Abbottstown, PA (March 15, 2025) – Freddie Rahmer made a statement on Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway, leading all 30 laps to capture the win in the third race of the 2025 season.

Rahmer surged into the lead at the drop of the green flag with Jeff Halligan, Chad Trout, and Chase Dietz in pursuit. Danny Dietrich quickly made his presence known, challenging Chad Trout for fourth before Chad pulled away.

Rahmer wasted no time building a lead, stretching it out as he reached lapped traffic by lap five. Dietz began closing in on Halligan for second as the leaders navigated heavy traffic. On lap 10, Dietz powered past Halligan coming out of turn four to take over the runner-up spot.

Trout pressured Halligan for third but bobbled on the back stretch allowing Dietrich to get by. Trout got back by Dietrich but the two continued to swap positions in a spirited battle behind the leaders. Dietz methodically reeled Rahmer in as the laps clicked off in traffic.

The race was halted on lap 14 when Preston Lattomus flipped in turn three, with Kelby Watt having nowhere to go his night ended as well. Both drivers were unharmed.

On the restart, Rahmer chose the high side while Dietz went low. Dietrich took advantage of the restart to grab third from Halligan. Another red flag flew on lap 16 after Dylan Norris and Tyler Ross tangled on the front stretch. Norris was able to rejoin the field.

Rahmer maintained control on the restart with Dietz and Dietrich in tow. Halligan pulled away from Chad Trout in the battle for fourth as lapped traffic came into play again on lap 22. Dietz kept Rahmer in his sights and began closing in with five laps to go.

Behind the leaders, Troy Wagaman worked his way past Trout for fifth, but Trout fought back in the closing laps.

In the end, Rahmer held off Dietz’s late charge to capture the win, with Dietrich completing the podium. Halligan and Trout rounded out the top five.

Frankie Herr Claims 358 Season Opener

Frankie Herr kicked off the 2025 358 Sprint Car season at Lincoln Speedway in dramatic fashion, surviving multiple restarts and holding off a hard-charging field to score the win.

Nash Ely and Herr made up the front row for the 20-lap feature, with Ely jumping out to the early lead. The action was halted almost immediately when Brian Wolf Jr. flipped in turn three and Olivia Thayer crashed in turn four, bringing out the red flag and forcing a complete restart. Both drivers were uninjured.

On the second attempt, Herr powered into the lead, but the race was stopped again when Brayden Mickley and Tom Senseney tangled in turn one, bringing out another red flag.

The third time was the charm as Herr and Ely went wheel-to-wheel into turn one, with Herr gaining the advantage out of turn two. Behind them, Chase Gutshall and Ashley Cappetta battled for third, with Gutshall securing the spot.

Cody Fletcher began making moves on the high side, working his way into the top five. On lap five, the caution flag flew when Trevor Stover spun in turn four. Herr led Ely, Gutshall, Cappetta, and Fletcher to the single-file restart. Ely looked under Herr on the restart but couldn’t complete the pass.

Fletcher continued his charge, passing Cappetta for fourth before another caution on lap nine for a Wyatt Hinkle spin in turn four.

On the restart, Fletcher went to the outside and took third from Gutshall, then set his sights on Ely. Fletcher ran a half lane higher to build momentum but lost ground when he tried the bottom in turns one and two.

Dylan Norris entered the mix late, passing Cappetta for fifth and challenging Gutshall for fourth. On the final lap, Norris completed the pass to secure fourth at the line.

Herr held off Ely’s late challenge to capture the season-opening victory, with Fletcher rounding out the podium. Dylan Norris and Chase Gutshall completed the top five.

Next Saturday, March 22, Lincoln Speedway is back in action with the 410 Sprints and 358 Sprints. Racing is scheduled for 6PM with pit gates opening at 3:30PM and grandstand gates opening at 4PM.

To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway’s website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com. Visit the website to stay up-to-date on all the action at Central Pennsylvania’s “Premier” Saturday night racetrack – The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.

RACE RESULTS

Saturday, March 15, 2025

LINCOLN SPEEDWAY

Abbottstown, PA

Ciocca Automotive 410 Sprints:

A Feature (30 Laps)

  1. 51-Freddie Rahmer[1]; 2. 23-Chase Dietz[6]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich[3]; 4. 45-Jeff Halligan[2]; 5. 1X-Chad Trout[4]; 6. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[8]; 7. 8Z-Brock Zearfoss[11]; 8. 88-Brandon Rahmer[13]; 9. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr[7]; 10. 5E-Aaron Bollinger[12]; 11. 75-Cameron Smith[18]; 12. X-Matt Campbell[16]; 13. 12-Mike Bittinger[5]; 14. 11P-TJ Stutts[22]; 15. 17-Dylan Norris[14]; 16. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[15]; 17. 11H-Hayden Miller[17]; 18. 88J-Joey Amantea[24]; 19. 11-Mike Thompson[21]; 20. (DNF) 5R-Tyler Ross[9]; 21. (DNF) 91-Preston Lattomus[10]; 22. (DNF) 1K-Kelby Watt[23]; 23. (DNF) 8-Billy Dietrich[20]; 24. (DNF) 23A-Chris Arnold[19]

