Saturday, August 17, 2024

LINCOLN SPEEDWAY

Abbottstown, PA

 

MATT CAMPBELL CLINCHES BARRY SKELLY MEMORIAL VICTORY WITH THRILLING LAST CORNER PASS; Andy Best Wires 358 Sprint Field for Win

 

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

Saturday, August 24 (7PM) KRAMER KLASH PRESENTED BY HVAC DISTRIBUTORS INC. for 410 Sprints ($7,3000 to win!) [TT] and 358 Sprints

Saturday, August 31 (7PM) KEVIN GOBRECHT MEMORIAL PRESENTED BY GOOFY’S EATERY & SPIRITS AND COMMONWEALTH TRAILER SUPPLY for 410 Sprints ($15,000 to win!) [TT] and PASS/IMCA 305 Sprints

Sunday, September (7PM) LABOR DAY DUEL PRESENTED BY SCHMUCK LUMBER COMPANY for 410 Sprints ($15,000 to win!) [TT] and 358 Sprints

 

Abbottstown, PA (August 17, 2024) – Matt Campbell gave it everything he had on Saturday night to win the Barry Skelly Memorial. Campbell, who started the 30-lap feature in sixth, raced his way up to second with 10 laps to go, leaving him 10 laps to erase Chris Arnold’s 4.6-second lead. With five laps to go, as Campbell was reeling Arnold in, smoke started billowing from the #X machine, but Matt didn’t let it slow him down. With three laps to go Campbell was all over Arnold, but would have to wait until the last corner of the last lap to make the pass for the lead. The $6,000 win was Campbell’s second at the track this season as he is in the hunt for the points title with Troy Wagaman and Freddie Rahmer.

Chris Arnold and Tim Glatfelter shared the front row for the drop of the green and current point leader, Troy Wagaman started dead last. Arnold and Glatfelter drag-raced into turn 1 as a massive crash developed behind them. JJ Loss flipped down the front stretch and his wing got stuck in the fence with the car landing on the track. Kyle Keen and Glenndon Forsythe got caught up in the melee as well, ending all three of their nights. Four other cars received damage on the start and headed to the pits under red, Troy Wagaman, Kody Hartlaub, Aaron Bollinger, and Jeff Rohrbaugh. Rohrbaugh was the only one not to rejoin the field for the restart.

The field lined up for a complete restart. This time the yellow came out when Chad Trout sat on the front stretch with a broken front end. After two restarts 14 of the original 19 cars lined up for the third try to get the feature started. The third time proved to be the charm with Arnold holding a slight advantage over Glatfelter as they raced into turn 1. Brandon Rahmer got under Brett Strickler to move into fourth and Campbell wasn’t far behind, getting by Strickler for fifth.

Arnold was pulling away from the field and had a straightway lead as Campbell was closing in on Brandon to challenge for fourth. Arnold had a 4-second lead and was closing in on lapped traffic with 10 laps down. The yellow flag came out on lap 11 when Hartlaub fell off the pace and came to a stop on the front stretch.

With Arnold’s 3.4 second lead erased, Glatfelter, Hivner, Rahmer and Campbell lined up behind him for the restart. Hivner started falling back which allowed Campbell to move up to fourth, Brandon into third and Freddie Rahmer made his way into the top five.

Campbell got by Brandon for third coming off turn 2 to take the spot on lap 17. Campbell looked to make quick work of Glatfelter but it took four laps for Matt to find a way around Glatfelter.

Arnold had an impressive lead of 4.6 seconds with 10 laps to go. The crowd watched Campbell use the last 10 laps to reel in Arnold, half of them with smoke coming from the car. As Campbell made the pass for the lead coming out of turn 4 on the last lap, fans were on their feet to witness the finish.

In the end Campbell crossed the line .207 seconds ahead of Arnold. Freddie Rahmer finished third and Glatfelter was fourth. Brandon Rahmer completed the top five. Despite starting last and having to go to the pits during the initial red flag to change a top wing, Troy Wagaman earned hard charger honors with a seventh place finish.

 

Andy Best Wires 358 Sprint Field for Win

Andy Best beat pole-sitter Cameron Merriman to the first turn to take the lead at the start of the 20-lap feature and never looked back.

As Best took the top spot with Merriman in tow, Preston Lattomus and Jake Galloway were battling for third. Galloway had the spot when the red flag came out on lap 4 for Ayden Hare.

Best led Merriman, Galloway, Lattomus and Logan Rumsey on the restart. Lattomus got by Galloway to take third and then Rumsey followed sending Jake back to fifth. Steve Owings worked his way into the top five from his twelfth place starting spot after getting by Galloway on lap 8.

Cody Fletcher slowed to a stop in turn 4 bringing out the yellow on lap 9. The top five for the restart were Best, Merriman, Lattomus, Rumsey and Owings. Lattomus was working on Merriman for second when the yellow came out again on lap 11. This time it was for Cole Knopp who sat facing the wrong way in turn 4.

 

Merriman tried the bottom on the restart which left the top open for Lattomus. Preston gave it everything he had, but hopped the cushion in turn 4 allowing both Owings and Rumsey to get by, sending Lattomus back to fifth.

