Daily American JENNERSTOWN — Barry Awtey clinched the Martella’s Pharmacies Late Models division title a week early, but finally got to celebrate on Championship Night at Jennerstown Speedway on Saturday. Awtey, who finished second in the final race of the year behind winner Garry Wiltrout, had a tremendous 2022 campaign. Awtey won 10 feature events, which is […]

Adam Ripple The Daily American Brad Boxler knows the Jennerstown Speedway Complex well. He worked in the popcorn stand as a 14-year-old in 1994. Boxler moved up the ranks and eventually became the race director. Boxler will take on his biggest role yet at the speedway. In the offseason, Boxler was named general manager of Jennerstown Speedway […]

Beth Ann Miller The Daily American Two North Star High School students will be driving their own cars in Jennerstown Speedway’s Pro Stocks division this season. Senior Steven Lakin, 18, of Boswell and sophomore Will Hemminger, 17, of Stoystown, have each grown up around the half-mile track, as both belong to families with a history in short-track racing. […]

Nate Regotti For the Daily American JENNERSTOWN ― Jennerstown Speedway Complex welcomed drivers from Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia on Saturday night as the Ohio Wheelman Series made its debut at the track. The street stock touring series kicked off its 2023 season with a 50-lap feature event at Jennerstown with a $2,500 purse. Billy Roberts dominated […]

JENNERSTOWN, MAY 27 – Twin 35-lap features in the Martella’s Late Model division dominated the action Saturday at Jennerstown Speedway.Following an emotional opening ceremony in honor of Memorial Day, Teddy Gibala led off the night with his first win of the season in the first of two Martella’s Pharmacies Late Model features, coming from 8th […]

Jennerstown Speedway’s all-time winningest driver found himself in victory lane for the first time in 2023 on Saturday night. Barry Awtey dominated the Martella’s Pharmacies Late Model feature. The veteran driver started on the front row and cruised to the win, leading all 30 laps. The win was just Awtey’s first of the year after struggles […]

JENNERSTOWN, April 27 – After nearly eight months without racing, the green flag finally dropped at Jennerstown Speedway on Saturday night to kickstart the 2024 season. The first checkered flag of the year belonged to Richard Meehleib Jr. in the Ron’s Collision Center Street Stocks. Meehleib Jr. started on the front row and quickly grabbed the […]

Daily American Jennerstown Speedway celebrated First Responders Night presented by Somerset Trust Company on Saturday. Travis Shaffer led nearly every lap of the Somerset Trust Company Fast & Furious 4s 25-lap feature. Unfortunately, Shaffer could not hold off a charging Bradley Marsh, who passed him at the stripe with one to go, earning his first career […]