Cave Racing Memories

Jeremy Tinsman won the Pure Stock feature Friday night making him the first to win in late models, sprint cars, and pure stocks, timing second. Finishing order: Tinsman; Joe Shifflett; Budd Reitnauer; Trevor Feathers; Andrew Tyson; and Dwain Welsh.

J. P. Welsh of Winchester, Virginia picked up his first win of the season topping an eighteen car field making him the 4th winner in 5 races this year. Heat winners were Mike Parrill, Sr.; Frenchy Bennington; and Jason Lineweaver. Fast time was set by Parrill, Sr. with a 2.386 second qualifying lap. Phil and Jerry's Heat #1 Mike Parrill, Sr.; Tyler Williamson; Joe Shifflett; Andrew Tyson' Budd Reitnauer; and Aaron Seal. Lap Leaders: Shifflett (Laps 1-5); Williamson (Laps 6-7); Shifflett (Laps 8-34) and Parrill, Sr. (Lap 35 to finish). Null Machine Shop Heat #2 Frenchy Bennington; Randy Ritter; Dwain Welsh; Jeremy Tinsman; Greg Hoard; and Trevor Feathers. Lap Leaders: Ritter (Laps 1-2); Bennington (Lap 3); Ritter (Lap 4-19); and Bennington (Lap 20 to finish). Dark Moon Technologies Heat #3 Jason Lineweaver; J. P. Welsh; Matt Williamson; Rick Williamson; Steve Welsh; and Doug. Lap Leaders: Lineweaver (Laps 1-9); Steve Welsh (Laps 10-13); Lineweaver (Laps 14-28); J. P...

Due to the increased number of cars appearing weekly at The Cave, we would like to start qualifying at 7:00 sharp in order to get those who have a way to travel home at a decent hour. Please make every effort to have your car ready, your trigger finger warmed up, and your game face on by 7:00. Thanks!

LATE MODELS Frenchy Bennington - 361 Joe Shifflett - 353 Jason Lineweaver - 344 J.P. Welsh - 330 Tyler Williamson - 273 Andrew Tyson - 266 Mike Parrill, Sr. - 262 Steve Welsh - 253 Rick Williamson - 247 Dwain Welsh - 243 Matt Williamson - 237 Mike Franklin - 231 Mikey Franklin - 224 Nick Canfield - 204 Lee Canfield - 203 Budd Reitnauer - 198 Jeremy Tinsman - 175 Bobby Jones - 144 Randy Ritter - 138 Trevor Feathers - 109 Jeff Yost - 80 Tim Andrews - 80 Alan Sagi - 59 Aaron Seal - 36 PURE STOCKS Joe Shifflett - 188 Jason Lineweaver - 181 Mikey Franklin - 163 Frenchy Bennington - 161 Mike Franklin - 153 Nick Canfield - 145 Budd Reitnauer - 136 Aaron Seal - 120 Jeremy Tinsman - 95 Alan Sagi - 75 Bobby Jones - 66 Randy Ritter - 59 Dwain Welsh - 56 Andrew Tyson - 52 SPRINTS Jeremy Tinsman - 186 Brad Bennington - 183 Andrew Tyson - 171 Jason Lineweaver - 171 Mike Franklin - 160 Trevor Feathers - 137 Budd Reitnauer - 130 Dwain Welsh - 128 Nick Canfield - 125 Bobby Jones - 123 Mikey Franklin - ...

Dwain Welsh started the Sprint Car night off with fast time of 2.728 seconds in a 12 car field with Heats going to Jeremy Tinsman and Jason Lineweaver. C-Main winner was Randy Ritter. B-Main winner was Brad Bennington with Ritter, Andrew Tyson, and Mike Franklin also transferring to the feature. The wild and woolly feature found seven lead changes with 4 different drivers with Tinsman making a Lap 80 pass for the lead and win and Ritter going from the lead to fourth over the last 20 laps. Lap Leaders: Tinsman (Laps 1-2); Bennington (Lap 3); Lineweaver (Laps 4-28); Tinsman (Laps 29-34), Lineweaver (Laps 35-69); Ritter Laps 70-80) and Tinsman (Laps 80-100).

Brad "Frenchy" Bennington of Winchester, Virginia survived the largest field ever assembled at The Cave Friday night claiming the 3rd Annual Black Friday 100. Steve Welsh of Berkley Springs, West Virginia started off the night with fast time of the 23 cars with a time of 2.487 seconds earning him the pole position in Heat #1. Welsh could not convert pole position into a transfer spot as Bennington would win the heat to earn the pole for the feature. Other heat winners were Joe Shifflett, Jason Lineweaver, and J.P. Welsh. Phil and Jerry's Heat #1 Brad Bennington, Randy Ritter, Steve Welsh, Bobby Jones, Rick Williamson, and Jeff Yost. Null Machine Shop Heat #2 Joe Shifflett, Mike Parrill, Sr., Matt Williamson, Tyler Williamson, Mikey Franklin, and Nick Canfield. Dark Moon Technologies Heat #3 Jason Lineweaver, Trevor Feathers, Lee Canfield, Mike Franklin, Budd Reitnauer, and Aaron Seal. RWR Dirt Late Model Bodies Heat #4 J. P. Welsh, Andrew Tyson, Dwain Welsh, Tim Andrews, ...

