Local Racing
Dietrich Doubles at Lincoln
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (September 5, 2020): Danny Dietrich swept both ends of the Twin Twenties comprising the Bob Leiby Memorial at the Lincoln Speedway. The victories raised Dietrich’s career total to 53 at the track. He carried $5,750 dollars back to his Gettysburg home.
“We had a really good car and we set it up for the end of the race,” Dietrich said. “Starting fourteenth, I knew that I had to go. I was able to pick up a row at the start.” Although he met his goal of cracking the top ten quickly (he was ninth after one lap was complete), it took him a bit longer to reach the top five. That milestone was achieved soon after the halfway mark. Dietrich made the most progress in the final five laps, though. He was fourth at lap 15, third on lap 16, second on lap 18, and the leader on lap 19.
Brie Hershey and Brett Michalski paced teh field for the opening round. Scott Fisher and Alan Krimes were in row two, with Gelendon Forsythe and Adam Wilt in row three. Tim Glatfelter and Brian Montieth had row four and Matt Cambell and Aaron Bollinger were in row five. Dietrich was on the outside of row seven. Missing from the field was points leader Freddie Rahmer, Jr. Rahmer crashed in turn one after reaching a transfer spot in his heat race and he was unable to make the call fro the B Main.
Michalski led the way in the early part of the race, with Krimes, Forsythe, and Wilt chasing him. Krimes stayed close through the first half of the contest, but he did not make a bid for the lead. That came with twelve laps in the books when he and Wilt took runs at the leader. Soon, it was a four car battle for the top spot, as Montieth joined the action at the front of the pack.
Michalski held his own for several laps despite the withering pressure. Wilt dropped to the inside to try to pick him off on lap 16, and there was contact. Michalski slowed, but was able to keep moving, but Wilt was stopped sideways in turn four.
That moved Montieth into second and Dietrich into third for the restart. Montieth executed a slider in turn one to grab the lead and Dietrich followed him into second. Michalski was showing signs of damage from the shunt with Wilt, as he was no longer able to maintain pace with the leaders. He lost another position to Campbell by lap 18.
Brandon Rahmer spun in turn two to bring out the final caution. That set up Dietrich to power around the top of turns one and two to assume command on the restart.
At the checkers, it was Dietrich over Montieth, Campbell , Krimes, and Jimmy Siegel. Michalski held on for sixth. Justin Peck was seventh, followed by Glatfelter, Forsythe, and Billy Dietrich.
In the second feature, the top eight cars were inverted for the start. That gave Glatfelter the pole with Peck beside him. The two heavy hitters, Montieth and Dietrich, were in row four.
Glatfelter took advantage of the great starting position and he led the first seven laps. On the restart, Peck stayed close and he took a shot at the lead with a slider in turn four. However, Glatfelter anticipated the move and turned back under Peck to maintain the lead as they thundered down the front stretch.
Glatfelter maintained control through the middle stage of the race. However, Dietrich was on the charge again. He was in the top five with nine laps complete and third by lap 15. He slid into second with 18 down and still had a way to go to catch Glatfelter.
Glatfelter was slowed by some lapped cars running the top line. But Dietrich saw an opening on the bottom and he went for it. Dietrich was closing fast, The question was would he get to Glatfelter before the checkers. He did, with a masterful slide in turn four to power off the corner to see the finish line first.
“I wasn’t sure if I was going to get it (the win),” Dietrich said. He remarked that he thought that he had gotten as far as he could when he reached third. “But I drove really hard the last two laps. I got a good run on him (Glatfelter) down the back on the last lap. I thought that he would hear me and that he would turn down on me, but he left the bottom open.”
Following Dietrich and Glatfelter were Peck, Siegel, and Campbell. Montieth was sixth, then came Krimes, Billy Dietrich, Tim Wagaman, and Kyle Moody.
Scott Fisher,, Hershey, and Michalski were the winners of the three heat races. Chad Trout captured the B Main.
Lincoln Speedway will host a Super Late Model special next Saturday, allowing the Sprint Cars to journey north to Port Royal Speedway for the Tuscarora 50. However, there will be a pair of Sprint Car events the following week. On Wednesday, September 16, the track will make up the Weldon Sterner Memorial. Then, on Saturday, September 19, it will present Dirt Classic VII, with a whopping $20,000 to the winner. That race will be sanctioned by the All Stars Circuit of Champions.
SARVER, PA (September 3, 2021; Pittsburgh Racing Now) – Alex Ferree took the lead from the start and survived a late restart to pick up the win in Friday night’s Precise Racing Products Late Model Feature at Lernerville Speedway.
