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Dale Blaney kicks off Fremont season with win.
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio (Saturday, April 21, 2007) - Dale Blaney lived up to his
nickname - "The Tall Cool One" - Saturday to open Fremont Speedway's 56th
season. The Fowler, Ohio driver utilized his patience to take the 410 sprint
feature victory on Mt. Dew Night.
Fremont's Bobby Foster dodged disaster with just two laps remaining and went
on to claim his 19th career win in the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305
Sprint feature.
An emotional Bob Dible recorded his 6th career checkered flag in the Fremont
Fence Dirt Trucks.
Blaney utilized lapped traffic to overtake Paul Weaver on lap 14 and would
not budge from the bottom of the race track to score his fifth career
Fremont victory.
"I just had to be patient...it's a 30-lap feature and I knew we had a strong
car," said Blaney from the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his Hoosier Tire,
Kemp Insurance sponsored #2. "I know everytime I crawl into George Fisher's
car, it's going to be strong and I just have to do my job and let the race
come to me."
For Foster is looked like he would cruise to the win, but while trying to
put a car a lap down with just two circuits remaining, he jumped the berm on
the bottom of turn 3 and nearly ended his run.
"The red light came on in (in the cockpit) and the engine died...but I
turned right and the motor came back to life," said Foster beside his JD
Automotive sponsored #3J. "I knew Jason (Deel) had a great car and we have
the best motors Gressman Powersports can give us. So when we hit the halfway
mark I started thinking about winning number 19. I have to give Clay Keim a
lot of credit. When I first started out, he would always point out what I
could do better and he instilled in me to race the track and not the
competition."
Bob Dible pointed to the sky upon exiting his Bob's Machine #17 truck in the
Engine Pro Victory Lane.
"This one's for Vic (his long-time crew chief). We lost him this past
winter...I know he's looking down on us," Dible said. "I kept riding Steve's
(Sabo) rear bumper and I had to ride the breaks hoping he'd slip up. Steve's
a pretty cool customer and he rarely makes a mistake. When Jim (McGrath)
drove round us on the high side, I knew Steve would race him and maybe open
up the bottom a little and he did."
Troy Vacarro jumped into the lead of the 30 lap feature for the Fort Ball
Pizza Palace 410 Sprints, with last year's 305 sprint track champion Paul
Weaver and his Genzman racing teammate John Ivy, Bobby Clark and Blaney in
tow.Weaver would shoot around Vacarro on lap four, as Blaney moved into
third, dropping Ivy to fourth. The car on the move was 2006 All Star champ
Greg Wilson as he had raced his way from 9th to sixth.
Weaver continued to lead with Blaney moving into second by lap 7 with Ivy,
Clark, Wilson, Lee Jacobs, Byron Reed and Mike Linder battling behind.
Blaney followed Weaver's tire tracks on the bottom of the track until he
made the winning move on lap 13 as the leaders hit lapped traffic.
The race stayed green with the running order Blaney, Weaver, Ivy, Vacarro,
Wilson, Linder, Reed and Clark until lap 23 when David Harrison looped it
out in turn two. There were now a pair of lapped machines between Blaney and
Weaver. Blaney took advantage of the clean track and went on to the victory
over Weaver, Ivy, Wilson and Reed.
In the 25-lap feature for the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints,
Foster was the beneficiary of bad luck by pole sitter Steve Rando. The
Lindsey driver had a muffler fall off his car when pushed out for the race,
sending him to the tail and moving Foster from third starting spot to first.
Foster would cruise around the bottom the distance, never really challenged
until his bobble with two laps remaining. The racing behind him was exciting
between Brad Bowman, Andy Shammo, Bill Kraylek, Craig Kayes, 15th starter
Todd Heuerman, Chad Gullett and Kevin Lee.
When Foster hit lapped traffic by lap 9, Bowman, utilizing the high groove,
closed a few times to within a couple car lengths.At the checker it was
Foster, Bowman, Shammo, Kays and Heuerman.
In the 20-lap main for the Fremont Fence Dirt Trucks, three-time Fremont
champion Steve Sabo led the first 10 laps as Dible continually hounded his
rear bumper as they were glued to the bottom groove. Meanwhile 11th-starting
Jim McGrath went to the outside and rim-rode his way into third by lap 8.
McGrath would drive around Dible and Sabo to take the lead on lap 11. Dible
was finally able to stick a fender under Sabo to grab second on lap 12 and
raced side by side with McGrath for the lead the next five laps. Dible was
able to drive under McGrath and take the lead on lap 14 and cruise to the
win.
Following McGrath to the checkeres were McGrath, Sabo, Steve Endicott and
Cory Ward.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, April 28 for Kistler
Engines Night featuring the 410 sprints, 305 sprints and dirt trucks. Gates
open at 4:30 p.m. with racing slated to get underway at 7:30 p.m.
