Path Valley Speedway
717-349-7111
17911 Dry Run Road
Spring Run, PA 17262
"The Little Track With The Big Action"
Racing every Saturday night since 1987 on our 1/4 mile banked clay oval
Start Times
Friday Night
Gates open at 5:00PM Drivers Meeting at 6:45PM
Warm ups at 7:00PM
Saturday Night
(May thru October)
Gates open at 4:00PM
Drivers Meeting at 5:45PM
Warm ups at 6:00PM
Please check the schedule
for special event times in addition to March/April times
Email us at dun4@embarqmail.com
Path Valley Speedway 17911 Dry Run Road, Spring Run, PA 17262
Upcoming Events
Thank you to our 2024 Path Valley Division Sponsors
600cc Micros: Macri Concrete 4 Cylinder Thunder Cars: Cisney's Auto Parts
270cc Micros: T.A Ward Construction Limited Late Models: Cordell Construction
Wingless Super Sportsman: Metzler's Auto, Truck & Trailer 4 Cylinder Strictly Stocks:
Legends: Zachary D Crouse DVM INC Modifieds: Kathy Baker Coldwell Banker Realty
Please check out our sponsors page to get phone numbers and view our sponsors website
2024 Driver Information/Tax Sheet
*Please include your email and those 17 years and younger will need a copy of your birth certificate*
*Must be completed before the racing program begins*
(Click link to download)
After a successful outing in 2023, the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series will return to Path Valley Speedway on Friday, August 9th 2024 for $4,000 to win! Last season we saw Oklahoma's Daison Pursley take the checkered flag over Jade Avedisian. A hard charging Gavin Miller would advance 11 places with Kyle Jones advancing 13 places in a hard fought race last season. The continued track improvements and addition of fresh clay should prove to be another exciting year for the Xtreme Midgets series at Path Valley.
Saturday, July 27th
Spring Run Pit Stop Night
Metzler's Auto, Truck & Trailer Wingless Super Sportsman + T.A Ward Construction 270cc Sprints + Macri Concrete 600cc Sprints + Cisney's Auto Parts 4 Cyl. Thunder Cars + 4 Cylinder Strictly Stocks
About our sponsor: The Spring Run Pit Stop is located at the blinking light when entering Spring Run right across from the Path Valley Restaurant. Fuel up and grab a snack before heading to the race.
Gates open at 4PM
Warms ups at 6PM
General Admission
Adults - $10
Kids 10 & Under - $3
Pit Gate w/membership - $30
Pit Gate w/o membership - $30 + $5
T.A Ward Construction sponsors $500 to win & $1,000 to win 270 Sprints Shows at Path Valley Speedway
Tod Ward of T.A Ward Construction is set to sponsor four $500 to win and three
$1,000 to winevents for the 270 Sprints in 2024. Ward, an avid sponsor for the
270 sprints first $500 to win show will be on March 23 followed by April 27th.
The 270 sprints will compete again for another $500 to win event on May 18th
for Path Valley Restaurant Night. The final $500 to win
event will be on June 29th.
The first $1,000 to win event for the T.A Ward Construction 270 Sprints will
take place on the Roy & Margaret McGee Memorial Night, which honors
the speedways founding family. The T.A Ward Sprints will then race into
September with another $1,000 to win event on Sept. 7th which is also the
night of the Dan Little/Trip Kone Memorial for the 600 Sprints. Ward will
then sponsor a final $1,000 to win event which is slated to take
place at Bull Ring Nationals held on October 26th.
Roy & Margaret McGee Memorial
Calling all McGee era drivers! The Roy & Margaret McGee Memorial will take place on
Saturday, August 10th and we are asking that anyone from that era please make plans to
attend a reunion during intermission. This will also be the only race of the season to see
the return of the Winged Super Sportsman tour. Gene Johnson, a former racer will also
have his vintage micro sprint from that era on display as well as be taking some laps
around the track. McGee legacy books will be available that have been put together by
Judy McGee Timmons.
Also on the card for that evening will be the Limited Late Models, Wingless Super
Sportsman, 4 Cyl. Thunder Cars, and 270 & 600 micro sprints. If you are interested in
helping to sponsor that evening please reach out to the speedway, or Judy McGee Timmons.
We are always looking for hard charger and hard luck awards as well as an additional monies
to the purses. In memory of's can also be announced the night of the race.
Walt Bigler Memorial Slated for August 24th
The Wingless Super Sportsman division will host the Walt Bigler
Memorial on August 24th to pay tribute to one of the most iconic
Super Sportsman owners to have ever graced the division. With
over 70 years as a car owner and builder, Walt passed away in
2023 at the age of 89 years old. Walt has had many different
drivers over the span of his career with one of the most well
known at Path Valley being Carmen Perigo, Jr. Walt fielded a
car from the first race at Silver Springs to its final race when
the speedway was closed. He was inducted into the York
County Racing Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Silver Springs
Speedway Hall of Fame in 2019.
