Archives September 2024

For Immediate Release

September 15, 2024

Mill Hall, PA – Andrew Yoder of Middleburg had a fast race car utilizing the low line around the speedway for the majority of the laps to win the Keystone 40 for the Limited Late Models during Saturday’s season finale at the Clinton County Speedway.  Dylan Cecee of Avis won the Keystone 40 for the Pro Stock earning the $1,000 top prize.   Ross Perchak of Hazelton won the 270 Micro Sprints and AJ Hoffner of Turbotville won the 4 Cylinder feature event. 

Shawn Shoemaker and JR Toner brought the field to the green flag for the start of the 40-lap event.   On lap number one, track champion Matt Cochran’s car slowed on the back stretch while Toner spun in turn number four to bring out the first yellow flag.  Following the restart, Yoder advanced from his fifth starting spot and quickly moved to the front.   On lap three the yellow flag waved again when Jermey Ohl spun in turn number two.   From that point on, the event went 37 laps non-stop with Yoder leading every lap through lapped traffic.   By lap ten, Yoder was leading Shoemaker and Ryan Zook.   One lap later, Yoder began to encounter lapped traffic.   Yoder utilized the low side of the speedway for the majority of the race, but also was able to use the high side of the speedway when dealing with lapped traffic.  At moments early in the race, Shoemaker and Zook seemed to be closing in on the progress of the race leader.  At the halfway mark, Yoder was leading Shoemaker, Zook, Jeremy Ohl and JR Toner.   Yoder extended his lead to over half of a straight away lead to earn the victory of Shoemaker, Ohl, Zook and Toner.   Sixth through tenth were Jim Yoder, Dan Condo, Joe Loffredo, Jamin Champman and Jaxton Garman.   Heat races were won by Cochran and Andrew Yoder.   Fast time was set by Ryan Zook with 13.777 setting a new track record.

Cory Long and Jasen Geesaman were the front row starters of the 40 lap Pro Stock event.  Geesman led the first two circuits, until Cecee, who started fourth made a pass for the lead as they raced out of turn two.   By lap ten, Cecee was leading Geesaman, Tommy Dawson, Cory Long and Denny Fourney.   By lap number 11, 17^th place starter Shane Wolfe entered the top five.   Cecee quickly caught the back of the field.  Lapped cars allowed Geesaman to catch Cecee as Wolf made it a three-car race by lap number 15 in lapped traffic.  Wolf passed Geesaman for second on lap 15.  On lap number 24 the red flag came out when Mike Goodwin’s car caught on fire.  Goodwin escaped without injury.   Following the restart, Cecee held off the challenge by Wolf.  With ten laps remaining, Cecee continued to lead Wolf, Cory Long, Dawson and Denny Fourney.   Fourney passed Dawson for fourth on lap number 33.   Cecee claimed the $1,000 pay day over Wolf, Long, Fourney and Dawson.  Sixth through tenth were Nate Stoup, Noah Jensen, Marc Bitler, Chris Derr, and Danny Jensen.  Heat races were won by Cecee and Jensen.  Fast time in time trials was set by Wolf with a time of 16.168 seconds. 

Ross Perchak started on the pole of the 20 lap 270 Micro feature event.  Perchak took the lead with fellow front row starter Glen Macomber running in second.   By lap ten, Perchak, Macomber, Logan Hammaker, Jeffrey Weaver and Alex Lukacs were in the top five.  On lap eleven, Hammaker got sideways and brought out the caution.   Perchak held off Macomber for the restart.  Perchak continued to the checkers to win his second race of the season at the 1/3 mile oval.  Macomber, Weaver, Lukacs and Sean Stolz completed the top five.  Sixth through tenth were Mac Wert, Jillian Maurer, Tom Quiggle, Cory Stabley and Shaun Musser.  Heat races were won by Stabley and Hammaker.

Jimmy Moyer led the opening lap of the 20 lap 4 cylinder feature. The caution waved on lap number four for Terry Karichner.  By lap number six, seventh place starter, AJ Hoffner worked his way to the front of the field.   By lap ten, Hoffner was leading Shawn Willamson, Zak Kline, Moyer, and Josh Norton.  Moyer charged back up to second by lap number 15.  With two laps remaining the caution came out for Matt Kauffman.  Hoffner held off Moyer for the win over Zak Kline, Hunter Flook and Josh Norton.  Sixth through tenth were Logan Betres, Chris Small, Jesse Matney, Troy Bennett and Shaun Williamson.  Heat races were won by Josh Norton, Zak Kline, and Jimmy Moyer.  The b-main was won by Steven Jacobs.

