TAYLOR FARLLING TAKES CHECKERED OVER KENNY YODER WITH A 0.026 SECOND LEAD
By Judy McGee Timmons
Shyann Smith & Kenny Yoder were positioned at the top of the
lineup of the Cordell Construction Late Models 25 lap feature
when the flag went green, but immediate contact was shown
between Smith, Yoder & Trent Merkel, putting the racers into a
total restart.
On the next green, Yoder went to the front, followed by Smith,
Taylor Farlling, Randy Burkholder & George Dixon Jr., where
they ran for 7 laps, till a caution was thrown for Jim Andrews &
Harold Ranck, with both returning to the rear of the field. Yoder
led on the restart, with Smith in his tracks, & Farlling moving
forward to go wheel to wheel with Burkholder, claiming the
third spot on lap 11.
Tyler Bowman got his racer in the wrong direction on lap 13, in turn 4, returning to the oval at the back. Yoder, Shyann Smith, Taylor Farlling, Burkholder, & George Dixson Jr. greeted the green flag on the restart, holding their positions for 6 laps, as Devin Frey pulled into sixth place, and Jaxon Garman came from fifteenth starting position to pull into seventh.
Six laps were remaining when Andy Fries brought out the caution after getting turned into turn two. On the restart, Taylor Farlling got an advantage point, passing Smith & taking second place as the laps counted down. Farlling rounded the fourth turn on the final lap, with the hammer down, taking the win ahead of Yoder by mere seconds. Kenny Yoder had the best speed lap, traveling 69.380 MPH in 12.972 seconds.
Cory Myers collected his third win at Path Valley this season, after pulling from third position to take the lead in the T.A. Ward Construction 270 Micro Sprint Feature event. Myers passed Chanler Heasley & Stacey Galanis, as Heasley took second & was followed by Teegan Kauffman, Bradyn Kuhn, & Brett Kauffman. T. Kauffman moved into second as Kuhn took over third, & Heasley & B. Kauffman held the top five spots.
A caution for Zach Glass, brought the racers to a slower pace, when he got into the turn four infield, putting him to the rear with three laps complete. Stephanie Welk also had issues in turn four, retiring her racer with four laps complete. Myers led the racers on the restart, with the fourth turn appearing to be a problem magnet, as Jon Williams was the next racer to come to a stop on the turn, resulting in his racer going to the rear, while Mark Knable also took his ride to the pits.
Myers, T. Kauffman, Bradyn Kuhn, Aiden Crouse, & B. Kauffman, were still holding the top spots, when the restart green waved, where they remained in position for ten laps, till Jason Houtz got ahead of Brad Cowan, taking sixth, while Cowan & Zach Glass moved forward.
Cowan & Gatlini were wheel to wheel for seventh, when they made contact out of turn 1, putting both racers to the rear. Myers led the competitors to the final green, claiming the win two laps later, with Teegan Kauffman, Kuhn, Crouse & Houtz, crossing the line for the top 5. Cory Myers had the best speed lap going 75.050 MPH in 11.992 seconds.
The Kathy Baker Coldwell Banker Realty Modifieds were brought to the green by Reese Fedder & Mason Canter, with Fedder taking the lead, Darin Hoover pulling into second, Kirk Baker advancing from fifth to third, Sam Reeder maintaining fourth, & Mason Canter settling into fifth, where they raced for six laps, before a caution was waved for Scott Daniels, who exited the track. On the restart, Baker & Reeder passed Hoover, taking second & third positions, as Canter moved into the top five. Three laps later, Todd Goss moved by Canter to claim fifth, for four laps, till leader, Reese Fedder, had issues, pulling into the third turn infield.
On the restart, Kirk Baker was at the top of the lineup, with Hoover, Reeder, Goss, & Fedder, now relined in fifth. On green, Goss entered the pits, giving Ryan Dolan the top five spot, for three laps till Dolan passed Fedder to claim fourth. Baker led the modifieds to the final lap, capturing the win ahead of Hoover, Reeder, Dolan & Fedder. Baker had the best speed lap, traveling at 67.265 MPH in 13.380 seconds.
