“Russell Erwin Wins Limited Late Model Feature”
“Davin Kaiser Wins His Second Consecutive Crate Late Model Points Championship”
By Brent Hottle
Winchester(VA)-We would see five divisions do battle on this Saturday evening. The limited and Rush Crate Late Models, Pure Stock, SCDRA, and Winchester Vintage divisions would be the classes on hand. We would also see an extra pure stock feature run as a make up from the rain shortened event earlier this year on 6/28/25. These events would also mark the final official points races for both the Rush crate late model and pure stock divisions. Later in the night we would crown our new champions in both of these divisions.
Once all of the qualifying races were completed and the feature lineups were set, we would pause for our weekly Invocation and playing of our National Anthem.
The pure stock division would be the first to pull onto the speedway for their regular scheduled feature. Tony Johnson would go for a spin in turn two on the initial start of the event, resulting in a complete restart. After the restart pole sitter Allen Brannon would lead lap one over Walter Crouch and Jerry Jenkins Jr. Brannon would begin to slowly pull away from the field as he would build up a four car lead by lap four. Jenkins would try the outside line and pull alongside of Crouch to battle for the second position also on this lap. Crouch would pull back ahead of Jenkins to solidly hold onto the second position as they completed lap five. Andy Adkins would go for a spin on the back straightaway and bring out the caution on lap seven. There would be no change in the top three after the restart. Contact would send Gary Frye for a spin in turn four on lap nine and bring out the final caution of the fifteen lap event. Brannon would continue to show his strength and pull away from the field, as second place running Crouch would begin to also put distance between himself and the rest of the field. Trent Holmes would pull to the inside of Jenkins and make a challenge for the third position on lap ten. The pair would battle side by side for the next few laps until Holmes pulled ahead and took the third position away. Allen Brannon would go on to win the feature event. Walter Crouch would finish second, and Jerry Jenkins Jr would finish third after making a charge around Holmes in the closing laps.
Next up would be the limited late mode division. Pole sitter Kyle Hardy would lead lap one over Russell Erwin and Austin Stover. The field would quickly slow as the caution flag would fly on lap three. Tom Chaffins would slow to a stop at the exit of turn two. On the restart Erwin would find a spot of the track with extra traction and use it to his advantage to get a boost of speed and pull alongside Hardy for the lead as they raced into turn one. Erwin would pull ahead and lead lap four over Hardy and Stover. Erwin and Hardy would now begin to pull away from the field as the pair raced hard around the speedway. Next Erwin would begin to slowly pull away from Hardy and put some distance between them. On lap thirteen Erwin would find himself navigating around lap traffic. This couldn’t stall Erwin’s speed as he would go on to lead the remaining laps of the twenty lap feature event and take the win. Kyle Hardy and Austin Stover would round out the top three.
It would now be time for the Rush crate late model division. Points leader Davin Kaiser would be starting from the pole and only have to take the green to clinch his points title. Outside pole sitter Travis Campbell would lead lap one over Kaiser and Kyle Hardy. Brayden Carter would spin in turn four on lap three and bring out the first caution. There would be no change in the top three after the restart. Kaiser would pull to the inside of Campbell and lead lap five by about a foot. Kaiser would pull ahead of Campbell to solidly take the lead by the end of the sixth lap. Hardy would now begin to challenge Campbell and move into the second position by the end of lap eight. Hardy would now begin to close in on the leader. As Kaiser had built up to a six car lead at this point. Hardy would pull to the high side of Kaiser to try and make a challenge for the lead on lap twelve. Nick Hausenfluch would spin in turn four and bring out the final caution on lap thirteen. After the restart we would see Kaiser hold the lead as Hardy pulled to the inside as they completed lap fourteen. Hardy would use his momentum on the low side as they raced into turn one and utilize a “slide job” to move around and ahead of Kaiser for the lead as they raced out of turn two. Hardy would lead lap fifteen and begin to pull away from the field. Kyle Hardy would win the twenty lap feature event. Davin Kaiser and Travis Campbell would round out the top three. Davin Kaiser would win his second consecutive points championship and become the first driver to win back to back points championships in the Rush crate late model division here at the speedway.
