PATH VALLEY HOSTS 150 RACERS on “KID’S NIGHT”
By Judy McGee Timmons
Path Valley Speedway had a loaded pit area Saturday night
with 150 racecar drivers signing in for the evening’s competition,
& to share time with their favorite fans on Kid’s Night.
The drivers brought their racecars to the track to have a meet &
greet with all their fans, sharing pictures, autographs, flags, light
up toys, candy & much more. It was an awesome evening of
enjoyment for all, ending with a beautiful fireworks display by
T.A. Ward.
Heath Walton & Darren Kauffman brought the Macri Concrete
600 Sprints to the green flag with Walton taking the lead ahead
of Mason Peters, Jason Sechrist, Cole Armstrong, &Aiden Myers,
for the top runners, who held their spots, till Randy Kunkle Jr.
passed Myers to move into 5th. The racers continued their non-stop competition, till lap 12, when Kunkle passed Armstrong to move into 4th, prior to a caution for Shawn Rumbaugh in turn 4, slowing the field as Rumbaugh joined the line at the rear. Aiden Myers reclaimed the 5th spot for 3 laps, till 10th place starter, Jim Young entered the top five behind Walton, Peters, Sechrist, & Kunkle, where they remained to the finish. Heath Walton had the best lap, traveling at 81.647 MPH in 11.023 seconds.
The Zachary D. Crouse DVM Inc. Late Models feature has Arden Fedder & Cody Lear in the pole positions, with Fedder taking the lead ahead of Lear, Dawson Walls, Brandon Bard, & Cayden Ranck. Lear took the lead on lap 2, but a caution for Fedder & Trent Merkel, caused Shyann Smith’s racer to be damaged, putting her out of the race, in addition to Fedder & Merkel. The reline had Lear at the front, D. Walls, Brandon Bard, Cayden Ranck & Michael Walls.
Austin Warrenfeltz came from his 14th starting spot, to pull into 5th place, then passed Ranck to take control of 4th, & continued 4 laps later to pass Bard to take 3rd. Sammy Rial left the oval with 15 laps recorded, after a 3rd caution, with Lear remaining at the front. Two laps later, a 4 car battle in turn 4 , put Darrel Henry, Dawson Walls, Cayden Ranck & Austin Warrenfeltz to the backside of the reline as Lear, Jeff King, Michael Walls, Chase Billett & Brandon Bard moved to the revised line up. Billett passed Walls for 3rd as Bard moved to 5th, & Warrenfeltz drove into 6th. Seven laps remained when some issues with Billett & Michael Walls became apparent when contact was made by Walls in turn 4, resulting in Walls leaving the track. Cody Lear took the racers to the finish with Billett taking 2nd, Bard in 3rd, King in 4th, & Warrenfeltz finishing out the top 5. Sammy Rial had the best lap, running at 76.181 MPH in 11.814 seconds.
The Cisney’s Auto Parts 4 Cylinder Thunder Cars started their feature with prelap cautions, rearranging the racing order, by having David Yoder, Bill Sterner, Matt Williamson, Devin Thomas, & Sonny Williamson out of the competition by lap 3.
Robert McQuade Jr., Tyler Stine, Jared Traxler, Justin Bucher, & Cheyenne Ingram were in control of the top five till lap 3, when Bucher & Ingram passed Traxler to take 3rd & 4th spots. Kenny Yoder came from the back of the pack to take charge of 5th place, moving to 4th, after passing Ingram. McQuade Jr. & Stine started to pull away from their competition, with Stine pulling door to door with McQuade on lap 10, taking the lead. Kenny Yoder brought his racer to 3rd as Jeremy Ott passed Bucher & Ingram to move into 4th.
McQuade & Stine were side by side with 8 laps remaining, with Stine moving into first place, followed by McQuade, Yoder, Ott, & Bucher. As the laps counted down, Ott came through the racers to pass Yoder & McQuade, putting him into 2nd, as the checkered flag was waved for Stine. Ott, Yoder, McQuade, & Bucher finished out the top five. Jeremy Ott had the best lap, driving at 63.821 MPH in 14.102 seconds.
The Metzler Auto, Truck & Trailer Wingless Super Sportsman line up had Donnie Farlling & Brad Cowan at the front, with Farlling taking the lead for one lap, till Cowan took over as leader, while Farlling, Brad Kling, Craig Perigo, & Tony Jackson ran the top five, till Craig Perigo’s racer came to a stop on the backstretch, putting his ride to the pit area.
Cowan brought the reline to the green, with Jackson putting his racer into 2nd place ahead of Farlling, Kling, & Brandon Shearer, till two laps later, when Sam Leonard passed Shearer to take 5th place. Cowan & Jackson were in a fierce battle for first, with Cowan refraining him from advancing till a caution came out for Luke Lenker in turn 4, tightening the restart, with Jackson making his move at midrace, to take the lead. Cowan, Farlling, Kling, & Leonard, ran in their positions for 6 laps till Brett Perigo passed Leonard to take control of 5th. Two laps later, Perigo continued to advance to the front, passing Kling for 4th, where they raced for 9 laps till Perigo passed Farlling, taking over 3rd place.