Ferree built up a lead of over 5-seconds when the caution flag flew on lap 23 due to a spin by Clayton Kennedy. On the restart Colton Flinner tried to get the jump on Ferree but jumped the start three times and was moved back a row. Logan Zarin moved up to the front row but did not have enough for Ferree, who picked up his second feature win at ‘The Action Track’. Zarin finished second followed by Flinner.
“It’s tough racing here and the restarts can always throw a little wrench at you,” said Ferree. “Colton (Flinner) tried a couple different times and went a little early there, it just worked out in my favor at the end.”
Sye Lynch made it back-to-back wins at Lernerville after taking the Peoples Natural Gas Sprint feature. Lynch started on the pole position led the first eleven laps. On lap 12 A.J. Flick passed Lynch for the lead off turn two but two laps later Lynch’s slide job in turn 4 put him back out front. Lap traffic thwarted Flick’s chance to get back around Lynch before the checkered flag.
“(A.J.) Flick drove a great race and got around me,” explained Lynch. “I knew I had to run harder, it was one of those deals where you’re battling for the lead and working through lapped traffic, you just never know when is too hard or not hard enough. It was a very tricky race, but the car was great all night long, we’ve been trying a bunch of things and it’s just clicking.”
Rex King Jr. came out victorious in the Diehl Automotive Big Block Modified feature. Steve Feder led early while a furious battle was taking place behind him between King, Brian Swartzlander and Jeremiah Shingledecker. The trio eventually caught Feder to make it a 4-car battle for the lead. King was able to pass Feder for the lead on lap 18 and Shingledecker was able to grab 2nd on lap 22.
“That was the most fun racing I’ve had here in a long time,” said King, Jr. “The only other time was when me and my dad (Rex King, Sr.) were battling here earlier in the year, and it was slick like that. The track was good, I think it was pretty racy, I seen Shingledecker passed a bunch of cars, I think dad passed a couple, it was a good race.”
Andrew Gordon started up front and held on following a late restart to win the Penn/Ohio Pro Stocks Feature. Gordon was comfortably out front when the caution flag flew on lap 23 for Bobby Whitling, whose car slowed on front stretch. Gordon got a great restart as Chase Lambert and Daryl Charlier battled for second place with Lambert prevailing when the checkered flag flew.
“This win is for my grandma up in the stands, she makes it to all the races, she’s been sick but on the (road to) recovery so, this one is for her,” said Gordon.
Precise Racing Products Feature: (1C) Alex Ferree, (1Z) Logan Zarin, (48) Colton Flinner, (29) Ken Schaltenbrand, (10) Gary Lyle, (91) Tommy Beck, (66) Todd Bachman, (9) Levi Yetter, (9K) Clayton Kennedy, (B1) Brandon Wearing, (26) Shawn Schaltenbrand, (11) Joshua Powell, (81) Mike Miller, (77) Tyler Dietz, (41) Tony Burke, (15*) Kelvin Kohan- Did Not Start
Peoples Natural Gas Feature: (42) Sye Lynch, (2) AJ Flick, (11) Carl Bowser, (23J) Jack Sodeman Jr., (46) Michael Bauer, (08) Dan Kuriger, (11J) David Kalb Jr., (12) Darin Gallagher, (40) George Hobaugh, (13) Brandon Matus, (33) Brent Matus, (55*) Matt Sherlock, (4K) Bill Kiley, (13B) Steve Bright, (29M) Logan McCandless- Did Not Start, (250) Jared McFarland- Did Not Start
Lernerville TV 35 – Diehl Automotive Feature: (165) Rex King Jr., (37MD) Jeremiah Shingledecker, (45) Steve Feder, (83) Brian Swartzlander, (61) Dave Murdick, (29) Garrett Krummert, (18) Colton Walters, (65) Rex King Sr., (4J) John Mollick, (32R) Chris Rudolph, (10) Chelsie Kriegisch, (35) Steve Slater, (22) Kevin Long, (56M) Jacob McElravy, (88) Shawn Fleeger, (64) Rodney Beltz- Did Not Start
Millerstown Pic-A-Part Feature ($3,500 to-win): (25G) Andrew Gordon, (22) Chase Lambert, (114) Daryl Charlier, (C33) Corey McPherson, (55) Chris Schneider, (63) Chris McGuire, (948) Joey Zambotti, (11B) Tim Bish, (45) Todd Weldon, (J19) Jason Fosnaught, (00X) Curt Bish Jr., (27) Jake Dietz, (10) Nick Kocuba, (81) Mike Miller, (0) Larry Kugel, (25) Brett McDonald, (84S) Josh Seippel, (26) Mike Bordt, (983) Zack Gustafson, (44) Jim Challingsworth, (4) Brett Hutira, (7W) Bobby Whitling, (29) Curtis J. Bish, (13J) Jordan Peters
SARVER, PA (Pittsburgh Racing Now) – Sye Lynch survived contact with Tim Shaffer and held on to win Friday night’s $4,000 to-win Peoples Natural Gas Sprints Main Feature as part of Lernerville Speedway’s Sprint Spectacular.
