ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (July 11, 2026):  Brandon Rahmer held off his brother, Freddie Jr., in the closing laps to eke out his fifth career win at the Fabulous Lincoln Speedway. Brandon’s margin of victory was a scant 0.166 seconds. His first win of the 2026 season was worth $5,000.

Florida teenager P.J. Reutimann scored his first career 358 Sprint Car triumph in the nightcap.

“I didn’t think I even won the race,” Brandon said excitedly. “I saw the two to go, and Freddie got by me and I said, ‘oh, shit.’” However, Brandon was able to fight back on the inside to reclaim the lead before they got back to the scoring loop, so Freddie was never credited as leading a lap of the race.

Brandon Rahmer took advantage of a pair of restarts with sixteen laps completed. Jordan Strickler got the jump on the first, which was called back. On the second attempt, Rahmer stayed closer and he was able to get a run on the outside to grab the lead coming off turn two. “I saw where he went (on the first try). I put the wing back in the trunkand I drove by,” he explained.

Brandon Rahmer survived two close calls with lapped cars with less than ten laps to go. First, he was crowded down on the inside coming off turn by Matthew Swift. Rahmer took responsibility for that one. “I screwed up with the 03 (Swift) down there. I thought the hole was bigger than it was.” The second incident, with Dave Grube, was not a problem of Rahmer’s own making. “Then, the 3D (Grube) got catiwampus coming off turn four.” Grube swerved back and forth but Brandon was able to get by him without any contact.

“I had a good car tonight, and I actually drove it,” Brandon summed.

The feature line-up was determined by the track’s handicapping system. The top three from each heat race were inverted based upon their earnings average.

Thus, Jordan Strickler and Brie Hershey were assigned to the front row, followed by Jude Siegel and Dave Grube. Jordan Givler and Tim Glatfelter  occupied row three, Then came Chad Trout and Matt Campbell. Freddie Rahmer, Jr. got the last of the preferred starting positions. He was flanked by his brother, Brandon. Brett Strickler and Lucas Wolfe manned row six.

Jordan Strickler shot out to the early lead over Hershey, Siegel, Grube, Brandon Rahmer, Givler, Glatfelter, Campbell, Rahmer Jr., and Trout.

Brandon Rahmer was the man on the move in the early going. He picked off Grube on lap three. Then, he took third from Siegel on lap three. Nine laps later he ducked under Hershey for second.

Meanwhile, Jordan Strickler continued with his impressive run at the front of the pack. Unfortunately, Grube spun in turn four while racing in the fourth spot.

That incident set up the pair of restarts that gave Brandin Rahmer the opportunity to size up his opponent. Brandon was able to stay close on the second attempt to get the race going again and he rolled the top side in turns one and two to take the lead from Jordan Strickler.

Behind the leaders, there was a tight three-car battle for the third position involving Hershey, Siegel and Freddie Rahmer. It took Freddie several laps to clear his way into third. When he got the position, he was over 1.7 seconds behind Jordan Strickler.

Freddie chased him for several more laps, gradually cutting the margin to about half a second before making his move into second with three to go.

Meanwhile, Brandon continued to lead the way. His two incidents with slower cars allowed Freddie to close in on him as well during the final laps of the race. That set up a battle between the Rahmer brothers for the win.

Freddie made a bid for the lead, but Brandon was able to battle back on the inside to be scored as the leader to the finish.

Campbell charged from fifth to third in the closing laps. Jordan Strickler slipped back to fourth at the finish. Siegel was fifth. Hershey, Kyle Moody, Trout, Givler, and Wolfe completed the top ten.

Jordan Strickler, Freddie Rahmer, Jr., and Hershey won the heat races. No B Main was needed to set the twenty-one car starting field.

The nightcap for the 358 Sprint Cars went non-stop. P.J. Reutimann, the grandson of Wayne Reutimann, grabbed the lead on the opening lap and he was never headed.

“It went my way this time, I guess,” Reutimann said. He explained that he will remain in the area for a few more weeks before returning to the Sunshine State to complete his senior year in high school. He plans to come north again next season “to race until it gets cold.”

Andy Best, who had the pole position for the start of the twenty lapper, ran second for most of the race. He gave way to Jayden Wolf on the final lap. Wolfe had a run at the leader as well, but he could not close the gap.

As Reutimann noted, “I had to go to the bottom to protect. The top was a long way around.”

Best held on for third, followed by Justin Foster and Brock Hammaker. Nick Yinger, Tim Wagaman, II., Cody Fletcher, Cameron Merriman, and Wyatt Hinkle finished sixth through tenth.

Wolf, Wagaman, Hinkle, and best won their heat races. Ashley Cappetta prevailed in the B Main. Thirty-six cars signed in for the event.

