Local Racing
Haudenschild Hauls Lincoln Loot
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (Pittsburgh Racing Now – July 23, 2020): Sheldon Haudenschild inked his name in the record books of Lincoln Speedway for the very first time. The second generation driver scored the win in the Gettysburg Clash. The Thursday night special was the first round of action between the World of Outlaws and the Pennsylvania Posse.
For Haudenschild, it was the first win of a season that has been disrupted and changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And, to make matters worse on the racing scene, Haudenschild struggled to get into winning form. “I kept telling my guys ‘don’t take it personal; keep busting your ass.’ They’ve worked really hard. It’s all a team effort.” That hard work has started to pay dividends, as Haudenschild has been getting faster and more effective in the racecar. “We’re having a lot of fun and I hope we can string together some wins.” That would be perfect because the World of Outlaws tour is in the midst of what would normally be the month of money. While some of the bigger paying events were postponed due to the pandemic, there are still some hefty paydays in the weeks ahead.
Haudenschild positioned himself for the win by earning the pole in the night’s dash. Next to him was Parker Price-Miller. But in the second row was Jacob Allen who was looking to get his first career series win on the track located minutes from his home. Freddie Rahmer, Jr. lined up in fourth. Then came David Gravel and Jeff Halligan. Lucas Wolfe and Logan Schuchart, the other half of Bobby Allen’s hometown Outlaws team, were in row four.. Daryn Pittman and Donny Schatz had row five covered.
While Haudenschild did take the early lead, it was Allen riding the rim in turns one and two to take command. He went on to lead the first 15 laps of the race although Haudenschild remained within striking distance throughout. There were two minor stoppages that put Haudenschild beside Allen, but neither restart proved to be eventful.
Lapped traffic provided the opportunity that Haudenschild needed. Allen was able to handle the slower cars at first, but as the race went on, Haudenschild’s experience gave him the edge. “I got by Jacob in traffic. He was really running good,” the Mild Child noted.
While the sons played out a ritual that their fathers did so often in their storied careers, the action through the field was hot and heavy. Rahmer was holding off Gravel and Price-Miller. Schuchart and Schatz were moving up, and so was Danny Dietrich, who started fourteenth on the grid. Pittman eliminated himself from contention at the halfway mark when he got upside down in turn two. He was unhurt and repairs were made so he could rejoin the race.
With a clear track ahead of him, Haudenschild was able to build a comfortable lead. Rahmer was starting to press Allen for second, but Gravel joined the fun and, now, it was his turn to torment the younger opponent.
Another caution set up a restart that proved to be contentious. While the leaders got away cleanly, there was heavy contact a couple of rows behind. Dietrich tried to make an opening that was not there, and Rahmer was forced up the track into the path of another car. Brock Zearfoss was collected. Both Rahmer and Zearfoss were finished and Dietrich continued with wing damage.
Things evened themselves out somewhat when Dietrich rapped the turn four wall with two laps remaining. he was riding in fifth at the time. The fans were quick to react to his misfortune.
While Haudenschild led the final two laps, all eyes were on the team racers, Allen and Schuchart, as they battled for second. Schuchart got the better of it. Gravel was a distant fourth, followed by Carson Macedo. Price-Miller, Schatz, Brad Sweet, Brent Marks, and Anthony Macri completed the top ten.
Allen enjoyed the run, even though he was relegated to third at the finish. “It was a lot of fun. I feel really good, mentally and physically. It was fun racing with Sheldon and then with Logan at the end.” Schuchart was disappointed that he did not get another restart in the closing laps. “I was looking for a restart. I could get a run on the bottom. I loved racing here seven or eight years ago. It’s been a long climb, but we are gaining on it.” Schuchart currently sits third in WoO standings an a hometown win would have gotten him back into the thick of things in the season tally.
Heat wins were scored by Freddie Rahmer, Jr., Gravel, Halligan, and Price-Miller. The B Main had a pair of Wagamans out front, with Tim ahead of Troy. Adam Wilt was best in the C Main. Anthony Macri was the top qualifier overall with lap of 13.483 seconds in Group A. Halligan started his night off well with the quick time in Group B, at 13.579.
Lincoln will feature a truck and tractor pull this Saturday, as the Sprints will be in action in nearby Williams Grove. Next week, there will be another mid-week special, the Drydene 40, paying $10,000 to the winner. That event will be on Wednesday at Lincoln Speedway.
PITTSBURGH, PA (April 24, 2025) The Historic Stock Car Racing Association (HSCRA) is joining the lineup of racing groups at this year’s Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (PVGP) Historics at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. This is the first time the HSCRA will race in the PVGP Historics 3-day weekend, July 26 to 28, 2024.
