Story By: JUSTIN SNYDER / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY – PORT ROYAL, PA – Jeff Halligan rebounded from an accident last weekend to pick up the $5000 Weikert’s Livestock 410 Sprint Car feature win over Lucas Wolfe, Dylan Cisney, Mike Wagner, and Ryan Smith.
Mike Walter II and Austin Bishop started on the front row for the 25-lap A-main and it was Walter leading the opening circuit over Wolfe, Bishop, Halligan, and TJ Stutts.
Wolfe moved to the front of the pack on the following lap, while Halligan took over the second position one lap later. Cisney, who started seventh, cracked the top five on lap four and one lap later he moved into fourth.
It only took until lap six for Halligan to overtake Wolfe for the top spot as he used a move in turn’s three and four to make the move. Within four laps he opened an advantage of 2.13 seconds and was heavy on the tail end of the field.
Cisney cracked the podium on lap 10, while ninth-place starter and last weekend’s winner Devon Borden moved into fifth three laps later. Cisney, Walter and Borden jockeyed for positions for positions three through five over the next handful of laps.
Meanwhile it was smooth sailing up front for Halligan, as he opened a 5.345 second advantage by lap 19. Though it was wiped out completely when Justin Whittall brought out the caution in turn three to set up a 6-lap dash for the win.
Halligan took away the bottom on the restart, so Wolfe tried a move through the middle in turns one and two. However, Halligan was just too good as he raced to the checkered flag by a margin of 3.905 seconds for the win.
Walter, Borden, Blane Heimbach, Bishop, and Gerard McIntyre Jr completed the top ten. McIntyre earned the $500 Valley Supply Hard Charger Award after starting 19th, while 16th-place finisher Kody Lehman scored the random draw J & S Classics $1000 Warrior Award.
Sprint Car Results- 1. Jeff Halligan, 2. Lucas Wolfe, 3. Dylan Cisney, 4. Mike Wagner, 5. Ryan Smith, 6. Mike Walter II, 7. Devon Borden, 8. Blane Heimbach, 9. Austin Bishop, 10. Gerard McIntyre Jr, 11. Derek Locke, 12. Derek Hauck, 13. TJ Stutts, 14. AJ Flick, 15. Jake Karklin, 16. Kody Lehman, 17. Ryan Taylor, 18. Tyler Bear, 19. Garrett Bard, 20. Devin Brenneman, 21. Devin Adams, 22. Jarrett Cavalet, 23. Justin Whittall, 24. Kassidy Kreitz
Michael Norris became the first multi-time winner in Super Late Model competition during the 2023 racing season as he bested Tyler Emory, Kyle Lee, Rick Eckert, and Jeff Rine during night two of Appalachian Mountain Speedweek Saturday night.
The win was worth $5000 and was Norris’s third career triumph at the Juniata County oval.
With 50 Super Late Models on hand for the return of the Late Model Speedweek event, Norris and Eckert lined up on the front row for the 28-car event. Norris jumped out to the early lead, with Emory, Eckert, Lee and Rine filling out the top five.
Colton Flinner was on the move early as he advanced from 10th to seventh by lap five, while Norris was setting sail up front and approached the tail-end of the field three laps later.
Norris continued to move in and out of lapped traffic with ease over the next nine laps, while Lee moved into a podium position on lap 17. Two laps later he made a move for second. Norris opened a 5.799 second advantage with 11 laps to go, however the caution flew for debris to wipe out the lead.
Emory capitalized on the restart to move back into the runner-up position and over the final 11 laps he was able to cut into the leader’s distance. However, Norris was not to be denied as he cruised home to the win and the paycheck in front of the Juniata faithful.
Dan Stone, Kyle Hardy, Drake Troutman, Flinner and Gregg Satterlee rounded out the top ten.
Super Late Model Results- 1. Michael Norris, 2. Tyler Emery, 3. Kyle Lee, 4. Rick Eckert, 5. Jeff Rine, 6. DAN Stone, 7. Kyle Hardy, 8. Drake Troutman, 9. Colton Flinner, 10. Gregg Satterlee, 11. Matt Cosner, 12. Dillan Stake, 13. Austin Berry, 14. Eddie Carrier Jr., 15. Coleby Frye, 16. Hayes Mattern, 17. Dylan Yoder, 18. Bryan Bernheisel, 19. Andrew Yoder, 20. Alex Ferree, 21. Chad Myers, 22. Trevor Collins, 23. Justin Weaver, 24. Brian Booze, 25. Tim Wilson, 26. Brett Schadel, 27. Gary Suhler, 28. Trever Feathers
Danny Atherton capitalized on a front-row starting spot to score his first career Dack’s Trucking Limited Late Model feature event over a hard charging Ryan Zook. Shawn Shoemaker, Devin Hart, and Eric Irvin completed the top five.
Jaxton Garman started on the pole, and he led the first five laps of the event before giving way to Atherton. Two laps later Zook, who started third, moved into the runner-up spot and set his sights on the leader.
Trent Brenneman brought out the event’s only caution while running fifth a few laps later. Hart capitalized off the restart to move into third with 12 laps remaining, while Zook was all over the tail end of Atherton’s car.
He threw everything but the kitchen sink at Atherton over the final laps, but Atherton was able to narrowly hold on for the victory. Kenny Yoder, Garman, Taylor Farling, Matt Parks, and Casey Steinhoff rounded out the top ten. Farling earned the $150 River Valley Builders Hard Charger Award.
Limited Late Model Results- 1. Danny Atherton, 2. Ryan Zook, 3. Shawn Shoemaker, 4. Devin Hart, 5. Eric Irvin, 6. Kenny Yoder, 7. Jaxton Garman, 8. Taylor Farling, 9. Matt Parks, 10. Casey Steinhoff, 11. Kyle Lear, 12. Devin Weyandt, 13. Jeremy Ohl, 14. Lane Snook, 15. Chase Bowsman, 16. Tyler Ritchey, 17. Kyle Nichols, 18. Jacob Piper, 19. Trent Brenneman, 20. Chad Smith, 21. Daniel Garrett