MACRI OUTDUELS CAMPBELL TO WIN $10,069 WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL AT LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
ABBOTSTOWN, Pa. — Anthony Macri earned a hard-fought victory in Saturday night’s Weldon Sterner Memorial at Lincoln Speedway, besting a stout field and walking away with the $10,069 payday after an intense 33-lap feature filled with high-speed drama, three-wide racing, and heavy lapped traffic.
Matt Campbell and Cameron Smith led the field to the green, with Campbell gaining the early advantage exiting turn two. Smith kept pace, while Macri, Danny Dietrich, and Cale Thomas rounded out the early top five. By lap 5, Campbell had built a 1.7-second lead as the leaders neared the tail of the field. He caught lapped traffic on lap 6, allowing Smith to close the gap.
The race’s first caution came on lap 8 for a spinning Derek Hauck in turn two, setting up a pivotal restart. Campbell stumbled at the drop of the green, opening the door for Macri and Smith, who went three-wide off turn four. Macri moved into second, with Campbell narrowly holding the lead.
As the race neared the halfway point, lapped traffic once again came into play. Macri reeled in Campbell in heavy traffic, but Campbell masterfully picked his way through the back markers to maintain the lead. Dietrich took advantage of the congestion to get by Smith for third.
A caution on lap 19 for Brady Bacon and Darin Naida bunched the field back together, with Macri clipping Naida as he slipped by. On the restart, Macri threw a massive slider in turn three, but Campbell held strong at the line. Macri would not be denied, however, and made the pass for the lead on the following lap.
The race was slowed again on lap 21 for a spinning Aaron Bollinger, who had been running seventh. The restart saw Smith and Chase Dietz battling hard for fourth, with Dietz reclaiming the spot on lap 23. Another yellow on lap 25 for a 360 spin by Bollinger cooled a fierce four-car battle for sixth involving Thomas, Chad Trout, Troy Wagaman, and Freddie Rahmer.
On the restart, Dietrich surged past Campbell for second, while Dietz challenged for third but couldn’t make it stick. Dietrich quickly closed in on Macri in the final five laps, with lapped traffic looming just ahead. With two laps to go, the red flag flew for a flip by Cale Thomas in turn four, setting up a dramatic two-lap dash to the finish.
Macri held strong on the restart and went on to score the Weldon Sterner Memorial win – his second consecutive victory in the prestigious event. Danny Dietrich crossed the line second and Matt Campbell held on to third. Chase Dietz was fourth and Cameron Smith completed the top five.
Dylan Norris Powers to 358 Sprint Car Victory
Dylan Norris has shown speed behind the wheel of Brad McClelland’s 358 sprint car, and on Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway, that speed led to a dominant
feature win — earning the team a whopping $2,169 payday.
Frankie Herr, the division’s opening night winner, started on the pole and led the field into turn one. A fierce battle for second unfolded early between Wyatt Hinkle, Andy Best, and Norris, with Norris emerging with the position. By lap 3, Norris powered past Herr exiting turn four to take command of the 20-lap feature.
Further back, Cameron Merriman began working on Ashley Cappetta for a spot inside the top five. The battle for third heated up with Best and Hinkle wheel-to-wheel, and Merriman soon joined the mix making it a three-car battle. Merriman took third as Best held onto fourth, while Hinkle and Cappetta fought for fifth. Cappetta eventually secured the position as the field approached lapped traffic on lap 10.
The caution flew on lap 11 for Cole Small, who stopped in turn three with a flat tire. Norris led the field to the restart ahead of Herr, Merriman, Best, and Cappetta.
Cappetta made a strong move on the restart to slide into fourth, just before another yellow came out on lap 13 for Jake Galloway, who spun in turn four. This time, Steve Owings took advantage on the restart, moving into the top five by getting around Best.
As the laps wound down, Owings put pressure on Cappetta for fourth, using the top side of the speedway to mount a late-race charge. But out front, it was all Norris, who held steady through traffic and restarts to capture his first win of the season. Frankie Herr got to the line second and Cameron Merriman was third. Ashley Cappetta finished fifth and Steve Owings rounded out the top five.
