogelsville), 12. Chad Kreiser (Jonestown), 13. Andrea Matter-Martin (Enola), 14. Danial Boyer (Elizabethtown), 15. Kyle Lindsey (Manheim), 16. Bethany Stolz (Bloomsburg), 17. Chase Walker (Ephrata), 18. Billy Logeman (Reinholds), 19. Chason Hauck (York), 20. Ben Stolz (Bloomsburg), 21. Brandon Heist Sr. (Jonestown).
Chargers (15 laps): 1. Eric Hollenbach (Fredericksburg), 2. Chucky Kimmel (Schuylkill Haven), 3. Ed Hollenbach (Fredericksburg), 4. Austin Webster (Williamstown), 5. William Sterner (Elliottsburg), 6. Chris Warren (Jonestown), 7. Ian Herr (Annville), 8. Tara Sales (Greencastle), 9. Jared Traxler (Greencastle), 10. Roger Traxler (Fayetteville), 11. Ron Stoner (Myerstown), 12. Josh Michael (Jonestown), 13. Frank Stoner (Jonestown).
East Coast Legends (20 laps): 1. Scott Houdeshell (Enola), 2. Tyler Rampmeyer (Frederick, Md.), 3. Justin Wagaman (Hanover), 4. Hunter McElroy (Spring Grove), 5. Scott Musselman (York), 6. Brock Doyle (Three Springs), 7. Shjon Dove (Annville), 8. Chad Trout (Dover), 9. Blake Nalley (Knoxville, Md.), 10. Owen Wagaman (Hanover), 11. KJ Massey (Hagerstown, Md.), 12. Dave Benner (Danville), 13. Ben Morrow (Chambersburg), 14. Donald Stoudt (Lebanon), 15. Jayden Powell (Chambersburg), 16. Dan Wirfel (Wellsville), 17. Jacob Wiles (Rocky Ridge, Md.), 18. Devin Smith (Chambersburg), 19. Jeff DeLong (Leesport), 20. Matt Parks (Three Springs).
Selinsgrove Speedway
Friday, Aug. 21
305 Sprints (20 laps): 1. Doug Dodson (Middletown), 2. Logan Spahr (Lewisberry), 3. Mike Alleman (Port Royal), 4. Tyler Erdley (Herndon), 5. Ken Duke Jr. (Winfield), 6. Chris Dolan (York), 7. Cole Dewease (Fayetteville), 8. Mike Melair (Warrington), 9. Dustin Young (Danville), 10. Erin Statler (Carlisle), 11. Croix Beasom (Mifflintown), 12. Mikell McGee (Doylesburg), 13. Tyler Snook (Selinsgrove), 14. Jarrett Cavelet (Hollidaysburg), 15. Landon Tressler (Port Matilda), 16. Tyler Schell (Millersburg), 17. Chad Phillips (Gratz), 18. Dave Graber (Boyertown), 19. Matthew Warner (Middleburg), 20. Maynard Glass (Middleburg), 21. Jason Wagner (Selinsgrove), 22. Kruz Kepner (Kreamer), 23. Ethan Beasom (Thompsontown), 24. Drew Young (Beaver Springs).
Path Valley Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 22
270 Sprints: 1. Aidan Crouse (Greencastle), 2. Drew Sullivan, 3. Jason Houtz (Mifflintown), 4. Cameron McClure (Huntingdon), 5. Chanler Heasley (New Oxford), 6. Dylan Mickey (Chambersburg), 7. Dakota Yeingst (Shippensburg), 8. Brett Kauffman, 9. Zach Glass (Fort Loudon), 10. Jordan Knable, 11. Brycen Doyle, 12. John Williams Jr., 13. Stephanie Welk (Blairs Mills), 14. Jamie Connelly, 15. Mark Gordon, 16. Chris Deihl, 17. Matthew Dixson Jr. (Julian), 18. Eric Christman (Lehighton), 19. Madyson Florentine (Greencastle), 20. Ayden Sword, 21. Bradyn Kuhn (Greencastle) DNF, 22. Cory Myers (Gettysburg) DNF, 23. Parker Lucas (Sarver) DNF.