LATE MODELS: Joe Shifflett - 263 Frenchy Bennington - 261 Jason Lineweaver - 249 J. P. Welsh - 245 Rick Williamson - 205 Andrew Tyson - 200 Tyler Williamson - 198 Mike Parrill, Sr. - 190 Dwain Welsh - 188 Mike Franklin - 187 Matt Williamson - 184 Steve Welsh - 180 Mikey Franklin - 168 Nick Canfield - 156 Budd Reitnauer - 152 Lee Canfield - 144 Jeremy Tinsman - 137 Bobby Jones - 94 Randy Ritter - 69 Alan Sagi - 59 Jeff Yost - 46 Trevor Feathers - 46 Tim Andrews - 40 PURE STOCKS: Joe Shifflett - 188 Jason Lineweaver - 181 Mikey Franklin - 163 Frenchy Bennington - 161 Mike Franklin - 153 Nick Canfield - 145 Budd Reitnauer - 136 Aaron Seal - 120 Jeremy Tinsman - 95 Alan Sagi - 75 Bobby Jones - 66 Randy Ritter - 59 Dwain Welsh - 56 Andrew Tyson - 52 SPRINTS: Andrew Tyson - 96 Frenchy Bennington - 95 Jeremy Tinsman - 86 Mike Franklin - 85 Trevor Feathers - 77 Jason Lineweaver - 76 Budd Reitnauer - 72 Nick Canfield - 69 Tyler Williamson - 66 Joe Shifflett - 60 Dwain Welsh - 58 Bobby Jones - 5...

Jason Lineweaver won the latest Race of Champions, a race featuring the last 6 different winners in the Late Model class at The Cave Speedway. Finishing Order: Jason Lineweaver, winner; Brad Bennington, 2nd; Mikey Franklin, 3rd; Tyler Williamson, 4th; Jeremy Tinsman, 5th. Mike Parrill, Sr. - DNS

Joe Shifflett survived 9 lead changes between three drivers to capture the pure stock feature Friday night at The Cave. Shifflett won his heat race and missed being top qualifier by .004 seconds to Jason Lineweaver who had a fast time of 2.462. Heat winners for the night were Lineweaver, Shifflett and Randy Ritter. C-Main winner was Nick Canfield and B-Main winner was Mikey Franklin. Feature: Joe Shifflett, winner; Jeremy Tinsman, Mikey Franklin, Jason Lineweaver, Brad Bennington, and Alan Sagi. Lap Leaders: Franklin, Laps 1-3; Lineweaver, Laps 4-9; Shifflett, Lap 10; Lineweaver, Laps 11-13; Franklin, Laps 14-22; Shifflett, Laps 23-26; Lineweaver, Laps 27-29; Shifflett, Laps 30-35; Lineweaver, Laps 36-38; Shifflett - Lap 39 to end.

Brad (Frenchy) Bennington topped the largest field of the year Friday night with his first win of the season, becoming the third winner in three races. Top qualifier for the night was Joe Shifflett at 2.440. heat winners for the night were Shifflett, J. P. Welsh, Steve Welsh, and Bennington. D-Main winner was Mikey Franklin; Jason Lineweaver took the win in both the C and B-Mains. Phil and Jerry's Heat #1 Joe Shifflett, winner; Rick Williamson, 2nd; Dwain Welsh, 3rd; Andrew Tyson, 4th; and Bobby Jones, 5th. Null Machine Shop Heat #2 J. P. Welsh, winner; Mike Franklin, 2nd; Jason Lineweaver, 3rd; Jeremy Tinsman, 4th; and Tyler Williamson, 5th. Dark Moon Technologies Heat #3 Steve Welsh, winner; Randy Ritter, 2nd; Matt Williamson, 3rd; Mikey Franklin, 4th; and Lee Canfield, 5th. RWR Dirt Late Model Bodies Heat #4 Brad (Frenchy) Bennington, winner; Nick Canfield, 2nd; Alan Sagi, 3rd; Budd Reitnauer, 4th; and Tim Andrews, 5th. D-Main: Mikey Franklin; Tyler Williamson; Budd Reitnauer; L...

