Dirt Racing
Seavey Snags Two First Time at Port Royal Speedway; Macri Survives Contact to Win Winged Race
PORT ROYAL, PA (June 18, 2022): Logan Seavey scored a pair of wins in his first trip to Port Royal Speedway. In the USAC National Sprint Car Series, he romped to an easy win. However, in the USAC Silver Crown 50 lap nightcap, he made a bold last lap pass to steal the victory from journeyman racer Matt Westfall.
“I knew that this would be a track that I would pick up fast and that I would enjoy driving at,” Seavey said after his first win. He added after the second one, “I figured that this would drive a lot like Eldora.” Although Port Royal Speedway has considerably less banking than the House that Earl Built, it does share one thing in common with the Ohio speedplant: The fast line is high up against the wall and racers need to carry a lot of momentum. Seavey executed the plan to perfection in the Sprint Car portion, but it was especially true for him in the Silver Crown race. Seavey explained that he told his spotter during a mid-race caution that he could not run the inside or the middle like most of his competitors. So, he made some changes to the cockpit adjustable shocks to free up the car so that he could maintain his pace up against the boards.
The first feature up was for the USAC National Sprint Car Series. Briggs Danner had the pole, with another young pilot, Emerson Axsom beside him. Brady Bacon was inside row two, next to Jake Swanson. Seavey was inside row three, with C.J. Leary in sixth. Mark Smith lined up seventh, beside Chase Stockon. Shane Cottle and Robert Ballou came from row five. The sixth row had Justin Grant flanked by Matt Westfall.
Danner rolled into turn one first, but he was pressured by Bacon, Axsom, Cottle, and Swanson. Danner moved to the top to try to break Bacon’s momentum on lap two. In the process, he banged off the cushion on lap two and packed the right rear with mud. The resulting vibration made Danner slow to a stop so that he could pit to allow the crew to remove the mud. They got most of it out before they had to send him back onto the track, but the car was still impaired.
Fortunately, another caution came just a few laps later for a flat tire on Grant’s machine. So Danner pitted again to replace the offending tire.
The remaining twenty-four laps ran off without any further interruptions. During that extended run, Grant moved up to third and Danner to tenth.
When Danner pitted on lap three, Leary inherited the lead, with Bacon, Axsom, Cottle, and Swanson falling in line behind him. In the brief time to the caution for Grant, Axsom raced to the front.
After the final restart, the driver on the move was Seavey. He moved up to third by lap ten. Within a couple of laps, he was fighting Axsom and Bacon for control. Soon after grabbing second from Bacon, Seavey executed a slider on Axsom in turn one to take the lead.
Alex Bright was another racer on the move in the middle stage of the race. After starting sixteenth, Bright was running in the middle of the pack. Grant’s misfortune moved him into tenth for the restart. In just a few laps, Bright was seventh and climbing. He reached fourth by the halfway mark. Over the next five laps, he dispatched Axsom and Bacon.
However, Seavey was very far ahead when Bright took up the chase. With no caution to bring Seavey back to Bright, the question was who would finish a distant third. For most of the remaining laps, it appeared as though Bacon would take the last podium spot. However, Grant continued his charge, getting the position in the waning laps.
Seavey, Bright, and Grant made for an interesting trio. Bright was successful on the inside and middle lanes. He explained that he took his lessons from Lance Dewease, one of the most prolific winged racers at the Speed Palace. Bright also explained that his crew had to thrash to replace a blown engine after the heat race and the team was not sure what changes to make to the car for the feature. Whatever set-up they threw into the car obviously worked. Grant, who made the long climb to third, attributed his success to the fact that most of the racer he passed “didn’t want to mess with the fence, so I pretty much had that to myself,”
Bacon finished fourth. Axsom was fifth. Then came Westfall, Ballou, Stockton, Drevicki, and Danner.
The three heat winners were Bacon, Seavey, and Mark Smith. There was no B Main, as only twenty-one cars registered. Leary was the fastest qualifier, at 18.617 seconds.
