May 31, 2025 (Shippenville, PA)…Mother Nature has done her worst, but Western PA Speedweek will not be going down without a fight. First and foremost, thank you to our long list of wonderful partners that continue to make this possible.

The Sunday, June 1^st race at Tri City Raceway Park will be experiencing a purse increase with over $1,600 being injected into the originally posted payoff with it now $4,000 to-win and $350 to start. Drivers will now be racing for the following purse:

FEATURE PAYOFF: 1. $4,000; 2. $2,000; 3. $1,500; 4. $1,000; 5. $900; 6. $800; 7. $700; 8. $600; 9. $550; 10. $500; 11. $450; 12. $400; 13. $375; 14. $375; 15-24. $350; Tow $100

Additionally, the point fund has been revised and finalized for the now two-race miniseries. An impressive $9,000 will still be dispersed to the Top 10 teams in the final points standings.

UPDATED POINT FUND: 1. $2,000; 2. $1,500; 3. $1,200; 4. $1,000; 5. $800; 6. $700; 7. $600; 8. $500; 9. $400; 10. $300

Additional prize and awards list
$250 Quick Time award (Knox Bakery)
$200 Hard Charger award (Rustler Sales & Service)
$100 Hard Luck award (Virgile Iron & Steel)
$300 Week-long Hard Charger award (The Dirt Network)
$500 Bonus Bucks random draw (Bill McCandless Ford)
$500 Bonus Bucks random draw (Hobaugh’s Auto Parts)
$100 B-Main first non-transfer (JDR Parts Barn and Sales)
$100 for finishing in 10^th Place (Sprintcarnews.com)
Hoosier tire certificate (Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic)
Torsion bar dyno session (Pruitt Innovation & Technologies)

Pit gates are scheduled to open at 2pm. The drivers meeting will take place at 4:45pm, hot laps beginning at 5:30pm with racing to follow. 410 Sprint Cars will be first in the running order all night long.

Western PA Speedweek is brought to you by Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants together with JS Bova Excavating along with the support of The 21^st Century Energy Group, A-Main Landscaping, Anytime Fitness of Sarver, Briscoe Run Land Surveying, Bowl O Drome of Grove City, Classic Ink USA, The Dirt Network, Fox’s Pizza Den-Mercer, Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic, Hobaugh’s Auto Parts, JDR Parts Barn and Sales, Jerich Company, Kistler Engines & Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, Knox Raceway, McCandless Ford, McClung Auto Body, Mobile Bail Bonds, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Rustler Sales & Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, Sprintcarnews.com, and Virgile Iron & Steel.

May 31, 2025 (Shippenville, PA)…Overnight and mid-morning rains and temperatures nearly 20 degrees below average season temperatures have forced Western PA Speedweek and Sharon Speedway officials to cancel Night #4 of Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants Western PA Speedweek presented by J.S. Bova Excavating. The event will not be rescheduled.

The Hartford, OH oval was bitten by the same luck just one week ago when they had to begrudgingly cancel one of two visits on the year by the prestigious World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series under nearly identical circumstances. Since then, the grounds at Sharon Speedway have received substantial rain on numerous occasions and the forecasted temperature was set to be even colder than it was last weekend.

Race teams and fans can now begin preparing for the Western PA Speedweek finale on Sunday night at Tri-City Raceway Park in Franklin, PA. The $3,500 to-win event will conclude what has become a weather-stricken week of racing in western Pennsylvania. Pit gates open at 2pm, grandstands open at 4pm. Hot laps are scheduled for 5:30pm with racing to follow.

The Western PA Speedweek point fund will be reduced from the originally posted point fund with final details being released as soon as they are available. The top 10 spots will still be paid out and the total remaining amount will still be substantial for what has effectively become a two-race miniseries. Thank you to all our amazing partners for making this possible.

