SPRINT: Lincoln Speedway report 96-31-08

• DREINING@VMS1.GMU.EDU (David Reininger)
• MNI - Motorsport News International
• Sun Sep 1 21:54:11 EDT 1996

Lincoln Speedway held its final points race of the season
Saturday night and all Chris Eash had to do to clinch the
track championship was take the green flag. Unfortunately,
Eash broke the rear axle on lap five and was finished for
the evening.

Heat One Lineup  10 laps  6 to transfer
1. 43 Larry Shive
2. 47 Dwayne Morris
3. 12B Brian Monteith
4. 10N Jeff Thompson
5. 5K Mark Richard
6. 25 Scott Ausherman
7. 17E Chris Eash
8. 60 Bernie Lemaster

Larry Shive got a big jump on the green and took the lead.
Eash made a good start as well, and was fourth by lap four
when the yellow appeared for Dwayne Morris and his seized
engine. With four laps in the books, the order was Shive,
Monteith, Jeff Thompson, Eash, Richard, and Ausherman.
Eash moved past Thompson on the restart for third. On lap
five, Eash passed Monteith for second in turn one and passed
Shive for the lead in turn three.

Heat One Results
1. Chris Eash
2. Jeff Thompson
3. Mark Richard
4. Larry Shive
5. Brian Monteith
6. Scott Ausherman

Heat Two Lineup
1. 08 Jason Clauss
2. 15D Brook Weibley
3. 73 Lonnie Ryan
4. 16C Cliff Brian
5. 07 Dave Haight
6. 2W Jesse Wentz
7. 69K Don Kreitz Jr.

Wentz made a fantastic start and was leading this race by the fifth
lap. While Wentz opened up a big lead, Kreitz had trouble
getting into rhythm until late in the race. Kreitz moved around
Dave Haight on lap eight for fourth and moved into third on lap nine
passing Brook Weibley.

Heat Two Results
1. Jesse Wentz
2. Jason Clauss
3. Don Kreitz
4. Brook Weibley
5. Dave Haight
6. Lonnie Ryan

Heat Three Lineup
1. 69 Big Block Weaver
2. 48 Chris Knopp
3. 12J Bill Jones
4. 66A Bobby Fletcher
5. 45 Jeff Rohrbough
6. 16 Bill Brian Jr.
7. 47X Rusty Pressley

At the start there was little change at the front while Rohrbough
and Brian both moved past Fletcher. Rohrbough pressed Jones hard for two
laps, passing him on lap five for the third position. Brian followed
Rohrbough, taking fourth on the same lap. Meanwhile, Weaver and Knopp
had their own race at the front. It took Rohrbough three laps to reel
in the leaders and on lap nine Rohrbough pinched the 45 car down low
in turn thre and four, trying to make a move on the leaders.
Unfortunately, Rohrbough went too low and hit the inside guard rail
which sent his car back out into the middle of the track where he
collected the 12J of Bill Jones and the 66A of Bobby Fletcher.
Bill Brian also spun to avoid Rohrbough. Brian and Fletcher were
able to continue. Big Block Weaver went on to win his second heat race
of the season.

Heat Three results
1. Big Block Weaver
2. Chris Knopp
3. Bill Brian
4. Bobby Fletcher
5. Rusty Pressley
6. Jeff Rohrbough (credited with sixth)

There was no consi for the sprint cars.

Bobby Abel Memorial
30 laps  $2,500 to win plus lap money
Feature Lineup
1. Larry Shive
2. Jason Clauss
3. Big Block Weaver
4. Brook Weibley
5. Chris Knopp
6. Jeff Thompson
7. Bobby Fletcher
8. Mark Richard 
9. Jesse Wentz
10. Bill Brian
11. Chris Eash
12. Don Kreitz
13. Brian Monteith
14. Dave Haight
15. Rusty Pressley
16. Scott Ausherman
17. Lonnie Ryan
18. Jeff Rohrbough
19. Dwayne Morris
20. Cliff Brian
21. Bill Jones
22. Bernie Lemaster

Jason Clauss took the lead at the wave of the green with
Brook Weibley crossing the line second with both front 
wheels in the air all the way down the front stretch.
Shive was third and Jeff Thompson was fourth at the end
of the first lap. Jesse Wentz, who started ninth was fourth
by lap four. Eash, who only had to start to take the track
championship, had other ideas and moved from eleventh to fifth
by lap four. On lap five, Eash broke the rear axle bringing out
the yellow flag.

At the restart it was Clauss, Weibley, Thompson, Wentz, Richard,
Haight, Kreitz and Shive. Thompson soon moved into second while
Haight and Kreitz both passed Mark Richard. On lap eight, Thompson moved 
into the lead and Wentz followed into the second posititon.

Kreitz was up to fourth by lap twelve but still not up with the leaders.
Rohrbough, who was able to repair his car in time for the feature due to
help from Eash's team, was up to eighth position by lap fifteen.

The yellow flew on lap fifteen for Larry Shive stopped in turn two.
At the restart the order was Thompson, Wentz, Kreitz, Haight, Weibley,
Richard, Bill Brian and Rohrbough. When the green replaced the yellow,
Thompson, Wentz and Kreitz checked out, leaving the field behind.
There was a fierce battle for the lead with Kreitz pulling alongside
Wentz down the backstretch and through turn three and four. Just as
our leaders were exiting turn four, the yellow flew once again, this time
for Rohrbough who stopped in turn two. With Thompson, Kreitz and Wentz
all racing for the lead as the yellow flew, it looked like Wentz was pinched
to the outside guard rail as Thompson slowed for the yellow. Wentz went
flipping down the front straight while Thompson emerged with only a bent
wing. Kreitz was unscathed.

It took a while to get lap 21 on the board as Ryan and Monteith spun
on the restart. On the next restart Knopp flipped on the backstretch
bringing out the red flag.

When the green flew again, Kreitz passed Thompson in turn two for the lead.
Thompson did the moon walk with his partially collapsed wing, ending up
sixth at the checkered flag.

Feature Results
1. Don Kreitz
2. Bill Brian
3. Dave Haight
4. Mark Richard
5. Lonnie Ryan
6. Jeff Thompson
7. Scott Ausherman
8. Jeff Rohrbough
9. Big Block Weaver
10. Brook Weibley
11. Brian Monteith (credited 11th) not running (NR)
12. Jesse Wentz (NR)
13. Chris Knopp (NR)
14. Dwayne Morris (NR)
15. Bobby Fletcher (NR)
16. Larry Shive (NR)
17. Jason Clauss (NR)
18. Cliff Brian (NR)
19. Bernie Lenmaster (NR)
20. Chris Eash (NR)
21. Bill Jones (NR)


Next race at Lincoln Speedway is September 7, 1996 when the
Pennsylvania State Sprint Car Championships will be held.
Time trials begin at 7 p.m.

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