Macri shows the way at Lincoln Speedway
ABBOTSTOWN, Pa. — It was an action-packed night at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, April 5, with lead changes, close racing, and a red flag that shook up the 410 sprint car feature.
The 30-lap A-Main started with JJ Loss and Cole Knopp going wheel-to-wheel into turn 1, but it was Loss who powered out of turn 2 to claim the early lead. Dallas Schott made quick work of the field, moving into third and sneaking by Knopp at the line for second just before Knopp spun in turn 2, bringing out the caution. Dylan
Norris was also sent to the rear after a 360 spin during the same sequence.
Anthony Macri moved into third early on, while Brandon and Freddie Rahmer battled for fifth. Loss started to stretch his lead and approached lapped traffic on lap 8, with Schott and Macri giving chase. On lap 11, Loss jumped the cushion in turns 1 and 2, opening the door for Schott to take over the top spot.
Macri wasn’t far behind and began closing the gap on Loss for second, eventually taking the position out of turn 4 on lap 15. Freddie Rahmer continued to pressure Brandon for a top-five spot as the laps clicked off.
With clean air ahead, Schott built a comfortable lead, but as he neared lapped traffic, Macri began to reel him in. The intensity picked up quickly, and with traffic looming, Macri took a shot at the lead as Schott tapped the wall in turn 4. The two swapped sliders as they worked around a lapped car, until contact on the backstretch sent Schott flipping end over end, bringing out the red flag on lap 23.
Macri inherited the lead for the restart with JJ Loss, Kyle Moody, Brandon Rahmer, and Freddie Rahmer rounding out the top five. Troy Wagaman Jr. entered the fray late, sliding under Freddie for fifth. In a thrilling three-wide battle at the line, Wagaman claimed fourth, with Freddie in fifth and Brandon falling to sixth.
Moody began closing in on Loss for second, while Freddie and Wagaman renewed their battle in the closing laps. Freddie regained the fourth spot with just one lap remaining.
Macri took the checkered flag by 1.740 seconds over Loss. Moody was third and Freddie Rahmer crossed the line fourth. Wagaman completed the top five.
Nash Ely Scores First Career 358 Sprint Car Victory
The 358 sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday night saw a new face in Victory Lane, as Nash Ely picked up his first career win in the division with a strong performance at the front of the field.
The initial start was intense, with Jayden Wolf, Cody Fletcher, and Nash Ely nearly three-wide going into turn 1. But the action quickly reset after Fletcher did a 360 spin in turn 4, forcing a complete restart and sending him to the rear.
The restart moved Ely to the front row, and he took full advantage—grabbing the early lead with Wolf settling into second and Andy Best running third. Steve Owings and Austin Reed battled for fourth, with Owings eventually taking control of the position.
Ely encountered lapped traffic by lap 7, allowing the field to close the gap. Wolf tagged the wall in turn 4, giving up second to Best, who then started reeling in the race leader. However, Ely navigated traffic to put some breathing room between himself and Best with seven laps to go.
The race’s second caution came on lap 16 when Brian Wolf Jr. came to a stop on the frontstretch. That set up a four-lap dash to the finish with Ely leading Best, Owings, Wolf, and Reed.
On the restart, Owings looked to the outside of Best for second but couldn’t complete the pass. Two laps later, Best slid high in turn 2, opening the door for Owings to slip into the runner-up spot. Best stayed close and challenged in the final laps, but Owings held firm.
At the checkered flag, it was Nash Ely taking the win and celebrating a milestone moment in his young racing career. Steve Owings crossed the line second and Andy Best was third. Jayden Wolf finished fourth and Austin Reed completed the top five.
Next Saturday, April 12, Lincoln Speedway is back in action with the 410 Sprints and USAC East Coast Wingless Sprint Cars. Racing is scheduled for 6PM with pit gates opening at 3:30PM and grandstand gates opening at 4PM.
