6/12/2010
All Star Circuit of Champions
Brian Montieth wins at Lincoln Speedway
ABBOTTSTOWN, PA -(6-12-10)- By Brian Liskai- Brian Montieth knows every inch of Lincoln Speedway and he used that knowledge to hold of Brian Leppo to take Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions victory.
Montieth, who started third, passed outside front row starter and race-long leader Leppo on the back stretch of lap 10 while navigating through lapped traffic. Leppo, who missed out on an All Star victory Friday night at Williams Grove by less than an inch, had two more shots at Montieth following late race cautions, but couldn’t secure the pass and again ran runner-up, this time by 1.07 seconds. It was Montieth’s second win of the season at the Pigeon Hills oval, which also helped boost his current point lead over 10-time track champ Fred Rahmer as he looks for his third championship in a row.
“This Triple X chassis has been working. Scotty, Todd and the boys have this thing great…when I turn it goes,” said Montieth. “The track was a little greasy there in the beginning. I was sort of afraid the track would dry off, but I think the track’s actually decent.”
A three hour rain delay pushed the start of the A-main to 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Earlier in the evening, 27 cars had taken qualifying laps when the rains came, forcing the All Star officials to rerun time trials after a lengthy delay.
Bellevue, Ohio’s Cap Henry, who currently leads the All Star Rookie of the Year points, started on the pole of the feature. Going into turn one on the start, Henry got high, nearly losing control, but quickly regained his composure, falling to sixth. On lap two Doug Esh, Tim Shaffer and Jim Siegel spun in turns one and two, bringing out the caution. On the restart, Leppo would lead Montieth, Rahmer, Aaron Ott and Friday’s All Star winner Daryn Pittman. Leppo would set a torrid pace, hitting lapped traffic by the sixth circuit. Montieth would use that to his advantage, racing into the lead on lap 10.
Montieth could not shake Leppo as Rahmer, Ott and Pittman also closed. A lap 22 caution gave Montieth a clear track with Leppo on his tail. Two lapped machines separated second and third place Rahmer. Two laps later the action would grind to a half when sixth place runner Alan Krimes flipped in turn three. On the restart Montieth and Leppo drove away while Rahmer and Ott waging a tremendous battle for third.
Montieth would race under the checkered for his 18th career Lincoln Speedway victory. Leppo, Rahmer, Ott and Pittman would round out the top five.
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Qualifying - Kistler Engines
- 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.381
- 21-Brian Montieth, 13.479
- 27-Daryn Pittman, 13.510
- 51-Fred Rahmer, 13.562
- 71-Brian Leppo, 13.567
- O4-Cap Henry, 13.576
- 25-Aaron Ott, 13.581
- 16-Gerard Mcintyre Jr., 13.600
- 3B-Randy Baughman, 13.717
- 1-Stevie Smith, 13.726
- 19M-Brent Marks, 13.763
- 89G-David Gravel, 13.788
- 70-Sam Scholsberg, 13.797
- 39T-Tim Glatfelter, 13.827
- 87-Alan Krimes, 13.836
- 30C-Lance Dewease, 13.848
- 39-Doug Esh, 13.863
- 59-Jim Siegel, 13.913
- 6W-Josh Wells, 13.940
- 747-Kevin Nagy, 13.990
- 17-Tyler Walker, 14.022
- 6M-Brad Mcclelland, 14.033
- 26-Pat Cooper, 14.103
- 14-Doug Dodson, 14.112
- 15-Adam Wilt, 14.121
- 65-Johnny Mackison, 14.135
- 83-Tim Shaffer, 14.153
- 12-Jared Ridge, 14.161
- 7M-Mark Smith, 14.200
- 20-Derek Sell, 14.206
- 7-Ed Adkin, 14.217
- W20-Greg Wilson, 14.261
- 11C-Cory Haas, 14.401
- 22-Bryn Gohn, 14.444
- 21K-Kyle Pruitt, 14.453
- 6-Bill Rose, 14.462
- 4-John Rusidsill, 14.496
- 49-Bob Howard, 14.736
Heat 1 - MSD Ignition (10 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
- 39-Doug Esh
- 71-Brian Leppo
- 7M-Mark Smith
- 11C-Cory Haas
- 3B-Randy Baughman
- 70-Sam Scholsberg
- 15-Adam Wilt
- 48-Danny Dietrich
- 4-John Rusidsill
- 17-Tyler Walker
Heat 2 - Kears Speed Shop (10 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
- 59-Jim Siegel
- 21-Brian Montieth
- 1-Stevie Smith
- O4-Cap Henry
- 65-Johnny Mackison
- 20-Derek Sell
- 22-Bryn Gohn
- 39T-Tim Glatfelter
- 49-Bob Howard
- 6M-Brad Mcclelland
Heat 3 - All Pro Heads (10 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
- 6W-Josh Wells
- 19M-Brent Marks
- 27-Daryn Pittman
- 26-Pat Cooper
- 25-Aaron Ott
- 87-Alan Krimes
- 83-Tim Shaffer
- 7-Ed Adkin
- 21K-Kyle Pruitt
Heat 4 - Outerwears Performance Products (10 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
- 30C-Lance Dewease
- 14-Doug Dodson
- 51-Fred Rahmer
- 16-Gerard Mcintyre Jr.
- 747-Kevin Nagy
- 6-Bill Rose
- W20-Greg Wilson
- 12-Jared Ridge
- 89G-David Gravel
B-Main -
University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
- 48-Danny Dietrich
- 87-Alan Krimes
- 70-Sam Scholsberg
- 83-Tim Shaffer
- 15-Adam Wilt
- 39T-Tim Glatfelter
- 6M-Brad Mcclelland
- 20-Derek Sell
- 12-Jared Ridge
- 22-Bryn Gohn
- 21K-Kyle Pruitt
- 4-John Rusidsill
- 6-Bill Rose
- W20-Greg Wilson
- 49-Bob Howard
- 17-Tyler Walker
- 7-Ed Adkin
89G-David Gravel- DNS
A-Main - O’Reilly Auto Parts (30 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
- 21-Brian Montieth[3]
- 71-Brian Leppo[2]
- 51-Fred Rahmer[5]
- 25-Aaron Ott[4]
- 27-Daryn Pittman[6]
- 16-Gerard Mcintyre Jr.[7]
- 19M-Brent Marks[10]
- 1-Stevie Smith[9]
- 3B-Randy Baughman[8]
- 30C-Lance Dewease[14]
- O4-Cap Henry[1]
- 83-Tim Shaffer[22]
- 70-Sam Scholsberg[12]
- 11C-Cory Haas[24]
- 6W-Josh Wells[17]
- 7M-Mark Smith[23]
- 14-Doug Dodson[20]
- 65-Johnny Mackison[21]
- 26-Pat Cooper[19]
- 87-Alan Krimes[13]DNF
- 747-Kevin Nagy[18]DNF
- 39-Doug Esh[15]DNF
- 59-Jim Siegel[16]DNF
- 48-Danny Dietrich[11]DNF
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Article Credit: Brian Liskai
Submitted By: Ross Paulson