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Brandon Churchey Wins Xtreme Stocks Feature at Hagerstown Speedway

Brandon Churchey won the Xtreme Stocks feature during racing action at Hagerstown Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 22.

Churchey started third and finished ahead of Tyler Fisher and Dylan Beavers in the 17-car feature. William Ecton Jr. finished fourth, followed by Keith Reed in fifth.

The Xtreme Stocks heat races were won by Fisher and Beavers. Blake Reed posted the fastest hot lap at 25.075 seconds.

In Late Model Sportsman competition, Kaiden Bard, Brian Booze and Brayden Anderson won the three eight-lap heat races. Booze recorded the fastest hot lap at 19.738 seconds among the 24 entries.

Clinton Hersh and Avery McMellen won the Crate Late Model heat races. Roy Deese Jr. was fastest in hot laps with a time of 21.321 seconds. The division had 20 entries.

Shawn Metty and Jamey Swank won the Crown Vic heat races. Brandon Bowman recorded the fastest hot lap at 27.980 seconds. Thirteen cars were entered in the division.

Cody Altland won the five-lap Classic Car heat race. Steve Cantwell finished second, Mike Fletcher was third, Jeffrey Spaulding finished fourth and Connor Cantwell completed the top five. Eight cars were entered.

Xtreme Stocks Feature Results

  1. Brandon Churchey
  2. Tyler Fisher
  3. Dylan Beavers
  4. William Ecton Jr.
  5. Keith Reed
  6. Shane McQuay
  7. Nick Fogle
  8. Evan Foust
  9. Blake Reed
  10. Jesse Daniels
  11. Joshua Bloom — DNF
  12. Grant Sutphin — DNF
  13. Danny Walters — DNF
  14. Mark Shorb — DNF
  15. Glenn Grimm — DNF
  16. Chance Harrison — DNF
  17. Scot Sipes — DNF

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