East Coast Legends: 1. Jeremy Ott (Carlisle), 2. Logan Jones (Greencastle), 3. Lincoln Kearchner (Fairfield), 4. Devin Friese (Chambersburg), 5. Seth Kearchner (Fairfield), 6. Justin Wagaman (Hanover), 7. Blake Nalley (Knoxville, Md.), 8. Bill Diehl (Wrightsville), 9. Brock Doyle (Three Springs), 10. Chad Trout (Dover), 11. Scott Musselman (York), 12. Mason Tracy (Westminster, Md.), 13. Scott Montgomery (Radnor), 14. KJ Massey (Hagerstown, Md.), 15. Rick Hartwig (Finksburg, Md.), 16. Moses Goetz (St. Thomas), 17. Devin Smith (Chambersburg), 18. Owen Wagaman (Hanover), 19. Matt Parks (Three Springs), 20. Shjon Dove (Annville), 21. Scott Spidle (Etters), 22. Tyler Rampmeyer (Frederick, Md.), 23. Eric Moats (Waynesboro), 24. Kelby Friese (Chambersburg).
Limited Late Models: 1. Gunnar Walls (Chambersburg), 2. Jaxton Garman (Elliottsburg), 3. DJ Myers (Greencastle), 4. Cayden Ranck (Thompsontown), 5. Joe Petyek, 6. Tommy Slanker (York), 7. Harold Ranck (Thompsontown), 8. Cole Slanker (Strinestown), 9. Matt Parks (Three Springs) DNF, 10. Jimmy Andrews Jr., 11. Terry Gingerich (Manchester), 12. Brad Benton (Duncansville) DNF, 13. Tyler Bowman (Whitehall) DNF.
600 Sprints: 1. Jim Young (Johnstown), 2. Ben Freels (Dillsburg), 3. Aiden Myers, 4. Brian Kramer (Lititz), 5. Tanner Pressley (Lewisberry), 6. Vincent Gaudiosi (Gettysburg), 7. Randy Kunkle Jr. (Dover), 8. Dominick Ciucci (Hanover), 9. Dylan Anderson (Three Springs), 10. Brad Weber (Gettysburg), 11. Cayden Gobrecht, 12. Cole Armstrong (Duncannon), 13. Shawn Rumbaugh (Kittanning), 14. Camden Cooper (Fayetteville) DNF.
Thunder Cars: 1. Aaron Updegraff (Elizabethtown), 2. Jake Shoup (Mapleton Depot), 3. Jeremy Eutzy (Shippensburg), 4. David Yoder, 5. Ronnie Buck Jr. (Annville), 6. Justin Bucher, 7. Tara Sales (Greencastle), 8. Brock Foster (McVeytown), 9. Eric Seibert (Orbisonia), 10. Roger Traxler (Fayetteville), 11. Bill Sterner (Elliottsburg), 12. Chase Beidel (Fayetteville), 13. Tyler Stine (Shippensburg), 14. Jared Traxler (Fayetteville), 15. Bill Seibert, 16. Devin Thomas (Mercersburg), 17. Keith Johnson, 18. Brittany Arcq (Chambersburg), 19. Matt Williamson (Saltillo) DNF, 20. Shaun Linn (Shippensburg) DNF, 21. Matt Dixson Sr. (Julian) DNF, 22. Katie Martin DNF.
Strictly Stocks: 1. Jason Goss Sr., 2. Jed Nessinger (Shermans Dale), 3. Garrett Watkins (Huntingdon), 4. Robert Cutshall (Three Springs), 5. Ryan Unger (Mapleton), 6. Kala Varner (Three Springs), 7. Travis Semple (Mount Union), 8. Tanner Guyer (Three Springs), 9. Marshall Dicken, 10. Koltan Martin (Shirleysburg), 11. Justin Williamson (Huntingdon), 12. Anthony Thurber, 13. Corbin Rosenberry (Port Royal), 14. Nevin Rosenberry (Port Royal) DNF, 15. David Buckley (Petersburg) DNF.
