Abbottstown, PA — (May 26, 2012) — “If you run 95 percent, you aren’t going to finish in the top five here.”
So said four-time track champ Brian Montieth after scoring the win in Saturday night’s 30-lap non-stop Keystone Cup Series feature event at Lincoln Speedway.
Time trials and an inversion of six put Montieth on the inside of the fourth row for the start.
Fred Rahmer started on the pole and led the first 20 laps before fast time trialer and sixth-starting Aaron Ott took the lead in turns three and four of the 21st lap. By then, it was actually a three-car race for the lead, with Montieth getting by Lance Dewease for four on lap 12 and catching Sam Hafertepe, Jr. for third on lap 17.
One lap after Ott took the lead, Montieth drove around Rahmer for second. Montieth closed on Ott over the next five laps and was there to take advantage when Ott jumped the cushion and got out of shape exiting the fourth turn of lap 28. Montieth was scored the leader as the two crossed under the flag stand with two to go. From there, Montieth drove away to the .81-second win.
“I was hoping Aaron would get tired and slow down a little bit,” said Montieth, “First I saw Fred take off there and I thought it was game over. Lapped traffic is always a pain in the butt here and it proved to be that way for Aaron here tonight. He had to take that shot. It’s always better to run second here than first in traffic.”
“We’ve been struggling bad,” continued Montieth, “We’ve pretty much looked like crap the past month and-a-half. This was a big morale booster for the team, and hopefully we can keep everything turned around now.”
Montieth’s third win of the season and 29th career win in the Pigeon Hills was worth $5,000. And to top it off, his time of 7 minutes, 52.696 seconds established a post-weight rule record for 30 laps.
Rahmer settled for third, with Hafertepe and Daryn Pittman completing the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Brad McClelland, Dewease, new Keystone Cup Series point leader Greg Hodnett, Alan Krimes, and Danny Dietrich.
Heats for the 410 Sprints were won by Pittman, Ryan Bohlke, Rahmer, and Montieth, with Tim Glatfelter winning the B-Main. Fast time in time trials over the 36-car field was set by Aaron Ott with a one-lap time of 13.740-seconds (98.253 MPH).
Harlon Leppo of Seven Valleys scored his first career Lincoln win in the 15-lap Central PA Legends feature.
Leppo started sixth and assumed the lead when polesitter and race-long leader Chad Glatfelter broke down during a 10th lap caution. From there, he held off repeated challenges from Scott Gobrecht and Stough over the final five laps.
Crossing fourth and fifth were 14th-starting Bill Diehl and Shane Glatfelter.
Heats for the 22 Central PA Legends cars were won by Rick Miller and Shane Glatfelter.
Abbottstown’s Duane Watson passed polesitter and race-long leader Rick Weaver on the 16th lap and raced away to his first win of 2012 in the 20-lap thundercar feature.
Watson, who started ninth, methodically drove through the field over 16 non-stop laps to make his race-winning pass. The lone caution on the 17th lap did nothing to change the outcome as Watson raced away to his 34th career thundercar win (3rd on the Lincoln All time win list).
Jamie Zentmyer got by Weaver for second on the final lap, Danny Beard crossing fourth and Kyle Martin fifth.
Completing the top-10 were Tom Walls II, Jimmy Combs, Brian Walls, Mikey Guise, and Todd Miller.
Heats for the 19 Thundercars were won by Brian Walls and Tom Walls.
