ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 10/17/09 - A deluge of rain, and a forecast of more rain, forced Lincoln Speedway officials to postpone the Saturday October 17^th Lincoln Speedway Finale until next Friday night, October 23^rd at 7 PM.

With the forecast of more rain on Sunday, speedway officials opted to scrap not only the scheduled October 17^th date, but it’s planned rain date on Sunday October 18^th.

The 410 Sprints and the originally scheduled September 12^th 358 Sprint Championship event are now scheduled for next Friday night, October 23^rd at 7 PM.

Gates will open at 5 PM, with warm-ups getting underway at 6:30 PM. Time trials for the 2009 Season finale will commence at 7 PM.

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

UPCOMING SHOWS:

• Sat., Oct. 23, 2009 (7 PM) - Final Race of 2009 - 410 Sprints & 358 Sprint Championship (non-points make-up of 9/12 Show)
• Sat., Nov. 14, 2009 (7 AM - 2 PM) - Lincoln Race Car Flea Market
• Sat., Nov. 21, 2009 (6 PM) - Lincoln Speedway Awards Banquet at Holiday Inn, York, PA

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA , 10/10/09 - Stevie Smith capped off a sensational season by dominating the 13^th Annual Kenny Weld Memorial at Lincoln Speedway Saturday night.

The New Oxford native now residing in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma grabbed the lead from his outside front row starting spot and led every lap of the non-stop 40-lap event, crossing 6.5 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.

Lincoln had been about the only place Smith had run but not won in 2009. Adding lap money and prize money from qualifying events, Smith’s 23^rd career win in the Pigeon Hills was worth $6,925.

"This is what I wanted to end up the year with," said Smith upon exiting the Zemitis/Zemco Headers #1 in victory lane, "I thought it was a really good year, I was really proud of these guys, and I wanted to end up with a win. This is our last race for the year and it’s good to go into the winter with."

Although Smith entered lapped traffic on lap nine and drove away from the rest of the field, there was thrilling wheel-to-wheel action in behind. Once fifth-starting Brian Leppo got around fourth-starting Greg Hodnett for third on lap 14, Leppo and polesitter Jim Siegel battled for the runner-up spot the rest of the way. The two passed each other several times for second in heavy lapped traffic through the middle stages of the race. Siegel was scored second through lap 21, Leppo was the runner-up from laps 22 through 31, Siegel reclaimed second for laps 33 through 39, and Leppo edged Siegel for second at the wire.

Hodnett and eighth-starting Cory Haas raced for position over the second half of the race and crossed fourth and fifth, respectively. Fred Rahmer won the D&D Septic hard-charger award for coming from 18^th starting spot to finish sixth, with fast timer Mark Smith, Lance Dewease, Alan Krimes, and Chad Layton completing the top ten.

Johnny Mackison, Jr., the only car which dropped out of the feature, received the $100 hard luck award from D&D Septic. Josh Wells, who finished 12^th, received a $500 bonus for being the first car across the finish line using Weld Tech cylinder heads.

For the first time in recent memory, it was a caution-less night, with all 410 sprint car events (time trials, heats, B-Main, and Weld Memorial event) all going non-stop.

Sprint heats were won by Brian Montieth, Fred Rahmer, Steve Buckwalter, and Danny Dietrich, with Tim Glatfelter winning the B-Main. Fast time in time trials over the 32-car field was set by Mark Smith with a one-lap time of 13.126-seconds (102.849 MPH).