HARTFORD, Ohio — Danny Dietrich got what he wanted Saturday night at Sharon Speedway.
After finishing second to Dave Blaney in last year’s Lou Blaney Memorial at Sharon Speedway, Dietrich was not going to be denied as he raced from seventh on the grid to win the 35-lap feature.
“There’s a lot of great winners of this race and just to be part of the Lou Blaney Memorial means a lot,” acknowledged the 37-year-old Gettysburg, Pa., standout. “The Blaneys have done a lot in racing from Dave and Dale to obviously Ryan and of course Lou himself was pretty special and important around here. It’s fun to win this race and means a lot to me and my guys to come to Sharon and win.
“I have a lot of support here from the Snyder Family. I know Derek is watching; happy birthday to him, and his dad Alan is here. It’s always special to win in front of this crowd here. You guys really supported me at my t-shirt trailer today and filled the grandstands tonight. This is a race we try to make it to every year as it’s definitely circled on our calendar. This feels extra good after last year.”
Dietrich had to contend with, and hold off the same No. 10 sprint car he lost to a year earlier, but this time with Dale Blaney at the wheel of his brother’s mount.
Cale Thomas finished third, with Nate Dussel and Zane DeVault completing the top five.
Dalton Slack won the modified feature. Slack also became the 98th different driver to win a Big-Block Modified feature all-time at Sharon.
The finish:
Feature (35 Laps): 1. 48-Danny Dietrich[7]; 2. 10-Dale Blaney[4]; 3. 49X-Cale Thomas[5]; 4. 1-Nate Dussel[1]; 5. 4-Zane DeVault[3]; 6. 5-Jeremy Weaver[11]; 7. 32B-Brandon Spithaler[2]; 8. 6D-Ryan Smith[6]; 9. 79-Jordan Thomas[12]; 10. 08-Danny Kuriger[8]; 11. 22D-Cole Duncan[18]; 12. 15K-Creed Kemenah[19]; 13. 13-Brandon Matus[13]; 14. 2-AJ Flick[17]; 15. 20B-Cody Bova[20]; 16. 5K-Adam Kekich[10]; 17. 21P-Carmen Perigo Jr[22]; 18. 29-Logan McCandless[9]; 19. 45-Devon Borden[16]; 20. 3-John Jerich[15]; 21. 47L-Dusty Larson[24]; 22. 38-Leyton Wagner[14]; 23. 11-Carl Bowser[21]; 24. 3J-Jacob Begenwald[23]
