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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