CAMERON SMITH DOMINATES RACK DADDIES RUMBLE

Saturday, August 29, 2026 LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA

CAMERON SMITH DOMINATES RACK DADDIES RUMBLE

Tyler Ulrich Scores $2,000 Victory in 358 Sprint Car Feature

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA (August 29, 2026) - Cameron Smith led from the opening lap and never looked back, capturing Saturday night’s 35-lap Rack Daddies Rumble presented by L&M Tire and Wheel at Lincoln Speedway and collecting the $7,000 winner’s paycheck.

Smith and Doug Hammaker shared the front row for the start of the feature following the evening’s scramble format, with Smith immediately powering into the lead. Troy Wagaman Jr. and Logan Rumsey engaged in the battle behind him, with Wagaman working underneath Rumsey to take second.Freddie Rahmer and Danny Dietrich battled wheel-to-wheel early, with Rahmer securing fifth before moving underneath Hammaker in Turn 2 on Lap 3 to take fourth. Dietrich followed Rahmer past Hammaker shortly afterward.The first caution appeared on lap 6 when Gerard McIntyre slowed in turn 2 with a broken front axle. Smith led Wagaman, Rumsey, Rahmer and Dietrich back to the green flag.

There was no change in the top five on the restart, although Rumsey stayed within striking distance of Wagaman for second. A lap 7 caution followed when Kasey Weaver spun in turns 1 and 2.

Once racing resumed, Wagaman was able to maintain second while Rahmer pressured Rumsey for third. Meanwhile, Chase Dietz, the winningest sprint car driver in the country, began his march forward from sixth. Dietz moved into fifth and then closed in on Rahmer for fourth before making the pass.Smith entered lapped traffic on lap 14, while the battle behind him intensified. Dietz continued his charge, moving into third as Rahmer and Rumsey swapped positions behind him. With cars running three-wide at times, the battle for second through fourth tightened considerably.

Dietz then began challenging Wagaman for second as the field closed in on Smith.

The race's biggest incident came on Lap 22 when Weaver spun in turns 1 and 2, collecting Dietz, who was running third. Dietz had nowhere to go and was caught up in the incident, bringing out the red flag.

Smith, Wagaman, Rumsey, Rahmer and Dietrich made up the top five for the restart.

Matt Campbell showed a strong run around the topside on the restart, while Wagaman attempted to keep Smith within reach. Smith, however, began to pull away from the field.

Another caution flew on Lap 28 when Campbell spun in Turn 1 and collected Ryan Newton.

Smith again led Wagaman, Rumsey, Rahmer and Dietrich back to the green flag. A fuel stop followed before the field returned to competition.Rahmer pulled alongside Rumsey in a bid for third but was unable to complete the pass. Dietrich then moved past Rahmer for fourth as the closing laps unfolded.

Smith remained in control at the front of the field, completing the 35-laps to score the $7,000 victory in the Rack Daddies Rumble presented by L&M Tire and Wheel.

Wagaman finished second, Rumsey crossed the line third and Dietrich was fourth. Rahmer, who had been undefeated in Rack Daddies Rumble competition prior to tonight, finished fifth.

Tyler Ulrich Scores $2,000 Victory in 358 Sprint Car Feature at Lincoln Speedway

Tyler Ulrich led from the pole and held off a late charge from Cameron Merriman to score the $2,000 victory in Saturday night’s 20-lap McConkey Insurance & Benefits 358 Sprint Car feature at Lincoln Speedway.Ulrich and Andy Best shared the front row for the feature, with Ulrich jumping out to the early lead. Best settled into second, followed by Tylar Rutherford, Wyatt Hinkle and Steve Owings.

The first caution flew on Lap 2 when Ashley Cappetta and Blake Ludwig spun in turn 4. Ulrich led Best, Rutherford, Hinkle and Owings back to the restart.Owings quickly went to work on the outside lane, using the top of the track to move into fourth before passing Rutherford for third.

Rutherford then slowed and fell off the pace on lap 9, bringing out the caution.

Ulrich again led the field back to green, with Best, Owings, Cody Fletcher and Merriman rounding out the top five. Merriman immediately made his presence known on the restart, using the outside groove to charge forward and move into fourth.

Another caution appeared on Lap 12 when Fletcher came to a stop on the front stretch. He had been running fifth at the time.

Ulrich, Best, Owings, Merriman and Hinkle comprised the top five for the restart, while Jayden Wolf had made an impressive charge from the rear of the field to sixth.

Wolf continued his march forward after the restart, moving past Hinkle and into the top five. At the front, Merriman began searching for a way around Owings for third.

