Danny Dietrich won the Ohio Speedweek opener at Attica Friday (Chad Warner Photo) (Video Highlights from FloRacing.com)
ATTICA, Ohio (June 10, 2022) - Danny Dietrich’s decision to join the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 for another edition of Cometic Gasket Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Hercules Tires turned out to be the right move, eventually opening Speedweek competition with a $6,000 victory in Attica Raceway Park’s Bert and Brigitte Emick Classic on Friday, June 10. The triumph, Dietrich’s first All Star win of the season and the 16th of his career, occurred in fantastic fashion, opening the evening with heat race and dash victories, moving on to lead all 35 circuits of the All Star A-Main.
Dietrich's only real challenge transpired on lap 16 when the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, native slipped off the backstretch in traffic forcing the 2021 Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek champion to take evasive action. Despite the hiccup, which allowed second place running Bill Balog to close in on the leader, Dietrich pulled through.
Even a few early race slide job attempts by Cory Eliason proved no match for Dietrich, powering ahead of the slide by the exit of turn two.
“I had to pitch it sideways to get back on the track,” an elated Danny Dietrich said about his hiccup on lap 16. “I was just glad to save it. I really didn’t have to move off the top tonight. I felt OK on the bottom of one and two, but I didn’t feel as well as I did on the top, especially in clean air. But hats off to this entire team. Everyone has been busting their butts. We have a wild month ahead of us. We could be racing for points back home, but we wanted to come out here and race Speedweek with you guys.”
Cautions on laps six, nine, 23, and 32 helped rid the speedway of any chaos, basically clearing the potential for any pressure from those behind him. Dietrich’s final restart on lap 32, which was executed perfectly by the ace of the Gary Kauffman Racing, Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, No. 48 sprint car, sealed his $6,000 deal.
“I’m glad the cautions fell when they did,” Dietrich continued. “It was getting pretty tough. All we can do now is regroup and try to do this tomorrow at Fremont.”
Adding to the stat chart, the All Star Attica triumph bumps Dietrich’s overall season win total to seven, five of which accomplished at the “Fabulous” Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania.
Bill Balog held on to finish second at Attica Raceway Park to open his Speedweek campaign, followed by Buch Motorsports’ Justin Peck, Lane Racing’s Cap Henry, and a hard-charging Zeb Wise, who advanced 18 positions from 23rd, securing his spot through the evening’s B-Main.
Ohio Sprint Speedweek will continue with a doubleheader at the “Track That Action Built,” Fremont Speedway on Saturday and Sunday, June 11-12. Awarding a combined $16,000, Saturday’s visit will award a $10,000 share, with Sunday’s Chuck and Shirley Kear Classic awarding $6,000. Including the Speedweek double, the traveling All Stars will visit Fremont on four occasions in 2022 with the second pair concluding the 2022 schedule on October 7-8.
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SPEEDWEEK AGENDA:
Saturday, June 11
Fremont Speedway | $10,000
Pit Gates: 3:00 p.m.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 12
Fremont Speedway | $6,000
Pit Gates: 3:00 p.m.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:30 p.m.
Monday, June 13
Wayne County Speedway | $6,000
Pit Gates: 3:00 p.m.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 14
Sharon Speedway | $6,000
Pit Gates: 3:00 p.m.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 15
Atomic Speedway | $6,000
Pit Gates: 3:00 p.m.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 16
Waynesfield Raceway Park | $6,000
Pit Gates: 3:00 p.m.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:30 p.m.
Friday, June 17
Limaland Motorsports Park | $6,000
Pit Gates: 4:30 p.m.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 18
Portsmouth Raceway Park | $20,554
Pit Gates: 2:00 p.m.
Driver’s Meeting: 5:30 p.m.
