“James Lichliter Wins Limited Late Model Feature”
“Jason Wilkins Sweeps The Night By Winning Makeup And Scheduled Features”
By Brent Hottle
Winchester(VA)-With a cold and rainy forecast in the Shenandoah Valley, all eyes were on the local
radar to see if Mother Nature was going to allow us to enjoy our hobby! One thing for sure is owner
Greg Gunter isn’t afraid to roll the dice. With other regional tracks canceling or moving their
programs to a different day, along with more favorable weather conditions moving into the area, Mr.
Gunter would elect to stay on our original schedule and be one, if not the only, track in the
tri-state area getting to race this past Saturday.

We would start our day off with a visit from the Easter Bunny along with an Easter Egg Hunt in a
designated area for the children. We got to see plenty of big smiles from our young race fans as
they filled their bags with plenty of candy filled eggs. A big thank you to Holly Kaiser and
everyone else who made this event possible.

We would next see hot laps and heat races for the limited late model, Rush crate late model, hobby
stock, and SCDRA classes. We would also see hot laps for the Vintage class where eighty-one year
old Larry Miller would make his return to the speedway in his beautiful number 15 machine. Once our
weekly Invocation and playing of our National Anthem were complete, it would be time for our
feature events.

The first feature of the night would be our makeup hobby stock feature. Jason Wilkins would lead
the field into turn one. Wilkins would lead the first lap over Chris Sumption and Billy Sonner Jr.
Sonner would go to the low side of Sumption in turn two to take the second position away as the
pair raced down the back straightaway. Randy Linaburg would follow Sonner and move around Sumption
for the third position. Wilkins would slowly pull away from the field as he completed each lap.
Wilkins would have a full straight away lead over the field by race end.
Jason Wilkins would take the win. Billy Sonner and Randy Linaburg would round out the top three.

Next up would be the limited late model division. Front row starters James Lichliter and Brad Omps
would race side by side into turn one and down the backstretch. Lichliter would pull ahead to lead
lap one over Omps and Tommy Whitt. The caution would fly on lap two as Jason Penn and Tom Chaffins
would make contact going into turn three. Lichliter would lead after the restart as Whitt would
move ahead of Omps for the second position. Lichliter would begin to pull away from Whitt as Wesley
Bonebrake would battle and move ahead of Omps for the third position. The field would slow twice
for a pair of debris cautions after the fourth lap. Once we went back green there would be no
change in the top three. Lichliter would pull ahead a full straight away length from Whitt, who had
pulled the same distance ahead of Bonebrake.
Lichliter would find himself navigating lap traffic on the fifteenth lap. Bubby Tharp Jr would slow
to a stop at the top of turn four, bringing out the caution on the eighteenth lap. This would set
up

a two lap shootout. James Lichliter would take the win, followed by Tommy Whitt and Lane Snook.

Next, it would be the Rush Crate Late Model Division to pull onto the speedway. Scooter Tippett and
Charles Smith would race door to door into turn one. Smith would slide high allowing Tippett to
take the lead out of turn two. Tippet would lead lap one over Davin Kaiser, as Lane Brock and Cody
Williams raced side by side for third. Williams would move ahead of Brock for the third position by
the end of the third lap. Brayden Armel would get into the front straightaway wall and come to a
stop at the entrance of turn one. We would see two more cautions come out before we would be able
to go back green. Kaiser would now lead the field over Willams and Brock.
Kaiser would begin to pull away from Willaims as he did the same to Brock. Jim Pownall would slow
to a stop in turn four and bring out the caution on lap twelve. Kaiser would continue to lead over
Williams and Brock. A final caution of the event would come out on lap seventeen as Charles Smith
and Avery McMellen would spin in turn two. David Kaiser would win the twenty lap event. Cody
Williams and Lane Brock would round out the top three.

