2021 Kuskokwim 300 Champion – Richie Diehl
What a great win for a great Team! If you look up tenacity and perseverance in the Webster’s Dictionary, it’s a wonder it doesn’t say, Richie Diehl. The Team has been at it for many years and finally this year, the stars began to align. I was surprised at this year’s Bogus Creek 15o Finish when Richie, just nonchalantly, said, “This is my first trophy” when handed the prize. I spoke to Richie off to the side this morning and he told me, “You know what this means? I finally get to have a Ron Kaiser Trophy on my shelf!” (Ron makes the K300 Winning trophy each year)
Year after year Richie and his Team have stuck to it. Last year’s Iditarod Team looked excellent as well and he led the race for a time. This year’s Team– Well look out! He calls them the “Spring Break kids” as they are just happy and excited and ready to party down on the trail. Of course, Richie was ecstatic as were all of the fans who showed up for his 6:38am finish. His trail time was 36:08:32 and 43 minutes in front of pal Pete Kaiser who was as thrilled with his win as much as Richie. “If I was to want anyone else to win this, it would be him.” said Pete in his post race interview.
As Richie crossed the line a cheer went up and Gonders Hoffman handed him a rose. “It’s Valentine’s Day, don’t you know!” Richie laughed and handed it to his sweetie and fiance, Emerie Fairbanks. The Team looked great and ready to go another 300 miles.
Here at Kaiser Racing we share his excitement and are so happy for Real Diehl Racing. All the years traveling together makes this just like a win for the Team. Pete and Richie are tied at the hip, so to speak, so a win for him is just the best! Congratulations Richie and the Spring Break kids! Awesome!
Here are the Photos from the line-
