MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Freddie Rahmer scored his second 410 sprint car victory of the season at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night in the Bob Stewart Tribute race, worth $5,012 to win.
Rahmer got the win by bolting past racelong leader Anthony Macri with just over two laps to go in the 25-lap main event.
Anthony Macri started on the pole, flanked by Lucas Wolfe and when the green flag came out, fourth starter Brian Montieth flipped outside the first corner after losing a front wheel, causing an immediate red flag.
Only two laps were then recorded before a yellow flag bunched the field with Marcri leading Wolfe.
Third starter Rahmer got around Wolfe on the restart just before another red flag, this time for a turn one flip by Trenton Sheaffer.
Macri restarted with the lead over Rahmer and was still ahead when another yellow flag slowed the pace with just seven laps completed, this time for a slowed Danny Dietrich who had just taken third from Wolfe.
Yet another yellow flag regrouped the field on lap 11 but the final 14 circuits would end up going non-stop with Rahmer slowly but surely running down leader Macri.
Brent Marks would take third from Wolfe twice on laps 13 and 14 before finally making the move stick and entering the fray for the win before the finish.
Macri entered traffic with seven laps to go but his undoing began on lap 22 when he skipped over the cushion in turn one as he set the car into the corner.
This allowed Rahmer to close the remaining distance between himself and Macri and when Macri again slipped up over the next time around, Rahmer was there to capitalize.
Rahmer followed Macri down the backchute as the pair headed for the two-to-go sign and then he swooped across the inside of the third and fourth turns to come up off of the corner alongside the leader.
A little right rear to left front contact in the blink of an eye found Macri edged out back to the line and Rahmer heading for the win.
However, the front trio seemed to be faltering over the final two laps with no one able to get away from one another while sliding around on the track.
Marks did pass Macri on the final circuit and was all over Rahmer to the finish, crossing the line just. .268 seconds behind at the checkers.
Macri was relegated to third followed by Wolfe and T.J. Stutts.
In the 358 sprint car main, Zach Newlin took his first ever win at the track in the division.
The finish:
Feature (25 laps):Â 1. Freddie Rahmer, 2. Brent Marks, 3. Anthony Macri, 4. Lucas Wolfe, 5. TJ Stutts, 6. Matt Campbell, 7. Brian Brown, 8. Danny Dietrich, 9. Brock Zearfoss, 10. Jeff Halligan, 11. Kyle Moody, 12. Kyle Reinhardt, 13. Justin Peck, 14. Brett Michalski, 15. Chase Dietz, 16. Robert Ballou, 17. Steve Surniak, 18. Dwight Leppo, 19. Troy Fraker, 20. Adrian Shaffer, 21. Trenton Sheaffer, 22. Brian Montieth, 23. Chad Trout