Steve Drevicki Takes USAC East Coast Sprint Car A-Main Win Friday At Williams Grove

Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY – MECHANICSBURG, PA – The 25-lap USAC East 360 sprint main Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway went to Steve Drevicki after a furious late race charge by challengers Briggs Danner and Alex Bright.

Carmen Perigo Jr. led the first 14 laps of the USAC East sprint car main, followed early by Steve Buckwalter before Steve sixth starter Steve Drevicki took the spot away on lap three.

Perigo held and commanding lead during the early going but little by little Drevicki of Reading was able to bite into his advantage.

With 10 laps to go, Drevicki was able to take command as Perigo began slipping backward while Alex Bright, Kenny Miller and Briggs Danner started moving to the front.

Drevicki was forced to contend with lapped traffic all the way to the finish of the non-stop event and that gave his trio of challengers all the chances they needed to not only catch the leader but also to attempt to pass him.

The final five laps of the race were wild all the way to the finish with Danner eventually knocking Bright back to third while Drevicki worked the cushion.

Danner was all over Drevicki during the final two circuits, drawing even for the lead and taking it more than once only to see Drevicki reclaim the spot.

A tight finish found Drevicki holding off his pursuers by .193 seconds with Danner ending up second followed by Alex Bright, Perigo and Tommy Kunsman.

Drevicki also took a USAC East win at the track last season.

Heats went to Perigo, Buckwalter and Kunsman.

USAC East 360 sprint cars, 25 laps:1. Steve Drevicki, 2. Briggs Danner, 3. Alex Bright, 4. Carmen Perigo, 5. Tommy Kunsman, 6. Ed Aikin, 7. Christian Bruno, 8. Bruck Buckwalter, 9. Steve Buckwalter, 10. Nash Ely, 11. David Swanson, 12. Jonathan Swanson, 13. Joey Amantea, 14. Kenny Miller III, 15. Mike Thompson, 16. Troy Fraker, 17. Aiden Borden, 18. Jason Cherry, 19. Billy Nye, 20. Lee Kauffman, 21. Damon Paul