Dietrich concludes All Star weekend with top-five in Weikert Memorial finale
By Fully Injected Motorsports:
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (July 20, 2020) – Flying the traditional Weikert Livestock colors, ‘Double-D’ Danny Dietrich put together a solid performance during the annual Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway and capped the two-day showcase with a top-five performance, ending the 30-lap finale fourth in the running order after a relentless battle with full-time All Stars, as well as Outlaws. The Gettysburg, Pennsylvania-native started fifth on the evening grid and qualified for the $10,000-to-win main event by virtue of qualifying time and heat race passing points.
Although forced to surrender early during the Bob Weikert Memorial opener on Saturday due to mechanical failure, Dietrich opened his weekend in Central Pennsylvania with a hard charging performance at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, July 17; the defending Williams Grove Speedway champion rallied from 16th to finish seventh.
“I think we were hoping for a little better result each night, but we’ll take this and move forward. It was a tough field of cars and you have to capitalize whenever the opportunity presents itself,” Danny Dietrich said, driver 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/Self Made/No. 48 sprint car. “I can’t thank Gary Kauffman enough for all that he does for this race team. My guys worked hard all weekend, even in the heat. Hopefully we can do one better this weekend when the World of Outlaws come to town.”
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing will continue their 2020 campaign with a trio of World of Outlaws events during the coming weekend, first joining the Greatest Show On Dirt at Lincoln Speedway on Thursday, July 23, followed by a two-day Summer Nationals venture at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday and Saturday, July 24-25.
SPECIAL THANKS:
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, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, Self Made, Graver’s Garage, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, El Vista Orchards, Start 2 Finish Complete Property Maintenance, Bollinger Construction.
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STATS:
2020 Gary Kauffman Racing Statistics: |
Top-5s: 18 |
Top-10s: 26 |
Wins: 4 |
2018 Wins: 10 (Lincoln Speedway: 3/10, 4/21, 6/30, 7/2, 7/14) (BAPS Motor Speedway: 4/8, 9/20) (Port Royal Speedway: 5/5, 7/7) (Williams Grove Speedway: 6/1)
2019 Wins: 15 (Lincoln Speedway: 3/16) (Williams Grove Speedway: 3/29) (BAPS Motor Speedway: 4/7) (Port Royal Speedway: 4/20) (Bridgeport Speedway [WoO]: 5/21) (Port Royal Speedway: 5/25) (Williams Grove Speedway: 5/31) (Weedsport Speedway [ASCoC]: 6/9) (Lincoln Speedway: 6/15) (Williams Grove Speedway: 6/21) (Orange County Fair Speedway [ASCoC]: 7/13) (Williams Grove Speedway: 7/19) (Lincoln Speedway: 8/17) (Williams Grove Speedway: 8/30) (BAPS Motor Speedway: 11/16)
2019 Championships: Williams Grove Speedway Track Championship, Central Pennsylvania Sprint Car Championship
2020 Wins: 4 (Lincoln Speedway Icebreaker – February 22) (Monarch Motor Speedway – All Stars – June 12) (Lincoln Speedway – Kevin Gobrecht Memorial – June 27) (Selinsgrove Speedway – Jan Opperman Memorial – June 28)
2020 Highlights: Finished tenth against All Star Circuit of Champions at Volusia Speedway Park on February 6. Won Lincoln Speedway’s $4,000 Icebreaker on February 22. Finished second at Lincoln Speedway on Sunday, March 1. Finished fourth at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, March 7. Finished third at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, March 14. Finished second at Williams Grove Speedway on Sunday, March 15. Finished 12th with World of Outlaws at Knoxville Raceway (48 cars) on Friday, May 8. Finished third with All Stars during first-ever visit to Park Jefferson on May 30th. Earned first All Star victory of season during Monarch Motor Speedway visit on June 12. Earned four top-ten finishes during Thunder Through The Plains campaign. Raced from 17th to third during Lincoln Speedway feature on June 20. Capped PA Sprint Speedweek with wins at Lincoln Speedway and Selinsgrove Speedway. Earned four top-five finishes during PA Sprint Speedweek. Finished seventh at Williams Grove Speedway on July 10. Rallied to fifth with All Stars during Lou Blaney Memorial at Sharon Speedway on July 11. Finished seventh with All Stars during Justin Snyder Salute to the Troops event on July 12. Finished seventh during Tommy Hinnershitz Classic at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, July 17. Finished fourth during Bob Weikert Memorial finale at Port Royal Speedway on Sunday, July 19.
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Photo Credit: Paul Arch