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Elkins Raceway hosts first Autograph and Picture Night of the season

Fans share a high-five while Super Late Model driver Jacob Hawkins signs autographs / Photo by Beckie Boyd

KERENS – Fans flooded the track at Elkins Raceway Saturday evening for a meet-and-greet with local dirt track drivers. Families of all ages had the opportunity to get photos and autographs from their favorite drivers.

Drivers came prepared to meet fans with autograph cards, candy, checkered flags of their own and smiles on their faces while – potentially – meeting the next generation of dirt track drivers at Elkins Raceway.

Did you miss this Autograph and Picture Night? Don’t worry, you’ll have a chance to meet the drivers at the second Autograph and Picture Night on Saturday, July 23 (however, the schedule is subject to change).

As the regular racing season is well underway at Elkins Raceway, races are heating up and competition is getting fierce. As the green flag fell, the upcoming checkered flag was all that mattered then.

Saturday’s feature race winners were as follows:

  • Younger Mini Wedges – Nelson Herron
  • Older Mini Wedges – Brad Currence
  • Super Lates – Jacob Hawkins
  • Crates – Brent Trimble
  • Modifieds – Dave Defibaugh
  • Street Stock – Kevin Keene
  • Hot Mods – Daniel Helmick

Come on out to Elkins Raceway this Saturday, June 11 for another evening of Thunder in the Mountains. You don’t want to miss it!

Below is the full list of race results and a handful of photos from the event on June 4. See our full photo gallery with over 200 watermarked high-resolution photos from Saturday’s races here. Stay tuned for weekly race results, photos and more from My Buckhannon! Visit Elkins Raceway at US 219 north of Elkins in Kerens, West Virginia.  

Younger Mini Wedges

Heat 1

  1. Nelson Herron
  2. Jake Herron
  3. Jaelee Green
  4. Wyatt Yeager
  5. Adley Green

Feature

  1. Nelson Herron
  2. Adley Green
  3. Jake Herron
  4. Jaelee Green

Older Mini Wedges

Heat 1

  1. James Holmes
  2. Zaylynn Green
  3. Kolby Sullivan
  4. Blake Tasker
  5. Coda Vance

Heat 2

  1. Brad Currence
  2. Gunner Bins
  3. Kris Wyatt
  4. Addison Tasker
  5. Cole Tasker

Feature

  1. Brad Currence
  2. Gunner Binns
  3. James Holmes
  4. Zaylynn Green
  5. Kolby Sullivan
  6. Blake Tasker
  7. Addison Tasker
  8. Kris Wyatt
  9. Cole Tasker
  10. Coda Vance

Super Lates

Heat 1 – (10 Laps)

  1. 5 – Shane Hitt
  2. 37 – Jacob Hawkins
  3. 7 – Billy Holbert
  4. 31 – Bob Gordan
  5. 73 – Dusty Harper

Heat 2 – (10 Laps)

  1. 2 – Logan Hitt
  2. 22 – Cody Rogers
  3. 21T- Chad Tasker
  4. 38 – Kenney Hamrick

Feature – (30 Laps)

  1. 37 – Jacob Hawkins
  2. 22 – Cody Rogers
  3. 7 – Billy Holbert
  4. 5 – Shane Hitt
  5. 2 – Logan Hitt
  6. 31 – Bob Gordan
  7. 38 – Kenney Hamrick
  8. 73 – Dusty Harper
  9. 21T – Chad Tasker

Crates

Heat 1 – (8 Laps)

  1. 32 – Brent Trimble
  2. 44 – Lucas McDonald
  3. 27S – Derrick Shaw
  4. MC16 – Michael Moreland
  5. 44L – Dylan Lewis
  6. 5L – Phillip “J.R.” Likins

Heat 2 – (8 Laps)

  1. 5A – AJ Spagnuolo
  2. 03 – Garret Paugh
  3. 1 – Sparky Davisson
  4. 21 – Hayden Jacobs

Heat 3 – (8 Laps)

  1. 184 – Kyle Lukon
  2. H20 – Luke Hyre
  3. 29 – Ryan Hare
  4. 9C – Chandi Currence
  5. 14L – Dustin Luzier

Feature – (25 Laps)

  1. 32 – Brent Trimble
  2. 184 – Kyle Lukon
  3. 03 – Garret Paugh
  4. 44 – Lucas McDonald
  5. 5A – AJ Spagnuolo
  6. H20 – Luke Hyre
  7. 21 – Hayden Jacobs
  8. 1 – Sparky Davisson
  9. 29 – Ryan Hare
  10. 44L – Dylan Lewis
  11. 9C – Chandi Currence
  12. 5L – Phillip “J.R.” Likins
  13. 14L – Dustin Luzier
  14. MC16 – Michael Moreland

Modifieds

Heat 1 – (6 Laps)

  1. 97-Mitch Thomas
  2. 5M-Jamie McCloud
  3. 83-Rob Smith
  4. 20-Matthew Chenoweth
  5. 14R-Josh Rovello

Heat 2 – (6 Laps)

  1. 77-Dave Defibaugh
  2. 11-Jesse Rupe
  3. OK-Kenny Rowback

Feature – (20 Laps)

  1. 77-Dave Defibaugh
  2. 5M-Jamie McCloud
  3. 11-Jesse Rupe
  4. 97-Mitch Thomas
  5. OK-Kenny Rowback
  6. 21-Tyler Payne
  7. 20-Matthew Chenoweth
  8. 14R-Josh Rovello
  9. 83-Rob Smith

Street Stocks

Heat 1 – (6 Laps)

  1. 56-Kevin Keene
  2. 6A-Dustin Atkinson
  3. 00S-Todd Simmons
  4. 07-Kevin Cooper

Feature – (15 laps)

  1. 56-Kevin Keene
  2. 6A-Dustin Atkinson
  3. 00S-Todd Simmons
  4. 07-Kevin Cooper

Hot Mods

Heat 1 – (6 Laps)

  1. 21H-Roger Hull
  2. 4-Kenzie Dotson
  3. 97-Daniel Simpson
  4. 9-Michael Simpson
  5. 93-Jason Phillips

Heat 2 – (6 laps)

  1. 11H-Daniel Helmick
  2. 79-Joshua Simpson
  3. 08-Junior Wiant
  4. 11-Trent Speicher
  5. 11K-Nik Keller

Feature – (15 Laps)

  1. 11H-Daniel Helmick
  2. 79-Joshua Simpson
  3. 97-Daniel Simpson
  4. 08-Junior Wiant
  5. 93-Jason Phillips
  6. 11K-Nik Keller
  7. 4-Kenzie Dotson
  8. 21H-Roger Hull
  9. 9-Michael Simpson
  10. 11-Trent Speicher
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