MILLER WINS USAC EAST COAST THRILLER AT GEORGETOWN!

Winner Kenny Miller III (#23m) leads Steven Drevicki (#19) at Georgetown Speedway. (Steve Koletar Photo)

By: Kurt Bettler

Georgetown, Delaware (September 26, 2025)………Kenny Miller III picked up his third feature victory of the United States Auto Club (USAC) Innovative Machining Technology USAC Sprints presented by Baer Den Farm season on a gorgeous fall Friday evening at Delaware’s Georgetown Speedway.

Chris Allen Junior 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 No. 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.

USAC IMT EAST COAST SPRINTCARS PRESENTED BY BAER DEN FARMS RACE RESULTS: September 26, 2025 – Georgetown Speedway – Georgetown, Delaware

BDB GRAPHICS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Chris Allen Jr (#71 Allen) (1), 2. Ed Aikin (#7 Aikin) (3), 3. Bruce Buckwalter Jr. (#83 Buckwalter) (4), 4. Olivia Thayer (#39 Thayer) (6), 5. Steve Downs (#12D Downs) (2), 6. Jason Cherry (#67 Cherry) (5), 7. Dirk Rimrott (#27 Rimrott) (7). NT

E. SCHNEIDER & SONS SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Steven Drevicki (#19 Drevicki) (3), 2. Kenny Miller III (#23m Miller) (1), 3. Billy Ney (#83s Ney) (2), 4. Blaine Emery (#68 Emery) (6), 5. Mike Haggenbottom (#51 Kelly) (5), 6. Ronald Helmick (#22R Helmick) (4). NT

FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kenny Miller III (7), 2. Steven Drevicki (6), 3. Chris Allen Jr. (3), 4. Ed Aikin (5), 5. Bruce Buckwalter Jr. (4), 6. Olivia Thayer (2), 7. Billy Ney (13), 8. Mike Haggenbottom (9), 9. Steve Downs (8), 10. Jason Cherry (10), 11. Dirk Rimrott (12), 12. Blaine Emery (1), 13. Ronald Helmick (11). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Blaine Emery, Laps 3-13 Steven Drevicki, Laps 14-25 Kenny Miller III.

USAC IMT EAST COAST SPRINTCARS PRESENTED BY BAER DEN FARMS POINTS: 1-Steven Drevicki-794, 2-Ed Aikin-663, 3-Chris Allen Jr.-548, 4-Bobby Butler-530, 5-Kenny Miller III-520, 6-Ronald Helmick-478, 7-Jason Cherry-439, 8-Christian Bruno-400, 9-Bruce Buckwalter Jr.-364, 10-Mike Haggenbottom-355.

NEXT USAC IMT EAST COAST SPRINTCARS PRESENTED BY BAER DEN FARMS RACE: October 10, 2025 – New Egypt Speedway – New Egypt, New Jersey

CONTINGENCY AWARDS:

JPA Racing Products Hard Luck: Blaine Emery

Bitner Automotive Fast Time: Steven Drevicki

C & C Landscaping Hard Charger: Kenny Miller III (7th to 1st)

Hoosier Tire Poker Chip: Chris Allen Jr.

Strange Engineering Torsion Bars Winner: Ed Aikin