Jackson led the racers to the green, followed by Cowan, Brett Perigo, Farlling, & Brian Nace, who passed Kling on the final lap to take 5th. Brad Cowan had the best lap traveling 71.983 MPH in 12.503 seconds.
The T.A. Ward Construction 270 sprints had Aidan Crouse & Mason McAndrew at the helm of their feature event. Crouse took the lead ahead of McAndrew , Bradyn Kuhn, Brett Kauffman, & Garrison Zook, for 5 laps till a caution was shown for Brycen Doyle & Drew Sullivan, bringing the racers to a restart.
Crouse, McAndrew, & Kuhn were the top 3, till Brett Kauffman pulled by Kuhn, taking 3rd, with Cameron McClure holding the top five spot, where they remained for 11 laps, till Dylan Mickey passed McClure for the 5th position. Six laps remained with no changes in positions, as Crouse led McAndrew, Kauffman, Kuhn, & Dylan Mickey to the final lap. Aidan Crouse had the best lap racing at 76.258 MPH in 11.802 seconds.
The Randy Burkholder Racing Supplies Strictly Stocks had third place starter, Matt Duvall, take the lead on green, with Marshall Dicken, Jesse Matney, Garrett Watkins & Jason Goss in the top five. Watkins moved into 3rd place by lap 3, before a caution flag was thrown for Tanner Guyer, who put his machine in the pits.
Duvall, Dicken, Watkins, Matney & Dylan Allen were tops on the restart, where they remained for 3 laps before Watkins passed Dicken to take charge of 2nd place. Ten laps were complete, when Jason Goss Sr. passed Allen taking over the 5th position, while Dicken pulled by Watkins to move into 2nd. Matney & Goss Sr. also raced by Watkins as Koltan Martin moved into the 5th spot, for four laps, till 2nd place runner, Marshall Dicken & Nicholas Bern made contact, putting Dicken’s racer on it’s side, & then into a flip, going into turn 3.
Duvall led Matney, Jason Goss Sr, Martin, Travis Semple, & Allen on the restart for the 4 remaining laps. Martin’s racer had issues, & was pushed to the pits with one lap to go, putting Allen in the top five spot at the finish. Marshall Dicken had the best lap, traveling at 65.213 MPH in 13.801 seconds.
Tara Sales & Sonny Williamson led the B-Main Thunder Car Makeup feature from 08/01/26, with Williamson taking the lead, followed by Sales, Roger Traxler, Kenny Hill, & Wesley Young.
Traxler passed Williamson on lap 3 for the lead, while Wesley Young also drove by Williamson to take control of 2nd. Young continued his advancement by passing Traxler & taking control of the lead at midrace, while Kenny Hill moved by Traxler, Sales & Williamson to take control of 2nd. Tara Sales passed Williamson to take over the 4th position, as Young collected the checkered flag lap for the 10 lap event. Keith Johnson, Matt Dixson Sr. & Brittany Arcq also completed all their laps. Wesley Young had the best lap, racing at 61.484 MPH in 14.638 seconds; & also received the “Hard Charger” award.
Path Valley will return to racing action on August 15th, with the nightly sponsor being “The Spring Run Pit Stop. The racing card will include the T.A. Award Construction 270 sprints, Macri Concrete 600 Sprints, Cisney’s Auto Parts 4 Cylinder Thunder Cars, Metzler Auto Truck & Trailer Wingless Super Sportsman & the P.A.S.S 305 sprints.
The Roy C. & Margaret G. McGee Memorial will be held on August 22nd, at which time the Guy G. Timmons Memorial will be included & also a special event to celebrate the Country’s 250th year of Freedom.
Every feature winner will receive $250.00, All classes will receive a “Hard Luck“& “Hard Charger” award of $50.00; T.A. Ward will be sponsoring his $500.00 to win for the 270 division, Tim Burkholder will be sponsoring $250.00 to be spread out to the 15th thru 24th finishers in the Thunder car division, & is also donating 4 bicycles that will be raffled off, with the income going to the Thunder Car Points Fund. All drivers that finish in 11th place will receive $25.00, in memory of this being the 11th annual McGee Memorial, 4 Handmade Flag lap coverings made by Shirley Enslin, {Roy & Margaret’s niece} will be raffled off, Fireworks by T.A. Ward will be part of the program, The Timmons’ Family will be providing a parade of 10 street semi-trucks {a first time occasion at Path Valley} in memory of Guy, Roy & Margaret, & in celebration of all those who fought for our freedom.