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Weekend Racing Recaps From Selinsgrove And Lincoln Speedways
PITTSBURGH, PA (Pittsburgh Racing Now) – The resurgence of auto racing continues in the mid-state region, as Selinsgrove Speedway and BAPS Speedway joined Lincoln Speedway in hosting events. All three will be in action again this weekend, with double headers slated for Selinsgrove and BAPS.
Reinhardt Returns
After spending Friday and Saturday competing with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Kyle Reinhardt made the 15 hour drive from Missouri to finish the weekend at Selinsgrove Speedway. But, he didn’t just finish the race, he dominated it! Reinhardt, who relocated to Hanover from New Jersey last season, took command on lap 6 and led the rest of the way.
Third-generation driver Freddie Rahmer started on the pole and led the first five rounds at the big, fast half mile. Reinhardt was close, especially following a lap two restart when he threw a slide job at Rahmer in turn one. Reinhardt repeated the maneuver, on the lap five restart, but both times Rahmer rallied to regain the lead. So, Reinhardt tried again at the other end of the track. A slider in three did not stick, but Reinhardt came back in turn four and that proved to be the winning move.
Rahmer continued in second, but he was soon facing pressure from Steve Buckwalter and Logan Wagner. Buckwalter did take second, but in the final laps of the race, Ryan Smith came to life. He charged into second in the final rounds. Also coming on at the end of the race was Selinsgrove’s own Blaine Heimbach. He made it up to fourth at the finish. Chad Layton rounded out the top five.
Wagner was sixth. Rahmer fell back to seventh in the final tally. Dylan Cisney, Kyle Moody, and Lucas Wolfe completed the top ten.
Three heats were held for the 26 410-Sprinters. Reinhardt, Buckwalter, and Smith prevailed. Rahmer was the fastest qualifier on the night, as just two cars broke into the sixteen second bracket.
Curtis Lawton was declared the winner in the Roadrunners when Will Brunson was disqualified in post-race tech. Brunson had led the entire race. Scored in second was Dustin Snook, followed by Jake Jones, John Schreffler, and Scott Dunham.
The night before, Selinsgrove got its first Super Late Model race into the books. The “dork from York,” Rick Eckert, led Gregg Satterlee to the checkers. Jim Yoder, Jeff Rine, and Alex Ferree were in the top five. Jared Miley, Matt Lux, Coleby Frye, Dave Brouse, Jr. and Chris Casner were sixth through tenth. A banner filed of PASS 305s were on hand as well. Christian Rumsey topped Landon price, Dave Graber, Kassidy Kreitz, and Devin Adams. Western PA 305 racers Jacob Gomola (seventh), Chase Metheny (ninth), and Kyle Colwell (eightteenth) were also on hand.
Selinsgrove will host the 410 Sprints and Limited Late Models this Friday, with racing starting at 8 p.m. The Saturday card will mark the season debut in the northeast for the 360 Sprint Cars contesting the Joe Whitcomb Memorial. The Patriot Sprint Tour will be in for the event, so there will be plenty of 360 talent on the grounds. Also in action will be the Pennsylvania Sprint Series 305 Sprints and Roadruners. Racing Saturday will begin at 7 p.m.
Trout, No Doubt
Lincoln Speedway had its first 410/358 program on Saturday. Chad Trout, of Dover, PA, romped to the win in the 410 Sprints, and Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. did likewise against his 358 Sprint foes.
Trout jumped into the early lead with Brandon Rahmer and Gerard McIntyre, Jr. trailing. They were both eliminated following a restart on lap 20. They got together between turns one and two and their cars tipped over. Ironically, that restart was required when seven-time track champion Brian Montieth flipped in turn four. None of the drivers were injured.
Freddie Rahmer inherited the second spot, which he maintained to the finish. Tim Wagaman, Chase Dietz, and Tim Glatfelter were thrird through fifth. Positions six through ten went to Steve Buckwalter, Lucas Wolfe, Billy Dietrich, Alan Krimes, and Tyler Bear. Dan Shetler (twelfth) and A.J. Flick (fourteenth) carried the colors for Western PA.
Heat wins for the 46 car in attendance went to Dietz, McIntyre, Trout, and Glatfelter. Todd Gracey copped the C Main, and Robert Ballou was best in the B. Tyler Walton was the night’s fastest qualifier, He turned in a lap of 15.395 seconds. Freddie Rahmer was tops in the B group, at 15.793.
In the 358 Sprints, Rittenhouse led Steve Ownings to the checkers. Brett Wanner challenged early for the lead, but faded to third. Ashley Cappetta and Tyler Ross were fourth and fifth. Heat winners were Wanner, Scott Fisher, and Ross. There were 30 358 Sprints registered for the race.
Lincoln will race again this Saturday, starting at 7:30. It will be the first full point events since the shutdowns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hodnett Foundation
BAPS Speedway, located near York, will host the Greg Hodnett Foundation race this Thursday. The race honors the memory of the Hall of Fame driver who lost his life at the speedway. The 410 Sprints will race along with the Super Sportsmen. Gates will open at 5 and racing will be at 7. Saturday, BAPS will have the 358 Modifieds with the same times in effect.
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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