Danny Dietrich hunts down Hunter Schuerenberg for BAPS All Star victory in Johnny Mackison Clash

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Danny Dietrich hunts down Hunter Schuerenberg for BAPS All Star victory in Johnny Mackison Clash

YORK HAVEN, Pa. (August 29, 2021) – Not deterred by his fifth-row starting position, “Double-D” Danny Dietrich put on a show Sunday night at BAPS Motor Speedway near York Haven, Pennsylvania, and ultimately charged his way through the A-Main field to snag his second FloRacing All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 main event victory of the 2021 season. The Johnny Mackison Clash score, earning the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania-native a $5,000 payday, commenced from tenth on the grid, climbing his way to a top-five spot by lap 12, all before tracking down race leader, Hunter Schuerenberg, to steal command with just two circuits remaining. Dietrich’s All Star win pushes his career total to 15; a first-ever at BAPS Motor Speedway.

Hunter Schuerenberg held on to finish second, followed by Ryan Smith, Freddie Rahmer, who led the first 12 circuits, and 12th-starting Anthony Macri.“Hats off to the track prep team here tonight. This is the best this track has been in a long time…there was a top, middle, and bottom…that was a lot of fun,” Danny Dietrich said, driver of the Gary Kauffman Racing, Weikert’s Livestock, Sweeney Cars, Pace Performance, Self Made, No. 48 sprint car. “We needed a win pretty badly. Our schedule has been all over the place this year, so to get this win close to home makes things even more special. We’ll celebrate this one tonight and get ourselves ready for a busy weekend next weekend.”

After getting by Freddie Rahmer with a slider on lap 13, Schuerenberg was off to the races, scooting away from the rest of the frontrunners even as traffic entered the picture on lap 15. Meanwhile, Dietrich was a force to be reckoned with. The former Central PA Sprint Cars points champion battled his way to fifth by lap 12, then getting by Bill Balog for fourth two circuits later. By lap 20, Dietrich had worked his way to the runner-up position, sliding by Ryan Smith on lap 20 to secure the position. Schuerenberg did his best hide and seek impression in traffic, but Dietrich was too quick to outrun.

By lap 26, Dietrich was all over Schuerenberg for the race lead, utilizing the top of turns one and two, as well as the bottom of turn three, to make up most of his ground. An eventual slider over Schuerenberg on lap 28 would seal the deal.

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Contingency Awards/Results: BAPS Motor Speedway | Sunday, August 29, 2021:Event: Johnny Mickison Clash
Entries: 32

C&R Racing Hot Laps: Cory Eliason | 14.980Dixie Vodka Fast Qualifier: Justin Peck | 14.679

Ford Performance Heat #1 Winner: Bill Balog

All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2 Winner: Kyle Moody

Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3 Winner: Hunter Schuerenberg

Mobil 1 Heat #4 Winner: Freddie Rahmer

Kear’s Speed Shop Dash #1 Winner: Freddie Rahmer

Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts Dash #2 Winner: Justin Peck

Classic Ink USA B-Main Winner: Ian Madsen

Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Dylan Norris

FloRacing A-Main Winner: Danny Dietrich (2)

Hercules Tires A-Main Hard Charger: Brent Marks (+10)

Qualifying
Group (A)1. 13-Justin Peck, 14.679; 2. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 14.896; 3. 17B-Bill Balog, 14.935; 4. 91-Kyle Reinhardt, 14.958; 5. 4-Cap Henry, 15.127; 6. 4R-Doug Hammaker, 15.129; 7. 44-Dylan Norris, 15.304; 8. 49H-Bradley Howard, 15.872

Group (B)1. 21-Matt Campbell, 15.125; 2. 19-Brent Marks, 15.291; 3. 58-Troy Wagaman Jr., 15.334; 4. 99M-Kyle Moody, 15.434; 5. O7-Skylar Gee, 15.454; 6. 75-Tyler Ross, 15.813; 7. 69P-Landon Price, 15.902; 8. 77K-Steven Kisamore, NT

