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Harris Hauls at the Bridge

By Jim Haines NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (Aug. 16, 2025) — On a hot summer night, the real heat came from Jerald Harris, who swept the evening in RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car action with the Virginia Sprint Series at Natural Bridge Speedway. Harris won his heat, then capped it off by dominating the feature for his first victory of the season. Jerald Harris and Chris Humblet led the field to green, with Harris jumping out first and Humblet giving chase. Behind them, Dylan Shatzer, Matthew Leach, and Mike Leraas staged their own battle inside the top five. Harris built a strong lead until a quick spin brought the field back together. On the restart, Harris once again blasted away, leaving Humblet, Shatzer, and Leach to sort out the positions behind him. As the laps wound down, Harris caught the tail of the field, but it wasn’t enough to slow his momentum. The chasers never got the opening they needed, and Harris streaked under the checkered flag to secure the long-awaited win. At the finish, it was Harris [Read More]

Duke Dominates at Hagerstown

By Jim Haines HAGERSTOWN, Md. (Aug. 2, 2025) — Just one night after parking it in victory lane at Clinton County Speedway, Ken Duke Jr. made it two in a row by cruising to another Virginia Sprint Series win Saturday at Hagerstown Speedway. The event, co-sanctioned with the Laurel Highlands Sprint Series, drew a strong field of 22 RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Cars. Ryan Lynn and Josh Shantz led the field to green with Shantz jumping out front early and Lynn settling into second. But Duke was on the move from the drop of the flag, quickly working his way forward. Following a lap two caution for a quick spin, Shantz led the restart, but Duke wasted no time charging low to grab the lead. Once out front, he began to check out from the rest of the field, while the Weaver brothers — Kolby and Kasey — started climbing the leaderboard behind him. Kolby Weaver made his way to second, with Kasey eventually slipping past Lynn to take third. Stevie Kenawell also began slicing his way [Read More]

Young Lasso’s Sprint Car Field at Winchester

By Jim Haines WINCHESTER, Va. (July 26, 2025) – Drew Young spent years on the rodeo circuit, but on Saturday night, it was horsepower of a different kind that he wrangled. The former rodeo cowboy turned racer put a lasso on the field at Winchester Speedway, scoring his first RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car victory of the season in Virginia Sprint Series competition. The event was co-sanctioned with the Laurel Highlands and PASS Sprint Series under hot and humid skies at the Northern Virginia clay oval. Young and Matthew Leach brought the field to green in the main event. Young shot to the front early, with Leach dropping into second while Ryan Lynn, A.J. Barton, and Landon Price followed closely behind. The laps clicked by quickly as Young found a rhythm and held Leach at bay until a stalled car brought out a quick yellow to bunch the field back up. On the restart, Young returned to his groove and kept the field behind him, lap after lap. A second yellow for a spin set up a [Read More]

Humblet Takes Flight With VSS at Langley

By Jim Haines HAMPTON, Va. (July 5, 2025) — With Air Force jets screaming overhead from the base next door, Chris Humblet flipped on his own afterburner just past halfway to soar to victory with the Virginia Sprint Series Saturday evening at Langley Speedway. Matt Mullins and Bill Mullis led the field to green with Mullins jumping out front early while Mullis settled into second. Mullins kept up the pace with Mullis close behind, as Aaron Leach moved into third and Chris Humblet worked his way to fourth, followed by Jerald Harris in fifth. As laps clicked off quickly on the pavement, both Humblet and Harris steadily climbed the leaderboard. Just past halfway, Humblet made his move, sliding low to take the lead. Harris followed suit, slipping under Mullins for second and setting his sights on the new leader. With the front two breaking away from the field, Mullins held on to third. But there was no catching Humblet. Smooth and fast, he charged under the waving checkered flag for his first win of the season. [Read More]

Shatzer Sails to Fast Friday Win At Dixieland

By Jim Haines ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (Jun. 20, 2025) — Dylan Shatzer made the trip to the shore worthwhile, driving the Al Moser-owned sprinter to both a heat race win and the feature victory Friday at Dixieland Speedway with the Virginia Sprint Series. Shatzer and Aaron Leach brought the field to green with Shatzer grabbing the early lead. Leach and Jerald Harris tucked in behind as the fast and smooth surface allowed the laps to click off quickly. Chris Humblet worked his way into fourth while Matt Mullins, Matthew Leach, and Caleb Harris battled for fifth at halfway. Caleb Harris found speed in a new groove and moved into fourth, with Humblet staying strong in fifth and Mullins edging by Bolac for sixth. As the race wound down, the leaders began to catch the tail of the field, but the pace never slowed. Shatzer remained flawless, flashing under the checkered flag to win the caution-free main event. At the stripe, it was Shatzer for the win, followed by Aaron Leach in second and Jerald Harris in [Read More]

