Dirt Racing
Rahmer and Fletcher Score Lincoln Wins
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (March 14, 2026): Freddie Rahmer, Jr. snapped Chase Dietz’ daytime win streak at the Fabulous Lincoln Speedway. The defending track champion from Harleysville captured his first 410 Sprint Car victory of the young season. In the 358 Sprint Car ranks, Cody Fletcher of East Berlin went wire-to-wire to win the opener for that division.
Rahmer Jr., who now has forty-six career victories at the track, acknowledged, “we got to start up front, and that helped a lot.” He added, “it takes a lot of pressure off to get a win this early in the season.”
He admitted, “we kind of gave it away last week.” He elaborated, “I didn’t move around enough last week.” Thus, Dietz was able to run him down and to make an unexpected pass for the win.
However this week, Rahmer Jr. benefitted from a late race caution. He noted that he “was trying to pace (himself) off the lapped cars. But, as the laps were winding down, Anthony Macri was closing in on him. A caution with two to go cleared the track for Rahmer Jr., and he got a signal from his father to move to the inside line when the race resumed. That effectively eliminated any chance that Macri may have had to steal the victory in the closing laps.
This event was the final 410 race to use the redraw format, which allowed the first three finishers from each heat race to obtain the preferred starting positions by lot. Tyler Ross was the fortunate one to draw the pole, with Matt Campbell as his running mate. Billy Dietrich and Rahmer Jr. lined up in the second row. Dietz and Troy Wagaman, Jr. staked out row three. Then came Danny Dietrich and Steven Snyder, Jr. Rick Lafferty and Chad Trout were in the fifth row, followed by Justin Whittall and Anthony Macri.
Ross led the opening lap, with Campbell, Rahmer Jr., Wagaman, and Billy Dietrich in tow. Danny Dietrich and Dietz were fighting of sixth, ahead of Snyder, Trout, and Macri.
Whittall, who was making his first outing since returning from Australia, spun in turn four to bring out the first caution just two laps into the event.
Ross resumed the lead when the green lights flashed on again. Rahmer Jr. continued in second, but Campbell briefly moved ahead of Wagaman following the restart. Dietz picked up a couple of positions, displacing the Dietrich brothers. Macri also started to move forward.
The front runners–Ross, Rahmer Jr., and Wagaman–maintained their positions for the next nine laps. During that stretch, Dietz advanced to third, the position that he occupied at the time of the next caution, which came for a spin by Billy Dietrich in turn four. That incident on lap fifteen ended the best run of the season for him.
Following the second half restart, Rahmer Jr. dove under Ross entering turn three to gain the lead. Ross tried to regain the advantage in turn four, but Rahmer Jr. held him off. Rahmer had complete control by the time that the duo reached turn one again.
Meanwhile, Dietz and Wagaman were battling for the third position, and Macri was now running in fifth.
Macri was picking up speed as the race progressed through the final stages. He moved into fourth by lap twenty and he overtook Dietz for third by lap twenty-seven.
Macri climbed into second soon thereafter. As Macri quickly closed in on Rahmer Jr. the excitement was building toward a dramatic finish. Rahmer Jr was hung up behind a couple of lapped cars and Macri was charging.
However, something unexpected happened on lap twenty-eight to ruin the moment. Dietz spun in turn two for the final caution of the race.
Rahmer Jr. got away cleanly on the restart, and he dropped down to the inside groove for the last two laps. Macri could not build up enough momentum to try an outside move on the race leader.
Rahmer Jr. took the checkers 0.439 seconds ahead of Macri. Ross finished a creditable third, followed by Wagaman and Campbell. Dewease had no brake problems this week and he crossed the finish line in the sixth position. Danny Dietrich, Ayden Hare, Snyder, and Logan Rumsey completed the top ten.
Thirty-two cars participated in four heat races, The winners were Dietz, Wagaman, Macri, and Danny Dietrich. Cameron Smith won the B Main for the second race in a row,
Cody Fletcher drew the pole for the final race of the night, The 358 Sprint Car pilot was joined on the front row by Ashley Cappetta. Wyatt Hinkle and Steve Owings were in the row behind. Then came Jayden Wolf and Brayden Mickley. Ageless Steve Wilbur and Matt Findley were in row four.
Fletcher took the early lead, with Hinkle, Owings, Cappetta, and Wolf giving chase. A red flag on lap three for a flip by Ohio invader Brian Razum in turn one stopped the action. He was not hurt.
On the ensuing restart, Hunkle entered turn one with a bit too much speed. The back end of his car came around, and the next three racers were collected in the process.
That moved Cappetta from sixth to second for the next restart. She held that position for the remainder of the twenty lap contest, despite several more cautions.
A pair of the cautions involved Wolf, who replaced a bent left rear wheel following the first of his tribulations.
Fletcher prevailed by more that two and a half seconds over Cappetta. Findlay, Wilbur, and Eli Tuckee rounded out the top five. Wolf recovered to finish sixth. Chase Robinson, Tom Senseny, Jr., and Trevor Stover were the next finishers. Hinkle was credited with tenth based on the laps he completed before retiring from the race.
“Everybody did their jobs tonight, and I just didn’t screw up mine,” Fletcher said. “I knew that I was going to stick to the bottom,” and he worked that plan to perfection.
Fletcher also won his heat race to make it a clean sweep. Wolf won the other qualifier for the class.
