From Bill Meyer
Abbottstown, PA — (April 20, 2013) — “I like running the schedulethat we run…traveling and getting to do what my grandpa did, seeing differenttracks. But by far, I love Lincoln Speedway the best. I consider it my hometrack, and it’s a real fun track to race here. There’s no better fans in thecountry. To come back home and race in front of these people right here. It’sexciting, they hype up sprint car racing, and definitely make it fun for thisarea.”
So said 2012national 410 sprint car rookie of-the-year Logan Schuchart after claiming hisfirst career Lincoln 410 sprint win in Saturday night’s 25-lap feature event.
Schuchart, grandson of the legendary BobbyAllen, was slated for a sixth-starting spot in the Your Auto Source/Rick FogleCustom Pole Buildings/Brenneman Painting/CnB Mushroom Farms #1s, but started onthe outside of row two when Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. scratched from the featureand gave up his second starting spot.
Cory Haas assumed second for the start, andboth he and Schuchart got around polesitter Hunter Mackison in the first twoturns. Schuchart chased Haas the first 16 laps before diving under the lappedcar of Tim Glatfelter and Haas entering turn three of lap 17. From there,Schuchart pulled away for the win, with Haas settling for second andfifth-starting Adam Wilt third. Ninth-starting Fred Rahmer and eighth-startingBrian Montieth completed the top five.
Schuchart’s official time in the non-stopfeature was 6 minutes, 37.236 seconds. In fact, the entire 410 sprint portionof the show was run caution-free.
Sixth through tenth were 14th-startingDanny Dietrich, 12th-starting Alan Krimes, 13th-startingJim Siegel; Brent Marks, and J.J. Grasso.
Heats for the 26 “410” Sprinters were won by invaderBrian Paulus, Fred Rahmer, and Brent Marks, with Ryan Smith winning theconsolation.
Manchester’s Austin Hogue became the fourthwinner in as many races in the non-stop 20-lap “358” sprint car feature.
Third-starting Tyler Ross drove under bothpolesitter Brad McClelland and outside front-row starter Hogue for the lead atthe start, but a red flag for a flipping Eric Tomecek on turn four resulted ina complete restart. The Livingston Lawn Care/BAPS Auto Paints and Supply #52 drovearound McClelland for the lead on the restart, and Hogue led every lap for histhird win of 2013 (previous wins at Trail-Way and Williams Grove).
Niki Young caught McClelland for second onlap 13 and finished runner-up, with Ross crossing third, Mark Smith catchingMcClelland for fourth on the final lap. Sixth through tenth behind McClellandwere Tim Wagaman, Dale Hammaker, Brie Hershey, Jeff Rohrbaugh, and MarkStrickler.
Due to the complete restart at the beginning,Hogue’s 5-minute, 35-second win was an officially-timed 20-lap event.
Heats for the 29 “358” Sprints were won by Ross,Wagaman, and Young.
After years of trying, York’s Jason Townsend foundhis way to victory lane in winning the 20-lap Thundercar feature.
Townsend grabbed the lead from his outsidefrontrow starting position over polesitter Wayne Dutterer at the drop of thegreen and pulled out to a comfortable lead of the first half of the feature.
Meanwhile a battle raged for second throughfifth as Dutterer, Jimmy Combs, Duane Watson and Brian Walls were passing eachother for position lap-after-lap. With five laps to go Walls and Watson hadmoved solidly into second and third and began to chase down the leader.
On the final lap, Walls pulled alongsideTownsend coming off the final corner to the checkered but was able to hold himoff for his career first thundercar victory as they leaned on each other to thecheckered.
Watson settled for third, Dutterer fourth and Combs fifth.
Lincoln swings back into action nextSaturday, April 27th at 7 PM with the Lawrence Chevrolet 410Sprinters and Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints being joined by the Central PALegends. Gates will open at 5 PM, hot laps at 6:30 PM and racing action gettingunderway at 7 PM.
