Local Racing
Danny Dietrich Does It Again at Lincoln Speedway
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (August 8, 2020): Danny Dietrich’s 50th career victory at Lincoln Speedway will go down in the books as a controversial one. He passed Freddie Rahmer, Jr. at the exit of turn two with five to go, and there was hard contact between them. Rahmer was running the high side and Dietrich crowded him coming off the corner. Both cars bobbled and swayed, but they managed to keep going. The incident was just the latest in a series of recent events involving the two protagonists.
Dietrich acknowledged the rivalry building between the two. “Love me or hate me, I just hope the fans keep coming back. They should with action like that at this track.” He admitted to the contact, but he was unapologetic. Instead, he seemed to blame Rahmer. “We got together down there, he (referring to Rahmer) could have backed off.”
The line-up was determined using the Pennsylvania Speedweek format. That meant that the three heat winners and the fastest qualifier from each heat re-drew for the top six starting positions. Dietrich, who had to charge to get second in his heat, rolled off from the seventh position. “I knew that we would be OK starting seventh, I sure didn’t want to finish third in that heat, it would have put me in tenth.”
The top six positions belonged to Gerard McIntyre, Jr., Billy Dietrich, Rahmer, Lucas Wolfe, Tim Wagaman, and the fastest qualifier, Chad Trout. Next to Dietrich in row four was Brandon Rahmer. Then came Matt Campbell, who was subbing for vactioning Brian Montieth this night, and Jeff Halligan. Row six belonged to Adam Wilt and Jimmy Siegel.
McIntyre bolted out to the early lead, followed by Billy Dietrich, Rahmer, and Campbell. before the racers could settle in, there was a caution for Tyler Esh, who stopped in turn one with one lap complete.
On the restart, McIntyre resumed the lead, but now Rahmer was in hot pursuit. Billy Dietrich raced in third, with Wagaman and Campbell trailing him. Things remained steady until lap five, when Rahmer slid under McInityre to take the lead in turn one.
Rahmer would lead the next five laps until Jay Galloway brought out the caution. The scorers went back to the last completed lap for the restart.
Rahmer built up a considerable lead over the next eight rounds. McIntyre continued in second, but that would not last much longer. Danny Dietrich was coming. He cracked the top five on lap fifteen. Two laps later he was third and in two more circuits, he passed McIntyre for second.
While Dietrich started to close in on Rahmer, it looked like the Gettysburg driver might run out of time. He caught a break, however, when the final caution was displayed on lap 21 due to the slowing car of Tyler Ross in turn four.
Rahmer got away cleanly on the restart, but it was apparent that this had become a two-horse race. Dietrich remained close over the next couple of laps. He was moving around on the track searching for a quicker line. He found something down low, especially in turns one and two, where Rahmer was riding the rim.
Dietrich rolled in hard on the bottom and started to drift across the track. Rahmer maintained his line and did not burp the throttle. As the duo came off turn two, they touched and there was an audible gasp from the crowd. Both cars got sideways, but the skilled drivers saved them. Dietrich got going first, and he entered turn three with a lead that he would never surrender.
Rahmer followed him into the corner but he was too far back to retaliate. Dietrich completed the final five rounds without incident to get his second consecutive victory at the Pigeon Hills oval. In addition, it was his fourth in-a- row overall, as Dietrch went three-for-three the previous weekend.
“It is great to get rolling like this, we are leaving Wednesday for Knoxville,” he explained.
Following Dietrich and Rahmer across the finish line was Wagaman, who wrestled third away from McIntyre. Chase Dietz crossed in fifth. Campbell was sixth. Wilt, Billy Dietrich, Trout, and Brandon Rahmer completed the top ten.
Heat winners on Hank Gentzler memorial Manufacturers Appreciation Night were Freddie Rahmer, Jr., Wolfe, and Billy Dietrich. Brie Hershey won the B Main. Trout’s fast time was 13.271 seconds.
