MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — The J&S Classics Nationwide Open is all in regards to the intense rivalry between the World of Outlaws NOS Power Drink Dash Vehicles and Pennsylvania Posse, and it was on full show Friday night time.
The Best Present on Filth rolled into Williams Grove Speedway for the opener of the 63rd Nationwide Open. The World of Outlaws have been aiming to invade and steal the present whereas the locals ready to defend house turf.
At first, it seemed as if the vacationers might have their method. Defending “Natty O” champion Carson Macedo began on the pole and took off with the highest spot early. Behind Macedo a swarm of PA Posse drivers stalked the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41. Chase Dietz, Danny Dietrich and Lance Dewease (battled it out earlier than Dietz gained management and began the cost after Macedo.
Laps clicked away, and Dietz closed proper on the tail tank of the No. 41. On the twenty second circuit, Dietz constructed a robust run out of Flip 2 and pounced heading into the following set of corners. He ducked below Macedo and completed the slide job for the lead.
However the battle wasn’t over. Lance Dewease rolled by Macedo proper after Dietz cleared him and pulled alongside the Stehman Motorsports No. 23d.
Dietz stayed simply sufficient forward to shut the door coming into Flip 1, and that was the profitable transfer. He drove away to his first World of Outlaws win a lot to the delight of the packed Williams Grove stands.
“I simply need to soak it in,” Dietz stated. “This week we put an entire totally different automobile collectively and every part. They bust their asses. We’ve had a hell of a yr. I understand how quick we could possibly be right here for The Grove, and we simply haven’t had that pace all season lengthy and simply made huge modifications this week to get there. Man, we did all of it, and it ended up understanding. These items are so rattling troublesome to win. We needed to chase him (down) and get there. We have been so maneuverable. We’ve simply been preventing that every one season lengthy. I’m simply so rattling happy with these guys. John and Kelly Stehman giving us the chance to do that is unbelievable.”
Dietz grew to become the one hundred and fifty fifth totally different victor in sequence historical past and joined Ryan Timms because the second first time winner this yr. He’s the sixteenth totally different driver to prime a World of Outlaws race in 2025.
Dietz pushed the PA Posse’s benefit to a few races to 1 over the vacationers as Anthony Macri collected checkered flags at Williams Grove in Could and BAPS Motor Speedway in July. The one World of Outlaws win up to now was delivered by Michael “Buddy” Kofoid at Lincoln Speedway in Could.
Dewease claimed the second spot within the Barry Shearer No. 12, marking his first World of Outlaws podium since profitable the Nationwide Open in 2022. Dewease’s pace made it clear he’ll be in competition for a record-tying sixth “Natty O” title on Saturday.
“I used to be fairly good there within the center,” Dewease stated. “Then Chase got here down in my line and sort of ended me in (Turns) 3 and 4, however over the past in all probability three laps I wasn’t that nice. Lapped vehicles round this place are actually robust, and that’s how the racing has been actually good right here as soon as we get to lapped vehicles. It’s good to see a PA (podium) sweep. Hopefully I’m the one sitting up there tomorrow.”
As Dewease famous, the PA Posse swept the rostrum due to Danny Dietrich bringing the Gary Kauffman Racing No. 48 house third. That’s additionally the place he completed in opposition to the World of Outlaws in Could at Williams Grove.
“It’s simply irritating on our finish,” Deitrich stated. “I felt like we had the quickest race automobile as a result of I don’t suppose they might run (Turns) 1 and a pair of like I used to be. I used to be simply hammering the highest. That is nonetheless fairly cool. That is old skool Williams Grove. That is what the followers come to see. That is enjoyable as a race automobile driver. You are feeling like you may have a shot, and we ran third. There’re no complaints. It’s a stout area of actually good race automobile drivers and groups, and hopefully we will do that once more tomorrow however possibly a little bit bit higher. I can assure there the final couple laps I used to be ensuring I may get in entrance of the 41 (Macedo) as a result of we needed to comb this entrance stretch for the Posse.”
Carson Macedo and Justin Whittall accomplished the highest 5.
The end:
Characteristic (25 Laps): 1. 23D-Chase Dietz[4]; 2. 12-Lance Dewease[3]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich[2]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo[1]; 5. 67-Justin Whittall[8]; 6. 83-Michael Kofoid[6]; 7. 2-David Gravel[5]; 8. 7BC-Giovanni Scelzi[16]; 9. 26-Justin Peck[12]; 10. 19-Brent Marks[18]; 11. 51-Freddie Rahmer[20]; 12. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[21]; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart[22]; 14. 8-Brock Zearfoss[17]; 15. 11-TJ Stutts[13]; 16. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[26]; 17. 75-Cameron Smith[23]; 18. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[24]; 19. 10-Ryan Timms[19]; 20. 15S-Kerry Madsen[14]; 21. 1X-Chad Trout[15]; 22. 17B-Invoice Balog[10]; 23. 35-Austin Bishop[28]; 24. 18-Cory Eliason[25]; 25. 2C-Cole Macedo[27]; 26. 95-Kody Hartlaub[11]; 27. 69K-Daryn Pittman[9]; 28. 13-Daison Pursley[7]
