BILL LAUGHMAN WINS $2000 PAYOFF IN T.A. WARD CONSTRUCTION & FRIENDS 270 SPRINTS SHOWDOWN
By Judy McGee Timmons
ROBERT McQUADE WINS CISNEY AUTO PARTS THUNDER CAR
FEATURE FOR BUTCH SHATZER MEMORIAL
BRANDON SHEARER WINS METLER’S AUTO, TRUCK & TRAILER
WINGLESS SUPER SPORTSMAN BUTCH SHATZER MEMORIAL
T.A. Ward & T.A. Ward Construction, the 270 Micro Sprint sponsor at Path Valley Speedway, gathered sponsors together & established a never heard of exceptional payoff to the 270 division feature event, starting at $2000 to win & finalizing with a final payout of $200 to the last racer.
The 270 class ran time trials to create the feature lineup, by which Bill Laughman & Aidan Crouse obtained their captain seats at the top of the list. Laughman took the lead with Crouse, Sean McAndrew, Ross Perchak, & Cory Myers taking their positions behind the leader. Six laps into the 25 lap feature, Laughman encountered the back of the field, dodging the slower traffic, as he remained in the lead spot. The racers competed for 11 laps without issues, but another lap was not to be, as second place runner, Aidan Crouse, Gaitlin Kauffman , & Eric Christman, got together in turn 2, resulting in Crouse & Christman going to the rear, but Kauffman pulled into the infield. The top five restart was Laughman, Perchak, Sean McAndrew, Cory Myers & Mason McAndrew, with Brett Kauffman in the wings. Laughman led the lineup to the final lap, giving him a green to checkered win for the 25 lap event. Laughman ran the best speed lap traveling 76.976 MPH in 11.692 seconds.
Bradyn Kuhn received the Hard Charger Award after racing from 22nd starting position, & finishing in 9th place. The T.A. Ward 270 Micro Sprint heat races were won by: Bill Laughman, Aiden Crouse, & Ross Perchak. The T.A. Ward 270 Micro Sprint Consolation event was won by Bradyn Kuhn.
The Cisney’s Auto Parts 4 Cylinder Thunder Car division lined up double file for their long-awaited feature event for the Butch Shatzer Memorial Race which was canceled due to unfavorable track conditions on May 31st.
Jake Shoup & Robert McQuade led the drivers to the green with McQuade taking the green ahead of Shoup, Rodney Walls, Jeremy Eutzy & Kenny Yoder, for the first lap top runners. A caution was waved for Yoder, who got into the turn 4 infield, joining the race at the rear. The reline was McQuade, Walls, Jeremy Eutzy, Ronnie Garlock & Cameron Defenderfer, but a liquid loss on to the track from the racer of Earl Tabb, put the racers to a slower pace till the liquid was dried & the drivers returned to their restart. McQuade, Walls, Eutzy, Garlock & Defenderfer were sitting at the top where they remained till lap 5, when Defenderfer moved into 4th place, while Kevin Bard & Charlie Stallman went door to door for 5th place. Defenderfer moved beside Jeremy Eutzy for a 3rd place battle, as the top runners began to dodge slower traffic on the oval. The top five were all heading for the front, but only one could claim the win as McQuade held on to his position & claimed the win. Defenderfer had piloted his racer to 2nd place & was followed by Walls, Jeremy Eutzy, & Stallman for the final top 5.
Kenny Yoder had the best speed lap going 62.561 MPH in 14.386 seconds.
Jackson Eutzy received the Hard Charger Award & Ronnie Garlock lll received the Hard Luck Award.
The Metzler’s Auto, Truck & Trailer Wingless Super Sportsman hit the oval with a rumble & a roar as they also got in position for their Butch Shatzer Memorial Race Feature. Brandon Shearer took the leaed on the wave of green, with Tony Jackson, Transtan Stoner, Luke Lenker, & Brad Mellott racing in the top 5. Shearer, Jackson & Stoner pulled away from the remainder of the competitors as they battled for the top position, running non-stop for 16 laps, till Wyatt Rotz got his racer into the infield, putting him to the back. The reline was now Shearer, Jackson, Stoner, Perigo, Mellott & Steve Wilbur.
Shearer held his spot but the pressure from Jackson, Stoner, & Brett Perigo was intensifying by the lap. The scoreboard read 19 laps were complete, when through the congestion came Troy Rhome, passing Mellott, Wilbur, & Leonard, to take control of 5th place, where he remained to the finish, behind Shearer, Jackson, Stoner, & Brett Perigo. Brandon Shearer had the fastest lap speed traveling 73.302 MPH in 12.278 seconds.
The Cisney’s Auto Parts 4 Cylinder thunder cars feature was brought to the start by polesitters, Robert McQuade & Jackson Eutzy, with 3rd place starter, Charlie Stallman, taking the 1st lap lead. Cameron Defenderfer pulled into 2nd from 5th place, immediately before the first caution for Matt Williamson & Michael Danner, retiring Williamson for the evening.
Stallman, Defenderfer, Jackson Eutzy, Kevin Bard & Kenny Yoder were now sitting in the hot seats, when the circle went green, with Eutzy & Defenderfer running wheel to wheel with Eutzy taking control of 2nd, as Bard & Yoder held on to the top five. Approaching midrace, Shoup had contact in turn 4, putting him to the back of the reline. The top five were in it for the win, as Jackson Eutzy ran the 2nd place position that close to Stallman, that the heat from his motor could be felt, great driving by both, as Defenderfer added his ride to the party, trying to pass Eutzy, while Yoder & Bard held their positions, in anticipation of an opening.
Wagner, Jeremy Eutzy, Erwin, Brock Foster & McQuade were racing in the second section of 5 runners, when the next caution for Shaun Linn & Brian Smith was waved, when contact was made in turn 4, sending both runners to the rear. The reline was the same but the pressure was on as Stallman & Eutzy, Defenderfer & Yoder, & Bard & Jeremy Eutzy were all in sets of door to door action as the final steps counted down. Stallman held his space taking the win ahead of Jackson Eutzy, Defenderfer, Yoder & Bard. Bard had the best speed lap at 62.254 MPH in 14.457 seconds.
The Metzler’s Auto, Truck & Trailer Wingless Super Sportsman were ready to roll when the flag went green, with Tony Jackson, Sam Leonard, Brett Perigo, & Steve Wilbur, coming out the gate for the start of their 30 lap feature. Jackson took the lead with Perigo, in second & Wilbur going wheel to wheel with Wyatt Rotz, moving into third, as Troy Rhome moved into the top five spot. Brad Kling got out of line on lap 7, in turns 3 & 4, causing his ride to be added to the rear of the field. The top 5 started to transform with Perigo & Wilbur going side by side & Rhome pulling into 4th, after passing Rotz. Wilbur was in 2nd, then Perigo, Rhome & Rotz.
Twelve laps were recorded when Gerry Strawser got into the high side of turn’s 3 & 4, retiring, his racer to the pits. Jackson, Wilbur, Perigo & Rhome were on the restart front with Dexter Ehrenzeller passing Rotz to take 5th, where they competed for the next 17 laps, running non-stop. Jackson was a green to checkered winner & also had the best speed lap at 68.208 MPH in 13.195 seconds.