“We are thrilled to welcome the HSCRA to our 2024 event,” said Dan DelBianco, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. “Their participation not only broadens the appeal of the PVGP Historics but also aligns with our mission to celebrate all automotive history. This is a fantastic opportunity for race fans of all types to witness the power and beauty of historic stock cars in action.”
The HSCRA, renowned for its commitment to preserving and celebrating the history of stock car racing, will bring a new dimension to the PVGP Historics. The group is open to all stock cars that ran in one of the major NASCAR series.
“The HSCRA is anxious to bring NASCAR to Pittsburgh,” said Carlus Gann of HSCRA. “We look forward to making this a regular stop on our tour. Western Pennsylvania has deep roots in racing, and building a world-class track at Pitt Race in Beaver County makes it a perfect fit.”
The most popular class is Generation 4 Cup cars built for the 1992-2007 seasons. During this era, teams built a few cars for the two road courses on the schedule.
“We are hoping for a full field of meticulously restored stock cars,” added Chris Evans of the HSCRA. “Former NASCAR winners like Joe Nemechek and a competitive lineup of today’s top historic stock car drivers will be on hand.”
Gary Moore, a seasoned participant in over a dozen PVGP races, knows the intricacies and challenges of the Pitt Race track. Moore will be showcasing his 1969 Mercury Cyclone (right), victoriously driven by Cale Yarborough, exclaiming, “It’s quite the adventure behind the wheel!”
The HSCRA will have a practice session in the morning and a qualifying race in the afternoon on Friday, July 26. A morning and afternoon practice session on Saturday, July 27. Sunday, July 28 will see the HSCRA have a short morning warm-up prior to being one of the featured Sunday afternoon races.
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Motorsport Festival features two weekends of racing action. The first weekend is the PVGP Historics at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. The second weekend is racing through a 2.33-mile road course set on the streets of Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. In addition to the race weekends, the PVGP stages car shows, parties, road rallies, and a black-tie formal. The PVGP’s mission is to provide residential care, treatment and support for people with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities – donating $6.7 million to charity since 1983.
IMPERIAL, PA (April 20, 2024) Aliquippa’s Tim Shaffer started on the pole position and survived several caution flags and restarts to win the Herb Scott Memorial Saturday night at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway (PPMS).
“Boy I earned that one huh,” said Shaffer following the race. “These wins just keep getting better and better. Herb Scott won a lot of features and I have a long way to go to catch him, but my career went on the road and it became hard to win races. It’s kind of back home racing now for me and it’s a lot of fun.”
Brock Pinkerous and Dave Hess Jr. staged an epic battle over the last several laps with Pinkerous scoring an emotional runner-up finish.
“Congrats to Tim on the win,” said Pinkerous, who hails from Ellenville, NY. “He’s really good at this track. Him and Dave are legends around this area. It’s really cool to battle with them; they raced me clean and I raced them clean. Even though we didn’t win tonight, this is for my uncle tonight who passed away about a month ago. I hope he’s watching over us tonight, and I really love you uncle Chris.”
“We were really good on those restarts,” said Hess, the 39-year-old Waterford, Pa. driver. “A little tweak to the car and maybe a gear change and we could have had something for the leaders. Once those two (Shaffer and Pinkerous) got rolling, they were a little better than I was.”
Kyle Lukon finished fifth and Logan Roberson rounded out the Top 5.
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 45-Tim Shaffer[1]; 2. 555-Brock Pinkerous[4]; 3. 44-Dave Hess Jr[21]; 4. 184-Kyle Lukon[5]; 5. 17R-Logan Roberson[19]; 6. 10S-Joe Martin[16]; 7. 36-Cody Dawson[7]; 8. 3J-Jeremy Wonderling[10]; 9. 42-Daryl Charlier[6]; 10. 184C-Justin Chance[13]; 11. 21J-Jim Rasey[24]; 12. 184P-Cole Petrelle[20]; 13. 77-Tom Klein[23]; 14. 57-Charlie Sandercock[11]; 15. 36B-Colby Beighey[15]; 16. 18-Mike Wonderling[25]; 17. 29-Ryan Hare[17]; 18. 60H-Brian Huchko[22]; 19. 9R-Mike Reft[14]; 20. 25-Zachary Kane[9]; 21. 72B-Kassidy Kamicker[18]; 22. 75-Jared Miley[3]; 23. 60-Brandon Burgoon[2]; 24. 14AJ-AJ Miller[8]; 25. 14G-Jake Gunn[12]
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (April 20, 2024): Anthony Macri made a triumphant return to the Keystone State. After spending a few weeks racing in the Midwest, Macri came back for some top-paying races in his own backyard. Weather claimed the first night of racing, at Williams Grove Speedway, but Macri made up for it by earning $20,000 in the 20th Annual Weldon Sterner Memorial at the Lincoln Speedway. It was his second victory of the season in the Pigeon Hills.
