ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. — Saturday night’s 410 sprint car feature at Lincoln Speedway was nothing short of dramatic, capped off with a post-race twist that saw Aaron Bollinger in victory lane.
Anthony Macri and Ashton Torgerson led the field to the green, racing wheel-to-wheel into turn 1. Macri powered under Torgerson exiting turn 2 to take the early lead with Torgerson settling into second, followed by Chad Dietz and Danny Dietrich.
The race was quickly slowed on lap 1 when Jude Siegel and Billy Dietrich got upside down in turn 1, bringing out the red flag. Both drivers were okay.
Macri controlled the restart, leading Torgerson, Dietz, Danny Dietrich, and Bollinger. Dietz pressured Torgerson, briefly slipping by before Torgerson fought back down the backstretch. Up front, Macri pulled away to a nearly three-second advantage by lap 6 before heavy lapped traffic allowed Torgerson to close within striking distance.
The caution flew again on lap 12 for Dallas Schott, who rolled to a stop on the front stretch. Macri held the lead on the restart as Dietz, Bollinger, and Dietrich swapped positions inside the top five.
By halfway, Macri was back in traffic with a 1.5-second cushion. The leaders navigated through heavy traffic until lap 19, when Preston Lattomus spun in turns 1 and 2 right in front of the leaders, forcing another yellow.
On the restart, Bollinger slipped past Dietz for third while Dietrich powered into fourth. With 10 laps to go, Dietrich closed in on Bollinger, and the top five battled nose-to-tail in traffic.
The race took a dramatic turn with five laps remaining. Torgerson slid Macri in turns 1 and 2, with contact sending Macri spinning and bringing out the caution. Macri’s night ended at the front while Torgerson inherited the lead over Bollinger, Dietrich, Dietz, and Logan Rumsey.
Torgerson executed a strong restart, but Bollinger immediately closed in on the bottom, with Dietrich and Rumsey also in the mix. Bollinger stayed within striking distance, but Torgerson crossed the line first, with Bollinger second.
However, following the race, Torgerson was found light at the scales, handing the victory to Aaron Bollinger, who officially scored the win at Lincoln Speedway. Danny Dietrich, Logan Rumsey, Chase Dietz, and Troy Wagaman completed the top five.
Kruz Kepner won the 305 sprint car feature.
The finish:
Feature (35 Laps): 1. 5E-Aaron Bollinger[5]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich[4]; 3. 41-Logan Rumsey[6]; 4. 23-Chase Dietz[3]; 5. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[8]; 6. 75-Cameron Smith[7]; 7. 17-Dylan Norris[11]; 8. X-Matt Campbell[15]; 9. 51-Freddie Rahmer[12]; 10. 88-Brandon Rahmer[14]; 11. 5R-Tyler Ross[9]; 12. 99M-Kyle Moody[21]; 13. 95-Kody Hartlaub[16]; 14. 20-Brady Bacon[13]; 15. 91-Preston Lattomus[18]; 16. 1X-Chad Trout[17]; 17. 39M-Anthony Macri[2]; 18. 35-Buddy Schweibinz[19]; 19. 38-Brett Strickler[23]; 20. 55S-Dallas Schott[10]; 21. 55-Domenic Melair[22]; 22. 2-Jude Siegel[20]; 23. 8-Billy Dietrich[24]; 24. (DQ) 1A-Ashton Torgerson[1]