Additional awards and prizes also still in effect for Sunday at Tri City Raceway Park:
– $200 Quick Time award (Knox Bakery)
– $200 Hard Charger award (Rustler Sales & Service)
– $100 Hard Luck award (Virgile Iron & Steel)
– $500 McCandless Bonus Bucks (Bill McCandless Ford)
– $100 B-Main award (JDR Parts Barn and Sales)
– $50 10th place award (Sprintcarnews.com)
– Hoosier Tire Certificate random draw (Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic)
– Torsion Bar Dyno Session random draw (Pruitt Innovation & Technologies)
– Case of beer giveaway
– Week-Long Hard Charger award (The Dirt Network)

Western PA speedweek is brought to you by Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants together with JS Bova Excavating along with the support of The 21st Century Energy Group, A-Main Landscaping, Anytime Fitness of Sarver, Briscoe Run Land Surveying, Bowl O Drome of Grove City, Classic Ink USA, The Dirt Network, Fox’s Pizza Den-Mercer, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Hobaugh’s Auto Parts, JDR Parts Barn and Sales, Jerich Company, Kistler Engines & Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, Knox Raceway, McCandless Ford, McClung Auto Body, Mobile Bail Bonds, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Rustler Sales & Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, Sprintcarnews.com, and Virgile Iron & Steel.

May 30, 2025 (Shippenville, PA)…Impending rain with no signs of improvement in the forecast have forced Western PA Speedweek and Lernerville Speedway officials to cancel Night #3 of Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants Western PA Speedweek presented by J.S. Bova Excavating. The event will not be rescheduled.
The cancellation marks the first-ever Western PA Speedweek rainout for Lernerville Speedway. The Sarver, PA oval previously sported a perfect 12-for-12 record in previous attempts, an astounding success rate that spanned 1993-2000 and continued from 2021-2024.

Drivers and crews now set their sights on Sharon Speedway for Night #4 of Western PA Speedweek. The Saturday night affair is the highest paying event of the week offering $5,000 to-win and $400 to-start! Pit gates open at 4pm, grandstands open at 4:30pm. Hot laps are scheduled for 6:30pm with racing to follow.

After a Wednesday night rainout at Michaels Mercer Raceway, action finally got underway on Thursday night at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway. A strong field of 27 cars braved the questionable weekend weather and headed to Dirt’s Monster Half Mile. Brandon Spithaler emerged victorious, picking up the $3,500 win for his first career win at the track as well as his first win aboard the Barris Supply 32B.

Western PA speedweek is brought to you by Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants together with JS Bova Excavating along with the support of The 21st Century Energy Group, A-Main Landscaping, Anytime Fitness of Sarver, Briscoe Run Land Surveying, Bowl O Drome of Grove City, Classic Ink USA, The Dirt Network, Fox’s Pizza Den-Mercer, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Hobaugh’s Auto Parts, JDR Parts Barn and Sales, Jerich Company, Kistler Engines & Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, Knox Raceway, McCandless Ford, McClung Auto Body, Mobile Bail Bonds, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Rustler Sales & Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, Sprintcarnews.com, and Virgile Iron & Steel.

$200 Quick Time Award – Ryan Smith
$200 Hard Charger Award – Carl Bowser
$100 Hard Luck Award – Michael Lutz
Hoosier Tire Giveaway – Cody Bova
Torsion Bar Dyno Session Giveaway – Matt Farnham
Case of Beer Giveaway – Danny Smith
$500 McCandless “Bonus Bucks” Award – Jacob Begenwald

Western PA Speedweek (27 Entered)
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 32B-Brandon Spithaler [3][$3500]; 2. 5-Jeremy Weaver [2]; 3. 7NY-Matt Farnham [9]; 4. 11-Carl Bowser [13]; 5. 46-Michael Bauer [5]; 6. 2-A.J. Flick [7]; 7. 27H-Steven Snyder, Jr [4]; 8. 6D-Ryan Smith [8]; 9. 98-Ricky Peterson [12]; 10. 13-Brandon Matus [6]; 11. 29-Logan McCandless [20]; 12. 21-Carmen Perigo [10]; 13. 4-Danny Smith [15]; 14. 20B-Cody Bova [17]; 15. 3J-Jacob Begenwald [14]; 16. 5K-Adam Kekich [16]; 17. M1-Mark Smith [1]; 18. 4J-John Mollick [22]; 19. X7-Andy Cavanaugh [23]; 20. 08-Dan Kuriger [11]; 21. 33-Brent Matus [24]; 22. 23JR-Jack Sodeman, Jr [18]; 23. 6-Bob Felmlee [21]; 24. 16-Jimmy Morris [19] Hard Charger: 11-Carl Bowser [+9]; Lap Leaders: Jeremy Weaver (1-9); Brandon Spithaler (10-25)