August 24th the Wingless Super Sportsman will race in his
honor for $1,200 to win with potential to be more. There will
be two $100 random position awards in addition to another
$50 to 12th place. Rohan Beasley will be awarding $50 to
the highest finishing driver with aluminum heads. There will
likely be more incentives for this race and they will be
announced as the race gets closer. Special thanks to Bigler
Racing, JSF Failor Racing, George FF Group, John W Gleim Inc.,
and Fine Line Auto Body for their sponsorship.
KYLE HARDY COLLECTS $5000 WIN FOR ULMS FEATURE SPONSORED BY
DR. ZACHARY CROUSE DVM’S NIGHT OF POWER AT PATH VALLEY SPEEDWAY
By Judy McGee Timmons
Kyle Hardy started in the front line with Michael Lake beside him
for the feature event, with Hardy taking the lead on green as Dillan
Stake pulled into 3rd followed by Hayes Mattern & Gregg Satterlee
for the top five, holding their positions till lap 8 when Hardy passed
Stake, claiming 2nd. Two cautions back to back tightened the reline
but Lake took the turns on the inside restraining Hardy & Stake as
they raced in a triangle formation inches apart. Lake held the lead,
but Hardy & Stake were on his bumper, going wheel to wheel with
each other while both were focusing on the lead spot, not allowing
Lake to gain any additional distance between them.
In the midst of the 35 lapper, the threesome started to pull away
from the other competitors, as the battle within the group became
more intense, with Hardy getting an advantage point, as he passed
Stake on lap 25. Hardy now had his sights on Lake, pulling beside,
going door to door, then passing him 3 laps later. Hardy held strong at the front for the remaining 7 laps, taking the checkered ahead of Lake, Stake, Satterlee & Kyle Lee collecting the $5000.00 payout.
The 305 sprints were escorted to the green by Mike Alleman & Zach Rhodes with a prelap caution for Matt Kline, putting the racers back to their original restart, & Kline going to the pit area. Alleman took the lead with Zach Rhodes, Jerald Harris, Jeff Weaver & Jarrett Cavalet in pursuit as the top runners ran nonstop for 8 laps till Kruz Kepner’s ride started to loose power going into turn 2 & coming to a stop on the backstretch.
The racers relined while Kepner was pushed to the pits, with the top 5 remaining in the same positions, till they approached midrace, when Doug Dodson started navigating his racer through the line, passing Weaver, then Harris, to pull behind Rhodes taking 3rd place. Eight laps remained in the 25 lap event, when Rhodes made his move, passing Alleman for the lead , but then encountering lapped traffic. Dodson continued on his mission, as he was wheel to wheel with Alleman, then taking the position with three laps remaining. Zach Rhodes won the event, finishing ahead of Dodson, Alleman, Jeff Weaver & Jerald Harris for the top five. Alleman had the best lap speed traveling 77.707 MPH in 11.582 seconds.
The Kathy Baker Coldwell Banker Reality Modifieds 25 lap feature was a green to checkered win for Spike Moore, who started at the front of the pack, & maintained a sizeable lead throughout the entire race. Mike Altobelli, Austin Berry, Kirk Baker, & Sam Reeder ran the top five in that order for the entire race with the exception of Sam Reeder who came from the 7th starting position to finish in the top five spot. Spike Moore encountered lapped traffic by lap 9 but kept his racer in a sideways slide, racing his best lap at 67.507 MPH in 13.332 seconds.
Dillan Stake (19) battles with Kyle Hardy (45) off turn 2. Photo by Teal Beard
Parker Starr Wins Austin Gelwicks Memorial At Path Valley Speedway
By Judy McGee Timmons
The Cisney’s Auto Parts Thunder Car Division, Family, Friends & Fans honored
Austin Ray Gelwicks during a memorial on Saturday night at Path Valley Speedway,
with Parker Starr taking the checkered for the feature event.
Austin was a driver in the Thunder Car division at the speedway in 2016, when he
tragically passed away on 12/21/2016 at the age of 17, as a result of injuries sustained
in a motor vehicle accident. Austin was born 03/05/99, the son of Daniel R. Gelwicks &
Heather Gipe Gelwicks, & brother of Olivia Gelwicks. Austin was a senior at Fannett-
Metal High School where he was a member of the class of 2017 & had planned to
attend Universal Technical Institute. Austin had a passion for racing, piloting the 69G
racer for 4 years, winning the “Rookie of the Year” in 2014.
Charlie Stallman & Aaron Updegraff followed the 69G racecar driven by Austin’s grandfather, Mike Gipe, as the pace car in Austin’s memory. Stallman pulled to the lead on green as Aaron Updegraff, Doug Sales, Tara Kerlin & Parker Starr lined up for the top 5. Stallman led the group for 16 laps, with Updegraff running in 2nd until lap 14 when Starr came from 6th starting spot to go side by side with Updegraff, then moving behind Stallman to eventually pass & pull to the lead on lap 17. Immediately after acquiring the lead, the caution flag waved for Kevin Bard who had his racer on fire going into turn two, resulting in retiring his racer for the evening. Brock Foster got his ride into the backstretch infield, returning it to the rear, & Cheyenne Ingram’s racer which was also releasing smoke, ended going to the pits also. Starr was at the top of the line, but with the show of green the cautions continued with Roger Traxler & Jeremy Shoup getting into turn 4 action, followed by Eric Seibert getting turned in turn 1, with all 3 drivers joining the rear of the pack. Starr, Updegraff, Rasp, Stallman & Sales held their positions for the remainder of the race, as Starr took the checkered flag for the win. Justin Rasp had the best speed lap traveling 63.690 MPH in 14.131 seconds. Corey Wagner would receive the Hard Charger Award while Kevin Bard received the “Hard Luck” Award.