Next Saturday night, June 2nd, Lincoln will host a regular three-division show of Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprints, Keizer Aluminum Wheel 358 Sprint and Thundercars. Gates open at 5 PM, with racing at 7 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway’s website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weather conditions at Central Pennsylvania’s “Premier” Saturday night race track – The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
RACE RESULTS
Sat., May 26, 2012
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
6TH ANNUAL KEYSTONE CUP
LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS
Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 21-Brian Montieth ($5,000); 2. 77-Aaron Ott; 3. 51-Fred Rahmer; 4. 1-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.; 5. 27-Daryn Pittman; 6. 6-Brad McClelland; 7. 30C-Lance Dewease; 8. 39-Greg Hodnett; 9. 87-Alan Krimes; 10. 48-Danny Dietrich; 11. 15-Adam Wilt; 12. 2-Ryan Bohlke; 13. 85-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 14. 38N-Nick Schlauch, Jr.; 15. 19M-Brent Marks; 16. 14-Kevin Nouse; 17. 11C-Cory Haas; 18. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 19. 89-Cody Darrah; 20. 71X-Bill Stine; 21. 92-Niki Young; 22. 8-Billy Dietrich (DNF); 23. 20S-Derek Sell (DNF); 24. 1S-Logan Schuchart (DNF). Time – 7:52.696 (New post-weight rule 30-lap track record)
Lap Leaders – Fred Rahmer (1-20), Aaron Ott (21-27), Brian Montieth (28-30)
1st Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. 27-Daryn Pittman; 2. 1-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.; 3. 14-Kevin Nouse; 4. 77-Aaron Ott; 5. 8-Billy Dietrich; 6. 75-Nicole Bower; 7. 59-Jim Siegel; 8. 5-Adam Lawrence (DNF); 9. 19M-Brent Marks. Time – 2:21.775
2nd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. 2-Ryan Bohlke; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich; 3. 38N-Nick Schlauch, Jr.; 4. 15-Adam Wilt; 5. 87-Alan Krimes; 6. 15B-John Barnett; 7. 49-Bobby Howard; 8. 95-Hunter Mackison; 9. 20S-Derek Sell. Time – 2:23.845
3rd Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. 51-Fred Rahmer; 2. 6-Brad McClelland; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 4. 89-Cody Darrah; 5. 11C-Cory Haas; 6. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 7. 35-Justin Henderson; 8. 175-Kyle Moody; 9. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF). Time – 2:27.912
4th Heat (10 Laps/5 to qualify) – 1. 21-Brian Montieth; 2. 30C-Lance Dewease; 3. 71X-Bill Stine; 4. 39-Greg Hodnett; 5. 85-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 6. 92-Niki Young; 7. 44-Frank Cozze; 8. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 9. 50-Austin Reed (DNS). Time – 2:23.369.
B-Main (10 Laps/4 to qualify) – 1. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 2. 20S-Derek Sell; 3. 19M-Brent Marks; 4. 92-Niki Young; 5. 59-Jim Siegel; 6. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 7. 75-Nicole Bower; 8. 44-Frank Cozze; 9. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 10. 95-Hunter Mackison; 11. 5-Adam Lawrence; 12. 175-Kyle Moody; DNS – 35-Justin Henderson, 15B-John Barnett, 49-Bobby Howard. Time – 2:27.110
Time Trials – 1. 77-Aaron Ott, 13.740 seconds (98.253 MPH); 2. 87-Alan Krimes, 13.754; 3. 69-Tim Glatfelter, 13.797; 4. 8-Billy Dietrich, 13.826; 5. 39-Greg Hodnett, 13.844; 6. 1-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 13.859; 7. 15-Adam Wilt, 13.912; 8. 6-Brad McClelland, 13.925; 9. 30C-Lance Dewease, 13.931; 10. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.934; 11. 14-Kevin Nouse, 13.937; 12. 38N-Nick Schlauch, Jr., 13.964; 13. 51-Fred Rahmer, 13.968; 14. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.973; 15. 27-Daryn Pittman, 14.037; 16. 2-Ryan Bohlke, 14.088; 17. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe, 14.090; 18. 71X-Bill Stine, 14.120; 19. 35-Justin Henderson, 14.121; 20. 85-Gerard McIntyre, Jr., 14.123; 21. 75-Nicole Bower, 14.139; 22. 20S-Derek Sell, 14.153; 23. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.163; 24. 92-Niki Young, 14.267; 25. 19M-Brent Marks, 14.286; 26. 95-Hunter Mackison, 14.328; 27. 89-Cody Darrah, 14.363; 28. 44-Frank Cozze, 14.384; 29. 59-Jim Siegel, 14.459; 30. 15B-John Barnett, 14.521; 31. 175-Kyle Moody, 14.584; 32. 55K-Robbie Kendall, 14.630; 33. 5-Adam Lawrence, 14.734; 34. 49-Bobby Howard, 14.814; 35. 11C-Cory Haas, NT; 36. 50-Austin Reed, NT.