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
410 Sprints - Winged (29 entries)
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 39M-Anthony Macri[9]; 2. 67-JJ Loss[2]; 3. 99M-Kyle Moody[5]; 4. 51-Freddie Rahmer[10]; 5. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[15]; 6. X-Matt Campbell[17]; 7. 88-Brandon Rahmer[7]; 8. 5R-Tyler Ross[12]; 9. 45-Jeff Halligan[14]; 10. 8Z-Brock Zearfoss[8]; 11. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[3]; 12. 95-Kody Hartlaub[13]; 13. 5E-Aaron Bollinger[21]; 14. 1X-Chad Trout[19]; 15. 2D-Jordan Givler[18]; 16. 6-Cole Knopp[1]; 17. (DNF) 12-Mike Bittinger[11]; 18. (DNF) 69-Tim Glatfelter[16]; 19. (DNF) 55S-Dallas Schott[4]; 20. (DNF) 91-Preston Lattomus[23]; 21. (DNF) 39-Derek Hauck[22]; 22. (DNF) 17-Dylan Norris[6]; 23. (DNF) 48-Danny Dietrich[20]; 24. (DNF) 00-Chris Frank[24]
B Feature (10 Laps): 1. 1X-Chad Trout[4]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich[1]; 3. 5E-Aaron Bollinger[9]; 4. 39-Derek Hauck[6]; 5. 91-Preston Lattomus[10]; 6. 00-Chris Frank[3]; 7. 23A-Chris Arnold[5]; 8. (DNF) 38-Brett Strickler[2]; 9. (DNF) 8-Billy Dietrich[7]; 10. (DNF) 75-Cameron Smith[11]; 11. (DNS) 35-Tyler Esh
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 55S-Dallas Schott[2]; 2. 6-Cole Knopp[1]; 3. 8Z-Brock Zearfoss[6]; 4. 51-Freddie Rahmer[8]; 5. 95-Kody Hartlaub[10]; 6. 69-Tim Glatfelter[3]; 7. 48-Danny Dietrich[9]; 8. 1X-Chad Trout[7]; 9. 8-Billy Dietrich[5]; 10. (DNF) 91-Preston Lattomus[4]
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 99M-Kyle Moody[2]; 2. 67-JJ Loss[1]; 3. 88-Brandon Rahmer[5]; 4. 12-Mike Bittinger[4]; 5. 45-Jeff Halligan[7]; 6. X-Matt Campbell[8]; 7. 38-Brett Strickler[10]; 8. 23A-Chris Arnold[3]; 9. (DNF) 35-Tyler Esh[9]; 10. (DNF) 75-Cameron Smith[6]
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[1]; 2. 17-Dylan Norris[4]; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri[6]; 4. 5R-Tyler Ross[5]; 5. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[8]; 6. 2D-Jordan Givler[3]; 7. 00-Chris Frank[2]; 8. 39-Derek Hauck[9]; 9. (DNF) 5E-Aaron Bollinger[7]
358 Sprints - Winged (20 entries)
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 22E-Nash Ely[3]; 2. 77-Steve Owings[7]; 3. 34-Andy Best[4]; 4. 7W-Jayden Wolf[1]; 5. X-Austin Reed[6]; 6. 22K-Eli Tuckey[10]; 7. 29R-Seth Schnoke[12]; 8. 2-Jude Siegel[8]; 9. 66A-Cody Fletcher[2]; 10. 19R-Tylar Rutherford[13]; 11. 21T-Scott Fisher[15]; 12. 19T-Jacob Galloway[16]; 13. 89-Ashley Cappetta[9]; 14. 39T-Olivia Thayer[5]; 15. 76-Michael Smith[11]; 16. 18M-Brayden Mickley[18]; 17. 2XL-Trevor Stover[17]; 18. 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr[14]; 19. (DNS) 25S-Tom Senseney Jr; 20. (DNS) 19D-Wyatt Hinkle
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 77-Steve Owings[1]; 2. 89-Ashley Cappetta[4]; 3. 39T-Olivia Thayer[2]; 4. 22K-Eli Tuckey[6]; 5. 19R-Tylar Rutherford[5]; 6. 19T-Jacob Galloway[7]; 7. 25S-Tom Senseney Jr[3]
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 22E-Nash Ely[2]; 2. 7W-Jayden Wolf[4]; 3. 2-Jude Siegel[7]; 4. 76-Michael Smith[6]; 5. 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr[5]; 6. 2XL-Trevor Stover[1]; 7. (DNF) 19D-Wyatt Hinkle[3]
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 34-Andy Best[2]; 2. 66A-Cody Fletcher[1]; 3. X-Austin Reed[4]; 4. 29R-Seth Schnoke[5]; 5. 21T-Scott Fisher[3]; 6. 18M-Brayden Mickley[6]
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