The Macri Concrete 600 Sprints line-up had Aiden Lutz & Randy Kunkle at the front on green, but a mishap involving Ben Freels, who had his racer roll on it’s side, & Hayden Ott, brought out a prelap caution, resulting in both cars being towed to the pits. The original lineup was still in force as Lutz pulled to the lead on green, but was quickly replaced by Kunkle, with Chase Robinson pulling into 3rd, followed by Jeremy Harshman & Kameron Morral. Cautions for Chris Keshishian, Rick McMichael & Josh Smith slowed the pace in the next 5 laps but with 6 laps complete, Kunkle, Robinson, Harshman, Lutz & Morral were ready to put the hammer down as the green flag waved, Kunkle at the front, then Robinson & Harshman, but Lutz decreased in position when Morral & Jim Young passed him to move into 4th & 5th place. Kunkle gained an increased lead, with 10 nonstop laps, but with 5 to go, Keshishian spun sideways in turn 4 bringing out the yellow. Kunkle led the reline for the finish but with one lap to go, Harshman also pulled to the infield, bringing his night to a close. Kunkle led Morral, Robinson, Young & Tanner Pressley to the finish line claiming the win. Kameron Morral received the “Hard Charger” award. Kunkle had the best speed lap going 78.479 MPH in 11.468 seconds.
Brady Daniels & Sam Reeder led the Kathy Baker Coldwell Banker Reality Modifieds to the green, followed by Kirk Baker, Brady Daniels, Darrin Hoover & Spike Moore. Two laps were on the books w3ith Baker, Daniels, Hoover & Moore in the top five, but when the flag waved green, Moore gained 2 spots, pulling into 3rd on lap 3, into 2nd by lap 5, & going wheel to wheel with Reeder on lap 6 & moving to the lead by lap 7!! Reeder ran in 2nd for 4 laps before Baker passed him on lap 13, taking 2nd place. Moore led the competitors to the checkered, collecting his 2nd win of the weekend at Path Valley. Moore also received the “Hard Charger” award for the modified division. Moore was followed by Kirk Baker, Sam Reeder, Darrin Hoover & Austin Berry for the top finishers. Spike Moore had the fastest lap piloting his racer at 67.822 MPH in 13.270 seconds.
The T.A. Ward Construction 270 sprints had Stephanie Welk & Noelle Ebersole at the helm with Jason Houtz pulling into the lead for four laps before a caution in turn 4 for Ebersole brought the racers to a reline with Houtz, Cory Myers, Welk, Craig Myers & Brad Cowan in the top five. On the restart, Cory Myers moved into the lead as Bradyn Kuhn came from 7th to 4th place & Welk moved into 5th. Cory maintained his lead as he met with the back of the line, passing lapped traffic, with Houtz, Craig Myers, Kuhn, & Lukacs in pursuit. Ninth place starter, Zach Glass, started to maneuver his racer through the line pulling into 6th place before a caution for Noelle & Nadia Ebersole, which put Noelle to the rear & Nadia to the pits. Cory led Houtz, Myers, Kuhn, Glass & Lukacs on the restart, with 4th place runner, Bradyn Kuhn, developed problems entering the infield, which put Glass in 4th & Lukacs finishing in the top 5 as Cory led them to the checkered flag. Cory Myers had the best speed lap traveling 74.863 MPH in 12.022 seconds. Dakota Yeingst received the “Hard Charger” award, starting in 15th place & finishing
in 6th.
The Cordell Construction Late Models feature began with Taylor Farlling & Chase Billet in charge at the front, with Farlling taking the lead on green. Billett followed as Cayden Ranck passed Mike Walls to claim 3rd place where they remained for 5 laps till Walls reclaimed the spot from Ranck. Lane Snook came from 7th to 5th after passing D.J. Myers but as the laps counted down, the competition intensified, with wheel to wheel & back to front action going on, as Walls took 2nd behind Farling, followed by Billett, Snook, & D.J. Myers, who were now the top five at midrace. A caution flag was shown for 5th place runner, Cayden Ranck on lap 14, when he developed problems in turn 4, resulting in being towed to the pits. Farlling, Walls, Billett, Snook, & D.J. Myers were the top 5 on the restart, where they remained for five laps, then it was time to get down to business as D.J. Myers went from 5th place to 2nd to the lead in 3 laps, followed by Snook, Farlling, Jaxton Garman & Randy Burkholder for the top five. Taylor Farlling had the best lap speed traveling at 73.177 MPH in 12.299 seconds. Dylan Brown received the “Hard Charger” award and Cayden Ranck received the “Hard Luck” award.
The Thunder Car Division Non-Qualifier Feature was won by Rodney Walls.
