June 2, 2026

Ryan Lynn Returns to Bedford Victory Lane After Decade-Long Wait

SP Ryan Lynn VL — Ryan Lynn celebrates in victory lane after winning the Laurel Highlands Sprint Car Series feature at Bedford Speedway on May 29. The Hollidaysburg, Pa., driver led all 20 laps of the RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car main event to earn his first Bedford Speedway victory of 2026 and his first triumph at the historic oval in 10 years. (Courtesy Photo)

BEDFORD, Pa. (May 29, 2026) — The Laurel Highlands Sprint Car Series made its third visit of the season to Bedford Speedway on Friday night, and Hollidaysburg’s Ryan Lynn turned in a dominant performance to capture his first Bedford Speedway victory of 2026.

Starting from the pole, Lynn quickly established himself as the driver to beat in the 20-lap RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car feature. The veteran racer maintained control throughout the contest while fending off challenges from a talented field eager to deny him a return trip to victory lane.

The win was especially meaningful for Lynn, who celebrated his first Bedford Speedway triumph in a decade. Following the race, Lynn credited recent gains in speed and setup improvements discovered at Hagerstown Speedway for helping propel his recent success.

Colton Hendershot finished second after starting third, while Mikell McGee completed the podium in third. Dylan Shatzer crossed the stripe fourth, and Jarrett Cavalet advanced from seventh to round out the top five.

Earlier in the evening, Shatzer and Kasey Weaver scored victories in Laurel Highlands Sprint Car Series heat race competition.

Grube leads the way to Hagerstown checkers

By Jim Haines HAGERSTOWN, Md. (May 22) – Dave Grube topped the 25-car field Saturday night in a Hagerstown Speedway event co-sanctioned by the Virginia Sprint Series and Laurel Highland Sprint Series. Donny Hendershot and Alex Schmiedel paced the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car field to green and Hendershot out first but nobody was getting away. While leading on lap three, Hendershot slowed to a stop and Grube took over on the restart, bringing Brad Mellott with him. The laps went by quickly on the wide smooth oval as Grube and Mellott entered lapped traffic with Jerald Harris and Dylan Shatzer closing in. Shatzer got by Harris for third and was working on Mellott, allowing Grube to start inching away as the two raced for second. Shatzer got second and was making up ground as his line on the bottom was working better. Time ran out, however, as Grube flashed under the waving checkered flag for his second win of the year, the first coming on May 1 with the Pennsylvania Sprint Series. Shatzer, Mellott, Jeff [Read More]

Scarborough wins sprint to photo finish checkers at Hagerstown

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (May 21, 2022) – John Scarborough was the photo finish winner, in the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car event co-sanctioned Saturday by the Virginia Sprint Series and Laurel Highlands Sprint Series at Hagerstown Speedway. Heats kicked off the night with Scarborough and Andrew Boyer taking wins before it was off to the feature. Scarborough and Tylor Cochran paced the field to green with Scarborough shooting out like a jet and trying to get away with Reed Thompson, Cochran, Scott Lutz and Donnie Hendershot chasing. Everything was going Scarborough’s way until a caution for a slowing car bunched the field up. On the restart, Scarborough tried to get away again but Cochran found his grove and stayed close as Hendershot made his way to third. With two laps to go, Cochran was on a charge and was right there as the white waved. Coming to the checkered flag on the bottom groove, Cochran inched ahead with Scarborough still up high, but at the line he was able to use the momentum to streak back by Cochran and win [Read More]

Rhodes sprints to IMCA RaceSaver win at Winchester

By Jim Haines WINCHESTER, Va. (April 29, 2023) – With most of the Eastern race tracks raining out, the return of IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars to Winchester brought a good field of sprinters to the Virginia oval co-sanctioned by the Virginia Sprint Series and Laurel Highlands Sprint Series. Zach Rhodes topped the 24-car main event for his first win in the sanctioned division. Heats kicked off the night with Donnie Hendershot, A.J. Barton, Jarrett Rosencrance and Dave Grube taking wins. The feature lined up with Rhodes and Fred Arnold on the front row. Rhodes had the best line at the start with Arnold dropping in for second right away, as the rest of the field tried to get their own line working to move forward. Rhodes liked the bottom and stayed glued to it with Arnold and Logan Jones fighting over second with the other positions changing every lap. Jones made his way to second and Arnold fell to third with Donnie Hendershot and Dave Grube trying to run them down. Jones was all over [Read More]

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Ryan Lynn Returns to Bedford Victory Lane After Decade-Long Wait

BEDFORD, Pa. (May 29, 2026) — The Laurel Highlands Sprint Car Series made its third visit of the season to Bedford Speedway on Friday night, and Hollidaysburg’s Ryan Lynn turned in a dominant performance to capture his first Bedford Speedway victory of 2026. Starting from the pole, Lynn quickly established himself as the driver to beat in the 20-lap RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car feature. The veteran racer maintained control throughout the contest while fending off challenges from a talented field eager to deny him a return trip to victory lane. The win was especially meaningful for Lynn, who celebrated his first Bedford Speedway triumph in a decade. Following the race, Lynn credited recent gains in speed and setup improvements discovered at Hagerstown Speedway for helping propel his recent success. Colton Hendershot finished second after starting third, while Mikell McGee completed the podium in third. Dylan Shatzer crossed the stripe fourth, and Jarrett Cavalet advanced from seventh to round out the top five. Earlier in the evening, Shatzer and Kasey Weaver scored victories in Laurel Highlands Sprint [Read More]

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Avila Wins Third of Season While Taylor Notches First Career Victory at Boone

By Jane Burd BOONE, Iowa (May 30, 2026) — The Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods produced a pair of memorable features Saturday night at Boone Speedway as Matt Avila collected his third win of the season while Jessiah Taylor celebrated the first victory of his racing career. The Boone driver advanced eight positions to secure his third victory of the season at three different tracks. Mike Smith also gained eight spots and finished second. Burke settled for third while Trevor Noonan and Dayton Swatek completed the top five. Colby Grady charged from 17th to finish sixth. Joe Doran led lap two while Jessiah Taylor paced laps one and three in the second SportMod feature of the evening. Jake Sachau worked his way to the front after starting ninth and took over the lead on lap four, but in the end Taylor would be claim the victory. The Boone driver was credited with the win ahead of Camden Vincent, who advanced six positions to finish second. Kyle Free crossed the stripe third, followed by Jonathan Jensen and [Read More]

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Clash at the Creek XVIII Returns June 12-13 with $10,000-to-Win Modified Feature

By Ben Deatherage FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (June 1, 2026) — One of Wisconsin’s premier dirt track events returns to 141 Speedway on June 12-13 as Clash at the Creek XVIII brings two nights of Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing action highlighted by a $10,000-to-win Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified finale, one of the richest payouts for the division anywhere in the country. The biggest change for 2026 is a move to a weekend format. Traditionally held during the middle of the week, event organizers shifted the Clash to Friday and Saturday to make it easier for teams and fans to attend without needing to take additional vacation time after spending much of the week at the racetrack. Activities begin Thursday, June 11, with an open test and tune session starting at 6:00 p.m. Racing follows on Friday and Saturday, June 12-13. Friday’s program will feature split qualifying features for the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, with each qualifier capped at 24 starters. Heat race lineups will be determined by draw, and heat race results will set the qualifying [Read More]

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