Heat #1 (8 Laps): 1. 7NY-Matt Farnham; 2. 46-Michael Bauer; 3. 2-A.J. Flick; 4. 08-Dan Kuriger; 5. 3J-Jacob Begenwald; 6. 5k-Adam Kekich; 7. 6-Bob Felmlee; 8. X7-Andy Cavanaugh; 9. 86-Michael Lutz

Heat #2 (8 Laps): 1. 6d-Ryan Smith; 2. 5-Jeremy Weaver; 3. 13-Brandon Matus; 4. 98-Ricky Peterson; 5. 4-Danny Smith; 6. 20B-Cody Bova; 7. 16-Jimmy Morris; 8. 33-Brent Matus; 9. M4-Louie Mattes IV

Heat #3 (8 Laps): 1. 32B-Brandon Spithaler; 2. M1-Mark Smith; 3. 21-Carmen Perigo; 4. 11-Carl Bowser; 5. 27H-Steven Snyder, Jr; 6. 23JR-Jack Sodeman, Jr; 7. 4J-John Mollick; 8. 29-Logan McCandless; 9. 76-Davey Jones

B-Main (8 Laps – Top 6 Transfer): 1. 16-Jimmy Morris; 2. 29-Logan McCandless; 3. 6-Bob Felmlee; 4. 4J-John Mollick; 5. X7-Andy Cavanaugh; 6. 33-Brent Matus; 7. 76-Davey Jones; 8. M4-Louie Mattes IV; 9. 86-Michael Lutz

Qualifying – Group 1: 1. 7NY-Matt Farnham [17.912]; 2. 2-A.J. Flick [17.999]; 3. 46-Michael Bauer [18.055]; 4. 3J-Jacob Begenwald [18.261]; 5. 6-Bob Felmlee [18.423]; 6. 86-Michael Lutz [18.593]; 7. 5K-Adam Kekich [18.61]; 8. 08-Dan Kuriger [18.682]; 9. X7-Andy Cavanaugh [99.999]

Qualifying – Group 2: 1. 6D-Ryan Smith [17.368]; 2. 13-Brandon Matus [17.934]; 3. 5-Jeremy Weaver [17.992]; 4. 98-Ricky Peterson [18.346]; 5. 33-Brent Matus [18.392]; 6. 20B-Cody Bova [18.429]; 7. 16-Jimmy Morris [18.706]; 8. 4-Danny Smith [18.777]; 9. M4-Louie Mattes IV [19.13]

Qualifying – Group 3: 1. 32B-Brandon Spithaler [17.676]; 2. 27H-Steven Snyder, Jr [17.872]; 3. M1-Mark Smith [18.177]; 4. 21-Carmen Perigo [18.276]; 5. 11-Carl Bowser [18.312]; 6. 76-Davey Jones [18.531]; 7. 4J-John Mollick [18.619]; 8. 23JR-Jack Sodeman, Jr [18.834]; 9. 29-Logan McCandless [18.842]

May 28, 2025 (Shippenville, PA)…The opening night of Western PA Speedweek at Michaels Mercer Raceway has been cancelled due to overnight rains coupled with an unfavorable forecast and less than ideal temperatures for managing the conditions. The D-shaped oval in Mercer, PA continues their streak of bad luck as they are now 0/4 in attempts to complete their first Western PA Speedweek event since 2000. Previous cancellations also occurred in 2021, 2022 and 2024.

All eyes turn toward Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway for Night #2 and the now pseudo-opener of the 2025 Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants Western PA Speedweek presented by J.S. Bova Excavating.

Western PA Speedweek will be joined by the Allegheny Sprint Tour ‘305’ Sprint Cars for a two-division showdown. Pit gates will open at 4pm, with general admission gates set to follow suit at 5pm. The drivers meeting and pill cutoff will take place promptly at 6pm, with warmups tentatively slated to begin at 6:30pm.

