(Photo: Danny Dietrich celebrating Icebreaker victory in Lincoln Speedway victory lane – Barry Skelly Photography)
Danny Dietrich earns Lincoln Speedway Icebreaker victory despite lengthy weather delay
By Fully Injected Motorsports:
GETTYSBURG, PA (February 26, 2017) – “Double-D” Danny Dietrich not only outlasted the competition during Lincoln Speedway’s season opener, but he also outlasted Mother Nature; capturing the $4,000-to-win, Icebreaker 30 main event on Saturday, February 25, despite a major weather interruption.
The win, the 32nd of Dietrich’s career at the “Fabulous” Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, took shape nearly five hours after his qualifying heat race. The 2:00pm program, halted at 2:20pm, was delayed due to severe-level wind, rain and hail that all started at the beginning of heat race three. Eventually, the severe weather would pass and the show would continue.
“I want to thank Lincoln Speedway for holding out and getting that program in, but I want to especially thank the fans for staying strong and sticking things out,” Danny Dietrich explained. “The fans are the most important part of our sport. We have an amazing fanbase out here in Central Pennsylvania. After what we went through on Saturday, I’m pretty sure they would sit and wait through anything.”
Dietrich, pilot of the Gary Kauffman Racing/Weikert’s Livestock/ Sandoe’s Fruit Market/ Pace Performance/ Gsell’s Whitetails/ Hickory Run Orchards/ Carlisle Auto Salvage/ CATS Used Truck Parts/ Drop Of Ink Tattoo/ Bowman Block & Head Repair/ Sweeney Cars/ Self Made/ No. 48, qualified for the 30-lap main event after finishing fourth during heat race competition. As a result of the feature redraw, the Gettysburg native started sixth on the main event grid, taking command officially on lap 20. A motor issue plagued the No. 48 during the closing circuits, but it did not create a distraction.
“Something was definitely going sour with our motor,” Dietrich said. “That wasn’t going to stop me from trying to stay out front.”
The 2012 Lincoln Speedway track champion will return to the Pigeon Hills on Saturday, March 4, for another 2:00pm program. The 410ci sprint cars will be the only division on the afternoon card.
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2016 Highlights: Earned two victories during PA Sprint Speedweek (Mitch Smith Memorial and Selinsgrove Speedway Finale), as well as the overall PA Sprint Speedweek championship. Earned $25,000 National Open victory against the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove Speedway.
Recent Highlights: Finished eighth against Arctic Cat All Stars at Bubba Raceway Park to launch 2017 season. Earned top-ten finish against World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series on Sunday afternoon, February 19. Earned Lincoln Speedway Icebreaker 30 victory worth $4,000 on Saturday, February 25.
2015 Wins: 16
2016 Wins: 9 (Lincoln Speedway x2, Williams Grove Speedway x2, Selinsgrove Speedway x2, Susquehanna Speedway x2, Port Royal Speedway)
2017 Wins: 1 (Lincoln Speedway Icebreaker)
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Gsell’s Whitetails, Hickory Run Orchards, Carlisle Auto Salvage, CATS Used Truck Parts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Bowman Block & Head Repair, Sweeney Cars, Self Made, Graver’s Garage, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, B&C Auto Menders, Bear Mountain Orchards, El Vista Orchards, Moritz Machine & Repair, Bream Orchard.
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