 B Feature (10 Laps)

  1. 23A-Chris Arnold[1]; 2. 8-Billy Dietrich[4]; 3. 11-Mike Thompson[2]; 4. 11P-TJ Stutts[11]; 5. 1K-Kelby Watt[3]; 6. 88J-Joey Amantea[10]; 7. 2D-Jordan Givler[6]; 8. (DNF) 5-Glenndon Forsythe[8]; 9. (DNF) 67-JJ Loss[7]; 10. (DNS) 6-Cole Knopp; 11. (DNS) D57-Jeff Miller

Heat 1 (10 Laps)

  1. 45-Jeff Halligan[2]; 2. 12-Mike Bittinger[1]; 3. 5R-Tyler Ross[6]; 4. 91-Preston Lattomus[3]; 5. 88-Brandon Rahmer[4]; 6. X-Matt Campbell[8]; 7. 23A-Chris Arnold[5]; 8. 8-Billy Dietrich[10]; 9. 67-JJ Loss[7]; 10. 88J-Joey Amantea[9]

Heat 2 (10 Laps)

  1. 23-Chase Dietz[3]; 2. 51-Freddie Rahmer[5]; 3. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[10]; 4. 8Z-Brock Zearfoss[7]; 5. 17-Dylan Norris[9]; 6. 11H-Hayden Miller[6]; 7. 11-Mike Thompson[8]; 8. (DNF) 6-Cole Knopp[1]; 9. (DNF) 5-Glenndon Forsythe[2]; 10. (DNF) 11P-TJ Stutts[4]

Heat 3 (10 Laps)

  1. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr[1]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich[3]; 3. 1X-Chad Trout[6]; 4. 5E-Aaron Bollinger[9]; 5. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[5]; 6. 75-Cameron Smith[7]; 7. 1K-Kelby Watt[8]; 8. 2D-Jordan Givler[4]; 9. D57-Jeff Miller[2]

McConkey Insurance & Benefits 358 Sprints:

A Feature (20 Laps)

  1. 70D-Frankie Herr[2]; 2. 22E-Nash Ely[1]; 3. 66A-Cody Fletcher[9]; 4. 6-Dylan Norris[8]; 5. 1A-Chase Gutshall[6]; 6. 89-Ashley Cappetta[4]; 7. 91-Logan Rumsey[3]; 8. 77-Steve Owings[10]; 9. 19R-Tylar Rutherford[15]; 10. 7W-Jayden Wolf[14]; 11. 29R-Seth Schnoke[5]; 12. X-Austin Reed[17]; 13. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle[13]; 14. 22K-Eli Tuckey[11]; 15. 2-Jude Siegel[16]; 16. 28-Matt Findley[12]; 17. 21T-Scott Fisher[21]; 18. 2XL-Trevor Stover[23]; 19. (DNF) 15S-Cole Small[19]; 20. (DNF) 18M-Brayden Mickley[20]; 21. (DNF) 25S-Tom Senseney Jr[22]; 22. (DNF) 39T-Olivia Thayer[18]; 23. (DNF) 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr[24]; 24. (DNS) 4-Ayden Hare

 Heat 1 (10 Laps)

  1. 70D-Frankie Herr[2]; 2. 22E-Nash Ely[4]; 3. 6-Dylan Norris[7]; 4. 77-Steve Owings[6]; 5. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle[8]; 6. 2-Jude Siegel[3]; 7. 15S-Cole Small[5]; 8. 25S-Tom Senseney Jr[1]

Heat 2 (10 Laps)

  1. 89-Ashley Cappetta[1]; 2. 29R-Seth Schnoke[3]; 3. 66A-Cody Fletcher[6]; 4. 22K-Eli Tuckey[5]; 5. 7W-Jayden Wolf[8]; 6. X-Austin Reed[7]; 7. 18M-Brayden Mickley[4]; 8. 2XL-Trevor Stover[2]

 Heat 3 (10 Laps)

  1. 91-Logan Rumsey[3]; 2. 1A-Chase Gutshall[6]; 3. 4-Ayden Hare[1]; 4. 28-Matt Findley[8]; 5. 19R-Tylar Rutherford[5]; 6. 39T-Olivia Thayer[2]; 7. (DNF) 21T-Scott Fisher[4]; 8. (DNF) 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr[7]