The race concluded the 2024 racing season at the Clinton County Speedway.  Speedway staff will begin planning for the 2025 racing season.   For the latest speedway information visit the speedways website at clintoncountyspeedway.com

Limited Late Models: 1. Andrew Yoder 2. Shawn Shoemaker 3. Jermey Ohl 4. Ryan Zook 5.  JR Toner 6. Jim Yoder 7. Dan Condo 8. Joe Loffredo 9. Jamin Chapman 10. Jaxton Garman 11. Tim Luben 12. Maddox Smith 13. Matt Cochran 14. Dylan Yoder 15. Troy Bennett   

Pro Stocks: 1. Dylan Cecee 2. Shane Wolf 3. Cory Long 4. Denny Fourney 5. Tommy Dawson 6. Nate Stroup 7. Noah Jensen 8. Marc Bitler 9. Chris Derr 10. Danny Jensen 11. Sam Jensen 12. Chris Orwig 13. Jasen Geesaman 14. Mike Goodwin 15. AJ Hoffman 16. Scott Dunham 17. Logan Hile 18. Jim Farley DNS Michael Barrett

270 Micro Sprints: 1. Ross Perchak 2. Glenn Macomber 3. Jeffrey Weaver 4. Alex Lukacs 5. Sean Stolz 6. Mac Wert 7. Jillian Maurer 8. Tom Quiggle 9. Cory Stabley 10. Shaun Musser 11. Mason McAndrew 12. Conner Metheny 13. Hunter Zimmerman 14. Paris Hewes 15. Lester Stabley 16. Logan Hammaker 17. Micheal Petock 18. Garrison Zook

Four Cylinders: 1. AJ Hoffner 2. Jimmy Moyer 3. Zak Kline 4. Hunter Flook 5. Josh Norton 6. Logan Betres7. Chris Small 8. Jesse Matney 9. Troy Bennett 10. Shaun Williamson 11. Shawn Stahl 12. Steven Jacobs 13. Matt Kauffman 14. Johnny Stringfellow 15. Kyle Strouse 16. Rich Eudred 17. Latavin Spriggs 18. Matt Weaver 19. Tim Raup 20. Clint Heimbaugh 21. Garrett Lucas 22. Terry Karichner 23. Ryan Unger 24. Anthony Potter

DNS: Nevin Rosenberry, Andrew Ricketts, Eric Brumbaugh, Logan Wolford, Larry Beachel, Summer Beachel, Kyler Stahl

Mill Hall, PA – Matt Cochran of Williamsport entered the night of competition as the defending Limited Late Model Champion and the current point leader.  Cochran put an exclamation point on his season by winning the race to earn his second consecutive track championship and third visit to victory lane this year.   Tommy Dawson of Wapwallopen won the Pro Stocks, Micheal Petock of Bloomsburg won the 270 Micro Sprints and Matt Weaver won the 4 Cylinders.

Dan Condo of Lewisburg and Joe Lusk of Jersey Shore led the field of Limited Late Models to the green flag.   Lusk jumped into the lead with JR Toner of Bellefonte who started third, running in second place.  By lap number 5, Lusk was leading Toner, Cochran, Johnny Bouse and Lane Snook.  Cochran, who started sixth, challenged Toner for second place and eventually took the postion on lap number eight.   On lap number twelve, Cochran had chased down Lusk and took over the top position.  

On lap number 16, Toner reclaimed second place getting by Lusk.  With 5 laps to go, Cochran was leading Toner, Lusk, Snook and Bouse.  With two laps to go, Snook passed Lusk for third.   At the finish Cochran won by 1.866 seconds over Toner, Snook, Lusk and George Dixson Jr.  Sixth through tenth were Jim Yoder, Hunter Fulton, Johnny Bouse, Nick Loffredo and Dan Condo.  Bouse and Cochran won the heat races.

