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THE BATTLE AT LINCOLN

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THE BATTLE AT LINCOLN. . . . .

THOUSANDS CIRCLE THE BATTLEFIELD. . . . RYAN GODOWN & AARON OTT REMAIN STANDING AFTER IT ALL

Abbottstown, PA . . . . . .Thousands circled the battlefield, and at the end of "The Battle of Lincoln", it was Ryan Godown winning the Pioneer Pole Building Race of Champions 60 lap feature as Aaron Ott took the win in the 25 lap MACH 1 358/360 Sprint Challenge. Presented by NAPA Auto Parts, the Lincoln Speedway was buzzing with excitement as the modifieds returned to the historic red clay in the "pigeon hills" for the first time in twenty-five years. It was also the first time the modifieds and sprints teamed up in a double-header at Lincoln. The big crowd was treated to a well run show that started on time, was completed well before 11 PM and delivered an outstanding track surface prepared by Fred Putney. The Battle at Lincoln could very well become an annual event. The event was co-promoted by Bob Miller and Ray Herold.

In the PPB Race of Champions feature event, Billy Decker established himself as the man to beat. Starting on the pole, Decker studied and figured out the Lincoln Speedway to set a blistering pace from the drop of the green flag. Duane Howard and Jeff Strunk where hot in the case with Matt Sheppard just off the pace. Billy Pauch Jr moved into third on lap six and began to reel in the leaders.

With ten laps in the books, Decker, Howard, Pauch Jr. , Ryan Godown and Craig VonDohren made up the top five. One lap later, Godown moved into third and set his sights on Decker and Howard. Craig VonDohren moved into the picture, cracking the top five and now battling Pauch.

Taking a look at the leaders, Duane Howard offered Billy Decker the first serious threat on lap twenty-three. With the leading approaching lapped traffic, a battle for the lead was forming. Then on lap twenty-five, the yellow was displayed for Brett Hearn who broke. On the restart, Howard again began his challenge against Decker with Ryan Godown third, VonDohren fourth and Pauch Jr. fifth.

Danny Johnson, after starting seventeenth was on a mission and advanced to fifth on lap thirty. As the race wore on, lapped cars were going to be a challenge for the leaders. On lap forty, Howard caught Decker and this battle was definitely under way. The battle for the lead continued until a big change of events took place. Exiting turn two on lap forty-six, race leader Billy Decker tagged a lapped car with Howard making hard contact with Decker. Howard and Decker locked bumpers and the yellow was displayed with Decker turned around on the backstretch. Ryan Godown inherited the lead at that point with Craig VonDohren in second.

On the restart, Godown set the pace followed by VonDohren, Danny Johnson, Matt Sheppard and Stewart Friesen.

For the final ten laps Godown had the lead covered as the final caution of the race was displayed on lap fifty-three for Colt Harris.

The last green flag of the race fell and Godown led the field into turn one. Second place runner Craig VonDohren drifted high in turn one opening the door for Danny Johnson to move into second. Matt Sheppard slipped through the opening to take third.

As the final laps ticked off, there were no challenges left to offer Godown and took the win and the $5,000 pay check. Danny Johnson finished second and earned an additional $300 as the Hard Charger. Making up the top five were Matt Sheppard, Stewart Friesen and Pat Ward.

In the MACH 1 358/360 Sprint Challenge the feature was a thriller. URC seven time Champion Curt Michael was the pole sitter with Lance Dewease on the outside front row. At the drop of the green flag, Dewease took the lead with Michael in the chase and Pat Cannon in third. On lap ten, Curt Michael powered-up the Valley Forge INC 5G and challenged Dewease for the lead. Lapped traffic was making the race interesting and third place runner Pat Cannon was now on the leaders.

On lap twelve, Dewease, Michael and Cannon were racing under a blanket for the lead. The caution was displayed on lap thirteen for Mike Bittinger who spun.

When green flag racing resumed, Dewease set the pace with Cannon now challenging for the lead was Curt Michael now in a battle with Aaron Ott. Dewease and Cannon were again in a side-by-side fight on lap sixteen.

