CLEARFIELD, Pa. — Williamsburg driver Joe Kephart found the Hidden Valley Speedway Carns Powersport Winners Circle on Saturday night in the Amsoil Pure Stocks, with the 2022 point champions also being decided on Hyde Fire Co. trophy night.
While Kephart won the feature, the title went to Ryan Jones.
Repeat winners included Levi Ardery in the Scaife Racing Supplies Semi Lates, with Eric Lucas claiming the title. Jimmy Holden won the small block modified feature, while his 15-year-old son, Hayden Holden, picked up his first-career point championship.
The street stock feature was won by Fuzzy Fields while Chad Rougeux claimed the title. It was Jimmy Ogden winning the Craig’s Welding and Fabrication Four Cylinders while the title went to “Wild” Bill Hassenplug.
Bethany McClellan of Clearfield picked up the win in the Aquaholic Powder Puff Four Cylinder event.
The Scaife Racing Supplies Semi Late feature went non-stop, with Ardery and George Bailey on the front row. Ardery took the initial lead, with Steven Scaife Jr. moving quickly into second. While Ardery may have led the race flag-to-flag, his win wasn’t easy, as Scaife was on his bumper the entire distance.
However, he was able to hold on for his third win of the season. Scaife was a close second, Bailey was third, Lucas was fourth and Jeremy Lippert was fifth.
Jimmy Holden beat Trent Ogden off the line to take the lead of the 20-lap event in the small block modified division. While Jimmy led, his son, Hayden, was a close second the entire distance.
While chasing his dad, Hayden would not be able to get by for the win, but Hayden would be able to clinch the title. At the line, Jimmy gave his car owner a win as birthday gift. Bobby Garvey was third, while Shannon Casher won a hard fought battle with Trent Ogden for fourth.
The street stock field was once again on the light side, with five in the pits, as Alan Lamb and Michael Bordt led the field to the start. Bordt took the lead and fourth place starter Fuzzy Fields was in second. A couple of quick cautions slowed the action as Bordt continued to lead, then on lap nine, the red flew for a fire on the No. 94R of Chad Rougeux.
Rougeux was not hurt, but he was out for the night after his brakes caught fire. He had accumulated enough points where he’d already claimed the title before the night started.
On the restart, Fields shot past Bordet and took the lead, holding off the challenges of Bordt and Lamb to get the win. The top five were: Fields, Bordt, Lamb, Ryan Lippert and Rougeux.
The Amsoil Pure Stock feature was exciting from the start, as Jones took the lead at the start from Justin Watt. While Jones was leading, Watt was chasing him and throwing what he had at him. On a lap five caution, Watt was able to steal the lead from Jones on the restart.
Jones had fallen to the rear and Watt was leading, then on lap 13, a smoking Watt faded from the lead as Kephart took the top spot and eventual win. The top five were Kephart, Ryan Shaffner, Jones, Tyler Rougeux and Bob Holtz.
The Craigs Welding and Fabrication Four Cylinder feature saw Tyler Gill and Tim Raup on the front row, as Raup took the lead and Gill took second. Jimmy Ogden was in third, but quickly began reeling in the lead duo.
By the second lap, it was Ogden now leading over Raup and “Wild Bill” Hassenplug. As the race continued, Ogden was setting a torrid pace and soon, he was claiming his second win of the season over Raup, Luke Hoffner, Hassenplug and Tanner Ogden.
The fourth place finish was just enough to give Hassenplug the title.