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Blaney holds off Reed for KOT Trucking/Crown Battery 50-lap Challenge; Heuerman wins third.
FREMONT, Ohio (Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007) - There's just something about the clay or the shape of Fremont Speedway that suits the driving style of Dale Blaney. The former All-Star champion and World of Outlaws competitor scored his fourth win of the season - in five outings at "The Track That Action Built" - in the KOT Trucking/Crown Battery 50-lap challenge Saturday, taking home $5,000.
In the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints, Leipsic's Todd Heuerman picked up his third win of the season - also his third career sprint car feature victory.
The Fremont Fence Dirt Trucks were split into two complete fields - odds and evens in the point standings. In the "odds" feature, Sandusky's Cory Ward continued his fantastic season, as he picked up his sixth feature victory. In the "evens" feature, defending dirt truck track champion Brian Arnold scored his second win of the year.
At the drop of the green in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints' feature, rookie-of-the-year candidate Greg Dalman jumped into the early lead. Blaney drove the George Fisher Racing/Berlin Natural Bakery #2 around Dalman for the lead on lap four. The first caution would appear on lap 19, with the running order Blaney, current point leader Byron Reed, John Ivy, Dalman and Brian Smith.
Blaney would pull away on the restarts, as Reed's harder compound Hoosier tire would take awhile to adhere to the clay. Just as Reed would mount a challenge, another yellow would fly on lap 23 with the running order Blaney, Reed, Ivy, a closing Brandon Martin and a strong Smith.
Again, just as Reed began to catch Blaney, the final caution would fall on lap 40 with the running order now Blaney, Reed, Martin, Ivy and a closing David Harrison. Blaney would then pull away for his 8th career Fremont victory.
In the 25-lap feature for the 305 sprints, Duane Zablocki would drive into the early lead with fellow Tiffin resident Matt Lucius in tow. The caution would wave on lap 11 with the running order Zablocki, a hard-charging Heuerman from his 8th starting spot, Lucius, 10th-place starter and current point leader Andy Shammo and Steve Rando. Heuerman would blast around Zablocki on the restart and go on to claim his third victory of the year aboard his Dale's Concrete backed sprinter.
In the dirt trucks' "odd" feature, Andy Maynard grabbed the early lead, with Dave Brewer jumping to the point a lap later. Shawn Valenti, who has won the last two feature events, would drive into the top spot on lap four. Ward would run side-by-side with Valenti over the next five laps before grabbing the lead for good on lap 9 and going on tot he victory.
In the dirt trucks' "even" feature, Eric DeVanna blasted into the early lead before three-time track champion Steve Sabo would take the point on lap five. Jim McGrath would drive to the high side to take the lead on lap 7 and would lead to the half-way point before Arnold would drive under for the lead on lap 11 and go on to the win.
Fremont Speedway will be down for the Sandusky County Fair until action resumes on Sunday, Sept. 2 for the popular 8th Annual Burns Iron & Metal 305 Sprint Invitational, carrying one of the largest purses for that division in the country. The dirt trucks, vintage race cars and school buses will also be in action.
For more information contact the speedway office at 419-862-2206 or log onto www.fremontohspeedway.com