Leraas Flies Like the Wind at Natural Bridge

By Jim Haines NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (May 31, 2025) — On a day that started warm and clear and ended cool and windy, Mike Leraas of Kernersville, North Carolina, soared to the front of the field at Natural Bridge Speedway, claiming a breezy victory with the Virginia Sprint Series. Leraas and Aaron Leach led the field to green, with Leraas immediately taking the high side to grab the lead. Jerald Harris and John Scarborough quickly made their way forward, shuffling Leach into a fierce battle with Matt Mullins and Daren Bolac for fourth and fifth. The 20-lap caution-free feature moved swiftly, with drivers trying different lines in pursuit of speed. While some gambled and lost ground, the leaders found success in consistency and smooth driving. As the laps ticked away, the front of the field began to tighten. On the final lap, the pressure mounted — but it was Leraas who stayed strong and sailed under the waving checkered flag. At the stripe, it was Mike Leraas taking the win over Jerald Harris in second and [Read More]

Heffner Takes Hagerstown Win

By Frank Buhrman HAGERSTOWN, Md. (May 17, 2025) — Kenny Heffner wasn’t going to let this one get away. Last month at Selinsgrove Speedway, the Watsontown veteran led a good part of the feature only to be passed by Doug Dodson for the win. At Hagerstown Speedway Saturday, there were challenges, but the driver of Cale Reigle’s no. 97 mount wasn’t going to be denied his seventh career trip to the River Valley Builders PA Sprint Series victory lane. The co-sanctioned event with the Virginia Sprint Series and Laurel Highlands Sprint Series also happened to be the middle race in the three-event BrokersRealty.com Speed Weekend for the RaceSaver IMCA Sprints, which put Heffner in a good position to claim the $750 bonus to the top team in points after Sunday’s final event at BAPS Motor Speedway. It was Heffner’s front-row challenger, Mike Koehler, who grabbed the initial lead in the 25-lap feature, but only after an earlier start attempt was called off after eighth-starting Mike Melair got into the second turn wall, spun, and collected Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series [Read More]

Kasey Weaver From Wreckers to Checkers

By Jim Haines WINCHESTER, Va. (Apr. 26, 2025) — Kasey Weaver made a big turnaround from last week’s rough outing at Hagerstown, which ended early against the fence. The second night out with the Virginia Sprint Series couldn’t have gone more differently. After finishing second in his heat, Weaver went on to lead every lap of the RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car feature to score the win at Winchester Speedway. After morning showers gave way to windy and cold conditions, the feature lined up with Weaver and Matt Mullins on the front row. Weaver charged to the lead and stayed low on the track, with Mullins settling into second. On the eighth lap, Mullins slid up slightly, allowing Dylan Shatzer to take over the runner-up position. A yellow on lap 13 brought the field back together, and Kevin Darling made his way to third on the restart. But Weaver continued to pace the field from out front. With four laps remaining, another caution flew after a tangle in turn two ended the night for both Fred Arnold [Read More]

Shatzer Storms to Win at Hagerstown

By Jim Haines HAGERSTOWN, MD (Apr. 19, 2025) — Starting out as a warm spring race night, Dylan Shatzer took Al Moser’s sprinter to the top spot and stayed there in the 25-lap RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car feature at Hagerstown Speedway. The co-sanctioned event between the Virginia Sprint Series and Laurel Highlands Sprint Series marked the 2025 season opener for the Virginia tour and showcased Shatzer’s dominance on the historic Maryland half-mile. As storms were on the way the feature started with Kolby Weaver and Colton Hindershot pacing the field to green, Weaver stayed high as Shatzer dove to the inside rail and was already going for the lead off turn four as he crossed the line just in front of Weaver and Donnie Hendershot. Shatzer really had the bottom line working as Ken Duke made his way to second with Weaver and Donnie Hendershot in tow. At the halfway mark it was still Shatzer with Duke and now John Scarborough making up the top three. Nobody was giving up the bottom line up front [Read More]

Dodson makes a splash at RaceSaver Clash by the Creek

By Jim Haines HAGERSTOWN, Md. (Sept. 28, 2024) – IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars showed up in a big way Saturday at Hagerstown Speedway with 53 signed in. When it was all over, Doug Dodson stood on top of the event co-sanctioned by the Laurel Highlands Sprint Series, Pennsylvania Sprint Series and Virginia Sprint Series. John Scarborough and Timmy Bittner paced the 28-car field to green with Bittner out first, Scarborough second and Doug Dodson showing the higher line was working while riding in third. Bittner stayed out front as top three closed up with Dodson using his high line to take second and move on Bittner. Five laps in, Dodson went to the lead and started to check out. Scarborough moved to second as Dave Grube was closing up to Bittner, who found a new groove and made his way back to second, bringing Dave Grube along. Laps were running down as Grube made it to second, leaving Bittner in third and with Dodson now in sight. Grube continued to reel in Dodson but it [Read More]