Montieth Rebounds For PA Sprint Speedweek Win Monday At Lincoln Speedway

Story by: LINCOLN SPEEDWAY – ABBOTTSTOWN, PA – Aussie, Darren Mollenoyux started on the pole with Cory Eliason on the outside of row 1. Lincoln regulars, Brian Montieth and Chase Dietz shared the second row.

Mollenoyux got out to the lead on the start and slid up in turns 1 and 2 to block Cory Eliason’s run for the lead. Montieth was all over Eliason for second. Another Aussie in the field, James McFadden got around Dietz for fourth. Eliason pulled away from Montieth and started to reel Mollenoyux in for the lead. Eliason gets Mollenoyux out of turn 2 on lap 7. The leaders drag raced to the flag stand with Eliason having the advantage. Mollenoyux gets the lead back on the next lap.

Montieth closed in on the leaders and made the pass for second at the line on lap 10. Montieth and Mollenoyux were wheel to wheel at the line on lap 12. Montieth got under Mollenoyux in turns 1 and 2 for the lead.

NASCAR stars, Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell battled for fifth at the halfway point. With Larson getting the spot. Eliason got around Mollenoyux for second.

Montieth entered lapped traffic halfway through the 30-lap feature. With McFadden up to third.

As Montieth struggled to get around a lapped car, Eliason reeled him in.

The caution came out on lap 25 for Brock Zearfoss who got spun around by McFadden in turn 3. McFadden was running third and had a flat left rear tire. Zearfoss rejoined the field. McFadden’s team got the flat tire changed and he rejoined the field as well. Bell was running sixth when the caution came out but pulled into the pits, ending his night.

Montieth led the field to the cone for the restart with Eliason, Larson, Dietz and Mollenoyux lined up behind him.

Eliason tried the bottom with Montieth and Larson to the top. Montieth put some distance between himself and Eliason.

The caution flag came out again on lap 28 for Cory Haas and Glenndon Forsythe who got turned around in turn 4.

Montieth led the field to another restart with two laps to go. Larson got by Eliason for second in turns 3 and 4.

Montieth bounced back from his unfortunate finish on Saturday night to win Monday night’s race over Larson by 1.2 seconds. Eliason held onto third. Dietz crossed the line fourth and Aaron Reutzel finished fifth.

Texas native, Aaron Reutzel, set quick time over the 37-car field with a lap of 13.789 seconds.

Heat winners were James McFadden, Brian Montieth, Christopher Bell and Darren Mollenoyux. Danny Dietrich won the B-main.

This Saturday, July 6, Lincoln Speedway is back in action with 358 Sprints, 358 Late Models, 600 Xcel Modifieds and Wingless Super Sportsman. Racing starts at 7:30PM with pit gates opening at 5:00PM and grandstand gates opening at 5:30PM.

RACE RESULTS
Monday, July 1, 2019
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA

Gene Latta Ford 410 Sprints:

410 Sprint Feature Finish (30 Laps) – 1. 21-Brian Montieth ($7,000); 2. 57-Kyle Larson; 3. 26-Cory Eliason; 4. 75-Chase Dietz; 5. 87R-Aaron Reutzel; 6. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 7. 69K-Lance Dewease; 8. 48-Danny Dietrich; 9. 52A-Darren Mollenoyux; 10. 11-TJ Stutts; 11. 1X-Chad Trout; 12. 51-Freddie Rahmer; 13. 87-Alan Krimes; 14. 15-Adam Wilt; 15. 11B-Dale Blaney; 16. 88-Brandon Rahmer; 17. 24R-Rico Abreu; 18. 24W-Lucas Wolfe; 19. 39M-Anthony Macri; 20. 9-Darren McFadden; 21. 39-Cory Haas; 22. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 23. 70-Brock Zearfoss; 24. 39B-Christopher Bell (DNF)

Lap Leaders – Darren Mollenoyux (1-12) & Brian Montieth (13-30)

