From Bill Meyer
Abbottstown, PA — (May 23, 2015) — Just another night of professional auto racing at the fabulous Lincoln Speedway.
Krimes capitalized on a late-race spin by leader Danny Dietrich to score his first win of the season in the 30-lap Hilly Rife Memorial on Saturday.
“I don’t know what to say,” said Krimes upon exiting the family-owned Kimmet Construction/Wayne Carini #87 in victory lane after scoring his first win of the season and claiming the $5,000 top prize, “I think Danny had it won there. He got around us early on and we were racing pretty hard. He got in front of us and don’t think I had anything for him. You don’t see that (Dietrich’s spin) very often. He and the 21 have been far and away the two fastest cars, and I think Brian was behind me…those two guys have been real fast and we just haven’t been able to keep up with them. But we were pretty good tonight.”
Krimes restarted ninth (up two spots) for a complete restart following a spectacular opening lap crash that saw the sprinters of fourth-starting Brandon Rahmer and 20th-starting Robbie Kendall flip in turn one. Also involved were Glenndon Forsythe and Gerard McIntyre, Jr. All four drivers were uninjured, but they were all done for the night.
Krimes moved into the top five on an 11th lap restart following a spin by fourth-place Matt Boland in turn four.
He caught Scott Fisher for fourth on lap 14, and was still running there when Dietrich spun and collected third-place Adam Wilt in turn four of lap 27. Glatfelter, who was running second, and Krimes assumed first and second, and Krimes wasted no time driving around Glatfelter for the lead in the first two turns of the restart.
“The track was a little wider tonight, and that played into our hand a little bit. Once I saw Danny spin out and collect Adam, I knew we were second at the time. I had about three more inches on my wing, so I pulled it the whole way back and just held on from there.”
Krimes’ final margin of victory was 1.53 seconds over Glatfelter, with 13th-starting Brian Montieth, Niki Young, and 17th-starting Tyler Ross completing the top five. Sixth through tenth were 23rd-starting Jim Siegel, Freddie Rahmer (who came from the rear after a mid-race spin), Steve Owings, 24th-starting Chase Dietz, and Cory Haas.
Heats for the 31 410 sprinters were won by Haas, Owings, and Young, with Tim Wagaman winning the consolation.
Cole Young, who just celebrated his 15th birthday in April, scored his first career sprint car win in the 20-lap “358” sprint car feature.
Young started on the outside of the front row, led the first two laps of the event, then yielded to sixth-starting Matt Campbell. Campbell quickly opened up a three second lead before being collected in a three-car crash at the back of the field in turn two of lap eight. Young assumed the lead for the restart, and dominated the rest of the way, crossing 2.10 seconds in front of Cody Fletcher, who registered his career best finish at Lincoln by holding off two-time track champ Jeff Rohrbaugh in the process. Fourth and fifth were Chandler Leiby and Matt Findley.
Lincoln Speedway and Central PA point series leader Doug Hammaker came from the back to finish tenth after a six-car crash on the front stretch of lap nine.
Heats for the 33 358 Sprinters were won by Brie Hershey, Leiby, Chris Arnold, and Hammaker, with Phil Walter winning the consolation.
Craley’s Bill Diehl drew the ‘12’ pill for the inversion and then promptly raced to the win in the 15-lap Central PA Legends feature. He took the lead from Joe Ehrisman on lap nine and held off a determined Bob Stough over the final five laps.
Chris Spidle, Ehrisman, and Shane Glatfelter completed the top five.
Jacob Feltch was transported to a nearby hospital after complaining of back pain following a hard crash on lap nine of the feature.
Heats for the 26 Legends were won by Diehl, Shane Glatfelter, and Chad Glatfelter.