Group (C)1. 10X-Ryan Smith, 14.912; 2. 39M-Anthony Macri, 14.985; 3. 26-Cory Eliason, 15.007; 4. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 15.065; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 15.120; 6. 11-JJ Grasso, 15.134; 7. 5-Ian Madsen, 15.214; 8. 44B-Dave Brown, 15.499

Group (D)1. 48-Danny Dietrich, 15.148; 2. 1W-Aaron Bollinger, 15.167; 3. 27-Devon Borden, 15.249; 4. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 15.280; 5. 33-Gerard McIntyre, 15.282; 6. 67-Justin Whittall, 15.286; 7. 90-Jordan Givler, 15.487; 8. 10-Zeb Wise, NT

Heat #1 – Group (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer1. 17B-Bill Balog [2]; 2. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [1]; 3. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [3]; 4. 13-Justin Peck [4]; 5. 4R-Doug Hammaker [6]; 6. 4-Cap Henry [5]; 7. 44-Dylan Norris [7]; 8. 49H-Bradley Howard [8]

Heat #2 – Group (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer1. 99M-Kyle Moody [1]; 2. 58-Troy Wagaman Jr. [2]; 3. 21-Matt Campbell [4]; 4. 75-Tyler Ross [6]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [3]; 6. O7-Skylar Gee [5]; 7. 69P-Landon Price [7]; 8. 77K-Steven Kisamore [8]

Heat #3 – Group (C) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer1. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [1]; 2. 39M-Anthony Macri [3]; 3. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [5]; 4. 26-Cory Eliason [2]; 5. 10X-Ryan Smith [4]; 6. 5-Ian Madsen [7]; 7. 44B-Dave Brown [8]; 8. 11-JJ Grasso [6]

Heat #4 – Group (D) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer1. 51-Freddie Rahmer [1]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [4]; 3. 1W-Aaron Bollinger [3]; 4. 27-Devon Borden [2]; 5. 67-Justin Whittall [6]; 6. 33-Gerard McIntyre [5]; 7. 90-Jordan Givler [7]

Dash #1 (4 Laps)1. 51-Freddie Rahmer [4]; 2. 10X-Ryan Smith [1]; 3. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [2]; 4. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [3]; 5. 99M-Kyle Moody [5]

Dash #2 (4 Laps)1. 13-Justin Peck [1]; 2. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [5]; 3. 21-Matt Campbell [2]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog [3]; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich [4]

B-Main (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer1. 5-Ian Madsen [3]; 2. 4-Cap Henry [1]; 3. O7-Skylar Gee [5]; 4. 33-Gerard McIntyre [4]; 5. 44-Dylan Norris [6]; 6. 44B-Dave Brown [8]; 7. 90-Jordan Givler [7]; 8. 69P-Landon Price [9]; 9. 49H-Bradley Howard [10]; 10. 77K-Steven Kisamore [11]

A-Main (30 Laps)1. 48-Danny Dietrich [10]; 2. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [4]; 3. 10X-Ryan Smith [3]; 4. 51-Freddie Rahmer [1]; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri [11]; 6. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [13]; 7. 17B-Bill Balog [8]; 8. 58-Troy Wagaman Jr. [12]; 9. 99M-Kyle Moody [9]; 10. 19-Brent Marks [20]; 11. 13-Justin Peck [2]; 12. 5-Ian Madsen [21]; 13. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [5]; 14. 26-Cory Eliason [15]; 15. 27-Devon Borden [16]; 16. 4-Cap Henry [22]; 17. 67-Justin Whittall [19]; 18. 4R-Doug Hammaker [18]; 19. 21-Matt Campbell [6]; 20. O7-Skylar Gee [23]; 21. 1W-Aaron Bollinger [14]; 22. 33-Gerard McIntyre [24]; 23. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [7]; 24. 75-Tyler Ross [17]

Lap Leaders: Freddie Rahmer (1-12), Hunter Schuerenberg (13-27), Danny Dietrich (28-30)

