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Danny Dietrich claimed the final race of the 2026 season at Lincoln Speedway leaving nothing behind on Saturday night charging from tenth to the lead before pulling away from the field to capture the Final 50 and its $15,000 top prize. Dietrich also took home the $5,000 halfway bonus after having the lead on lap 25.
After the halfway break Chase Dietz continued his impressive run, taking second on lap 29 and setting his sights on Dietrich. Behind them, Anthony Macri was on a mission of his own. Having started 20th, Macri worked past both Cameron Smith and Dylan Norris to climb into third, relegating Norris to fifth.
Dietrich had a a 2.375-second advantage over Dietz, the leader consistently found the preferred line around the high side while lapped cars occupied the bottom of the speedway.
Dietz was unable to significantly close the gap as Dietrich continued to stretch his advantage. With 10 laps remaining, the lead was approaching three seconds, and Dietrich only grew stronger as the laps wound down.
With five laps to go, Dietrich had extended his advantage to 3.697 seconds, putting the $15,000 victory firmly within reach as he powered toward the checkered flag.
The Final 50 brought the 2026 racing season at Lincoln Speedway to a close, delivering a fitting finale with a 50-lap battle, a major payday and a dominant performance by Dietrich. Dietz finished second and Macri passed 17 cars to finish third. Cameron Smith crossed the line fourth and Norris completed the top five.
Chase Gutshall led wire-to-wire in Lincoln Speedway's 358 sprint car season finale. Jayden Wolf secured the 2026 track championship with his third-place finish. Dylan Smith finished second, Brock Hammaker finished fourth and Logan Spahr was fifth.
Stay tuned for the release date of the Ice Breaker 2027, always the first race of the season in central Pennsylvania.