CAMPBELL CHARGES TO BOB LEIBY MEMORIAL VICTORY; Robinson Scores First Career 358 Sprint Car Victory at Lincoln Speedway

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

LINCOLN SPEEDWAY

Abbottstown, PA

CAMPBELL CHARGES TO BOB LEIBY MEMORIAL VICTORY; Robinson Scores First Career 358 Sprint Car Victory at Lincoln Speedway

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA – A patient drive through the field and a perfectly timed pass for the lead earned Matt Campbell the victory in the 30-lap Bob Leiby Memorial at Lincoln Speedway on Wednesday night.

Mark Smith and Dave Grube led the field to the green flag, with Smith quickly taking command while Jude Siegel powered around the outside of Grube to claim second.

The race's only caution flew on the opening lap when Kyle Moody spun on the frontstretch, bunching the field back together. Smith was flawless on the restart, maintaining the lead over Siegel, Grube, Ayden Hare, and Matt Campbell.

Over the next several laps, Campbell began working his way forward. Hare and Campbell both slipped past Grube, while J.T. Ferry raced his way into the top five.

Out front, Smith and Siegel began to separate themselves from the field, with Smith holding an advantage of nearly a second as the leaders caught lapped traffic on lap eight. That traffic allowed the battle behind him to tighten, with Campbell closing rapidly on the leaders.

Campbell first disposed of Hare for third before turning his attention to Siegel. After several laps of pressure, Campbell executed a bold slide job coming off turn four to grab second place. He wasted little time tracking down Smith, using the momentum to complete another pass and take over the top spot.Meanwhile, Danny Dietrich was putting together one of the night's most impressive drives. After taking the green from the 18th starting position, Dietrich cracked the top six before charging into third with just nine laps remaining. Two laps later, he completed another pass to move into second and set his sights on Campbell.

With five laps remaining, Campbell appeared comfortably in control with a 2.123-second advantage. Dietrich, however, refused to give up, trimming the margin to 1.590 seconds in a single lap before Campbell stretched it back beyond two seconds. In the closing laps, Dietrich mounted one final charge, slicing the deficit to less than a second as the white flag waved.

Campbell remained composed over the final circuit, navigating traffic and holding off Dietrich's late-race charge to score the victory in the Bob Leiby Memorial.

Dietrich's remarkable drive from 18th to second earned him runner-up honors, while Smith completed the podium after leading the opening portion of the race. Hare and Freddie Rahmer rounded out the top five.

Robinson Scores First Career 358 Sprint Car Victory at Lincoln Speedway

Chase Robinson led all 20 laps Wednesday night to capture his first career 358 Sprint Car feature victory at Lincoln Speedway, holding off defending feature winner P.J. Reutimann and a hard-charging Steve Owings in the closing laps.

Keith Blumenstein and Robinson brought the field to the green flag, with Robinson powering into the lead entering turn one. Blumenstein settled into second while last week's winner, P.J. Reutimann, quickly moved into third. Brian Wolf Jr. was running in fourth.

Reutimann wasted little time making his move, slipping past Blumenstein to take over second as he began chasing the race leader. Behind them, Steve Owings worked his way into fourth after a battle with Wolf Jr., while Logan Spahr also joined the fight after cracking the top five.

At the halfway point, Robinson continued to lead, but Reutimann had steadily closed the gap and was beginning to put pressure on Chase.

The race's lone caution appeared on lap 11 when Bryn Gohn and Jayden Wolf tangled in turns one and two, setting up a nine-lap dash to the finish. Robinson led Reutimann, Blumenstein, Owings, and Spahr back to green.On the restart, Owings immediately went to work on Blumenstein for third, searching high and low for an opening. After several laps of relentless pressure, Owings finally completed the pass coming off turn four to move into third.

Out front, Reutimann continued to close on Robinson as the laps wound down, while Owings narrowed the gap to make it a three-car battle for the victory in the closing circuits.

Despite the mounting pressure, Robinson never faltered, hitting his marks over the final laps to hold off Reutimann and secure his first career 358 Sprint Car feature victory at Lincoln Speedway.

Reutimann finished a close second after challenging throughout the second half of the race, while Owings completed the podium with a strong late-race charge. Blumenstein and Wolf Jr. rounded out the top five.

