Birthdate: April 13, 1984

Status: Dating Stephanie Stevens, #26 ARDC Midget Driver

Occupation: Sales Engineer

Doug began racing go-karts in 1996, and taking after his father, (also named Doug) had a very successful career in the entry level division. The two of them shared the sport with both father and son acquiring several wins. Things began to get more serious for them as Doug's father hung up his helmet and purchased a 250cc micro sprint for his son. Doug ran 250cc micro sprints for 3 years and 600cc micro sprints for a year.  In September, 2004, Doug was informed that his Army Reserve unit was to be deployed to Iraq.  Doug’s father, who had owned a supersportsman for a few years, felt a good sendoff for his son would be to let him drive the larger, more powerful racecar.  Doug raced at Williams Grove Speedway, qualifying for and finishing the feature.  This taste of bigger, V8 engine racing had Doug looking forward to bigger and better things.

But those ambitions had to wait for a year, however, because in October of 2005, Doug and his Army Reserve unit were mobilized for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Doug spent a year in and around Baghdad, Iraq working as a construction equipment operator and serving as a team leader. With this deployment came some added income, which prompted Doug to start researching possible racing avenues. Doug liked the supersportsman, but his heart fell for the awesome speed and exciting racing of sprint cars. So in the fall of 2005, while Doug was still in Iraq, he purchased a 358 sprint car team.

Finally returning home in January of 2006, Doug quickly began working on preparing the car for the 2006 season. Doug's father got to work rebuilding the two Mopar motors and things were looking promising. Doug spent his rookie year racing at Selinsgrove Speedway. The season was marred by a horrific turn one crash that saw Doug flip 6 times out over the guardrail. With the help of fellow competitor Jordan Frontz and his family, another car was able to be put together and Doug was able to finish out the year. Doug’s 2006 season was highlighted by a 3rd place finish at Selinsgrove Speedway.

After racing ended at Selinsgrove, Doug and his father were excited for the next season, but felt the 358 division was tough to get seat time in. So Doug's father purchased a used Mopar 410 motor and that became the teams focus. In 2007, Doug attacked Lincoln Speedway looking to gain as much experience as possible against the famed Pennsylvania Posse. In his first year in 410's and only his second year in full size sprint cars, Doug was able to post an 8th place finish and several heat wins.

2008 was another progressive year for Doug and the team.  C.C. Dietz Builders came on board as sponsors, and the support of the entire Dietz family was a major part of the team’s ability to cope with the ups and downs the 2008 season brought them.  The season was highlighted by several heat wins, a 2nd place finish at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, and 5th place finishes at both Williams Grove and Lincolns speedways.

Doug and the team earned their first feature win at Lincoln Speedway early in 2009. This was after losing a car to a horrific crash on opening day. 2009 was a true test to the team as the season was plagued with crashes.

2010 saw Scott and Chris Dietz assume ownership of the team, as well as Chris taking over duties as crew chief. The team’s base of operations has moved to York, PA and an aggressive schedule is planned. This includes the entire Lincoln Speedway 2010 schedule, as well as many races at Williams Grove Speedway.

Doug and the entire Dietz Motorsports team look forward to seeing you at the races.

HERE ARE A FEW IMAGES FROM DOUG'S TOUR IN IRAQ