In the 358 Sprints, Brett Strickler survived two reds and a flock of cautions to pick up his first career Sprint Car win at Lincoln Speedway. He held off veteran Doug Hammaker, who rapped the turn one wall early in the race but was able to keep the car moving. Kody Hartlaub, Jeff Rohrbaugh, and Chris Arnold rounded out the top five. Zachary Allman, Cody Fletcher, Chris Frank, Brett Wanner, and Travis Scott were the next five finishers. Scott, Rohrbaugh, Chad Criswell, and Frank were the heat winners. Zane Rudisill won the B Main.
Lincoln Speedway will be back in action Saturday with 410 and 358 Sprints, joined by the Mid Atlantic Modifieds.
On August 22, there will be twin features for the 358 Sprints and 410 Sprints. Sandwiched in between will be a special for the World of Outlaws and ULMS Late Models, the Billy Vacek and Huey Wilcoxon Memorial. The winner on August 20 will earn $12,000.
MECHANICSBURG, PA (May 9, 2026): David Gravel, the two-time World of Outlaws champion and current points leader, dominated the finale in the fifteenth running of the Morgan Cup at Williams Grove Speedway. Gravel’s win, the tenth of his career at the venerable speedway, secured possession of the perpetual trophy for the World of Outlaws for the eighth time. Moreover, the win gave the touring stars a two-to-one edge in the win column for the three-race Pennsylvania swing.
Gravel seized control of the race on the opening lap and he was never challenged during the course of the thirty lapper. The only threat to Gravel during the non-stop affair was a bumping incident when he was lapping Brent Shearer. Shearer’s right rear wheel contacted Gravel’s left rear. Fortunately, the two cars quickly separated and both drivers maintained control as they rocketed toward turn one. Gravel expressed concern that he might have gotten a flat tire from such contact, but he said that the double bead locks on the left rear of his car probably saved the day.
“From the rain this morning, that grip up high was there. They patted it down with the push trucks and water trucks. It just launched really good, and actually my motor was really cold. It didn’t run good for the first five or six laps, but it had enough horsepower to beat him (Kasey Kahne) going into (turn) one. He didn’t try to slide me. It looked like he backpedaled and tried to run the bottom, but that was obviously the winning move of the race.”
Gravel added that it was important for him to control the pace of the race. “You just don’t know, this could’ve been ten cautions or green-to-checkered. Luckily, it went green-to-checkered. Maybe I was getting a little complacent down here in (turns) three and four. Maybe should have moved up. Those guys said the 67 (Justin Whittall) was coming, so. It’s just so hard to lead these races. Lincoln, here, it doesn’t matter where it is. When you’re up front, you know, the track changes and people can judge you, behind you. I feel like I got through the lapped cars pretty good.”
Justin Whittall was making just his second start in his new joint venture with Rod Gross Motorsports. The first outing was a disappointing seventeen in the preliminary night program. He gave props to his crew for working late on Friday night and early on this race day to get more speed in the car. He was able to close in on the leader in the closing laps, but was several car lengths behind him when the checkers waved. “I saw David (Gravel) struggling with the lapped car. He finally got him. That was when I really started to catch him.”
Third place went to defending track champion and current points leader, Troy Wagaman, Jr. Wagaman’s podium finish stretched his points lead over Lance Dewease, who failed to qualify because he was plagued by mechanical problems all night long. Wagaman explained that he put together a complete night. “I felt good. I timed good, I had a good heat race, and a good dash. I had speed in the feature.”
For the second night in a row, Kasey Kahne started on the front row for the A Main. This time, he had the pole as a result of his dash victory. But the difference in lanes may have been his undoing. David Gravel had the outside position, which was clearly superior for the start of the event. Freddy Rahmer lined up third, with Whittall as his running mate. Wagaman and Sheldon Haudenschild were in row three. The last pair of preferred starters were Ashton Torgerson, aboard Kyle Moody’s machine, and Chad Trout. Then came Carson Macedo and Bill Balog, followed by Emerson Axsom and Danny Dietrich.