MILL HALL, PA (July 10, 2026):  Danny Dietrich made his first start at Clinton County Speedway a memorable one. He dominated the PA Posse Series event held despite threatening weather surrounding the venue. It was the second win of the season for the Gettysburg pilot during the inaugural season for the tour, his first one coming in the opener held at Port Royal Speedway in March.

Dietrich’s win snapped a long dry spell. “My team just doesn’t quit. Man, we needed this,” he said. He cryptically noted that he would be “heading west,” after this impressive run.

Although Dietrich had a comfortable margin throughout the race, he did have a close call. While attempting to put Chris Frank a lap down late in the first half of the contest, Dietrich made contact with the slower car as Frank attempted to exit the speedway coming off turn two. “When Chris Frank pulled off the track there, I thought I would lose the lead, that somebody was going to swing by,” he explained. What Dietrich did not know, however, was more than a second at the time.

Dietrich mentioned that he was having other troubles with the lapped traffic during the race. “It was like taking prisoners in traffic. You had to be very aggressive in (turns) three and four. At the other end, I didn’t know where I had to be. I stayed on the bottom, down on the inside wall, and if somebody could go around me, so be it.”

In victory lane, Dietrich also thanked the promoter, Jason McCahan, for making adjustments to the order of events to ensure that the first Posse event would be completed before any rain set in. His appreciation was echoed by the second place finisher, Chase Dietz.

Dietz, who trailed Dietrich by more than two seconds in the closing laps, agreed that it was difficult dealing with the slower cars on the tight third of a mile track. “It was a matter of maneuvering around,” he said. “I found a line off of (turn) four, but I couldn’t get off (turn) two.” Nonetheless, Dietz added that he was glad to get to the track for the first time and that he enjoyed it.

The third place finisher, Justin Whittall, wasn’t quite as enthusiastic as the other podium finishers. “We have a strong team. I failed in the middle of the race as a driver.” During that stretch, Whittall lost ground to Dietrich. Moreover, Dietz was able to close in on him. They swapped positions on lap twenty-eight.

The speedweek format was used for this event. So, the first six positions were reserved for the heat race winners and the fastest cars to qualify from each of the three heats.

The luck of the draw put Whittall and Danny Dietrich on the front row of the thirty-five lapper. They were followed by Frddie Rahmer, Jr. and Dietz. Troy Wagaman, Jr. and Logan Rumsey were in the third row. Ryan Newton and J.T. Ferry were next in line based upon their heat race finishes. Then came Doug Hammaker and Lucas Wolfe, who was making his first start as the new driver of John Trone’s car. Lance Dewease and Billy Dietrich, a Clinton County favorite, made up row six.

Danny Dietrich rolled the top of turns one and two to take the lead from Whittall at the start. They were followed by Dietz and Rahmer, with Wagaman and Newton in tow.

Matt Tebbs brought out the caution just three laps into the race when he spun in turn two.

There was confusion among race officials on the resulting restart. Due to a misunderstanding amongst them, the race director called for a caution just as the starter was showing the green flag to the leaders. In the mayhem that followed, Rahmer did a slow roll. After his car was returned to its wheels, he was pushed to the pit area for a new top wing. Tebbs, who sustained damage to his nose wing, also pited for repairs. Both drivers were allowed to keep their starting spots. Inexplicably, that was never explained to the fans, many of whom voiced their displeasure when Rahmer was allowed to start from fourth again.

When the race resumed, Danny Dietrich jumped out to the lead again. Whittall continued in second, followed by Dietz, Rahmer, Wagaman, Newton, Rumsey, Ferry, and Mike Thompson. Beyond them, there was a spirited battle among Hammaker, Ryan Smith, Billy Dietrich, and Dewease.

After his kerfuffle with Frank, Danny Dietrich was able to drive away from Whittall. Meanwhile, Dietz drew closer to Whittall, making the pass with eight laps to go. In the closing laps, Rahmer slipped back a bit in the running order as well.

At the checkers, Danny Dietrich led Dietz by over 1.8 seconds. Whittall, Wagaman, and Newton rounded outthe top five. Rahmer, Rumsey, Thompson, Wolfe, and Ferry were sixth through tenth.

Rumsey, Rahmer, and Whittall won their heat races. No B Main was required to set the twenty-car field. Danny Dietrich was fast right from the start on this night. He had the fastest time in qualifying, 11.771 seconds.

Jeff Weaver, Jr., from nearby Lock Haven, scored his sixty-seventh career win in the 270 Micro division. He surged from fifth on the starting grid to the lead on the opening lap.

Denny Reinheimer ran second to him for much of the race. However, he dropped out with two laps remaining. That created an intense battle among Lake and Bill Laughman and Mac Wert for the position. Lake got the nod over Wert and Laughman at the finish. Zachary Glass was fifth.

Colton Guther, Gatlin Kauffman, Kamden Rickert, and Austin Foster were the other finishers. Reinheimer was scored in tenth based upon the laps he completed.