In the USAC Silver Crown fifty lapper, Leary had the pole by setting the fastest time in that class as well. His time was 21,402 for the lumbering beasts. Next to him was Bacon. Jake Swanson and Matt Westfall were in the second row, Kody Swanson and Logan Seavey lined up in the third row. Shane Cottle and Justin Grant were next. Mark Smith and Shane Cockrum were in row five. Row six had Dallas Hewitt and Brian Tyler.
Leary led Bacon into the first turn. Jake Swanson, Westfall, Seavey, Cody Swanson, and Cottle followed. They ran in formation through the first several laps. Westfall picked off Jake Swanson just before lap ten went onto the board.
Westfall was getting stronger as the race went on, He passed Bacon for second by lap fifteen. On the next round of the speedway, he blasted by the leader, Leary, going down the back stretch. Bacon made the same maneuver on lap seventeen.
Westfall began to stretch his lead through the middle stage of the race, while Bacon continued in second. Cottle moved into third with twenty-seven laps complete, but he was still a significant distance back from the leaders.
A caution brought Westfall back to the others with twenty-nine laps in the books. While Westfall got away cleanly, Bacon and Cottle had to contend with Seavey when the green light came on again. The veterans stayed low, while Seavey was committed to the top. He took third from Cottle almost immediately and then he began to battle with Bacon. Meanwhile, Westfall was getting away again.
Seavey was into second by lap thirty-five and he began to reel in the leader. Westfall was running the bottom and Seavey remained up top. Slower cars ahead slowed Westfall’s pace, and Seavey was within a couple of car lengths with ten laps remaining.
Two laps later, Seavey made a big move coming off turn two. Be passed Westfall heading toward turn three. Westfall stayed close though.
Jake Swanson spun in turn three two laps later, which gave Westfall a chance to get a run on the leader. He entered turn one low and grabbed the lead. Now, Seavey was the pursuer again.
Coming through turn one with two laps to go, Seavey lost a wheel cover when he banged off the cushion. The caution for debris west up a two lap dash for the $8,000 to prize.
Westfall set the pack, but Seavey was flogging the cushion trying to build up his momentum again. He had a full head of steam entering turn one for the final time, but Westfall still had the advantage. Coming off turn two, Westfall left the high line open. Seavey took advantage and sailed into the lead. He dropped to the inside entering turn three to make sure that Westfall could not try a slider. Seavey allowed his car to drift up to the cushion and Westfall made a lunge to the inside. But Seavey had momentum working off turn four and he led Westfall to the checkers in a thrilling finish.
Behind Seavey and Westfall were Bacon, Hewitt, and Leary. Cottle was shuffled back to sixth. Cockrum picked up seventh. Kody Swanson, Jason McDougal, and Carmen Perigo completed the top ten. Perigo was named the hard charger, advancing nine positions in the contest.
The Semi was won by Chase Stockon.
The 410 Winged Sprints were the meat between the USAC slices of the program. A pair of Tylers, Reeser and Bear, led the way. Steve Buckwalter and Mike Walter started behind them. Mike Wagner and Jeff Halligan were in row three. Logan Wagner and Anthony Macri were in the fourth row. Dan Shetler and Blane Heimbach were paired in row five. The sixth stanza had the duet of Trenton Shaeffer and Kassidy Kreitz.
Bear looked strong once again in his new ride, the Chiappelli 98. He led Mike Wagner, Walter, Reeser, Halligan. And Logan Wagner through the first lap. He continued to lead after a quick caution, but Mike Wagner was applying the pressure. Halligan moved into third, bringing Logan Wagner along.
On the lap twelve restart, Mike Wagner ran through the middle of turn one to take the lead While Halligan mounted a charge on the outside. Bear was able to fend off his advance. Successive cautions on laps thirteen and fourteen produced no major changes in the running order, except for Macri’s entry into the top five.
When racing resumed, Mike Wagner led Halligan Macri, Logan Wagner, and Bear. It was a three car battle for the lead for a couple of laps. Macri moved into second and started to work on Mike Wagner. After he wrestled the lead away from Mike Wagner, the senior statesman of the speedway mounted a counter attack. He tried to squeeze between Macri and a lapped car coming down the front chute. There was contact between them, sending Wagner spinning across the track with a broken front end.
Macri’s car was not significantly damaged in the incident. He was able to complete the race in dominant fashion, fighting off an inspired Logan Wagner in the process.
