Local Racing
Freddie Rahmer, Jr. Wins Again at Lincoln Speedway
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (July 11, 2020 Pittsburgh Racing Now): Freddie Rahmer, Jr. captured his third victory of the season at Lincoln Speedway, Rahmer charged to the front from his ninth place start to grab the lead with just eight laps in the books. Brian Montieth also moved forward quickly, but his advance stalled out in third. Montieth never challenged Rahmer, though, as his car came to a halt with ten to go.
“We’re pretty good right now,” Rahmer said modestly. “We’re right there, but we need to be better for the next few races. I let the guys down in Speedweek. We had a couple of chances to win, but I didn’t come through.” Rahmer came through this night, however.
Billy Dietrich had the pole under the track handicapping system which is based upon earnings average. Dylan Norris was next to him. Tim Glatfelter and Matt Campbell were in the second row. Brandon Rahmer and Troy Wagaman were in row three. Then came the heavy hitters in the field, Chad Trout and Montieth in row four, and Rahmer in row five. His dancing partner was Adam Wilt. Alan Krimes and Jimmy Siegel had row six.
Dietrich jumped out to the early lead, followed by Norris, Glatfelter, Campbell, and Brandon Rahmer. Montieth was on the move and he cracked the top five with just three laps down. Rahmer soon followed suit.
With Dietrch still out front, Montieth continued the charge. He took second on lap seven, but Rahmer had other plans. He passed Montieth on lap eight in turns three and four, and then he swept by Dietrich at the other end of the track.
Rahmer stretched out his lead in traffic. He had a margin of more than two seconds over Dietrich when the caution light flashed on for the first time due to Bradley Howard stopping at the flag stand.
Rahmer got away cleanly and he built up another commanding lead. The battle was for second, as Montieth was hounding Dietrich. However, he could not pull off the pass. Montieth’s effort ended when his car coasted to a stop on the frontstretch with ten to go. At that time, Rahmer’s lead was three and a half seconds over Dietrich.
Rahmer and Dietrich led the way again, with Campbell, Norris, and Brandon Rahmer fighting for third. That contest only lasted for two laps. Norris crashed hard in turn two after making contact with the outer wall. He was not injured.
Rahmer buzzed off the last eight laps without incident. Dietrich was second. Brandon Rahmer grabbed the final podium spot. Campbell crossed in fourth. Chase Dietz came on for fifth in the closing laps. Glatfelter, Krimes, Troy Wagaman, Siegel, and Wilt completed the top ten.
Heat wins were scored by Campbell, Brandon Rahmer, and Dietrich. There was no B Main.
In the 358 Sprint Car ranks, Tyler Ross led wire to wire for the win. he withstood a couple of cautions and two reds. One of the reds eliminated Brett Strickler and Doug Hammaker, who were running second and third at the time of the incident. Scott Fisher inherited second and last week’s victor, Brett Wanner, was third. Kody Hartlaub and Cody Fletcher completed the top five. Points leader Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. mustered sixth. Chrs Frank , Chris Arnold, Dave Brown, and Ashley Capetta were seventh through tenth. Heat winners were Hammaker, Frank, and Ross. there was no B Main.
Lincoln Speedway will have a tune-up for the World of Outlaws next week. The race will pay $10,000 to the winner. The Outlaws will invade for the Gettysburg Clash on July 23.
PITTSBURGH, PA (May 3, 2024) Rain is forcing local tracks to cancel their events this weekend.
Lernerville Speedway was the first to pull the plug on Friday’s program after late afternoon showers and an ominous forecast forced the tracks hand. Racing returns to ‘The Action Track’ on Friday, May 10 as the Jay’s Automotive ULMS Late Models take center stage, complemented with the remaining Fab4 racing divisions.
Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway was next to throw in the towel. PPMS and BRP Modified Tour officials made the difficult but necessary decision to cancel the BRP Big Block Modifieds + Cinco De Mayo Fiesta event. The event will not be rescheduled. All tickets purchased online will be fully refunded. PPMS and BRP look forward to scheduling a 2025 date! PPMS hopes to be able to get in Nostalgia Night and Action Event next Saturday.
Rain late Friday evening and through the early morning hours on Saturday brought over a half-inch (0.51) of rain to Latrobe Speedway, forcing the cancellation of Saturday’s (May 4) FAST-Five racing program. The rain gauge at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, just 2 miles away, continues to record the rain. The airport forecast calls for an 80 % chance of showers, mainly before 1 pm, and a 100% chance of showers continuing again tonight.
