Dietrich drives away in Keizer Aluminum Wheels 358 sprint feature

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA, 3/15/08 -"We’re fortunate, it’s day racing and this don’t mean nothing...but if you’re here you might as well win them."

A passing points inversion of five cars put Billy Dietrich on the pole for the season-opening feature in the "358" sprint division.

That was "church over" too, with Dietrich dominating the 20-lap event.

Brad McClelland came from 10^th starting spot to pass Kevin Nouse for the runner-up spot on lap six, and he chased the Gettysburg speedster the rest of the day. Nouse held on to finish third, with Bill’s brother Danny Dietrich crossing fourth and Nate Hammaker fifth. Completing the top ten were 16^th-starting Jimmy Layton, 18^th-starting Chad Criswell, 20^th-starting Chad Trout, Jeff Rohrbaugh (who came from the back after a first-lap crash), and John Barnett (who also from the back after an early-race incident).

Heats for the 39 "358" sprints were won by Danny Dietrich, Derek Locke, Nouse and Billy Dietrich. Twin consolations were won by Scott Flammer and Criswell.

The day began with an announcement that Keizer Aluminum Wheels out of Mt. Holly Springs will sponsor the 358 sprint division at Lincoln in 2008. Keizer will be providing $5,000 in products and $5,000 in contingency vouchers to Lincoln competitors during the season.

RACE RESULTS
Saturday - March 15, 2008
LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Abbottstown, PA
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS 358 SPRINTS
Feature (20-Laps) - 1. 8D-Billy Dietrich; 2. 6-Brad McClelland; 3. 4R-Kevin Nouse; 4. 88-Danny Dietrich; 5. 66N-Nate Hammaker; 6. 55-Jimmy Layton; 7. 84C-Chad Criswell; 8. 7C-Chad Trout; 9. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 10. 15B-John Barnett; 11. 28-Keith Prutzman; 12. 15-Adam Wilt; 13. 55E-Brian Eichelberger; 14. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 15. 1-Tim Wagaman; 16. 75-Nicole Bower; 17. 16-Gerard McIntrye Jr. (DNF); 18. 91-Scott Geesey (DNF); 19. 37-Scott Flammer (DNF); 20. 3-Pat Cannon (DNF); 21. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe (DNF); 22. 77-Derek Locke (DNF); 23. 25-Aaron Ott (DNF); 24. 23-Todd Rittenhouse Jr. (DNF). No Time

Lap Leaders - Billy Dietrich (1-20)

1st Heat (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 88-Danny Dietrich; 2. 6-Brad McClelland; 3. 28-Keith Prutzman; 4. 3-Pat Cannon; 5. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 6. 11T-Eric Tomecek; 7. 45-Colt White; 8. 01A-Denny Gross (DNF); 9. 55-Brian Eichelberger (DNF); DNS - 73-Jamie Rupp. No Time

2nd Heat (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 77-Derek Locke; 2. 66N-Nate Hammaker; 3. 75-Nicole Bower; 4. 15B-John Barnett (DNF); 5. 37-Scott Flammer (DNF); 6. 65-Cole Griffin (DNF); 7. 81B-Bob Anderson (DNF); 8. 15-Adam Wilt (DNF); 9. 27-Jay Galloway (DNF); 10. 66H-Dale Hammaker (DNF). No Time

3rd Heat (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 4R-Kevin Nouse; 2. 7V-Jeff Rohrbaugh; 3. 25-Aaron Ott; 5. 55-Jimmy Layton; 6. 8-Rich Eichelberger; 7. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 8. 67-Jason Cherry; 9. 22T-Matt Boland (DNF); 10. 6S-Bill Sherman (DNF). No Time

4th Heat (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 8D-Billy Dietrich; 2. 91-Scott Geesey; 3. 99-Joe Trone Jr.; 4. 1-Tim Wagaman; 5. 7C-Chad Trout; 6. 23-Todd Rittenhouse Jr.; 7. 5-Adam Lawrence; 8. 34-Austin Reed; 9. 5S-Ricky Stonebreaker. Time - 2:42.94

1st Consolation (10 Laps/4 to qualify)- 1. 37-Scott Flammer; 2. 15-Adam Wilt; 3. 16-Gerard McIntyre Jr.; 4. 55-Brian Eichelberger; 5. 11T-Eric Tomecek; 6. 66-Dale Hammaker; 7. 45-Colt White; 8. 01A-Denny Gross; DNS - 65-Cale Griffin, 81B-Bob Anderson, 73-Jamie Rupp. No Time

2nd Consolation (10 Laps/4 to qualify) - 1. 84C-Chad Criswell; 2. 7C-Chad Trout; 3. 23-Todd Rittenhouse; 4. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe; 5. 67-Jason Cherry; 6. 22T-Matt Boland; 7. 5-Adam Lawrence; 8. 8-Rich Eichelberger; 9. 5X-Ricky Stonebreaker; 10. 34-Austin Reed; 11. 6S-Bill Sherman (DNF). No Time