Gravel and Kahne raced wheel to wheel into turn one, but Gravel had the better line through the corner. He emerged from turn two with the lead and never looked back. Kahne followed closely in the early going, but, with each successive lap, Gravel added to his lead. Whittall, Wagaman, Rahmer, Haudenshild, , Torgerson, Trout, Carson Macedo, and Balog made up the balance of the top ten during the opening laps.
The first five–consisting of Gravel, Kahne, Whittall, Wagaman, and Haudenschild–raced in order through the first half of the event.
Soon after the midway signal, Whittall begal to stalk Kahne. On lap nineteen, Whittall rode the rin in turns three and four to reach second spot. Wagaman and Haudenschild soon followed suit.
Whittall trimmed Gravel’s lead in the closing laps. As he was doing so, Haudenschild was applying some pressure to Wagaman for third. A few spots back in the running order, Rahmer and Carson Macedo were battling for sixth.
At the checkers, it was Gravel over Whittall, Wagaman, Haudenschild, and Kahne. Carson Macedo was sixth, with Rahmer, Torgerson, Dietrich, and Balog completing the top ten.
Carson Macedo was named the hard charger, advancing three positions. Several others also passed as many cars but they were all behind him in the finishing order.
The four heat wins went to Gravel, Kahne, Whittall, and Trout. Daryn Pittman won the B Main. Gravel set the fast time, at 16.431, to top Group A. Whittall was the best in Group B with a time of 16.897.
Williams Grove Speedway will be back in action on Friday, May 15, with a Sprint Car doubleheader. The 410s and 358 Sprints will do battle on York County Racing Club Night. There will be no racing on May 22 , but the American Flat Track Motorcycles will compete on May 23.
IMPERIAL, PA (May 9, 2026) – Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway (PPMS) is cancelling their Saturday night program after heavy overnight rains and cloudy skies throughout the morning forced track officials to make the difficult decision.
“After evaluating conditions throughout the property Saturday morning, speedway officials determined that the amount of water absorbed overnight created conditions that would not allow for a practical or enjoyable event experience for fans, teams, and staff” the Speedway announced in a statement.
Fans who purchased advanced tickets for tonight’s event have already had their refunds processed automatically..
Next Saturday PPMS will host a ‘Night of Champions’, which will honor 2025 track Champions and those who finished in the top 10 in points in the respective divisions.
“We’re ready to get this season rolling in a big way and hopefully Mother Nature starts working with us soon,” said Tyler Harris, PPMS Operations Manager. “We know fans, racers, and teams are anxious to get back to the speedway, and we appreciate everyone continuing to stick with us through a difficult start to the year.”
Dirt Racing
Lernerville Speedway and Tri-City Raceway Park hoping to get seasons started Friday night
Lernerville Speedway and Tri-City Raceway Park are hoping Mother Nature cooperates so they can get their 2026 seasons started on Friday night.
Lernerville is planning on Fab 4 Racing with the McConnell Memorial on top. Sprint Cars, Late Models, Modifieds and Pro Stocks are on the card this evening.
Pits open at 4 p.m. with spectator gates opening at 5 p.m. Hot Laps begin at 6:15 p.m. followed by racing at 7:30 p.m.
Four weather-related postponements have delayed opening night at Tri-City Raceway Park, who are preparing to drop the green flag Friday night with their regular 4 Star Racing show on its half-mile oval.
410 Sprint Cars will be competing for a $3,000 winner’s purse. Joining the 410’s on tonight’s card will be the Pro Stocks, with the winner taking home $700!
The RUSH Sprint Cars are set to compete in their 40th race at the Venango County speedway. Tonight’s winning will get $600 for taking home the checkered flag.
The RUSH Stock Cars round out the evening as they return for their second season. Tonight’s winner will take home a $300 top prize. The racing starts at 7 p.m.
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