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Saturday, May 24, 2008

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FREMONT, Ohio - They say luck is defined as when preparation meets
opportunity. For Greg Wilson the work his team has done over the past few
weeks paid off when opportunity presented itself Saturday at Fremont
Speedway. The two-time and defending O'Reilly All Star Champion was handed
the lead when Dale Blaney got involved in a crash while in lapped traffic,
and went on to score his second straight win at "The Track That Action
Built."


Fremont Speedway (5-24-08)
Kear's Speed Shop
O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions
Qualifying - Kistler Engines
1. 83-Phil Gressman, 12.357; 2. 2-Dale Blaney, 12.364; 3. 20X-Brian Smith,
12.430; 4. 7K-Dean Jacobs, 12.525; 5. 59-Kenny Jacobs, 12.649; 6. O-Paul
McMahan, 12.668; 7. 6-Mike Dussel, 12.679; 8. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.689; 9.
11B-Brock Mayes, 12.692; 10. 5-Byron Reed, 12.738; 11. 1X-Randy Hannagan,
12.787; 12. 10-David Harrison, 12.804; 13. 20E-Brian Ellenberger, 12.822;
14. 55-John Ivy, 12.893; 15. 1W-Paul Weaver, 12.899; 16. 91-Aaron Middaugh,
12.959; 17. O9-Craig Mintz, 13.038; 18. 48S-Andy Shammo, 13.071; 19.
12-Caleb Griffith, 13.075; 20. X-Mark Keegan, 13.092; 21. 56R-Ryan Myers,
13.095; 22. 30C-Lance Dewease, 13.108; 23. 11M-Brandon Martin, 13.112; 24.
1-Doug Berryman, 13.148; 25. 24H-Rob Chaney, 13.155; 26. 10S-Roger Shammo,
13.167; 27. 16S-Lee Stark, 13.174; 28. 16-Lee Jacobs, 13.184; 29. 15C-Chris
Andrews, 13.188; 30. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.235; 31. 312-Mike Linder, 13.289;
32. 63-Roddy Bellbowen, 13.317; 33. 60-Jody Keegan, 13.345; 34. 27-Scott
Euler, 13.355; 35. 59J-Kirk Jefferies, 13.358; 36. 22-Cole Duncan, 13.547;
37. 14H-Todd Heller, 13.680; 38. 48-Mike Burkin, 13.713; 39. 97-Todd King,
13.743; 40. 11-Josh Harrison, 14.091; 41. 9X-Kevin Huntley, 14.159

Heat 1 - All Pro Heads
1. O9-Craig Mintz; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. 59-Kenny Jacobs; 4. 20E-Brian
Ellenberger; 5. 24H-Rob Chaney; 6. 83-Phil Gressman; 7. 56R-Ryan Myers; 8.
14H-Todd Heller; 9. 9X-Kevin Huntley; 10. 15C-Chris Andrews; 11. 60-Jody
Keegan

Heat 2 - Engler Machine & Tool
1. 48S-Andy Shammo; 2. 30C-Lance Dewease; 3. 5-Byron Reed; 4. 55-John Ivy;
5. 2-Dale Blaney; 6. O-Paul McMahan; 7. 5T-Travis Philo; 8. 27-Scott Euler;
9. 10S-Roger Shammo; 10. 48-Mike Burkin

Heat 3 - Hoosier Tire
1. 12-Caleb Griffith; 2. 11M-Brandon Martin; 3. 1X-Randy Hannagan; 4. 6-Mike
Dussel; 5. 312-Mike Linder; 6. 20X-Brian Smith; 7. 59J-Kirk Jefferies; 8.
16S-Lee Stark; 9. 97-Todd King; 10. 1W-Paul Weaver

Heat 4 - Hank's Performance Products
1. X-Mark Keegan; 2. 10-David Harrison; 3. W20-Greg Wilson; 4. 7K-Dean
Jacobs; 5. 16-Lee Jacobs; 6. 22-Cole Duncan; 7. 1-Doug Berryman; 8. 63-Roddy
Bellbowen; 9. 91-Aaron Middaugh; 10. 11-Josh Harrison

Dash - O'Reilly Auto Parts
1. 7K-Dean Jacobs; 2. W20-Greg Wilson; 3. 11B-Brock Mayes; 4. 2-Dale Blaney;
5. 5-Byron Reed; 6. 59-Kenny Jacobs

