Eucker Wins Last Lap Thriller At Raceway 7

Monroe Center, OH (Aug 22, 2025) By Marc Hoegerl: Raceway 7 would once again be blessed with delightful late summer weather, as well as another night of action-packed racing, etching night #6 of the season in the books at Raceway 7.

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It was a night of redemption for Saegertown, PA’s Billy Henry, after two straight weeks of late race heartbreaks. Henry would lead all the way in the 20 lap Evergreen Park Lake Campground RUSH Crate Late Models feature, for his 4th feature win of the year at Raceway 7. Following “The Conneautville Crusher” across the line would be, 2014, 2017 points champ Kyle Zimmerman in 2nd, Jeff Watson with his best run of the season was 3rd, Eriez/Stateline standout Jason Gernco was 4th, as 2024 Raceway 7 feature winner Ashton Briggs was 5th.

“The Northcoast Nitemare” Nate Young would bring it all together to pick up feature win #2 of 2025 in Raceway 7’s Campbell’s Mini Storage UMP Open Wheel Modifieds. This would also be the Painesville natives 18th career feature win in the division at Raceway 7, making Young 8th on Raceway 7’s Campbell’s Mini Storage UMP Open Wheel Modifieds all-time feature win list. 2018 champ Troy Johnson would come home in the bridesmaid spot, Josh McDonald who was closing in on Young late in the race would jump the cushion in turn 2, having to settle for 3rd. Multi champ Joel Watson was 4th, as Meadville, PA’s Allen Atkinson with another fine run was 5th.

There’s no doubt why Jake Eucker has the nickname “Kid Smooth” The Trumbull County Ohio native, after starting in the 10th spot, would real in and overhaul Tyson Hill coming out of turn 2 on the final lap to grab his 6th Raceway 7 Lakeview Ford Econo Mod feature triumph of the 2025 racing campaign, in thrilling fashion. The 15 lapper could be dubbed Raceway 7’s race of the year with its dramatic finish. Eucker, now only stands 1 win away from tying the divisions all-time feature winner at Raceway 7, Brandon Blackshear. Following Eucker across the stripe would be, Bryson Hill, Zack Eller, Garrett Calvert, and George Vestal.

This would be the evening where the last of the unbeatens would fall. Warren County, PA’s Kole Holden would put Chas Wolbert’s unbeaten streak in feature competition at Raceway 7 to rest. Holden would grab the lead from a fading Rob Kristyak with 3 laps to go to pick up his 1st Raceway 7 Bonnell’s Truck & RV RUSH Modified feature win of the season. Wolbert after an early race spin would charge his way from the tail to finish 2nd, Jake Rutana was 3rd, early race leader Rob Kristyak was 4th, as Todd English with another fine outing was 5th.

Zach Downes would show once again why he’s the man to beat in the 21st Century Mini Stocks at Raceway 7. Downes would muscle the lead from opening nights feature winner Devin Haefke on lap 5, cruising the remaining 7 laps to pick up his 4th Raceway 7 21st Century Mini Stock feature win of 2025. With the win Downe’s surpasses, John Boyd Jr, and Jim Hyde to become the division all-time feature winner at Raceway 7, with his 24th feature victory. Alexis Vogt was 2nd, 2022, 2023 champ Brian McGarvie was 3rd, Mike Barr with another consistent finish was 4th, and Greenville, PA’s Mike Aley would round out your top 5.

EVERGREEN PARK LAKE CAMPGROUND RUSH CRATE LATE MODELS (14 Entries)

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 21*-Billy Henry[2]; 2. 31-Kyle Zimmerman[4]; 3. 1*-Jeff Watson[6]; 4. 29J-Jason Genco[5]; 5. 11A-Ashton Briggs[12]; 6. 11JR-William Pinckney[7]; 7. L31-Logan Stockdale[3]; 8. 9-Breyton Santee[11]; 9. 21J-Jamie Wrightsman[8]; 10. Y26-Gary Youngs[1]; 11. 3H-Steve Hollabaugh[9]; 12. 19-Albert Bull[13]; 13. 112-Jacob Peterson[14]; 14. 225-Bud Watson[10]

Lap Leaders: Henry (1-20)

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 21*-Billy Henry[1]; 2. Y26-Gary Youngs[5]; 3. 11JR-William Pinckney[2]; 4. 225-Bud Watson[3]; 5. 19-Albert Bull[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1*-Jeff Watson[2]; 2. 29J-Jason Genco[5]; 3. 21J-Jamie Wrightsman[3]; 4. 9-Breyton Santee[4]; 5. 112-Jacob Peterson[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. L31-Logan Stockdale[1]; 2. 31-Kyle Zimmerman[2]; 3. 3H-Steve Hollabaugh[3]; 4. 11A-Ashton Briggs[4]

CAMPBELL’S MINI STORAGE UMP OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS (16 Entries)

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 42-Nate Young[1]; 2. 2J-Troy Johnson[4]; 3. 37-Josh McDonald[7]; 4. 92-Joel Watson[5]; 5. 32-Allen Atkinson[2]; 6. 88S-Justin Sax[8]; 7. 72-Eric Reinwald[6]; 8. 38-Percy McDonald[9]; 9. 71E-Charles Steinle[11]; 10. 52-Zac Etzel[16]; 11. 68-Andrew Hammond[13]; 12. 4-Alex Brockway[14]; 13. 5M-Donald May Jr[12]; 14. 05-Ed Bolyard II[15]; 15. 17G-Brandon Grossman[10]; 16. 39-Dan McDonald[3]