Pole sitter, Noah Kissinger led the first circuit of the Pro Stock feature event.   AJ Stroup challenged for the lead as the top two exited turn four, but the caution came out with Stroup and Kissinger sitting in turn number four.   Kissinger was black flagged for aggressive driving and sent to the pit area.   Tommy Dawson inherited the lead with AJ Hoffman, Cory Long, AY Schilling, and Marc Bitler restarting in the top five.  On lap number 6, Long raced into second place.   At the midway point, Dawson was leading Long, Schilling, Hoffman and Bitler.   On lap number ten the caution flag waved when Ronnie Ergott got a flat tire.   In the final laps, Dawon had a comfortable lead while Long and Schilling battled for second place.   Schilling took second place on the final lap.   Dawson won over Schilling, Long, Hoffman and Bitler.   Sixth through tenth were Larry Knight, Nate Stroup, Rich Fye, Ronnie Ergott and AJ Stroup.  Heat races were won by Hoffman and Schilling.  AY Schilling won the Pro Stock championship.

Michael Petock of Bloomsburg started on the pole for the 270 Micro Sprint feature event.   Petock took command of the field with Cory Stabley and Mac Wert in the top three.   On lap number 6, the red flag was thrown, when Tyler Clowes was battling for third and flipped in turn number two.   Clowes was transported to a nearby hospital and released the next day. 

Following the restart, Petock would lead the remaining laps to claim his second win of the season.   Stabley, Wert, Jillian Maurer, and Denny Rinehimer completed the top five.  Sixth through tenth were Tom Quiggle, Logan Hammaker, Colton McAndrew, Mathew Dixon and Matt Dixon.  Heat races were won by Jeffrey Weaver and Mason McAndrew.  Cory Stabley won his second consecutive championship.

Dalton Lucas and Shawn Stahl were the front row starters for the 4 Cylinder feature event.   Stahl led the opening lap with Garret Lucas, Dalton Lucas, Larry Beachel and Zak Kline in the top five.   Weaver entered the top five by the completion of lap number three.  The caution came out on lap number 6 for Garrett Lucas.  Following the restart, Weaver made a pass for the lead as Kyler Stahl, Shawn Stahl, Larry Beachel and Terry Karichner were in the top five.  Weaver mathematically had a shot at the championship and needed to win the race which he did.   Kyler Stahl, Shawn Stahl, Beachel and Karichner completed the top five.  Zak Kline finished sixth and won the championship.   Alyssa Snook, Coty Maines, Kyle Stouse and Dalton Lucas rounded out the top ten.  Heat races were won by Garrett Lucas and Kline.

The Clinton County Speedway will host its season finale on Saturday, September 14 with gates opening at 4PM and Hot laps at 6PM.  The Limited Late Models will race for $1,500 to win and the Pro Stocks will compete for $1,000 to win.  The 270 Micros will race for $600 to win and the 4 Cylinders will have $500 to win.  The events are presented by Keystone Rail Recovery and Snyder’s Concessions.   For the latest speedway information visit the speedways website at clintoncountyspeedway.com

Limited Late Models: 1. Matt Cochran 2. JR Toner 3. Lane Snook 4. Joe Lusk 5. George Dixon Jr. 6. Jim Yoder 7. Hunter Fulton 8. Johnny Bouse 9. Nick Loffredo 8. Dan Condo 9. Tim Luben 10. Joe Loffredo 11. Maddox Smith 12. Troy Bennett DNS Jennifer Lesher. 

Pro Stocks: 1. Tommy Dawson 2. AY Shilling 3. Cory Long 4. AJ Hoffman, 5. Marc Bitler 6. Larry Knight 7. Nathan Stroup 8. Rich Fye 9. Ronald Ergott 10. AJ Stoup 11. Noah Kissinger

270 Micro Sprints: 1. Michael Petock 2. Cory Stabley 3. Mac Wert 4. Jillian Maurer 5. Denny Rinehimer, 6. Tom Quiggle 7. Logan Hammaker 8. Colton McAndrew 9. Matthew Dixon 10. Matt Dixon 11. Paris Hews 12. Jeffrey Weaver 13. Lester Stabley 14. Zachary Glass 15. Tyler Clowes 16. Andrew Petock 17. Mason McAndrew.

Four Cylinders: 1. Matt Weaver 2. Kyler Stahl 3. Shawn Stahl 4. Larry Beachel Jr. 5. Terry Karichner 6. Zak Kline 7. Allyssa Snook 8. Coty Maines 9. Kyle Stouse 10. Dalton Lucas 11. Garrett Lucas