LATE MODELS: Mike Parrill, Sr. - 190 Joe Shifflett - 178 Frenchy Bennington - 161 Jason Lineweaver - 158 J. P. Welsh - 155 Andrew Tyson - 150 Tyler Williamson - 150 Rick Williamson - 133 Matt Williamson - 131 Dwain Welsh - 127 Mike Franklin - 112 Mikey Franklin - 112 Budd Reitnauer - 106 Steve Welsh - 100 Lee Canfield - 100 Nick Canfield - 90 Jeremy Tinsman - 83 Bobby Jones - 52 Jeff Yost - 46 Trevor Feathers - 46 PURE STOCKS: Jason Lineweaver - 96 Mike Franklin - 93 Joe Shifflett - 88 Frenchy Bennington - 83 Mikey Franklin - 77 Nick Canfield - 76 Budd Reitnauer - 69 Aaron Seal - 66 SPRINTS: Andrew Tyson - 96 Frenchy Bennington - 95 Jeremy Tinsman - 86 Mike Franklin - 85 Trevor Feathers - 77 Jason Lineweaver - 76 Budd Reitnauer - 72 Nick Canfield - 69 Tyler Williamson - 66 Joe Shifflett - 60 Dwain Welsh - 58 Bobby Jones - 56 Mikey Franklin - 54

Joe Shifflett of Martinsburg, West Virginia led flag to flag Saturday at The Cave Speedway taking the checkers in the first of four Dixie Cash Sprint races. J. P. Welsh set fast time of 2.758 to start on the pole in Heat One but Shifflett would take the lead on Lap 7 and lead until the end. Heat #2 had Andrew Tyson winning a wild race that had 6 lead changes among Tyson, Williamson, and Reitnauer. B-Main winner was Frenchy Bennington over Tyler Williamson, J. P. Welsh, and Bobby Jones. Lap leaders were J. P. Welsh Lap 1, Dwain Welsh (Laps 2-7); J. P. Welsh (Laps 8-13); Tyler Williamson (Laps 14-49) and Frenchy Bennington (Lap 50 to the finish). When the Feature rolled Shifflett made it plain this race was not even going to be close as he ran off and hid, topping 2nd place J. P. Welsh by 8 laps. Frenchy Bennington was 3rd, followed by Andrew Tyson, Bobby Jones, and Tyler Williamson.

Jason Lineweaver captured his first late model win at The Cave Friday night in only his third attempt. Jason's night got off to a good start by setting fast time at 2.468 over a field of nineteen cars. Phil and Jerry's Heat #1 Tyler Williamson - Winner. Rick Williamson, 2nd; Jason Lineweaver, 3rd; Bobby Jones, 4th; Mikey Franklin, 5th; and Steve Welsh, 6th. Null Machine Shop Heat #2 Mike Parrill, Sr. - Winner. Jeremy Tinsman, 2nd; Matt Williamson, 3rd; Budd Reitnauer, 4th; J.P. Welsh, 5th; Dwain Welsh, 6th. Dark Moon Technology Heat #3 Joe Shifflett - Winner. Andrew Tyson, 2nd; Frenchy Bennington, 3rd; Mike Franklin, 4th; Trevor Feathers, 5th. D-Main: J. P. Welsh, winner; Lap Leaders: J.P. Laps 1-5; Dwain Welsh Lap 6; Trevor Feathers Laps 7-18; and J.P. Welsh Lap 19 to finish. C-Main: Frenchy Bennington won the C-Main leading flag to flag. B-Main: Jason Lineweaver won the B-Main leading flag to flag. Frenchy Bennington was 2nd; and Jeremy Tinsman finished 3rd. In the Feature, J...

LATE MODELS: Mike Parrill, Sr. - 100 J. P. Welsh - 95 Frenchy Bennington - 88 Joe Shifflett - 83 Andrew Tyson - 78 Dwain Welsh - 77 Tyler Williamson - 70 Rick Williamson - 67 Matt Williamson - 64 Jason Lineweaver - 60 Mike Franklin - 58 Lee Canfield - 56 Mikey Franklin - 54 Steve Welsh - 52 Budd Reitnauer - 50 Nick Canfield - 48 Jeff Yost - 46 PURE STOCKS: Jason Lineweaver - 96 Mike Franklin - 93 Joe Shifflett - 88 Frenchy Bennington - 83 Mikey Franklin - 77 Nick Canfield - 76 Budd Reitnauer - 69 Aaron Seal - 66

Defending track champion Mike Parrill, Sr. of Winchester, Virginia kicked off the new racing season at The Cave Speedway with a win Friday night topping a strong field of 17 racers. After setting fast time of 2.634 in qualifying, Parrill used his pole position to lead the Phil and Jerry's Heat Race #1 flag to flag. Null's Machine Shop Heat Race #2 was won by J.P. Welsh after taking the lead from Joe Shifflett on Lap 5 and led until the checkers. Dark Moon Technology Heat Race #3 had three different leaders with Dwain Welsh taking the lead from Tyler Williamson on Lap 14 to earn the win. D-Main Results: Lee Canfield, Budd Reitnauer, Nick Canfield, Jeff Yost C-Main Results: Tyler Williamson, Jason Lineweaver, Mike Franklin, Lee Canfield, Mikey Franklin, and Steve Welsh B-Main Results: Frenchy Bennington, Joe Shifflett, Andrew Tyson, Tyler Williamson, Rick Williamson, and Matt Williamson The Feature found Frenchy taking the lead on Lap 2 from his 4th starting spot and lea...