ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. — The upcoming schedule for Pennsylvania’s Lincoln Speedway is highlighted by several exciting changes, starting with the Ice Breaker Weekend on Feb. 25-26.
This is the first time the official kick-off of sprint car racing in Central PA will be held as a two-day event. Another first for the track involves the two-day Dirt Classic weekend scheduled for Sept. 2-3, with the “Kickoff to the Classic” on Saturday and “Dirt Classic X” on Sunday.
The recently announced World of Outlaws visit in March means that the premier sprint car touring series will be making two appearances in 2023. The first will come on Saturday, March 18, then the “Gettysburg Clash” will return on Wednesday, May 10.
Another new addition this year is the return of modifieds to Lincoln Speedway.
The popular division will make their first appearance in the pigeon hills since 2012 when they invade the speedway on March 4.
Lincoln Speedway will host 15 different divisions, with 30 dates for the 410 sprints and 16 dates for the 358 sprints. The super late models will make three appearances including the return of “Appalachian Mountain Speedweek” on June 17. The 600 wingless micros will be a part of the racing action on July 1 along with the Central PA Legends, limited stocks and Xcel modifieds.
Track management has moved up the start times for most events after listening to feedback from fans and racers. The mid-summer shows are scheduled for 7 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m. In addition to the earlier start times, the promoters have scheduled more two division shows after considering feedback from last year’s schedule.
Along with the new additions to the schedule, many familiar and popular dates will be back in 2023.
The 20th Annual “Weldon Sterner Memorial” is slated for May 20. “Fallen Firefighters Night” is slated for May 6. Lincoln will host two PA Speedweek shows with the 24th Annual “Kevin Gobrecht Memorial” paying $10,092-to-win on June 24. The $7,300-to-win “Kramer Klash” is back on August 26.
The Bob Leiby Memorial will return on May 27, the Steve Smith Tribute Race is set for June 3, Dean’s Auto Plaza Night will run on July 15, DCS School of Driving Night is to be featured on August 5 and the Barry Skelly Memorial is the headliner on August 19. The season will conclude with the Brian Montieth Classic on Saturday, Oct. 14.
In addition, there will be special shows featuring kids “Big Wheel” racing, and several auto racing “club” nights.