YORK, PA, 11/22/08 - Lincoln Speedway track champions and special year-end awards were handed out at the Holiday Inn in York Saturday night, November 22nd. Close to 400 people were in attendance to watch the crowning of the 410 sprint, 358 sprint, thundercar, and 358 late model champions for 2008. The top ten finishers in the season -long point series for all four divisions were honored as well as special awards.

Sheer determination and year-long consistency was the formula which helped Phoenixville’s Brian Montieth dethrone all-time winner Fred Rahmer en route to his first-ever Cindy Rowe Auto Glass 410 sprint car championship at Lincoln Speedway in 2008.

Despite racing an entire season without winning a race, the driver known as "the Edge" thrilled the fans by passing hundreds of cars on his way to 10 top-five and 22 top-ten finishes in 22 races during the season.

It was also the first-ever track title for car owner Jerry Parrish and sponsors Premiere Auto Works and Auto Locator. Montieth’s title also secured the mechanic of-the-year award for chief wrench Scott Zellers.

Sportsmanship award winner Cris Eash of Hanover completed a comeback from retirement to pick up four wins, nine top-five, and 19 top-ten finishes. In the process, Eash climbed to sixth on the all-time Lincoln win list with 42 career wins.

Salfordville's Fred Rahmer, driving the Chad and Jenn Clemens-owned C&S Lawn & Landscaping/Miller Brothers Automotive/Bair’s Tree Service/Materials Handling Systems/Media Camping Center No.51 sprinter, finished third in season points. Though finishing with a season-leading seven wins, 19 top five, and 22 top-ten finishes, the ten-time track champ could not repeat after missing several shows during the course of the season. He continued to rewrite the Lincoln Speedway record-books by upping his all-time Lincoln win total to 161.

Spring Grove’s Niki Young completed his final season with the Neiderer Sanitation team by picking up the season opener (his only win of the season) and scoring four top-five and 17 top-ten finishes.

Alan Krimes of Denver scored two wins en route to a fifth-place finish in season points. He also had 11 top-five and 19 top-ten finishes during the season.

Completing the top ten in season points were Chad Layton, four-time winner and 2006 track champ Doug Esh, Nick Schlauch, Jr., one-time winner Jim Siegel, and Aaron Ott.

Other Lincoln winners included 2008 Most Improved Driver Cody Darrah (who picked up his first career win on a two-win night and added a third win later in the season), Stevie Smith (two wins), Lance Dewease, Greg Hodnett, Jeff Shepard, Jim Siegel, and first-time winner Mike Bittinger.

The rookie of-the-year was teenager Adam Lawrence, who moved up from the 358 sprint division to compete regularly in 2008. He recorded one top five and three top-ten finishes at one of the most competitive Saturday night tracks in the nation.