KUHN & YODER COLLECT T.A. WARD CONSTRUCTION & T.B.’s BODY SHOP SPONSORSHIP MONIES AT PATH VALLEY
By Judy McGee Timmons
Bradyn Kuhn claimed the T.A. Ward Construction
sponsored $1000.00 purse, after 14 lap leader, Brent
Shearer, developed issues on the backstretch, in the
T.A. Ward Construction 270 Micro Sprint feature event;
while Kenny Yoder collected the $700.00 purse sponsored
by T.B.’s Auto Body Shop in Shippensburg, owned &
operated by Tim Burkholder, in the Cisney’s Auto Parts
4 Cylinder Thunder Car feature.
Cory Myers & Brent Shearer shared the top of the starting
positions, with Myers taking the lead on green. Shearer,
Bradyn Kuhn, Levi Peck, & Mason McAndrew were in the
top 5 till lap 5, when McAndrew went high into turn 2, coming
to a stop, from which he entered the pits. Jason Houtz moved
into 5th place on the reline, with Myers in control until lap 10, when Myers & Zach Glass encountered problems, with both racers retiring to the pits. Shearer, Kuhn, Houtz, Peck, & Marshall Labuda, moved into the top spots, where they raced for 2 laps till Brad Cowan moved into 5th. Five laps remained when 4th place runner, Peck, entered the pits, followed by an accident in turn 4, putting Dylan Mickey, Brycen Doyle, & Cowan out of the race. Shearer, Kuhn, Houtz, Labuda & Bret Cronrath were now at the top of the competition for the $1000 purse, as the final lap approached. Shearer’s racer showed hesitation coming down the backstretch, coming to a stop before entering turn 3. Shearer was pushed to the pits as Kuhn, Houtz, Labuda, Cronrath & Aidan Crouse, now held the top five positions. An incident with Brady Paull & Crouse, put Crouse into the pits, creating an extra lap for the finish, as Kuhn held off Houtz, Labuda, Cronrath, & Chason Hauck to claim the win. Brent Shearer had the best speed lap traveling 76.609 MPH in 11.748 seconds.
Jeremy Eutzy & Jeremy Ott were in the pole positions of the Cisney Auto Parts 4 Cylinder Thunder Car lineup with Eutzy taking the lead prior to a prelap accident which resulted in Lex Seibert & Brian Smith being towed, Earl Tabb, ending his racing for the evening, & Bobby Bush & Shaun Linn going to the rear. An original restart put Eutzy & Ott at the top, with Ott taking the lead, as Brock Foster pulled into 2nd, Updegraff, third, Kenny Yoder in 4h & Eutzy in the top 5 spot, for 4 laps before the 1st caution was waved for Doug Sales, when he spun out in turn one, & Justin Bucher stopped in turn 2, with both going to the rear. Ott led on the reline with Foster, Updegraff, Yoder, & Jeremy Eutzy at the top. Justin Rasp moved into 5th place & continued forward to pass Yoder by lap 9, claiming 4th place. As the 2nd half of the 25 lap feature approached, the tension increased with Updegraff passing Foster, during a gathering of 3 wide racers on the track, dealing with lapped traffic. Rasp started to lose position & exited the track on lap 15 as Tara & Doug Sales also left the oval. Six laps remained when Yoder passed Ott for the lead, with Updegraff, Foster, & Jeremy Eutzy now racing in the top five, where they remained as Yoder took the win. Jeremy Ott had the fastest speed lap running 63.008 MPH in 14.284 seconds. Justin Rasp received the $150.00 Hard Luck Award & Jeremy Shoup received the Hard Charger Award, starting in 17th place & finishing in 9th. Both awards were sponsored by T.B.’s Auto Body.
The Macri Concrete 600 Sprints were chauffeured to the green by Heath Walton & Randy Kunkle, with an immediate red light appearing when Cale Reigle took a wild flip into turn one on green. Reigle walked away from the wreckage to the applause of the fans as Walton & Kunkle resumed their front-line positions. Walton took the lead as Kunkle, Kameron Morral, Jim Young & Vincent Gaudiosi sat in the top 5. Morral and Young went into a wheel to wheel battle with Young claiming 3rd, on lap 4, while Kunkle & Gaudiosi maintained the top 5. Eighteen laps were complete when 2nd place runner, Kameron Morral’s racer got sideways in turn two, resulting in the front runner being towed to the pit area. The restart put Walton at the front, Young, Kunkle, Gaudiosi & Dakota Sheaffer in the top 5. On green, Blake Ludwig, drove by Sheaffer, taking 5th, then went wheel to wheel with Gaudiosi, but remained in 5th place. Four laps remained on the board, when the competition between Kunkle & Young, put Young into a spin towards the first turn wall. Young’s racer had to be towed from the raceway, while Walton, Kunkle, Gaudiosi, Ludwi8g & Sheaffer positioned their rides in the top five, where they remained till the finish. Walton had the fastest lap speed, traveling a whopping 81.878 MPH in 10.992 seconds.
