Dirt Racing
Campbell and Wilbur Romp at Lincoln Speedway
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (March 29, 2025): Matt Campbell earned his seventh career 410 Sprint Car win in dominant style at the fabulous Lincoln Speedway. Joining him in victory lane was ageless Steve Wilbur, who led wire to wire in the opening round for the Wingless Sportsmen Tour.
Campbell, who was close to lapping out the motor that was in his car all season, switched to a fresh Josh Jones power plant for this week’s action. “This ran phenomenal,” he noted. “I was just trying to keep myself calm and look for opportunities,” he added.
Following a lap seven restart, Campbell was battling with early leader Tim Glatfelter for the top spot. They were throwing sliders at one another for a couple of laps before Campbell was able to claim the lead for good. Campbell explained his winning move as follows, “I got momentum built up off (turn) four and got hard into (turn) one.” From that point on, no other competitor was close enough to challenge him.
This was the first event of the season using the track’s handicapping system. Under that approach, the first three finishers from each heat were inverted based upon their point averages.
Thus, Glenndon Forsythe and Glatfelter brought the field to the green for the start of the thirty lap feature event. J.J. Loss and Preston Lattomus were in row two, followed by Dylan Norris and Logan Rumsey. Campbell lined up on the inside of row four, with Aaron Bollinger beside him. Due to his high point average, Freddie Rahmer, Jr. was ninth on the grid. His partner in row five was Chad Trout, a fourth place finisher in one of the night’s heat races. Troy Wagaman, Jr. and Brandon Rahmer were next as the other fourth place finishers.
Glatfelter had the preferred line entering turn one on the opening lap. He used the cushion to get the advantage over Forsythe as the completed the first rwo turns in the contest. Falling in behind them in the early going were Lattomus, Norris, Campbell, Loss, Freddie Rahmer, Jr., Rumsey, Bollinger, and Wagaman.
While Glatfelter and Forsythe set the pace, Campbell was working his way to the front. He reached third by lap five, and he picked up one more position before the first caution of the race. That came with seven laps down when Dallas Shott got a flat tire.
When the race resumed, all eyes were focued on the battle for the lead between Glatfelter and Campbell. After they swapped slide jobs, Campbell assumed control. Norris began to make forward progress as well. He took second from Glatfelter just before the second caution of the race, on lap ten, for Dominic Melair’s collision with the outer wall between turns three and four.
The caution was converted to a red flag so that the safety crew could attend to Melair. During the stoppage, Loss’ car began to leak fluid. He was able to push off again, but after just a couple of laps, he slowed to a stop on the front stretch, ending his night.
In the middle portion of the race, Bollinger, Rahmer Jr., and Wagaman were on the move. Bollinger took third from Glatfelter on lap fourteen and Rahmer Jr. got to fourth by the midpoint of the race. Meanwhile, Wagaman was fighting Glatfelter for fifth.
Yellow fever continued into the second half of the race, Lap seventeen had a pair of cars tangle in the fourth turn. Three laps layer, the final caution appeared.
In the last ten laps, Campbell separated himself from the rest of the field. Rahmer Jr. attacked Bollinger for second. Their battle was quite entertaining. Meanwhile, Wagaman advanced to fourth, bringing Brandon Rahmer along with him.
At the finish, it was Campbell over Bollinger and Rahmer Jr. Wagaman remained in front of Brandon Rahmer. Cameron Smith completed an impressive run from twenty-first to sixth.Trout, Norris, Rumsey, and Tyler Ross rounded out the top ten.
Heat wins went to Loss, Forsythe, and Norris. There was no B Main, as all twenty-seven cars on hand started the main event.
The final event of the night was the twenty lapper for the Wingless Sportsmen Tour. Steve Wilbur, the originator of the series, was on the pole, with Kevin Gutshall on his right. Row two belonged to Brett Perigo and Billy Brian. In the third row were Chad Thomas and Stan Wanner. They were followed by Trent Yoder and Tony Jackson. Cliff Brian and Luke Lenker occupied row five, ahead of Chad Baker and Jay Fannasy.
Wilbur sprinted out to the early lead, which he would never relinquish. Perigo, Gutshall, Billy Brian, and Thomas followed. B. Brian raced into second by lap three, but he could not close on Wilbur.
A caution on lap nine for a multi-car tangle in turn one wiped out Wilbur’s four second lead.
Following the restart, Wilbur began to stretch his advantage once again. B. Brian remained in second, followed by Perigo. Jackson was up to fourth, with Yoder holding down fifth.
The second caution of the race, on lap sixteen, eliminated Wilbur’s three second advantage.