Lincoln Speedway will be dark for the next two weeks, as other area speedways will kick off the new PA Possee 410 Series. Action will resume in the Pigeon Hills on April 4 with the 410 and 358 Sprints in competition. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt for the children before the races and Big Wheel races for them at the intermission.
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.
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (May 6, 2026): Buddy Kofoid held off a last lap charge by Carson Macedo to claim his second straight win in the Gettysburg Clash held at the Fabulous Lincoln Speedway. Kofoid’s $12,000 victory gave the World of Outlaws the edge over the Pennsylvania Posse heading into the Morgan Cup weekend at Williams Grove Speedway.
Kofoid admitted to watching the big screen that was positioned between turns one and two.
Initially, the strategy worked to his advantage, as it prompted him to abandon the high line with about six laps to go in the race. “I was watching the screen. I was losing speed. I was up on the cushion but I was having trouble closing on the lappers, so I went down and I stayed in line because it was clean.”
However, the tactic almost backfired on him as the race was drawing to a close, for he got confused by what he saw and he was uncertain whether he was getting the white flag or the checkers. “I was watching the screen and I wasn’t sure if it was white or checkers because I was seeing what the lapped cars were seeing.” That slight hesitation by Kofoid, who was trying to stay in clean air, allowed Carson Macedo to get a big run on him on the final lap.
The margin of victory was .06 seconds. “I thought I may have gotten him at the line. We were close,” Macedo said.
David Gravel started from the pole position as a result of his dash victory. Logan Rumsey, who made his first Outlaws dash, lined up next to him. Carson Macedo and Kofoid lined up in row two, followed by Sheldon Haudenschild and Bill Balog. The final dash participants, Danny Dietrich and Chase Dietz, came next. Ashton Torgerson and Cameron Smith were in row five. Row six paired Kasey Kahne with Donny Schatz. Kody hartlaub was slated to be in the twelfth spot, but an electrical problem forced him into the pits. While his crew did replace the faulty ignition box, he had to drop to the rear for the initial green.
Gravel took control at the start of the thirty-five lap event. Carson Macedo followed him into second, dropping Rumsey to third. Kofoid, Haudenschild, Dietz, Dietrich, Torgerson, Balog, and Kahne followed in the early rounds. Kofoid moved into third in the early going.
Gravel reached the backmarkers on lap nine. He was able to maintain his advantage as he started to pick them off. However, Carson Macedo lost second place to Kofoid in traffic on lap ten.
Soon thereafter, a four-car tangle at the exit of turn four brought out the first red flag of the event.
Gravel led Kofoid when the race resumed. Behind them, Carson Macedo and Haudenschild were fighting for third and Dietz and Dietrich were jousting for fifth. After a couple of intense laps, Haudenschild struck the wall in turn four.
On the ensuing restart, Dietz picked up speed. He moved into the third position on lap seventeen and he was closing in on the leaders, Gravel and Kofoid. However, a caution for Freddie Rahmer, Jr. on lap eighteen slowed his advance. At the time of the incident, Rahmer had advanced more than thirteen positions.
Although Gravel resumed his lead after the race went green again, Kofoid was on the charge. He stayed close to the leader for three quarters of a lap. In turn four, he executed a slider to take the lead. Gravel mounted a counterattack, and passed Kofoid back again. However, the pass was nullified by another red flag for a crash that eliminated four cars, including those of Schuchart, Torgerson, Balog, and Cole Macedo.
Kofoid thus was restored to first place for the restart. Gravel, Carson Macedo, Dietz, Rumsey, Dietrich, Kahne, Tyler Ross, Garet Williamson, and Cameron Smith made up the balance of the top ten for the remaining sixteen laps.
The second red flag changed the complexion of the race in other respects, as well.
Phil Dietz made significant changes to the car of Carson Macedo. Macedo explained that he was fading before the stoppage, but the adjustments made by his crew chief made his car better.
Further, Gravel was unable to maintain his pace when the race resumed. Chase Dietz, who eventually wrestled third away from him, explained, “he was in clean air a lot of the race, but that restart got him in with some other cars, and I was able to get by him.”
After the race resumed, both Carson Macedo and Dietz moved forward, and Gravel faded.
Kofoid remained out front for the remainder of the race. He migrated from the top to the inside line and followed the slower cars to the finish. Carson Macedo made a big push on the final lap but came up a bot short at the checkers.
Dietz, Gravel, and Dietrich rounded out the top five. The next five finishers were Rumsey, Ross, Smith, Kahne, and Williamson.
Ross was the hard charger, at plus seventeen. Dylan Norris, who was twelfth at the checkers, advanced sixteen positions.
The heat winners were Dietrich, Gravel, Carson Macedo, and Haudenschild. Schuchart won the B Main. Dietrich was the evening’s fastest qualifier, topping Group A with a lap of 13.584 seconds. Smith was the best of Group B with a time of 14.424 seconds.
Brett Perigo drove his Ford powered Wingless Sportsman to the win in the twenty-lap nightcap. He drove by the early leader, Eric Walker, coming off turn two on lap fifteen. It was Perigo’s third win of the season and the first on the tour.
Cliff Brian, Brandon Shearer, and Tony Jackson followed Perigo and Walker across the line. Positions six through ten went to Jay Fannasy, Donnie Farlling, Steve Wilbur, Lee Kauffman, and Chad Thomas.
Fannasy was the fastest qualifier in timed hot laps. He turned in a time of 18.543 seconds.
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