The Valley Crowns Its 2026 Street Night Champions

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at Lebanon Valley Dragway the champions for the 2026 points season of Street Night Sportsman ET, Street Stick and Pure Street Motorcycle were crowned as we hit the final night of points. As we looked forward to a great night of racing, the evil oil down monster took to the track several times making the night longer than anyone wanted. Thank you to everyone who stayed and persevered through the down time.

Wednesday nights will continue through the end of September with open test and tunes as well as class racing in all the categories. Don’t miss out. This week, August 26 there will be no racing as we prepare for the Northeast Division Bracket Finals.

Joe Coss, winner of Sportsman ET

In the Sportsman ET class, Joe Coss of Burlington, CT defeated Stacy Horton of Schodack Landing, NY in the final. Mike Maynard of Schaghticoke, NY and Don Ward of Rensselaer, NY finished their night in the semi-finals.  Billy Kirpens Jr of Pittsfield, MA took home the championship for 2026.

Corey Dufel, winner of Street Stick

In Street Stick, Corey Dufel of Fort Johnson, NY defeated Mark LeBlanc of North Smithfield, RI in the final. Michael St Martin of Huntington, MA and Patrick Guida of West Boylston, MA finished their night in the semi-finals.  Vince Berzal of Saugerties, NY  took home the championship in Street Stick for 2026.

Duke Huyck, winner of Pure Street Motorcycle

Pure Street Motorcycle was won by Duke Huyck of Valatie, NY when he defeated Jonathan Tisdale of Napanoch, NY in the final round. Kevin Manchester of Winsted, CT finished in the semi-final round.  The champion for 2026 in Pure Street Motorcycle is Chris Cunningham of Nassau, NY.

Street Trophy was won by Glenn Koblenzer of Schenectady, NY when he defeated Steve Larsen of Hopewell Junction, NY. Nicky Olivieri of Fishkill, NY finished his night in the semi-finals.

Remember, check the schedule at www.dragway.com to see the upcoming Wednesday nights as there will be open test and tune for all vehicles and with all the special upcoming events open test and tune will be very limited on the weekends. Don’t miss out!