From Lincoln Speedway
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 4/10/2010 – “If we can get our program going a little bit better…there is no doubt there will be many more wins to come”
Those are bold words coming from teenage racer Aaron Ott after picking up his first career Lincoln Speedway 410 Sprint win Saturday night,
Ott, who originally started sixth, powered past outside front row starter and race-long leader Pat Cooper on a fifth lap caution restart, and then held off two-time defending track champion Brian Montieth in a final one-lap shootout for his inaugural Pigeon Hills win.
Leading up to the final lap, Ott had a charging Doug Esh, Fred Rahmer, and Montieth on his tail as he was trying to navigate through lapped traffic. But Esh and Rahmer got together on the final lap, ending the night for both drivers and setting up the dramatic finish with a lone lapped car between himself and Montieth.
“That was the longest set of yellow flag laps, and I don’t know if I would have had it or not if I had to split Wells and Pruitt (lapped cars),” said a happy Ott while reflecting on the final laps, “That yellow couldn’t have been any longer…when your looking and it’s not the No.21 that supposed to be there, it’s the No.21 you don’t want to be there (Montieth).”
The race started with an eight-car melee in turns three and four when Kevin Nagy spun, collecting
Brad McClelland, Danny Dietrich, Kyle Pruitt (the other number 21 in the field), Josh Wells, Tim Glatfelter, Brian Leppo, and Adam Wilt.
Wilt was able to make a tire change and return to the track. The new tire apparently made a difference, with Wilt coming from the back on the first-lap restart to third at the end. But it was Montieth who was on Ott’s mind in victory lane.
“He’s just one hell of a driver,” said Ott about Montieth, who finished second, “He amazes me every time he hits the track…he’s a great driver and a great racer, and that put a lot of pressure on me. That’s why I did what I did to get to the front, maintaining the lead, and passing some lapped cars.”
Alan Krimes started 12th and crossed fourth, with Gerard McIntyre, Jr. starting third and finishing fifth.
Completing the top ten were Cooper, Cory Haas, Johnny Mackison, Jr., Brent Marks, and Jim Siegel.
“We’ve been struggling at the Grove, but we’ve been fast here, said Ott, “We just couldn’t catch a break….I’m just so glad to be sitting behind a great race car and have a great family an crew to support me. They earned this because this car was spot on!”
“My dad, he’s the crew chief and I’ll never learn to be what it was back in the day when he was working on cars,” Ott lamented, “But I can see his plaques for Crew Chief of the Year…not only is he a great engine builder, he’s one heck of a set-u p guy, and Mark and Nick, they support me at the race track every single week.”
Heats for the 25 “410” Sprinters were won by Krimes, John Rudisill, and Rahmer.
Just like Ott in the 410s, Eric Tomecek scored his first career Lincoln win in the 20-lap “358” sprint car feature. Tomecek started on the pole, but chased opening night winner Jeff Rohrbaugh for the first 15 laps before Rohrbaugh dropped off the pace and into the infield on a 16th-lap restart. That ended a long 24 hours for Rohrbaugh, who returned to the Don Beard engine shop in West Virginia after losing a cylinder in his motor at Trail-Way Friday night and was still working on the car during Saturday’s hotlaps.
Tomecek found himself the leader and held off Billy Johns over the final five laps for the win. Ironically, Johns finished second to Tomecek when the Tomecek won his first race early in the season at Williams Grove last year.
Completing the top five were Tim Wagaman, Dale Hammaker, and Glenndon Forsythe. Rounding out the top ten were Brook Weibley, Steve Owings, Billy Dietrich, Tim Berkheimer, and Keith Prutzman.
Heats for the 31 “358” Sprints were won by Todd Rittenhouse Jr., Berkheimer, and Wagaman, with Jay Galloway winning the consolation.