Port Royal Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 22
410 Sprints (30 laps): 1. Danny Dietrich (Gettysburg), 2. Ryan Smith (Fleetwood), 3. Chase Dietz (York), 4. Cameron Smith (Spring Grove), 5. Ryan Newton (Sunshine Coast, QLD), 6. Brent Shearer (Manheim), 7. Mark Smith (Sunbury), 8. Lance Dewease (Fayetteville), 9. Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg), 10. Troy Wagaman Jr. (Hanover), 11. Dylan Cisney (Port Royal), 12. Logan Wagner (Harrisonville), 13. Matt Campbell (Fawn Grove), 14. Justin Whittall (Vincentown, N.J.), 15. TJ Stutts (Liverpool), 16. Buddy Schweibinz (Tuckahoe, N.J.), 17. Steve Buckwalter (Royersford), 18. Doug Hammaker (Grantville), 19. Kody Hartlaub (East Berlin), 20. Devin Adams (Lebanon), 21. Freddie Rahmer (Salfordville), 22. Austin Bishop (Morgantown), 23. Logan Rumsey (Manchester), 24. Michael Walter (Selinsgrove).
Super Late Models (25 laps): 1. Drake Troutman (Hyndman), 2. Gregg Satterlee (Indiana), 3. Rick Eckert (York), 4. Ross Robinson (Georgetown, Del.), 5. Levi Yetter (Cabot), 6. Trever Feathers (Winchester, Va.), 7. Clay Harris (Jupiter, Fla.), 8. Hayes Mattern (Beavertown), 9. Austin Berry (Mifflin), 10. Colton Flinner (Allison Park), 11. Andrew Yoder (Middleburg), 12. Dylan Yoder (Middleburg), 13. JT Spence (Winchester, Va.), 14. Lane Snook (Port Royal), 15. Dillan Stake (Mapleton Depot), 16. Gary Stuhler (Greencastle), 17. Chad Myers (Hampstead, Md.), 18. Tristin Neiderer (Landisville), 19. Scott Flickinger (Elliottsburg), 20. Justin Weaver (Clear Spring, Md.), 21. Jason Schmidt (Lewistown), 22. Shawn Shoemaker (Mt. Union), 23. Chris Casner (Mifflintown).
BAPS Motor Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 22
358 Sprints (25 laps): 1. Brock Hammaker (Grantville), 2. Hunter Fulton (Carlisle), 3. Derek Locke (Mechanicsburg), 4. Cody Fletcher (East Berlin), 5. Bryn Gohn (York), 6. Wyatt Hinkle (East Berlin), 7. Dylan Smith (Mohrsville), 8. Brayden Mickley (Biglerville), 9. Chase Robinson (Dover), 10. Jacob Galloway (Gardners), 11. Tyler Ulrich (Denver), 12. Tylar Rutherford (York), 13. Colton Moyer (Carlisle), 14. Ashley Cappetta (East Berlin), 15. Chance Hendershot (Hagerstown, Md.), 16. Michael Smith (Delta), 17. Zach Rhodes (McVeytown), 18. Reece Raudabaugh (Boiling Springs), 19. Keith Blumenstein Jr. (York Springs), 20. Josh Tuckey (York Haven) DNF, 21. Logan Spahr (Lewisberry) DNF, 22. Eli Tuckey (Biglerville) DNF, 23. Justin Foster (Harrisburg) DNF.
Limited Late Models (20 laps): 1. Devin Frey (Richland), 2. Scott Palmer (Greencastle), 3. Chad Smith (Duncannon), 4. Dawson Walls (St. Thomas), 5. Dan Zechman (Littlestown), 6. Chase Billett (York), 7. Dale Murphy (Stevensville, Md.), 8. Matt Murphy (Bel Air, Md.), 9. Michael Walls (St. Thomas), 10. Travis Horan (Dover), 11. Sammy Rial (Etters), 12. Kyle Moser (East Berlin), 13. Mike Potts (York Haven), 14. Chuck Cox III (Nottingham, Md.), 15. John Moser Jr. (York Haven), 16. Darrel Henry (Elliottsburg), 17. Lou Egrie (Willow Grove) DNF, 18. Jake Moser (York Haven) DNF.
