ABBOTTSTOWN
It’s Hammer Time!
After destroying the competition Friday night at
Williams Grove, Esh blew away the field for his
first win of the year Saturday at Lincoln Speedway.
Esh came from the 12th starting spot to pass leader
Jeff Busby following a lap 12 restart and never
looked back in earning his 16th career win in the
Pigeon Hills.
Due to a late start because of rain and more
threatening weather on its way, there was no victory
lane interview following the 410 Sprint feature.
AJ Michael led the first five laps when Danny Murray
brought out a yellow flag.
Busby, last week’s winner drove into the lead on the
restart and led until lap nine when a red flag
slowed the field when third place running Joe Ilg
flipped as well as Nick Schlauch, Jr. Neither driver
was injured.
Busby maintained the top spot as Esh moved into the
top five on lap nine as his march to the front
continued.
Esh moved into the runner-up spot on lap 12 just
before a yellow for Johnny Mackison, who stopped on
the track in his first appearance of the season.
Esh blasted around the outside of Busby on the
restart and set sail in his Leach Brothers
Motorsports No. 30 sprinter.
Not even a lap 21 yellow for Michael, who spun in
turn four could slow the Lancaster driver’s mission
for the big win, his first this year after winning
the 2006 track championship.
Esh’s third overall win of the season guaranteed him
a starting spot in next Saturday night’s Dream Race
Extreme at Port Royal Speedway. That race pays
$30,000 to win.
Busby, of Bridgeville, Delaware finished a strong
second trailed by track points leader Fred Rahmer of
Salfordville, East Berlin’s Niki Young and New
Oxford’s Brian Leppo.
TJ Stutts returned with a strong run after
destroying a car Friday night to finish sixth over
Cris Eash, Alan Krimes, 23rd starter Greg Hodnett
and Brian Montieth.
Pat Cannon returned to Victory lane in the 20-lap
358 sprint car feature.
Aboard the Highlands Tire Service sprinter, Cannon
started 12th and raced into the lead on lap 14 and
never looked back in his third win in just four
career Lincoln starts. It was his second win this
season.
Paul Hively III finished second over Jay Galloway,
Cory Haas and Aaron Ott.
Biglerville’s Nat Tuckey won for the 10th time in
thundercar action over Duane Watson, Mike Zeigler,
Sr., Mike Zeigler, Jr. and Mike Slaybaugh.
Sprint car heats were won by Michael, Doug Dodson
and Josh Wells. There were 25 cars on hand.
Jessie Morrison, Paul Hively III, Nick Palmerino and
Jay Galloway were 358 sprint car heat winners. Adam
Wilt and Todd Rittenhouse were the two consolation
winners. There were 44 358 sprints on hand.
Lincoln returns to action Wednesday night with the
John Gleim Excavating 55th Anniversary for 410
Sprints. Racing begins at 7p.m.
