From Bill Meyer
Abbottstown, PA — (April 30, 2016) — The predicted rain arrived two hours early Saturday night, forcing “410” sprint cars running the consolation event off the track and forcing promoters to postpone the remainder of the 13th Annual Weldon Sterner Memorial until Tuesday, May 10th.
The mid-week show will pick up where it left off, completing the final four laps of the 410 sprint consolation and the 358 sprint car consolation before completion of the features for the two sprint divisions and the All-American Outlaws.
Lincoln promoters have announced that rain checks from Saturday’s show will be honored the next three shows or for the Sterner Memorial make-up night on May 10th. Fans who do not have a rain check from Saturday will be able see the May 10th show at a reduced cost of $12 admission (and $5 for students). Gates will open at 6 PM, with warm-ups at 7:30 PM, and racing getting underway at 8 PM.
Before the rains came, heat races for the 410 sprints were won by Greg Hodnett, Jim Siegel, and Robbie Kendall, with six laps completed in the consolation.
Earlier in the evening, fast time in time trials for the 29-car field was set by Greg Hodnett with a new one-lap track record time of 12.577-seconds (107.339 MPH). In fact, the fastest three cars eclipsed the old track record of 12.719 seconds held by Lucas Wolfe from 2015.
Hodnett drew a 4-pill for the inversion, putting Danny Dietrich and Alan Krimes on the front row for the May 10th show, with Brandon Rahmer and Hodnett to start on row two.
Heats for the 31 358 sprints were won by Cody Fletcher, Steve Storie, and Kyle Denmyer, with a consolation event still to come on May 10th.
Next weekend, Saturday, May 7th, it will be APPLE AUTOMOTIVE NIGHT, along with Dover Elementary Night, featuring the 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints and Street Stocks. Racing gets underway at 7:30 PM, with gates opening at 5:30 PM.
RACE RESULTS
Saturday, April 30, 2016
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
13TH ANNUAL WELDON STERNER MEMORIAL
Lawrence Chevrolet 410 Sprints:
410 Sprint Feature (33 Laps) – To be completed on May 10th
410 Sprint Heat One Finish (10 laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 27-Greg Hodnett; 2. 16-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 3. 51-Freddie Rahmer; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich; 5. 11C-Cory Haas; 6. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 7. 5-Tyler Ross; 8. 75-Nicole Bower; 9. 69-Shane Hoff; 10. 21T-Scott Fisher. Time – 2:15.437
410 Sprint Heat Two Finish (10 laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 59-Jim Siegel; 2. 1-Lucas Wolfe; 3. 52-Austin Hogue; 4. 15-Adam Wilt; 5. 88-Brandon Rahmer; 6. 39-Tim Glatfelter; 7. 8-Billy Dietrich; 8. 22-Brrandon Spithaler; 9. 10K-Joe Kata, III; 10. 74-Dwayne Gutshall. No Time
410 Sprint Heat Three Finish (10 laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 87-Alan Krimes; 4. 94-Ryan Smith; 5. 19M-Brent Marks; 6. 35-Steve Owings; 7. 49-Tim Shaffer; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody; 9. 1X-Chad Trout. Time – 2:17.694
410 Sprint Consolation Finish (10 laps/6 to qualify) – To be completed on May 10th
Time Trial Results – 1. 27-Greg Hodnett, 12.577 seconds (107.339 MPH)(NEW 1-LAP TRACK RECORD); 2. 88-Brandon Rahmer, 12.609; 3. 87-Alan Krimes, 12.665; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich, 12.734; 5. 52-Austin Hogue, 12.742; 6. 94-Ryan Smith, 12.758; 7. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 12.776; 8. 1-Lucas Wolfe, 12.779; 9. 21-Brian Montieth, 12.806; 10. 16-Gerard McIntyre, Jr., 12.809; 11. 59-Jim Siegel, 12.817; 12. 55K-Robbie Kendall, 12.832; 13. 11C-Cory Haas, 12.847; 14. 39-Tim Glatfelter, 12.875; 15. 35-Steve Owings, 12.878; 16. 5-Tyler Ross, 12.882; 17. 15-Adam Wilt, 12.893; 18. 19M-Brent Marks, 12.895; 19. 75-Nicole Bower, 12.899; 20. 8-Billy Dietrich, 12.919; 21. 99M-Kyle Moody, 13.014; 22. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe, 13.025; 23. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 13.034; 24. 1X-Chad Trout, 13.066; 25. 69-Shane Hoff, 13.156; 26. 74-Dwayne Gutshall, 13.202; 27. 49-Tim Shaffer, 13.242; 28. 21T-Scott Fisher, 13.261; 29. 10K-Joe Kata, III, 13.630.
Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints:
358 Sprint Feature (20 Laps) – To be completed on May 10th
358 Sprint Heat One Finish (10 laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 66-Cody Fletcher; 2. 66-Doug Hammaker; 3. 19S-Steve Drevicki; 4. 45-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 5. 1J-Kevin Nouse; 6. 119-Chandler Leiby; 7. 7-Trey Hivner; 8. 21X-Kyle Abrahims; 9. 14C-Dave Carlberg (DNF); 10. 97-Brie Hershey (DNF); 11. 00-Chris Frank (DNF). Time – 2:21.34
358 Sprint Heat Two Finish (10 laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 01-Steve Storie; 2. 16-Matt Campbell; 3. 90-Jordon Givler; 4. 12-Brent Shearer; 5. 4-Dwight Leppo; 6. 27S-Adrian Shaffer; 7. 89-Ashley Cappetta; 8. 11D-Kody Hartlaub; 9. 67-Justin Whittall; 10. 28-Matt Findley (DNF). Time – 2:22.00
358 Sprint Heat Three Finish (10 laps/6 to qualify) – 1. 38D-Kyle Denmyer; 2. 64-Randy Whisler; 3. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle; 4. 9-Dalton Dietrich; 5. 12-Mike Bittinger; 6. 35-Tyler Esh; 7. 23-Chris Arnold; 8. 41-Jeff Halligan; 9. 13-Ryan Higgins; 10. 15S-Shai Morris (DNF). Time – 2:21.59
358 Sprint Consolation Finish (10 laps/6 to qualify) – To be completed on May 10th
All American Outlaws:
All American Outlaw Feature (20 Laps) – To be completed on May 10th