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Any info about this Saturday or Sunday. Weather looks promising.

As of now it's still on, but could change between now and then. http://www.lincolnspeedway.com/

From http://www.Ijustwannarace.com

Lincoln Still Has A Chance

By Brad Vores February 24, 2010

Everyone is getting anxious to see some racing here in the Northeast.

Well, that is, everyone except Mother Nature.

While the snow that she dumped on the area continues to slowly melt away, will it go away in time for Lincoln Speedway to kick off the sprint car season next week?

Lincoln, who already postponed its opener from this Saturday until next week, received over two feet of snow during the double-storm whammy and let’s face it, temperatures have just not been that warm to help take the white stuff away.

But we know Lincoln Speedway and its management-they will make an attempt if there is anyway possible and that’s how it stands for next weekend. That of course, barring Central PA is spared from this latest Nor’easter headed our way tomorrow.

“First off, we’re hoping we don’t get any more snow,” said Don Leiby, one of the three track owners of the Abbottstown oval. “There is a chance we can still race but that depends on what happens between now and then. I think it will be a close call and obviously it all depends on the weather.”

Leiby noted that track maintenance man Fred Putney just came off of lay off this week and will be working on areas around the speedway but will not plow the parking lots.

“We still have a good bit of snow on the parking lots and there’s no where for it to go unless it melts,” he added. “You can’t plow them because all you’re gonna do is hog it up and you have to have somewhere to put it and then you will lose that parking area plus have a lot of excess water there when it does melt. So it’s a waiting game on the parking lots and that will be the major issue.”

Leiby said that the speedway is planning on taking delivery of some food products and beverages this week with hopes that a Saturday, March 6 opener can still happen.

“We won’t cancel this week for next week, I know that much but next week, we’ll just have to see where we’re at and make a decision later in the week,” Leiby stated. “I know everybody is ready to see a race.”

The 410 Sprints and Thundercars will be on the opening day card with the Icebreaker 30 for the sprints and the Spring Thaw 20 for the stock cars.

Hagerstown Speedway has also postponed this Saturday’s scheduled opener until March 6th. The late models and modifieds are on that card.


DARRAH RELEASED
After spending 16 days in Carolinas Medical Center, Cody Darrah was released on Monday, just four days after undergoing extensive surgery to make repairs to his tibia and knee.

Darrah, who was planning to compete for the 2010 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year with the World of Outlaws, was injured in a highway crash in Ormond Beach, Florida on February 6th and will face several more surgeries and extensive rehabilitation before he returns to good form.

Darrah’s second surgery involved doctors grafting bone from his hip to repair the tibia and inserting a metal plate and rods to restructure his knee.


BIG NEWS FROM SELINSGROVE
When the 28th annual Selinsgrove Speedway National Open for 410 Sprint cars comes around on September 18, one driver can leave the track with a hefty payday in memory of the late Jim Nace.

The speedway has renamed its National Open, the Jim Nace Memorial and will feature a unigue format that will incorporate Nace’s most popular race car numbers and career statistics into the nights program. The main event’s distance will be 44 laps, which represents one of Nace’s race car numbers from his early career, and will be divided into two 22 lap segments. Each segment will offer a complete payoff with $6,000 to win, as a tribute to the No. 6 sprint car Nace most recently campaigned.

Should one driver win both segments, he will take home $12,000 as well as a $14,000 bonus, making it possible to win $26,000, a figure that was selected to honor the Camel Express No. 26 car that Nace gained most of his sprint car notoriety in.

Jim’s wife Crystal and daughter Jamie have announced that they will sponsor the “Fast Tees Fast Time Award in Memory of Jim Nace” for all of the tracks 410 and 358 Sprint car time trial shows in 2010.

The 410 Sprints will see action three times at the Snyder County oval this season, once in May for the Keystone Cup, then again as the finale for Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek and then the Jim Nace Memorial National Open.


PIT STOPS
The World of Outlaws sprints are back in action Friday night at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as the make a return to the track for the first time since the 2006 racing season. Pennsylvania racer Fred Rahmer along with the Keen Motorsports sprinter and driver Daryn Pittman will be in action at Las Vegas. Both Rahmer and Pittman plan to follow the Outlaws into California next weekend with action at Thunderbowl Raceway and then head to Texas the following weekend with races at Houston Raceway Park and Lone Star Speedway. Lance Dewease also has the Texas weekend listed on his schedule…

I'm in Philly mac, so I can't give you first hand info..........but I just had a friend text me who drove by Linky an hour ago. He said he would be very surprised if they were able to race this weekend. He thought there was far too much snow on the track and grounds as of today. Some sort of rain/snow/slush is comin in tomorrow which won't help the situation either. He told me he would post some pics on the WG board later today if ya want to check it out.

"The Outlaws have people out here that don’t know 
anything about racing. I don’t understand how they 
come up with some of the calls they do. It makes me 
think that they just might be that stupid. It’s 
scary."     -Steve Kinser

Yep, saw the pics on the WG board, pretty much no chance of racing. Unfortunately, the Pigeon Hills are like any other hill/mountain, there's a summer side and a winter side...and they're on the wrong side. My parents live on the other half facing Hanover, and if they owned a race track, it'd be a go, but Lincoln hasn't had nearly the melt they have...

http://www.williamsgrove.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29155&start=105

Page 8 for the most recent pics.

"The Outlaws have people out here that don’t know 
anything about racing. I don’t understand how they 
come up with some of the calls they do. It makes me 
think that they just might be that stupid. It’s 
scary."     -Steve Kinser

Wow, Drakpak. I'm not giving up though. Their is always hope. And me being Canadian, even if I have to drive through Buffalo's lake effect snow, I'll be there

I just read it's a go at this point. Crazy!!!!

Don't be a wingding macpac, join me and my tick hound at Hagerstown for some Late Models and Mudd Turtles...

Opinions may vary...

Stan, a wingding? So you thing Hageraton will go?

WingDing=A fan of winged farm tractors

Yes macpac, Hagerstown will race..........

Opinions may vary...

In that case, I'm coming down. Haven't been to Hagerstown since '96 opener, which was "farm tractors" and "snowplows".

Stop by and say hi...Top row on the right, prior to the tower entrance...

Opinions may vary...

This Spank and Sr. Spank will be there with bells on

I guess not looks like Hagerstown postponed till March 13th. Whats up with that Stan? Still pretty wet down there or what?

http://www.hagerstownspeedway.com/

Word on the street up here in Toronto is that it's a go for Sunday.......

Lincoln scheduled for Sunday @ 2 pm..

Bet we see Stan there...

oh no where will stan and his dog fido go! you can always come to lincoln and watch ring around the rosey!!

Me thinkest meeth doeth a happy dance. Lets go 410's!!!!!!!!

I hear ya and I should know better. I just read that over there and was like "Are you serious!!!". I also find it insane how many people don't want the race to run because they can't make it on Sunday. There going to run next week either way, it's not like if they run this week they won't next. I love PA sprint car racing, but some of the fans bitch about EVERYTHING. Personally, if you have as much to complain about as I've read on the WG board, perhaps it's time to find interest in a new sport....