THUNDERCARS
Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 3W-Duane Watson; 2. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer; 3. 70-Rick Weaver; 4. 60-Danny Beard; 5. 54-Kyle Martin; 6. 11-Tom Walls II; 7. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 8. 2W-Brian Walls; 9. 83-Mikey Guise; 10. 3-Todd Miller; 11. 21W-Will Walls; 12. 47-Jimmy Jesmer; 13. 77-Justin Mong; 14. 61-Mike Slaybaugh; 15. 72-Jason Townsend; 16. 39-Wayne Dutterer; 17. 9X-Brian Diehl (DNF); 18. 14W-Andrew Walls (DNF); 19. 54W-Roy Warehime, Jr. (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Rick Weaver (1-15); Duane Watson (16-20)
1st Heat (8 Laps/all qualify) – 1. 2W-Brian Walls; 2. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer; 3. 21W-Will Walls; 4. 60-Danny Beard; 5. 9X-Brian Diehl; 6. 47-Jimmy Jesmer; 7. 72-Jason Townsend; 8. 39-Wayne Dutterer (DNF); 9. 77-Justin Mong (DNF); DNS – 14W-Andrew Walls. Time – 2:42.34
2nd Heat (8 Laps/all qualify) – 1. 11-Tom Walls, II; 2. 70-Rick Weaver; 3. 3W-Duane Watson; 4. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 5. 54-Kyle Martin; 6. 83-Mikey Guise; 7. 3-Todd Miller; 8. 61-Mike Slaybaugh; 9. 54W-Roy Warehime, Jr. Time – 2:42.00
CENTRAL PA LEGENDS
Feature (15 Laps) – 1. 15H-Harlon Leppo; 2. 44-Scott Gobrecht; 3. 07-Bob Stough; 4. 53-Bill Diehl; 5. 4-Shane Glatfelter; 6. 21-Greg Burd; 7. 38-Rick Miller; 8. 3M-Chris McKinney; 9. 21-Cody Haines; 10. 2-Brent Marquis; 11. 85-Chad Ernst; 12. 20-Vernon Houseman; 13. 55-Greg Martz; 14. 60-John Kerchner; 15. 79-Ed Trump; 16. 9-Rick Hartwig; 17. 6X-Brad Mellott; 18. 93-Davve Miller; 19. 5-Scott Houdeshell (DNF); 20. 76-Randy Minich (DNF); 21. 27-Chad Glatfelter (DNF); 22. 49-John Hall (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Chad Glatfelter (1-10); Harlon Leppo (11-15)
1st Heat (6 Laps) – 1. 38-Rick Miller; 2. 15H-Harlon Leppo; 3. 07-Bob Stough; 4. 6X-Brad Mellott; 5. 21-Cody Haines; 6. 55-Greg Martz; 7. 60-John Kerschner; 8. 79-Ed Trump; 9. 85-Chad Ernst; 10. 9-Rick Hartwig; 11. 20-Vernon Houseman (DNS).
Time – 2:06.41
2nd Heat (6 Laps) – 1. 4-Shane Glatfelter; 2. 49-John Hall; 3. 44-Scott Gobrecht; 4. 27-Chad Glatfelter; 5. 5-Scott Houdeshell; 6. 21-Greg Burd; 7. 53-Bill Diehl; 8. 3M-Chris McKinney; 9. 76-Randy Minich; 10. 93-Dave Miller; 11. 2-Brent Marquis (DNS). No Time