MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Danny Dietrich wired the field to win the Billy Kimmel Memorial for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night.
Dietrich’s third win of the season at the track was worth $6,000 and it extended his point lead in the Hoosier Diamond Series at the oval.Â
Dietrich and defending Kimmel winner Troy Wagaman Jr. started on the front row of the 25-lap Kimmel Memorial and Dietrich jetted into command at the start of what would be a non-stop event.
The Gettysburg pilot entered the rear of the field, chased by Wagaman, on lap eight and at first was able to handle the traffic but for several laps during the mid-stages he struggled with a pair of cars racing for position.
However, Wagaman too was struggling with his own lapped car, which kept Dietrich’s lead secure.
After finally able to work through the traffic, Dietrich stretched out his lead to 2.288 seconds by the finish.
The victory was the 32nd overall of Dietrich’s career at Williams Grove, tying him with Steve Smith Sr. on the all-time win list at the oval.
Wagaman was second followed by Chase Dietz, T.J. Stutts and Tyler Ross.
In the Dirty Deeds 25 for the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprints, Hanover’s Dylan Norris took the win after getting by Justin Foster mid-race for the $3,000 paycheck.
The finish:
Feature (25 laps): 1. Danny Dietrich, 2. Troy Wagaman Jr., 3. Chase Dietz, 4. TJ Stutts, 5. Tyler Ross, 6. Freddie Rahmer, 7. Cameron Smith, 8. Justin Whittall, 9. Lucas Wolfe, 10. Aaron Bollinger, 11. Devon Borden, 12. Dylan Norris, 13. Kyle Moody, 14. Kody Hartlaub, 15. Chad Trout, 16. Ricky Peterson Jr., 17. Mike Thompson, 18. Jordan Givler, 19. Nash Ely, 20. JJ Loss, 21. Steve Buckwalter, 22. Austin Bishop, 23. Bryn Gohn, 24. Mike Walter, II.
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