It’s hard to believe that Brian Leppo’s last win at Lincoln Speedway came way back during the 2006 racing season.

 The New Oxford driver ended that long dry slump with an impressive win in Saturday night’s 25-lap 410 Sprint car feature at the Abbottstown oval.

 Leppo started fifth in the 24-car field, took the lead from 2009 National Rookie of the Year Adam Wilt on lap 11 and then held on despite two late race red flags to pick up the $3,000 payday in the Swope Salvage and Recycling, H & H General Contractors, Route 30 Seaford, Eastern Caisson, Rob Cappetta powered No. 71.

 The win was the fifth of his career at Lincoln but his first there since joining car owner Floyd Swope three seasons ago.

 Leppo’s win also made it two straight wins for Mach-1 Chassis, after Mark Smith won the opener last week in the Pigeon Hills.

 Wilt settled for the runner-up spot over Stevie Smith, Alan Krimes and Brian Montieth with Aaron Ott, Mark Smith, Brad McClelland, Brent Marks and Johnny Mackison, Jr. the top 10 finishers.

 Gino Comi picked up the win in the 20-lap thundercar feature with a final lap pass on Will Walls for the win. Walls, Kyle Martin, Jimmy Combs and Sam Gallagher completed the top five.


PERIGO WINS OPENER
 Despite winning the 2009 Super Sportsman Tour championship, it took Carmen Perigo, Jr. and car owner Walt Bigler all season to win a race.

 Perigo finally won the season finale at Williams Grove last season but this season, Perigo wasted little time in returning to victory lane as he opened the 2010 Sportsman Tour with a win Saturday at Lincoln Speedway.

 The Stoystown driver started ninth in the field and came through the field to take control on lap seven and driving off from the field to score the win over Gregg Foster, Scott Dellinger, Leroy Martin and Dave Socks.


STUTTS TOPS SELINSGROVE
 Liverpool’s TJ Stutts opened the 2010 Selinsgrove Speedway season in victory lane as he powered to his 12th career win in the 25-lap 358 Sprint car feature.

 Aboard the family owned Mountain View Travel No. 2T machine, Stutts started on the front row, took the lead on lap 10 and powered away to a 1.3 second margin of victory. It was the third time that Stutts, who drives for John Westbrook Racing on Friday nights at Williams Grove,  won the track season opener.

 Blane Heimbach finished second over Davie Franek, defending track champion Nate Snyder and Phil Walter.

 AJ Stroup topped the season opener for pro stocks, winning over Doug Munium, Cody McFadden, Kyle Parsons and Kyle Bachman.


RINE TOPS PORT
 Jeff Rine was the class of the field in Port Royal Speedway’s opening late model feature of the year taking the 20 lap feature win over Tim Wilson, Nick Dickson, Dan Stone and Steve Campbell.

 Several new track records were established during late model competition at the track on Saturday including a new one lap time of 19.137 seconds set by Rine during heat race action. Gary Beward set a new eight-lap track record during his heat race with a new time of 2:28.907 seconds.

 John Heane won the pro stock feature over Tim Krape, Terry Naugle, Derick Garman and Harold Ranck.

 Tyler Bear took the win in the PA 305 Sprint car 20-lap feature, leading the final six laps in the win over Logan Wagner, who flew up from Florida to compete this weekend.
Wagner is currently training to be a pilot. Mark Watkins was third over Brook Weibley and Erin Statler.


DECKER WINS DIRT RACE
 Billy Decker took the big paycheck in Saturday night’s 100-lap Super DIRT Series opener at Hagerstown Speedway.

 Decker used a lap 63 double file restart to power ahead of Matt Sheppard, then kept Sheppard at bay to pick up the win. Michael Storms finished third over Danny Johnson and Billy Dunn.
 Brett Hearn won the 358 Modified Octoberfest Qualifier over Sheppard, Stewart Friesen, Pat Ward and Rick Laubach.
PIT STOPS
 Tyler Walton made it two straight in 600 Micro Sprint action at Trail-Way Speedway after winning Saturday’s 600 Pro Series event at the track. Walton, who also won last week’s opener, started third and took the lead on lap 16 from Shane Lewis and held Lewis off for the win. Mike Rutherford, Brian Carber and Tim Dietz completed the top five.

 Steve Daron was the 270 Micro Sprint winner over Pete Skias, Nik Gower, Dave Schreiber and Phil Rupert while Mark Strickler took the 1000 Sidewinders checkered flag over Tyler Walton, Jason Morrison, DJ Montgomery and Rohan Beasley.

 York’s Rick Eckert captured his first win of the season on the World of Outlaws late model circuit with a Friday night win at Battleground Speedway in Texas.

 The win was the first for Eckert in the new Eckert Motorsports, J & K Salvage, York Excavating team. Eckert finished 10th Saturday night at Lone Star Speedway. Steve Francis scored the win in that event.