Best was pulling away from the field with five laps to go when the yellow came out one final time for Josh Harner and Olivia Thayer.

The top five for the final restart were Best, Merriman, Owings, Rumsey and Lattomus. Merriman left the top open for Owings on the restart and Owings took advantage and had second with two laps to go.

Best crossed the line 1.054 seconds ahead of Owings, who earned the hard charger bonus. Merriman finished third and Rumsey was fourth. Lattomus completed the top five.

Lincoln Speedway is back in action on Saturday, August 24 with the Kramer Klash presented by HVAC Distributors: $7,300 to win for the 410 Sprints [TT] and 358 Sprints. Racing is scheduled for 7PM with pit gates opening at 4:30PM and grandstand gates opening at 5PM.

To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes, and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway’s website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com. Visit the website to stay up-to-date on all the action at Central Pennsylvania’s “Premier” Saturday night racetrack – The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.

 

RACE RESULTS

Saturday, August 17, 2024

LINCOLN SPEEDWAY

Abbottstown, PA

Gene Latta Ford 410 Sprints:

410 Sprint Feature (30 Laps) – 1. X-Matt Campbell ($6,000); 2. 23A-Chris Arnold; 3. 8R-Freddie Rahmer; 4. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 5. 88-Brandon Rahmer; 6. 7H-Trey Hivner; 7. 27-Troy Wagaman; 8. 5E-Aaron Bollinger; 9. 38S-Brett Strickler; 10. 75-Cameron Smith; 11. 90-Jordan Givler; 12. 22E-Nash Ely; 13. 39-Kody Hartlaub (DNF); 14. 10E-Zach Euculano (DNF); 15. 1X-Chad Trout (DNF); 16. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh (DNF); 17. 5F-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF); 18. 67-JJ Loss (DNF); 19. 17K-Kyle Keen (DNF)

Lap Leaders – Chris Arnold (1-29) & Matt Campbell (30)

410 Sprint Heat One Finish (10 laps) – 1. 23A-Chris Arnold; 2. 38S-Brett Strickler; 3. 1X-Chad Trout; 4. 39-Kody Hartlaub; 5. 8R-Freddie Rahmer; 6. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 7. 5F-Glenndon Forsythe; 8. 67L-JJ Loss; 9. 75-Cameron Smith; 10. 27-Troy Wagaman

410 Sprint Heat Two Finish (10 laps) – 1. 7H-Trey Hivner; 2. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 3. X-Matt Campbell; 4. 88-Brandon Rahmer; 5. 90-Jordan Givler; 6. 5E-Aaron Bollinger; 7. 22E-Nash Ely; 8. 17K-Kyle Keen; 9. 10E-Zach Euculano (DNF); 10. 17N-Dylan Norris (DNS)

McConkey Insurance and Benefits 358 Sprints:

358 Sprint Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 34-Andy Best ($1,600); 2. 35-Steve Owings; 3. 8X-Cameron Merriman; 4. 91-Logan Rumsey; 5. 23B-Preston Lattomus; 6. 2-Jude Siegel; 7. 42U-Tyler Ulrich; 8. 27G-Jake Galloway; 9. 6B-Mike Bittinger; 10. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle; 11. 19R-Tylar Rutherford; 12. 7W-Jayden Wolf; 13. 28-Matt Findley; 14. 70D-Frankie Herr; 15. 25-Travis Leh; 16. 98-James Roselli; 17. 21T-Scott Fisher; 18. 66-Doug Hammaker; 19. 45S-Samuel Miller; 20. 6K-Cole Knopp; 21. 41-Josh Harner (DNF); 22. 39T-Olivia Thayer (DNF); 23. 66A-Cody Fletcher (DNF); 24. 4-Ayden Hare (DNF)

Lap Leaders – Andy Best (1-20)

358 Sprint Heat One Finish (10 laps) – 1. 6B-Mike Bittinger; 2. 42U-Tyler Ulrich; 3. 27G-Jake Galloway; 4. 70D-Frankie Herr; 5. 66-Doug Hammaker; 6. 7W-Jayden Wolf; 7. 39T-Olivia Thayer; 8. 14-Anthony Foscone Jr (DNF)

358 Sprint Heat Two Finish (10 laps) – 1. 23B-Preston Lattomus; 2. 21T-Scott Fisher; 3. 8X-Cameron Merriman; 4. 19R-Tylar Rutherford; 5. 28-Matt Findley; 6. 6K-Cole Knopp; 7. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 8. 26D-Manny Darhower (DNF)

358 Sprint Heat Three Finish (10 laps) – 1. 4-Ayden Hare; 2. 35-Steve Owings; 3. 34-Andy Best; 4. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 5. 98-James Roselli; 6. 41-Josh Harner; 7. 22K-Eli Tuckey; 8. 18M-Brayden Mickley

358 Sprint Consy Finish (10 laps) – 1. 7W-Jayden Wolf; 2. 6K-Cole Knopp; 3. 39T-Olivia Thayer; 4. 41-Josh Harner; 5. 22K-Eli Tuckey; 6. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 7. 14-Anthony Foscone Jr.; 8. 26D-Manny Darhower; 9. 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr (DNF); 10. 18M-Brayden Mickley (DNF); 11. 15S-Cole Small (DNS)