9/27/2025
USAC East Coast Sprint Cars
Miller in a Thriller!
On a gorgeous fall Friday evening the Innovative Machining Technology USAC Sprints presented by Baer Den Farm hit the clay running in Delaware.
Chris Allen Jr. smoked the field in BDB Graphics Heat Race #1. Heat race two showcased the storyline of the evening, with Steven Drevicki using the low line over Kenny Miller III to snag the E. Schneider & Sons Heat #2.
The feature lined up with Blaine Emery on the pole and the ever-improving Olivia Thayer rolling off second. When the green dropped, the war began.
Surprisingly, it was Drevicki working the very top side, while Allen pressed for the lead. Drevicki hammered the cushion and made a daring two-for-one move, taking the lead from Emery on lap 3 after starting sixth. Allen and Ed Aikin followed through, dropping Emery further back after his strong start.
Battles raged throughout the field, but by lap 10 Drevicki had pulled out a three-second advantage. The focus then turned to the “Man from Morgantown,” Miller, who had charged from seventh into the top three. On lap 11, he slid past Allen for second. Two laps later, Drevicki was cruising with nearly a 4.5-second lead when misfortune struck — Emery slowed from a career-best fifth, bringing out the caution.
The lap 13 restart saw Drevicki fire off strong, but Miller had the move of the night. In the Weikel Sportswear 23m, he launched a massive slide job into turn one — one of the biggest Georgetown has seen in years — and cleared Drevicki. The former champ crossed back, but Miller had the drive off turn two to secure the pass.
With five to go, lapped traffic gave Drevicki one more shot. The two swapped lines and used every inch of the surface, but with two to go Miller threaded the needle between a pair of lapped cars and left Drevicki wondering what could have been. Miller motored on to his third win of the season, with Drevicki second, Allen third, Aikin fourth after nearly not making it to the track, and Bruce Buckwalter Jr. scoring his first top-five of the season.
BDB Graphics Heat 1: 1. Chris Allen Jr ( Allen 71) 2. Ed Aikin (Aikin 7) 3. Bruce Buckwalter ( Buckwalter 83) 4. Olivia Thayer (Thayer 39) 5. Steve Downs (Downs 12D) 6. Jason Cherry (Cherry 67) 7. Dirk Rimrott (Rimrott 27)
E Schneider and Sons Heat 2: 1. Steven Drevicki (Drevicki 19) 2. Kenny Miller III (Miller 23m) 3. Billy Ney (Ney 83s) 4. Blaine Emery (Emery 68) 5. Mike Haggenbottom (Kelly 51) 6. Ronald Helmick (Helmick 22r)
A- Main: 1. Kenny Miller III (7) 2. Steven Drevicki (6) 3. Chris Allen Jr. (3) 4. Ed Aikin (5) 5. Bruce Buckwalter (4) 6. Olivia Thayer (2) 7. Billy Ney (13) 8. Mike Haggenbottom (9) 9. Steve Downs (8) 10. Jason Cherry (10) DNF: Dirk Rimrott, Blaine Emery, Ronald Helmick.
Ed Aikin- 2 Torsion Bars from Strange
Blaine Emery- Hard Luck from JPA Racing Products
Steven Drevicki - Fast Time from Bitner Automotive
Kenny Miller III - Hard Charger from C&C Landscape
Chris Allen Jr- Hoosier Tire Poker Chip Winner
Next Race: New Egypt Speedway. Friday October 10th.
Article Credit: Kurt Bettler
Submitted By: Kurt Bettler