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Winners Crowned at Path Valley Speedway’s Austin Gelwicks Memorial

Path Valley Speedway held the Austin Gelwicks Memorial on Saturday, Aug. 1, with competition across five divisions.

Jason Houtz won the T.A. Ward Construction 270 Sprints feature, followed by Braydn Kuhn and Bill Laughman. Cory Myers advanced to fifth place and received the Doug’s Auto Repair Hard Charger award.

Kyle Lear won the Zachary D. Crouse DVM Topless Limited Late Models race. D.J. Myers finished second, and Gunner Walls placed third. Jeff King received the Hard Charger award after finishing eighth, while Kyle Moser received the Hard Luck Award.

Jeremy Ott won the Friese Motorsports/Zachary D. Crouse East Coast Legends feature. Alex McCollum finished second, followed by Scott Musselman in third. Logan Jones finished fifth and received the Hard Charger award.

Tanner Pressley won the Macri Concrete 600 Sprint race. Dominick Ciucci placed second, and Rich Kerstetter finished third. Pressley also received the Doug’s Auto Repair award.

Ronnie Buck Jr. won the Cisney’s Auto Parts 4 Cylinder Thunder Cars portion of the Austin Gelwicks Memorial. Jeremy Ott finished second, followed by Kenny Yoder, Jeremy Eutzy and Aaron Updegraff.

Path Valley Speedway is located at 17911 Dry Run Road in Spring Run.

Runaway Juvenile

On 11/05/26 at 0725 hours, Spencer Newman ran away from his residence. Newman is 5’9, 125 pounds, white male, brown eyes, brown hair and was last seen wearing a brown

Fred Allen Blocher 1943-2026

Fred Allen Blocher, 83, of Gardners, PA passed away Saturday, October 24 2026 at his home. Born October 19, 1943 in Gettysburg, he was the son of the late Fred

Frank Charles Henry 1945-2026

Born January 4, 1945 in Washington, D.C., Frank was an avid Civil War enthusiast who loved to share his knowledge with others.

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