BRADYN KUHN SECURES POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 6TH WIN AT PATH VALLEY SPEEDWAY
By Judy McGee Timmons
Bradyn Kuhn started in 10th place, in the T.A. Ward Construction 270 Micro Sprints Feature, taking the lead on lap 8, where he remained for the entirety of the race, collecting his 6th win at Path Valley Speedway, & securing the championship in points.
Zach Glass led the 20-car field to the green, pulling to the lead, before a caution for Stacey Galanis was shown, putting her to the pits with Matt Dixson also leaving the oval after coming to a stop on the backstretch. Glass, Jason Houtz, Brycen Doyle, Bradyn Paull & Cameron McClure held the top five spots on the restart, till Kuhn made his way through the pack to pass McClure, claiming fifth, then moving on to third by lap 5. Kuhn continued his advancements, going wheel to wheel with Glass, & taking the lead, then putting distance between his racer & that of Glass, Houtz, Aidan Crouse & Brad Cowan, who held the top five positions. Crouse brought his racer past Glass & Houtz in the final four laps, taking second place as Kuhn claimed the win. Kuhn had the fastest speed lap traveling at 74.614 MPH in 12.062 seconds. Aidan Crouse received the “HARD CHARGER” award in the 270 Micro Sprint Feature.
The Kathy Baker Coldwell Banker Realty Modifieds began their race with Sam Reeder & Mike Duck at the top of the lineup, with Reeder taking the lead for the first lap, slowing when Terry Brummert, did a sideways slide in turn one, bringing out the first caution. Reeder, Duck, Scott Daniels, Deron Hoover, & Todd Goss, were now in the top five, with Goss moving to fourth by lap 5, where they remained for 3 laps till Alyssa Cullum came from ninth to fifth place on lap 8, after a caution put David Stremme out of the race. Reeder was still in control, being followed by Duck, Darin Hoover, Goss & Cullum for the top runners. Cullum & Goss went into door to door action for fourth while Scott Daniels & Reese Fedder were also wheel to wheel in a battle for fifth place, on lap 11, when Roger Hirko’s machine spun in the wrong direction, putting his ride & Ed Robley’s racer to the rear.
Terry Brummert also had contact, ending his race for the evening. The revised restart was now, Reeder, Duck, Hoover, Cullum, & Goss at the top, for two laps till Cullum passed Duck & Hoover to take control of second place. Jake Shoup left the circuit on lap 14, & Hirko resigned for the evening on lap 19, as Reeder held his competition behind him, when Cullum & Duck put pressure on with one lap to go, till he reached the checkered flag, taking his first win at Path Valley Speedway. David Stremme had the best speed lap, going 65.847 MPH in 13.668 seconds. Alyssa Cullum received the “HARD CHARGER” award.
Michael Walls & Randy Burkholder brought the Cordell Construction Late Models to the starting line, with Walls taking control of the lead & Rodney Walls taking second, till Shyann Smith, drove her racer beside & past Rodney for two laps, before Rodney passed Smith & moved by Michael Walls to take the lead with 5 laps complete. Rodney Walls, Mike Walls, Shyann Smith, Taylor Farlling & Randy Burkholder were now sitting in the top five spots. Rodney Walls stayed in control for 3 laps, till Farlling moved from fifth to second, during which an accident between turns 3 & 4 occurred on lap 8, causing top runner, Shyann Smith, to enter the pits, & Randy Burkholder going to the rear. The reline was R. Walls, Farlling, M. Walls, D.J. Myers, & Ralph Morgan. On green, Farlling passed R. Walls, taking the lead, as Myers, M. Walls, & Kenny Yoder took the top spots. Cayden Ranck, slowed coming off the turn, retiring his racer on lap 12, while Farlling stayed in the lead with Myers taking over second, & Kenny Yoder advancing from 16th starting spot to pass Myers, claiming the spot. Rodney Walls remained in fourth for six laps more, till his racer began to lose power, coming to a stop in turn two. Rodney went to the rear, but then to the pit area, with 20 laps recorded. Two laps remained when Ralph Morgan left the circuit, while the front of the line went wild, with Farlling & Myers making contact, putting Farlling’s left front airborne, which created a small opening for Yoder to pull beside Farlling, as the checkered flag came closer, with Farlling getting the advantage & taking the win. Farlling had the best speed lap racing at 70.088 MPH in 12.841 seconds. Kenny Yoder received the “HARD CHARGER” award.