The "New" Fremont Speedway (4-21-07)
Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Super Sprints
Qualifying
1. X-Mark Keegan, 12.77; 2. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.91; 3. 16-Lee Jacobs, 13.04;
4. 3L-Mike Linder, 13.04; 5. 5R-Byron Reed, 13.06; 6. 53-John Ivy, 13.07; 7.
2-Dale Blaney, 13.11; 8. 1W-Paul Weaver, 13.16; 9. O9-Craig Mintz, 13.17;
10. 8S-Bobby Clark, 13.18; 11. 7T-Troy Vaccaro, 13.19; 12. 2M-Dustin
Daggett, 13.27; 13. 27-Scott Euler, 13.27; 14. 15C-Chris Andrews, 13.30; 15.
97-Cory Seeling, 13.31; 16. 10-David Harrison, 13.37; 17. 55-Brian Smith,
13.39; 18. 11M-Brandon Martin, 13.40; 19. O-Gus Wasson, 13.42; 20. 14H-Todd
Heller, 13.45; 21. 11B-Brock Mayes, 13.60; 22. 33-Steve Irwin, 13.78; 23.
12-Caleb Griffith, 13.80; 24. 48-Mike Burkin, 13.85; 25. 49T-Gregg Dalman,
13.90; 26. 11N-Ed Neumeister, 14.03; 27. 10S-Roger Shammo, 14.20; 28.
4M-Jamie Miller, 15.61
Heat 1 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 10-David Harrison; 2. 2-Dale Blaney; 3. 3L-Mike Linder; 4. X-Mark Keegan;
5. 8S-Bobby Clark; 6. 33-Steve Irwin; 7. O-Gus Wasson; 8. 49T-Gregg Dalman;
9. 27-Scott Euler; 10. 4M-Jamie Miller
Heat 2 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 15C-Chris Andrews; 2. 55-Brian Smith; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver; 4. 7T-Troy
Vaccaro; 5. 14H-Todd Heller; 6. W20-Greg Wilson; 7. 12-Caleb Griffith; 8.
5R-Byron Reed; 9. 11N-Ed Neumeister
Heat 3 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 11M-Brandon Martin; 2. 53-John Ivy; 3. 2M-Dustin Daggett; 4. 97-Cory
Seeling; 5. 16-Lee Jacobs; 6. O9-Craig Mintz; 7. 11B-Brock Mayes; 8. 48-Mike
Burkin; 9. 10S-Roger Shammo
B-main (10 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 5R-Byron Reed; 3. 27-Scott Euler; 4. 11B-Brock Mayes;
5. 12-Caleb Griffith; 6. 49T-Gregg Dalman; 7. O-Gus Wasson; 8. 10S-Roger
Shammo; 9. 4M-Jamie Miller; 10. 48-Mike Burkin; 11. 33-Steve Irwin; 12.
O9-Craig Mintz; 13. 11N-Ed Neumeister
A-main (30 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 2-Dale Blaney[4]; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver[3]; 3. 53-John Ivy[5]; 4. W20-Greg
Wilson[9]; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[10]; 6. 3L-Mike Linder[6]; 7. 7T-Troy
Vaccaro[1]; 8. 16-Lee Jacobs[7]; 9. 2M-Dustin Daggett[11]; 10. 11M-Brandon
Martin[17]; 11. 8S-Bobby Clark[2]; 12. X-Mark Keegan[8]; 13. 97-Cory
Seeling[14]; 14. 55-Brian Smith[16]; 15. 10-David Harrison[15]; 16.
15C-Chris Andrews[13]; 17. 12-Caleb Griffith[20]; 18. 27-Scott Euler[12];
19. 49T-Gregg Dalman[21]; 20. 14H-Todd Heller[18]; 21. 11B-Brock Mayes[19]
Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints
Heat 1 - Riverside Machine & Tool (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 10-Brad Haudenschild; 2. 36-Dustin Keegan; 3. 1B-Brad Bowman; 4. O4-Cap
Henry; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 6. 18-Todd Hierman; 7. 14-Chad Wilson; 8.
29F-Rich Farmer; 9. M28-Josh Muntz; 10. 13-Junior Felver
Heat 2 - R & R Auto Wrecking (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. O2-Kevin Lee; 2. 3J-Bobby Foster; 3. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 4. 55S-Benny
Bowman; 5. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 6. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath; 7. 5-Dustin Dinan; 8.
6-Ryan Dickey; 9. 49-Coty Runion; 10. 67M-Matt Ferrell
Heat 3 - Gressman Powersports (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 39M-Matt Merrill; 2. 71-Bill Kraylek; 3. 19R-Steve Rando; 4. 66L-Ryan
Lowe; 5. 7-Jared Potter; 6. 18C-Jason Crispen; 7. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 8.
22-Evan Helle; 9. 18X-Phil Burroughs
Heat 4 - Reco Equipment (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 31-Chad Gullett; 2. 48S-Andy Shammo; 3. 9-Craig Kays; 4. O1-Bryan
Sebetto; 5. 65-Mark Lang; 6. 34-Mark Whaley; 7. O7-Scott Mominee; 8.