Bill Laughman and Weaver split the preliminaries. There was no B Main.

Jimmy Moyer won the finale for the Mini Stocks over Matt Weaver, Codey Beaver, Garrett Watkins, and Curtis Lawton. Watkins rallied in the closing laps to overcome a penalty imposed upon him for rough driving.

Richard Eldred, Ken Smith, and Kevin Trimpey were the final finishers. Larry Beachel and Hunter Flook were ninth and tenth based upon their laps completed. Flook led the first eight laps before suddenly leaving the track.

Watkins and Flook won the heat races. There was no B Main.

MECHANICSBURG, PA (July 3, 2026):  Anthony Macri seemed to have complete control over the Mitch Smith Memorial at Williams Grove Speedway. However, his defensive strategy on the final lap almost cost him the race. Chase Dietz’s charge off turn four came up just a tad short, and Macri claimed his fourth win of the Thirty-sixth Pennsylvania Speedweek. Macri received the $20,000 check and added to his points lead in the quest for a fourth straight Speedweek title.

“I made the stupidest corner,” Macri said of his mistake.

The Dilsburg pilot explained, “after the caution, I didn’t have a good car. I used the left rear too hard.. I went into defensive mode. I knew if I committed to my slider line in (turns) three and four and I went low in (turns) one and two, it would be a long way around for him.”

That seemed to be a reasonable strategy. So, what went wrong on the last lap?

Macri indeed used the slider line coming through turn four on the last lap. But, he didn’t get up to the cushion the way he wanted to. Coming off the corner he was desperately looking to find some moisture so he could get a launch down the front stretch to the checkers. Instead he spun his tires. And that enabled Dietz to get a run on him.

Macri won by a scant 0.041 seconds.

Although he came up short, Dietz was happy with his performance. Once again, he was coming off a race in which he did not qualify. The first time that it happened, he reeled off three straight wins. He noted that racing every day makes for short memories.

“I was trying to pressure as much as I could,” Dietz said. “Right before the caution, I found a line in (turns) one and two about three quarters of the way up. It must have gotten a little dirty on exit because I wasn’t getting a run off the corner.” Nevertheless, he did show his nose once during the final ten laps, and that got Macri going again.

Dietz later reported to a source, “that last lap, he (Macri) actually told me, like he lost his left rear in the middle and he put himself in the dirty stuff down the straightaway there, and he gave me a run which I didn’t think was coming. Honestly, that was just an awesome race.”

Logan Schuchart took advantage of a gap in the World of Outlaws schedule to get some extra track time in advance of the upcoming Summer Nationals at Williams Grove. His strong third place run gave him some ideas of things that he can improve upon for that event during the month of money.

Schuchart was aided by the restart on lap seventeen. He got by Tanner Holmes for third and he was able to close in on the leaders. But, he couldn’t make it a three-car race.

“The restart was good. You didn’t know what to do going into one. I was dragging the brake a little too much,” he said.

Macri and Ditez manned the front row for for the thirty lap feature event. Holmes and Doug Hammaker were in row two, with Brady Bacon and Schuchart next in line. Troy Wagaman, Jr. and Ryan Newton selected the last two preferred starting spots. Brent Marks, Dylan Norris, Ryan Smith, and James McFadden got the next four positions based upon their heat race finishes.

Macri took the early lead, with Dietz, Hammaker, Holmes, Schuchart, and Bacon in tow. As Macri began to pull away from Dietz, Holmes moved into third, and Hammaker continued in fourth. However, his effort ended on lap seventeen, when his car coasted to a stop coming off turn four.

When the race resumed, Macri and Dietz went off to settle the score by themselves. Schuchart ducked under Holmes for third. But, it took the leaders getting into traffic for Schuchart to make any headway after that.

After the leaders cleared the traffic, Macri switched up his line in turns one and two. He stayed low, in the rubber, giving Dietz the high line if he wanted it. Instead, Dietz found a lane a little below the cushion that seemed to work. He was able to draw clse to Macri, but the grip was somewhat better for Macri coming off turn two and he could scoot away down the backstretch.

Macri was thus able to maintain a lead of about four tenths of a second through most of the closing laps. However, he did not effectively execute his plan for the final corner and the stretch run.

Still, he got the win over Dietz, Schuchart, Marks, and McFadden. Holmes faded to sixth at the finish. Norris, Newton, Bacon, and Logan Rumsey completed the top ten.

Bacon, Macri, Hammaker, and Schuchart won the four heat races. Lance Dewease won the B Main, but he was an early retiree from the race. Dietz was the fastest qualifier again, topping Group A with a lap of 17.120 seconds. Newton was the best in Group B. His time was 17.357 seconds.

The bad luck bug bit former track champion Freddie Rahmer, Jr. this time. He had a fuel pump failure during his heat race and did not start the B Main.