Macri, who was dominant running up near the wall in turns three and four, said “I think running out on the road made me more comfortable running up there, and running at that pace.” He did admit, though, that he did back off a bit in the late stages of the race in order to conserve his tires because this was the longest race he has run this season and he was not sure how the tires would hold up. “I was worried about tire wear. I had to run a good pace to make sure the tires would last.”
The luck of the draw put Macri on the pole for this forty lapper. Next to him was Aussie Ryan Newton. Billy Dietrich and Freddie Rahmer, Jr. were in the second row. Danny Dietrich was scheduled to start fifth, but a magneto problem forced him to pit just as the A Main was about to push off. The car could not be repaired in time to allow him to tag the tail of the field. So, Lucas Wolfe slid over to fifth and Troy Wagaman, Jr. became his dance partner. Cameron Smith and Kody Hartlaub were in row four. Behind them were Kyle Moody and Chad Trout, whose car was carrying the Sterner Cement wing to commemorate the event. Kyle Reinhart and Matt Campbell were in the sixth row.
Macri led Newton and Rahmer Jr. in the opening laps. Wagaman, Wolfe, Billy Dietrich, Moody, Smith, Campbell, and Hartlaub were next in line. A caution on lap three for Cory Haas bunched things up again, but the running order remained unchanged after the green lights came on again.
The first significant move occurred on lap twelve, when Rahmer Jr. worked the inside line to take over second. As Rahmer began his pursuit of Macri, Newton was busy keeping Wagaman and Wolfe at bay.
After a caution on lap sixteen for debris, Wagaman moved ahead of Newton, who struggled to stay ahead of Wolfe. In the second half of the race, Wolfe got stronger. He moved ahead of both Newton and Wagaman.
Macri continued out front, of course. Rahmer Jr. still held second, but Wolfe was closing in on him. Wagaman, Newton, and Campbell were battling for positions in the top five.
The final caution was displayed with seven laps remaining. Macri got away cleanly, and Wolfe resumed his attack on Rahmer Jr. As they contested the second spot, Macri began to pull away.
At the checkers, it was Macri ahead of Rahmer Jr. by over 2.4 seconds. Wolfe was a close third, followed by Wagaman and Newton. Billy Dietrich rallied in the closing laps to take sixth. Campbell, Devon Borden, Rinehart, and Brandon Rahmer completed the top ten.
Heat winners were Wolfe, Billy Dietrich, Macri, and Smith. Tyler Ross won the B Main. The evening’s fastest qualifier was Rahmer Jr., with a time of 13.768 seconds. He earned a $300 bonus for that accomplishment. Danny Dietrich received the hard luck award, worth $100. T.J. Stutts was the hard charger at plus eight. He, too, received $100 extra.
Ayden Hare will forever remember his sixteenth birthday, as he celebrated the occasion in victory lane after just his fourth 358 Sprint Car race. The teen drove a flawless race, leading wire to wire. “I am at a loss for words, I am so happy,” he said.
Scott Fisher had the pole, with Hare to his right. Behind them were Doug Hammaker and Frankie Herr. Row three consisted of Adam Carberry and Preston Lattomus. Jayden Wolf and Ashley Cappetta were in the fourth row. The fifth belonged to Mike Bittinger and Tyler Ulrich. Dylan Norris and Cody Fletcher claimed row six.
Hare won the race to turn one and he claimed the middle groove as his own. Fisher and Herr were side by side fighting for second, with Hammaker lurking in fourth. Carberry, Lattomus, Wolf, Bittinger, Cappetta, and Norris strung out behind the leaders.
Hare began to pull away from Fisher and Herr as they continued their struggle for second place.
A red flag on lap eleven for Wolf’s flip between turns three and four brought Hare back to the rest of the racers, but the teen had no trouble building his advantage up again in the final nine laps.
Hare, Fisher, Herr, Hammaker, and Carberry were the top five finishers. Bittinger, Cappetta, Norris, Lattomus, and Logan Rumsey were sixth through tenth. Wolf received the hard luck award and Jude Siegel was the hard charger, at plus seven. They each received $250.
Next week, Lincoln Speedway will present another 410 and 358 Sprint car doubleheader. The same two divisions will return on May 4. The World of Outlaws will be in for the Gettysburg Clash on May 8. There will be no racing on May 11, but the speedway will host the Hot Rod Annual for the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing.
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