“Kasey Weaver Wins IMCA RACESAVER Sprint Car Feature”
“Cody Williams Wins UMP Modified Feature”
By Brent Hottle
Winchester(VA)-We would see two separate series invade the speedway on this last Saturday in April. The IMCA RACESAVER Sprint Cars and East Coast Legend Series would come to town. Also racing on this night would be the UMP Modifieds and SCDRA divisions. Once the heat race action was completed for all divisions, we would pause the show for an on track interview with our special guest Gerald Chamberlain. Fans would get to hear several stories from his racing past. It is always a fun time getting to listen and learn about racing from a legend.
Next we would hold our weekly Invocation and the playing of our National Anthem. Once both were completed it would be time for our feature events.
The first feature for the night would be for the IMCA RACESAVER Sprint Cars. Pole sitter Kasey Weaver would lead the field into turn one. Weaver would lead lap one over Matt Mullins and Dylan Shatzer. Weaver would begin to pull away from Mullins over the next few laps. Ryan Lynn would spin in turn four on the seventh lap to bring out the first caution of the event. Weaver would continue to lead after the restart. Shatzer would use the restart to his advantage as he would move ahead of Mullins for the second position. Austin Greenland and Colton Hendershot would spin in turn four, bringing out the caution on lap thirteen. Weaver and Shatzer would hold the top two spots after the restart as Kevin Darling would now move into the third position. As the laps started to wind down, John Smith would spin in turn two on the twenty-first lap to bring out the caution. During the next restart Weaver would lead the charge into turn one ahead of Shatzer. Darling would charge the turn hard in the third position causing him to make contact with the rear bumper of Shatzer sending Shatzer for a spin. Kasey Weaver would go on to win the twenty-five lap event just one week after junking a car at the Hagerstown Speedway and building another car. Kevin Darling and Kolby Weaver would round out the top three.
Next up would be the UMP Modified division. Cody Williams would lead lap one over Mitch Thomas and side by side racing Cody Oliver and Mike Corbin. Oliver would pull ahead of Corbin for the third position by the end of the second lap. TJ DeHaven and Johnny Brooks would both spin in turn two bringing out the first caution. Williams would continue to lead over Thomas and Oliver after the restart. Williams would pull ahead of Thomas about six car lengths by the tenth lap. Johnny Brooks and Joey Clower would both spin in turn two to bring out the second and final caution of the twenty lap event. Williams would continue to show his strength in his brand new chassis as he would continue to once again hold the lead after the restart. Cody Williams would go on to take the feature win. Mitch Thomas and Cody Oliver would round out the top three.
It would now be time for the first of two East Coast Legend Series features. Ryan Walls would jump to the early lead from his outside pole starting position. He would lead lap one over Dustin
Wiles and Lincoln Kearchner. Walls would quickly start to speed away from the field and build up a three quarter of a straight away lead by the fifth lap. Wiles would get into the outside wall on the front straight away while in a three wide battle for the second position. This would cause hard damage to the right front, causing him to come to a stop at the entrance of turn one. On the restart Walls would continue to lead as we now saw Jeremy Ott and Justin Cunningham move into the second and third positions. Ott would move around Walls for the lead on the ninth lap. Cameron See would go for a spin in turn two and bring out the caution after the ninth lap. Ott would lead the field after the restart as Cunningham would now move behind him into the second position ahead of Walls. As Walls started searching for the momentum to get back to the top spot, he would go for a spin in turn four on the eleventh lap. Ott would find himself in a side by side battle for the lead with Shaun Abney after the restart. Ott would pull back ahead for the lead on lap thirteen as Cunningham began to battle Abney for the second position. Abney would hold off the challenge from Cunningham and move ahead solidly in the second position. A final late race caution couldn’t keep Jeremy Ott from taking the win. Shaun Abney and Justin Cunnigham would round out the top three.
Next would be the second feature for the East Coast Legend Series. Pole sitter Colton Friese would lead lap one over Seth Kearchner and Scott Houdeshell. Heartbreak would ensue for Friese on the second lap as he would slow to a stop on the back stretch while leading. Kearchner would now lead after the restart over Houdeshell and Jeremy Hahn. The field would quickly slow again as Brian Racine would spin in turn two on lap four. Kearchner would lead the field once again after the restart. Houdeshell would hold the second position as Mike Racine would move around Hahn for the third position. The trio would race hard around the speedway until Brad Kelley would go for a spin at the top of turn four bringing out a caution. There would be no change in the top three after the restart. Houdeshell would begin to search the high side for the extra speed to take away the lead from Kerachner. Houdeshell would make the pass for the lead on the twelfth lap as Racine would follow and pull to the outside of Kearchner for the second position. Kearchner would shut the door and pull back ahead into the second position. There would be two more cautions before the twenty lap event would be completed. Scott Houdeshell would hold on to take the feature win as Seth Kearchner and Mike Racine rounded out the top three.
The final feature event of the night would be for the SCDRA division. We would see Robbie Carroll lead every lap of the fifteen lap event. Carroll would go unchallenged as he would hold a full straight away lead over second place running Shawn Payne by the sixth lap. Brody Tolstyka would spin in turn four bringing out the only caution on the tenth lap. Robbie Carroll would take the feature win. Shawn Payne and Tyler Kline would round out the top three.
We want to thank everyone for coming out to the speedway this past Saturday Night. Another big thank you to Gerald Chamberlain for coming out and talking with me on the front straightaway for all the fans to hear some old racing history. We look forward to seeing everyone back this coming Saturday for the RUSH sanctioned $5,000 to win crate late model event.
IMCA RACESAVER SPRINTS Results
Kasey Weaver, Kevin Darling, Kolby Weaver, Johnny Scarborough, Matt Mullins, Mathew Leach, Tim Stallings, Reed Thompson, Donnie Hendershot, Todd Lynn, Jearld Harris, Daren Bolac, Caleb Harris, David Graber, Austin Greenland, Aaron Leach, Glenn Worrell, Ryan Lynn, Mia Koponen, John Smith,(DNF: Dylan Shatzer, Fred Arnold, Chris Ware, Colton Hendershot)
UMP Modified Results
Cody Williams, Mitch Thomas, Cody Olvier, Justin Cullum, Mike Corbin, Michael Altobelli, Vance Williams Jr, Haley Kaiser, TJ DeHaven, Mike Franklin, Brian Buckler, Tim Schulte, Nick Dibella, Johnny Brooks, Joey Clower, Benjamin Seals, (DNS Stuart Weaver)
East Coast Legend Series Feature One Results
Jeremy Ott, Shaun Abney, Justin Cunningham, Lincoln Kearchner, Mike Kelley, Eric Hurst, Tyler Rampmeyer, Brian Rampmeyer, Hunter McElroy, Tracy Linn, Dustin Burnisky, Cameron See, Connor Tracy, Ryan Walls Jr, Andrew Mowen, Matt Grebe, Ryan Walls, Bill Funk, Mike Mohelski, Dustin Wiles
East Coast Legend Series Feature Two Results
Scott Houdeshell, Seth Kearchner, Mike Racine, Zac Smith, Dalton Friese, Colby Miller, Rick Harwig, Jeremy Hahn, Brian Racine, Wayne Dutterer Jr, Moses Goetz, Ben Morrow, Kayleigh Linn, Mason Tracy, Bradley Friese, Brad Kelley, Ben Goldsmith, Colton Friese, Tyler Kaylor
SCDRA Results
Robbie Carroll, Shawn Payne, Tyler Kline, John Hammett, Justin Boarman, Cole Dunham, Brody Tolstyka, (DNS: Brian Skelly, Cody Dawson)