08/31/2026
Cochran Returns to Racing with a Victory, Pattock Earns Championship
Mill Hall, PA – Tylor Cochran of Hughesville returned to the cockpit of his RaceSaver a few weeks ago, after a several year hiatus. In only his second race appearance, he used his front row starting spot to win on Friday night at the Clinton County Speedway. Other winners were AJ Hoffman of Richfield in the Pro Stocks, Garrison Zook in the 270 Micro Sprints and Garrett Watkins in the 4 Cylinders.
Michael Petock of Bloomsburg and Cochran started on the front row of the 25 Lap River Valley Builders RaceSaver Sprint Car feature event. Cochran took the lead at the drop of the green flag with Petock, Fred Arnold of Richfield running in the top three. Jake Gamola of Guys Mill, who started eighth started working his way toward the front of the field entering the top three by lap number four and overtaking second place on lap six. With ten laps complete, Cochran was leading Gomola, Petock, Arnold and Jarrett Cavalett of Hollidaysburg. '
Timmy Bittner of Beech Creek entered the battle for the top five on lap 12 and advanced into fourth by the completion of 14. Cochran maintained a half of a second lead over Gomola on lap 15, as Petock, Bittner and Arnold were racing in the top five. Bittner made a pass on lap 18 to take the third position. On lap 23, Cory Stabley of Blanchard spun on the back stretch to bring out the events only caution. Cochran got a clean restart forcing Gomola to defend his second-place run from a hard changing Bitner. When the check flag waved, Cochran secured the win over Gomola, Bittner, Petock and Arnold.
Coming into the night for the division championship, Jeffrey Weaver had a one-point lead over Jim Pattock of Leechburg. Weaver’s car had engine problems during hot laps forcing him into his backup car for the feature. Upon the start of the feature, Weaver pulled into the pits with engine problems in his second car. Pattock started the race and finished ninth, which secured him his first Clinton County Speedway track championship.
Garrison Zook of Middleburg advanced from his fourth place starting position to lead the first lap of the 270 micro sprint feature event. Mac Wert who started sixth quickly moved into the second position. Jeffrey Weaver of Lock Haven passed Bellefonte’s Colton Guiher on lap five to move into the top three. Weaver battled with Wert for several laps and eventually took second place on lap 13. Zook had a sizeable lead and held on for the victory over Weaver, Wert, Guiher and Brice Harro. Wert won his second consecutive 270 Micro Sprint Championship.
AJ Hoffman of Richfield and Cory Long of Selinsgrove started on the front row of the Pro Stock feature event. Hoffman jumped into the lead, with Cory Long racing alongside of him trying to secure the top spot. The event’s only caution came out when Jesse Farley spun in turn two. As the field came back to full speed, Long challenged Hoffman, as Johnny Bouse added his car into the mix, with Ron Ergott and AY Schilling in the top five. Hoffman continued to lead the field to claim his fifth feature in a row over Long, Bouse, Schilling and Ergott. Cory Long won the season Pro Stock championship.
Pole sitter Tyler Watson led the first circuit of the 4 Cylinder feature event. Fourth place starter Garrett Watkins took the lead by the completion of lap 2. Jimmy Moyer of Lewistown, who started sixth advanced into second place on lap five. By lap 7, Watkins raced through lapped traffic with Moyer and Watson in the top three. Zak Kline of Mill Hall made a lap eleven pass to earn the third position. At the finish, Watkins was the winner over Moyer, Kline, Watson and Kolten George. Zak Kline won the 4 Cylinder championship
The race was the final event of the 2026 racing season at the 1/3-mile oval. For the latest speedway information, follow the speedway’s page or visit the website at www.clintoncountyspeedway.com
RaceSaver Sprints A-Main
19C-Tylor Cochran[2]; 2. 4J-Jacob Gomola[8]; 3. 01-Timmy Bittner[5]; 4. 88-Fred Arnold[3]; 5. 61P-Michael Petock[1]; 6. 85-Josh Beamer[7]; 7. 21C-Jarrett Cavalet[6]; 8. 10N-Nathan Pierce[12]; 9. 42-Jim Pattock[14]; 10. 15T-Matt Tebbs[9]; 11. R6-Reed Thompson[4]; 12. 1S-Cory Stabley[10]; 13. 78-Dale Schweikart[16]; 14. (DNF) 131-Josh Fox[11]; 15. (DNF) 1*-Gene Beadle[15]; 16. (DNF) 19MC-Mark Connoly Jr[13]; 17. (DNS) 52-Jeff Weaver Jr
Heat Races: Tylor Cochran & Fred Arnold
270 Micros A-Main
18-Garrison Zook[5]; 2. 92-Jeff Weaver Jr[8]; 3. 44-Mac Wert[7]; 4. 3-Colton Guiher[3]; 5. 71H-Brice Harro[11]; 6. 22H-Logan Hammaker[2]; 7. 78-Matt Dixson Sr[13]; 8. 007S-Mike Stuck[12]; 9. 48-Matthew Dixson Jr[14]; 10. 3R-Lukas Ramer[10]; 11. (DNF) 5G-Robert Bush[15]; 12. (DNF) 1S-Cory Stabley[9]; 13. (DNF) 5-Denny Rineheimer[6]; 14. (DNF) 25-Jillian Maurer[4]; 15. (DNS) 61-Michael Petock; 16. (DNS) 7F-Austin Foster
Heat Races: Jeff Weaver Jr & Garrison Zook
Pro Stock A-Main
6C-AJ Hoffman[1]; 2. 00-Cory Long[2]; 3. 03-Johnny Bouse[3]; 4. 28-AY Schilling[6]; 5. 20-Ronald Ergott III[5]; 6. 12F-Jesse Farley[9]; 7. 17A-Jim Farley[4]; 8. (DNF) 33-Marc Bitler[7]; 9. (DNS) 32-Louis Belisle
Heat Races: Johnny Bouse & Cory Long
4-Cylinders A-Main
5W-Garrett Watkins[4]; 2. 33-Jimmy Moyer[6]; 3. 12K-Zakery Kline[5]; 4. H14-Tyler Watson[1]; 5. 2K-Kolton George[7]; 6. 27L-Solomon Lohr[8]; 7. 1Z-David Buckley[9]; 8. 81Z-Emily Zarr[10]; 9. (DNF) 23-Brett Hanley[3]; 10. (DNF) 33D-Paul Demko[2]
Heat Races: Jimmy Moyer & Garrett Watkins