Wilbur completed teh final four laps without any further disruptions. Billy Brian took second, then came Jackson, Yoder, and Cliff Brian. Fannasy passed several cars in the waning laps to reach sixth, Perigo faded to seventh. Gutshall, Lenker, and Yhomas completed the top ten.
The heat winners were Yoder, Billy Brian, and Jackson. There was no B Main.
Lincoln Speedway will host 410 and 358 Sprints on April 5. The following week, the 410s will be joined by the USAC East Coast 360 Sprints. Then, on April 19 will be the Weldon Sterner Memorial for the 410 and 358 Sprints. The month of April will conclude with 410 Sprints and Limited Late Models on April 26.
MECHANICSBURG, PA (October 3, 2025) – Chase Dietz, of York, PA, led a Posse sweep of four of the top five positions on night number one of the National Open Weekend at Williams Grove Speedway. Joining Dietz on the front stretch were second place finisher, Lance Dewease, and the third place runner, Danny Dietrich. Justin Whittall was fifth in the race. The only card carrying Outlaw was Carson Macedo, who led the first twenty-one laps before fading to fourth at the finish.
“I just want to soak it in,” Dietz said as he tried to catch his beath following the exhilarating victory, his first ever against the travelling band. Although Dietz noted that he had speed all year at the Grove, his team assembled a new car this week and, in doing so, they made a lot of changes. “The car was very maneuverable.”
Although Dietz ran most of the race in the top groove, he admitted, “I knew that the bottom was going to come in. I knew that I had to get down there before Lance (Dewease) did. I saw his nose.” As it turned out, Dietz barely got to the bottom ahead of Dewease, forcing the cagy veteran to move to the middle in the closing laps.
“We’re just extremely grateful to be here, this sport can be very humbling,” Dietz added. Even last year, when he was running his own cars, Dietz explained that they fought hard to be competitive with the Outlaws. Although they were winless, they showed good speed and had a podium finish against the Outlaws in the 2024 National Open. “I looked back at the nights when we didn’t win, and I tried to figure out what we needed to do to bet better.”
Dewease, who followed Dietz into second on lap twenty-two and wh briefly challenged him for the lead, commented, “the last three or four laps I wasn’t very good. The lapped cars made it interesting.”
Dietrich, who completed the podium for the Posse, felt that he may have had the fastest car in the final laps but, he added, “things didn’t go my way.” He explained that, when he did pass Dewease, he did not get enough of a gap on him, and that let him (Dewease) get back in.”
Macedo drew the pole for the Dash and his win in that event placed him on the pole for the twenty-five lap preliminary, which paid $12,000 to the winner. Dietrich lined up on his right, Dewease and Dietz made up row two, followed by David Gravel and Buddy Kofoid. Diason Pursley and Justin Whittall stacked our row four. Then came Daryn Pittman and Bill Balog. Row six paired Kody Hartlaub with Justin Peck.
The back of the field was almost as impressive as the first six rows. Back there were racers such as Kerry Madsen (fourteenth), Giovanni Scelzi (sixteenth), Brock Zearfoss (seventeenth), Brent Marks (eighteenth), Ryan Timms (nineteenth), Freddie Rahmer, Jr. (twentieth), Sheldon Haudenschild (twenty-first), Logan Schuchart (twenty-first), and Troy Wagaman (twenty-sixth).
Macedo held off Dietrich in turn one to assume control of the race. Dietz ran in third on the opening lap, but he drove under Dietrich in turn four to take over second one lap later. Dewease ran along in fourth, followed by Kofoid, Gravel, Whittall, Pittman, Pursley, and Balog in the early going.
The running order was pretty static through the first five or six laps. The top ten had a major shake-up on lap seven, though. Something broke on Pittman’s car in turn three, and he spun wildly toward the outside wall. In the process, he collected Pursley, Balog, and Hartlaub. Pittman and Pursely retired from the race due to the damage incurred, but Balog and Hartlaub were able to rejoin the field for the restart after pitting for repairs.
That fracas was the only caution of the race.
Macedo and Dietz resumed the battle for the lead on the restart. However, one lap later, Dewease moved into third, ahead of Dietrich, Kofoid, and Gravel. Whittall, Peck, Scelzi, and Rahmer made up the balance of the top ten. At that juncture, Wagaman was about six positions behind Rahmer in their race within the race for the point championship.
Through the middle stage of the race, Dietz began to close in on Macedo. Dewease continued in third, several car lengths behind the leaders. Dietrich was about the same distance back in fourth.
Dietz caught up to Macedo with about five or six laps remaining in the contest. He managed to pass Macedo on the inside of turn three on lap twenty-one, but Macedo countered in turn four to regain the lead.
Macedo dove to the inside heading into turn one, but he scrubbed off spme speed. Dietz was able to get some momentum coming through turn two and that propelled hin down the backstretch. He slid Macedo for the lead coming through turns three and four, and Dewease followed in his tire tracks to take over second coming off turn four.