The Macri Concrete 600 Sprints lineup had Dylan Anderson & Kameron Morral at the front with Morral taking the lead on green. Anderson stayed in second with Randy Kunkle pulling by Jason Sechrist to take third & Vincent Gaudios, holding fifth place.
Morral had the hammer down as he created a half track lead, running non-stop till a caution in turn 4, put the racers on a reline with 5 laps to go on the scoreboard. Morral, Anderson, Kunkle, Jason Sechrist & Zach Rhodes were in the top five, where they remained as they passed the checkered flag behind Morral, who collected his second win at Path Valley. Moral had the best speed lap, racing at 74.547 MPH in 12.073 seconds. Vincent Gaudiosi took home the “HARD CHARGER” award.
The Cisney Auto Parts Thunder Car Feature began with a prelap caution involving Brock Foster, Dave Yoder, & Tara Sales, resulting in Foster going to the pits, & Sales & Yoder going to the rear for an original restart, with Ronnie Buck & Lyle Barnes in the lead.
Buck, Barnes, Justin Rasp, Jackson Eutzy & Doug Sales took the green as the top five, with Buck taking the lead for 7 laps till a caution for Charlie Stallman was waved, when his racer got into the turn four infield, causing him to go to the rear. Buck, Rasp, Barnes, Eutzy & Sales took the green on the restart, where they ran in the same order till a caution for Dustin Moore came out when he came to a stop out of turn 2, going to the rear. Rasp moved to the top position with Buck, Barnes, Eutzy, Sales & Eutzy running in the top five.
Twelve laps were complete when Rhyann Arcq & Dustin Moore got hooked together, going into turn four, resulting in both being towed to the pits. Rasp held the lead as the top five raced with no change till Jeremy Eutzy passed Sales to claim 5th place as the laps counted down to 4 remaining. Roger Traxler got into the turn two infield, putting him to the back of the pack as Justin Rasp escorted the drivers to the checkered, collecting his first win of the season. Rasp had the best speed lap running 60.831 MPH in 14.795 seconds. Bill Sterner received the “HARD CHARGER” award.
The Randy Burkholder Racing Supplies Division had Corbin Rosenberry & Koltan Martin at the helm, with a pre-lap collision involving Shawn Williamson & Carson Wooley, bringing the race to a halt, as Williamson came to a stop at the frontstretch wall, & Wooley in the turn 4 infield, after taking a hard hit. Both drivers were announced as being unhurt, while their racers were towed to the pit area.
An original restart had Rosenberry & Martin at the front, with Jason Goss Sr. & Robert Cutshall following, as Cutshall pulled to the lead ahead of Jesse Matney, Bruce Betres, Justin Williamson & Rusty Garlock. Six laps were complete when a caution was waved for turn 2, involving Martin, Betres, & Tanner Guyer, with all returning to the oval at the rear.
The reline had Matney in the lead, followed by Williamson, Garlock, Steven Jacobs, & Cutshall. The final five laps became a major battle as all 5 top racers headed for the front, with Williamson going door to door with Garlock, Matney working to hold his lead, & Jacobs & Cutshall using the oval to maintain their positions ahead of Moyer & Goss as the final lap approached. Williamson & Garlock took their racers by Matney, as they continued their clash for the win, with Williamson collecting the checkered flag. Jacobs finished in fourth place & Jimmy Moyer came from 13th position to finalize the top five. Garlock had the best speed lap, racing at 60.189 MPH in 14.953 seconds. Garlock also received the “HARD CHARGER” award.
Tonight was Doug’s Auto Repair Night, sponsoring the trophy awards for the feature events, & the Hard Charger Awards.
Racing returns to Path Valley on September 20th with DR. ZACHARY CROUSE’S LEGENDS SUMMER SLAM & BRYANT HORNBAKER MEMORIAL. Also including Cisney Auto Parts 4 Cylinder Thunder Cars, T.A. Ward Construction 270 Micro Sprints, Metzler’s Auto Truck & Trailer Wingless Super Sportsman, PASS 305, and Macri Concrete 600 Sprints.
September 27th Path Valley will not be racing to prepare for the HIGH LIMIT 410 SPRINTS APPEARING ON SEPTEMBER 28TH. For more details visit www.pathvalley.com.