Dirt Racing
Macri Makes Triumphant Return in Speedweek Opener; Jackson Holds Off Perigo For Sportsmen Win
MECHANICSBURG, PA (June 26, 2026): Anthony Macri and Tony Jackson scored the wins at Williams Grove Speedway on the first night of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek.
Macri’s Return
After almost three months off to recover from injuries sustained at Williams Grove Speedway, Dilsburg’s Anthony Macri returned to the seat of his Sprint Car. He picked up where he left off in early April, winning the opening round of Speedweek. The $10,000 win immediately made him a favorite to claim a fourth consecutive Speedweek championship.
Although Macri was tired after the thirty-lap affair, he said that he felt good after the event. He had some pain, which he expected based on his prior experience following a similar injury.
Macri said that a hole in turn one gave him some difficulty, particularly in his heat race. “Going through that hole in the heat race was pretty tough. Once I figured out how to get around the hole in turn one, I was pretty good.” Macri explained that, during the feature, he changed his entry to turn one to come in above the hole.
Macri, who ran second to Logan Rumsey for much of the race, said that he was pacing himself. He added, “I was hoping and waiting to get into traffic to get around him.” He thought that he could take advantage of Rumsey’s inexperience. However, the way that the cautions fell, Rumsey was able to race in clean air most of the time. “He was fast in clean air. If he could have stayed in the clean air, he’d be standing up here (in victory lane).”
However, a mechanical failure, a broken radius rod, ended Rumsey’s run, and put Macri on the point for the final restart, with nine laps remaining. Macri was relieved by the turn of events, because his restarts earlier in the contest were unremarkable. He expalined that he knew that he could race hard into turn one on the cushion and rely on his momentum to maintain the lead. Thus, he was able to fend off a momentary challenge from Justin Whittall.
Macri added that he did have some difficulty communicating with his crew chief, Joe Mooney, regarding how the car felt and what changes were needed as the night progressed. “I felt a little off in terms of telling Joe what the car was doing.” Macri chalked that up to some rustiness on his part. He believed that things would improve with some additional seat time.
The Speedweek format set aside the tope eight starting positions for the heat race winners and fastest cars transferring from the heats. The luck of the draw determined who started where.
The lucky fellows were Rumsey and Chad Trout, who occupied the front row. Next were Whittall and Macri. In row three were defending speedway champion and current points leader, Troy Wagaman, Jr. and Ryan “Fig” Newton. Lance Dewease and Ryan Smith snagged the last two preferred starting spots. Freddy Rahmer, Jr. lined up next to Aussie James McFadden in row five. Billy Dietrich and Brady Bacon made up row six.
Rumsey sailed into the lead on the opening lap, with Macri, Trout, Whittall, Newton, Wagaman, Dewease, McFadden, Rahmer, and Bacon giving chase.
Doug Hammaker brought out the first of his two cautions on lap three. Seven laps later, T.J. Stutts slowed the action, and Hammaker caused the third stoppage on lap thirteen.
Macri was unable to capitalize upon any of these opportunities. Rumsey maintained control following each of the restarts, with Macri holding second. Whittall was able to work his way into third, ahead of Trout and Newton. Dewease and Wagaman were battling for sixth, ahead of McFadden, Rahmer, and Cameron Smith.
Macri and Whittall were starting to close in on Rumsey as the race progressed through the middle stage of the race. However, Rumsey remained out front through lap twenty. He suddenly slowed as the leaders completed lap twenty-one, and both Macri and Whittall charged past as Rumsey coasted to a stop due to the broken front suspension.
Macri was on the point for the final restart, followed by Whittall, Newton, Dewease, Wagaman, Trout, Rahmer, McFadden, Cameron Smith, and Preston Lattomus. Whittall looked to the inside of Macri in turn one, but Macri had the superior line and his momentum carried him past Whittal.
Soon after the race resumed, Dewease passed Newton for third.
In the closing laps, Whittall’s car started to sputter as he was running low on fuel. However, his advantage over Dewease was large enough that second place was never in jeopardy.
Macri took the checkers nearly five seconds ahead of the faltering Whittall. Dewease, Newton, and Wagaman completed the top five. Rahmer, Cameron Smith, McFadden, Brock Zearfoss, and Bacon were the next five finishers.
Austin Bishop, who crossed in fourteenth, was the hard charger. He advanced ten positions during the race.
The four heat winners were Trout, Newton, Wittall, and Wagaman. Chase Dietz (16.921 seconds in Group A) and J.J. Loss (16.993 seconds in Group B), who were the top qualifiers in their respective groups, failed to transfer from their heats. Dietz was unable to start his due to a broken fuel line, and Loss failed to make the cut. Dietz was leading the B Main comfortably when he spun, giving the lead and the eventual win to Loss. Dietz charged from the rear of the field to finish seventh, three positions shy of a transfer.
Thirty-seven cars checked in for the first night of Speedweek.
Jackson’s Win
Tony Jackson, of Newville, won a thriller in the nightcap for the Wingless Sportsmen at Williams Grove Speedway. Brett Perigo did take the lead briefly between turns three and four on the final lap, but he got hung up behind a lapped car, and Jackson was able to scoot by Perigo and the lapper to preserve the win.
“Damn, Perigo is fast this year,” Jackson said. He added that, because of his part-time schedule, it has been difficult for him to be competitive with Perigo. “I stayed low. I figured that he would have to race off my right rear. He tried hard to do it,” Jackson said with a sigh of relief.
Steve Wilbur and Brandon Shearer led the field to the green flag for the twenty lapper. They entered turn one side-by-side, but Shearer rolled through the middle of the corner to assume the lead. Shearer led through the first four laps before Jackson drove by on lap five.
Over the next six laps, Jackson built up a comfortable lead over Perigo. However, Perigo began chipping away at the lead in the second half of the contest. By lap fifteen, Jackson and Perigo were racing wheel-to-wheel. Indeed, the electronic scoring listed Perigo as the leader on lap sixteen by a scant .003 seconds. However, Jackson regained the lead in turn one.
Perigo continued to challenge Jackson in the closing laps. Perigo rolled into turn one on the final lap on the outside. He drew up next to Jackson, but could not take the lead away from him. Jackson maintained control through turn two and down the back stretch. However, Perigo got a good run through turn three and he nosed ahead.
The leaders came up on a lapped car at the entry to turn four. Perigo got hung up briefly by the lapped car, and Jackson darted to the inside, passing them both. Perigo cleared the lapped car and took a run at the leader coming off turn four. However, he was 0.139 seconds behind at the checkers.
Shearer followed Jackson and Perigo to the finish of the non-stop affair. Wilbur was fourth, and Scott Smith fifth. Sixth through tenth went to Jay Fannasy, Donny Farlling, Marty Brian, Josh Smith, and Brian Nace.
Fannasy and Perigo split the heat wins. No B Main was needed for the sixteen cars on hand.
Coming Soon
Next Friday, July 3, Williams Grove Speedway will present the Mitch Smith Memorial. That will be round eight of Speedweek. It will be a Sprint Car only event, paying a hefty $20,000 to the winner.
Williams Grove Speedway will be dark on July 10, as the PA Posse Series will compete at the Clinton County Speedway for the first time.
There will be an AMA Motorcycle event held at the track on July 11.
A Sprint Car doubleheader will take place on July 17, featuring the 410 and 358 Sprints.
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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