RAHMER CLAIMS LINCOLN CAREER WIN #160 IN ANNUAL GOHN MEMORIAL

Written by Bill Meyer/Wayne Harper
Sunday, 27 July 2008 08:55
Aaron Ott wins third in "358" sprints; Brian Walls wins third in thundercars

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA, 7/26/08 - Salfordsville's Fred Rahmer used his
years of experience to dodge the proverbial bullet Saturday night at Lincoln
Speedway.
Two red flags and five caution flags over the first three laps of
the 25-lap Daryl Gohn/Glenn Gohn Memorial had everyone on edge. Rahmer then
methodically drove through the field from his 13th starting spot to chase
veteran racer Craig Keel for the lead in the closing laps.
A late-race caution for a stopped Josh Wells with three laps to go
was all Rahmer needed, as he slid under the Weedsport, NY racer in the first
and second turns on the restart and drove away to a 1.10-second win over
Cris Eash to register his milestone 160th career win at the Pigeon Hills
oval.

"We changed a left rear tire just before the start, and I think that
helped us," said Rahmer in victory lane, "You got those guys starting up
front and that makes it tough. It's tough sleddin' right now."
A flip by former Gohn Jewelers' track champ Bobby Weaver in the
third and fourth turns started the series of early-race mishaps. Then a
four-car tangle on the second lap was followed by a Mike Bittinger
end-over-end flip on the restart while running fourth. He collected
fifth-place Jeff Busby and Brian Montieth.
Outside frontrow starter Dodson held the top-spot up until that
point with polesitter Shawn Weaver in second.
Then on the fourth lap, Cody Darrah slapped the front stretch wall
and slowed. The race-leading Dodson suddenly found himself closing quickly
on the Red Lion racer and slammed into him in the first and second turns to
bring out yet another caution.
Weaver assumed the lead for the restart and Pat Cooper brought out
the caution with a spin in the first turn. On the next restart, several cars
stacked up at the cone, resulting in Chad Layton and John Rudisill locking
bumpers and spinning down the front stretch. Rudisill was done for the night
but Layton was able to tag the rear.
The next 19 laps went non-stop, with Weaver holding off numerous
challenges by Keel before the Pearl Technologies sprinter took control with
a slider in turns three and four of lap 18. Three laps later, 13th-starting
Rahmer made the same move in the same turns to snatch second from Weaver.
A familiar Rahmer slider on the restart sealed Rahmer's sixth
Lincoln win of the year.
"Being in first on the restart...you're always in the victim's
spot," said Rahmer, "I was lucky enough to get it done there. A lot of
yellows came out and hurt me. I had passed cars and they didn't count the
lap, and that's just the way it goes. When it's your turn it's your turn,
and it was my turn tonight."
Cris Eash, who started 11th, followed Rahmer past Keel into second
on lap 23 and finished there, with Keel settling for third, Doug Esh coming
from the back after an early-race crash to cross fourth, and Montieth coming
from the rear to finish fifth. Sixth through tenth were Weaver, Jim Siegel,
16th-starting Niki Young, Aaron Ott, and Layton.
Heats for the 26 "410" Sprints were won by Shawn Weaver, Bittinger
and Scott Geesey, with Layton winning the consolation.

Aaron Ott ended a successful night of double-duty by claiming his
third win of the year in the 20-lap "358" sprint car feature.
And no one was more surprised than Ott himself, who was running
third when only the second caution of the race came out on lap 18.
Danny Dietrich, who started 12th and was clearly the class of the
field, took the lead from race-long leader Keith Prutzman on lap 14 and was
on his way to his second win of the year. But Dietrich was called for a
two-row jump on the second attempt to start the race, and was penalized four
spots. Ott assumed second as Prutzman was again placed in the lead.
Ott slid in front of Prutzman through turns one and two of the
restart, and drove away to the victory.
Jeff Rohrbaugh caught Prutzman on the final lap four second, with Gerard
McIntyre, Jr. fourth and Dietrich fifth. Completing th top ten were Eric
Tomecek, Scott Geesey, Todd Rittenhouse, Jr., 21st-starting Chad Criswell,
and Adam Wilt.
The only other caution of the race came out on the initial start,
when Brad McClelland and the Hammakers got together in turn four. Dale
Hammaker was done for the night. During the caution, polesitter Rick Horn,
experiencing mechanical problems, opted for the rear, putting Prutzman on
the pole for the restart.
Heats for the 37 "358" Sprints were won by Rick Horn, Tomecek, Ott,
and Cale Griffin, with Criswell winning the consolation.

Gettysburg's Brian Walls continued his winning ways by leading all
20-laps to earn his third thundercar victory in 2008. Walls, who was
scheduled to start fourth, moved up into the outside frontrow starting spot
when Jamie Zentmyer failed to report out for the feature. Walls immediately
jumped out into the lead at the drop of the green bringing last-week's first
time winner Ronnie Thomas and Larry Niederer along.
Thomas ran second the entire distance with Kyle Martin coming on
strong in the closing laps to finish third. Points leader Sam Gallagher came
back from a fourth lap spin to finish fourth and Danny Beard fifth.
Completing the top-10 were Scott Fisher, Jimmy Combs, Brad Shank,
Josh Ulrich and Al Crammer.
Heats for the 21 thundercars were won by Walls and Barry Rinehart.

Next Saturday night, August 2nd Lincoln Speedway will once again
host it's Annual KIDS NIGHT with hundreds of prizes available for the
children in attendance.
The three division show will feature the Cindy Rowe Auto Glass 410
Sprints, the Kreizer Aluminum Wheels 358 Sprints and Thundercars. Racing
action will get underway at 7:30 PM with gates opening 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
Saturday - July 26, 2008
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
CINDY ROWE AUTO GLASS 410 SPRINTS
DARYL GOHN/GLENN GOHN SR. MEMORIAL
Feature (25 Laps) - 1. 51-Fred Rahmer ($3,000); 2. 17E-Cris Eash; 3. 9-Craig
Keel; 4. 30-Doug Esh; 5. 21-Brian Montieth; 6. 69-Shawn Weaver; 7. 59-Jim
Siegel; 8. 10N-Niki Young; 9. 25O-Aaron Ott; 10. 25-Chad Layton; 11.
11C-Cory Haas; 12. 47J-Jeff Busby; 13. 3B-Randy Baughman; 14. 38N-Nick
Schlauch Jr.; 15. 45-Scott Geesey (DNF); 16. 5-Adam Lawrence (DNF); 17.
6W-Josh Wells (DNF); 18. 26-Pat Cooper (DNF); 19. 4-John Rudisill (DNF); 20.
43-Doug Dodson (DNF); 21. 89-Cody Darrah (DNF); 22. 12-Mike Bittinger (DNF);
23. 87-Alan Krimes (DNF); 24. X-Bobby Weaver (DNF). No Time

Lap Leaders - Doug Dodson (1-3), Shawn Weaver (4-17), Craig Keel (18-22),
Fred Rahmer (23-25)