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Hartlaub Earns First Port Royal 410 Sprint Car Victory

Kody Hartlaub earned his first career 410 sprint car victory at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 9, driving the BK Motorsports No. 77 in Weikert’s Livestock 410 sprint car competition.

Hartlaub started on the front row alongside Matt Campbell for the 25-lap feature and took the lead on the opening lap.

Owen Dimm moved into second after three laps, while Nash Ely advanced into third with 14 laps remaining. Dimm closed on Hartlaub while the leaders worked through lapped traffic, with Ely and 11th-place starter Lance Dewease also moving into contention.

Dewease passed Ely and Dimm for second with five laps remaining, but Hartlaub maintained the lead and took the checkered flag.

Dewease finished second and Ely placed third. Campbell finished fourth and Dimm was fifth.

Justin Whittall earned Ramsey’s Car Wash Hard Charger honors after advancing 11 positions from 18th to seventh. Jake Karklin received an additional $1,000 from J&S Classics through the Warrior Award program after the No. 10 pill was drawn in victory lane.

Erdley Wins 305 Sprint Car Feature

Tyler Erdley led all 20 laps of the Penns Valley Meat Market 305 sprint car feature.

Erdley built a lead of as much as 4.3 seconds during the race. His advantage dropped to 2.2 seconds while working through lapped traffic before increasing to more than three seconds by the finish.

The victory was Erdley’s second official win of 2026 and his second career victory at Port Royal Speedway.

Zach Rhodes finished second and Kenny Heffner finished third.

Snook Takes Limited Late Model Victory

Lane Snook won the 20-lap River Rock Campground and RV Park limited late model feature after taking the lead from Andrew Yoder with six laps remaining.

Yoder led early before several caution periods placed Snook, who started fifth, in second for a restart with nine laps remaining.

Snook followed Yoder for three laps before making the pass for the lead in turns one and two. Yoder attempted to regain the position in turns three and four, but Snook remained in front.

Snook pulled away over the final five laps to earn his third Port Royal victory of the season.

Yoder finished second and DJ Myers placed third.

410 A Feature Results

  1. Kody Hartlaub
  2. Lance Dewease
  3. Nash Ely
  4. Matt Campbell
  5. Owen Dimm
  6. Logan Wagner
  7. Justin Whittall
  8. Domenic Melair
  9. Mark Smith
  10. Jake Karklin
  11. Troy Wagaman Jr.
  12. Michael Walter
  13. Doug Hammaker
  14. Derek Hauck
  15. TJ Stutts
  16. Ryan Taylor
  17. Ryan Newton
  18. Ryan Smith
  19. Jason Shultz
  20. Kody Lehman
  21. Dylan Cisney
  22. Jake Waters
  23. Lucas Wolfe
  24. Steve Buckwalter

Limited Late Model A Feature Results

  1. Lane Snook
  2. Andrew Yoder
  3. DJ Myers
  4. Shawn Shoemaker
  5. Jaxton Garman
  6. Dan Zechman
  7. Nathan Long
  8. Travis Mease
  9. Casey Steinhoff
  10. Colton Friese
  11. Matt Murphy
  12. Wayne Pfeil
  13. Dylan Pryor
  14. Isaiah Miller
  15. Wayne Shaffer
  16. Kaiden Bard
  17. Chad Smith
  18. Eddie Cornett
  19. George Dixon
  20. Austin Berry
  21. Eric Irvin
  22. Chase Bowsman
  23. Skylar Taschek
  24. Jared Fulkroad

305 A Feature Results

  1. Tyler Erdley
  2. Zach Rhodes
  3. Kenny Heffner
  4. Tyler Schell
  5. Jacob Gomola
  6. Landon Tressler
  7. Erin Statler
  8. Mike Alleman
  9. Cole Dewease
  10. Chris Meleason
  11. Braeden Varner
  12. Chris Dolan
  13. Mike Melair
  14. Croix Beasom
  15. Ken Duke Jr.
  16. Dustin Young
  17. Jim Pattock
  18. Mikell McGee
  19. Drew Young
  20. Andrew Boyer
  21. Braydon Frack
  22. Fred Arnold
  23. Ethan Beasom
  24. Jarrett Cavalet

Port Royal Speedway will be off Saturday, Aug. 15, and is scheduled to return Saturday, Aug. 22, for the Living Legends Dream Race presented by J&S Classics.

More information is available at portroyalspeedway.com.

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