Final Lap

Jeremy Miller of Littlestown, Pa., tracked down Mike Lupfer on the 14th lap and led the rest of the way to score his second win of the year in the 25-lap late model feature at the Hagerstown Speedway on Saturday night. Darryl Burkholder of Chambersburg, Pa., passed Rusty Sites coming off the fourth turn on the final lap for his second win of the year in the Hoosier Tires Mid-Atlantic/A&C Racing Engines 20-lap late model sportsman feature. Brian Tavenner of Winchester, Va., continued his winning ways with his sixth win in the 15-lap Ernie's Salvage Yard pure stock main event.

Mr. Donald K. Rohrer, 77, of 16731 Hampton Road, Williamsport, Md., ran his final lap on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, and went to be with his hero, Dale Earnhardt Sr. Born March 15, 1934, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of the late Max R. Sr. and Mary R. (Johnston) Rohrer. Mr. Rohrer was employed at Pangborn Corporation, Hagerstown, for 44 years until his retirement in 1996. He was a diehard NASCAR fan who enjoyed spending time with his stepchildren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

kauffman@herald-mail.com Landover, MD - In the first 2A-1A boys race of the Maryland Indoor Track & Field Championships, four Wildcats covered 3,200 meters faster than anyone in Class 1A history. Williamsport's 3,200 relay team of Rhet Troxell, Mike Barnes, Matt Rouse and Aaron Buchman blew away the field Monday, winning in 8 minutes, 17.1 seconds at Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex and breaking the previous 1A record of 8:21.79 set by Oakland Mills in 2001.

AUTO RACING Feathers dominates Speedway Shootout Bo Feathers started third and took the lead on the seventh lap as he won the Hagerstown/Winchester Shootout II at Hagerstown Speedway on Saturday. Feathers held off Jeremy Miller in the 40-lap battle. In the 25-lap Hoosier Daddy later model, Arlin Brougher led on only the final lap in racing to victory. YOUTH LEAGUES American Little League South Hagerstown 9, AFSCME 7 South: Nick Sanders, Ricky Morin and Marqui Hoffman 2 hits each.

Winning the best medicine Davis overcomes injuries from two accidents to claim victory at Speedway By NICOLE MILLER / Staff Correspondent As far as Will Davis has come in the last month, the final step - his winning the Progressive Insurance Grand National feature at the Hagerstown Speedway on Saturday - must have seemed awfully small. About a month ago, Davis was playing with his church softball team when he collided with another player and fractured his skull.

Richmond, Carden win now for later By DAN KAUFFMAN dankauff@herald-mail.com Both South Hagerstown's Domonique Richmond and Martinsburg's Rachel Carden met small goals Friday at the Rebel Relays in hopes of meeting bigger ones four weeks from now. Less than a month away from their respective state meets, Richmond and Carden stayed on course for Baltimore and Charleston with victories in the Dr. James Banks 800-meter run,...

kauffman@herald-mail.com The switch from basketball to indoor track couldn't have worked out any better for North Hagerstown's Hemu Arumugam. Coming off a dominating performance in which Arumugam set Washington County meet records in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs, he cashed in another sterling afternoon at the Maryland Class 3A-2A West Region meet at the HCC athletic complex, winning the same two events and setting himself up for what could be a banner day at the state championships.

kauffman@herald-mail.com I'm not really sure what the perfect race would feel like - I only ran indoor track for two months my freshman year at North Hagerstown before musical aspirations pulled me away - but after the Maryland Indoor Track Championships 10 days ago, I know what it looks like. At the start, you've got 1,600 meters between you and a state title. You've also got 11 other runners to contend with. You go out under control, not wanting to surge ahead too fast and leave yourself with nothing in the tank for the final lap, but also not wanting to fall so far behind the leaders there's no hope of catching them in that lap. With two laps to go, you need to make a move.

Mr. Donald K. Rohrer, 77, of 16731 Hampton Road, Williamsport, Md., ran his final lap on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, and went to be with his hero, Dale Earnhardt Sr. Born March 15, 1934, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of the late Max R. Sr. and Mary R. (Johnston) Rohrer. Mr. Rohrer was employed at Pangborn Corporation, Hagerstown, for 44 years until his retirement in 1996. He was a diehard NASCAR fan who enjoyed spending time with his stepchildren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

AUTO RACING Hagerstown Speedway Starting second with a six-car invert, Gary Stuhler led all 40 laps to capture the victory in the first Red Nininger Memorial for the Cindy Rowe Auto Glass late models at Hagerstown Speedway on Saturday night.   Stuhler of Greencastle, Pa., was in command of the race from the start with late model sportsman driver Tyler Armstrong doing double duty and giving chase from the third lap. Stuhler's racer began smoking on the final lap, but he held on for his second win of the season -- and 125th of his career -- by .81 seconds over Armstrong.

BOONSBORO - Even though he didn't win, Chris Eatough was still the star of the show Sunday at the Greenbrier Challenge men's pro mountain bike race. Eatough, 33, of Ellicott City, Md., will play himself - a six-time world champion - in the fictional movie "MAX VO2 The Potential Inside," which will be released next year. A film crew from Red Cloud Productions was at Greenbrier State Park on Sunday to capture some of the racing, including Eatough in action. "We're bringing together professional athletes and professional actors to make this great film about bike racing," said executive producer Scotty Curlee, who was on hand Sunday.

Rick Eckert planned to race in Tennessee this weekend, but heavy rains changed his plans. The York, Pa., driver made the most of it, winning his second straight late model feature at Hagerstown Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Eckert started eighth, but quickly moved to fourth by the second lap. He tracked down polesitter Josh Richards by the midway point of the 30-lap race and held off Roy Deese Jr. on the final lap for the win. "Our car was really good again today, the race track was excellent again," Eckert said.

"I have finished second at Hagerstown three times and I finally got a win. This is awesome," said Joe Kopp of Mica, Wash. last Saturday. Kopp had just won the 25-lap AMA Ford Quality Hub-City Classic Grand National Flat Track Motorcycle Championship at the Hagerstown Speedway. Riding the Latus Harley-Davidson/Jones Pwrspts/KK/Columbia Avionics HD, Kopp tracked down defending National Champion Chris Carr on the 19th lap and held off a charging Ken Coolbeth for his second win of the year.

LEGION BASEBALL UTICA, N.Y. - Funkstown Legion won two games Friday in the Blue Gold Tournament to clinch a spot in Sunday's championship game. In the first game, Funkstown scored two runs in the eighth inning to beat Ilion Legion, 5-3. Kevin Brashears had three hits and Phil Powell drove in three runs for Funkstown. Matt Murray, Josh Bowers and Tim Kellinger had two hits apiece, while David Richards got the win in relief. Funkstown later shut out Ottawa 3-0 behind a complete-game pitching effort from Craig Henson.

kauffman@herald-mail.com The switch from basketball to indoor track couldn't have worked out any better for North Hagerstown's Hemu Arumugam. Coming off a dominating performance in which Arumugam set Washington County meet records in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs, he cashed in another sterling afternoon at the Maryland Class 3A-2A West Region meet at the HCC athletic complex, winning the same two events and setting himself up for what could be a banner day at the state championships.

HAGERSTOWN, MD - According to the calendar, it was the second day of spring, but the bitter cold temperatures that produced snow showers all afternoon didn't keep the drivers away as 137 cars were signed into the competition area at the Hagerstown Speedway Sunday afternoon. Frankie Plessinger of Big Tannery, Pa., and Paul Crowl of Upperco ended long dry spells in the late model features and Brett Hearn assured himself a guaranteed starting spot in the Octoberfest 350 with a win in the small-block modified feature.