DANNY DIETRICH WINS OPENING DAY

Port Royal, PA - Saturday marked not only the opening day of the 2026 season at Port Royal Speedway, but also the opening race of the landmark new series: PA Posse 410 Sprint Cars. When the checkered flag waved, Danny Dietrich found himself in Kish Bank victory lane claiming the first wins for the track in 2026 and the new series.

The 25-lap A-main event saw Danny Dietrich and Matt Campbell composing the front row with Dietrich getting out to the early advantage and Chase Dietz jumping up to the runner up spot from third.

Dietrich and Dietz would set the pace for the field over the opening five laps before the red flag would wave due to a 2-car accident between Dylan Cisney and Nash Ely who got collected in turns one and two.

Turns one and two would prove to be challenging for many of the drivers as the surface offered a different kind of character than what most drivers are accustomed to at The Speed Palace.

Once the field took the green flag once again, it was Dietrich once again setting sail on the field with Dietz following not too far behind.

The A-main would stay green over the remaining 20 laps, and Dietz was able to cut Dietrich's lead down to as little as 0.5 seconds but could never fully close the gap.

Dietrich would go on to win and claim the $6,000 prize with Dietz in second and Matt Campbell rounding out the podium.

"It's pretty special," said Dietrich in victory lane describing winning the first PA Posse 410 Sprint Car Series race. "This thing was fast. Thanks to my guys for sticking with me."

Justin Whittall would claim the Ramsey Car Wash Hard Charger honors with a +10 effort going from his 22nd starting spot to 12th.

Kody Hartlaub would get the extra $1,000 Warrior Award from J&S Classics for having the 7 pill drawn in victory lane as he was the 7th place finisher.

Full Results:

410 A Feature 25 Laps | 00:19:20.647

48-Danny Dietrich[1]; 2. 23-Chase Dietz[4]; 3. 10-Matt Campbell[2]; 4. 8-Lance Dewease[9]; 5. 11-TJ Stutts[3]; 6. 0X-Aaron Bollinger[5]; 7. 95H-Kody Hartlaub[6]; 8. 35B-Buddy Schweibinz[8]; 9. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[17]; 10. 51-Freddie Rahmer[11]; 11. 39M-Anthony Macri[19]; 12. 67-Justin Whittall[22]; 13. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[13]; 14. 77-Michael Walter[10]; 15. 55-Logan Wagner[21]; 16. 69K-Ryan Smith[20]; 17. 39-JJ Loss[18]; 18. 47K-Kody Lehman[15]; 19. 91-Preston Lattomus[7]; 20. 11T-Mike Thompson[12]; 21. 5K-Jake Karklin[23]; 22. 17-Mark Smith[24]; 23. 27S-Dylan Cisney[14]; 24. 22E-Nash Ely[16]