Lap Leaders: Young (1-20)

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 92-Joel Watson[1]; 2. 2J-Troy Johnson[2]; 3. 37-Josh McDonald[5]; 4. 17G-Brandon Grossman[4]; 5. 68-Andrew Hammond[6]; 6. 52-Zac Etzel[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 42-Nate Young[2]; 2. 32-Allen Atkinson[1]; 3. 88S-Justin Sax[4]; 4. 71E-Charles Steinle[3]; 5. 4-Alex Brockway[5]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 72-Eric Reinwald[5]; 2. 39-Dan McDonald[1]; 3. 38-Percy McDonald[3]; 4. 5M-Donald May Jr[2]; 5. 05-Ed Bolyard II[4]

LAKEVIEW FORD ECONO MODS (19 Entries)

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 64-Jacob Eucker[10]; 2. 38H-Bryson Hill[1]; 3. 99E-Zack Eller[8]; 4. 12C-Garrett Calvert[6]; 5. 4V-George Vestal IV[3]; 6. 47S-Gary Sullivan[5]; 7. 9G-Arianna Samuelson[2]; 8. 17D-Alan Dellinger[7]; 9. 71A-Don Watson[13]; 10. 24R-Derrick Randolph[4]; 11. 16C-Amelia Clay[16]; 12. 9JR-Emily Stoyer[15]; 13. 17-Dennis Dellinger[9]; 14. 27K-Gerry Kielar[19]; 15. 41-Anastasia Vassen[14]; 16. 79-John Shetler[11]; 17. 71-Drew Barnes[17]; 18. 09-Kyle Adkins[18]; 19. (DNF) 1-Jim Dellinger[12]

Lap Leaders: Hill (1-14), Eucker (15)

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 99E-Zack Eller[2]; 2. 47S-Gary Sullivan[1]; 3. 9G-Arianna Samuelson[4]; 4. 64-Jacob Eucker[6]; 5. 71A-Don Watson[3]; 6. 16C-Amelia Clay[5]; 7. 27K-Gerry Kielar[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 4V-George Vestal IV[2]; 2. 17D-Alan Dellinger[4]; 3. 24R-Derrick Randolph[3]; 4. 79-John Shetler[6]; 5. 41-Anastasia Vassen[5]; 6. 71-Drew Barnes[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 12C-Garrett Calvert[1]; 2. 17-Dennis Dellinger[3]; 3. 38H-Bryson Hill[4]; 4. 1-Jim Dellinger[6]; 5. 9JR-Emily Stoyer[2]; 6. 09-Kyle Adkins[5]

BONNELL’S TRUCK & RV RUSH MODIFIEDS (14 Entries)

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 2-Kole Holden[4]; 2. C3-Chas Wolbert[3]; 3. 57R-Jacob Rutana[1]; 4. 00-Rob Kristyak[2]; 5. 711-Todd English[6]; 6. 165K-Karston King[10]; 7. 00K-Jackson Kristyak[7]; 8. 12*-Troy Pinch[9]; 9. 11-Mark Bailey[12]; 10. 22-Jimmy Delullo[13]; 11. 70B-Nolan Burns[5]; 12. 22*-Madilynn Pinch[11]; 13. 12-JC Boyer[8]; 14. 46R-Doug Rutana[14]

Lap Leaders: R. Kristyak (1-16), Holden (17-20)

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 00-Rob Kristyak[2]; 2. 711-Todd English[3]; 3. 00K-Jackson Kristyak[1]; 4. 165K-Karston King[4]; 5. 22-Jimmy Delullo[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 70B-Nolan Burns[2]; 2. 57R-Jacob Rutana[3]; 3. 12-JC Boyer[4]; 4. 22*-Madilynn Pinch[5]; 5. 46R-Doug Rutana[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Kole Holden[2]; 2. C3-Chas Wolbert[3]; 3. 12*-Troy Pinch[1]; 4. 11-Mark Bailey[4]

21ST CENTURY MINI STOCKS (16 Entries)

A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 5-Zach Downes[6]; 2. 30-Alexis Vogt[2]; 3. 60-Brian McGarvie[4]; 4. 87-Mike Barr[9]; 5. 9-Mike Aley[7]; 6. 58-Mike Oldenburgh[14]; 7. 21-Kish Josie[12]; 8. 18-Cory Cross[15]; 9. 12X-Andy Richards[8]; 10. 421X-Devin Haefke[3]; 11. 80-Austyn Richards[1]; 12. 9R-Benjamin Aley[10]; 13. 37-Jacob Hull[5]; 14. 36J-Joshua Robson[11]; 15. (DNS) 44C-Steve Campbell; 16. (DNS) 14-Dakota Bush

Lap Leaders: Au. Richards (1,2), Haefke (3,4), Downes (5-12)

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 37-Jacob Hull[5]; 2. 60-Brian McGarvie[3]; 3. 9-Mike Aley[4]; 4. 9R-Benjamin Aley[2]; 5. 14-Dakota Bush[1]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 421X-Devin Haefke[2]; 2. 30-Alexis Vogt[3]; 3. 12X-Andy Richards[5]; 4. 36J-Joshua Robson[4]; 5. 58-Mike Oldenburgh[1]

Heat 3 (6 Laps): 1. 5-Zach Downes[2]; 2. 80-Austyn Richards[1]; 3. 87-Mike Barr[4]; 4. 21-Kish Josie[3]; 5. 18-Cory Cross[6]; 6. (DNS) 44C-Steve Campbell

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