The Macri Concrete 600 Sprints were escorted to the green by Cayden Blair, & Brice Harro, with Harro taking the first lap lead, followed by fourth place starter, Jim Young, then Randy Kunkle, Blair, & Heath Walton. Walton moved into fourth by lap three, with Blair maintaining fifth place, as Young & Kunkle were side by side on lap 8, with Kunkle moving to second, while Walton took claim to third place, on lap 12. Twelve laps were complete when fourth place runner, Jim Young, & Rick Sheaffer, made contact in turn 2, putting both drivers, racers into a colossal series of flips, ending against the wall.
The silence was deafening as everyone awaited news from the drivers, with Young exiting his racer first, to the applause of the crowd, & Sheaffer also escaping harm. The restart had Kunkle, Walton, Blair, Chase Robinson & Vincent Gaudiosi, sitting in the top five spots, as the flag went green, with Lauren Stringfellow, passing Gaudiosi to take the top five position. The racers competed for the final eight laps with a non-stop slate, giving Kunkle the win. Randy Kunkle had the best speed lap piloting his racer at 75.276 MPH in 11.956 seconds.
Ronnie Buck & Jackson Eutzy, were in the pole positions of the Cisney’s Auto Parts 4 Cylinder Thunder Cars feature event, with Eutzy taking the lead on green. Buck, Jeremy Eutzy, Brock Foster, & Robert McQuade were racing in the top five when the first caution came out for Ryan Betz, when his racer got against the wall, between turns 3 & 4. Ronnie Garlock lll, continued the yellow flag when he got into the backstretch infield, as both racers returned to the back of the pack. Three more laps were logged with the same top five, when Kevin Bard, McQuade, & Justin Rasp formed a tight line on the track, with Bard claiming 5th place, then moving to go door to door with Foster’s racer, claiming the fourth place position. Bard was closing in on Jeremy Eutzy, showing no space between bumpers, when contact was made & Eutzy’s racer went into a spin, going out of control, as Bard pulled into third place behind Buck & Eutzy.
The reline had Bard, Rasp, Foster, & Tyler Stine in the top positions, with Rasp puling beside & passing Bard, for third place. Two laps were remaining when a caution was shown for Bill Sterner, Wesley Young & Roger Traxler, who got into the turn 4 infield, resulting in Young entering the pit area. Jackson Eutzy, Buck, Rasp, Bard, & Foster were lined for the final restart, when Bard made contact with Rasp, spinning him also, at which time Bard was placed to the rear of the restart. Jackson Eutzy claimed the checkered flag, with Buck, Tyler Stine, Brock Foster & Ronnie Garlock lll, finishing in the top five. Ronnie Buck had the best lap speed, racing at 61.610 MPH in 14.608 seconds.
The Randy Burkholder Racing Supplies Strictly Stocks had Shane Seville & Rusty Garlock sitting at the top of the line on green for the Raymond Goss Memorial, with Garlock taking the lead ahead of Codey Beaver, Seville, & Justin Williamson. Williamson moved to third, with Jed Nessinger in fourth & Seville in fifth.
Cole Smith left the oval with four laps complete, when his racer started to smoke, putting Garlock at the helm of the restart. Nessinger’s POS racer, lost power on the backstretch, going to the pits under caution. Garlock, Beaver, Williamson, Bruce Betres, & Seville were at the top of the reline, when Jimmy Moyer put his racer into fifth place, as Seville & Jesse Matney, who started in 10th, were door to door for sixth place. Williamson & Beaver were also wheel to wheel, as the racers joined in with lapped traffic. The lineup was now Garlock, Williamson, Beaver, Bruce Betres & Jimmy Moyer. Moyer passed Betres taking the fourth position, as the racers followed Garlock to the checkered flag lap. Rusty Garlock had the best speed lap, traveling at 61.707 MPH in 14.585 seconds.