29L-Chris Lang; 9. 1A-Matt Lucius; 10. 311-Aaron Moloney
Dash - Computer Man Inc. (4 laps)
1. 10-Brad Haudenschild; 2. 71-Bill Kraylek; 3. 39M-Matt Merrill; 4. 31-Chad
Gullett; 5. O2-Kevin Lee
B1 Main (8 laps, top 2 transfer to A-main)
1. 18-Todd Heuerman; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 3. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 4.
1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 5. 14-Chad Wilson; 6. 13-Junior Felver; 7. M28-Josh
Muntz; 8. 6-Ryan Dickey; 9. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath; 10. 5-Dustin Dinan; 11.
29F-Rich Farmer
B2 Main (8 laps, top 2 transfer to A-Main)
1. 7-Jared Potter; 2. 29L-Chris Lang; 3. 65-Mark Lang; 4. O7-Scott Mominee;
5. 1A-Matt Lucius; 6. 22-Evan Helle; 7. 18X-Phil Burroughs; 8. 82-Travis
Hoffbauer; 9. 18C-Jason Crispen; 10. 34-Mark Whaley
A-main (25 laps) Starting Position []
1. 3J-Bobby Foster[1]; 2. 1B-Brad Bowman[5]; 3. 48S-Andy Shammo[4]; 4.
9-Craig Kays[2]; 5. 18-Todd Heuerman[15]; 6. 71-Bill Kraylek[10]; 7. 31-Chad
Gullett[7]; 8. O2-Kevin Lee[6]; 9. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[9]; 10. 39M-Matt
Merrill[8]; 11. 35-Stuart Brubaker[17]; 12. 66L-Ryan Lowe[13]; 13. 19R-Steve
Rando[21]; 14. 36-Dustin Keegan[12]; 15. 10-Brad Haudenschild[3]; 16.
67M-Matt Ferrell[20]; 17. O4-Cap Henry[11]; 18. 5-Dustin Dinan[19]; 19.
7-Jared Potter[16]; 20. 29L-Chris Lang[18]; 21. O1-Bryan Sebetto[14]
Fremont Fence & Guardrail Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 2. 16-Steve Sabo; 3. 8-Steve Endicott; 4. 30-Dave Gibbs;
5. 6-Linda Sabo; 6. 28-Shawn Valenti; 7. 4X-Brian Sorg; 8. X-Tim Keegan; 9.
2-Bob Sinkevitch Jr.
Heat 2 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. O1-Art Ball; 2. 37-Eric Devanna; 3. 52-Aaron Schatzinger; 4. 97-Jim
Maglosky; 5. 7C-Jacob Dick; 6. 99-Jesse Worcester; 7. 83B-Dave Brewer; 8.
14-Scott Beard
Heat 3 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5-Jim Mcgrath; 2. 69-Mark Warnick; 3. 3X-Charley Gingrich; 4. 92-Loren
Schwochow; 5. 55B-Bill Bruen; 6. 23M-Brad Mitten; 7. 96-James McClure; 8.
34-Kevin Miller
Heat 4 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 18W-Cory Ward; 2. 33-Brian Arnold; 3. 17-Bob Dible; 4. 8H-Art Howey Jr.;
5. 39-Dwight Waltermier; 6. 20-Andy Maynard; 7. 8K-Zack Kramer; 8. P51-Paul
Brown Jr.
B1-Main (8 laps, top 2 transfer to A-main)
1. 28-Shawn Valenti; 2. 6-Linda Sabo; 3. 7C-Jacob Dick; 4. 83B-Dave Brewer;
5. 4X-Brian Sorg; 6. X-Tim Keegan; 7. 99-Jesse Worcester
B2-main (8 laps, top 2 transfer to A-Main)
1. 39-Dwight Waltermier; 2. 20-Andy Maynard; 3. 23M-Brad Mitten; 4. 55B-Bill
Bruen; 5. 96-James McClure; 6. 8K-Zack Kramer
A-main (20 laps) Starting Position []
1. 17-Bob Dible[3]; 2. 5-Jim Mcgrath[11]; 3. 16-Steve Sabo[1]; 4. 8-Steve
Endicott[4]; 5. 18W-Cory Ward[7]; 6. 33-Brian Arnold[5]; 7. 37-Eric
Devanna[6]; 8. 8H-Art Howey Jr.[16]; 9. 30-Dave Gibbs[13]; 10. O1-Art
Ball[12]; 11. 20-Andy Maynard[20]; 12. 3X-Charley Gingrich[10]; 13. 92-Loren
Schwochow[15]; 14. 39-Dwight Waltermier[18]; 15. 28-Shawn Valenti[17]; 16.
6-Linda Sabo[19]; 17. 3R-Chuck Roelle[9]; 18. 69-Mark Warnick[2]; 19.
52-Aaron Schatzinger[8]; 20. 97-Jim Maglosky[14]
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