410 Sprint Heat One Finish (10 laps) – 1. 9-James McFadden; 2. 57-Kyle Larson; 3. 69K-Lance Dewease; 4. 87R-Aaron Reutzel; 5. 88-Brandon Rahmer; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich; 7. 53-Jessie Attard; 8. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 9. 59-Jim Siegel

410 Sprint Heat Two Finish (10 laps) – 1. 21-Brian Montieth; 2. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 3. 11-TJ Stutts; 4. 11B-Dale Blaney; 5. 39-Cory Haas; 6. 70-Brock Zearfoss; 7. 91-Kyle Reinhardt; 8. 5C-Dylan Cisney; 9. 17-Cole Young (DNF)

410 Sprint Heat Three Finish (10 laps) – 1. 39B-Christopher Bell; 2. 55K-Robbie Kendall; 3. 75-Chase Dietz; 4. 1X-Chad Trout; 5. 24-Lucas Wolfe; 6. 39M-Anthony Macri; 7. 73B-Brett Michalski; 8. 33-Jared Esh; 9. 24R-Rico Abreu

410 Sprint Heat Four Finish (10 laps) – 1. 52A-Darren Mollenoyux; 2. 15-Adam Wilt; 3. 51-Freddie Rahmer; 4. 87-Alan Krimes; 5. 26-Cory Eliason; 6. 99-Kyle Moody; 7. 98H-Dave Blaney; 8. 14-Tony Stewart; 9. 27G-Jay Galloway

410 Sprint Consy Finish (12 laps) – 1. 48-Danny Dietrich; 2. 24R-Rico Abreu; 3. 70-Brock Zearfoss; 4. 39M-Anthony Macri; 5. 99-Kyle Moody; 6. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 7. 91-Kyle Reinhardt; 8. 59-Jim Siegel; 9. 14-Tony Stewart; 10. 98H-Dave Blaney; 11. 73B-Brett Michalski; 12. 5C-Dylan Cisney; 13. 27G-Jay Galloway; 14. 33-Jared Esh; 15. 53-Jessie Attard (DNF); 16. 17-Cole Young (DNS); 17. 97-Brie Hershey (DNS)

410 Sprint Time Trial Results – 1. 87R-Aaron Reutzel 13.789; 2. 11-TJ Stutts 13.834; 3. 75-Chase Dietz 13.976; 4. 26-Cory Eliason 14.014; 5. 9-James McFadden 14.015; 6. 21-Brian Montieth 14.022; 7. 55K-Robbie Kendall 14.033; 8. 52A-Darren Mollenoyux 14.046; 9. 57-Kyle Larson 14.050; 10. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe 14.073; 11. 39B-Christopher Bell 14.077; 12. 15-Adam Wilt 14.084; 13. 69K-Lance Dewease 14.088; 14. 11-Dale Blaney 14.098; 15. 1X-Chad Trout 14.101; 16. 51-Freddie Rahmer 14.102; 17. 88-Brandon Rahmer 14.102; 18. 70-Brock Zearfoss 14.223; 19. 24R-Rico Abreu 14.230; 20. 98H-Dave Blaney 14.250; 21. 53-Jessie Attard 14.279; 22. 91-Kyle Reinhardt 14.282; 23. 24-Lucas Wolfe 14.314; 24. 14-Tony Stewart 14.318; 25. 48-Danny Dietrich 14.354; 26. 17-Cole Young 14.366; 27. 39M-Anthony Macri 14.383; 28. 87-Alan Krimes 14.390; 29. 59-Jim Siegel 14.414; 30. 39-Cory Haas 14.418; 31. 33-Jared Esh 14.431; 32. 99-Kyle Moody 14.484; 33. 69-Tim Glatfelter 14.498; 34. 5C-Dylan Cisney 14.728; 35. 73B-Brett Michalski 14.753; 36. 27G-Jay Galloway 14.859; 37. 97-Brie Hershey 14.903