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Chase Dietz Delivers On Lincoln Dirt

August 21, 2021

ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. – Chase Dietz couldn’t finish his conversation with a crew member in victory lane Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway.

His faithful packed the fence line right outside the winner’s circle and garnered his attention through screams and the hoisting of beer cans.

Dietz won his third 410 race in Central Pennsylvania and it came by a .779-second margin over Jimmy Siegel at the clay oval in the Pigeon Hills.

What ensued was perhaps the warmest of approvals all year amongst the fans packed in the 3/8 mile infield, most in which having rushed over to get in line for a greeting from the PA Posse’s most recent winner.

“That’s what makes the sport, the sport,” Dietz said through a big smile. “We’re very lucky to have so many people who love it as much as we do. You have to always involve the fans. To hear everyone screaming and yelling, I love it. This is my track.

“Very fortunate to be sitting here with three wins on the year, first year with [car owner] John Trone, and the entire Trone Outdoor team,” he added. “Really appreciate the opportunity John’s given me and obviously this entire team to be able to do what we do. We’ll just keep plugging away at it.”

Dietz was due for a solid run at the Central PA short track. He had finished outside the top-12 the past six races at the venue but won at Selinsgrove Speedway and finished on the podium once at Williams Grove Speedway in between.

 

He took advantage of lining up second in his heat while the handicap format buried front-runners such as Freddie Rahmer, Danny Dietrich, Devon Borden, and Tyler Ross in the rear of the qualifying races.

Dietz won his heat by a landslide, 6.5 seconds to be exact, lined up third in the feature, and pounced on outside polesitter Trey Hivner early.

Tim Wagaman and Matt Campbell tangled on the initial start, but once the race got going, the driver of the legendary Trone No. 39 took control on lap six and maintained charge.

“The way the track was, we benefitted,” Dietz said. “It got pretty quick up there around the top. It was a matter of taking advantage of that and putting a clean race together at that point.”

Dietz only got two cars deep in lapped traffic by lap 10, as the field predominantly clicked off lap times consistently within two tenths of each other.

With five laps to go, Dietz kept a two-second lead over Siegel, but a caution for Glendon Forsythe changed the complexion. Borden and Dietrich had raced their way to third and fourth, respectively, from the middle of the pack, setting up for a potential fun finish. 

But Siegel sputtered on the restart and Dietz did what he needed to do, pulling away in clean air and giving a host of fans something worth celebrating.

“I love it,” Dietz said. “Hopefully we can keep this going for next week when the All Stars are here and hopefully get an even bigger crowd.”

Borden, Dietrich, and Alan Krimes completed the top-five. Krimes earned hard-charger honors from the 15th-starting spot.

Aaron Bollinger, Cory Haas, TJ Stutts, Hivner, and Troy Wagaman rounded out the top 10.

Ross, last week’s Lincoln winner, settled for 12th.

Reigning track champion and points leader Freddie Rahmer didn’t complete a lap in the feature and was credited with 23rd.