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Thursday, July 22, 2021

DANNY DIETRICH & JEFF RINE WIN FEATURE RACES ON SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY’S HISTORIC 75th ANNIVERSARY!

 

SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- On the anniversary date of Selinsgrove Speedway’s opening in 1946, a huge crowd and stellar field of 410 sprint car and super late model drivers made a showing Tuesday night for the Snyder County oval’s historic 75th Anniversary Race.

Gettysburg’s Danny Dietrich dominated the evening in the 410 sprint cars by winning his heat race and leading flag-to-flag in the 25-lap main event for the $5,075 victory. The win was the fifth of Dietrich’s career at the track at the wheel of the Kauffman Racing/Weikert’s Livestock No. 48.

Thirteen-time track champion Jeff Rine of Danville made the winning pass on lap 23 of the 25-lap super late model feature for his 113th career victory also worth $5,075 in the Jeff’s Auto Body No. 2J. It was Rine’s first win of the season at Selinsgrove, and he became the division’s fifth different winner in as many races.

Selinsgrove Speedway is back in action at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, July 24, with the Jeff’s Auto Body Summer Championship/Armed Forces Appreciation Night featuring the 410 sprint cars, super late models, and roadrunners. Track gates will open at 5 p.m.

Dietrich drew the pole position for the start of the sprint car feature and beat outside front row starter TJ Stutts into the first turn for the early lead. The caution flag unfurled on the first lap when Dylan Norris stopped on the backstretch.

When the race resumed Dietrich was pressured by Stutts as fourth-place starter Blane Heimbach advanced to third to join the battle at the front of the pack. On several occasions early in the race Stutts challenged Dietrich for the front spot to no avail.

On lap 11, Heimbach passed Stutts for second in turn one and set his sights on Dietrich. At the halfway point, Dietrich led Heimbach, Stutts, third-place starter Steve Buckwalter, and eighth-place starter Freddie Rahmer.

Late in the race, Rahmer showed some speed and powered into third on lap 21. For several laps Heimbach was closing in on Dietrich but ultimately fell 3.12 seconds short at the finish. Dietrich took the win over Heimbach, Rahmer, Stutts, and Buckwalter.

In the super late model feature, polesitter Jim Bernheisel edged out front row starter Gene Knaub for the lead entering turn one. With Bernheisel setting the pace, Knaub and third-place starter Dan Stone dueled for the runner up position.

The race’s first caution flag unfurled on lap six for Jason Schmidt’s disabled race car in turn four. When the green flag waved again, Stone got by Knaub for second. A lap later, a fierce battle unfolded for the third position between Knaub, fifth-place starter Jeff Rine, and seventh-place starter Dylan Yoder.

On the 10th circuit, misfortune struck Stone as his car rolled to a stop in turn two. At the halfway point, Rine was tormenting Knaub for the second spot while Bernheisel led the way. Rine took over the runner up position on lap 18 as eighth-place starter Rick Eckert entered the top five.

In the final laps, Rine reeled in Bernheisel and made the winning pass on lap 23 using the highline through turns three and four. Rine took the checkered flag by one second over Bernheisel, Knaub, Eckert, and D. Yoder.

SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY – 20 July 2021
410 Sprint Cars – 22 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 48 Danny Dietrich 2) 12 Blane Heimbach 3) 51 Freddie Rahmer 4) 11 TJ Stutts 5) 17B Steve Buckwalter 6) 23 Pat Cannon 7) 39M Anthony Macri 8) 5 Dylan Cisney 9) 39 Chase Dietz 10) 27 Devon Borden 11) 35 Jason Shultz 12) 20 Mark Smith 13) 99M Kyle Moody 14) 1W Aaron Bollinger 15) 49H Bradley Howard 16) 33W Mike Walter 17) 24 Dustin Baney 18) 24 17W Jason Wagner 19) 19W Colby Womer 20) 22 Tanner Brown 21) 44 Dylan Norris 22) 21 Matt Campbell
Heat Winners: Danny Dietrich, Freddie Rahmer, Steve Buckwalter

Timed Warm-Ups: 1) 23 Pat Cannon 16.577 2) 5 Dylan Cisney 16.690 3) 11 TJ Stutts 16.762 4) 39 Chase Dietz 16.826 5) 39M Anthony Macri 16.827 6) 27 Devon Borden 16.861 7) 48 Danny Dietrich 16.891 8) 51 Freddie Rahmer 16.916 9) 35 Jason Shultz 16.926 10) 1W Aaron Bollinger 16.936 11) 21 Matt Campbell 16.949 12) 17B Steve Buckwalter 16.972 13) 44 Dylan Norris 17.002 14) 12 Blane Heimbach 17.086 15) 20 Mark Smith 17.146 16) 99M Kyle Moody 17.153 17) 49H Bradley Howard 17.553 18) 24 Dustin Baney 17.574 19) 19W Colby Womer 17.747 20) 33W Mike Walter 18.035 21) 22 Tanner Brown 18.238 22) 17W Jason Wagner 19.633

Super Late Models – 26 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 2J Jeff Rine 2) 171 Jim Bernheisel 3) 1 Gene Knaub 4) 0 Rick Eckert 5) 24 Dylan Yoder 6) 22 Brett Schadel 7) 33K Kyle Knapp 8) 27 Jim Yoder 9) 76 Andy Haus 10) 74 Randy Christine 11) 9 Hayes Mattern 12) 0G Deshawn Gingerich 13) 06 Mike Lupfer 14) 32 Shaun Jones 15) 22C Casey Steinhoff 16) 92 Shaun Lawton 17) 63 Nathan Long 18) 92G Frank Gordon 19) 93 Pancho Lawler 20) 98 Randy Croop 21) 2 Dan Stone 22) F1 Coleby Frye 23) 11 Jason Schmidt 24) 17A Scott Dunham Jr. 25) 2Y Andrew Yoder 26) 22S Gregg Satterlee
Heat Winners: Jim Satterlee, Kyle Knapp, Dan Stone

Timed Warm-Ups: 1) 22S Gregg Satterlee 19.169 2) 2J Jeff Rine 19.235 3) 22 Brett Schadel 19.491 4) 171 Jim Bernheisel 19.496 5) 24 Dylan Yoder 19.646 6) 0 Rick Eckert 19.652 7) 06 Mike Lupfer 19.719 8) 33K Kyle Knapp 19.724 9) 32 Shaun Jones 19.875 10) 2Y Andrew Yoder 19.907 11) F1 Coleby Frye 19.952 12) 2 Dan Stone 19.970 13) 1 Gene Knaub 19.983 14) 27 Jim Yoder 20.043 15) 74 Randy Christine 20.047 16) 1H Pancho Lawler 20.061 17) 76 Andy Haus 20.232 18) 11 Jason Schmidt 20.286 19) 22 Casey Steinhoff 20.446 20) 9 Hayes Mattern 20.576 21) 63 Nathan Long 20.582 22) 0G Deshawn Gingerich 20.632 23) 92 Shaun Lawton 20.773 24) 98 Randy Croop 21.022 25) 92G Frank Gordon 21.105 26) 17A Scott Dunham Jr. 22.584

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