BRADYN KUHN CLAIMS T.A. WARD CONSTRUCTION SPONSORED $500.00 TO WIN IN 270 SPRINTS
By Judy McGee Timmons
Bradyn Kuhn & Aidan Crouse were in the top of the lineup when the flag
went green in the T.A. Ward Construction 270 Micro Sprint feature event.
Kuhn took the lead, but slowed for a caution involving several racers with
2 laps complete. Jon Williams & Jamie Connelly retired their racers for the
evening, while four other drivers went to the rear. Kuhn, Aidan Crouse,
Jason Houtz, Gaitlin Kauffman, & Chase Walker were the top 5 on the
restart, with Walker advancing to 3rd place by lap 3. Brad Cowan moved
into fourth when Aiden Crouse left the circuit, with 4 laps complete, while
Cowan had 7 laps complete, when he suddenly left the frontstretch &
went into the infield, followed by Jason Houtz, who was in second place,
who also entered the infield.
Kuhn had his racer in the top spot on the reline, with Walker, Myers,
Bill Laughman, & Kameron McClure in the top five positions, where
they raced till Teegan Kauffman came to a stop on the backstretch at
midrace. The restart put Myers in third, behind leader Kuhn, & Walker,
as Laughman was joined by Brett Kauffman, for the top five spot.
Four laps were remaining on the board, when Chanler Heasley had problems in turn 4, putting him to the rear. Immediately following, was an additional caution involving Heasley,
Mark Knable, Gaitlin Kauffman, & Stacy Galanis, resulting in Kauffman & Galanis, leaving the circuit. Kuhn gained momentum ahead of the competition, in seconds after the green flag waved, as Walker, Myers, Laughman, & Brett Kauffman, appeared to be the top five, with 2 laps remaining, till Kauffman got out of line going into turn four, putting him out of the race.
McClure moved into fifth and followed Kuhn, Walker, Myers, & Laughman to the checkered.
Kuhn collected his fourth win at Path Valley for the season, & took home the $500.00 payoff, sponsored by T.A.Ward Construction, which was his second $500.00 payoff in his four wins.
Kuhn was also the driver with the best lap speed, circling the oval at 75.396 MPH in 11.937 seconds. Bradyn Kuhn, Aidan Crouse, & Gaitlin Kauffman were the heat winners for the 270 sprints.
The Cisney Auto Parts 4 Cylinder Thunder Cars feature event, began with polesitter Wesley Young, taking the lead on green, while Roger Traxler & Jeremy Eutzy went into a door to door battle for second place, with Traxler holding the spot till lap five, when Jeremy Eutzy passed Young & Traxler to move to the lead. Traxler, Robert McQuade, Lyle Barns & Brock Foster, were now in the top five, where positions remained the same, after a chain reaction collision in turns one & two, put Nicholas Barthalow, Tyler Stine, & Dustin Moore to the rear, while Devin Thomas, Dave Yoder & Bill Kennedy went to the pits.
Traxler got his ride turned in turn four, putting the top runner to the rear, giving McQuade, Barns, Foster & Bill Sterner, the top positions behind leader, Jeremy Eutzy. Moore returned to the rear on the reline, as Sterner & Kevin Bard went into wheel to wheel action for fifth place, while second place runner, McQuade, left the oval to retire to the pits, with 15 laps complete. Jeremy Eutzy remained in the lead as Barnes, Foster, Sterner, & Bard were at the top of the line. Wesley Young, & Matt Dixson got their racers hooked together in turn one, putting Dixson to the pits & Young to the rear.
Jeremy Eutzy held off Barnes, Sterner, Bard & Foster, as they rearranged the last two laps, while he collected the checkered flag win. Eutzy received an extra $150.00 to his winnings, sponsored by T.B.’s BODY SHOP, owned by Tim Burkholder, in Shippensburg, Pa. Lyle Barnes had the best speed lap, traveling 61.362 MPH in 14.667 seconds. Thunder car heats were won by Kenny Yoder, Lyle Barns, & Jackson Eutzy.
The Kathy Baker Coldwell Banker Realty Modifieds had racers Kirk Baker & Alyssa Cullum at the helm when the flag went green, with Cullum taking the lead, as Darin Hoover, Mike Duck, Todd Goss, & Kirk Baker, pulled to the top five spots. Baker passed Goss for fourth, as Cullum & Hoover began to gain space at the front, till Doug Ostwald got into the turn three infield with four laps complete, putting his ride to the rear.
