DEWEASE WINS P.A.S.S. 305 FEATURE AT PATH VALLEY
By Judy McGee Timmons
Cole Dewease had a 12th place starting spot in the P.A.S.S.
305 Sprint feature event lineup Saturday night at Path Valley,
yet his racer appeared in the top five runners by the conclusion
of lap 5.
Polesitters Chris Mealson & Ethan Beasom had taken control
of the top 2 positions on green, as Tyler Schell, Doug Dosdon &
Mikell McGee pulled into the top 5. A turn 2 accident put A.J.
Barton & Dale Schweikert to the rear of the first reline, with
Dewease taking 6th position. As the racers went back into action,
Dewease moved by Dodson & McGee to claim 4th spot before
a second caution for Maynard Glass in turn 2, put the racers
back into a restart, as Glass joined the rear of the field.
Mealson, Beasom, Schell, Dewease, & McGee were in the top 5 positions on green, but Dewease made an immediate advancement, passing Beasom & Schell, resulting in a second-place position, where he ran for four laps before moving to the lead. Mealson & Schell went into wheel to wheel action with Schell taking 2nd, while Doug Dodson, then put the pressure on Mealson for 3 laps, before moving into third. McGee also passed Mealson, taking control of 4th position, as the top runners, went high, low, & in between to dodge the slower traffic, which was traveling 3 abreast on the frontstretch, competing for positions.
Dewease maintained a strong lead through all the racing action, claiming the checkered flag win ahead of Schell, Dodson, McGee & Meleason. Meleason had the best lap, racing at 77.042 MPH in 11.682 seconds. Winner, Dewease, had a best time of 11.785 seconds. Jeff Weaver, Jaxon Radabaugh, Mike Alleman, & Mikell McGee were the winners of the heat events.
The Dr. Zachary D. Crouse DVM Inc. Late Models, had a full roster of 24 racers, ready for racing action to claim the $1200 Winner’s pay, sponsored by Crouse. Spike Moore & Brad Kling escorted the racers to the green with Moore pulling to the lead, followed by Kling, Jim McBee, D.J. Myers, & Treyton Lee. Lee brought his ride from 5th to 3rd position as Michael Walls & McBee, left the circuit for the evening, with 5 laps complete, while Brandon Shatzer also left the oval with 8 laps recorded.
A reline showed Moore, Kling, Lee, as the top runners till Sammy Rial got his ride sideways in turn 2, collecting racers from all directions, & putting Trent Merkel, Wayne Shaffer, & Rial to the rear. Moore remained in charge of the top five, where they raced for 6 laps, till Cayden Ranck & Wayne Shaffer got together in turn 2 infield, putting both to the rear. Lee drove his racer past Moore to take the lead, with 8 laps remaining, while Kling maintained 3rd, with Myers, & Gunnar Walls running in 4th & 5th positions till the finish. Moore had the best lap, racing at 73.212 MPH in 12.293 seconds, while winner, Treyton Lee ran his best lap in 12.634 seconds. Devin Frey received the Hard Charger Award. Late Model Heat Races were won by Jaxton Garmen, Shawn Shoemaker, Spike Moore & Brandon Bard.
The Macri Concrete 600 Sprints had the racer of Dylan Anderson pull to the first lap lead, with Jason Sechrist, Jim Young, Heath Walton, & Vincent Gaudiosi in the top five, where they held their positions for the entire race, till 2 laps remained, when a caution for Kevin Connor & Ben Irvin was shown, with both racers calling it a night. Anderson led the racers on the restart, taking a green to checkered win, as Sechrist, Walton, Jim Young, & 10th place starter, Randy Kunkle Jr., passed Gaudiosi to claim 5th place. Heath Walton had the best lap, racing at 78.671 MPH in 11.440 seconds. Winner, Dylan Anderson had the best time of 11.451 seconds. Heat Winners for the 600’s was, Heath Walton & Kameron Morral.
The T.A. Ward Construction 270 Micro Sprints feature event began with prelap cautions, putting Drew Sullivan, Ayden Sword, Eric Christman, Chandler Heasley, & polesitter, Zach Glass out of the race. Cory Myers & Brett Kauffman were at the helm of the revised lineup, with Myers taking the lead, followed by Kauffman, Bradyn Kuhn, Brycen Doyle, & Aidan Crouse. Crouse moved to the 4th position, as Dakota Yeingst took control of 5th, as Bradyn Kuhn passed Kauffman to take over 2nd place.
Fourteen laps were complete when a caution was waved for Aidan Crouse, & Brycen Doyle in turn 4, as both racers entered the pits, while 4th place runner, Brett Kauffman, came to a stop on the frontstretch, also entering the pits. Myers, & Kuhn remained at the front of the restart, but cautions had reset the top five, with Cameron McClure, Travis Hodge, & John Williams Jr., relining in third & fifth place, where they remained till the finish. Myers took the win but immediately after passing the checkered flag, his racer stopped in turn 1, having to be pushed to Victory Lane. Myers had the best lap, racing at 75.541 MPH in 11.914 seconds. Kuhn had his best time at 12.066 seconds. Heat winners were Aidan Crouse, Brett Kauffman & Zach Glass.
Path Valley Returns to racing on September 26th, at which time, they will be hosting the Macri Concrete 600 Sprints, Cisney’s Auto Parts 4 Cylinder Thunder Cars, Metzler Auto, Truck & Trailer Wingless Super Sportsman, T.A. Ward Construction 270 Sprints, & the Randy Burkholder Racing Supplies Strictly Stocks. This will be the final points race for the WSS.