Shaffer, who started 12th, passed Lynch for the lead on lap 28 but Lynch followed Shaffer down the backstretch and made a move to the inside to the lead back when contact sent Shaffer spinning and the caution flag flying. Shaffer was sent to the rear as the caution car.
Lynch grabbed the lead on the restart and crossed the finish line followed by Carl Bowser in second and Jack Sodeman Jr. in third.
“I look up to him as a driver,” said Lynch. “We raced hard, misjudgment there in (turn) three and I own up to it. All race I drove hard, in a perfect world I would’ve loved to have won the race with no contact.”
Ruhlman Rules RUSH Sprints:
Chad Ruhlman grabbed the lead from the outside of the front row and never looked back taking the checkered flag in the 20-lap RUSH Sprint Car Series feature. The win was Ruhlman’s 31st RUSH Sprint win. Pole sitter John Mollick finished second followed by Rod George in third.
“I love everything about these cars (RUSH Sprints), they’re so much fun,” said Ruhlman. “This track tonight was right in my wheelhouse, I love the cushion right on the edge, it slicks up everywhere else. I just love this place.”
Dobrosky Takes Allegheny Sprint Tour 305’s:
Greg Dobrosky picked up his second Allegheny Sprint Tour win of 2021, holding off Steve Kenawell Jr. in the 305 feature. Kenawall Jr., came home second followed by Justin Clark in third.
“I think we could have run wherever we wanted to, I just tried to keep my momentum up around the top, that’s what you need to do when it’s this slick here,” explained Dobrosky.
Peoples Natural Gas Feature ($4,000 to-win): (42) Sye Lynch, (11) Carl Bowser, (23J) Jack Sodeman Jr., (6) Bob Felmlee, (22) Brandon Spithaler, (35) Jared Zimbardi, (40) George Hobaugh, (12) Darin Gallagher, (46) Michael Bauer, (08) Dan Kuriger, (C1) Clay Riney, (29M) Logan McCandless, (13) Brandon Matus, (33) Brent Matus, (28) Tim Shaffer, (7K) Dan Shetler, (55*) Matt Sherlock, (11J) David Kalb Jr., (2) AJ Flick, (4K) Bill Kiley, (21) Bryan Salisbury, (23) Darren Pifer- Did Not Start
RUSH Sprint Car Feature: (68) Chad Ruhlman, (14) John Mollick, (41) Rod George, (24) Gale Ruth Jr., (18) Arnie Kent, (43JR) Blaze Myers, (12) Ryan Frayley, (57) Tyler Newhart, (9J) Zach Morrow, (25) Nolan Groves, (40) Brad Church, (29) Brandon Shughart, (1T) Ricky Tucker, (62) Brian Cressley, (20) Jeff Metsger
Allegheny Sprint Tour 305 Sprint Car Feature: (88) Greg Dobrosky, (17K) Steve Kenawell Jr., (78) Justin Clark, (4J) Jake Gomola, (5) John Walp, (X7) Andy Cavanaugh, (16) Jim Morris, (21) Rob Felix, (56) Steve Cousins, (26) Ryan Lynn, (21C) Jarrett Cavalet, (20M) Vivian Jones, (25) Jarrett Rosencrance, (4G) Mike Hite, (34) D.J. Cassler, (80JR) Kyle Colwell, (12G) Tommy Jasen, (72) Mike Mathieson, (4B) Walt Tutak Jr., (82M) Roman Jones (DQ)
IMPERIAL, PA (Pittsburgh Racing Now) – A full slate of action is on tap Saturday night at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway as the 410 Sprint Cars take center stage on dirt’s ‘Monster Half Mile’.
In addition to the Sprint Cars, Saturday night’s racing card will also feature the RUSH Sportsman Modified Series, the RUSH Late Model Dirt Series, the Penn Ohio Pro Stock Series as well as the Hobby Stocks, 4-Cylinders and Young Guns.
Gates open at 5 p.m., with hot laps starting at 6 p.m., and the racing action beginning will at 7 p.m.
For more information fans can visit the tracks website, www.ppms.com.
Last weekend, Monongahela’s Todd Weldon took home the checkered flag in the Wee Willie White Memorial in an intense battle with Nick Kocuba.
Cole Petrelle picked up his first career win in the RUSH Late Model Dirt Series. Petrelle passed Colton Flinner on lap six and survived a couple of late restarts to take home the checkered flag.
Kayla McManus also was a first time winner, grabbing the victory in the Hobby Stocks feature.
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