YORK HAVEN, PA (March 29, 2026): Troy Wagaman, Jr. kept throwing sliders at Freddie Rahmer Jr. until he finally got enough separation to thwart any counterattacks from him. Wagaman finally succeeded with two laps remaining and he took the checkers just 1.907 seconds ahead of Rahmer Jr. And, to add a little spice in the closing laps, Rahmer held off a strong charge from Chase Dietz to preserve the second spot.

In the 358 Sprint Car nightcap, Cody Fletcher charged from sixth to the lead in just under two laps. Fletcher withstood a mid-race challenge from Jayden Wolf, whose engine expired moments after he had chased down the leader. Fletcher then generously donated half of his winnings to the Jeff Rohrbaugh Tribute fund.

Wagaman was still excited after reaching victory lane. “That was fun. I like racing with Freddie, but, damn, it feels good to beat him.”

Wagaman was skeptical about the track conditions after the heat races were completed. However, the track crew worked hard to bring in a second groove during the intermission and Wagaman was surprised how racy it was for the feature event. “When it widened out, I thought I could throw a bomb.” Nonetheless, Wagaman conceded, “I just tried to time it up and not wreck him (Rahmer Jr.).”

The Speedweek format was used for this event. So, the three heat winners and the three fastest qualifiers drew again for the first six starting positions.

Wagaman drew the pole, with Rahmer Jr. to his right. Anthony Macri was slotted to third, with Cameron Smith as his dance partner. Then came Lance Dewease and Danny Dietrich. Preston Lattomus and Gerard McIntyre, Jr. claimed row four, followed by Dietz and T.J. Stutts. Dylan Norris and Brock Zearfoss made up row six.

Wagaman surged into the lead at the drop of the green, but Rahmer Jr. was close on the outside. Rahmer Jr. took the lead away on the second circuit. Meanwhile, Macri and Danny Dietrich were battling for third, followed by Smith, Dewease, McIntyre, and Norris.

Smith slowed drastically as he was completing his third lap. Several racers got bottled up behind him, allowing Dietz to slip into the top five. Smith stopped in turn one to require a restart.

Rahmer resumed control on the restart, as the first six cars got into single file formation around the rim of the speedway. Toward the end of this six lap run, a car in the middle of the field did a 360 spin between turns one and two. It kept moving, but a caution was called for debris anyway.

One lap after the race got started, there was another caution for Zearfoss and Kody Hartlaub, who were running in eighth and twelfth, respectively before they came to a stop in turn four.

When the green light flashed on again, Rahmer Jr. and Wagaman picked up where they left off. Dietrich slid by Macri for third. Dietz held fifth, ahead of Dewease and Norris.

Wagaman increased his pressure on Rahmer Jr. after the lap ten restart. He attempted slide jobs at both ends of the speedway, but each time, Rahmer was able to turn back under him to maintain the lead. Soon thereafter, Rahmer Jr. made contact with the lapped car of Andy Best in turn one. Best got up over the cushion, and stopped for the final caution on lap fifteen.

On the ensuing restart, Dietz made a power move around the rim to take over fourth, behind Rahmer Jr., Wagaman, and Macri. Danny Dietrich, Dewease, and Norris began to wrestle for fifth.

The next ten laps or so were uneventful. But, after the five lap sign was displayed, the action started to heat up again.

Wagaman was hounding Rahmer for the lead. Wagaman threw a slider in turn three with three laps remaining, but, once again, Rahmer turned back under him. On the next trip around, Wagaman tried the maneuver once more in turn three. This time, he carried more speed, and after he cleared Rahmer Jr. he had enough of a lead that Rahmer Jr. could not make the attempt to turn back under him in turn four.

Macri tried a similar move in an attempt to take second, but Rahmer was able to hold him off. Macri switched things up in turns one and two, going to the outside to try to pass Rahmer Jr, for second. However, Macri got pinched off against the backstretch wall, losing several positions.

Dietz was the next one to throw his hat into the ring. He came after Rahmer over the final two laps, but he could not pick up the position.

At the checkers, it was Wagaman, over Rahmer Jr., Dietz, Danny Dietrich, and Macri. Norris, Dewease, Tyler Ross, Stutts, and McIntyre completed the top ten.

