KOLBY WEAVER WINS P.A.S.S. 305 FEATURE AT PATH VALLEY
By Judy McGee Timmons
The P.A.S.S. 305 Sprints joined the racing card at Path Valley Speedway on July 25th, with Kolby Weaver claiming the checkered flag win. Dave Wickham & Kasey Weaver were in the front line of their feature event, with Kasey Weaver gaining the lead, Kolby Weaver taking 2nd, Tyler Brehm running 3rd, Chris Meleason in 4th & Wickham going to 5th.
Timmy Bitner moved from 8th to 5th, on lap 5, where they ran till lap 8 when Fred Arnold was towed & Ken Duke was pushed to the pits, after an incident, while leader, Kasey Weaver lost control in turn 3, going to the rear. Kolby Weaver moved to the lead, followed by Tyler Brehm, Chris Meleason, Bittner, & Mike Melair, for the revised top 5.
Weaver held his position to the final non-stop laps of the 25 lap event, with Meleason passing Brehm to take second place, followed by Brehm, Bittner, & Melair, as Weaver collected the win. Kasey Weaver had the best lap, traveling 84.531 MPH in 10.647 seconds. Mike Melair received the Hard Charger award, starting in 12th position & finishing in 5th. The 305 heat event winners were Jarrett Cavalet & Kruz Kepner.
The Zachary D. Crouse DVM Inc. Limited Late Models, had D.J. Myers as their first lap leader, pulling from his pole position on green, ahead of Shyann Smith, Arden Fedder, Jackson Garman, & Cayden Ranck for the starting top runners. Brayden Plunkert brought out the 1st caution when his racer stopped against the third turn wall, retiring him to the pits. Randy Burkholder also entered the pit area with two laps complete.
The reline remained the same for the top five runners, with George Dixon Jr., Kenny Yoder, Tyler Bowman & D.J. Groft entering the top 10. Dixon Jr. passed Garman to move into 5th, on lap 4, continuing to advance to 4th on lap 5, passing Ranck. Garman moved back into the top 5, also moving by Ranck.
The racecars remained in their positions for 11 laps, till a caution for Kenny Yoder was waved, after his racer went into the turn 1 & 2 infield, putting him to the back of the pack. Myers was heading to a start to finish win, with Shyann Smith piloting her ride ahead of her gentlemen competition, also running a start to finish 2nd place finish.
Dixon Jr. continued to advance, going door to door with Fedder and moving into 3rd place. Myers held a strong lead the entire race, taking the checkered flag lap ahead of Smith, Dixon JR, Fedder, Garman, Tyler Bowman, Yoder, & Cayden Ranck. D.J. Myers had the best lap, racing at 75.522 MPH in 11.917 seconds. George Dixon Jr. received the Hard Charger Award, by starting in 7th & finishing in third. The Late Models heat events were won by Shyann Smith & D.J. Myers.
The Macri Concrete 600 Sprints were chauffeured to the start of their feature by Conner Fetrow & Shawn Rumbaugh. Fetrow took the lead but 6th place starter, Jim Young, had his ride behind Fetrow by the completion of the first lap, as Randy Kunkle, Aden Myers, & Dylan Anderson, pulled into the top 5 spots, where they remained for 9 laps.
A caution for Cayden Forsythe was waved, at which time he left the oval for the pits, putting the racers into a reline. Young put the pressure on Fetrow, using the entire track to let him know he was closing in, but Fetrow held on to the lead as the top five were glued to their positions till the final laps approached, when Kunkle made a slick move to pass Young, moving him to second place behind Fetrow. Young, Aden Myers, & Dylan Anderson were the top runners with Vincent Gaudiosi, Travis Keiser, Tanner Pressley, Darren Kauffman, & Garrison Zook finishing out the top ten. Conner Fetrow had the best lap, racing at 77.346 MPH in 11.636 seconds. Tanner Pressley received the Hard Charger Award. The 600’s heats were won by Dylan Anderson & Travis Keiser.
The T.A. Ward Construction 270 sprints feature began with misfortune, when the racer of Brycen Doyle flipped to its side going into turn 4, bringing out a red flag for the pre-lap incident. Track personale & EMT’s assisted Doyle, who went with the ambulance for observance.
The total restart put polesitters Dustin Young & Mark Knable at the top of the line, with Mason McAndrew, Bradyn Kuhn, Dakota Yeingst, & Cayden Forsythe, completing the top positions. Forsythe passed Yeingst to claim 4th place, & 2 laps later, moved into 3rd after passing Kuhn. Aiden Crouse came from his 7th starting position to the top five, where the racers remained till lap nine, when Crouse passed Kuhn to move into 4th place, prior to Kuhn having issues in turn 4, putting the top five racer to the pits.
