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Reed wins 3rd at Fremont; Chris Lang back in victory lane; Valenti nabs 3rd truck win.
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio (Saturday, July 28, 2007) - Byron Reed gave his dad, Sam, a
great birthday present Saturday at Fremont Speedway - a 410 sprint victory
on Custom Chrome Plating Night!
Reed, who started 8th after setting quick time in qualifications, battled
with John Ivy the last 8 laps before claiming his third win of the season.
It was the Monclova, Ohio driver's 13th career victory at "The Track That
Action Built" in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints. He currently leads
the track's point standings.
It's been so long since his first feature win, Fostoria's Chris Lang
couldn't remember when it happened. He'll have no problem remembering his
latest though, as he took the checkered flag in the Fremont Federal Credit
Union 305 Sprints feature for his second career victory at Fremont Speedway.
Once again, the Fremont Fence Dirt Trucks put on a whale of a show, as five
trucks battled for the lead the last five laps. At the checkered, it was
Risingson's Shawn Valenti taking his third win of the season.
"I usually don't qualify that well and that puts us behind the eight ball.
That was one of those deals where it was better to be in second late in the
race. We're really getting around this place well now," said Reed in the
Engine Pro Victory Lane next to his ProShocks/Reebar Diecasting backed
sprint car.
"What an incredible night. We won our heat, won the dash and now the
feature. I can't remember the first win, but I'll definitely remember this
one," said Lang from the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his Wendt Key Team
Realty/Burns Electric/Eric McCormick Trucking/Bright.net sponsored #29.
"This truck just likes the high side. Once I got into the lead I knew I
wasn't coming down from there...someone was going to have to drive under me
to get me," said Valenti beside his Kern Tool, Dymond Motorsports &
Fabrication sponsored #28 truck in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.
Bryan Sebetto, in his new 410 ride, grabbed the early lead from his outside
front row starting spot, with Scott Euler, Caleb Griffith, John Ivy and Mike
Linder in tow. Action would grind to a halt on lap 3 for a Todd Heller tip
over.
Sebetto would set sale on the restart, with Griffith and Ivy right on his
rear bumper. Ivy would move into second on lap 5 and would grab the lead two
circuits later getting under Sebetto exiting turn 4. Ivy would continue to
lead, with the action for second now heating up between Sebetto and
Griffith, with Reed moving into fourth. Griffith would move into second on
lap 13, with Reed moving into third at the half way mark.
The caution would fly on lap 16 when David Harrison and Sebetto got
together, sending both pitside. On the restart, Ivy would continue to lead,
with Griffith and Reed closing. Reed would grab the runner-up spot on lap 18
and began putting pressure on Ivy. After a yellow followed by a red for last
week's winner Troy Vaccaro's tip over, the racing action up front began to
heat up.
Ivy and Reed raced side by side from lap 22 to the end. Reed would get under
Ivy to take the top spot on lap 27. The duo would nearly collide racing for
the lead exiting turn 2 a lap later.
At the checkered it was Reed by a less than a car length over Ivy and
Griffith, with Brandon Martin and 11th-starter Mark Keegan rounding out the
top five. Ivy would later be disqualified after his car failed to meet the
minimum weight of 1,375 pounds.
In the 25-lap 305 sprint feature, Lang would grab the initial lead from his
pole-starting spot, with Chad Gullett, Benny Bowman, Mark Pridemore and
Stuart Brubaker in tow. Brubaker, who scored his first career victory last
week, was the car on the move, as he vaulted into second on lap 5 and would
grab the lead two laps later.
Brubaker looked like he was headed to another win until disaster hit on lap
13. Matt Merrill would flip in front of Brubaker, collecting the leader and
ending his run. That gave the lead back to Lang, with Gullett, 10th-starter
Andy Shammo, Bowman and Coty Runion rounding out the top five.
Lang would continue to ride the rim out front, as Gullett raced on his rear
bumper. Shammo would slide off the high side of turn 2 with five laps
remaining, putting Heuerman into third. With just 3 laps remaining, Lang,
Gullett and Heuerman battled for the lead. Lang would hit the checkered
first, with Gullett, Heuerman, Shammo and Kevin Lee rounding out the top
five.
Andy Maynard would grab the initial lead at the start of the 20-lap dirt
truck feature, with Valenti, Bob Dible, Jim McGrath and Chuck Roelle in tow.
Things heated up by lap 9, with Valenti, McGrath, Maynard, point-leader Cory
Ward, Dible and defending track champion Brian Arnold battling.
Valenti would grab the lead on lap 10, with McGrath and Ward making it a
three-wide battle. Ward would move into second on lap 11 and would take a
peak under Valenti the remaining nine laps. Valenti was too strong up top
and he powered to the victory, with Ward, McGrath, Dible and Arnold rounding
out the top five.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, Aug. 4 on Wilhelm Auto
Parts Night featuring the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints; Fremont
Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints; and the Fremont Fence Dirt Trucks. Once
again the "Deal or No Deal" will be in affect for the 410 sprint feature
whereby the pole-sitter can opt to start 13th and if he wins collect a
$2,500 bonus for a potential $5,000 pay day!