Wagaman’s car began leaking fluids in victory lane and was towed back to the pit area. One had to wonder if he could have completed another lap if necessary.

J.J. Loss picked up and extra $300 as the hard charger. He advanced nine spots to reach thirteenth at the finish.

Three heats were contested for the thirty-car field. Grabbing the wins were Macri, Rahmer Jr., and Danny Dietrich. Each of them received $200 for their efforts. Dewease was the fastest qualifier, topping Group A with a lap of 14.532 seconds. He was rewarded with a stipend of $245.

Brian Wolf and Eli Tuckey brought the 358 Sprints to the green for the final race of the night. Matt Findley and Tom Senseney were right behind them. Then came Jake Eldreth and Cody Fletcher. Hunter Fulton and Steve Wilbur were next. Cole Young and Derek Locke  sewed up row five.

Brian Wolf led the initial lap, using the bottom line. But all eyes were on Fletcher, who rode the rim to third in turns one and two. He reached second before the first lap was completed. A caution gave Fletcher a clear shot at the leader on the restart. Fletcher did exactly as expected, rolling the outside of turn four to take a lead he would never relinquish.

While Fletcher built his lead, the racer to watch in the middle stage of the race was Jayden Wolf. He climbed from thirteenth on the grid to second in the first eleven laps. Jayden Wolf narrowed the margin to three tenths of a second with nine laps remaining, but he was leaking oil from the left cylinder bank. He made another lap and a half before stopping in turn two.

In the stretch run, Locke battled with Tuckey for second. He claimed the spot for good with three laps remaining. Following Tuckey were Cole Young and Adam Carberry. Chase Gutshall, Brian Wolf, Brock Hammaker, Steve Wilbur, and Austin Reed rounded out the top ten.

Wilbur, Brian Wolf, and Senseney won the three heats for the twenty-seven cars on hand. Timmy Wagaman captured the B Main.

The 410 Sprints will return to BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 12. The 358 Modifieds will provide support.

MECHANICSBURG, PA (March 22, 2026):  For the third time in his illustrious career, Lance Dewease captured the season opener at Williams Grove Speedway. The victory was number 117 for the all-time winner at the Grove. His first in the newly formed PA Possee Sprint Car Series was worth $6,000.

When the drivers drew for their starting positions for the feature event, Dewease, of Fayetteville, explained that the outcome would be determined by the luck of the draw. He was fortunate enough to pull the number three pill and most of the other contenders would be starting behind him.

Dewease was right, although racer’s luck was also on his side. Early in the feature event, Dylan Norris was leading Freddie Rahmer, Jr, with Dewease running in third. On the second lap, Rahmer slid high between turns one and two and spun out. That moved Dewease to second for the restart. He stalked Norris for five and a half laps when the race resumed. Norris got out of his groove in turn three and Dewease drove under him to lead lap eight. Dewease led the rest of the way. Norris closed in on him in the last few laps, but the track was bottom dominant by that time, and that played right into Dewease’s strength.

After climbing from his car, Dewease thanked his former car owner. “I’d like to thank Barry Shearer and the Shearer family,” he said. “We had a lot of fun for two years. This opportunity (to drive for Rich Eichelberger) came along and I had to take it.”

Dewease and Eichelberger initially planned to race together about forty times in 2026. But Dewease has revised the figure upwards. Now, the tentative schedule calls for double that number. “There are some things I want to do, and there are some things that Rich wants to do,” Dewease explained. “We’ll see how it goes. If I need a break, we’ll figure out how to do it.”

Dewease started the season with some cars held over from last year, when Brock Zearfoss was Eichelberger’s pilot. “This is a new car, the first of my cars, built for me,” Dewease noted. “The other cars were left over. Now we have to work on the motors.”

Dewease had plenty of power for the daytime surface. Indeed, he slowed his pace as the race went on. “I slowed up because I didn’t want to get to the lapped cars. Somebody was putting oil down. I thought we’d get a yellow,” he added. But no caution came and Norris and others stacked up behind Dewease as the race drew to a close.

Norris and Cole Knopp occupied row one, Dewease and Rahmer were in the second row. Danny Dietrich and Justin Whittall were in the third. They were followed by Kody Hartlaub and Brent Shearer. Cameron Smith and Billy Dietrich made up the sixth row.

