FREDDIE RAHMER WINS AT LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
ABBOTSTOWN, Pa.—Freddie Rahmer captured a thrilling victory on Fallen Firefighters Night at Lincoln Speedway, narrowly fending off a hard-charging Chase Dietz to claim the $6,000 prize in the 36-lap Guise-Little Memorial on Saturday night.
Rahmer jumped to the early lead from the pole, with Aaron Bollinger, Kyle Moody, and Matt Campbell slotting into the top four as the field raced into turn one. Campbell and Ashton Torgerson engaged in an early battle for fourth, trading slide jobs before Torgerson secured the position with a turn two slider on lap four, just before a caution for a stopped Tyler Esh brought the action to a halt.
On the restart, Campbell wasted no time reclaiming fourth from Torgerson with a slider in turn two on lap six, while Tyler Ross and Troy Wagaman battled for sixth behind them. Meanwhile, Rahmer began to stretch his lead as he approached lapped traffic by lap 12, with Campbell quickly catching and overtaking Moody for third.
Campbell then set his sights on Bollinger for second, closing the gap in traffic until a lapped car allowed Bollinger to pull away briefly. Just as Bollinger had closed in on Rahmer for the lead, a lap 21 caution for a spun Brandon Rahmer in turn two tightened the field for a critical restart.
Rahmer protected the low line into turn one, but Campbell pounced, sliding under Bollinger for second. Dietz, who had been methodically picking his way through the field from his 13th starting spot, cracked the top five on the restart and surged past both Moody and Bollinger to move into third by lap 30, just before a caution for Joey Amantea reset the field for a final six-lap dash.
Dietz wasted no time, quickly getting by Campbell and setting his sights on Rahmer. The two raced wheel-to-wheel as the laps wound down, with Dietz nosing into the lead with three to go. However, Rahmer fought back, reclaiming the point as they came to the white flag. With Campbell rejoining the fight, the top three raced under a blanket, thrilling the fans.
Rahmer held on for the win by a razor-thin .045 seconds over Dietz, with Campbell completing the podium in an exciting finish.
Norris Powers to Second 358 Sprint Car Victory of the Season
Dylan Norris powered his way to a commanding victory in the 20-lap, $1,500-to-win 358 sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday night, charging
through the field to take the checkered flag for the second time this season.
The race got off to a rough start, with a multi-car pileup in turn 2 involving the Steve Owings, Tylar Rutherford, Wyatt Hinkle, Matt Findley, Cody Fletcher, Seth Schnoke, and Austin Reed, prompting a complete restart. On the second attempt, pole-sitter Ayden Hare took the early advantage, leading the field into turn one as Cameron Merriman and Ashley Cappetta battled for third.
Merriman quickly moved into second, slipping by Bo Gordon and then closing in on Hare for the lead. By lap four, Merriman made his move, taking command of the race. Meanwhile, Norris, running the high line, powered his way to third by lap five as he continued his charge to the front.
A lap 7 caution for Tylar Rutherford, who came to a stop facing the wrong way in turn one, re-racked the field for the first of several restarts. On the ensuing green, Norris wasted no time, sliding under Hare in turn three to take second and set his sights on the leader.
Cautions on laps 9 and 10 for Cody Fletcher and Tyler Ulrich, respectively, kept the field tight, giving Norris the opportunity he needed. On lap 11, Norris executed a bold slider on Merriman in turn three to take the lead, completing his impressive drive from 9th to the front of the field.
Merriman stayed close, hoping for a late-race opportunity, but lapped traffic never came into play, allowing Norris to cross the line first and take the win.
Next Saturday, May 24, Lincoln Speedway is back in action with the 410 Sprints and Flying Iron Limited Stocks. Racing is scheduled for 7PM with pit gates opening at 4:30PM and grandstand gates opening at 5PM.