Western PA speedweek is brought to you by Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants together with JS Bova Excavating along with the support of The 21st Century Energy Group, A-Main Landscaping, Anytime Fitness of Sarver, Briscoe Run Land Surveying, Bowl O Drome of Grove City, Classic Ink USA, The Dirt Network, Fox’s Pizza Den-Mercer, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Hobaugh’s Auto Parts, JDR Parts Barn and Sales, Jerich Company, Kistler Engines & Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, Knox Raceway, McCandless Ford, McClung Auto Body, Mobile Bail Bonds, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Rustler Sales & Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, Sprintcarnews.com, and Virgile Iron & Steel.

May 23, 2025 (Columbus, OH)…The driver bulletin for the upcoming five night Western PA Speedweek swing has been posted. For information on gate times, ticket prices, tire/fuel availability and more, please click the link below.

Quick highlights:
– Mufflers are not required
– Fuel will be available at the track all five nights
– Tires will be available at the track Thursday, Friday and Saturday
– Front axle tethers required Thursday and Friday
– Fire suppression systems are highly recommended all week


Western PA speedweek is brought to you by Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants together with JS Bova Excavating along with the support of The 21st Century Energy Group, A-Main Landscaping, Anytime Fitness of Sarver, Briscoe Run Land Surveying, Bowl O Drome of Grove City, Classic Ink USA, The Dirt Network, Fox’s Pizza Den-Mercer, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Hobaugh’s Auto Parts, JDR Parts Barn and Sales, Jerich Company, Kistler Engines & Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, Knox Raceway, McCandless Ford, McClung Auto Body, Mobile Bail Bonds, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Rustler Sales & Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, Sprintcarnews.com, and Virgile Iron & Steel.

April 21, 2025 (Columbus, OH)…Sharon Speedway has been known in recent years for pushing forward the local sprint car landscape. Beyond regularly paying the most for regular events, which grew to a minimum of $4,000 to win for all sprint car shows last season, the Hartford, OH oval was also the first in the area to standardize group qualifying. The trendsetting will continue as the 3/8 mile Sharon Speedway gets set to host Round #4 of Western PA Speedweek on Saturday, May 31st.

The Saturday night affair at Sharon will commemorate the fifth anniversary season of Western PA Speedweek’s triumphant return in 2021, and easily becomes the highest paying race in recent Speedweek history with $5,000 earmarked for the winner! Other highlights include 2nd place increasing to $2,000, and 3rd place growing to $1,500, with additional money spread across the top eight positions. The overall purse for Sharon’s speedweek race is seeing a year-over-year increase of nearly 12%. The full purse can be found below.

FEATURE PAYOUT: 1. $5,000; 2. $2,000; 3. $1,500; 4. $1,000; 5. $900; 6. $800; 7. $700; 8. $600; 9. $550; 10. $500; 11. $475; 12. $450; 13. $425; 14-24. $400; Tow. $100

Western PA Speedweek has averaged 37 cars across the four previously contested races at Sharon Speedway, with the high-water mark coming just last year when a whopping 46 drivers took to the track! Ryan Smith of Kunkletown, PA has led the way by capturing two wins including the series inaugural visit to the track in 2021. Smith then followed that up by finding victory lane in last year’s event. AJ Flick from Apollo, PA took the checkers as part of his three-race weekend sweep in 2022. Hometown hero, NASCAR veteran and former World of Outlaws series champion Dave Blaney won in 2023 to claim his only career Western PA Speedweek victory.

The five-race speedweek miniseries will now offer over $105,000 in total purse, points payout and other awards/giveaways. Below is the full points fund which will again be paying out to the Top 10 positions. A list of other nightly or weekly contingency awards can be found further below and a full payout sheet can be found HERE.