Norris took control at the drop of the green. Knopp went high in turn one and that opened the door for Rahmer to take second. Dewease battled with Knopp for third, but the veteran grabbed the position by the time the field came around to complete the first circuit. Whittall, Danny Dietrich, Hartlaub, Smith, Billy Dietrich, and Shearer followed.

A critical moment in the race came on lap two, when Rahmer spun at the entry to turn two. Dewease benefitted from the miscue. Rahmer opted to retire from the event rather than struggling from the rear.

On the restart, Dewease stayed close to Norris. He followed the younger driver for a handful of laps before making the winning pass in turn three on lap eight.

The second, and final caution came on lap ten. Buddy Schweibinz spun in turn two. Dewease led the parade to the green flag, with Norris, Whittall, Double D, and Hartlaub in tow. Smith, Shearer, Billy Dietrich, Anthony Macri, and Dale Hammaker ran in the top ten at that time.

The final fifteen laps were completed without any disruptions. Dewease remained out front, moderating his pace so that he would not have to contend with any of the slower cars. Norris got to his rear bumper in the final few circuits, but there was no contact, and Norris tucked in behind Dewease for the run to the checkers.

Dewease took the win by almost nine tenths of a second. Norris, Whittall, Danny Dietrich, and Hartlaub completed the top five. Smith, Shearer, Billy Dietrich, Macri, and Hammaker were the next five across the scoring loop for the last time.

Brock Zearfoss was the hard charger. He was plus-eight. He went from 24th to 16th.

The three heat winners were Dewease, Whittall, and Smith. Tyler Ross took the B Main victory. There were twenty-eight cars registered for the event.

Williams Grove will switch to its usual Friday night program on the 27th of March. The 358 Sprints will join the 410s for the first time of the season. They will be paired up again on April 3, which will include Easter holiday festivities for the younger set.

PORT ROYAL, PA (March 21, 2026):  Danny Dietrich, of Gettysburg, PA won the inaugural event for the PA Possee Sprint Car Series, held at Port Royal Speedway.

Trever Feathers, of WInchester, VA, won his third opening event for the Late Model division at the track.

Dietrich

Dietrich, who is no stranger to victory lane at the Speed Palace, knew that this one was “pretty special.” Despite assuming the point lead for the new series, he refused to commit to following it in its entirety. “I don’t care about the points. I’m interested in getting the wins.”

Dietrich gave credit to Dave Reedy, of Penske Shocks, for helping him pick up speed this week. He also joked about the new diet that his crew put him on to shave a few pounds off the car.

While Dietrich seemed to be ambivalent about the new series, the second place finisher, Chase Dietz, hinted that he may commit to the venture. “We’re looking forward to running the series.” he said.

Matt Campbell, who was third in the opener, noted that this event was his first at Port Royal Speedway in four years. His last appearance came in a Tuscarora 50, but this was definitely his best finish ever at the track. He added that he plans to return for other Possee Series races even though he is a regular at Lincoln Speedway.

The luck of the draw put Dietrich on the pole for the twenty-five lap series debut. Campbell was on his flank. T.J. Stutts and Dietz lined up in row two, ahead of Aaron Bollinger and Kody Hartlaub. Preston Lattomus and Buddy Schweibinz were in row four. Lance Dewease and Mike Walter, Jr. were followed by Freddie Rahmer, Jr. and Mike Thompson.

Dietrich surged into the lead at the drop of the green. He was followed by Dietz, Campbell, Hartlaub, Stutts, Dewease, Bollinger, Schweibinz, Walter, and Troy Wagaman, Jr. Dewease picked up fifth a few laps into the contest.

On lap five, Dylan Cisney and Nash Ely flipped between turns one and two. Neither driver was injured in their tumbles.

On the restart, Dietz looked to the inside of Dietrich heading into turn one. However, Dietrich was able to carry his momentum through the corner to maintain his lead.

Campbell remained in third. Dewease passed Hartlaub in turns one and two.

Over the remaining twenty laps, which were run off without a caution, Dietrich and Dietz disappeared from the rest of the field. Campbell was steady in third, nearly a full straight ahead of Dewease. He. too, had a comfortable margin over Stutts.