2021 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
1. Screven Motor Speedway, Georgia (January 29, 2021): Donny Schatz
2. Screven Motor Speedway, Georgia (January 30, 2021): Aaron Reutzel
3. East Bay Raceway Park, Florida (February 2, 2021): Donny Schatz (2)
4. Volusia Speedway Park, Florida (February 3, 2021): Logan Schuchart
5. Volusia Speedway Park, Florida (February 4, 2021): Carson Macedo
6. Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (April 3, 2021): Justin Peck
7. Virginia Motor Speedway, Virginia (April 15, 2021): Tony Stewart
8. Williams Grove Speedway, Pennsylvania (April 16, 2021): Kyle Larson
9. Port Royal Speedway, Pennsylvania (April 17, 2021): Logan Wagner
10. Bedford Speedway, Pennsylvania (April 18, 2021): Anthony Macri
11. Sharon Speedway, Ohio (May 1, 2021): Justin Peck (2)
12. Tri-City Raceway Park, Pennsylvania (May 2, 2021): Sam Hafertepe Jr.
13. I-96 Speedway, Michigan (May 14, 2021): Tyler Courtney
14. Dirt Oval at Route 66, Illinois (May 15, 2021): Kyle Reinhardt
15. Circle City Raceway, Indiana (May 20, 2021): Tyler Courtney (2)
16. Circle City Raceway, Indiana (May 21, 2021): Tyler Courtney (3)
17. Gas City I-69 Speedway, Indiana (May 22, 2021): Cap Henry
18. Kokomo Speedway, Indiana (May 23, 2021): Zeb Wise
19. Port Royal Speedway, Pennsylvania (May 31, 2021): Lance Dewease
20. Fairbury Speedway, Illinois (June 3, 2021): Tyler Courtney (4)
21. Wilmot Raceway, Wisconsin (June 4, 2021): Tyler Courtney (5)
22. Plymouth Dirt Track, Wisconsin (June 5, 2021): Bill Balog
23. Angell Park Speedway, Wisconsin (June 6, 2021): Bill Balog (2)
24. SW Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (June 11, 2021): Ian Madsen
25. SW Fremont Speedway, Ohio (June 12, 2021): Cole Duncan
26. SW Wayne County Speedway, Ohio (June 14, 2021): Kyle Larson (2)
27. SW Sharon Speedway, Ohio (June 15, 2021): Danny Dietrich
28. SW Waynesfield Raceway Park, Ohio (June 16, 2021): Kyle Larson (3)
29. SW Muskingum County Speedway, Ohio (June 17, 2021): Justin Peck (3)
30. SW Portsmouth Raceway Park, Ohio (June 19, 2021): Paul McMahan
31. Stateline Speedway, New York (July 9, 2021): Hunter Schuerenberg
32. Sharon Speedway, Ohio (July 10, 2021): Spencer Bayston
33. Lake Ozark Speedway, Missouri (July 23, 2021): Cap Henry (2)
34. Lake Ozark Speedway, Missouri (July 24, 2021): Christopher Bell
35. Humboldt Speedway, Kansas (July 25, 2021): Tyler Courtney (6)
36. I-70 Motorsports Park, Missouri (July 27, 2021): Brian Brown
37. Mo. State Fair Speedway, Missouri (July 29, 2021): Tyler Courtney (7)
38. 34 Raceway, Iowa (July 30, 2021): Kerry Madsen
39. Knoxville Raceway, Iowa (July 31, 2021): Kerry Madsen (2)
40. I-96 Speedway, Michigan (August 20, 2021): Cory Eliason
41. Waynesfield Raceway Park, Ohio (August 21, 2021): Cole Duncan (2)
42. Grandview Speedway, Pennsylvania (August 26, 2021): Tyler Courtney (8)
43. Lincoln Speedway, Pennsylvania (August 28, 2021): Cory Eliason (2)
44. BAPS Motor Speedway, Pennsylvania (August 29, 2021): Danny Dietrich (2)

2021 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings (as of 8/29/21):
1. Tyler Courtney – 5474
2. Cory Eliason – 5172
3. Hunter Schuerenberg – 5074
4. Cap Henry – 4962
5. Zeb Wise – 4928
6. Bill Balog – 4926
7. Justin Peck – 4676
8. Kyle Reinhardt – 4476
9. Paul McMahan – 4308
10. Ian Madsen – 3554