Dirt Racing
Satterlee Speedweek Star at Port Royal; Wagner Sprints to Victory
PORT ROYAL, PA (June 7, 2025): Gregg Satterlee, the reigning Appalachian Mountain Late Model Speedweek Champion, opened his title defense with a win at Port Royal Speedway. Joining him in victory lane at the Speed Palace was five-time track champion, Logan Wagner, in the nightcap for the 410 Sprint Cars.
It was an impressive run for Gregg Satterlee, coming from sixth on the starting grid, to earn $5,000. It was his twenty-second career victory and second of the season at the track.
“It’s a lot of fun when you can get your car to perform well,” Satterlee noted. “I could get some speed on the top, but it was kinda treacherous. Fortunately for Satterlee, his car was maneuverable. He did have some problems in traffic, however, but none of the difficulties were insurmountable.
Satterlee’s most troubling moment in the race came when he passed the early leader, Trever Feathers, in turn one. Satterlee entered turn one aggressively on the inside and he leaned on Feathers. There was some contact, and Feathers slid up out of the groove. Feathers recovered, and continued in second until the final laps. “I had some contact with (Feathers), which I didn’t mean to do,” Satterlee acknowledged.
Jared Miley came on strong in the final stages of the race to take second away from Feathers. However, he did not have enough laps to challenge Satterlee for the win. “I could put the car anywhere,” Miley commented. “But, Gregg Satterlee is pretty damn good around here.”
Despite losing second in the closing laps, Feathers was pleased with his run. “Second and third really don’t matter much if you’re not winning.” Feathers is aware that he has some big shoes to fill in his new ride, and he is looking forward to improvement as Speedweek moves forward. “We’re putting some things together with me in this car. It’s a real honor to drive this car,” he added.
Feathers started on the pole for the thirty-five lapper which became the opening round of Speedweek after the cancellation of Friday’s race at Clinton County Speedway. He was flanked by Trevor Collins. Jason Covert and Hayes Mattern lined up behind them. Coleby Frye and Alex Ferree were slated to go in row three, but Ferree had a mechanical problem and he opted to start at the rear of the field.
That moved Satterlee up to sixth for the start. Jeff Rine and Dillan Stake manned row four, followed by Kyle Hardy and Bryan Bernheisel. Colton Flinner and Jared Miley paired up in row six.
Feathers led Collins, Mattern, Covert, Frye, and Satterlee on the opening lap. Covert and Mattern were swapping third in the early laps before Covert assumed third. His time among the leaders was limited, though. On lap six, Covert’s car abruptly veered into the wall between turns three and four, ending his night early.
On the restart, Feathers led Collins, Satterlee, Mattern, Stone, Frye, Rine, and Flinner. By lap ten, Satterlee took second from Collins.
He immediately started to whittle away at Feathers’ advantage. Within five laps, Satterlee was within a car length or two. He made an inside move in turns three and four, but could not pull off the pass. Feathers scooted away, by Satterlee tried a slider in turn one on lap nineteen, which also failed.
Flinner stopped in turn two on lap twenty to bunch the field again. Satterlee renewed his attack on Feathers when the green flag was displayed again. On lap twenty-two, Satterlee charged into turn one, and the leaders got together. Satterlee held his line, but Feathers slid up the track, losing the lead.
Satterlee began to pull away from Feathers. However, the final caution, on lap twenty-nine for Dale Hollidge, gave Feathers another shot at him. Feathers could not capitalize on the opportunity. He maintained second for a few more laps, but Miley was closing on him. Miley went low in turn one on lap thirty-three to overtake Feathers.
While Miley and Feathers were fighting for second, Satterlee added to his lead. He took the checkers 1.249 seconds ahead of Miley. Feathers held on for third, followed by Frye, and Collins. Mattern faded to sixth. Stake, Rine, Stone, and Bernheisel completed the top ten.
Rine, Hardy, Satterlee, and Stake were the heat winners. Hollidge and Justin Weaver prevailed in the twin B Mains. Feathers was the night’s fastest qualifier, with a time of 17.912 seconds. He also paced the dash to earn the pole. Mattern was best in Group B with a lap of 18.245 seconds, but he could not maintain his advantage in the dash.
Wagner’s Win
Logan Wagner romped to his first win of the season aboard the car fielded by his father, former track champion, Mike Wagner. The twenty-second win of Logan’s career paid $5,000, but, perhaps more importantly, it was a reward for all the hard work put in by the team.
“We were struggling,” Wagner said. He gave props to his father and the rest of the crew for the extra effort to get the bugs sorted out. “This hard work does not go unnoticed.” And, considering the improvements in the car, Wagner explained, “I knew that I had to get up on the wheel.”
Second place finisher, Lance Dewease knew that this day was coming. He has friends who work on Wagner’s car and he felt that it was only a matter of time until they got the car working the way that Wagner likes. “Nobody runs the wall like he does,” Dewease explained. “When he got out front he took off like a bat outta hell.” Dewease, who has been on his own improvement curve as well, was pleased with the distant second place finish. “I feel really good with second, especially with the way this place is tonight. I could carry some speed around the top, but the cushion was really narrow up there.” He added that he tried to bring the car down off berm, which was good enough to cover the rest of the field other than Wagner’s potent mount.
Justin Whittall, the point leader entering the event, had a creditable third place run. “I thought that we could have been a little bit better. We toasted the tire early. Then, I found out we broke a W link.”
Jake Karklin and Derek Hauck brought the field to the green flag for the twenty-five lap finale. Kyle Keen and Austin Bishop were in the second row. Then came Mike Walter. Jr. and Gerard McIntyre. Wagner shared row four with Dewease. Whittal and T.J. Stutts had dibs on row five. Brock Zearfoss and Jeff Halligan were perched on row six.
Karklin led the pack into turn one, but Mcintyre made some impressive moves to take over second. Hauck rode along in third, followed by Bishop, Walter, and Wagner. McIntyre passed Karklin for the lead moments before teh first caution was displayed, on lap three, for Dan Shetler.
When the race got going again, McIntyre still held control over Karklin, but Wagner was advancing quickly. He was into third by lap five and he moved into second by lap seven.Dewease was keeping pace with Wagner at this stage of the race, taking the third spot on the same lap.
Wagner chased down McIntyre and he followed him for a lap to size up the competition. Wagner found his opening, executing a perfect slider in turn one to take the lead away. A few laps later, Dewease repeated the maneuver to take second away from McIntyre.
By that time, however, Wagner was way out in front, and he continued to stretch his advantage over Dewease.
Meanwhile, Whittall moved into third, but he was unable to reel in Dewease in the final laps.
Zearfoss followed Wagner, Dewease, and Whittal across the finish line. Walter was fifth. McIntyre faded to sixth, one spot ahead of Doug Hammaker, who came from eighteenth on teh grid. Bishop, Stutts, and Halligan completed the top ten.
There were three heats for the twenty-eight cars on hand. The wins went to Whittall, Karklin, and Walter. Mike Thompson dominated the B Main.
Coming Events
Port Royal will host the Ron Zimmerman Limited Late Model Championship next week, paying a hefty $6,000 to the winner. The 410 Sprints will also be on hand. Then, on June 21, the United States Auto Club will visit the Speed Palace with the Silver Crown and National Sprint Car Series. Again, the 410 Sprints will be an integral part of the show. On June 28, the 410 Sprints will be off in conjunction with the PA Speedweek event at Lincoln Speedway. Taking center stage on that night will be the 303 PASS IMCA Sprint Cars for teh 14th Annual Blue Collar Classic. The Limited Lates and Wingless Sportsmen will complete the show.
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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