Next the SCDRA division would pull onto the speedway. Robbie Carroll would lead lap one over Ricky Weaver Jr and Allen Griffith. Derek Iser would spin at the entrance of turn three to quickly bring out the first caution of the event. There would be no change in the top three after the restart. Griffith would pull to the inside of Weaver to make a challenge for the second position by the end of lap four. Griffith would complete the pass and move into the second position by the end of the fifth lap. Shawn Payne would also move around Weaver to take over the third position on this lap. Jason Jarvis would spin at the top of turn three to bring out the final caution of the event on lap eight. Carroll would continue to lead Griffith after the restart. We would now see a three wide battle between Payne, Iser and, Jeff Erb for the third position. Iser would win the challenge and take over the third position by the end of the tenth lap. Robbie Carroll would go on to win the fifteen lap event. Allen Griffith and Derek Iser would round out the top three.
We would now see the make up pure stock feature event. Jerry Jenkins would lead lap one over Tony Johnson and Allen Brannon. Jenkins would begin to pull away from the field as Johnson and Brannon battled side by side for the second position for several laps. Debris in turn two would bring out the caution flag on lap four. As the field completed lap five we would see Johnson bounce off the outside front straightaway wall and spin at the entrance of turn one to bring out the caution. After the next restart Jenkins would hold the lead over Walter Crouch and Brannon. Crouch would begin to use the high side of the speedway to find the momentum needed to pull alongside the leader. Crouch will use this to his advantage and pull alongside Jenkins for the lead on lap nine. Walter Crouch would go on to win the fifteen lap feature event. Jerry Jenkins Jr and Trent Holmes would round out the top three. Walter Crouch would earn enough points during these events to make him the 2025 pure stock points champion.
The final feature of the night would be for the Winchester Vintage division. Tony Catlett would lead lap one over a side by side battling Chris Bohrer and Gerald Davis. Davis would move ahead of Bohrer and pull alongside Catlett for the lead by the end of lap two. Davis would continue his charge and take over the lead on lap three. Davis would now quickly begin to pull away from the field until a mechanical failure would send him sliding sideways in turn one just after he completed the fourth lap. He would slow to a stop on the back straightaway and bring out the caution on lap five. Catlett would once again lead the field after the restart, as Andrew Fertig began to challenge Bohrer on the outside for the second position. Fertig would pull ahead and take over the second position by the end of the eighth lap. Fertig would charge hard to the inside of Catlett in turn three on the final lap. Fertig would make contact with Catlett, this wouldn’t be enough to slow Catlett as he would still go on to win the fifteen lap feature event. Chris Bohrer and Andrew Fertig would round out the top three.
We want to thank all of the teams and fans for attending this event. A big congratulations to Davin Kaiser and Walter Crouch on winning the points championships in their divisions. We look forward to seeing everyone back this coming weekend as we crown a few more champions.
Limited Late Model Results
Russell Erwin, Kyle Hardy, Austin Stover, James Lichliter, Bubby Tharp Jr, Wesley Bonebrake, Gerald Davis, Brad Omps, Michael Carter, Jonathan Raley, Chuckie Johnson, Calvin Michael, John Davidson, (DNF Dylan Rutherford, Tom Chaffins)
Rush Crate Late Model Results
Kyle Hardy, Davin Kaiser, Travis Campbell, Jeremiah Marshall, Mike Franklin, Isaiah Gochenour, Branson Woodward, Kristopher Hutton, Roy Deese Jr, Steven Powell, Brayden Armel, Steven Payne, Josh Williams, Jacob Whitt, Brian Coe Jr, Allen Whitt, Richard Hawkins, Nick Hausenfluch, (DNF Craig Parrill, Charles Smith, Brayden Carter, Dylan High, Marty Pownall)
Pure Stock Results
Allen Brannon, Walter Crouch, Jerry Jenkins Jr, Trent Holmes, Chris Sumption, Brady Holmes, Kyle Bray, Dylan Alton, Gary Frye, (DNF Tony Johnson, Andy Adkins, Ricky Edmonds)(DNS Jason Wilkins)
Pure Stock Make Up Results
Walter Crouch, Jerry Jenkins Jr, Trent Holmes, Allen Brannon, Chris Sumption, Tony Johnson, (DNF Andy Adkins, Brady Holmes, Ricky Edmonds)(DNS Mike Grady Jr, Delmar Grady)
SCDRA Results
Robbie Carroll, Allen Griffith, Derek Iser, Jeff Erb, Shawn Payne, Brian Skelly, Stephen Suite, Brody Tolsyka, Tyler Kline, Lonnie Hobday, (DNF Jason Jarvis, Ricky Weaver Jr, Rob Rudisill Jr)
Winchester Vintage Division Results
Tony Catlett, Chris Bohrer, Andrew Fertig, Marlee Colvin, (DNF Gerald Davis, Gerald Shannon) |
