Rain, rain and more rain made a shambles of just about all efforts to race this past weekend. Once again rain has forced Lincoln Speedway officials to postpone the 13th Annual Manufacturers Appreciation Race for the super sprints. The originally scheduled September 21st show was rescheduled for Friday night, October 11th. And yes, you guessed it, rain forced Lincoln officials to postpone the special event until Friday night, October 18th. Once again gates will open at 5:30 p.m., with super sprint time trials set to get underway at 7:30 p.m. With over $60,000 in racing merchandise committed to this final 2002 race at Lincoln. Promoters - Don & Bob Leiby, along with Alan Kreitzer - have made the commitment to run this race at all costs in 2002.
With that said, a perpetual rain-date will be committed to until the race is in the books and all prizes given away.
    Hank and Denise Gentzler, and a host of other racing merchandise providers, have waited anxiously since the originally scheduled September 21st event was postponed due to rain. The final Miller Brothers Thundercar point race also hangs in balance as they too are scheduled to run this one last point race as well.
Track champion Fred Rahmer will be in action looking for another victory to add to his long list of successes and Lance Dewease will be in action along with a host of other outstanding performers in sprint car racing.
    This will be the final event of the season at Lincoln Speedway.
    AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY the 410 sprints, NASCAR Modifieds, URC sprints, ARDC Midgets and the Late Models will all be part of the House of Thunder Halloween Party and Thunder on the Hill show Saturday, October 19. Five divisions of dirt track racing will be presented in a features only format of racing. Each division will compete in a 25-lap feature. The gates will open at 3 p.m. for spectators. There will be time trials for the 410 sprints at 5:30 p.m.
Many special treats will be offered including sample bags of Middleswarth's Potato Chips, Candy, and lost of special gifts as well as a "trick" or two. And added event on the program is the Fred's Trailer Parts/Valley Forge Inc. URC Non-Winner's Race. This fifteen lap test is a special race for URC drivers who have never won a feature race.
More than $46,000 in prize money has been posted for the show.
The 410 sprint cars will be the big attraction with Fred Rahmer and Lance Dewease topping the entry list. In fact Rahmer and Dewease will run in both the 410 sprints and URC sprints. Other top names in 410 sprint racing expected to be on hand include Greg Hodnett, Don Kreitz Jr., Keith Kauffman, Sean Michael and others.
    More than 115 race cars are expected to be on hand for the final racing program of the season at Grandview Speedway.
    On November 16th Grandview Speedway will honor Jeff Strunk as the NASCAR Modified Champion and Lou Egrie will get the top prize as NASCAR ShorTrack Late Model champion. The banquet will take place at the Gilbertsville, PA Fire Hall with doors open at 6 p.m.
Ooops almost forgot! A Racer's Flea Market will be presented at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA on Saturday, October 26th. The event started at 7 a.m.
    THE FALL FEST RACING PROGRAM was rained out Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway. A persistent drizzle worsened just as the first of four feature events was about to take the green flag. After the rain showed no signs of stopping, the Fall Fest has been rescheduled for Saturday night, October 26th.
    The program will again consist of 20-lap features for limited late models, super sportsman cars and limited 358 sprints. The Grove's sprint cars will compete in a 25-lap event. The Fall Fest will bring down the curtain on the 2002 racing season at Williams Grove Speedway. This Saturday, Williams Grove Speedway will host a stock car tripleheader featuring street stocks, thundercars and a 100-lap Enduro. The first race will get the green at 7 p.m. and keep in mind that all entries that pass inspection will be permitted to start the Enduro. Perhaps you have an old car you don't want anymore? Just kidding.
The sprint car point battle is over at Williams Grove Speedway. Lance Dewease is the track champion with 6705 points. And Fred Rahmer finished second gaining 6160 points. The top performers on the Cindy Rowe Auto Glass Championship sprint series will be honored on November 8th at the Holiday Inn, Mechancisburg, PA.