WEEDSPORT, NY (October 20, 2025) – A total of 210 entries took on Weedsport Kartway’s Octoberfest Weekend, but just one stole the headlines as Seth Whitney went six for six, claiming more than $4,500 in prize money and the title of ‘Octoberfest 50’ champion for the first time in his karting career.
Whitney claimed wins in all four points paying events he entered while also scoring Saturday’s $1,000 PRO Clone 375 main event. On Sunday, Whitney started from the pole position in the ‘Octoberfest 50’ and led every lap on his way to the win, worth another $3,200 alone.
With the victory, Whitney now becomes the seventh different winner of Octoberfest’s PRO finale joining Jeffrey Chapman, Jeremy Tuttle, Dan Marsden, Jared John, Trent Smith and Cole Huard as previous winners. Weedsport’s highest paying and most prestigious event, has still not seen a repeat winner since 2018.
Whitney’s all-time win total at Weedsport now surges to 42, with an impressive winning percentage of more than 20% in total at the Short Port.
Chasing Whitney across the line in the ‘Octoberfest 50’ were former champions Jared John and Trent Smith, with Cash Johnson and Trent Curtis filling the front five spots.
John made an impressive drive from 18th on the starting grid all the way to second by the conclusion of the races first 25-lap segment.
The top ten was filled by Seth Perrin, Riley Begy, Kayla Joseph, Dan Marsden and Chris Pier.
While John came up short in PRO Clone 375 on Sunday, he did claim the top spot in PRO Clone Super Heavy over Smith and Nick McGill. John’s 36th career win at Weedsport was worth $500.
Saturday’s Clone Invitational event saw the biggest kart count of the weekend with Josh Ostrander besting 18 other drivers to score the $500 win. The race, which featured drivers that had never won a senior PRO main event at Weedsport, saw Nicholas Fierle, Perrin, Begy and Joseph in the front five positions.
Similar to John’s run in Sunday’s PRO main, Perrin started 18th in the weekend’s Invitational and mounted a spirited charge to third in the final running order.
Aside from PRO action, Octoberfest Weekend also crowned 2025 track champions at Weedsport with tight races across the board.
Maximus Wallace would overcome a weekend deficit to claim the Jr. Red Clone title with finishes of first and second on the weekend. Wallace edged Clark McGruder for the title with Brantley Smith, Harloe Russell and Michael Kapuscinski finishing in the top five points positions.
Sunday’s Jr. Red Clone main would see a first time Weedsport winner in Owen Alger, who also scored a second in Saturday’s main.
The Jr. Green Clone track title belongs to Lily Walters, who sealed the championship with finishes of third and fourth on the weekend. Eli Reid, Jackson Knight, Nolan Schroy and Bryson Herriven finished in the top five positions in the points battle.
Herriven and Mason Simmons were Jr. Green points winners on the weekend.
With a victory on Sunday, Mason Kiah stole the Jr. Purple Clone championship by a single point ahead of Laina Stewart, who claimed Saturday’s main event. Mason Sharts, Harper Waite and Ryan Barry were the top five title contenders in a tight championship race.
A Saturday victory for Joey Surman was a huge help toward propelling him to the Jr. Blue Clone track championship over Parker Allen. Timmy Axton, Olivia Barry and Jayden Conklin finished top five in the title hunt.
Sunday’s Blue Clone winner was Levi Herriven, who now stands at 32 career Weedsport wins.
Clone Light and Clone Heavy track titles once again belong to the dominant Seth Whitney. Tanner Emmons was the runner-up for the year in each class with Riley Begy taking third in Clone Light and Trent Smith taking third in Clone Heavy.
Smith would also earn the Clone Super Heavy track championship over Nick McGill, Dana Hugg and Adam Kouk. Smith won both Clone Super Heavy points events on the weekend.
Jr. PRO winners over the weekend included Mason Simmons, Mason Kiah, Savannah Simmons, Bryson Herriven and Levi Herriven.
The weekend’s Rookie Red Clone main events were captured by Evan Sauder and Kingsley Gould.