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RACE RESULTS
Saturday, May 17, 2025
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
Ciocca Automotive 410 Sprints:
A Feature (36 Laps)
51-Freddie Rahmer[1]; 2. 23-Chase Dietz[13]; 3. X-Matt Campbell[3]; 4. 5E-Aaron Bollinger[2]; 5. 99M-Kyle Moody[4]; 6. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[6]; 7. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[8]; 8. 5R-Tyler Ross[5]; 9. 75-Cameron Smith[7]; 10. 66-Ryan Newton[9]; 11. 00-Chris Frank[12]; 12. 55-Domenic Melair[14]; 13. 8-Billy Dietrich[20]; 14. 91-Preston Lattomus[16]; 15. 1X-Chad Trout[11]; 16. 67-JJ Loss[22]; 17. 6-Cole Knopp[24]; 18. 55S-Dallas Schott[15]; 19. (DNF) 88J-Joey Amantea[23]; 20. (DNF) 38-Brett Strickler[18]; 21. (DNF) 88-Brandon Rahmer[10]; 22. (DNF) 17-Dylan Norris[21]; 23. (DNF) 35-Tyler Esh[17]; 24. (DNF) 95-Kody Hartlaub[19]
B Feature (10 Laps)
95-Kody Hartlaub[1]; 2. 8-Billy Dietrich[4]; 3. 17-Dylan Norris[2]; 4. 67-JJ Loss[3]; 5. 88J-Joey Amantea[6]; 6. 6-Cole Knopp[5]; 7. 2D-Jordan Givler[9]; 8. 12-Mike Bittinger[10]; 9. 23A-Chris Arnold[8]; 10. (DNS) 11-Talan Hass
Heat 1 (10 Laps)
99M-Kyle Moody[1]; 2. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[3]; 3. 75-Cameron Smith[6]; 4. 88-Brandon Rahmer[5]; 5. 23-Chase Dietz[2]; 6. 91-Preston Lattomus[8]; 7. 67-JJ Loss[7]; 8. 95-Kody Hartlaub[4]; 9. 23A-Chris Arnold[10]; 10. 12-Mike Bittinger[9]
Heat 2 (10 Laps)
X-Matt Campbell[2]; 2. 51-Freddie Rahmer[4]; 3. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[6]; 4. 1X-Chad Trout[3]; 5. 55-Domenic Melair[7]; 6. 35-Tyler Esh[1]; 7. 8-Billy Dietrich[8]; 8. 88J-Joey Amantea[9]; 9. 2D-Jordan Givler[5]
Heat 3 (10 Laps)
5E-Aaron Bollinger[1]; 2. 5R-Tyler Ross[4]; 3. 66-Ryan Newton[8]; 4. 00-Chris Frank[2]; 5. 55S-Dallas Schott[6]; 6. 38-Brett Strickler[5]; 7. 6-Cole Knopp[7]; 8. (DNF) 11-Talan Hass[9]; 9. (DNF) 17-Dylan Norris[3]
Qualifying
95-Kody Hartlaub, 00:14.430[4]; 2. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 00:14.462[5]; 3. 5R-Tyler Ross, 00:14.720[8]; 4. 99M-Kyle Moody, 00:14.810[16]; 5. 35-Tyler Esh, 00:14.825[1]; 6. 5E-Aaron Bollinger, 00:14.850[20]; 7. 23-Chase Dietz, 00:14.885[23]; 8. X-Matt Campbell, 00:14.988[27]; 9. 00-Chris Frank, 00:14.997[2]; 10. 1A-Ashton Torgerson, 00:15.011[7]; 11. 1X-Chad Trout, 00:15.023[24]; 12. 17-Dylan Norris, 00:15.030[25]; 13. 88-Brandon Rahmer, 00:15.049[22]; 14. 2D-Jordan Givler, 00:15.050[3]; 15. 38-Brett Strickler, 00:15.057[11]; 16. 75-Cameron Smith, 00:15.064[28]; 17. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr, 00:15.065[18]; 18. 55S-Dallas Schott, 00:15.128[14]; 19. 67-JJ Loss, 00:15.253[10]; 20. 55-Domenic Melair, 00:15.256[12]; 21. 6-Cole Knopp, 00:15.260[13]; 22. 91-Preston Lattomus, 00:15.400[9]; 23. 8-Billy Dietrich, 00:15.401[26]; 24. 66-Ryan Newton, 00:15.416[21]; 25. 12-Mike Bittinger, 00:15.541[15]; 26. 88J-Joey Amantea, 00:15.581[17]; 27. 11-Talan Hass, 00:15.670[6]; 28. 23A-Chris Arnold, 00:15.973[19]
McConkey Insurance & Benefits 358 Sprints:
A Feature (20 Laps)
6-Dylan Norris[9]; 2. 8X-Cameron Merriman[8]; 3. 4-Ayden Hare[1]; 4. 13-Bo Gordon Jr[2]; 5. 12-Ashley Cappetta[6]; 6. 2-Jude Siegel[3]; 7. 7W-Jayden Wolf[13]; 8. 34-Andy Best[7]; 9. 70D-Frankie Herr[10]; 10. 77-Steve Owings[19]; 11. 91-Logan Rumsey[20]; 12. 21T-Scott Fisher[17]; 13. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle[15]; 14. 98-James Roselli[12]; 15. 66A-Cody Fletcher[23]; 16. 28-Matt Findley[22]; 17. 39T-Olivia Thayer[14]; 18. 42U-Tyler Ulrich[11]; 19. 1A-Chase Gutshall[21]; 20. 41-Josh Harner[18]; 21. (DNF) 19R-Tylar Rutherford[16]; 22. (DNF) 29R-Seth Schnoke[4]; 23. (DNF) X-Austin Reed[5]; 24. (DNF) 47-Adam Carberry[24]
B Feature (10 Laps)
1A-Chase Gutshall[1]; 2. 28-Matt Findley[3]; 3. 66A-Cody Fletcher[5]; 4. 47-Adam Carberry[4]; 5. 2W-Will McNeal[8]; 6. 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr[7]; 7. 54-Brett Wanner[9]; 8. 18M-Brayden Mickley[13]; 9. 7F-Hunter Fulton[6]; 10. 25S-Tom Senseney Jr[12]; 11. 9-Adin Daniels[10]; 12. (DNF) 10-Nick Yinger[2]; 13. (DNS) 76-Michael Smith
Heat 1 (10 Laps)
42U-Tyler Ulrich[1]; 2. 98-James Roselli[2]; 3. 29R-Seth Schnoke[4]; 4. 7W-Jayden Wolf[7]; 5. 21T-Scott Fisher[3]; 6. 1A-Chase Gutshall[6]; 7. 66A-Cody Fletcher[8]; 8. 54-Brett Wanner[5]; 9. 18M-Brayden Mickley[9]
Heat 2 (10 Laps)
70D-Frankie Herr[1]; 2. 2-Jude Siegel[2]; 3. 12-Ashley Cappetta[6]; 4. 39T-Olivia Thayer[5]; 5. 41-Josh Harner[7]; 6. 10-Nick Yinger[8]; 7. 7F-Hunter Fulton[9]; 8. (DNF) 9-Adin Daniels[4]; 9. (DNS) 25-Travis Leh
Heat 3 (10 Laps)
X-Austin Reed[3]; 2. 13-Bo Gordon Jr[1]; 3. 4-Ayden Hare[7]; 4. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle[4]; 5. 77-Steve Owings[8]; 6. 28-Matt Findley[5]; 7. 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr[2]; 8. (DNF) 76-Michael Smith[6]
Heat 4 (10 Laps)
6-Dylan Norris[1]; 2. 34-Andy Best[2]; 3. 8X-Cameron Merriman[4]; 4. 19R-Tylar Rutherford[3]; 5. 91-Logan Rumsey[8]; 6. 47-Adam Carberry[6]; 7. 2W-Will McNeal[5]; 8. 25S-Tom Senseney Jr[7]