Dietz missed the bottom entering turn one, and Dewease poked his nose under him going through the turn, Dietz recovered, and he got a good run off turn two to preserve his lead. Dietz then committed to the low line for the final laps, requiring Dewease to move more toward the middle of the track.
Dietrich dispatched Macedo and he got a run on Dewease near the end of the race. However, Dewease was able to reclaim second soon thereafter.
At the finish, it was Dietz by a tad under eight tenths of a second over Dewease. Dietrich was third, followed by Macedo and Whittall. Kofoid, Gravel, Scelzi,Peck, and Marks completed the top ten.
Rahmer was eleventh, and Wagaman sixteenth. Although Wagaman was the hard charger at plus ten, he lost valuable points to Rahmer. The two racers will be separated by 125 points, unofficially, heading into Saturday’s season finale.
Heat wins were scored by Gravel, Kofoid, Dewease, and Pursley. Ryan Newton won the non-qualifiers race. Kyle Spence recovered from a tipover in his heat race to capture the C Main. The B Main went to Haudenschild. Gravel was the evening’s fastest qualifier, with a lap of 16.409 seconds topping Group A. Dewease timed the best in Group B, with a lap of 16.760 seconds. Fifty-six cars participated in the event.
HARTFORD, OH (September 27, 2025) – Dale Blaney had the hometown crowd on their feet and screaming after winning the World of Outlaws feature Saturday Night at Sharon Speedway, the track owned for years by the Blaney family.
Blaney started fifth and passed Cole Macedo on lap 11 for the lead then held off a furious last lap charge by Buddy Kofoid to win by just 0.136 seconds for the $12,000 payday!
The victory was Blaney’s first World of Outlaws victory in 10-years, becoming the oldest winner in Series history at 61 years 7 months and 28 days. Blaney broke the previous record set by his older brother Dave when he won at 58 years of age in 2021 at Sharon.
“There’re so many good young race car drivers out here, but to win a race at 61 (years old) is awesome,” said Blaney. ““I had the feeling that I was never going to win an Outlaw race ever again. I don’t race much. This is our sixth race this year. I haven’t run in seven weeks. The car was awesome. We just got it back together this week. I don’t know what to say. It’s great and cool to win this at Sharon Speedway- it’s the only place I’ve run this year. This is a special freaking night. I know that.”
“I wanted traffic,” said Kofoid. “My car is usually amazing in traffic. He slipped up, and then I kind of got in his air and got me slipped up. And then I hit the wall coming to the checkered, and it shot me down the track. I tried to send it and was close. I’m just happy for Dale and Dave.”
Sheldon Haudenschild finished third follow by WoO points leader David Gravel in fourth. Logan Schuchart rounded out the Top 5.
The night however belonged to the Blaney family, who fittingly closed out the the first year of the new ownership group of Dave Blaney, Ryan Blaney, and Will Thomas III in Victory Lane.
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (September 27, 2025): A persistent, localized drizzle forced a stoppage of the Fallen Heroes Memorial at the Lincoln Speedway. The event, which was originally dubbed the Fallen Firefighters Memorial, was expanded to give tribute to the three York County police officers recently slain while serving a subpoena.
Brett and Jordan Strickler, policemen in the area, honored the fallen officers on the wings of their 410 Sprint Cars.
The 410 Sprint Cars were ready to take to the track for their feature event when the rain set in for the second time of the night. A brief shower interrupted the heat races for the 358 Sprint Cars. However, after the rain stopped, the track crew and push truck operators quickly prepared the surface so that all qualifications could be completed.
The line-ups for both feature races are set, and the events will be completed on October 18, along with the full program for both divisions in the Final 50. So, fans will be treated to four features that evening.
The point races in both divisions will conclude on October 18.
Dallas Schott, Kyle Moody, and Billy Dietrich won the heat races for the 410 Sprinters. Ryan “Fig” Newton prevailed in the B Main. Troy Wagaman, Jr. was the fastest qualifier of the twenty-nine cars on hand. His time was an astonishing 12.855 seconds. He was one of four racers to turn sub-thirteen second laps.
In the 358 Sprint Car preliminaries, the checkers waved for Cameron Merriman, Logan Spahr, and Cody Fletcher. There were twenty-one 358 Sprints checked in for the contest.
On October 4, Lincoln Speedway will present AMA Flat Track Motorcycles and Quads. There will be no auto races in consideration of the National Open to be held at Williams Grove Speedway. The World of Outlaws will take on the Pennsylvania Posse on October 11. The Lincoln season will conclude with the blockbuster event, the Final 50 plus the held over features.
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