Next Saturday night, May 30th, at 7:30 PM it will be APPLE AUTOMOTIVE NIGHT featuring the 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, and All‐American Outlaws. Gates will open at 5:30 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 23, 2015
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
HILLY RIFE MEMORIAL
LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS
FEATURE (30 Laps) – 1. 87-Alan Krimes ($5,000); 2. 39-Tim Glatfelter; 3. 21-Brian Montieth; 4. 92-Niki Young; 5. 5-Tyler Ross; 6. 59-Jim Siegel; 7. 51-Freddie Rahmer; 8. 35-Steve Owings; 9. 44-Chase Dietz; 10. 11C-Cory Haas; 11. 99M-Kyle Moody; 12. 8-Billy Dietrich; 13. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 14. 16-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 15. 21T-Scott Fisher; 16. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 17. 48-Danny Dietrich (DNF); 18. 15-Adam Wilt (DNF); 19. 22T-Matt Boland (DNF); 20. 69-Shane Hoff (DNF); 21. 88-Brandon Rahmer (DNF); 22. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF); 23. 52-Austin Hogue (DNF); 24. 55K-Robbie Kendall (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Scott Fisher (1-10), Tim Glatfelter (11-23), Danny Dietrich (24-26), Alan Krimes (27-30)
410 Sprint Heat One Finish (10 laps/6 qualify) – 1. 11C-Cory Haas; 2. 8-Billy Dietrich; 3. 39-Tim Glatfelter; 4. 21T-Scott Fisher; 5. 21-Brian Montieth; 6. 99M-Kyle Moody; 7. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 8. 1080-Jordon Mackison; 9. 10-Zach Euculano; 10. 15M-Bobby Mazingo; 11. 45-Kevin Nagy (DNF). No Time
410 Sprint Heat Two Finish (10 laps/6 qualify) – 1. 35-Steve Owings; 2. 15-Adam Wilt; 3. 87-Alan Krimes; 4. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 5. 52-Austin Hogue; 6. 5-Tyler Ross; 7. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 8. 16-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 9. 59-Jim Siegel; 10. 44-Chase Dietz. No Time
410 Sprint Heat Three Finish (10 laps/6 qualify) – 1. 92-Niki Young; 2. 88-Brandon Rahmer; 3. 22T-Matt Boland; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich; 5. 51-Freddie Rahmer; 6. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 7. 55k-Robbie Kendall; 8. 14-Lance Dewease; 9. 49-Bradley Howard; 10. 3B-randy Baughman. Time – 2:30.121
410 Sprint Consolation Finish (10 laps/6 qualify) – 1. 1*-Tim Wagaman; 2. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 3. 74-Dwayne Gutshall; 4. 16-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 5. 59-Jim Siegel; 6. 44-Chase Dietz; 7. 14-Lance Dewease; 8. 49-Bradley Howard; 9. 3B-Randy Baughman; 10. 15M-Bobby Mazingo; 11. 1080-Jordon Mackison (DNF); 12. 10-Zach Euculano (DNF); DNS – 45-Kevin Nagy. No Time
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS
FEATURE (20 laps) – 1. 17-Cole Young; 2. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 3. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 4. 119-Chandler Leiby; 5. 28-Matt Findley; 6. 97-Brie Hershey; 7. 21-CJ Tracy; 8. 5-Phil Walter; 9. 23A-Chris Arnold; 10. 66-Doug Hammaker; 11. 35-Tyler Esh; 12. 00-Chris Frank; 13. 16-Matt Campbell; 14. F5-Mark Bitner; 15. 47-Michael Hamer; 16. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle; 17. 7-CJ Quirk; 18. 43-Ashley Cappetta; 19. 38D-Kyle Denmyer (DNF); 20. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr. (DNF); 21. 13-Ryan Higgins (DNF); 22. 5A-Brian Allman (DNF); 23. 51N-Nick Palmerino (DNF); DNS – 45H-Jeff Halligan. No Time