POINT FUND (min. 3 completed races): 1. $3,000; 2. $2,500; 3. $2,000; 4. $1,500; 5. $1,000; 6. $900; 7. $800; 8. $700; 9. $600; 10. $500

McCandless Ford BONUS BUCKS award: $500 random draw for drivers finishing between 6th-24th

Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic FREE TIRE GIVEAWAY: Nightly draw for drivers w/ perfect attendance

Knox Bakery QUICK TIME award: minimum $100 nightly

Rustler Sales & Service HARD CHARGER award: minimum $100 nightly

Virgile Iron & Steel HARD LUCK award: minimum $100 nightly

JDR Parts Barn & Sales NON-QUALIFIER award: minimum $100 to highest finishing non-transfer

Sprintcarnews.com 10TH PLACE award: $50 cash to 10th place finisher plus $50 in digital images

The Dirt Network WEEK LONG HARD CHARGER award: $600 for passing the most cars all week

2025 WESTERN PA SPEEDWEEK SCHEDULE
– Wed, May 28th at Michaels Mercer Raceway ($3,500 to win, $300 to start)

– Thu, May 29th at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway ($3,500 to win, $300 to start)

– Fri, May 30th at Lernerville Speedway ($4,000 to win, $350 to start)

– Sat, May 31st at Sharon Speedway ($5,000 to win, $400 to start)

– Sun, June 1st at Tri City Raceway Park ($3,500 to win, $300 to start)

Western PA speedweek is brought to you by Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants together with JS Bova Excavating along with the support of The 21st Century Energy Group, A-Main Landscaping, Anytime Fitness of Sarver, Briscoe Run Land Surveying, Bowl O Drome of Grove City, Classic Ink USA, The Dirt Network, Fox’s Pizza Den-Mercer, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Hobaugh’s Auto Parts, JDR Parts Barn and Sales, Jerich Company, Kistler Engines & Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, Knox Raceway, McCandless Ford, McClung Auto Body, Mobile Bail Bonds, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Rustler Sales & Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, Sprintcarnews.com, and Virgile Iron & Steel.

March 3, 2025 (Columbus, OH)…For the second consecutive year, Western PA Speedweek will host the renowned Jean Lynch Classic presented by Mosites Lynch Racing at Don Martin’s Lernerville Speedway . The Friday, May 30th event will pay $4,000 to win, $350 to start and offer additional incentives including quick time, hard charger and hard luck awards. The race also instantly returns as one of the marquee events of a Western PA Speedweek that will boast a $13,500 point fund along with other nightly and week-long awards.

As the matriarch of the Lynch family, Jean was a pioneer for women in racing with a resume to match. Her roots ran deep with national ties to tracks/organizations such as NASCAR, CART, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500, the All Star Circuit of Champions, Ohio Sprint Speedweek, and much more. However, her love for racing never left the local racing scene as she could be found managing, promoting, and renting out tracks across the northeast. Jean’s lifelong contributions in sprint car racing were recognized in 2013 when she became an inductee into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.

“We’re grateful for the opportunity to honor such an incredible woman and figure in racing, and equally thankful for the support of Mosites Lynch Racing, the Lynch Family, and Mosites Motorsports for allowing us to continue this tradition” said Tyler Beichner, director of Western PA Speedweek. Mosites Lynch Racing is embarking on their first attempt at a national tour as they will follow the High Limit Racing Series for the duration of the season.

Last summer, AJ Flick bested the 46-car field at Lernerville Speedway to claim the $4,000 winner’s check. His magnificent charge forward from the 10th starting spot culminated in the winning pass being completed on standout Canadian racer Jordan Poirier with just five laps to go. Poirier settled for runner-up in his Lernerville Speedway debut followed by Tim Shaffer, Dave Blaney and Sye Lynch.

JEAN LYNCH CLASSIC WINNERS [2020-2023 ran under ASCoC banner]: Kyle Larson (‘20), Donny Schatz (’21), Cory Eliason (’22), Tyler Courtney (’23), AJ Flick (’24)

FULL PAYOFF: 1. $4000; 2. $2000; 3. $1500; 4. $1000; 5. $800; 6. $700; 7. $600; 8. $550; 9. $500; 10. $450; 11. $425; 12. $400; 13. $375; 14. $375; 15. $375; 16-24. $350; Tow. $100

SPEEDWEEK POINT FUND: 1. $3000; 2. $2500; 3. $2000; 4. $1500; 5. $1000; 6. $900; 7. $800; 8. $700; 9. $600; 10. $500

Western PA Speedweek is brought to you by Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants together with JS Bova Excavating along with the support of The 21st Century Energy Group, A-Main Landscaping, Anytime Fitness, Bowl O Drome, Classic Ink USA LLC, Fox’s Pizza Den- Mercer, PA, Hobaugh’s Auto Parts, Jerich Company, Kistler Engines & Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, McClung Auto Body, Mobile Bail Bonds, Rustler Sales & Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, and The Dirt Network.

