Graver, of Lehighton, captured the $2,000 Crate Classic victory Friday night during Red White and Blue Autos Inc. Night at Big Diamond Speedway in Minersville, winning the 30-lap USS Achey Inc. 602 Crate Sportsman feature.
The division drew a season-high 41 cars, but Graver showed speed throughout the evening, winning his heat race before charging from the eighth starting spot in the feature. Christopher Buffalino led early, but a series of cautions on lap 16 helped move Graver into position. On the restart, Graver powered past Buffalino for the lead and held off Joe Toth the rest of the way.
Steven Kemery finished third, followed by Kevin Smith and Bryce Bashore, who charged from 22nd to fifth.
In the BQ Concrete 358 Modified feature, Minersville’s Kevin Beach Jr. turned around a difficult start to the season by leading all 25 laps for the victory. Beach held off heavy pressure from Tim Buckwalter and Louden Reimert, with Buckwalter making one final challenge on the last lap before coming up just short.
Jax Yohn finished fourth, while Duane Howard rounded out the top five.
In the Red White and Blue Autos Inc. Roadrunners, Jarod Bassinisky, of Schuylkill Haven, took the lead from CJ Ferguson with seven laps remaining and held off Joey Brennan for his first win of the season
Race Results
| Division | Lap Count | Winner | Top Finishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 358 Modifieds | 25 laps | Kevin Beach Jr. | 1. Kevin Beach Jr. 2. Tim Buckwalter 3. Louden Reimert 4. Jax Yohn 5. Duane Howard 6. Kevin Olenick 7. Jared Umbenhauer 8. Logan Watt 9. Mike Lisowski 10. Cody Manmiller 11. Tim Fitzpatrick 12. Aleia Geisler 13. Wayne Witmer 14. Jimmy Leiby 15. Corey Renninger 16. Heath Metzger 17. Jim Bobbitt 18. Cliff Quinn 19. Rick Laubach 20. Chris Espisito 21. Alan Rudalavage 22. Mark Guagler 23. Hunter Metzger |
| 602 Crate Sportsman | 30 laps | Ryan Graver | 1. Ryan Graver 2. Joe Toth 3. Steven Kemery 4. Kevin Smith 5. Bryce Bashore 6. Dakota Kohler 7. Brett Gilmore 8. Shawn Light 9. Rick Wegner 10. Brennan Chapman 11. Ryan Conrad 12. Reice Widger 13. Tyler Vidal 14. Shannon Slaughter 15. Colin Cox 16. Matt Martino 17. Teague Miller 18. Ralph Melee 19. Christopher Buffalino 20. Mike Toth 21. Mike Schneck Jr. 22. Zach Steffey 23. Tyler James 24. Aaron Weaver DNQ: Logan Starr, Tajae Adams, Nate Brinker, Nick Hamm, Mason Harakel, Scotty Hielman, McKenzi Smith, Mike Stofflet, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Kaitlyn Bailey, Devin Whitmoyer, Brad Brighbill, Dennis Graber, Ed Mrochko, Johnny McGoey, Alan Kellogg, Adrianna Delliponti |
| Roadrunners | 20 laps | Jarod Bassinsky | 1. Jarod Bassinsky 2. Joey Brennan 3. CJ Ferguson 4. Mike Reichert 5. Joe Bassinisky 6. Brian Johnson 7. TJ Fitzpatrick 8. Andrew Buchinski 9. Jonathan Trumbo 10. Jim Kost |