Lap Leaders – Cole Young (1-2), Matt Campbell (3-7), Cole Young (8-20)
358 Sprint Heat One Finish (10 laps/5 qualify) – 1. 97-Brie Hershey; 2. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 66A-Cody Fletcher; 4. 21-CJ Tracy; 5. 23-Todd Rittenhouse, Jr.; 6. 51N-Nick Palmerino; 7. 44-John Braim (DNF); 8. 27S-Adrian Shaffer (DNF); 9. 47K-Kody Lehman (DNF). No Time
358 Sprint Heat Two Finish (10 laps/5 qualify) – 1. 119-Chandler Leiby; 2. 28-Matt Finley; 16-Matt Campbell; 4. 13-Ryan Higgins; 5. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle; 6. 00-Chris Frank; 7. 83-Cody Fairchok; DNS – 15-Lucas Montgomery. Time – 2:24.22
358 Sprint Heat Three Finish (10 laps/5 qualify) – 1. 23A-Chris Arnold; 2. 38D-Kyle Denmyer; 3. 17-Cole Young; 4. 5A-Brian Allman; 5. 43-Ashley Cappetta; 6. 47-Michael Hamer; 7. 14C-Dave Carlberg (DNF); 8. 22-Nathan Prazenica (DNF). No Time
358 Sprint Heat Four Finish (10 laps/5 qualify) – 1. 66-Doug Hammaker; 2. 45H-Jeff Halligan; 3. R5-Mark Bitner; 4. 7-CJ Quirk; 5. 35-Tyler Esh; 6. 18F-Dylan Welsh; 7. 23J-Jake Eldreth (DNF); 8. 5-Phil Walter (DNF). No Time
358 Sprint Consolation Finish (10 laps/4 qualify) – 1. 5-Phil Walter; 2. 00-Chris Frank; 3. 51N-Nick Palmerino; 4. 47-Michael Hamer; 5. 83-Cody Fairchok; 6. 47K-Cody Lehman; 7. 18F-Dylan Welsh; 8. 23J-Jake Eldreth; 9. 44-John Brain (DNF); 10. 22-Nathan Prezenica (DNF); 11. 14C-Dave Carlberg (DNF); 12. 15-Lucas Montgomery (DNF). No Time
CENTRAL PA LEGENDS
FEATURE (15 laps) – 1. 53-Bill Diehl; 2. 07-Bob Stough; 3. 09-Chris Spidle; 4. 14-Joe Ehrisman; 5. 4-Shane Glatfelter; 6. 5-Scott Haudeshell; 7. 19-Travis Perry; 8. 91-Justin Mitchell; 9. 79-Ed Trump; 10. 28-Nathan Ottensmeyer; 11. 41-Matt Miller; 12. 119-Donnie Leiby; 13. 8CR-Mason Chaney; 14. 9-Rick Hartwig; 15. 20-Rocky Magaro; 16. 521-Scott Deamer, Sr. (DNF); 17. 7MD-Nate Renfro (DNF); 18. 85-Chad Earnst (DNF); 19. 18-Chris Transeau (DNF); 20. 27-Chad Glatfelter (DNF); 21. 21-Greg Burd (DNF); 22. 13-Jacob Feltch (DNF); 23. 43-Tony Mrakovich (DNF); 24. 33-Chris Ward (DNF). No Time
Lap Leaders – Chris Transeau (1-3), Greg Burd (4), Joe Ehrisman (5-8), Bill Diehl (9-15)
Legends Heat One Finish (6 laps/6 qualify) – 1. 53-Bill Diehl; 2. 13-Jacob Feltch; 3. 8CR-Mason Chaney; 4. 18-Chris Transeau; 5. 91-Justin Mitchell; 6. 20-Rocky Magaro; 7. 33-Chris Ward; 8. 41-Matt Miller; 9. 28-Nathan Ottensmeyer. No Time
Legends Heat Two Finish (6 laps/6 qualify) – 1. 4-Shane Glatfelter; 2. 85-Chad Earnst; 3. 09-Chris Spidle; 4. 21-Greg Burd; 5. 5-Scott Haudeshell; 6. 79-Ed Trump; 7. 521-Scott Deamer, Sr.; 8. 7MD-Nate Renfro; DNS – 51-Travis McClelland. No Time
Legends Heat Three Finish (6 laps/6 qualify) – 1. 27-Chad Glatfelter; 2. 07-Bob Stough; 3. 14-Joe Ehrisman; 4. 19-Travis Perry; 5. 9-Rick Hartwig; 6. 43-Tony Mrakovich; 7. 15-Harlon Leppo; 8. 119-Donnie Leiby (DNF). No Time