Halligan was third, followed by Ryan Taylor, and Walter. Positions six through ten belonged to Justin Whittal, Bear, Reeser, Gerrard McIntyre, Jr., and Shetler.
The heat winners were Mike Wagner, Halligan, and Logan Wagner. There was no B Main, as all twenty-five racers were allowed to start the feature.
Port Royal Speedway will be dark on June 24 for Speedweek. Its Speedweek events will be Wednesday, June 29, and Saturday July 2. The URC Sprints will provide support for the former, and Late Models will back-up the 410s the night of the Greg Hodnett Classic. The Sprint Cars will return on July 9, along with the Super Lates and Limited Lates.
HARTFORD, OH (July 18, 2026) Sharon Speedway is cancelling Saturday night’s “Steel Valley Thunder” program thanks to a near 100% likelihood of thunderstorms in the forecast from late afternoon through the evening hours including the potential for severe weather.
Sharon made the decision in the best interest of safety for fans, racers, and staff members.
“Super Series” action presented by Bala Management will return next Saturday (July 25) featuring the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply “410” Sprint Cars for $4,000 to-win along with the Hovis UMP Mods presented by A&MP Electric, Gibson Insurance Agency RUSH Sprint Cars, and the Gibson Insurance Agency Crown Vics on Alcon Mechanical and Hovis Auto & Truck Supply Night. Kids Club Night presented by Willy’s World with kids bike and big wheel races. It’s also the first of three Menards Giveaway Nights.
Additional information can be found at www.sharonspeedway.com.
SARVER, PA (July 17, 2026): Alex Ferree survived a caution-filled late Model feature to score his third feature victory of the season at the Lernerville Speedway, where he leads the seasonal points. In the Big Block Modifieds, Garrett Krummert came on strong in the second half of the race to secure his fourth win of the season, vaulting him into the lead in the championship standings. With his win, A.J. Flick expanded upon his slim two point lead in a quest for a tenth title in the 410 Sprint Car ranks. Corey McPherson became the most successful driver in the rich history of the Pro Stock division at the track.
“Running down on the bottom in (turns) one and two was better for me. I didn’t know where to go in (turns) three and four. I didn’t see (Michael Norris) until he came across my nose down there. I didn’t like it, but that’s how it’s done these days.” Fortunately for Ferree, a caution negated the aggressive pass and, then, on the following restart, Norris jumped the cushion in turn one, forcing his retirement from the race with two to go. Ferree kept Jared Miley at bay for the final trips around the Action Track.
Alex Ferree drew the pole position for the Late Model twenty-five lapper. Tyler Wyant was on his flank. Chris Schneider debuted his new machine in the third spot, and he was paired with former Modified kingpin Del Rougeux. Colton Flinner and Jared Miley were in row three. Josh Ferry and Levi Yetter occupied row four, followed by Clinton Hersh and Michael Norris, in row five, and John Garvin and Mike Miller, in row six.
Ferree took the early lead over Wyant, Flinner, and Ferry. Flinner took second in the early going, but he did not challenge Ferree until a restart five laps into the event.
Things heated up after that restart. Flinner and Ferree swapped the lead on several occasions. Ferree took control again by lap ten and he maintained the lead despite a number of restarts.
Flinner faded from the second position, turning the position over to Norris, who was flying on the outside. Ferree switched up his line in turns one and two, running the bottom and driving up to the top coming off turn two to block a flyer from Norris around the rim of the speedway.
In the closing laps, Norris drew closer to Ferree. He threw caution to the wind in turn four with two laps to go. He slid across into the lead, almost crashing himself and Ferree in the process, but a caution negated the wild pass. On the ensuing restart, Norris took to the high lane in turn one, but he jumped the cushion. Whatever damage he sustained by his excursions sidelined him for the remainder of the race.
Miley inherited the second spot, but he had nothing for Ferree. Ferree cruised to the win, followed by Miley, Schaltenbrand, Wyant, and Ferry. Hersh, Rougeux, Schneider, Will Britsky, and Travis Hayes completed the top ten.
Ferree and Norris were the heat race winners. There was no B Main for the nineteen car field.
