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Dietz Leads Posse Podium Sweep Of Outlaws In Williams Grove Open Prelim - Locals take four of top five spots with Saturday 75K National Open looming

2025-10-04 14:08

Mechanicsburg - Chase Dietz of York led a Pennsylvania Posse sweep of the World of Outlaws sprint cars in the J & S Classics National Open Preliminary at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, taking $12,000 for the exciting victory.

And not only did the Posse sweep the podium but it also took four of the top five spots in the 25-lap main that was the 39th running of the prestigious event.

Defending National Open champion Carson Macedo jetted into control from the pole when action began in the preliminary feature chased by Danny Dietrich but fourth starter Dietz served notice early that he was to be in the hunt.

He swept to Dietrich's outside on the second lap to take the spot away but by that time leader Macedo had already built up a near two-second advantage over the field.

Dietz was noticeably faster than his leading outlaws nemesis however and he consistently chopped between three and five tenths of a second per lap off of Macedo's lead.

Dietz had narrowed the gap to eight-tenths of a second by lap seven when the only caution flag of the race unfurled for a four-car tangle in the third turn that was started by Daryn Pittman when his car backed up across the track while running in the eighth spot.

Collected in the accident was Daison Pursley, Kody Hartlaub and Bill Balog.

Dietz stuck with Macedo when action resumed but he also had to contend with challenger Lance Dewease for the second spot by lap 10.

Going for a tie breaking fourth win in the event, Dewease briefly took the position but couldn't hold it as Dietz had his sights set on the leader.

As the leaders worked through traffic Dietz first drew to Macedo's inside on the 20th tour as the pair worked through the first and second turns before drag racing down the backstretch.

Dietz then pushed his No. 23 deep into the third turn to slide up in front of Macedo as the pair headed for the flag stand only to see Macedo turn his car off of the cushion and back into control by a scant .010 seconds at the line.

After two laps to regroup Dietz then blasted under Macedo for control with three laps to go as the pair danced through the third and fourth turns.

And along for the ride came Dewease as the pair soared into the top two spots with Dewease briefly threatening to take the lead away from Dietz as well.

However once out front in clean air Dietz was able to sneak away to a .798 second margin by the finish.

It was Dietz's fifth career win at the oval but his first for car owners John and Kelly Stehman. The checkered flag was also a first for the pilot over the traveling outlaws band.

Dietrich got by Macedo late to snare third with Macedo riding home fourth followed by eighth starter Justin Whittall.

Sixth through 10th went to Buddy Kofoid, David Gravel, Gio Scelzi, Justin Peck and Brent Marks.

In the chase for the 2025 Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint track title, Troy Wagaman Jr. ended the race still in the point lead by 125 markers over Freddie Rahmer who finished 11th in the event while Wagaman rode home 16th after taking a provisional to make the field.

Heats for the 56-car field went to Gravel, Kofoid, Dewease and Pursley.

Sheldon Haudenschild won the B Main and Kyle Spence won the C Main.

Ryan Newton claimed the non-qualifiers race.

Macedo earned the pole for the feature by winning the dash.

Gravel seat overall fast time with a lap of 16.409 seconds.

Williams Grove Speedway will host the 63rd annual J & S Classics National Open for World of Outlaws sprint cars on Saturday night to close the season, paying $75,000 to win the 40-lap National Open feature.

Feature Finishes

10/3/25

410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Chase Dietz, 2. Lance Dewease, 3. Danny Dietrich, 4. Carson Macedo, 5. Justin Whittall, 6. Buddy Kofoid, 7. David Gravel, 8. Gio Scelzi, 9. Justin P eck, 10. Brent Marks,11. Freddie Rahmer, 12. Sheldon Haudenschild, 13. Logan Schuchart, 14. Brock Zearfoss, 15. TJ Stutts, 16. Troy Wagaman J r., 17. Cameron Smith, 18. Ashton Torgerson, 19. Ryan Timms, 20. Kerry Madsen, 21. Chad Trout, 22. Bill Balog, 23. Austin Bishop, 24. Cory Eliason, 25. Cole Macedo, 26. Kody Hartlaub, 27. Daryn Pittman, 28. Daison Pursley

DNQ:

Jordan Thomas, Dylan Cisney, Bill Rose, Hunter Schuerenberg, Kaleb Johnson, Troy Fraker, Olivia Thayer, Parker Price Miller, JJ Loss, Devon Borden, Gage Pulkrabek, Steve Buckwalter, Samuel Miller, Ryan Newton, Tyler Ross, Lucas Wolfe, Garet Williamson, Matt Campbell, Gerard McIntyre Jr., Skylar Gee, Donny Schatz, Doug Hammaker, Chris Windom, Conner Morrell, Kyle Spence, Zach Hampton, Logan Rusmey, Dylan Norris