ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. — Anthony Macri went to victory lane for the second straight night after winning Saturday night’s Kramer Cup at Lincoln Speedway.
Aaron Bollinger led the field into turn one using the top as the green flag waved, with Freddie Rahmer immediately challenging Anthony Macri for second. Macri made an aggressive move with a slide job for the lead, but chaos ensued when Chad Trout spun in turn four, collecting Chase Dietz and Danny Dietrich, bringing out the caution on lap one.
On the restart, Bollinger maintained the lead while Macri applied heavy pressure. Rahmer made his move, diving to the bottom of turn three, but Macri attempted a slide job in turn one, neither unable to complete the pass. As Bollinger pulled away, the top three — Bollinger, Macri, and Rahmer — began riding the high side around the three-eighths-mile oval, approaching lapped traffic by lap 7. Bollinger dipped to the bottom of turns 1 and 2 as they navigated slower cars.
A yellow flag on lap 9 for a tangle between Kyle Moody and Kody Hartlaub reset the field. On the restart, Rahmer overtook Macri for second, while Matt Campbell reclaimed fourth from Kyle Reinhardt. A mishap saw Rahmer hit the wall on the backstretch, allowing Macri to slip back into second. As lapped traffic again became a factor for the leaders on lap 15, Bollinger squeezed between two lapped cars with Macri hot on his heels.
Campbell closed in on Rahmer for third, while Rahmer, Macri, and Bollinger battled in close quarters. Rahmer moved into second, taking a shot at the lead as Bollinger held his line, getting strong drives off the bottom of turn two while Rahmer attacked from the top. With five laps to go, lapped cars running side by side added to the intensity.
A final caution on lap 30 for Robbie Kendall’s spin in turn four set up a dramatic five-lap dash to the finish. Bollinger went to the bottom on the restart, with Rahmer to the outside, but Macri seized the moment, flying past Rahmer for second. He then launched a daring slide job on Bollinger in turn one, bringing them side by side at the line—Bollinger barely holding the lead.
With just two laps to go, Macri made the decisive pass, surging ahead and securing a thrilling victory, adding another $7,300 to his growing collection of winnings. In addition to the winners share, Macri took home an extra $1,000 after securing the Dean’s Auto Plaza “Run the Table” bonus by setting quick time, winning his heat and scoring the feature win.
Macri was a winner the previous night at Williams Grove Speedway.
Preston Lattomus wired the field en route to victory in the Non-Stop 358 Sprint feature.
The finish:
Anthony Macri, Aaron Bollinger, Freddie Rahmer, Kyle Reinhardt, Tyler Ross, Troy Wagaman, Matt Campbell, Ryan Smith, Danny Dietrich, Cameron Smith, Brandon Rahmer, Resse Nowotarski, Jordan Givler, Lucas Wolfe, Robbie Kendall, Chad Trout, Kyle Moody, Ricky Peterson Jr., Michael Millard, Chris Arnold, T.J. Stutts, Kody Hartlaub, Brett Strickler, Chase Dietz.