Dr. Brad Rapp and Jeremiah Shingledecker drew into the first row for the twenty-five lap Modified go. Mike Kinney and Kyle FInk made up row two, followed by Garrett Krummert and rookie Karston King, who was making his first Modified start ever. Steve Feder and Rick Regalski staked out row four, with Rex King, Jr. and Ayden Cipriano, in row five, and Tyler Dietz and Shawn Kozar, in row six.
Rapp took the early lead but he gave way to Shingledecker on the second trip around the speedway. That duo maintained a comfortable advantage over Kinney, Krummert, and Feder through the first several laps.
King Jr. moved into the top five, along with Cipriano in the middle stage of the race, with Krummert still holding fifth place.
Krummert got rolling soon thereafter. He surged into the lead coming off turn two on the thirteenth lap. Shingledecker remained in second, followed by Rapp, King, and Cipriano.
Shingledecker began slipping back in the field as the race progressed to the third stage. However, he rallied to regain a position in the closing laps.
Krummert took the win over Rapp, Cipriano, Shingledecker, and Dave Murdick. King Jr. was sixth, ahead of Dietz, J.C. Boyer, Feder, and Karston King.
“I wasn’t any good at the start of the race,” Krummert said. “I went to the bottom and got going again.”
The preliminaries went to Rex King, Jr., Fink, and Regalski. Cameron Miller was the B Main winner. Twenty-eight cars registered for the event.
The potent first row consisted of A.J. Flick and Dan Kuriger for the Sprint Car twenty-five lap feature event. Then came Dan Shetler and David Kalb. Carl Bowser and Jared Zimbardi started in row three, with John Jerich and Carmen Perigo next in line. Chris Frank made the long tow from Wellsville, in Central PA, to land in row five with Jacob Begenwald. Vivian Jones started her 305 Sprint inside row six, next to Rayce Jacobs.
Flick and Kuriger, the prime contenders for the point championship in the Sprint Car division, battled side by side for most of the first lap. However, Flick assumed command in turn three and he never looked back.
Kuriger ran a strong second place until the final lap of the race. Jerich slipped past him on the last trip around the speedway. Kuriger was third, followed by Begenwald and Perigo. Bowser, Shetler, Frank, Zimbardi, and Jacobs completed the top ten.
“This was probably the most moisture that stayed in the track all night,” Flick said. “I was able to rip the top for the first time since June,” he added.
Kuriger, and Begenwald took the checkers in their heat races. There was no B Main needed for the nineteen Sprints that checked in.
Corey McPherson achieved a career milestone in the Pro Stock division, breaking the tie with Joe Kelly atop the career win list. McPherson was patient in the early laps of the race. He took the lead on lap nine and led the remaining eleven laps.
Logan Koteles and Jason Fosnaught brought the field to the green for the final race of the night. Cody Koteles and McPheson were in row two, followed by Bill Swaney and Joey Zambotti, in row three, and Brett Hutira and Trevor McCann, in row four.
Logan Koteles grabbed the early lead, followed by Cody Koteles, Fosnaught, McPherson, and Zambotti. McPherson moved up to third on lap three, and second on lap six.
McPherson grabbed the lead on lap nine and held it until the end, while Logan Koteles remained in second, and Cody Koteles in third. Hutira and Fosnaught completed the top five. Zambotti, Tyler Schneider, McCann, Bill Swaney, and Jonathan Koteles rounded out the top ten.
Dietz, and Cody Koteles topped their heat races. No B Main was needed to set the seventeen car field.
Dirt Racing
Brandon Rahmer Best In Sibling Rivalry At Lincoln Speedway; Reutimann Collects Career First in 358s
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (July 11, 2026): Brandon Rahmer held off his brother, Freddie Jr., in the closing laps to eke out his fifth career win at the Fabulous Lincoln Speedway. Brandon’s margin of victory was a scant 0.166 seconds. His first win of the 2026 season was worth $5,000.
Florida teenager P.J. Reutimann scored his first career 358 Sprint Car triumph in the nightcap.
“I didn’t think I even won the race,” Brandon said excitedly. “I saw the two to go, and Freddie got by me and I said, ‘oh, shit.’” However, Brandon was able to fight back on the inside to reclaim the lead before they got back to the scoring loop, so Freddie was never credited as leading a lap of the race.
