By Stephanie Dodson
PORT ROYAL, Pa. (June 13, 2026) — Chris Dolan’s steady climb through the River Valley Builders PA Sprint Series ranks reached a milestone Saturday night as the York driver led all 20 laps of the Penns Valley Meat Market feature at Port Royal Speedway to earn his first career RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car victory.
Dolan started from the pole aboard the Jon Williams-owned No. 89D and immediately established himself as the driver to beat. Colton Hendershot settled into second and remained in pursuit for most of the race, with the pair running first and second through the opening 18 circuits.
Lapped traffic briefly tightened the battle as Hendershot closed to within half a second of the leader. Once Dolan worked his way through the slower cars, however, he quickly rebuilt his advantage and at one point stretched the margin to more than three seconds.
The race’s lone caution came on lap 17 when Josh Spicer, who had advanced from 15th into seventh, spun in turns three and four and collected Zach Rhodes. Both drivers were unable to continue.
The restart erased Dolan’s sizable advantage and gave Timmy Bittner an opportunity to make one final charge. Bittner, who started ninth, used the restart to take over second place, but Dolan remained smooth and consistent over the final laps.
Dolan crossed the finish line 1.457 seconds ahead of Bittner to secure his first career PASS triumph. Hendershot completed the podium in third, while Mike Melair of Warrington finished fourth and Dustin Young of Danville rounded out the top five.
The victory continued a recent string of strong performances for Dolan, who entered the night on the heels of fifth- and third-place finishes in his previous two starts.
Tyler Snook of Selinsgrove earned the Penns Valley Meat Market Hard Charger Award after advancing from 17th to eighth.
