Path Valley Speedway Park to honor top racers Nov. 15 By Walt Cox SPRING RUN, PA - The annual awards banquet for Path Valley Speedway Park is Saturday night, Nov. 15, at the Pleasant Hall Firehall, and seating is limited to 400. The top karters in each class will be recognized in an awards program before the banquet, separate from the post-banquet awards for sprint, bike and car drivers. "Our banquet is not just for the top racers, but for everyone who enjoys the excitement and competition at Path Valley in everything from bikes, karts and quads to full-size sprint cars," said business manager Vicki Flowers. A limited number of tickets are still available from Two Wheel Promotions at 717-426-2910 or twp@pathvalley.com. Friday night sprint and stock car champions for 2003 are: Scott Ellerman of Landisburg in 305 Sprints, Jim Young of Johnstown in 600 Sprints; Brian Walker of Somerset in 270 Sprints; Randy Patterson of Shippensburg in V-8 Street Stock; Jerry Bard of Shippensburg in Mini Stocks; John Rasp of McConnellsburg in thunder cars, Allen Felix of Shippensburg in Legends and Mike Hay of Somerset in Dwarfs. The 2003 Kart and Quad champions are: Kid Karts, Andrew Boyer; Heavy, Kevin Sheaffer; Jr. Restricted, DJ Holland; Lites, Geoff Gill; Jr. Sportsman I, Dylan Cisney; Caged Rookies, Trevin Shank; Jr. Champ, Bryan Hayberger; Medium, Brent Hoffman; Sr. Champ, Pete Neuder; Jr. Stock, DJ Holland; Extra Heavy, Chuck Bowers; Open, Troy Imler; Jr. Sportsman II, Matt Burger; Animal, David Hoffman; Quad, Craig Robinson. Track points champions in motorcycles and quads are: 4-Wheel 2-Stroke, Cory Buhrman; 4-Wheel 4-Stroke, Chris Crull; 50(oil), Dylan Winsett; 50cc Jr., Kenneth Venarchik; 50cc Sr., Tyler Stacey; 60cc, Cassidy Heiser; 100 Stock, Shayna Texter; 100 Mod., Cory Texter; 4-Wheel Sportsman, Cory Buhrman; 80 DTX, Austin Greenland; 80 (12-15), Austin Greenland; 80 (7-11), Evan Baer; 600A, John Raun Wood; 40+, Steve Heiser; 500 2-Valve, Donnie Mullen; 600B, Cory Texter; 30+, Joe Dohm; Sportsman A, Shawn Baer; 250B Cory Texter; 250A Shawn Baer; 125 Schoolboy, Austin Greenland; Sportsman B, Mike Radley; 4-Wheel Youth, Zachery Isett; 750 Open, Sammy Sabedra. Dodies will again cater the meal, and DJ Phantom Shadow will MC the post-awards dancing and celebration. Doors open at 4 p.m. with the karts awards starting at 4:30 and the buffet dinner at 5:30. The separate awards program for bikes, sprints and cars is to start at 7 p.m. and the deadline for tickets is Oct. 31. The Path Valley Speedway Park is located in Spring Run PA a mile north on PA Route 641 from the intersection with PA Route 75, halfway between Port Royal and Hagerstown. It is five miles east from the Willow Hill Exit 14 of the PA Turnpike. The new phone number at the track is 717-349-7111. For information on the 2003 schedule and rules, race teams and fans can consult our website at www.pathvalley.com or they can email Two Wheel Promotions at twp@pathvalley.com.