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Weedsport Kartway
Octoberfest Weekend
October 17-19
October 17 Box Score:
Senior Clone ‘Hot Lap Hero’: 1. 22T – TANNER EMMONS (10.521), 2. 28 – Trent Smith (10.522), 3. 10R – Riley Begy (10.680), 4. 65 – Cole Smith (10.825), 5. 12 – Tim Lonnen (10.986), 6. 115 – Matthew Barry (10.989), 7. 48 – Mike McLaughlin (11.399), 8. 48C – Ian McLaughlin (11.365)
October 18 Box Score (104 Entries | $3,775 Payout):
PRO Clone 375 ‘Octoberfest 30’ Main Event (30-laps): 1. 505 – SETH WHITNEY ($1,000), 2. 28 – Trent Smith ($250), 3. 8 – Jared John ($125), 4. 33 – Chris Natoli ($75), 5. 22T – Tanner Emmons ($50), 6. 1 – Trent Curtis, 7. 10R – Riley Begy, 8. 13 – Nick McGill, 9. 5 – Clayton Cain
Precision Racing Products Fast Time Award: 505 – Seth Whitney ($100)
Clone Invitational (25-laps): 1. 41J – JOSH OSTRANDER ($500), 2. 37 – Nicholas Fierle ($250), 3. 01 – Seth Perrin ($125), 4. 10R – Riley Begy ($75), 5. 44 – Kayla Joseph ($50), 6. 85 – Chris Pier, 7. 65 – Cole Smith, 8. 92 – Courtney Robbins, 9. 777 – Cash Johnson, 10. 5 – Clayton Cain, 11. 252 – Dana Hugg, 12. 27J – John Palmieri, 13. 31 – Paige Smith, 14. 340 – Adam Kouk, 15. 115 – Matthew Barry, 16. 77 – Daniel Shinners, 17. 12 – Tim Lonnen, 18. 41 – Patrick Fierle, 19. 420 – Jeffrey Lonnen
PRO Green Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 98 – MASON SIMMONS ($80), 2. 29 – Lily Walters ($40), 3. 33 – Nolan Schroy ($30), 4. 3 – Jackson Knight, 5. 100 – Eli Reid
Precision Racing Products Fast Time Award: 98 – Mason Simmons ($50)
PRO Purple Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 08 – MASON KIAH ($80), 2. 50 – Ryan Barry ($40), 3. 10 – Mason Sharts ($30), 4. 9 – Jack Reid, 5. 44 – Derek Bird
Precision Racing Products Fast Time Award: 10 – Mason Sharts ($50)
PRO Blue Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 98 – SAVANNAH SIMMONS ($100), 2. 20 – Parker Allen ($50), 3. 3J – Joey Surman ($30), 4. 99 – Timmy Axton, 5. 2 – Jayden Conklin, 6. 12 – Olivia Barry
Precision Racing Products Fast Time Award: 3J – Joey Surman ($50)
Wallace Racing Promotions Jr. Red Clone Main Event (15-laps): 1. 88 – MAXIMUS WALLACE ($60), 2. 35 – Owen Alger ($30), 3. 21 – Clark McGruder, 4. 96X – Brantley Smith, 5. 6 – Michael Kapuscinski, 6. 44 – Harloe Russell, 7. 68B – Luca Battaglia, 8. 0 – Braydon Finch, 9. 68 – Gunner Ellis
Precision Racing Products Heat Winners: Clark McGruder, Maximus Wallace
Dan Kapuscinski Motorsports Promotions Jr. Green Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 98 – MASON SIMMONS ($40), 2. 33 – Nolan Schroy ($20), 3. 29 – Lily Walters, 4. 3 – Jackson Knight, 5. 100 – Eli Reid, 6. 99 – Rory Yaw
Precision Racing Products Non-PRO Quick Time: Rory Yaw
NYS Indoor Karting Championships Jr. Purple Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 6 – LAINA STEWART ($55), 2. 114 – Landon Levey ($25), 3. 08 – Mason Kiah, 4. 9 – Jack Reid, 5. 10 – Mason Sharts, 6. 50 – Ryan Barry, 7. 44 – Derek Bird, 8. 7W – Harper Waite
Precision Racing Products Non-PRO Quick Time: Laina Stewart
SUBLMTD Jr. Blue Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 3J – JOEY SURMAN ($50), 2. 20 – Parker Allen ($20), 3. 12 – Oliva Barry, 4. 96 – Dodge Smith, 5. 89 – Kolby Ellis, 6. 2 – Jayden Conklin, 7. 99 – Timmy Axton DQ
Precision Racing Products Non-PRO Quick Time: Dodge Smith
