Story By: LINCOLN SPEEDWAY – ABBOTTSTOWN, PA – In an action packed night of racing at Lincoln Speedway, Anthony Macri emerged victorious in the $20,000-to-win Kevin Gobrecht Memorial / Labor Day Duel, navigating intense competition and lapped traffic to take the checkered flag. It was Macri’s fifth win of the season at Lincoln and his second in a row.
Troy Wagaman led the field into turn 1, while Chase Dietz and Kyle Moody battled side-by-side for third, with Dietz quickly moving into the position and then overtaking TJ Stutts for second. Meanwhile, Macri began working on Moody for fourth. An early caution on lap 2 for a spin by Jonathan Preston set up the first restart with Wagaman, Dietz, Stutts, Moody, and Macri in the top five.
Wagaman got a strong jump on the restart, creating some distance between himself and Dietz, while Macri moved past Moody for fourth. Danny Dietrich soon joined the fight, taking fifth on lap 4. Macri, relentless in his pursuit, began challenging Stutts for third as Wagaman and Dietz continued to run the high side, as they closed in on lapped traffic.
On lap 9, lapped traffic came into play as Dietz started closing in on Wagaman. Macri climbed to third, with Stutts holding onto fourth as Dietrich applied pressure. Devon Borden joined the fray, creating a fierce three-car battle for the position. On lap 14, Dietrich pulled a slider to take fourth from Stutts, with Borden following suit a lap later.
As the halfway point approached, Macri closed in on the leaders, making it a three-car battle for the top spot in heavy traffic. On lap 17, Dietz attempted a slider in turns 1 and 2 but Wagaman managed to hold his lead. The action intensified when Dietz completed a second slider on the backstretch to take over the lead, with Macri following closely behind, dropping Wagaman to third.
At the halfway point, with 20 laps to go, all three, Dietz, Macri and Wagaman, remained in contention, with Dietrich and Borden closing in as well. Borden moved past Dietrich for fourth, but the two swapped positions back and forth in a thrilling duel. Macri, working the bottom, steadily reeled in Dietz as they navigated through traffic.
A caution on lap 29 for Freddie Rahmer’s spin in turn 4—which also collected Jordan Givler and Stutts—reset the field, with Macri having just edged past Dietz at the line before the yellow came out. On the restart, Macri led Dietz, Wagaman, Dietrich, and Borden. Dietz tried to make a move low on the restart, but Macri held his ground on the top side.
The fierce battle for fourth between Dietrich and Borden continued, with Borden finally securing the spot. Dietz, meanwhile, worked the bottom in an attempt to close in on Macri, getting a good run in turns 1 and 2, but Macri’s high-side momentum proved too strong. With five laps to go, Borden overtook Wagaman for third at the line.
Lapped traffic loomed ahead of Macri with three laps remaining, but he maintained his composure, to secure a $20,000 payday. Dietz finished second, Borden crossed the line third, Wagaman was fourth and Dietrich completed the top five.
A heavy rain shower popped up on the radar forcing the postponement of the 358 sprint car feature to Saturday, September 14.
Lincoln Speedway is back in action on Saturday, September 7 with Superior Homes Night featuring the Late Models, Legends, Superior Homes Extreme Stocks and Flying Iron Limited Stocks. Racing is scheduled for 6PM.
RACE RESULTS
Sunday, September 1, 2024
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
Gene Latta Ford 410 Sprints:
410 Sprint Feature (40 Laps) – 1. 39M-Anthony Macri; 2. 2D-Chase Dietz; 3. 23B-Devon Borden; 4. 27-Troy Wagaman; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich; 6. 91-Kyle Reinhardt; 7. 5R-Tyler Ross; 8. 6-Ryan Smith; 9. 5E-Aaron Bollinger; 10. 88-Brandon Rahmer; 11. 55M-Domenic Melair; 12. 8R-Freddie Rahmer; 13. 99M-Kyle Moody; 14. 1X-Chad Trout; 15. 11P-TJ Stutts; 16. 39-Kody Hartlaub; 17. 5W-Lucas Wolfe; 18. 38S-Brett Strickler (DNF); 19. 75-Cameron Smith (DNF); 20. 90-Jordan Givler (DNF); 21. 23A-Chris Arnold (DNF); 22. X-Matt Campbell (DNF); 23. 38J-Brett Strickler (DNF); 24. 22-Jonathan Preston (DNF)
