SPRING GROVE, Pa. — Trone Outdoor: It's a car known around Central PA for nearly 70 years. Making its first appearance in 1951. The Trone Motorsports No. 39 is known to have some of the best PA drivers like Greg Hodnett, Doug Esh and Keith Kauffman, just to name a few.
At the end of the 2020 racing season, John Trone gave Chase Dietz the opportunity to finish out the last three races. His first race out in the No. 39, he finishes second at Lincoln Speedway.
Driving this car brought back memories for Dietz after his uncle, Cory Haas drove the car for a few seasons.
“I’m probably making him feel old. He’s been a big influence in my career and my life. As well as my whole family. I’m hoping to kind of take off from what Cory has built,' said Dietz.
This is Dietz's seventh season racing a 410 sprint car.
Bloomsburg: For the first time in over three decades, racecars testing out the dirt at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds.
One of the cars was Weikert's Livestock No. 29 with the 7-time National Champion and USAC Vice President Levi Jones. He was testing out the track in the very car Doug Wolfgang drove. Jones was asked for insights on the tracks design. The fairgrounds would like to host micros, midgets, sprint cars and late models.
The first race will be in May and hope to have about a dozen races a year.
Chili Bowl: Pennsylvania was represented by a handful of drivers at the 35th Chili Bowl Nationals but it was a familiar face that landed in victory lane. Kyle Larson dominated a stacked field of talent A-Main. He became just the fourth driver to win back-to-back Chili Bowls. The lone PA driver in the A-Main was Alex Bright finishing 12th.