Next Saturday, May 11, Latrobe plans to hold the Dave Kittey Memorial ULMS Super Late Models. The 30-lap $4,000-to-win feature also offers bonuses for ULMS racers. The FASTrak Pro Late Models, the Joe’s Body Shop & Towing Pure Stocks, the Special T Metals LLC Modified 4 Cylinders, and the Marilungo Disposal LLC Strictly Stock 4 Cylinders will also be on the card.
SARVER, PA (April 26, 2024) AJ Flick picked up his first Peoples Natural Gas Sprint Car win of 2024 at Lernerville Speedway on Friday night and Michael Norris made it back-to-back wins in the Late Model Division.
Flick started fourth on the grid and passed leader and pole-sitter Carl Bowser using the bottom side on lap 8 while Bowser worked the high side. Bowser wouldn’t go away easily, pulling side-by-side with Flick at the halfway mark. Flick eventually was able to hold Bowser at bay, building a three-second lead as he encountered lap traffic.
A caution flag with five-laps-to-go bunched up the field but Flick got an impressive restart and kept the field at bay to pick up the victory. Bowser finished second and Michael Bauer finished third after starting eighth.
“I didn’t expect it to slick off as much as it did,” Flick said about the track conditions. “It was odd because it wasn’t really wide but yet the actual racing groove was getting slick and starting to come in already. I missed it in the heat race, but come feature time it seems like we’re starting to dial it in a bit more.”
Norris started 10th and put on a clinic coming through the field to make it two straight at ‘The action Track.’
“Luck was on our side tonight,” Norris said. “I always seem to have late race cautions. Thanks to John Garvin for leaving me a lane, he got me pretty good on that last restart but I knew as long as I could be even with him going into turn one, the top was so good and it was.”
Erick Rudolph made the trip to Sarver from Ransomville, New York and it paid off. Rudolph took home the feature victory in the Diehl Automotive Big Block Modified main event.
“There’s something about Lernerville Speedway,” said Rudolph. “It’s one of my favorite tracks in the country and anytime we get a chance to come down here it’s always something we look forward to.”
Tyler Dietz proved to be the class of the field once again, garnering his first feature win in the Millerstown Pic-A-Part Pro Stock main event. Dietz survived a late race restart and held off front row starter Tim Bish and a hard charging Chris Schneider to grab the checkered flag.
“I kind of thought that he (Bish) was going to take the bottom,” Dietz stated, remarking about the crucial restart. “I was hoping he would go high because I think I was better up high but I just never got the chance to go up there.”
PITTSBURGH, PA (April 24, 2025) The Historic Stock Car Racing Association (HSCRA) is joining the lineup of racing groups at this year’s Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (PVGP) Historics at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. This is the first time the HSCRA will race in the PVGP Historics 3-day weekend, July 26 to 28, 2024.
“We are thrilled to welcome the HSCRA to our 2024 event,” said Dan DelBianco, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. “Their participation not only broadens the appeal of the PVGP Historics but also aligns with our mission to celebrate all automotive history. This is a fantastic opportunity for race fans of all types to witness the power and beauty of historic stock cars in action.”
The HSCRA, renowned for its commitment to preserving and celebrating the history of stock car racing, will bring a new dimension to the PVGP Historics. The group is open to all stock cars that ran in one of the major NASCAR series.
“The HSCRA is anxious to bring NASCAR to Pittsburgh,” said Carlus Gann of HSCRA. “We look forward to making this a regular stop on our tour. Western Pennsylvania has deep roots in racing, and building a world-class track at Pitt Race in Beaver County makes it a perfect fit.”
The most popular class is Generation 4 Cup cars built for the 1992-2007 seasons. During this era, teams built a few cars for the two road courses on the schedule.
“We are hoping for a full field of meticulously restored stock cars,” added Chris Evans of the HSCRA. “Former NASCAR winners like Joe Nemechek and a competitive lineup of today’s top historic stock car drivers will be on hand.”
Gary Moore, a seasoned participant in over a dozen PVGP races, knows the intricacies and challenges of the Pitt Race track. Moore will be showcasing his 1969 Mercury Cyclone (right), victoriously driven by Cale Yarborough, exclaiming, “It’s quite the adventure behind the wheel!”
The HSCRA will have a practice session in the morning and a qualifying race in the afternoon on Friday, July 26. A morning and afternoon practice session on Saturday, July 27. Sunday, July 28 will see the HSCRA have a short morning warm-up prior to being one of the featured Sunday afternoon races.
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Motorsport Festival features two weekends of racing action. The first weekend is the PVGP Historics at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. The second weekend is racing through a 2.33-mile road course set on the streets of Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. In addition to the race weekends, the PVGP stages car shows, parties, road rallies, and a black-tie formal. The PVGP’s mission is to provide residential care, treatment and support for people with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities – donating $6.7 million to charity since 1983.
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