Smith grabbed the lead at the outset and had a 1.72-second lead when he and Hodnett entered lapped traffic at the mid-point of the race. Hodnett made the race-winning pass on lap 16, crossing. 72 seconds ahead of Smith at the finish.
Hodnett’ s $ 5,000 payday( including $ 1,800 from BAPS) was the 31st of his Lincoln career, moving him into sole possession of 10th on the alltime Lincoln win list.
Third through fifth were Chase Dietz, seventh-starting Billy Dietrich, and eighth-starting Alan Krimes. Completing the top ten were Gerard McIntyre, Jr., Brent Marks, Freddie Rahmer, Steve Owings, and Robbie Kendall.
Dietrich started outside pole sitter Chris Frank, grabbed the lead entering the first turn, and led every lap. Frank scored his best-ever Lincoln finish in second, with seventh-starting Jeff Halligan crossing third. Rounding out the top five were Brent Shearer and Ryan Higgins.
Heats for the 28 358 sprinters on hand were won by Jeff Rohrbaugh, Kevin Nouse, and Higgins, with Cody Fletcher winning the consolation.
Photos by Barry Skelly & Allan Yeager Photography
York’ s Dalton Dietrich scored his first career win in the 20-lap” 358” sprint car feature.
Dietrich started outside pole sitter Chris Frank, grabbed the lead entering the first turn, and led every lap. Frank scored his best-ever Lincoln finish in second, with seventh-starting Jeff Halligan crossing third. Rounding out the top five were Brent Shearer and Ryan Higgins.
Heats for the 28 358 sprinters on hand were won by Jeff Rohrbaugh, Kevin Nouse, and Higgins, with Cody Fletcher winning the consolation.
York’ s Dalton Dietrich scored his first career win in the 20-lap” 358” sprint car feature.
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