For more information contact the track office at 419-862-2206 or log onto
www.fremontohspeedway.com
The "New" Fremont Speedway (07-28-07)
Custom Chrome Plating Night
Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Super Sprints
Qualifying
1. 5R-Byron Reed, 13.17; 2. 10-David Harrison, 13.17; 3. 11M-Brandon Martin,
13.22; 4. 3L-Mike Linder, 13.25; 5. 14H-Todd Heller, 13.31; 6. 51-John Ivy,
13.47; 7. 12-Caleb Griffith, 13.60; 8. 29-Bryan Sebetto, 13.72; 9. 27-Scott
Euler, 13.73; 10. 3T-Tony Beaber, 13.74; 11. X-Mark Keegan, 13.79; 12.
49T-Gregg Dalman, 13.80; 13. 1W-Paul Weaver, 13.83; 14. O-Gus Wasson, 13.88;
15. 99-Alvin Roepke, 13.90; 16. 7T-Troy Vaccaro, 13.91; 17. 16-Lee Jacobs,
13.91; 18. 15C-Chris Andrews, 14.10; 19. 97-Cory Seeling, 14.18; 20.
67-Andrew Palker, 14.28; 21. 10S-Roger Shammo, 14.58; 22. 96AU-Bruce White,
14.59; 23. 55-Brian Smith, 14.72; 24. 21-Rodney Morgan, 14.79; 25. 48-Mike
Burkin, 14.98; 26. 91-Aaron Middaugh, 15.55; 27. 63-Barry Ruble, 15.91; 28.
8S-Bobby Clark, 16.32; 29. 11-Josh Harrison, 16.33
Heat 1 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 1W-Paul Weaver; 2. 12-Caleb Griffith; 3. 7T-Troy Vaccaro; 4. 5R-Byron
Reed; 5. 3L-Mike Linder; 6. 8S-Bobby Clark; 7. 3T-Tony Beaber; 8. 96AU-Bruce
White; 9. 97-Cory Seeling; 10. 48-Mike Burkin
Heat 2 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 16-Lee Jacobs; 2. O-Gus Wasson; 3. X-Mark Keegan; 4. 29-Bryan Sebetto; 5.
10-David Harrison; 6. 14H-Todd Heller; 7. 55-Brian Smith; 8. 67-Andrew
Palker; 9. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 10. 11-Josh Harrison
Heat 3 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 15C-Chris Andrews; 2. 11M-Brandon Martin; 3. 51-John Ivy; 4. 99-Alvin
Roepke; 5. 27-Scott Euler; 6. 10S-Roger Shammo; 7. 49T-Gregg Dalman; 8.
21-Rodney Morgan
B-main (10 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 14H-Todd Heller; 2. 49T-Gregg Dalman; 3. 3T-Tony Beaber; 4. 55-Brian
Smith; 5. 10S-Roger Shammo; 6. 8S-Bobby Clark; 7. 96AU-Bruce White; 8.
67-Andrew Palker; 9. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 10. 21-Rodney Morgan; 11. 11-Josh
Harrison
A-main (30 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 5R-Byron Reed[8]; 2. 12-Caleb Griffith[3]; 3. 11M-Brandon Martin[6]; 4.
X-Mark Keegan[11]; 5. 3L-Mike Linder[5]; 6. 49T-Gregg Dalman[12]; 7.
15C-Chris Andrews[18]; 8. 16-Lee Jacobs[17]; 9. 55-Brian Smith[20]; 10.
1W-Paul Weaver[13]; 11. 3T-Tony Beaber[10]; 12. 27-Scott Euler[1]; 13.
14H-Todd Heller[9]; 14. 10S-Roger Shammo[19]; 15. O-Gus Wasson[14]; 16.
7T-Troy Vaccaro[16]; 17. 29-Bryan Sebetto[2]; 18. 10-David Harrison[7]; 19.
99-Alvin Roepke[15]; 20. 51-John Ivy[4] *John Ivy finished in 2nd but was
light at the scales.
Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints
Heat 1 - Riverside Machine & Tool (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 2. 48S-Andy Shammo; 3. 55S-Benny Bowman; 4. 18-Todd
Heuerman; 5. O4-Cap Henry; 6. 34-Mark Whaley; 7. 12-Brett Lane; 8. 19R-Steve
Rando; 9. 27K-Ryan Kirkendall
Heat 2 - R & R Auto Wrecking (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 29L-Chris Lang; 2. O1-Daniel Smith; 3. 49-Coty Runion; 4. 9-Craig Kays;
5. 1A-Matt Lucius; 6. 10-Brad Haudenschild; 7. 25-Chris Pifher; 8. M28-Josh
Muntz; 9. 65-Mark Lang
Heat 3 - Gressman Powersports (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 2. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 3. 31-Chad Gullett; 4.