(Rick Rarer photo)

June 3, 2024 (Columbus, OH)…Prior to spending nearly two decades in the NASCAR ranks, the majority of which came in the top-tier Cup series, Dave Blaney was known around the country for his talents behind the wheel of a sprint car.

He reached the sport’s pinnacle in 1995 when he claimed the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. The driver hailing from Concord, NC has also picked up career-defining wins on the sport’s biggest stages; Blaney is a 2-time Kings Royal winner at Eldora Speedway (’93 & ’95), Knoxville Nationals champion at the famed Marion County Fairgrounds (’97), and a winner of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa (’93). Furthermore, the native of Hartford, OH was a 2014 inductee into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame where he is joined by his father (Lou) and brother (Dale). Fast forward nearly 30 years and he has added one more accomplishment to his impressive resume. Dave Blaney is a Western PA Speedweek champion.

The five-race miniseries known as Western PA Speedweek was scheduled to kickoff at Michael’s Mercer Raceway (Mercer, PA) on Wednesday, May 29th, but Mother Nature had other plans in store. An all-day rain event made for an easy, albeit unwelcome, decision by track officials to cancel the opening race.

Western PA Speedweek moved on to the sprawling half-mile oval of Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA) for the second leg of the tour. A stout field of 39 ‘410’ sprint cars packed the pit area, setting a then-speedweek record for car count under the current regime. It was invader Dylan Norris from Hanover, PA picking up the $3,500 victory (first career win in his family-owned #17) with Blaney in tow. National Sprint Car Hall of Famers Dale Blaney and Tim Shaffer followed in 3rd & 4th, with ‘410’ sprint car rookie John Jerich completing the Top 5.

Drivers headed back north on Friday to the famed Lernerville Speedway for the cornerstone event of Western PA Speedweek, affectionately dubbed the “Jean Lynch Classic” in honor of one of the most instrumental women in motorsports history. An overwhelming 46 cars filled the pits to set a new speedweek record. The home track hero and seven-time track champion A.J. Flick stole the show, advancing forward from his 10th starting spot to steal the $4,000 victory in the closing laps. Jordan Poirier, a native of Quebec making just his fifth career ‘410’ sprint car start, impressed with a runner up finish in his Lernerville Speedway debut. Tim Shaffer, Dave Blaney and Sye Lynch rounded out the Top 5 under chamber of commerce weather.

Western PA Speedweek drivers then took a quick trip across the state line to Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH). Just one day after breaking the historical car count record, it was tied at the 3/8-mile oval when another group of 46 drivers prepared for battle. Though the speedway has been reconfigured since Dave Blaney cut his teeth racing at the track back in the 80s and 90s, he is still the fan-favorite anytime that he makes an appearance in front of his hometown fans. After starting the night off quickly by setting the overall fast time in qualifying and winning his heat race, he faced his only setback of the night by drawing the 12th and final pill in the redraw that would line up the evening’s main event. The second place starting Ryan Smith, who has become a yearly fixture on the Western PA Speedweek circuit, pulled away from the field after an early-race battle with Zane DeVault, and was never seriously challenged. The $4,000 victory for the Kunkletown Kid marked his third career speedweek win and first since 2021. Dave Blaney advanced forward ten positions to claim the 2nd spot, with early-race leader DeVault, Dale Blaney, and Logan McCandless completing the Top 5.

The Western PA Speedweek finale was set for Sunday evening at Tri City Raceway Park, however Mother Nature once again intervened and the race had to be called in the late afternoon hours after persistent rain and cloud cover made the track unworkable.

With the final event cancelled, the curtain came down and put a close to the 2024 edition of Western PA Speedweek. Though he was denied of a win in the three contested races, Dave Blaney was the only driver to score three Top 5 finishes on the week which was more than enough to garner himself the most points and claim his first career Western PA Speedweek crown. Beyond his race winnings and awards, Blaney also received the $3,000 winners check for finishing atop the week-long point standings.

