It’s the last hurrah for a full weekend of auto racing before the off-season sets in.

Weather permitting, Lincoln, Williams Grove and Hagerstown Speedway’s will see action this weekend as the second to final weekend of racing for the 2009 racing season here in Central Pennsylvania.

Kicking off with a rescheduled event Friday night, Lincoln Speedway will end its season with the 410 Sprints and the 358 Sprint car championship. The event was rained out last weekend and pushed to this week. Time trials will begin Friday at 7pm for the 358 Sprint cars.

The big event for the weekend will be the 22^nd annual Octoberfest 350 at Hagerstown Speedway with all qualifying on Saturday and feature racing on Sunday. Fans can expect around 150 race cars to fill the pits at the Maryland oval for this event. Each feature pays $10,000 to win.

Should weather be an issue, most likely the track will get a late start on Saturday depending on how early the rain moves out or possibly run the entire show on Sunday. Keep checking their website for any weather updates.

Last year, Fred Rahmer won the 410 Sprint portion of the Octoberfest while other winners were Tim McCreadie (late models), Rick Laubach (small block modifieds) and Brett Hearn (big block modifieds).

Billy Pauch is the all time leading winner in Octoberfest events with two 410 Sprint car wins, four big block and one small block win in his career. Lance Dewease leads all 410 Sprint drivers with four career wins while other winners have been Greg Hodnett (three wins), Rahmer (three wins), Don Kreitz (three wins) with single wins going to Chad Layton, Dan Dietrich, Steve Kinser, Joey Allen and Steve Smith (Sr.). Layton’s win in 2002 was the last time someone other than Hodnett or Rahmer have won the big season ending event.

Williams Grove Speedway will present the annual FallFest on Saturday night featuring the 358 late models, super sportsman, 358 sprints and 410 Sprints in feature events only. Racing will begin at 7pm with the 358 late model feature first up on the program.

Hodnett has dominated FallFest action scoring four wins in the six events ran for the 410 Sprints. Hodnett won in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Last year’s event was rained out.

KASEY COMING TO MOTORSPORTS

NASCAR heart-throb Kasey Kahne is the first announced featured driver for the Motorsports 2010 show to be held January 22-24 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA.

The show, sponsored by Streetblaze 100 has been moved from Atlantic City back to the Philly area this year after getting its start in the Valley Forge area many years ago.

Kahne will make an appearance at the show on Friday night, January 22^nd from 6-8pm.

Look for many more announcements to be coming for the 25^th annual event.

One of the highlights of the show will be the BPG Racing Ms. Motorsports pagaent to be held Saturday, January 23^rd.

PIT STOPS

Cory Haas’ 358 sprint car championship at Williams Grove Speedway was his fourth career track title. Haas is also in a four-way tie for the all-time leading winner in the 358 sprint class at the track with Chad Layton, Pat Cannon and Mike Lehman…

Todd Shaffer along with Jim and Sandy Kline will be honored as Williams Grove Speedway 410 Sprint car champions at the banquet on November 14. Shaffer won his third career driver title while the Kline’s won their second career car owner title. Both will take home $10,000...

The URC sprint group are busy making preparations to honor a new champion at its December 12^th banquet. While car owners Kathy and Pat Palladino are no strangers to URC head table, their first year driver JJ Grasso earned his first ever URC title after an impressive season that included six wins…

Curt Michael will drive a Lelands.com No. 27 sprint car at next week’s Short Track Nationals in Little Rock, Arkansas…

Cody Darrah will be competing in this weekend’s Trophy Cup for 360 Sprint cars at Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway in California. Darrah will be piloting a Kaeding owned sprint car. Cody will then head to Little Rock to compete before heading to Lowe’s Motor Speedway the following weekend before heading down under for the winter months…

A Central PA tire rule meeting will be held on November 2 at Racers Used and New Parts Warehouse in Aspers at 7:30pm. For more information call 717-677-6821. While I think it’s a good idea for ALL drivers and owners to be included in the decision, will this meeting really make a difference as to what happens with the tire rule for area speedway’s?…