MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Danny Dietrich wired the field for the $8,000 payday in the 43rd annual Jack Gunn Memorial for 410 sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night.
The flag-to-flag victory for Dietrich was his third in the prestigious event at the oval and his second of the season there.
Previous Gunn Memorial wins for Dietrich came in 2017 and in 2022.
The initial start of the 30-lap Gunn Memorial for 410 sprints was marred by a red flag as the field roared past the flag stand.
Flipping were the cars of Ryan Smith, T.J. Stutts and Freddie Rahmer while Jake Karklin was also involved.
Dietrich took off ahead of Chase Dietz when the second start took place before Anthony Macri drove into third on the third circuit.
The leader entered the rear of the field on lap 10 as Dietz and Macri battled for second before the caution flag unfurled for a slowing Austin Bishop.
The final 20 circuits would go non-stop with Dietrich again entering the backmarkers during the final eight laps.
Troy Wagaman Jr. muscled by Macri for third on the restart and closed on Dietz for second.
However, Macri took third back late in the event to secure the podium position.
Dietrich crossed the finish line with a .898 second lead over Dietz.
Cameron Smith and Wagaman rounded out the top five finishers.
In super sportsman action, Brandon Shearer scored the 20-lap win in the wingless main while Tony Jackson took victory in the winged sportsman division.
The finish:
Feature (30 laps): 1. Danny Dietrich, 2. Chase Dietz, 3. Anthony Macri, 4. Cameron Smith, 5. Troy Wagaman Jr., 6. Lance Dewease, 7. Brock Zearfoss, 8. Ashton Torgerson, 9. Kody Hartlaub, 10. Matt Campbell, 11. Lucas Wolfe, 12. Logan Rumsey, 13. Ryan Taylor, 14. Preston Lattomus, 15. Chad Trout, 16. Steve Buckwalter, 17. Derek Locke, 18. JT Ferry, 19. Austin Bishop, 20. Aaron Bollinger, 21. Jake Karklin, 22. Freddie Rahmer, 23. Ryan Smith, 24. TJ Stutts
