Stone, Richner, Hammer, Sharts, Cotriss, Bednarz, Scarfone, and Anstett Scores Opening Night Wins at The Little R
COLUMN BY: Steve Petty / RANSOMVILLE SPEEDWAY – RANSOMVILLE, NY – After weeks of wet weather, Mother Nature finally cooperated to the future stars of racing, as The Little R was finally able to begin their 2026 season Thursday night. Jayme Stone was victorious in the Melcher’s Auto Repair Sr Heavy.
Chase Richner was victorious in the Fisher’s Auto Repair Senior Lite feature. Ethan Hammer won the Frontier Auto Wrecking Jr 3 main event. won the Bud’s Apple Pie Jr 2 feature. Easton Cotriss picked up the win in the Tredway Speed Shop Jr 1 division. Cooper Bednarz and Joey Scarfone won the Reid’s Drive-In Novice features. Jeff Anstett won the Xtreme Budget Predator feature.
Racing action continues at The Little R on Thursday, May 28, with a full card of racing for the Performance Manufacturing Karting Series. Gates will open at 5pm, with hot laps at 6:40pm, and racing will get underway shortly after 7pm. As always, FREE grandstand admission for events at The Little R.
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RACE RESULTS – THURSDAY MAY 21, 2026 – LITTLE R
Melcher’s Auto Repair Sr Heavy: JAYME STONE, Mike Seefeldt, Joseph Frazier, Brayden Bills, Kayla Joseph, Chase Richner, Nick Fierle, Trent Smith, Cole Smith, Eric Veihdeffer, Patrick Fierle, Abby Fisher, Gary Gow, David Chiodo
Qualifying Heats: Jayme Stone, Mike Seefeldt
Fisher’s Auto Repair Sr Lites: CHASE RICHNER, Kayla Joseph, Ben Walsh, Cole Smith, Eric Veihdeffer, Brayden Bills, Colby Boyer, Gavin Kane, Gary Gow, Patrick Fierle, Jayme Stone, Abby Fisher, Andrew Zastrow
Qualifying Heats: Kayla Joseph, Gavin Kane
Frontier Auto Wrecking Jr 3: ETHAN HAMMER, Raelyn Just, Cole Schumacher, Gabe Rodriguez, Jace Bliss, Jake Schrader, Ryan Maher, Colt Bliss, Rowan Ostapiuk, Jax Cotriss
Qualifying Heats: Jace Bliss, Jake Schrader
Bud’s Apple Pie Jr 2: MASON SHARTS, Jack Reid, John Massar, Ryan Barry, Jason Strassburg, Emily Harris, Ryker Hall
Qualifying Heat: Mason Sharts
Tredway Speed Shop Jr 1: EASTON COTRISS, Bryson Herriven, James Warner, Fulton Coleman, Parker Bednarz, Maximus Wallace, Re’solace DiRamio, Bentley Olszewski, Liam Hagg, Lucas Rodebaugh, Aiden-Ann Becker, Darren Borkenhagen, Blake Snyder, Bentley Greene
Qualifying Heats: Easton Cotriss, Bentley Greene
Reid’s Drive in Novice #1: COOPER BEDNARZ, Amiyah Hazel, Luke Borkenhagen, Mikey Kramarz, Mason Snyder
Reid’s Drive In Novice #2: JOEY SCARFONE, Ryder Coleman, Sophia Greenawalt, Hudson Greene
Qualifying Heats: Cooper Bednarz, Joey Scarfone
Xtreme Budget Predator: JEFF ANSTETT, Brian Shaw, Shawn Jeffery, Gregory Speck
Qualifying Heat: Jeff Anstett