Contingency Awards/Results: Attica Raceway Park | June 10, 2022:
Cometic Gasket Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Hercules Tires
Event: Bert and Brigitte Emick Classic | $6,000
Kistler Racing Products Pill Draw | Entries: 39
Nunzi’s Advertising Hot Laps: Cory Eliason | 12.534
Dixie Vodka Fast Qualifier: Justin Peck |12.412
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #1 Winner: Trey Jacobs
Competition Suspension Inc Heat #2 Winner: Bill Balog
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #3 Winner: Danny Dietrich
Mobil 1 Heat #4 Winner: Cory Eliason
Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts Dash Winner: Danny Dietrich
Classic Ink USA B-Main Winner: Chris Andrews
Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Byron Reed
Tezos A-Main Winner: Danny Dietrich
Hercules Tires A-Main Hard Charger: Zeb Wise (+18)
Carquest Perseverance Award: Stuart Brubaker
Qualifying
Group (A)
18-Cole Macedo, 12.520; 2. 3J-Trey Jacobs, 12.637; 3. 28-Brandon Spithaler, 12.746; 4. 33W-Caleb Griffith, 12.752; 5. 70-Henry Malcuit, 12.789; 6. 101-Lachlan McHugh, 12.816; 7. 91-Kyle Reinhardt, 12.962; 8. 5T-Travis Philo, 12.978; 9. 19P-Paige Polyak, 13.216; 10. 88N-Frank Neill, 13.458
Group (B)
11-Parker Price Miller, 12.430; 2. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.443; 3. O9-Craig Mintz, 12.647; 4. 16-DJ Foos, 12.726; 5. 23-Chris Andrews, 12.734; 6. 97-Greg Wilson, 12.858; 7. 25R-Jordan Ryan, 12.893; 8. 91T-Cale Thomas, 12.932; 9. 49i-John Ivy, 13.088; 10. 5-Byron Reed, 13.091
Group (C)
55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 12.765; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich, 12.785; 3. 4-Cap Henry, 12.814; 4. 17-Carson Short, 12.842; 5. 49X-Ian Madsen, 13.043; 6. 10-Zeb Wise, 13.063; 7. 8M-TJ Michael, 13.149; 8. 14H-Zane DeVault, 13.193; 9. 4X-Danny Smith, 14.050; 10. 20-Daniel Burkhart, 14.338
Group (D)
13-Justin Peck, 12.412; 2. 26-Cory Eliason, 12.901; 3. 99-Skylar Gee, 12.991; 4. 8-Zach Ames, 13.091; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 13.223; 6. 19-Chris Windom, 13.239; 7. 7-Scott Bogucki, 13.271; 8. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.319; 9. 25-Chris Myers, 13.791
Heat 1 (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
3J-Trey Jacobs [1]; 2. 28-Brandon Spithaler [2]; 3. 18-Cole Macedo [4]; 4. 33W-Caleb Griffith [3]; 5. 5T-Travis Philo [8]; 6. 101-Lachlan McHugh [6]; 7. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [7]; 8. 19P-Paige Polyak [9]; 9. 88N-Frank Neill [10]; 10. 70-Henry Malcuit [5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
17B-Bill Balog [1]; 2. 16-DJ Foos [3]; 3. 11-Parker Price Miller [4]; 4. 25R-Jordan Ryan [7]; 5. O9-Craig Mintz [2]; 6. 97-Greg Wilson [6]; 7. 23-Chris Andrews [5]; 8. 5-Byron Reed [10]; 9. 91T-Cale Thomas [8]; 10. 49i-John Ivy [9]
Heat 3 (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
48-Danny Dietrich [1]; 2. 4-Cap Henry [2]; 3. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [4]; 4. 17-Carson Short [3]; 5. 49X-Ian Madsen [5]; 6. 10-Zeb Wise [6]; 7. 14H-Zane DeVault [8]; 8. 8M-TJ Michael [7]; 9. 4X-Danny Smith [9]; 10. 20-Daniel Burkhart [10]
Heat 4 (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
26-Cory Eliason [1]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [5]; 3. 13-Justin Peck [4]; 4. 99-Skylar Gee [2]; 5. 19-Chris Windom [6]; 6. 35-Stuart Brubaker [8]; 7. 8-Zach Ames [3]; 8. 25-Chris Myers [9]; 9. 7-Scott Bogucki [7]
Dash (6 Laps)
48-Danny Dietrich [1]; 2. 11-Parker Price Miller [2]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog [3]; 4. 26-Cory Eliason [6]; 5. 18-Cole Macedo [8]; 6. 3J-Trey Jacobs [4]; 7. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [5]; 8. 13-Justin Peck [7]
B-main (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
23-Chris Andrews [1]; 2. 97-Greg Wilson [4]; 3. 10-Zeb Wise [5]; 4. 35-Stuart Brubaker [6]; 5. 5-Byron Reed [10]; 6. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [7]; 7. 19P-Paige Polyak [12]; 8. 8-Zach Ames [8]; 9. 14H-Zane DeVault [9]; 10. 8M-TJ Michael [11]; 11. 91T-Cale Thomas [14]; 12. 49i-John Ivy [18]; 13. 25-Chris Myers [13]; 14. 88N-Frank Neill [16]; 15. 101-Lachlan McHugh [3]; 16. 20-Daniel Burkhart [19]; 17. 7-Scott Bogucki [15]; 18. 4X-Danny Smith [17]
A-main (35 Laps)