The Kathy Baker-Coldwell Banker Realty Modifieds began with Sam Reeder & Mike Corbin at the helm, with Corbin taking the lead on green. Josh Hughes brought out the 1st caution when he got into the turn 2 infield, putting his racer to the back. Corbin, Sam Reeder, Kirk Baker, Alyssa Cullum & Mike Duck, brought the racers back to green, with Cullum moving past Baker to claim third, while Corbin began to gain an extended lead till lapped traffic became an obstacle for the frontrunners. Cullum was closing the gap, moving into second by lap 10, & continuing to pass Corbin on lap 16. Corbin, Darin Hoover, Reeder, Mike Duck & Kirk Baker brought their rides into a circular formation, resulting in close contact, putting Duck & Corbin into the turn 3 infield. Corbin entered the pits while Duck took his racer to the rear. Cullum, Hoover, Baker, Reeder & Haley Kaiser, were at the top on the reline, with Baker & Reeder passing Hoover to claim 2nd & 3rd ahead of Hoover & Kaiser. The racers held their spots till the finish with Cullum taking the win 8 laps later. Mike Corbin had the best lap speed running 73.958 MPH in 12.169 seconds.
The Cordell Construction Late Models began with Rodney Walls & Taylor Farlling side by side as Farlling moved to the first lap lead. Rodney Walls, Jaxton Garman, Trent Merkle, & Sammy Rial held the top 5 positions till lap 6, when Brandon Little moved by Merkle to take 5th. Garman & Rial went into a wheel to wheel battle for 3rd position ahead of Little, who got his racer into the turn 2 infield on lap 8, putting the 5th place runner to the rear. Farlling led the field on the restart, with Walls, Garman, Rial, & Merkle back into the top 5. Eleven laps were complete when Austin Warrenfeltz went high on the turn, getting against the wall, putting his racer to the pits. At the halfway mark of the 30 lap feature, in turns 3 & 4, contact was made putting Tyler Bowman to the rear & Eric Cronise to the pits, followed by Dalton Bachman stopping on the frontstretch infield, from where he was towed to the pit area. Sixth place runner, Kenny Yoder, left the oval as the racers relined, putting Mike Walls, Bonebrake, & Randy Burkholder behind the top 5. The competition became intense as Garman closed the gap, amidst slower traffic, passing Walls, with 4 laps remaining & pulling by Farlling to take the lead for the final 3 laps. Farlling finished 2nd, followed by Rodney Walls, Sammy Rial, & Trent Merkle for the top 5. Farlling had the best speed lap racing at 79.044 MPH in 11.386 seconds. Cayden Ranck received the Hard Charger Award & Kenny Yoder received the Hard Luck Award.
The Randy Burkholder Racing Supplies Strictly Stocks had Latavin Spriggs & Anthony Varner at the top of the lineup, with Spriggs taking the first lap lead. Varner ran in second with 5th place starter, Rusty Garlock, pulling to 3rd, while Justin Williamson & Jimmy Moyer, held the top 5 spots. Varner took over the lead with 6 laps complete, putting Spriggs & Garlock into a battle for 2nd till contact was made, putting Garlock against the turn 3 wall, putting him to the rear. Varner led the reline, with Spriggs in 2nd, followed by Jimmy Moyer, Williamson & Jed Nessinger. Ten laps were complete when Tyler Kline attempted to exit the oval but Emily Zarr’s racer stopped at the exit area, putting both racers to the pit area. Varner, Spriggs, & Moyer pulled away from the competition on green for the restart, while Nessinger & John Bumbaugh ran the top 5. Appearing from the rear of the field came Rusty Garlocki, passing Bumbaugh & moving to 4th after Nessinger left the track, with 18 laps complete.
Varner, Spriggs, Moyer, Garlock & Bumbaugh were now the top 5 racers, for 4 laps till Garlock passed Moyer to claim 3rd. Chase Beidel got his racer into turn 3, having to be towed from the track, tightening the reline as Varner, Spriggs, Garlock, Moyer, & Bumbaugh had 2 laps remaining. On green, Garlock put the pressure on Spriggs, taking second position as Varner took the checkered flag lap. Rusty Garlock had the best speed lap, racing at 63.993 MPH in 14.064 seconds.
This is the final news release for the 2025 season at Path Valley Speedway. Best wishes to all the drivers, fans, owners & employees for a wonderful off season.