The "New" Fremont Speedway (08-11-07)
KOT Trucking/Crown Battery 50-Lap Challange
Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Super Sprints
Qualifying
1. O-Gus Wasson, 13.84; 2. 11M-Brandon Martin, 13.85; 3. 10-David Harrison, 13.88; 4. 55-Brian Smith, 13.95; 5. O9-Craig Mintz, 14.11; 6. 14H-Todd Heller, 14.14; 7. 5R-Byron Reed, 14.28; 8. 51-John Ivy, 14.32; 9. 15C-Chris Andrews, 14.33; 10. 29-Bryan Sebetto, 14.33; 11. X-Mark Keegan, 14.34; 12. 2-Dale Blaney, 14.46; 13. 49T-Gregg Dalman, 14.46; 14. 16-Lee Jacobs, 14.47; 15. 27-Scott Euler, 14.53; 16. 11N-Ed Neumeister, 14.56; 17. 12-Caleb Griffith, 14.60; 18. 7T-Troy Vaccaro, 14.63; 19. 12H-Jerrod Hull, 14.73; 20. 98-Bobby Distel, 14.75; 21. 9X-Kevin Huntley, 14.76; 22. 3T-Tony Beaber, 14.83; 23. 48-Mike Burkin, 14.85; 24. 4K-Kody Kinser, 14.87; 25. 31-Chuck Wilson, 14.88; 26. 8S-Eric Rankin, 14.90; 27. 21-Rodney Morgan, 14.91; 28. 3L-Mike Linder, 14.98; 29. 1W-Paul Weaver, 15.12; 30. M20-Butch Schroeder, 15.14; 31. 4M-Jamie Miller, 15.21; 32. 2X-Dan Hall, 15.25; 33. 97-Cory Seeling, 15.27; 34. 11-Josh Harrison, 15.31; 35. 10S-Roger Shammo, 15.56; 36. 5T-Travis Philo, NT; 37. 63-Barry Ruble, NT
Heat 1 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 9X-Kevin Huntley; 2. 15C-Chris Andrews; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver; 4. 49T-Gregg Dalman; 5. O9-Craig Mintz; 6. O-Gus Wasson; 7. 31-Chuck Wilson; 8. 12-Caleb Griffith; 9. 97-Cory Seeling
Heat 2 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 16-Lee Jacobs; 2. 3T-Tony Beaber; 3. 7T-Troy Vaccaro; 4. 11M-Brandon Martin; 5. 29-Bryan Sebetto; 6. 14H-Todd Heller; 7. M20-Butch Schroeder; 8. 8S-Eric Rankin; 9. 11-Josh Harrison
Heat 3 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 48-Mike Burkin; 2. 12H-Jerrod Hull; 3. X-Mark Keegan; 4. 5R-Byron Reed; 5. 27-Scott Euler; 6. 4M-Jamie Miller; 7. 10S-Roger Shammo; 8. 10-David Harrison; 9. 21-Rodney Morgan
Heat 4 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 51-John Ivy; 2. 3L-Mike Linder; 3. 2-Dale Blaney; 4. 55-Brian Smith; 5. 4K-Kody Kinser; 6. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 7. 2X-Dan Hall; 8. 98-Bobby Distel; 9. 5T-Travis Philo
Australian Persuit (10 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 14H-Todd Heller[1]; 2. 10-David Harrison[4]; 3. 3L-Mike Linder[5]; 4. 5R-Byron Reed[10]; 5. 1W-Paul Weaver[8]; 6. 16-Lee Jacobs[9]; 7. 55-Brian Smith[2]; 8. 12-Caleb Griffith[7]; 9. 51-John Ivy[6]; 10. 7T-Troy Vaccaro[3]
B-main (10 laps, top 6 transfer to A-Main)
1. 10-David Harrison; 2. O9-Craig Mintz; 3. O-Gus Wasson; 4. 14H-Todd Heller; 5. 98-Bobby Distel; 6. 29-Bryan Sebetto; 7. 31-Chuck Wilson; 8. 21-Rodney Morgan; 9. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 10. 4M-Jamie Miller; 11. 97-Cory Seeling; 12. 27-Scott Euler; 13. 10S-Roger Shammo; 14. 8S-Eric Rankin; 15. 4K-Kody Kinser; 16. 5T-Travis Philo; 17. 11-Josh Harrison; 18. 12-Caleb Griffith; 19. M20-Butch Schroeder; 20. 2X-Dan Hall
A-main (50 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 2-Dale Blaney[2]; 2. 5R-Byron Reed[6]; 3. 11M-Brandon Martin[8]; 4. 51-John Ivy[5]; 5. 10-David Harrison[10]; 6. 55-Brian Smith[7]; 7. X-Mark Keegan[3]; 8. 16-Lee Jacobs[13]; 9. 14H-Todd Heller[12]; 10. O-Gus Wasson[9]; 11. 49T-Gregg Dalman[1]; 12. 9X-Kevin Huntley[16]; 13. O9-Craig Mintz[11]; 14. 3L-Mike Linder[19]; 15. 7T-Troy Vaccaro[14]; 16. 1W-Paul Weaver[20]; 17. 48-Mike Burkin[18]; 18. 29-Bryan Sebetto[22]; 19. 98-Bobby Distel[21]; 20. 3T-Tony Beaber[17]; 21. 12H-Jerrod Hull[15]; 22. 15C-Chris Andrews[4]
Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints
Heat 1 - Riverside Machine & Tool (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 48S-Andy Shammo; 2. 1A-Matt Lucius; 3. 40-Bobby Clark; 4. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 5. 12-Brett Lane; 6. 65-Mark Lang; 7. 18C-Jason Crispen; 8. 25-Chris Pifher; 9. 67M-Matt Ferrell
Heat 2 - R & R Auto Wrecking (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 31-Chad Gullett; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 3. 19R-Steve Rando; 4. 9-Craig Kays; 5. 29L-Chris Lang; 6. M28-Josh Muntz; 7. 13-Junior Felver; 8. 6-Ryan Dickey; 9. 49-Coty Runion
Heat 3 - Gressman Powersports (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 3J-Scott Miller; 2. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 3. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 4. 22D-Dan Hammond; 5. 34-Mark Whaley; 6. 23-Brad Keckler; 7. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 8. 7-Jarrid Potter; 9. O4-Cap Henry
Heat 4 - Borer Mirror & Glass (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 18-Todd Heuerman; 2. 3L-Kevin Lee; 3. 66L-Brad Bowman; 4. 39M-Bobby Foster; 5. 5-Dustin Dinan; 6. 72C-John Bartlome; 7. O1-Daniel Smith; 8. 55S-Benny Bowman; 9. 71-Bill Kraylek
Dash - Computer Man Inc. (4 laps)
1. 18-Todd Heuerman; 2. 48S-Andy Shammo; 3. 40-Bobby Clark; 4. 3J-Scott Miller; 5. 31-Chad Gullett
B1 Main (8 laps, top 2 transfer to A-main)
1. 29L-Chris Lang; 2. 49-Coty Runion; 3. 12-Brett Lane; 4. M28-Josh Muntz; 5. 65-Mark Lang; 6. 25-Chris Pifher; 7. 6-Ryan Dickey; 8. 18C-Jason Crispen; 9. 13-Junior Felver; 10. 67M-Matt Ferrell
B2 Main (8 laps, top 2 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5-Dustin Dinan; 2. 34-Mark Whaley; 3. 72C-John Bartlome; 4. O1-Daniel Smith; 5. 55S-Benny Bowman; 6. 71-Bill Kraylek; 7. O4-Cap Henry; 8. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 9. 23-Brad Keckler; 10. 7-Jarrid Potter
A-main (25 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 18-Todd Heuerman[8]; 2. 48S-Andy Shammo[10]; 3. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[2]; 4. 19R-Steve Rando[1]; 5. 40-Bobby Clark[3]; 6. 66L-Brad Bowman[6]; 7. 3L-Kevin Lee[11]; 8. 1A-Matt Lucius[4]; 9. 31-Chad Gullett[9]; 10. 35-Stuart Brubaker[7]; 11. 5-Dustin Dinan[18]; 12. 36X-Dustin Keegan[5]; 13. 39M-Bobby Foster[16]; 14. 82-Travis Hoffbauer[13]; 15. 34-Mark Whaley[20]; 16. 22D-Dan Hammond[15]; 17. 9-Craig Kays[14]; 18. 49-Coty Runion[19]; 19. 29L-Chris Lang[17]; 20. 3J-Scott Miller[12]
Fremont Fence & Guardrail Dirt Trucks
(Odd in Points)
A-main (20 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 18W-Cory Ward[8]; 2. 28-Shawn Valenti[6]; 3. 17-Bob Dible[7]; 4. 8H-Art Howey Jr.[5]; 5. 20-Andy Maynard[3]; 6. P51-Paul Brown Jr.[9]; 7. 83B-Dave Brewer[1]; 8. 23M-Brad Mitten[4]; 9. 30-Dave Gibbs[2]; 10. 6-Linda Sabo[10]; 11. 69-Mark Warnick[11]; 12. 2-Bob Sinkevitch Jr.[12]; 13. 53-Rich Farmer[14]; 14. O-Jim Keegan[15]; 15. X-L. J. Conners[13]
(Even in Points)
A-main (20 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 33-Brian Arnold[11]; 2. 5-Jim Mcgrath[8]; 3. 16-Steve Sabo[6]; 4. 8-Steve Endicott[7]; 5. 3R-Chuck Roelle[4]; 6. 39-Dwight Waltermier[5]; 7. 37-Eric Devanna[3]; 8. 55B-Bill Bruen[12]; 9. 56-Alex Wiechman[9]; 10. 92-Loren Schwochow[10]; 11. 8K-Zack Kramer[1]; 12. O7-Roger Inks[14]; 13. 62-David Severs[13]; 14. 3X-Kyle Dukeshire[15]; 15. 4X-Brian Sorg[2]
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