Tredway Speed Shop Clone Light Main Event (25-laps): 1. 505 – SETH WHITNEY ($40), 2. 22T – Tanner Emmons ($20), 3. 65 – Cole Smith, 4. 10R – Riley Begy, 5. 54 – Connor Lemieux, 6. 5 – Clayton Cain
Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux Clone Heavy Main Event (25-laps): 1. 505 – SETH WHITNEY ($80), 2. 28 – Trent Smith ($30), 3. 22T – Tanner Emmons ($15), 4. 85 – Chris Pier, 5. 41J – Josh Ostrander, 6. 33 – Chris Natoli, 7. 777 – Cash Johnson, 8. 10R – Riley Begy, 9. 115 – Matthew Barry, 10. 12 – Tim Lonnen, 11. 1 – Trent Curtis, 12. 8 – Jared John
DIG Race Products Clone Super Heavy Main Event (25-laps): 1. 28 – TRENT SMITH ($40), 2. 13 – Nick McGill ($20), 3. 15 – Dana Hugg, 4. 8 – Jared John, 5. 420 – Jeffrey Lonnen, 6. 340 – Adam Kouk
Wight Lightning Racing Rookie Red Clone A-Feature (10-laps): 1. 51 – EVAN SAUDER, 2. 93 – Bryce Bartlett, 3. 531 – Giavanna Battaglia, 4. 7 – Austin Shutts, 5. 4G – Kingsley Gould, 6. 444 – Chase Russell
Rookie Red Clone Heat Winners: Bryce Bartlett, Evan Sauder
October 18 Box Score (106 Entries | $8,175 Payout):
PRO Clone 375 ‘Octoberfest 50’ Main Event (50-laps): 1. 505 – SETH WHITNEY ($3,000), 2. 8 – Jared John ($600), 3. 28 – Trent Smith ($400), 4. 777 – Cash Johnson ($250), 5. 1 – Trent Curtis ($200), 6. 01 – Seth Perrin ($150), 7. 10R – Riley Begy ($100), 8. 44 – Kayla Joseph ($100), 9. 81 – Dan Marsden ($100), 10. 85 – Chris Pier ($100), 11. 115 – Matthew Barry ($80), 12. 252 – Dana Hugg ($80), 13. 12 – Tim Lonnen ($80), 14. 27J – John Palmieri ($80), 15. 22T – Tanner Emmons ($80), 16. 31 – Paige Smith ($80), 17. 33 – Chris Natoli ($75), 18. 41J – Josh Ostrander ($75)
Precision Racing Products Fast Time Award: 505 – Seth Whitney ($100)
Dan Kapuscinski Motorsports Promotions Halfway Leader: 505 – Seth Whitney ($100)
PRO Clone Super Heavy Main Event (25-laps): 1. 8 – JARED JOHN ($500), 2. 28 – Trent Smith ($250), 3. 13 – Nick McGill ($125), 4. 15 – Dana Hugg ($75), 5. 340 – Adam Kouk ($50)
PRO Green Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 28 – BRYSON HERRIVEN ($100), 2. 29 – Lily Walters ($50), 3. 33 – Nolan Schroy ($30), 4. 98 – Mason Simmons ($20), 5. 100 – Eli Reid ($10), 6. 99 – Rory Yaw, 7. 3 – Jackson Knight
Precision Racing Products Fast Time Award: 98 – Mason Simmons ($50)
PRO Purple Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 08 – MASON KIAH ($80), 2. 10 – Mason Sharts ($40), 3. 114 – Landon Levey ($30), 4. 44 – Derek Bird, 5. 7W – Harper Waite
Precision Racing Products Fast Time Award: 10 – Mason Sharts ($50)
PRO Blue Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 28 – LEVI HERRIVEN ($120), 2. 20 – Parker Allen ($50), 3. 98 – Savannah Simmons ($30), 4. 12 – Olivia Barry ($25), 5. 2 – Jayden Conklin ($15), 6. 3J – Joey Surman, 7. 99 – Timmy Axton, 8. 4Q – Cayden McCarthy
Precision Racing Products Fast Time Award: 28 – Levi Herriven ($50)
Wallace Racing Promotions Jr. Red Clone Main Event (15-laps): 1. 35 – OWEN ALGER ($60), 2. 88 – Maximus Wallace ($30), 3. 96X – Brantley Smith, 4. 6 – Michael Kapuscinski, 5. 68B – Luca Battaglia, 6. 42 – Alex Nutting, 7. 21 – Clark McGruder, 8. 68 – Gunner Ellis, 9. 44 – Harloe Russell
Precision Racing Products Heat Race Winners: Harloe Russell, Maximus Wallace
Dan Kapuscinski Motorsports Promotions Jr. Green Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 28 – BRYSON HERRIVEN ($55), 2. 98 – Mason Simmons ($25), 3. 33 – Nolan Schroy, 4. 29 – Lily Walters, 5. 100 – Eli Reid, 6. 3 – Jackson Knight, 7. 54 – Braydon Angel, 8. 99 – Rory Yaw