One lap later, Aaron Ott passed Curt Michael for third and set his sights on the leaders.

With just five laps remaining, Dewease, Cannon and Ott were in a pack all looking for the lead. Ott slipped by Cannon for second on lap twenty-two. Dewease led the next lap with Ott close in the chase. With the white flag waiving, Ott took the lead but Dewease set-up one more run for the win. Ott kept the high groove as Dewease tried the bottom line off of turn four.

Ott took the win with Dewease second, Pat Cannon third, Logan Schurhart fourth and Curt Michael.

In Memory of Chad Miller Modified Heat Race Winners $50 each and included : Brett Hearn, Matt Sheppard, Stewart Friesen and Pat Ward.

Modified Consolation Winner: Bobby Varin

Ed & Laurie Ackerman Modified Hard Charger Award $300: Danny Johnson Started 17th Finished 2nd.

MACH 1 Sprint Heat Winners: Aaron Ott, Lance Dewease, Gerard McIntyre Jr., Curt Michael

MACH 1 "B" Main Winner: Jeff Rohrbough

$500 MACH 1 Highest finishing MACH1 Chassis: Mark Smith

PPB RACE OF CHAMPIONS MODIFIED FEATURE: $5,000 Ryan Godown, Danny Johnson, Matt Sheppard, Stewart Friesen, Pat Ward, Craig VonDohren, Jeff Strunk, Jimmy Horton, MeMe DeSantis, Kevin Hirthler, Ryan Watt, Billy Decker, Larry Wight, Michael Weinart, Butch Tittle, Mike Nicholas, Billy Pauch Jr., Bobby Varin, Colt Harris, Duane Howard, Frank Cozze Jr., Brett Hearn, Larry Solomon, Tommy Sheetz Jr., Rusty Smith. 33 Modifieds

MACH 1 CHASSIS 359/360 SPRINT CHALLENGE: $3,000 Aaron Ott, Lance Dewease, Pat Cannon, Logan Schurhart, Curt Michael, Mark Smith, Niki Young, Jason Clauss, Gerard McIntyre Jr., Bryn Gohn, Chad Trout, Dave Ely, Rory Janney, Steve Storrie, Glendon Forsythe, Nathan Berwanger, Jay Galloway, Mike Bittinger, Logan Wagner, Kevin Ward Jr., Kevin Nagy, Tim Wageman, Kevin Nouse, Jeff Rohrbough . 30 Sprints

Special Note: A sincere thank you goes out to staff and management of the Lincoln Speedway for allowing Ray Herold and I to bring the modifieds back to Lincoln. We appreciate the large turnout of race fans and a special thank for the quality field of modifieds. This event was a big win in the fact that we brought the modifieds and sprints together at a track in the heart of sprint car country. We sold out of programs and have only six, Battle At Lincoln t-shirts remaining. The sponsorship support from MACH 1 Chassis/Brian Scandle,, Bob Greene of Pioneer Pole Buildings, NAPA Auto Parts and Lawrence Chevrolet/Gary Lawrence was greatly appreciated. Thanks to all for making this event a huge success.

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NEXT Event:

Event #101

When: Wednesday, August 3rd 7:30 PM Gates Open at 5 PM Rain Date Thursday, August 4th

What: 14th Annual Chad Sinon/BPG Motorsports Present THE TRAFFIC JAM ROC Modifieds 60 laps & ROC Sportsman 40 laps

Where: Grandview Speedway 43 Passmore Road, Route 100 Bechtelsville, PA 19505, ten mile north of Pottstown, PA
Admission: Adults $20, Children 6-11 $5 Under 6 Free
Pit Fee: $30
Track #: 610-754-7688
Website: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com or www.grandviewspeedway.com

Past TRAFFIC JAM Feature winners: 2010 Craig VonDohren, 2009 Brett Hearn, 2008 Billy Decker, 2007 Brett Hearn, 2006 Alan Johnson, 2005 Tim Fuller, 2004 Tim McCreadie, 2003 Billy Decker, 2002 Brett Hearn, 2001 Tim McCreadie, 2000 Frank Cozze, 1999 Jimmy Horton, 1998 Brett Hearn.

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