39M-Matt Merrill; 5. 66L-Brad Bowman; 6. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 7. 18C-Jason
Crispen; 8. 311-Aaron Moloney; 9. 72C-John Bartlome
Heat 4 - Borer Mirror & Glass (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 3L-Kevin Lee; 2. 71-Bill Kraylek; 3. 5-Dustin Dinan; 4. 22D-Dan Hammond;
5. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 6. O7-Scott Mominee; 7. 7-Jarrid Potter; 8. 9Z-Duane
Zablocki; 9. 4T-Jim Taddeo
Dash - Computer Man Inc. (4 laps)
1. 29L-Chris Lang; 2. 3L-Kevin Lee; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 4. 9-Craig Kays;
5. 25P-Mark Pridemore
B1 Main (8 laps, top 2 transfer to A-main)
1. O4-Cap Henry; 2. 10-Brad Haudenschild; 3. 1A-Matt Lucius; 4. 12-Brett
Lane; 5. 19R-Steve Rando; 6. 34-Mark Whaley; 7. 25-Chris Pifher; 8. M28-Josh
Muntz; 9. 65-Mark Lang; 10. 27K-Ryan Kirkendall
B2 Main (8 laps, top 2 transfer to A-Main)
1. 66L-Brad Bowman; 2. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh; 3. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 4.
18C-Jason Crispen; 5. O7-Scott Mominee; 6. 311-Aaron Moloney; 7. 72C-John
Bartlome; 8. 7-Jarrid Potter
A-main (25 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 29L-Chris Lang[2]; 2. 31-Chad Gullett[4]; 3. 18-Todd Heuerman[13]; 4.
48S-Andy Shammo[10]; 5. 3L-Kevin Lee[9]; 6. 49-Coty Runion[5]; 7. 25P-Mark
Pridemore[3]; 8. 5-Dustin Dinan[8]; 9. O4-Cap Henry[17]; 10. 71-Bill
Kraylek[7]; 11. 10-Brad Haudenschild[19]; 12. 22D-Dan Hammond[16]; 13.
66L-Brad Bowman[18]; 14. O1-Daniel Smith[12]; 15. 82-Travis Hoffbauer[11];
16. 1J-Jeremy Shambaugh[20]; 17. 55S-Benny Bowman[1]; 18. 9-Craig Kays[14];
19. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6]; 20. 39M-Matt Merrill[15]
Fremont Fence & Guardrail Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 92-Loren Schwochow; 2. 8H-Art Howey Jr.; 3. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 4. 96-James
Mcclure; 5. 29-Dan Hennig; 6. 56-Alex Wiechman; 7. 83B-Dave Brewer; 8.
37-Eric Devanna; 9. 8B-Jim Brewer; 10. X-Craig Conners
Heat 2 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 28-Shawn Valenti; 2. 5-Jim Mcgrath; 3. 20-Andy Maynard; 4. 18W-Cory Ward;
5. 16-Steve Sabo; 6. 8-Steve Endicott; 7. 8K-Zack Kramer; 8. 4X-Brian Sorg;
9. 3X-Darrin Dukeshire; 10. O7-Roger Inks
Heat 3 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. P51-Paul Brown Jr.; 2. 17-Bob Dible; 3. 39-Dwight Waltermier; 4. 33-Brian
Arnold; 5. 53-Dan Roepke; 6. 30-Dave Gibbs; 7. 23M-Brad Mitten; 8. 6-Linda
Sabo; 9. 62-David Severs; 10. 1-Joe Hartlaub
B-main (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 8-Steve Endicott; 2. 56-Alex Wiechman; 3. 83B-Dave Brewer; 4. 8K-Zack
Kramer; 5. 23M-Brad Mitten; 6. 37-Eric Devanna; 7. 4X-Brian Sorg; 8. 30-Dave
Gibbs; 9. 6-Linda Sabo; 10. 3X-Darrin Dukeshire; 11. 62-David Severs; 12.
O7-Roger Inks; 13. 8B-Jim Brewer; 14. X-Craig Conners
A-main (20 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 28-Shawn Valenti[4]; 2. 18W-Cory Ward[10]; 3. 5-Jim Mcgrath[8]; 4. 17-Bob
Dible[3]; 5. 33-Brian Arnold[9]; 6. 39-Dwight Waltermier[5]; 7. 8H-Art Howey
Jr.[7]; 8. 3R-Chuck Roelle[6]; 9. 53-Dan Roepke[15]; 10. 29-Dan Hennig[13];
11. 20-Andy Maynard[2]; 12. 83B-Dave Brewer[18]; 13. 23M-Brad Mitten[20];
14. 96-James Mcclure[1]; 15. 56-Alex Wiechman[17]; 16. 92-Loren
Schwochow[12]; 17. 8K-Zack Kramer[19]; 18. 16-Steve Sabo[14]; 19. 8-Steve
Endicott[16]; 20. P51-Paul Brown Jr.[11]
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