Precision Racing Products Non-PRO Quick Time: 54 – Braydon Angel
NYS Indoor Karting Championships Jr. Purple Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 08 – MASON KIAH ($40), 2. 6 – Laina Stewart ($20), 3. 10 – Mason Sharts, 4. 7W – Harper Waite, 5. 114 – Landon Levey, 6. 44 – Derek Bird
Precision Racing Products Non-PRO Quick Time: 6 – Laina Stewart
SUBLMTD Jr. Blue Clone Main Event (20-laps): 1. 28 – LEVI HERRIVEN ($70), 2. 20 – Parker Allen ($30), 3. 98 – Savannah Simmons, 4. 3J – Joey Surman, 5. 99 – Timmy Axton, 6. 2 – Jayden Conklin, 7. 96 – Dodge Smith, 8. 12 – Olivia Barry, 9. 4Q – Cayden McCarthy, 10. 89 – Kolby Ellis
Precision Racing Products Non-PRO Quick Time: 96 – Dodge Smith
Tredway Speed Shop Clone Light Main Event (25-laps): 1. 505 – SETH WHITNEY ($55), 2. 22T – Tanner Emmons ($25), 3. 81 – Dan Marsden, 4. 10R – Riley Begy, 5. 85 – Chris Pier, 6. 54 – Connor Lemieux, 7. 31 – Paige Smith, 8. 27J – John Palmieri
Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux Clone Heavy Main Event (25-laps): 1. 505 – SETH WHITNEY ($90), 2. 28 – Trent Smith ($40), 3. 8 – Jared John ($15), 4. 33 – Chris Natoli, 5. 22T – Tanner Emmons, 6. 81 – Dan Marsden, 7. 85 – Chris Pier, 8. 44 – Kayla Joseph, 9. 10R – Riley Begy, 10. 115 – Matthew Barry, 11. 12 – Tim Lonnen, 12. 1 – Trent Curtis, 13. 777 – Cash Johnson, 14. 01 – Seth Perrin
DIG Race Products Clone Super Heavy Main Event (25-laps): 1. 28 – TRENT SMITH ($30), 2. 13 – Nick McGill ($10), 3. 15 – Dana Hugg, 4. 340 – Adam Kouk
Wight Lightning Racing Rookie Red Clone A-Feature (10-laps): 1. 4G – KINGSLEY GOULD, 2. 531 – Giavanna Battaglia, 3. 444 – Chase Russell, 4. 7 – Austin Shutts
Precision Racing Products Heat Winner: Kingsley Gould
Slack Karts Super Kart Series Championship Top 5:
Jr. Red Clone
1. Maximus Wallace – 643
2. Clark McGruder – 630
3. Brantley Smith – 612
4. Harloe Russell – 587
5. Michael Kapuscinski – 568
Jr. Green Clone
1. Lily Walters – 620
2. Eli Reid – 602
3. Jackson Knight – 566
4. Nolan Schroy – 405
5. Bryson Herriven – 340
Jr. Purple Clone
1. Mason Kiah – 630
2. Laina Stewart – 629
3. Mason Sharts – 622
4. Harper Waite – 553
5. Ryan Barry – 478
Jr. Blue Clone
1. Joey Surman – 641
2. Parker Allen – 630
3. Timmy Axton – 576
4. Olivia Barry – 544
5. Jayden Conklin – 535
Clone Light
1. Seth Whitney – 690
2. Tanner Emmons – 645
3. Riley Begy – 594
4. Brittney Hackett – 444
5. Matthew Barry – 368
Clone Heavy
1. Seth Whitney – 684
2. Tanner Emmons – 622
3. Trent Smith – 591
4. Riley Begy – 555
5. Chris Natoli – 544
Clone Super Heavy
1. Trent Smith – 687
2. Nick McGill – 633
3. Dana Hugg – 585
4. Adam Kouk – 552
5. Mitchell Schreffler – 284
About Weedsport Speedway: Officially opened for the first time on July 24, 1955 – the Weedsport Speedway 3/8 mile dirt oval has produced a legendary list of drivers and champions including Will Cagle, Danny Johnson, Bob McCreadie, Alan Johnson, Jack Johnson, and Dave Lape to name a few. In 2018, Weedsport introduced the all-new Weedsport Kartway, just outside of the Speedway’s main pit area, to begin to foster the next generation of racers, crew members and race fans. Couple the racing with state-of-the-art camping and track amenities, unmatched on-site television production capabilities, plus the ability for large scale concert productions and Weedsport is one of the marquee entertainment venues in the country.