Lap Leaders – Troy Wagaman (1-19), Chase Dietz (20-28) & Anthony Macri (29-40)
410 Sprint Heat One Finish (10 laps) – 1. 11P-TJ Stutts; 2. X-Matt Campbell; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri; 4. 1X-Chad Trout; 5. 5W-Lucas Wolfe; 6. 75-Cameron Smith; 7. 38S-Brett Strickler; 8. 38J-Jordan Strickler; 9. 5F-Glenndon Forsythe; 10. 95-Garrett Bard; 11. 29-Dan Shetler
410 Sprint Heat Two Finish (10 laps) – 1. 27-Troy Wagaman; 2. 91-Kyle Reinhardt; 3. 23B-Devon Borden; 4. 2D-Chase Dietz; 5. 88-Brandon Rahmer; 6. 8R-Freddie Rahmer; 7. 23A-Chris Arnold; 8. 55M-Domenic Melair; 9. 11-Mike Thompson; 10. 23-Michael Millard
410 Sprint Heat Three Finish (10 laps) – 1. 99M-Kyle Moody; 2. 5R-Tyler Ross; 3. 6-Ryan Smith; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich; 5. 22-Jonathan Preston; 6. 5E-Aaron Bollinger; 7. 39-Kody Hartlaub; 8. 55S-Dallas Schott; 9. 67-JJ Loss; 10. 90-Jordan Givler
410 Sprint Consy Finish (10 laps) – 1. 90-Jordan Givler; 2. 39-Kody Hartlaub; 3. 55M-Domenic Melair; 4. 23A-Chris Arnold; 5. 38S-Brett Strickler; 6. 38J-Jordan Strickler; 7. 11-Mike Thompson; 8. 55S-Dallas Schott; 9. 67-JJ Loss; 10. 29-Dan Shetler; 11. 95-Garrett Bard; 12. 23-Michael Millard; 13. 5F-Glenndon Forsythe (DNS)
Time Trial Results:
1. 39M-Anthony Macri 13.532; 2. 2D-Chase Dietz 13.850; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich 13.866; 4. X-Matt Campbell 13.871; 5. 27-Troy Wagaman 13.955; 6. 99M-Kyle Moody 13.964; 7. 11P-TJ Stutts 13.969; 8. 91-Kyle Reinhardt 13.992; 9. 5R-Tyler Ross 14.024; 10. 1X-Chad Trout 14.059; 11. 88-Brandon Rahmer 14.072; 12. 6-Ryan Smith 14.077; 13. 5W-Lucas Wolfe 14.121; 14. 8R-Freddie Rahmer 14.129; 15. 90-Jordan Givler 14.136; 16. 75-Cameron Smith 14.165; 17. 23A-Chris Arnold 14.190; 18. 55S-Dallas Schott 14.205; 19. 5F-Glenndon Forsythe 14.224; 20. 55M-Domenic Melair 14.241; 21. 22-Jonathan Preston 14.271; 22. 95-Garrett Bard 14.298; 23. 23B-Devon Borden 14.236; 24. 39-Kody Hartlaub 14.337; 25. 38J-Jordan Strickler 14.349; 26. 23-Michael Millard 14.358; 27. 5E-Aaron Bollinger 14.401; 28. 38S-Brett Strickler 14.409; 29. 11-Mike Thompson 14.515; 30. 67-JJ Loss 14.634; 31. 29-Dan Shetler 14.716
McConkey Insurance and Benefits 358 Sprints:
358 Sprint Feature (20 Laps) – Make-up scheduled for September 14
358 Sprint Heat One Finish (7 laps) – 1. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 2. 6-Dylan Norris; 3. 1A-Chase Gutshall; 4. 70D-Frankie Herr; 5. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle; 6. 39T-Olivia Thayer; 7. 14-Anthony Foscone Jr.; 8. 15S-Cole Small (DNF); 9. 19R-Tylar Rutherford (DNF)
358 Sprint Heat Two Finish (10 laps) – 1. 19T-Jake Galloway; 2. 28-Matt Findley; 3. 42U-Tyler Ulrich; 4. 22B-Nat Tuckey; 5. 6B-Mike Bittinger; 6. 18M-Brayden Mickley; 7. 13-Bo Gordon; 8. 4BC-Brandon Reiblich
358 Sprint Heat Three Finish (10 laps) – 1. 35-Steve Owings; 2. 7W-Jayden Wolf; 3. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 4. 23B-Preston Lattomus; 5. 41-Logan Rumsey; 6. 23F-Justin Foster; 7. 6K-Cole Knopp; 8. 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr.; 9. 25S-Tom Senseney Jr.
358 Sprint Heat Four Finish (10 laps) – 1. 98-James Roselli; 2. 29R-Seth Schnoke; 3. 66-Doug Hammaker; 4. 4-Ayden Hare; 5. 00K-Kyle Spence; 6. 21T-Scott Fisher; 7. 2-Jude Siegel; 8. 45S-Samuel Miller
358 Sprint Consy Finish (10 laps) – 1. 39T-Olivia Thayer; 2. 21T-Scott Fisher; 3. 18M-Brayden Mickley; 4. 2-Jude Siegel; 5. 23F-Justin Foster; 6. 6K-Cole Knopp; 7. 45S-Sameul Miller; 8. 14-Anthony Foscone; 9. 15S-Cole Small; 10. 25S-Tom Senseney; 11. 13-Bo Gordon (DNF); 12. 4BC-Brandon Reiblich (DNF); 13. 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr (DNF); 14. 19R-Tylar Rutherford (DNS)