Young, McAndrew, Forsythe, Crouse & Cory Myers, were the top runners on the restart, as Young held the lead, while McAndrew & Crouse went into a wheel to wheel battle for 2nd place, with Crouse moving into the position. Cory Myers continued to move his ride towards the lead, passing McAndrew & Forsythe to move into 3rd place, with 7 laps remaining.
Jason Houtz piloted his ride past McAndrew for the top 5 spot, where they remained for five laps. The final two laps did not take place till a total reformation occurred on the oval, with 4 back to back cautions, involving Yeingst, John Williams Jr., Aidan Crouse, Mark Knable, & Dylan Mickey, resulting in all five racers leaving the oval with 2 laps remaining.
The final restart had Young still in charge, Myers in second, with Forsythe, Houtz, & McAndrew at the top. On green, Houtz pulled to 3rd & McAndrew went to 4th, where they finished as Young collected the checkered flag lap. Young had the best lap, cruising at 76.349 MPH in 11.788 seconds. Cory Myers received the Hard Charger award, for starting in 21st place & finishing in 2nd. Heat wins went to Brad Cowan, Jason Houtz, Garrison Zook, & Aidan Crouse. The 270 consi was won by Cory Myers.
Dylan Allen & Shane Seville were in pole positions for the Randy Burkholder Racing Supplies Strictly Stocks event, with Seville taking the lead before a multi car twist & slide took place, putting the racers into an original restart.
Seville, Allen, Shane Flahatery, Carson Wooley, & Justin Williamson, became the top racers, but that began to change when Williamson & Rusty Garlock passed Wooley, Flaherty passed Allen, Williamson took charge of third by lap 7, & Garlock moved to 4th after also passing Allen.
Seville held a strong lead as Flahatery & Williamson went into a door to door run, with Williamson taking 2nd place, & Garlock moving into 3rd. Flahatery reclaimed his 3rd place spot as the laps counted down, with Garlock & Wooley in the top 5. Robert Cutshall brought his racer through the line to pass Wooley & take control of 5th place as Seville took the checkered lap, ahead of Williamson, Flahatery, Garlock, & Cutshall. Rusty Garlock had the best lap, racing at 63.211 MPH in 14.238 seconds. Robert Cutshall received the Hard Charger award for starting 22nd on the line-up & finishing 5th. Heat events for the Strictly Stocks were won by Carson Wooley, Rusty Garlock, & Shane Seville.
Eric Seibert & Roger Traxler brought the Cisney Auto Parts 4 Cylinder Thunder Cars to the green with Seibert taking the lead, followed by Roger Traxler, Jeremy Eutzy, Matt Williamson & Tyler Stine. Eutzy was putting pressure on Traxler by lap 2, getting the pass & moving to 2nd by lap 3. The top two competitors, ran a race -long contest, pulling away from the remainder of the field, as Eutzy went into door to door action with Seibert, getting close, but unable to get past the leader. The remainder of the racers started to close the gap between the leaders and the back of the field, as Traxler & Ronnie Buck getting side by side, while Stine pulled into 5th place, where they ran for 3 laps till Buck passed Eutzy to take 2nd.
Eight laps were remaining when a caution came out, resulting in Travis Semple & David Yoder exiting the oval. Seibert was in the lead, with Eutzy regaining second place, followed by Buck, Traxler & Stine. Stine & Williamson passed Traxler, reshaping the top five, as the continued competition between Seibert & Eutzy became dramatic when Stine & Buck put their racers double file behind them.
A caution was displayed for Keith Johnson & Brittani Arcq when they made contact, coming out of turn 2, putting Arcq to the rear and Johnson retiring to the pits. The reline was Seibert, Eutzy, Stine, Buck, & Williamson w2ith two laps to go. Aaron Updegraff joined the top 5, passing Buck for 4th as Seibert took the win, with Eutzy, Stine, Updegraff, & Buck following for the final finish. Ronnie Buck had the best lap, running at 63.327 MPH in 14.212 seconds. Heat winners for the thunder cars were Aaron Updegraff, Eric Seibert, & Jeremy Eutzy.
Tara Sales was leading in her thunder car heat, but her racer stopped on her, putting her in the pits. She returned for the feature event, starting 24th & finished in 11th place, giving her the Hard Charger award for the evening in her division.
Special Thanks to Doug’s Auto Repair for sponsoring the Hard Charger Award for all the divisions, & Trophies to all feature winners. For information, go to www.pathvalley.com