Final Western PA Speedweek Point Standings (Top 10)
1. 10-Dave Blaney [132 pts] – $3,000
2. 32B-Dale Blaney [112 pts] – $2,500
3. 2-A.J. Flick [111 pts] – $2,000
4. 49X-Tim Shaffer [108 pts] – $1,500
t5. M1-Mark Smith [99 pts] – $950
t5. 4-Zane DeVault [99 pts] – $950
7. 17-Dylan Norris [91 pts] – $800
8. 6-Ryan Smith [90 pts] – $700
9. 5K-Adam Kekich [83 pts] – $600
10. 28-Jordan Poirier [80 pts] – $500

Full results for Western PA Speedweek can be found HERE.
Full point standings for Western PA Speedweek can be found HERE.

Western PA Speedweek was brought to you by Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants together with J.S. Bova Excavating along with the support of Bill McCandless Ford, Bowl-O-Drome Family Bowling Center, Classic Ink USA, Hobaugh’s Auto Parts, Kistler Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, Lockhart Raceway, McClung Auto Body, Mobile Bail Bonds, Rustler Sales & Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic, The Dirt Network, Fox’s Pizza Den of Mercer, 724 Media, and the A-Main Podcast.

$250 Quick Time Award – Dave Blaney
$250 Hard Charger Award – Lee Jacobs
$50 Hard Luck Award – Jacob Dykstra
Hoosier Tire Giveaway – Brandon Matus
Shock Dyno Session Giveaway – Ryan Smith
Schaeffer’s Fuel Jug Giveaway – Mitchell Harble
Case of Beer Giveaway – Jordyn Charge
$100 Lockhart “Jackpot” Award – Ryan Smith
$500 McCandless “Bonus Bucks” Award – Mark Smith

Western PA Speedweek (46 Entered)
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 6-Ryan Smith [2][$4000]; 2. 10-Dave Blaney [12]; 3. 4-Zane DeVault [1]; 4. 32B-Dale Blaney [8]; 5. 29-Logan McCandless [4]; 6. 5K-Adam Kekich [6]; 7. 28-Jordan Poirier [9]; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs [19]; 9. 08-Dan Kuriger [10]; 10. M1-Mark Smith [17]; 11. 15-Mitchell Harble [3]; 12. 2-A.J. Flick [21]; 13. 31C-Chase Metheney [5]; 14. 29P-Dan Shetler [16]; 15. 49X-Tim Shaffer [20]; 16. 17-Dylan Norris [14]; 17. 46-Michael Bauer [7]; 18. 20B-Cody Bova [13]; 19. 5-Jeremy Weaver [15]; 20. 23-Lance Moss [22]; 21. 2P-Ricky Peterson [23]; 22. 7NY-Matt Farnham [24]; 23. 3-Denny Peebles [18]; 24. 11J-David Kalb, Jr [11]; Hard Charger: 81-Lee Jacobs [+11]; Lap Leaders: Zane DeVault (1-6); Ryan Smith (7-30)

Heat #1 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Dave Blaney; 2. 4-Zane DeVault; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier; 4. M1-Mark Smith; 5. 3V-Chris Verda; 6. 5D-Jacob Dykstra; 7. 2P-Ricky Peterson; 8. 47-Eric Riggins, Jr; 9. 90-Jordan Givler; 10. 47L-Dusty Larson

Heat #2 (8 Laps): 1. 5K-Adam Kekich; 2. 46-Michael Bauer; 3. 20B-Cody Bova; 4. 3-Denny Peebles; 5. 23-Lance Moss; 6. 13-Brandon Matus; 7. 13B-Steve Bright; 8. 11H-Hayden Miller; 9. X7-Andy Cavanaugh

Heat #3 (8 Laps): 1. 32B-Dale Blaney; 2. 11J-David Kalb, Jr; 3. 17-Dylan Norris; 4. 29-Logan McCandless; 5. 35-Jared Zimbardi; 6. 33-Brent Matus; 7. 23JR-Jack Sodeman, Jr; 8. 19M-Bodey McClintock; 9. 22-Brandon Spithaler

