Just one week after setting a personal best with a fourth-place finish, 18-year-old Jax Yohn of Boyertown secured his first career BQ Concrete 358 Modified victory Friday night at Big Diamond Speedway.
The second-year driver started seventh in the 25-lap headline feature, navigating through a field of veteran competitors to claim the win.
“I’ve always wanted to be at this level and tonight my crew gave me a great car, and it all just played to perfection,” Yohn said in Victory Lane. “It’s so awesome to be running against all those guys. I was about four years old when I first started going to the races and watching them, and now here we are racing with them at their level.”
Yohn moved into the top four early, trailing leader Tim Fitzpatrick, Mike Lisowski, and Rick Laubach. Following a lap-three restart, Yohn overtook Laubach and engaged in a multi-lap battle with Lisowski, clearing him for second on lap nine before passing Fitzpatrick for the lead on lap 10.
Lisowski reclaimed second on lap 14 and pressured the teenager, but Yohn maintained his line on a multi-lane surface to take the checkered flag. Lisowski finished second, followed closely by Duane Howard, Louden Reimert, and Fitzpatrick.
USAC East Coast Sprint Cars
Christian Bruno, of Deptford, New Jersey, secured his first career Big Diamond Speedway victory in the 25-lap main event presented by Baer Den Farms. Bruno moved into second behind early leader Kyle Spence on lap two. Following a series of caution periods, Bruno executed a pass on Spence at the start of lap eight to take permanent control. Stephen Drevicki also passed Spence on lap 10 to finish second, while Spence held on for third.
602 Crate Sportsman
Virginville’s Dakota Kohler earned a rain-shortened victory in the USS Achey Inc. 602 Crate Sportsman feature. Kohler started fifth, passing Aaron Weaver and pole-sitter McKenzi Smith to claim the lead by lap four. Kohler maintained his advantage over points leader Ryan Graver and Nate Brinker until rain hit the track on lap 16, forcing officials to call the race under caution.
Rookie 602 Crate Sportsman
Devin Whitmoyer, of Hamburg, led from the pole to earn his first career feature victory in the 15-lap main event. Whitmoyer, the son of four-time Open Sportsman Modified champion Craig Whitmoyer, led coast-to-coast to win ahead of Josh Metzger and Payton Renninger.
Big Diamond Speedway Results
Friday, May 22, 2026
358 MODIFIEDS Feature (25 Laps): 1. Jax Yohn, 2. Mike Lisowski, 3. Duane Howard, 4. Louden Reimert, 5. Tim Fitzpatrick, 6. Rick Laubach, 7. Logan Watt, 8. Dom Buffalino, 9. Brandon Edgar, 10. Heath Metzger, 11. Matt Yoder, 12. Cody Manmiller, 13. Kevin Olenick, 14. Aleia Geisler, 15. Mike Burrows, 16. Mike Laise, 17. Nate Mohr, 18. Hunter Metzger, 19. Corey Renninger, 20. Wayne Witmer, 21. Alan Rudalavage, 22. Tim Buckwalter, 23. Kevin Beach Jr., 24. Jimmy Leiby. Did Not Qualify: Cliff Quinn, Bryan Kuhl, Bobby Trapper Sr., Joel Smith.
USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CARS Feature (25 Laps): 1. Christian Bruno, 2. Stephen Drevicki, 3. Kyle Spence, 4. Olivia Thayer, 5. Stan Poloski II, 6. Joey Crilly, 7. Matt Swift, 8. Greg Shepsis, 9. Bruce Buckwalter Jr., 10. Jakob Stitzel, 11. Scott Frack, 12. Kenny Miller III, 13. Blaine Emery, 14. Ronald Hemlick, 15. Ed Aikin, 16. Joe Kata, 17. Larry McVay, 18. Shane Braxton, 19. Brett Rose. Did Not Start: Dan Malley.
602 CRATE SPORTSMAN Feature (16 Laps/Rain): 1. Dakota Kohler, 2. Ryan Graver, 3. Nate Brinker, 4. Aaron Weaver, 5. Brennan Chapman, 6. McKenzi Smith, 7. Tyler James, 8. Zach Steffey, 9. Mike Schneck Jr., 10. Jim O’Hara, 11. Trevor Bixler, 12. Reice Widger, 13. Glenn Rowan, 14. Tyler Vidal, 15. Nick Hamm, 16. Kevin Smith, 17. Ed Mrocko, 18. Kevin Brady. Did Not Start: Kevin Fitzpatrick, John McGoey.
ROOKIE 602 CRATE SPORTSMAN Feature (15 Laps): 1. Devin Whitmoyer, 2. Josh Metzger, 3. Payton Renninger, 4. Mason Harakel, 5. Lucas Weil.
Article/results by Dino Oberto
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