Owings made a bid underneath Best for second, opening the door for Merriman. Merriman took advantage, moving past both Owings and Best to advance into second.

The battle for third then became a three-car fight, with Owings and Wolf both applying pressure to Best.

Meanwhile, Merriman began closing the gap on race leader Ulrich as the laps wound down. With the checkered flag approaching, the battle behind the leaders remained intense.

Wolf continued his charge, moving into fourth with one lap remaining before making another pass to take third.

Ulrich, however, had built enough of a cushion to withstand Merriman's late challenge and completed the 20-laps and claim the $2,000 victory.Merriman crossed the line second, with Wolf completing his impressive last-to-third charge. Best and Owings rounded out the top five.

The victory was Ulrich's second in the McConkey Insurance & Benefits 358 Sprint Cars division at Lincoln Speedway.

Lincoln Speedway is back in action on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6 with the Labor Day Duels for the 410 Sprints and 358 Sprints (Summer Series on Sunday). Racing is scheduled for 7PM both days with pit gates opening at 4:30PM and grandstand gates opening at 5PM.

To get all the latest news, results, schedule changes and rule changes, visit Lincoln Speedway's website at http://www.lincolnspeedway.com. Visit the website to stay up-to-date on all the action at Central Pennsylvania's "Premier" Saturday night racetrack - The Fabulous Lincoln Speedway.

RACE RESULTS Saturday, August 29, 2026

Ciocca Automotive 410 Sprint Cars (34 Entries)A Feature (35 Laps)

1. 1A-Cameron Smith[2]; 2. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[3]; 3. 71-Logan Rumsey[4]; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich[6]; 5. 51-Freddie Rahmer[10]; 6. 11-TJ Stutts[8]; 7. 99M-Kyle Moody[9]; 8. 22-Doug Hammaker[1]; 9. 67W-Justin Whittall[7]; 10. 5-Tyler Ross[20]; 11. 39-Lucas Wolfe[23]; 12. X-JJ Loss[19]; 13. 55S-Dallas Schott[18]; 14. 91-Preston Lattomus[16]; 15. 2-Jude Siegel[21]; 16. 6-Cole Knopp[24]; 17. 10-Matt Campbell[15]; 18. 66-Ryan Newton[11]; 19. 23-Chase Dietz[5]; 20. 4W-Kasey Weaver[13]; 21. 11T-Talan Haas[17]; 22. 1X-Chad Trout[22]; 23. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr[14]; 24. 8-Billy Dietrich[12]

B Feature (10 Laps)

1. 2-Jude Siegel[1]; 2. 1X-Chad Trout[2]; 3. 39-Lucas Wolfe[4]; 4. 6-Cole Knopp[3]; 5. 88-Brandon Rahmer[6]; 6. 23A-Chris Arnold[7]; 7. 38S-Jordan Strickler[5]; 8. 55-Domenic Melair[12]; 9. 4-Ayden Hare[10]; 10. 00-Chris Frank[9]; 11. 11H-Hayden Miller[13]; 12. (DNF) 3D-Dave Grube[11]; 13. (DNF) 5F-Glenndon Forsythe[8]

Scramble 1 (2 Laps)

1. 48-Danny Dietrich; 2. 67W-Justin Whittall[1]

Scramble 2 (2 Laps)

1. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich[1]

Scramble 3 (2 Laps)

1. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr; 2. 23-Chase Dietz[1]

Scramble 4 (2 Laps)

1. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr; 2. (DNS) 71-Logan Rumsey

Scramble 5 (2 Laps)

1. 1A-Cameron Smith; 2. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[1]

Scramble 6 (2 Laps)

1. 22-Doug Hammaker[1]; 2. 1A-Cameron Smith[2]

Heat 1 (10 Laps)

1. 1A-Cameron Smith[1]; 2. 11-TJ Stutts[2]; 3. 23-Chase Dietz[4]; 4. 4W-Kasey Weaver[6]; 5. 11T-Talan Haas[3]; 6. 6-Cole Knopp[7]; 7. 2-Jude Siegel[5]; 8. 00-Chris Frank[8]; 9. (DNS) 11A-Austin Bishop

Heat 2 (10 Laps)

1. 71-Logan Rumsey[4]; 2. 99M-Kyle Moody[1]; 3. 8-Billy Dietrich[3]; 4. 10-Matt Campbell[2]; 5. X-JJ Loss[6]; 6. 39-Lucas Wolfe[5]; 7. 23A-Chris Arnold[7]; 8. 3D-Dave Grube[8]

Heat 3 (10 Laps)

1. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[1]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich[4]; 3. 66-Ryan Newton[3]; 4. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr[6]; 5. 55S-Dallas Schott[2]; 6. 1X-Chad Trout[5]; 7. 88-Brandon Rahmer[8]; 8. 4-Ayden Hare[7]; 9. 11H-Hayden Miller[9]

Heat 4 (10 Laps)

1. 67W-Justin Whittall[1]; 2. 51-Freddie Rahmer[3]; 3. 22-Doug Hammaker[4]; 4. 91-Preston Lattomus[2]; 5. 5-Tyler Ross[5]; 6. 38S-Jordan Strickler[7]; 7. 5F-Glenndon Forsythe[6]; 8. 55-Domenic Melair[8]

Qualifying 1 (2 Laps)

1. 23-Chase Dietz, 13.186[7]; 2. 71-Logan Rumsey, 13.306[15]; 3. 1A-Cameron Smith, 13.431[3]; 4. 99M-Kyle Moody, 13.534[14]; 5. 11-TJ Stutts, 13.539[13]; 6. 10-Matt Campbell, 13.546[8]; 7. 11T-Talan Haas, 13.637[10]; 8. 8-Billy Dietrich, 13.662[9]; 9. 2-Jude Siegel, 13.666[4]; 10. 39-Lucas Wolfe, 13.741[12]; 11. 4W-Kasey Weaver, 13.798[16]; 12. X-JJ Loss, 13.835[6]; 13. 23A-Chris Arnold, 14.011[5]; 14. 00-Chris Frank, 14.211[11]; 15. 6-Cole Knopp, 14.258[17]; 16. 3D-Dave Grube, 14.543[1]; 17. 11A-Austin Bishop, 20.073[2]

Qualifying 2 (2 Laps)

1. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.348[11]; 2. 22-Doug Hammaker, 13.469[17]; 3. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr, 13.521[12]; 4. 67W-Justin Whittall, 13.585[1]; 5. 55S-Dallas Schott, 13.614[5]; 6. 91-Preston Lattomus, 13.702[6]; 7. 66-Ryan Newton, 13.702[16]; 8. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 13.719[13]; 9. 1X-Chad Trout, 13.744[9]; 10. 5-Tyler Ross, 13.772[7]; 11. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr, 13.898[3]; 12. 5F-Glenndon Forsythe, 13.941[2]; 13. 4-Ayden Hare, 14.013[14]; 14. 38S-Jordan Strickler, 14.018[4]; 15. 88-Brandon Rahmer, 14.050[15]; 16. 55-Domenic Melair, 14.082[8]; 17. 11H-Hayden Miller, 14.164[10]

   
   

McConkey Insurance & Benefits 358 Sprint Cars (20 Entries)A Feature (20 Laps)

1. 42U-Tyler Ulrich[1]; 2. 8X-Cameron Merriman[5]; 3. 7W-Jayden Wolf[20]; 4. 34-Andy Best[2]; 5. 77-Steve Owings[7]; 6. 70D-Brock Hammaker[11]; 7. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle[4]; 8. 11-Dylan Smith[9]; 9. 76-Michael Smith[8]; 10. 22K-Eli Tuckey[12]; 11. 48-Chase Robinson[14]; 12. 12-Ashley Cappetta[10]; 13. 2W-Will McNeal[18]; 14. 25S-Tom Senseney Jr[15]; 15. 91-Chance Hendershot[16]; 16. 98-Keith Blumenstein Jr[17]; 17. 44-Blake Ludwig[13]; 18. 66A-Cody Fletcher[6]; 19. 19R-Tylar Rutherford[3]; 20. 19-Stevie Daron Jr[19]

Heat 1 (10 Laps)

1. 66A-Cody Fletcher[2]; 2. 34-Andy Best[4]; 3. 42U-Tyler Ulrich[5]; 4. 77-Steve Owings[8]; 5. 11-Dylan Smith[6]; 6. 70D-Brock Hammaker[7]; 7. 44-Blake Ludwig[1]; 8. (DNF) 91-Chance Hendershot[9]; 9. (DNS) 7W-Jayden Wolf; 10. (DQ) 19-Stevie Daron Jr[3]

Heat 2 (10 Laps)

1. 8X-Cameron Merriman[1]; 2. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle[4]; 3. 19R-Tylar Rutherford[6]; 4. 76-Michael Smith[3]; 5. 12-Ashley Cappetta[5]; 6. 22K-Eli Tuckey[9]; 7. 48-Chase Robinson[8]; 8. 25S-Tom Senseney Jr[10]; 9. 98-Keith Blumenstein Jr[7]; 10. 2W-Will McNeal[2]

   
   

Submitted By: Emily Winslow