Heat #4 (8 Laps): 1. 6-Ryan Smith; 2. 08-Dan Kuriger; 3. 5-Jeremy Weaver; 4. 81-Lee Jacobs; 5. 7NY-Matt Farnham; 6. 4W-Eric L. Williams; 7. 7T-Brett Brunkenhoefer; 8. 12G-Tommy Jasen; 9. 21-Bryan Salisbury

Heat #5 (8 Laps): 1. 31C-Chase Metheney; 2. 15-Mitchell Harble; 3. 29P-Dan Shetler; 4. 49X-Tim Shaffer; 5. 2-A.J. Flick; 6. 40-George Hobaugh; 7. 16-Jimmy Morris; 8. 11-Carl Bowser; 9. V60-Jordyn Charge

B-Main #1 (10 Laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. 2-A.J. Flick; 2. 2P-Ricky Peterson; 3. 3V-Chris Verda; 4. 35-Jared Zimbardi; 5. V60-Jordyn Charge; 6. 13-Brandon Matus; 7. 11-Carl Bowser; 8. 16-Jimmy Morris; 9. 23JR-Jack Sodeman, Jr; 10. 11H-Hayden Miller; 11. 4W-Eric L. Williams; 12. X7-Andy Cavanaugh; 13. 12G-Tommy Jasen

B-Main #2 (10 Laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. 23-Lance Moss; 2. 7NY-Matt Farnham; 3. 90-Jordan Givler; 4. 22-Brandon Spithaler; 5. 33-Brent Matus; 6. 47-Eric Riggins, Jr; 7. 7T-Brett Brunkenhoefer; 8. 13B-Steve Bright; 9. 19M-Bodey McClintock; 10. 47L-Dusty Larson; 11. 5D-Jacob Dykstra; 12. 40-George Hobaugh; 13. 21-Bryan Salisbury

Qualifying – Group 1: 1. 4-Zane DeVault [16.839]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier [16.384]; 3. 10-Dave Blaney [15.835]; 4. M1-Mark Smith [16.913]; 5. 2P-Ricky Peterson [90]; 6. 3V-Chris Verda [16.718]; 7. 5D-Jacob Dykstra [16.892]; 8. 47-Eric Riggins, Jr [16.883]; 9. 90-Jordan Givler [16.85]; 10. 47L-Dusty Larson [18.495]

Qualifying – Group 2: 1. 5K-Adam Kekich [16.924]; 2. 46-Michael Bauer [16.783]; 3. 20B-Cody Bova [16.677]; 4. 3-Denny Peebles [17.2]; 5. 23-Lance Moss [17.215]; 6. 13-Brandon Matus [16.617]; 7. 13B-Steve Bright [17.676]; 8. 11H-Hayden Miller [18.124]; 9. X7-Andy Cavanaugh [18.115]

Qualifying – Group 3: 1. 29-Logan McCandless [16.351]; 2. 32B-Dale Blaney [16.089]; 3. 11J-David Kalb, Jr [16.447]; 4. 17-Dylan Norris [16.937]; 5. 35-Jared Zimbardi [17.678]; 6. 33-Brent Matus [17.414]; 7. 23JR-Jack Sodeman, Jr [17.198]; 8. 19M-Bodey McClintock [89]; 9. 22-Brandon Spithaler [16.518]

Qualifying – Group 4: 1. 6-Ryan Smith [16.898]; 2. 08-Dan Kuriger [16.757]; 3. 5-Jeremy Weaver [16.766]; 4. 81-Lee Jacobs [16.741]; 5. 7NY-Matt Farnham [17.579]; 6. 4W-Eric L. Williams [18.231]; 7. 7T-Brett Brunkenhoefer [18.593]; 8. 12G-Tommy Jasen [91]; 9. 21-Bryan Salisbury [92]

Qualifying – Group 5: 1. 15-Mitchell Harble [16.641]; 2. 31C-Chase Metheney [16.972]; 3. 29P-Dan Shetler [16.979]; 4. 49X-Tim Shaffer [16.574]; 5. 2-A.J. Flick [16.534]; 6. 40-George Hobaugh [17.095]; 7. 16-Jimmy Morris [17.074]; 8. 11-Carl Bowser [17.247]; 9. V60-Jordyn Charge [17.852]