Lucas ends Steis Pure Stock win streak at Hidden Valley Speedway; Picard earns career first in Modified Make-up

July 11, 2025
Clearfield, PA - Eric Lucas of Clearfield put an end to Tim Steis win streak in the Pure Stock feature Friday Night at Hidden Valley Speedway. Levi Picard of Woodland picked up his career first feature win in the Small Block Modified make up feature, while Repeat winners included Brad Benton of Duncansville in the Semi Late Models, Hayden Holden of Tiona in the Small Block Modifieds and William Kephart of Shilo in the Four Cylinders.
The Semi Late feature was brought to the green flag with Craig Bainey and Dan Beatty on the front row, with Bainey taking the lead and Beatty in second for the first lap, then Brad Benton worked his way into second with Beatty now third and Dan Gill in fourth. Benton was able to move into the lead on lap three and Bainey sat second, while Gill and Beatty were jockeying for third, when they made contact in turns one and two, with Gill making contact with the back stretch wall. The restart saw Benton sit through one more caution before taking his second straight win of the season. Bainey was second with Ron Laubschur third, Beatty was fourth and Gill was fifth. Benton and Justin Owens won the heats.
Hayden Holden got off the line before Shannon Casher in the Small Block Modified Feature, as the front two pulled away from third place Craig Casher who was waging his own battle with Levi Picard for third. The two battles continued from the green to the waving of Sam McClellan’s double checkered flags in the non-stop event. The official top five was Holden winning over Shannon Casher, Craig Casher, Picard and Aaron Casher. The heat was won by Shannon Casher.
The Pure Stocks saw Eric Lucas and Austin Fenton on the front row, with Lucas taking the lead Tim Steis moving into second. The top two were pulling away from Fenton to wage a great battle on the multi-groove, dust free surface. Steis was trying to take the inside away from Lucas, but Lucas was protecting the bottom when Steis got into the #8L and spun, bringing out the only caution of the race. On the restart, Steis returned to trying to move under Lucas, but Lucas was holding strong and began to pull away from the second place car. When the double checkered flags flew it was Lucas with his first win of the season over Steis, Fenton and Parker Hemphill.
The Four Cylinders were brought to McClellan's green flag with Jason Elensky on the pole and William Kephart on the outside, with Kephart taking the lead and Zach Frantz following from his fourth place starting spot to the second position. The top two had Allen Robison move into third and set up a three car race for the lead, as Elensky dropped to fourth. The top three were under a blanket with Robison using lapped traffic to his advantage to take the second spot away from Frantz. When the checkered flags waved it was Kephart getting his third win of the season over Robison, Frantz, Elensky and Josh Lindenmuth. Elensky won the heat.
The Make Up Small Block Modified feature saw Levi Picard and Craig Casher on the front row, as Picard took the lead and Casher was in second with Hayden Holden in third. While working on lap five, Holden was able to slip into second, dropping Casher to third when the only caution flew. The rest of the race saw Picard hold off Holden for his first career win. Craig Casher was third, Trent Ogden was fourth and Shannon Casher was fifth. Holden won the heat.
PIT NOTES: 26 teams made their way to the track, including: 8 Semi Lates, 7 Small Block Modifieds, 4 Pure Stocks and 7 Four Cylinders…A medical emergency in the pits during intermission summoned Fire and EMS crews to the pit concession stand. The individual was in cardiac arrest, but track personnel and Glendale Fire Dept. and QRS were able to bring the man back. He was transported to Penn Highlands, DuBois. The speedway extends its prayers to the family and hopes the man has a full recovery…The 50/50 was $359 to the winner…Coming up the speedway will sit idle this Friday, July 18, due to the Clearfield County Fair…Racing will resume on July 25 with a special for the 358 Semi-Lates, paying $1000 to win along with a mechanics race in the Four Cylinder Class and a Powder Puff race in the Four Cylinder class. Also on the card is a regular show for the Small Block Modifieds, Pure Stocks and Four Cylinders. Make up races from June 27 with be held on August 1 for the Pure Stocks and August 8 for the 358 Semi Lates. Keep watching our Facebook Page and our website at www.hiddenvalleyspeedway.net for more details.
Summary:
Semi-Lates - 1. Brad Benton, Duncansville; 2. Craig Bainey, 3.Ron Laubscher, 4. Dan Beatty, 5. Dan Gill, 6. Gary Little
Did Not Start - Justin Owens & Josh Henry
Small Block Modifieds - 1. Hayden Holden, Tiona; 2. Shannon Casher, 3. Craig Casher,
4. Levi Picard, 5. Aaron Casher, 6. Bob Alcorn, 7. Trent Ogden
Pure Stocks - 1. Eric Lucas, Clearfield; 2. Tim Steis, 3. Austin Fenton, 4. Parker Hemphill
Little’s Drive-In Four Cylinders - 1. William Kephart, Shilo; 2. Allen Robison, 3. Zack Frantz, 4. Jason Elensky, 5. Josh Lindenmuth, 6. Blake Little
Did Not Start - Jeff Irvin
Small Block Modifieds Makeup Race from 06/27/25 - 1. Levi Picard, Woodland; 2. Hayden Holden, 3. Craig Casher, 4. Trent Ogden, 5. Shannon Casher, 6. Bob Alcorn, 7. Aaron Casher
Did Not Start - Tom Holden

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