To get all the latest news, results, schedulechanges and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway’s website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay up-to-date on all the action or pending weatherconditions at Central Pennsylvania’s “Premier” Saturday night racetrack – The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Sat., April 20, 2013
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS
Feature (25-Laps) – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart ($3,200); 2. 11C-CoryHaas; 3. 15-Adam Wilt; 4. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 5. 21-Brian Montieth; 6. 48-DannyDietrich; 7. 87-Alan Krimes; 8. 59-Jim Siegel; 9. 19M-Brent Marks; 10. 25-JJGrasso; 11. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 12. 28-Brian Paulus; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen; 14.95-Hunter Mackison; 15. 92-Ryan Smith; 16. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 17. 50-TimGlatfelter; 18. 4-John Rudisill; 19. 71X-Bill Stine; 20. 87S-George Suprick;21. 7JR-Jimmy Reppert (Alt.); 22. 29-Ryan Wilson (DNF); 23. 14-Gerard McIntyre,Jr. (DNF); 24. 8-Billy Dietrich (DNF); DNS – 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. Time – 6:37.236
Lap Leaders – CoryHaas (1-16), Logan Schuchart (17-25)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 28-Brian Paulus; 2. 15-AdamWilt; 3. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.; 4. 87-Alan Krimes; 5. 59-Jim Siegel; 6.8-Billy Dietrich; 7. 92-Ryan Smith; 8. 71X-Bill Stine; 9. 7JR-Jimmy Reppert.Time – 2:23.510
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 20S-Fred Rahmer; 2. 25-JJGrasso; 3. 29-Ryan Wilson; 4. 95-Hunter Mackison; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich; 6.55K-Robbie Kendall; 7. 4-John Rudisill; 8. 3-Clint Ide. Time – 2:23. 582
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 19M-Brent Marks; 2. 21-BrianMontieth; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 4. 11C-Cory Haas; 5. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 6.50-Tim Glatfelter; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen; 8. 14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 9. 87S-GeorgeSuprick. Time – 2:21.789
Consolation (10Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 92-Ryan Smith; 2. 71X-Bill Stine; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen; 4.14-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 5. 4-John Rudisill; 6. 87s-George Suprick; 7.7JR-Jimmy Reppert; 8. 3-Clint Ide. Time – 2:34.652
KEIZERALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS
Feature(20-Laps) – 1. 52-Austin Hogue; 2. 65-Niki Young; 3. 5-Tyler Ross; 4. M1-MarkSmith; 5. 6R-Brad McClelland; 6. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 7. 66-Dale Hammaker; 8.97-Brie Hershey; 9. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 10. 38-Mark Strickler; 11. 94-TedThomas, Jr.; 12. 29-Ryan Wilson; 13. 23-Chris Arnold; 14. 27-Jay Galloway; 15.2D-Chase Dietz; 16. 119-Chandler Leiby; 17. 28-Matt Findley; 18. 12-MikeBittinger; 19. 69-Shane Hoff; 20. 7C-J.B. Cunningham; 21. 5o-Brian Allman; 22.47-Michael Hammer; 23. 13-Eric Tomecek (DNF); 24. 90-Jordan Givler. Time – 5:35.00
LapLeaders – Austin Hogue (1-20)
1st Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 5-Tyler Ross; 2. M1-Mark Smith;3. 66-Dale Hammaker; 4. 29-Ryan Wilson; 5. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 6. 7C-JBCunningham; 7. 28-Matt Findley; 8. 5O-Brian Allman; 9. 55-Matt Krause; DNS –21-Scott Fisher. Time – 2:22.84
2nd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 2. 97-BrieHershey; 3. 52-Austin Hogue; 4. 12-Mike Bittinger; 5. 2D-Chase Dietz; 6.23-Chris Arnold; 7. 90-Jordon Givler; 8. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 9. 47-MichaelHamer. Time – 2:25.69
3rd Heat (10 Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 65-Niki Young; 2. 13-EricTomecek; 3. 38-Mark Strickler; 4. 6R-Brad McClelland; 5. 94-Ted Thomas, Jr.; 6.119-Chandler Leiby; 7. 27-Jay Galloway; 8. 69-Shane Hoff; 9. 89-AshleyCappetta; DNS – 10-Zach Euculano. Time – 2:27.60
Consolation (10Laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 28-Matt Findley; 2. 27-Jay Galloway; 3. 5o-BrianAllman; 4. 90-Jordan Givler; 5. 69-Shane Hoff; 6. 47-Michael Hammer; 7. 10-ZachEuculano; 8. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 9. 55-Matt Krause; 10. 21-Scott Fisher (DNF);11. 89-Ashley Cappetta. No Time
THUNDERCARS
Feature (20-Laps)- 1. 72-Jason Townsend; 2. 2W-Brian Walls; 3. 3W-Duane Watson; 4. 39-Wayne Dutterer;5. 54J-Jimmy Combs; 6. 81J-Jamie Zentmyer; 7. 83-Mikey Guise; 8. 60-DannyBeard; 9. 54W-Roy Warehime (DNF); 10. 9-Brian Diehl (DNF); 11. 3-Todd Miller(DNF).
LapLeaders – Jason Townsend (1-20)