We would now see the hobby stock division make a return to the speedway for their regular scheduled
feature. We would see a multi-car spin on the initial start. This would cause a readjustment to the
starting lineup for the restart. Jason Wilkins would pick up where he left off earlier and lead lap
one over Sam Hoffman and Chris Sumption. Wilkins would once again pull away from the field as Billy
Sonner would begin to make a charge and move ahead of Sumption on the fifth lap for the third
position. He would now set his sights on Hoffman for the second position. Sonner would use the low
side out of turn two on the seventh lap to move ahead of Hoffman for second. Wilkins would prove to
be the fastest once again as he would take the win and sweep the night. Billy Sonner would finish
in second as Chris Sumption would make a late race pass and round out the top three.

The SCDRA division would pull onto the speedway next. Pole sitter Larry Lamb would lead lap one
over Shawn Williamson and Nick McDaniel. McDaniel would move around Williamson for the second
position and set his sights on the leader. McDaniel would take to the high side going into turn
three and use the momentum to race around Lamb and lead lap four. Devon Iser would slow on the
speedway and bring out a caution. After the restart McDaniel would continue to lead over Lamb and
John Hammett who had moved into the third position. McDaniel would begin to pull away from Lamb a
half of a straightaway length by end of the seventh lap. Williamson would now move around Hammett
for the third position on this lap also. By the end of the tenth lap Lamb’s car would begin to lose
speed as he began to lose several positions on the speedway.
Williamson would now inherit the second position as Tiana Anderson would now move into the third
position. A pair of late race cautions couldn’t stall McDaniel’s bid to win. Nick McDaniel would
take the win, followed by Shawn Williamson and Tiana Anderson.

The final feature event of the night would be for the vintage division. Chirs Bohrer would lead lap
one over Tony Catlett and Gerald Shannon. Catlett would take the lead on lap two as Andrew Fertig
moved into the third position. By the end of lap three Catlett would continue to lead as Fertig had
now moved into second and Walter Crouch moved into the third position. Over the

next two laps Crouch would quickly move around Fertig and Catlett to take the lead. The top three
running order would now be Crouch, Catlett, Fertig. They would stay in this order for most of the
event, until Fertig would cut a tire on lap twelve.This would bring out a caution due to chunks of
the rubber tire being littered on the speedway surface. Walter Crouch would take the win, as Tony
Catlett and Gerald Shannon rounded out the top three.

We want to thank all of the teams, fans, and staff who braved the cold temperatures to come out and
make this another wonderful event. We look forward to seeing everyone back next Saturday!

Hobby Stock Make Up Feature Results
Jason Wilkins, Billy Sonner Jr, Randy Linaburg, Sam Hoffman, Aaron Drummond, Dustin Proctor, (DNF:
Chris Sumption, Jim Elder)(DNS:Justin Hottle, Gary Shipe)

Limited Late Model Feature Results
James Lichliter, Tommy Whitt, Lane Snook, Wesley Bonebrake, Mike Franklin, Scott Palmer, Michael
Carter, Brad Omps, Larry Ramesy, Lucas Adams, Bubby Tharp Jr (DNF: Gerald Davis, Jason Penn, Tom
Chaffins)

Rush Crate Late Model Feature Results
Davin Kaiser, Cody Williams, Lane Brock, Travis Campbell, Tyler Hoy, Kristopher Hutton, Jeremiah
Marshall, Charles Smith, Devin Bahhur, (DNF: Avery McMellen, Jim Pownall, Scooter Tippett, Treyton
Lee, Brayden Carter, Marty Pownall, Brayden Armel, Steven Powell)

Hobby Stock Scheduled Feature Results
Jason Wilkins, Billy Sonner Jr, Chirs Sumption, Sam Hoffman, Richie Gibson III, Randy Linaburg,
Dustin Proctor, (DNF: Scott Corbin, Aaron Drummond) (DNS: Jim Elder)

SCDRA Feature Results
Nick McDaniel, Shawn Willaimson, Tiana Anderson, Shawn Payne, Jason Jarvis, Justin Boarman, Body
Tolstyka, Stephen Suite, Jesse Matney, Tyler Kline, (DNF: Larry Lamb, John Hammett, Devon Iser)
(DNS: Cody Dawson, Brian Skelly)

Vintage Feature Results
Walter Crouch, Tony Catlett, Gerald Shannon, JT Bowie, Don Woodruff, (DNF:Andrew Fertig,
Chris Bohrer, Larry Miller, Richard Martin)