Lincoln Speedway is back in action on Saturday, August 8 with the 410 Sprints and 358 Sprints (Summer Series). Racing is scheduled for 7PM 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

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

LINCOLN SPEEDWAY

Abbottstown, PA

Ciocca Automotive 410 Sprint Cars (26 Entries)A Feature (30 Laps)

1. 10-Matt Campbell[8]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich[18]; 3. 17K-Mark Smith[1]; 4. 4-Ayden Hare[6]; 5. 51-Freddie Rahmer[9]; 6. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[10]; 7. 5-Tyler Ross[20]; 8. 2-Jude Siegel[4]; 9. 17-Dylan Norris[11]; 10. 38-Brett Strickler[7]; 11. 18J-JT Ferry[5]; 12. 8-Billy Dietrich[16]; 13. 91-Preston Lattomus[13]; 14. 39-Lucas Wolfe[17]; 15. 69-Cameron Smith[19]; 16. 00-Chris Frank[22]; 17. 3D-Dave Grube[2]; 18. 23A-Chris Arnold[23]; 19. 99M-Kyle Moody[15]; 20. 6-Cole Knopp[3]; 21. 5F-Glenndon Forsythe[14]; 22. (DNF) 1X-Chad Trout[12]; 23. (DNF) 38S-Jordan Strickler[21]; 24. (DNF) 11H-Hayden Miller[24]

B Feature (10 Laps)

1. 69-Cameron Smith[1]; 2. 5-Tyler Ross[3]; 3. 38S-Jordan Strickler[2]; 4. 00-Chris Frank[8]; 5. 23A-Chris Arnold[4]; 6. 11H-Hayden Miller[5]; 7. 11-Talan Haas[7]; 8. 03-Matthew Swift[6]

Heat 1 (10 Laps)

1. 17K-Mark Smith[1]; 2. 51-Freddie Rahmer[9]; 3. 2-Jude Siegel[3]; 4. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[8]; 5. 91-Preston Lattomus[5]; 6. 8-Billy Dietrich[6]; 7. 5-Tyler Ross[7]; 8. (DNS) 00-Chris Frank; 9. (DQ) 11-Talan Haas[2]

Heat 2 (10 Laps)

1. 3D-Dave Grube[2]; 2. 38-Brett Strickler[5]; 3. 18J-JT Ferry[3]; 4. 17-Dylan Norris[6]; 5. 5F-Glenndon Forsythe[1]; 6. 39-Lucas Wolfe[7]; 7. 69-Cameron Smith[8]; 8. 23A-Chris Arnold[4]; 9. 03-Matthew Swift[9]

Heat 3 (10 Laps)

1. 10-Matt Campbell[6]; 2. 6-Cole Knopp[2]; 3. 4-Ayden Hare[4]; 4. 1X-Chad Trout[5]; 5. 99M-Kyle Moody[7]; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich[8]; 7. 38S-Jordan Strickler[3]; 8. (DNF) 11H-Hayden Miller[1]

McConkey Insurance & Benefits 358 Sprint Cars (21 Entries)A Feature (20 Laps)

1. 48-Chase Robinson[2]; 2. 00-PJ Reutimann[6]; 3. 77-Steve Owings[7]; 4. 98-Keith Blumenstein Jr[1]; 5. 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr[4]; 6. 19R-Tylar Rutherford[5]; 7. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle[11]; 8. 22K-Eli Tuckey[9]; 9. 70D-Brock Hammaker[8]; 10. 12-Ashley Cappetta[12]; 11. 66A-Cody Fletcher[14]; 12. 91H-Chance Hendershot[18]; 13. 2W-Will McNeal[16]; 14. 7W-Jayden Wolf[17]; 15. 25S-Tom Senseney Jr[10]; 16. 89-Shannon Slaughter[15]; 17. 12D-Steven Downs[21]; 18. 22-Bryn Gohn[13]; 19. 15S-Cole Small[19]; 20. (DNF) 91-Logan Spahr[3]; 21. (DNS) 44-Blake Ludwig

Heat 1 (10 Laps)

1. 70D-Brock Hammaker[2]; 2. 22K-Eli Tuckey[5]; 3. 22JR-Brian Wolf Jr[4]; 4. 25S-Tom Senseney Jr[1]; 5. 22-Bryn Gohn[7]; 6. 91H-Chance Hendershot[3]; 7. (DQ) 12D-Steven Downs[6]

Heat 2 (10 Laps)

1. 19R-Tylar Rutherford[1]; 2. 77-Steve Owings[4]; 3. 48-Chase Robinson[2]; 4. 19D-Wyatt Hinkle[6]; 5. 66A-Cody Fletcher[5]; 6. 2W-Will McNeal[3]; 7. 15S-Cole Small[7]

Heat 3 (10 Laps)

1. 91-Logan Spahr[5]; 2. 98-Keith Blumenstein Jr[2]; 3. 00-PJ Reutimann[6]; 4. 12-Ashley Cappetta[4]; 5. 89-Shannon Slaughter[1]; 6. (DNF) 7W-Jayden Wolf[7]; 7. (DNF) 44-Blake Ludwig[3]

   
   

Submitted By: Emily Winslow