JENNERSTOWN, September 10 – Owen Houpt is one of the young guns at Jennerstown Speedway. Racing his second year in the Martella’s Pharmacies Late Models, Houpt earned his first ever victory on Saturday night.

Houpt started from the back, but worked his way through the field quickly after a few cautions to start the race. Before the field could even complete a lap, the yellow flag flew for Brian Swank and Jeremy Shaffer who spun on the back stretch. After completing just one lap, Dennis Wenner then spun bringing out the caution yet again.

The race stayed green the rest of the way. Mike Hemminger was at the front of the field, but Owen Houpt made the pass with 17 laps to go. A fitting number for the teen who is just seventeen-years-old.

Houpt led the final 17 laps in route to his first win. Points leader Barry Awtey finished second.

A late race caution set up a restart that allowed Will Hemminger to battle for his fourth win of the year in the One Stop Auto Sales Pro Stock division. The yellow came out with just three laps to go when Chuckie Keslar lost control of his car.

On the restart, Hemminger lined up to the outside of Adam Kostelnik. Kostelnik led the majority of the race, but watched his one-second lead disappear with the caution. Hemminger cleared Kostelnik into the first turn on the restart and drove off for the win.

Points leader Jeff Giles wrecked on the first lap and did not finish the race.

Dale Kimberly won his fourth race in a row in the Ron’s Collision Center Street Stocks. Kimberly was running third behind Rick Meehleib and his daughter Angie Kimberly on the final lap when the two wrecked.

Meehleib fought hard to keep the lead and did everything he could to keep Angie Kimberly behind him in the final laps. Coming to the checkered flag, Angie Kimberly had a run on the outside, but made contact with Meehleib and spun into the wall.

The restart put Dale Kimberly on the front row and he drove off for yet another win.

Skylar Berkey made a last lap pass in the Somerset Trust Fast N’ Furious 4’s for his third win of the year.

Rookie Donald Hillegas led every lap but the last one. Hillegas started on the front row and jumped out to a big lead. Berkey started fifth and continued to chip away at Hillegass’ lead. On the final lap, Berkey made the move in Turn Two and took the lead and the win.

In the Farmers Union Co-Op Chargers, “Nacho” Nate Valente led all 15 laps and held off Steve Singo for his fourth win of the year.

Doug Glessner also led every lap of his feature in the Stoystown Auto Wreckers Modifieds for his division leading seventh win of the year.

The Super Cup Stock Car Series made his second trip of the year to the track on Saturday night for two feature events. Jason Kitzmiller and Brent Nelson came away with wins.

Jennerstown Speedway has just three weeks of racing left in the 2022 season. Racing begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17.