Bollinger was sixth, followed by Hartlaub, Schweibinz, Brock Zearfoss, and Rahmer.

Justin Whittall, the defending track champion, was the hard charger. He advanced ten positions to claim twelfth. Fan favorite, Anthony Macri gained eight spots to reach eleventh at the finish.

There were four heat races, which were captured by Dietz, Schweibinz, Dewease, and Rahmer. Logan Wagner prevailed in the B Main.

J.T Ferry crashed between turns one and two on the first lap of the first heat. He was not hurt, but he was done for the day.

Feathers

In the nightcap for the Super Late Models, Feathers passed the early leader, Andrew Yoder, a handful of laps before a seven-car wreck in turn four that eliminated several of the contenders, Feathers then held off Gregg Satterlee in the closing laps to preserve the win.

“This was a whole new car, so it was a learning experience,” Feathers explained. He added that it was nice to pick up the $4,000 winner’s share.

The track developed some character in turn one, but Feathers was able to negotiate the corner without incident. “I kinda got out to a lead there. I was trying to hit the holes square,” he said. Later in the race he and the second place runner, Satterlee, found a line well above the holes in turn one.

Feathers noted that Andrew Yoder was setting a good pace in the early laps, but he was not concerned about that. “The one that I was worried about was Gregg (Satterlee).” Feathers noted that he was able to see the scoreboard coming off turn four. “I saw him come up on the board, my father was giving me signals.”

Andrew Yoder drew the pole for the twenty-five lapper. Roy Deese was next to him for the start. Feathers and Dylan Yoder were in row two, followed by Lane Snook and Dillan Stake. Scott Flickinger and Satterlee made up the fourth row, with ageless Gary Stuhler and Justin Weaver right behind. Chris Casner and Gene Knaub claimed row six.

At the start, Andrew Yoder got the jump on Deese, who then drifted high in turn one. That enabled Feathers to take second on the opening lap. Snook followed him into third. Deese recovered in time to preserve fourth. Dylan Yoder settled into fifth, followed by Stake, Satterlee, Flickinger, Stuhler, and Justin Weaver.

Andrew Yoder led Feathers and Snook in the early going, but Satterlee quickly reached the top five. Stake, Dylan Yoder, Deese, Flickinger and Stuhler and Eckert made up the top ten with five laps completed.

On lap seven, Feathers made a strong inside move in turn two to grab the lead. Andrew Yoder stayed close and he regained the lead briefly in turn one on the following lap. However, he slid high in turn two, allowing Feathers to scoot under him once again. Meanwhile, Snook and Satterlee were fighting for the third position.

At the halfway mark, Feathers led Andrew Yoder by a couple of car lengths. Satterlee took over third, with Snook, Stake, and Dylan Yoder in tow.

Snook’s impressive run ended a couple of laps later when his car stopped in turn two.

On the restart, which came with fifteen laps in the books, Satterlee took over second. Andrew Yoder held third, but not for long. When the field reached turn four, Andrew Yoder got sideways. Stake had nowhere to go. Both cars spun, and five others came piling in. Eckert, Stuhler, Flickinger, and Knaub were eliminated as a result.

When the race resumed, Feathers led Satterlee, Dylan Yoder, Hayes Mattern, and Weaver.

Andrew Yoder, and Stake, both of whom pitted for repairs, began to work their way forward after restarting at the rear of the depleted field.

Feathers completed the final ten laps without further incident. Satterlee closed to within a car length or two, but he could not mount a challenge for the lead.

Feathers took the checkers 0.848 seconds ahead of Satterlee. Dylan Yoder was third, followed by Mattern and Weaver. Andrew Yoder came back for sixth. Stake was seventh. Kody Lyter, Chad Myers, and Tristin Neiderer completed the top ten.

The Late Models competed in a pair of heat races. The winners were Andrew Yoder and Snook. There was no B Main.

Coming Events

Port Royal Speedway will reprise the program on March 28. It, too, will be a PA Possee Sprint Series event. The 410 Sprints will return on April 3, with support from the Limited Late Models and the PASS 305 Sprint Cars. There will be a candy scramble for the children and an appearance by the Easter Bunny.