Next Saturday, April 26, Lincoln Speedway is back in action with the 410 Sprints and Limited Late Models. It is also Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown (ARCH) Night. 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
Saturday, April 19, 2025
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
Ciocca Automotive 410 Sprints:
A Feature (33 Laps)
39M-Anthony Macri[4]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich[3]; 3. X-Matt Campbell[1]; 4. 23-Chase Dietz[8]; 5. 75-Cameron Smith[2]; 6. 1X-Chad Trout[7]; 7. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[13]; 8. 51-Freddie Rahmer[16]; 9. 5R-Tyler Ross[17]; 10. 95-Kody Hartlaub[5]; 11. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[10]; 12. 11P-TJ Stutts[20]; 13. 41-Logan Rumsey[12]; 14. 99M-Kyle Moody[19]; 15. 20-Brady Bacon[18]; 16. 5E-Aaron Bollinger[9]; 17. 69-JJ Loss[24]; 18. 91-Preston Lattomus[23]; 19. 6-Cole Knopp[21]; 20. (DNF) 1A-Cale Thomas[6]; 21. (DNF) 88-Brandon Rahmer[14]; 22. (DNF) 7N-Darin Naida[15]; 23. (DNF) 39-Derek Hauck[22]; 24. (DNF) 69K-Ryan Smith[11]
B Feature (10 Laps)
99M-Kyle Moody[2]; 2. 11P-TJ Stutts[1]; 3. 6-Cole Knopp[4]; 4. 39-Derek Hauck[3]; 5. 91-Preston Lattomus[6]; 6. 69-JJ Loss[8]; 7. 55-Domenic Melair[5]; 8. 5-Glenndon Forsythe[7]; 9. 10X-Reese Nowotarski[10]; 10. (DNS) 12-Mike Bittinger
Heat 1 (10 Laps)
39M-Anthony Macri[4]; 2. 1A-Cale Thomas[1]; 3. 5E-Aaron Bollinger[2]; 4. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[3]; 5. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[7]; 6. 51-Freddie Rahmer[6]; 7. 11P-TJ Stutts[5]; 8. 55-Domenic Melair[8]; 9. 5-Glenndon Forsythe[9]; 10. (DNF) 23A-Chris Arnold[10]
Heat 2 (10 Laps)
95-Kody Hartlaub[1]; 2. 1X-Chad Trout[2]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich[4]; 4. 69K-Ryan Smith[3]; 5. 88-Brandon Rahmer[6]; 6. 5R-Tyler Ross[8]; 7. 39-Derek Hauck[7]; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody[5]; 9. 69-JJ Loss[9]; 10. 10X-Reese Nowotarski[10]
Heat 3 (10 Laps)
75-Cameron Smith[1]; 2. 23-Chase Dietz[2]; 3. X-Matt Campbell[4]; 4. 41-Logan Rumsey[3]; 5. 7N-Darin Naida[6]; 6. 20-Brady Bacon[7]; 7. 6-Cole Knopp[9]; 8. 91-Preston Lattomus[8]; 9. (DNF) 12-Mike Bittinger[5]
McConkey Insurance & Benefits 358 Sprints:
A Feature (20 Laps)
6-Dylan Norris[6]; 2. 70D-Frankie Herr[1]; 3. 8X-Cameron Merriman[7]; 4. 12-Ashley Cappetta[3]; 5. 77-Steve Owings[8]; 6. 34-Andy Best[4]; 7. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle[2]; 8. 19R-Tylar Rutherford[5]; 9. 22E-Nash Ely[12]; 10. 66A-Cody Fletcher[16]; 11. 21T-Scott Fisher[10]; 12. 29R-Seth Schnoke[20]; 13. 28-Matt Findley[11]; 14. 84M-Chad Criswell[9]; 15. 2-Jude Siegel[14]; 16. 22K-Eli Tuckey[13]; 17. 1A-Chase Gutshall[17]; 18. 18M-Brayden Mickley[19]; 19. 13-Bo Gordon Jr[21]; 20. 76-Michael Smith[15]; 21. 27G-Jake Galloway[22]; 22. 2XL-Trevor Stover[23]; 23. 39T-Olivia Thayer[24]; 24. (DNF) 15S-Cole Small[18]
B Feature (10 Laps)
18M-Brayden Mickley[1]; 2. 29R-Seth Schnoke[2]; 3. 13-Bo Gordon Jr[4]; 4. 27G-Jake Galloway[10]; 5. 2XL-Trevor Stover[3]; 6. 39T-Olivia Thayer[5]; 7. 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr[9]; 8. 2W-Will McNeal[8]; 9. 74-Travis Hankey[6]; 10. (DNS) 7W-Jayden Wolf; 11. (DNS) 9D-Adin Daniels; 12. (DNS) 16T-Joe Timmins
Heat 1 (10 Laps)
12-Ashley Cappetta[2]; 2. 77-Steve Owings[4]; 3. 19R-Tylar Rutherford[1]; 4. 21T-Scott Fisher[9]; 5. 22K-Eli Tuckey[7]; 6. 66A-Cody Fletcher[8]; 7. 18M-Brayden Mickley[10]; 8. 13-Bo Gordon Jr[6]; 9. (DNF) 7W-Jayden Wolf[5]; 10. (DNF) 27G-Jake Galloway[3]
Heat 2 (10 Laps)
8X-Cameron Merriman[2]; 2. 28-Matt Findley[1]; 3. 22E-Nash Ely[3]; 4. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle[4]; 5. 2-Jude Siegel[9]; 6. 1A-Chase Gutshall[7]; 7. 29R-Seth Schnoke[8]; 8. 39T-Olivia Thayer[6]; 9. 2W-Will McNeal[10]; 10. (DNF) 9D-Adin Daniels[5]
Heat 3 (10 Laps)
6-Dylan Norris[6]; 2. 84M-Chad Criswell[2]; 3. 70D-Frankie Herr[4]; 4. 34-Andy Best[9]; 5. 76-Michael Smith[3]; 6. 15S-Cole Small[5]; 7. 2XL-Trevor Stover[7]; 8. 74-Travis Hankey[10]; 9. (DNF) 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr[1]; 10. (DNF) 16T-Joe Timmins[8]
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