It was a picture-perfect evening in the cornfields of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, as all roads led to one of the crown jewels of the Northeast — Williams Grove Speedway. Twenty-four IMT USAC East Coast Sprints presented by Baer Den Farm made the haul to the legendary paperclip.
Heat wins went to Joey Amantea, Christian Bruno, and Ed Aikin, while Ronald Helmick snagged the Semi. The redraw put Chris Allen on the pole, where he’s been a familiar face in recent outings, with hometown hero “Superman” Steve Wilbur making a rare start alongside him.
When the green dropped on the Stanley Supply & Tool A-Main, Allen jumped out to the lead. A yellow for a slowing Troy Fraker brought the field back together, but once again Allen pulled away on the restart. Behind him, however, the action was heating up — Steven Drevicki and Christian Bruno, both starting from row three, were wasting no time slicing through the pack.
Bruce Buckwalter held a podium position early, but on lap 6 the thundering herd powered by, with Bruno moving into third and Drevicki into fourth. The race was on.
Allen continued to set the pace, but by lap 10, Drevicki worked past Bruno and Wilbur to claim second. Meanwhile, Kyle Spence was putting on a show of his own, charging from 12th into the top six.
On lap 14, Allen slipped off the bottom in turn one, and both Drevicki and Bruno pounced, shuffling the 71 back to third. With 10 to go, a flat right rear on Aikin slowed the field and cleared lap traffic from the equation. Semi winner Ronald Helmick, who started 16th, was now storming into the top 10.
Out front, it became a duel of lines between Drevicki and Bruno. Bruno looked stronger on the short runs, but Drevicki had the pace to answer back. Spence continued his charge, cracking the top four.
When the checkers flew, it was Steven Drevicki scoring his third win of the season in wingless sprint action, holding off Bruno, Allen, Spence, and local favorite Wilbur at the line.
Heats 8 LAPS 3 Redraw 5 Qualify
BDB Graphics Heat 1: 1. Joey Amantea (88j Amantea) 2. Bruce Buckwalter Jr (83 Buckwalter) 3. Hunter Fulton (7F Fulton) 4. Joe Kata (10 Kata) 5. Mike Haggenbottom (51 Kelly) 6. Ronald Helmick (22R Helmick) 7. Dirk Rimrott (27R Rimrott) 8. Lee Kauffman (96 Kauffman) (NT)
E Schnider and Sons Heat 2: 1. Christian Bruno (17B Bruno) 2. Bobby Butler (5B Butler) 3. Chris Allen Jr (71 Allen) 4. Olivia Thayer (39 Thayer) 5. Brett Rose (45R Rose Bros) 6. Gary Huston (44 Huston) 7. Nate Emig (58 Emig) 8. Mark Bitner (15 Bitner) (NT)
Boulevard Truck Repair Heat 3: 1. Ed Aikin (7 Aikin) 2. Steven Drevicki (19 Drevicki) 3. Steve Wilbur (59 Prior) 4. Kyle Spence (42 Fraker) Troy Fraker (12w Fraker) 6. Jason Cherry (67 Cherry) 7. Dale Schweikart (78 Schweikart) 8. Jake Galloway (27g Galloway) (NT)
5 Qualify
Stanley and Supplies Semi: 1. Helmick 2. Cherry 3. Galloway 4. Schweikart 5. Bitner 6. Emig 7. Rimrott 8. Huston 9. Kauffman
A-Main: 1. STEVEN DREVICKI (6) 2. Christian Bruno (5) 3. Chris Allen Jr. (1) 4. Kyle Spence (12) 5. Steve Wilbur (2) 6. Joey Amantea (9) 7. Bruce Buckwalter (4) 8. Bobby Butler (8) 9. Ronald Helmick (16) 10. Olivia Thayer (11) 11. Joe Kata (10) 12. Mark Bitner (20) 13. Mike Haggenbottom (13) 14. Jake Galloway (18) 15. Jason Cherry (17) 16. Dale Schweikart (19) 17. Ed Aikin (7) 18. Brett Rose (14) 19. DNF Hunter Fulton (3) 20. DNF Troy Fraker (15)
Notes: Red Flag in the Semi for a wild airborne slide into turn 3 of Lee Kaufman.
JPA Racing Products Hard Luck: Lee Kauffman
Bitner Automotive Fast Time: Joey Amantea
C&C Hard Charger: Kyle Spence
Hoosier Tire Poker Chip (15) Free Tire: Jason Cherry
J&W Home Improvements best 305: Nate Emig
First Non Qualifer: Nate Emig
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- administrator on Aug 30, 2025
- Article Date: 8/30/2025 by Kurt Bettler