Brandon Rahmer took advantage of a pair of restarts with sixteen laps completed. Jordan Strickler got the jump on the first, which was called back. On the second attempt, Rahmer stayed closer and he was able to get a run on the outside to grab the lead coming off turn two. “I saw where he went (on the first try). I put the wing back in the trunkand I drove by,” he explained.
Brandon Rahmer survived two close calls with lapped cars with less than ten laps to go. First, he was crowded down on the inside coming off turn by Matthew Swift. Rahmer took responsibility for that one. “I screwed up with the 03 (Swift) down there. I thought the hole was bigger than it was.” The second incident, with Dave Grube, was not a problem of Rahmer’s own making. “Then, the 3D (Grube) got catiwampus coming off turn four.” Grube swerved back and forth but Brandon was able to get by him without any contact.
“I had a good car tonight, and I actually drove it,” Brandon summed.
The feature line-up was determined by the track’s handicapping system. The top three from each heat race were inverted based upon their earnings average.
Thus, Jordan Strickler and Brie Hershey were assigned to the front row, followed by Jude Siegel and Dave Grube. Jordan Givler and Tim Glatfelter occupied row three, Then came Chad Trout and Matt Campbell. Freddie Rahmer, Jr. got the last of the preferred starting positions. He was flanked by his brother, Brandon. Brett Strickler and Lucas Wolfe manned row six.
Jordan Strickler shot out to the early lead over Hershey, Siegel, Grube, Brandon Rahmer, Givler, Glatfelter, Campbell, Rahmer Jr., and Trout.
Brandon Rahmer was the man on the move in the early going. He picked off Grube on lap three. Then, he took third from Siegel on lap three. Nine laps later he ducked under Hershey for second.
Meanwhile, Jordan Strickler continued with his impressive run at the front of the pack. Unfortunately, Grube spun in turn four while racing in the fourth spot.
That incident set up the pair of restarts that gave Brandin Rahmer the opportunity to size up his opponent. Brandon was able to stay close on the second attempt to get the race going again and he rolled the top side in turns one and two to take the lead from Jordan Strickler.
Behind the leaders, there was a tight three-car battle for the third position involving Hershey, Siegel and Freddie Rahmer. It took Freddie several laps to clear his way into third. When he got the position, he was over 1.7 seconds behind Jordan Strickler.
Freddie chased him for several more laps, gradually cutting the margin to about half a second before making his move into second with three to go.
Meanwhile, Brandon continued to lead the way. His two incidents with slower cars allowed Freddie to close in on him as well during the final laps of the race. That set up a battle between the Rahmer brothers for the win.
Freddie made a bid for the lead, but Brandon was able to battle back on the inside to be scored as the leader to the finish.
Campbell charged from fifth to third in the closing laps. Jordan Strickler slipped back to fourth at the finish. Siegel was fifth. Hershey, Kyle Moody, Trout, Givler, and Wolfe completed the top ten.
Jordan Strickler, Freddie Rahmer, Jr., and Hershey won the heat races. No B Main was needed to set the twenty-one car starting field.
The nightcap for the 358 Sprint Cars went non-stop. P.J. Reutimann, the grandson of Wayne Reutimann, grabbed the lead on the opening lap and he was never headed.
“It went my way this time, I guess,” Reutimann said. He explained that he will remain in the area for a few more weeks before returning to the Sunshine State to complete his senior year in high school. He plans to come north again next season “to race until it gets cold.”
Andy Best, who had the pole position for the start of the twenty lapper, ran second for most of the race. He gave way to Jayden Wolf on the final lap. Wolfe had a run at the leader as well, but he could not close the gap.
As Reutimann noted, “I had to go to the bottom to protect. The top was a long way around.”
Best held on for third, followed by Justin Foster and Brock Hammaker. Nick Yinger, Tim Wagaman, II., Cody Fletcher, Cameron Merriman, and Wyatt Hinkle finished sixth through tenth.
Wolf, Wagaman, Hinkle, and best won their heat races. Ashley Cappetta prevailed in the B Main. Thirty-six cars signed in for the event.
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