Danny Dietrich Delivers In Ohio Sprint Speedweek Thriller At Fremont
Danny Dietrich Delivers In Ohio Sprint Speedweek Thriller At Fremont
Danny Dietrich used a last-lap pass on Cap Henry to win the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions Ohio Sprint Speedweek feature at Fremont Speedway.
FREMONT, Ohio -- “Double-D” Danny Dietrich finds his way to the Buckeye State each and every year for Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket, and after a slow start to the 41st edition with a tenth-place score in the Speedweek opener at Attica Raceway Park one night ago, the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, native is back in Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory lane, earning Fremont Speedway’s Rick Ferkel Classic title for a $10,000 score.
In dramatic fashion, much like Attica’s conclusion with Zeb Wise and Tyler Courtney, Double-D earned the Rick Ferkel Classic payday with a final lap, final corner takeover, driving by race-long leader, Cap Henry, with a diamond move off of turn four. Dietrich and Henry would ultimately drag race to the finish with Dietrich crossing the line ahead of Henry by .054 seconds.
The Fremont Speedway All Star victory, a first-ever for the two-time Williams Grove Speedway track champion, bumps Dietrich’s career total to 20, four of which accomplished in the great state of Ohio.
Ohio Sprint Speedweek Highlights From Fremont Speedway
VIDEO: Watch Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions Ohio Sprint Speedweek highlights from Fremont Speedway.
Winning Quote From Danny Dietrich
“My car owner was probably mad at me for coming out here instead of racing for $7,000 at Lincoln Speedway tonight, but $10,000 sounds a little bit better, I remember losing one this way to Cole Duncan, so heading into turn three on that last lap, all I could replay in my head was that move by Cole, so I just tried to do what he did."
All Star Sprints Ohio Sprint Speedweek Results From Fremont Speedway
1. 48-Danny Dietrich[6]
2. 33W-Cap Henry[2]
3. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[4]
4. 26-Zeb Wise[1]
5. 55-Michael Kofoid[8]
6. 4-Chris Windom[12]
7. 09-Craig Mintz[7]
8. 29M-Cole Macedo[3]
9. 97-JJ Hickle[17]
10. 32-Bryce Lucius[15]
11. 99-Skylar Gee[13]
12. 22-Brandon Spithaler[21]
13. 2L-Logan Forler[5]
14. 5-Byron Reed[22]
15. 101-Cody Maroske[11]
16. 2-Ricky Peterson[16]
17. 70-Scotty Thiel[9]
18. 81-Lee Jacobs[19]
19. 29-Sye Lynch[20]
20. 7N-Darin Naida[24]
21. (DNF) 45-Tim Shaffer[25]
22. (DNF) 1-Nate Dussel[18]
23. (DNF) 5T-Travis Philo[23]
24. (DNF) 35-Stuart Brubaker[10]
25. (DNF) 49X-Cale Thomas[14]
Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions Point Standings
Tyler Courtney extended his championship lead to 120 points over Chris Windom following a third-place finish at Fremont.
Last Race: June 9 - Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions at Attica Raceway Park
Next Race: June 12 - Tezos ASCoC Ohio Speedweek at Wayne County Speedway