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RACE RESULTS
Saturday, April 10, 2010
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
LAWRENCE CHEVROLET
410 SPRINTS
Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 25-Aaron Ott ($3,000); 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 15-Adam Wilt; 4. 87-Alan Krimes; 5. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 6. 26-Pat Cooper; 7. 11C-Cory Haas; 8. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr.; 9. 19M-Brent Marks; 10. 59-Jim Siegel; 11. 49-Bobby Howard; 12. 3W-Kyle Moody; 13. 7M-Mark Smith; 14. 14-Doug Dodson; 15. 71-Brian Leppo; 16. 51-Fred Rahmer (DNF); 17. 39-Doug Esh (DNF); 18. 6W-Josh Wells; 19. 4-John Rudisill; 20. 22-Bryn Gohn; 21. 21K-Kyle Pruitt; 22. 39T-Tim Glatfelter (DNF); 23. 747-Kevin Nagy (DNF); 24. 6-Brad McClelland (DNF); 25. 48-Danny Dietrich (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Pat Cooper (1-4), Aaron Ott (5-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 87-Alan Krimes; 2. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 3. 59-Jim Siegel; 4. 6-Brad McClelland; 5. 65-Johnny Mackison Jr.; 6. 21-Brian Montieth; 7. 21K-Kyle Pruitt; 8. 39T-Tim Glatfelter; 9. 48-Danny Dietrich (DNF). No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 4-John Rudisill; 2. 11C-Cory Haas; 3. 39-Doug Esh; 4. 747-Kevin Nagy; 5. 19M-Brent Marks; 6. 49-Bobby Howard; 7. 14-Doug Dodson; 8. 7M-Mark Smith (DNF). No Time
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 51-Fred Rahmer; 2. 26-Pat Cooper; 3. 25-Aaron Ott; 4. 15-Adam Wilt; 5. 3W-Kyle Moody; 6. 71-Brian Leppo; 7. 6W-Josh Wells; 8. 22-Bryn Gohn. Time – 2:52.959
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS
Feature (20-Laps) – 1. 11T-Eric Tomecek; 2. 2J-Billy Johns; 3. 1-Tim Wagaman; 4. 66-Dale Hammaker; 5. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 6. B52-Brook Weibley; 7. 35-Steve Owings; 8. 8-Billy Dietrich; 9. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 10. 28-Keith Prutzman; 11. 66H-Doug Hammaker; 12. 27-Jay Galloway; 13. 75-Nicole Bower; 14. 97-Brie Hershey; 15. 21-Scott Fisher; 16. 65-Cale Griffin; 17. 99F-Derek Frohlich; 18. 63-Stan Campbell; 19. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh (DNF); 20. 1S-Logan Schuchart (DNF); 21. 00P-Bill Brown (DNF); 22. 23B-Todd Rittenhouse Jr. (DNF); 23. 15B-John Barnett (DNF); 24. 0-Steve Storie (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Jeff Rohrbaugh (1-15), Eric Tomecek (16-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 23B-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.; 2. 11T-Eric Tomecek; 3. 35-Steve Owings; 4. B52-Brook Weibley; 5. 0-Steve Storie; 6. 99F-Derek Frohlich; 7. 00P-Bill Brown; 8. 11D-Mike Duncan Jr.; 9. 65-Cale Griffin; 10. 63-Stan Campbell; 11. 6S-Bill Sherman. No Time
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 50-Tim Berkheimer; 2. 66-Dale Hammaker; 3. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 4. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 5. 66H-Doug Hammaker; 6. 75-Nicole Bower; 7. 27-Jay Galloway; 8. 94-Ted Thomas; 9. 52-Amy Ott (DNF); DNS – 67-Jason Cherry. Time – 2:40.03
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 1-Tim Wagaman; 2. 15B-John Barnett; 3. 2J-Billy Johns; 4. 28-Keith Prutzman; 5. 8-Billy Dietrich; 6. 97-Brie Hershey; 7. 21-Scott Fisher; 8. 33-Billy Heltzel III (DNF); 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart (DNF); DNS – 7C-Chad Trout. No Time
Consolation (10 Laps/6 to qualify)- 1. 27-Jay Galloway; 2. 1S-Logan SChuchart; 3. 21-Scott Fisher; 4. 00P-Bill Brown; 5. 65-Cale Griffin; 6. 63-Stan Campbell; 7. 6S-Bill Sherman; 8.11D-Mike Duncan Jr.; 9. 33-Billy Heltzel III (DNF); 10. 94-Ted Thomas (DNF); DQ’d – 52-Aaron Ott (Replaced Amy Ott) – finished 3rd but failed to report to the scales afterwards). No Time