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Satterlee, Wagner Win at Port Royal

Gregg Satterlee and Logan Wagner secured victories Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway as the Appalachian Mountain Speedweek officially began after the cancellation of Friday’s opener at Clinton County Speedway.

In the Super Late Model (SLM) 35-lap A-Main, Satterlee moved from eighth to first, passing Trever Feathers with 14 laps to go to claim the $5,000 win. Jared Miley advanced from 14th to second, while Feathers, who started on the pole, finished third.

The race included multiple lead changes and cautions, with Jason Covert and Colton Flinner exiting early due to incidents. Trevor Collins, Hayes Mattern, and Coleby Frye were also in contention throughout the event.

Top 5 SLM A-Main Finishers:

  1. Gregg Satterlee (22)
  2. Jared Miley (10)
  3. Trever Feathers (72)
  4. Coleby Frye (11F)
  5. Trevor Collins (11C)

In the Weikert’s Livestock 410 Sprint Car 25-lap A-Main, Logan Wagner captured his first win of 2025 at Port Royal. Wagner, starting from seventh, took the lead with 15 laps remaining and held it to the checkered flag. Lance Dewease finished second, and Justin Whittall rounded out the podium.

Doug Hammaker earned Hard Charger honors after moving from 18th to 7th. Kody Lehman won the J&S Classics Warrior Award and $1,000 prize.

Top 5 410 Sprint Car A-Main Finishers:

  1. Logan Wagner (55)
  2. Lance Dewease (12D)
  3. Justin Whittall (67)
  4. Brock Zearfoss (8E)
  5. Michael Walter (33W)

The next Appalachian Mountain Speedweek event is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10, at Path Valley Speedway, following the cancellation of Sunday’s race at Hagerstown.

Port Royal Speedway returns Saturday, June 14, with the Ron Zimmerman Tribute Race featuring limited late models racing for $6,000 and another round of 410 sprint cars.

Full results and future schedules are available at portroyalspeedway.com or on Facebook and X @PortRoyalSpdway.

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