Cullum, Hoover, Duck, Baker & Goss, were in the top runners, but the next four laps revised the lineup, when Reese Fedder got into turn four sideways, going to the rear. Jake Shoup’s racer got out of control racing out of turn one, & Todd Goss came to a stop in turn three after losing a tire, & had to be towed. Cullum remained in control of the lead as the racers relined for green, with Hoover, Duck, Baker & Scott Daniels, now sitting in the top positions. Hoover put the pressure on Cullum as they raced for the lead, but Cullum maintained the lead as Fedder entered the pits & Ostwald got turned into the turn four infield, putting him to the rear as the final five laps approached. Cullum claimed the win, followed by Baker, Hoover, Duck, & Daniels for the top finishers. Kirk Baker had the best speed lap traveling 69.135 MPH in 13.018 seconds.
The Cordell Construction Late Models met the green with Ralph Morgan & Randy Burkholder at the front of the lineup. A pre-lap caution for Steve Lowery, Ralph Morgan & Gunner Walls, put Lowery & Morgan to the rear, while Walls entered the pit area.
Taylor Farlling, Burkholder, Shyann Smith, Mike Steck, & Corry Gingerich were sitting in the top five on the restart, where they ran for two laps, till Tyler Bowman passed Steck to claim fourth. Farlling, Burkholder, & Smith pulled away from the remaining competitors, but encountered slower traffic by lap eight. Bowman & Lowery held fourth & fifth places through the remaining non-stop laps. Farlling collected the win, & also claimed the best lap speed piloting his racer at 72.792 MPH in 12.364 seconds.
The Macri Concrete 600 Sprints were escorted to the green by Ben Freels & Randy Kunkle Jr., with Freels taking the lead ahead of Kunkle, Hayden Miller, Chase Robinson & Lauren Stringfellow. Dekota Sheaffer came from ninth to pass Stringfellow, moving him into the top five spot, where the racers remained for five laps. At lap six, Freels caught up to the back of the line & Kameron Morral passed Sheaffer to move into fifth. At midrace, Darren Kauffman got his racer sideways between turns one & two, bringing out the first caution. On the restart, Kunkle passed Freels for the lead, while Morral passed Robinson to move into fourth. On lap 12, Ethan McNew, came to a stop out of turn one, from which he retired to the pits.
Kunkle remained at the top on green, putting distance between his racer & second place runner, Freels. Morral continued his advances to the front, passing Freels on lap sixteen, to take second place. Miller & Sheaffer were into some wheel to wheel action for fourth place, with Sheaffer gaining the spot & Miller holding fifth. The top five held their positions to the finish with Morral, Freels, Sheaffer & Miller following Kunkle to the checkered. Ben Freels had the best speed lap, running at a whopping 78.975 MPH in 11.396 seconds! Jim Young & Grady McNew won the 600 sprint heat races.
The Randy Burkholder Racing Supplies 4 Cylinder Strictly Stocks were chauffeured to the green by Steven Jacobs & Justin Williamson. Third place starter, Jimmy Moyer, pulled to the lead, with Williamson taking second. Fifth place starter, Jesse Matney, pulled into third, while Robert Cutshall & Bruce Betres sat in the top five.
Betres passed Cutshall on lap four to pull into fourth, where they ran for three laps till a caution was shown for Aaleyah Dyarman, who entered the pits, followed by Emily Zarr & Koltan Martin, who also entered the pit area.
Moyer led the racers on the restart, as Williamson, Matney, Betres, & Cutshall held their top positions for six laps, till Betres passed Matney on lap nine, taking third. Rusty Garlock, who started in 17th position, had been piloting his racer through the lineup, pulling into sixth place by lap 12. In the following six laps, Garlock continued to advance in position, taking over third place with two laps remaining. Moyer took his green to checkered win, and was followed across the line by Williamson, Garlock, Matney, & Betres for the top five finishers. Jimmy Moyer had the best lap speed, traveling at 62.792 MPH in 14.333 seconds. The heat races were won by Bruce Betres, Jimmy Moyer & Justin Williamson.
Special Thanks goes out to George’s Used Cars for providing trophies for all the winners.