Brian Montieth sure showed off Saturday night why he is a four-time defending track champion as he went and picked up his sixth win of the season in the 40-lap Kenny Weld/Hilly Rife Memorial at Lincoln Speedway.
The driver known as “The Edge” timed third quick which gave him a sixth starting spot in his heat. He went on to finish forth in that heat and redraw to start third.
Montieth held down that third starting spot until lap seven when he slid under and passed Rahmer on the restart for second. A caution came out on lap eleven, which allowed Brian to take the lead from pole sitter Stevie Smith on the restart lap.
“I guess I learned my lesson from Fred (Rahmer) being used up all those years,” said Montieth of the restart passes to move into second and then first, “You’ve gotta grab cars on the initial starts, and luckily this thing was good enough to accelerate off the corners.”
Montieth was able to hang on through the heavy lap traffic to win by .56-seconds over Greg Hodnett.
“My hat’s off to Scott (Zellers) and the boys,” said Montieth after the Saturday nights race, “They gave me a car that I could pretty much drive anywhere. It sorta’ sucks running up front, because I knew Greg was back there, and…running in traffic here…it’s better to be second than first. Greg took his shot and I knew he was there, so it was just block for the win.”
Friday’s nights race was cancelled at Williams Grove Speedway due to rain.
This weekend, the PA Posse will be joined by the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove Speedway, where they will host this weekend’s National Open for sprint cars on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Be sure to follow Brian and the team on Twitter for updates throughout the race night. @brianmontieth and @premierracing21
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