48-Danny Dietrich [1]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog [3]; 3. 13-Justin Peck [8]; 4. 4-Cap Henry [11]; 5. 10-Zeb Wise [23]; 6. 3J-Trey Jacobs [6]; 7. 97-Greg Wilson [22]; 8. 25R-Jordan Ryan [15]; 9. 28-Brandon Spithaler [10]; 10. 49X-Ian Madsen [19]; 11. 5T-Travis Philo [18]; 12. 19-Chris Windom [20]; 13. 11-Parker Price Miller [2]; 14. 17-Carson Short [14]; 15. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [12]; 16. 16-DJ Foos [9]; 17. O9-Craig Mintz [17]; 18. 23-Chris Andrews [21]; 19. 26-Cory Eliason [4]; 20. 33W-Caleb Griffith [13]; 21. 18-Cole Macedo [5]; 22. 35-Stuart Brubaker [24]; 23. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [7]; 24. 99-Skylar Gee [16] Lap Leaders: Danny Dietrich (1-30)
2022 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 14): Tyler Courtney
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 15): Cory Eliason
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 15): Tyler Courtney (2)
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 16): Tyler Courtney (3)
Bloomsburg, PA (April 21): Anthony Macri
Williams Grove, PA (April 22): Brent Marks
Port Royal, PA (April 23): Anthony Macri (2)
Lernerville, PA (April 29): Hunter Schuerenberg
Sharon, OH (April 30): Cap Henry
I-96 Speedway, MI (May 13): Justin Peck
Wayne County, OH (May 14): Hunter Schuerenberg (2)
Waynesfield, OH (May 15): Justin Peck (2)
Plymouth, WI (May 21): Bill Balog
Angell Park, WI (May 22): Hunter Schuerenberg (3)
Port Royal, PA (May 28): Anthony Macri (3)
Port Royal, PA (May 29): Anthony Macri (4)
Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 3): Zeb Wise
Atomic Speedway, OH (June 4): Cole Duncan
SW Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 10): Danny Dietrich
2022 All Star Dixie Fast Timers:
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 14): Alex Bowman | 12.932
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 15): Danny Dietrich | 12.747
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 15): Brady Bacon | 13.239
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 16): Cole Macedo | 13.961
Bloomsburg, PA (April 21): Parker Price-Miller | 13.249
Williams Grove, PA (April 22): Anthony Macri | 16.902
Port Royal, PA (April 23): Mike Wagner | 15.416
Lernerville, PA (April 29): Logan Wagner | 13.373
Sharon, OH (April 30): Tyler Courtney | 14.683
I-96 Speedway, MI (May 13): Hunter Schuerenberg | 13.377
Wayne County, OH (May 14): Zeb Wise | 14.625
Waynesfield, OH (May 15): Scott Bogucki | 10.040
Plymouth, WI (May 21): Parker Price-Miller | 10.895
Angell Park, WI (May 22): Cap Henry | 11.952
Port Royal, PA (May 28): Lance Dewease | 16.156
Port Royal, PA (May 29): Anthony Macri | 16.499
Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 3): Parker Price-Miller | 12.464
Atomic Speedway, OH (June 4): Parker Price-Miller | 11.398
SW Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 10): Justin Peck | 12.412
2022 All Star Hercules Hard Chargers:
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 14): Terry McCarl (+12)
East Bay Raceway Park, FL (February 15): Tanner Thorson (+14)
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 15): Bill Balog (+16)
Attica Raceway Park, OH (April 16): Greg Wilson (+13)
Bloomsburg, PA (April 21): Dominic Scelzi (+8)
Williams Grove, PA (April 22): Lucas Wolfe (+12)
Port Royal, PA (April 23): Danny Dietrich (+14)
Lernerville, PA (April 29): Logan Wagner (+16)
Sharon, OH (April 30): Kevin Thomas Jr. (+10)
I-96 Speedway, MI (May 13): Scott Bogucki (+11)
Wayne County, OH (May 14): Tyler Courtney (+11)
Waynesfield, OH (May 15): Cole Duncan (+16)
Plymouth, WI (May 21): Justin Peck (+13)
Angell Park, WI (May 22): Tyler Courtney (+10)
Port Royal, PA (May 28): Lucas Wolfe (+12)
Port Royal, PA (May 29): Lucas Wolfe (+15)
Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 3): Greg Wilson (+11)
Atomic Speedway, OH (June 4): Bryan Nuckles (+15)
SW Attica Raceway Park, OH (June 10): Zeb Wise (+18)
2022 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings (as of June 10):
Tyler Courtney - 2358
Justin Peck - 2318
Parker Price-Miller - 2270
Hunter Schuerenberg - 2252
Cap Henry - 2240
Bill Balog - 2220
Zeb Wise - 2216
Cory Eliason - 2154
Kyle Reinhardt - 2050
Chris Windom - 2018
2022 Cometic Gasket Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Hercules Tires Standings (as of Round #1 at Attica):
Danny Dietrich - 150
Bill Balog - 146
Justin Peck - 144
Cap Henry - 142
Zeb Wise - 140
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