B-main - University of Northwestern Ohio
1. 83-Phil Gressman; 2. O-Paul McMahan; 3. 20X-Brian Smith; 4. 15C-Chris
Andrews; 5. 22-Cole Duncan; 6. 10S-Roger Shammo; 7. 14H-Todd Heller; 8.
56R-Ryan Myers; 9. 27-Scott Euler; 10. 9X-Kevin Huntley; 11. 97-Todd King;
12. 5T-Travis Philo; 13. 60-Jody Keegan; 14. 63-Roddy Bellbowen; 15.
59J-Kirk Jefferies; 16. 11-Josh Harrison; 17. 48-Mike Burkin; 18. 16S-Lee
Stark; 19. 1-Doug Berryman; 20. 91-Aaron Middaugh

A-main - MSD Ignition Starting Position [#]
1. W20-Greg Wilson[6]; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes[5]; 3. 7K-Dean Jacobs[2]; 4.
10-David Harrison[9]; 5. 1X-Randy Hannagan[8]; 6. 20X-Brian Smith[12]; 7.
16-Lee Jacobs[22]; 8. 59-Kenny Jacobs[4]; 9. 30C-Lance Dewease[19]; 10.
2-Dale Blaney[1]; 11. X-Mark Keegan[18]; 12. O-Paul McMahan[13]; 13.
48S-Andy Shammo[16]; 14. 6-Mike Dussel[3]; 15. 15C-Chris Andrews[23]; 16.
20E-Brian Ellenberger[10]; 17. 11M-Brandon Martin[20]; 18. 55-John Ivy[14];
19. O9-Craig Mintz[15]; 20. 24H-Rob Chaney[21]; 21. 12-Caleb Griffith[17];
22. 5-Byron Reed[7]; 23. 312-Mike Linder[24]

Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints
Heat 1 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. M28-Josh Muntz; 2. 1-Nate Dussel (R); 3. 66L-Brad Bowman; 4. 71-Bill
Kraylek; 5. 14-Chad Wilson; 6. 9-Jimmy Colvin (R); 7. 47-Josh Burdette; 8.
83X-Nate Reeser; 9. 24X-Tom Nichols

Heat 2 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5-Dustin Dinan; 2. 80-Jake Trevino (R); 3. 3X-Brad Keckler; 4. 35-Stuart
Brubaker; 5. 39-Matt Merrill; 6. O4-Cap Henry; 7. 72C-John Bartlome; 8.
22D-Dan Hammond; 9. 596-Zack Ames (R)

Heat 3 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 19R-Steve Rando; 2. 49-Coty Runion; 3. 23-Willie Keegan; 4. 10-Brad
Haudenschild; 5. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 6. 8K-Zack Kramer (R); 7. 28-Shaun
Valenti (R); 8. 26-Zack Moore; 9. 24-Josh Mcafee

Heat 4 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 40-Bobby Clark; 2. 3J-Kevin Lee; 3. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 4. 25P-Mark
Pridemore; 5. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 6. X-Dustin Stroup (R); 7. 11F-D.J. Foos
(R); 8. 67M-Matt Ferrell

B1 Main (10 laps, top 2 transfer to A-main)
1. 39-Matt Merrill; 2. 14-Chad Wilson; 3. O4-Cap Henry; 4. 72C-John
Bartlome; 5. 9-Jimmy Colvin (R); 6. 22D-Dan Hammond; 7. 47-Josh Burdette; 8.
24X-Tom Nichols; 9. 596-Zack Ames (R); 10. 83X-Nate Reeser

B2 Main (10 laps, top 2 transfer to A-Main)
1. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 2. 8K-Zack Kramer (R); 3. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 4.
11F-D.J. Foos (R); 5. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 6. 28-Shaun Valenti (R); 7. X-Dustin
Stroup (R); 8. 26-Zack Moore; 9. 24-Josh Mcafee

A-main (25 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 23-Willie Keegan[1]; 2. 1-Nate Dussel (R)[2]; 3. 3J-Kevin Lee[5]; 4.
9Z-Duane Zablocki[4]; 5. M28-Josh Muntz[6]; 6. 5-Dustin Dinan[10]; 7.
49-Coty Runion[7]; 8. 35-Stuart Brubaker[14]; 9. 10-Brad Haudenschild[15];
10. 3X-Brad Keckler[12]; 11. 25P-Mark Pridemore[16]; 12. 39-Matt
Merrill[17]; 13. 80-Jake Trevino (R)[11]; 14. 71-Bill Kraylek[13]; 15.
82-Travis Hoffbauer[18]; 16. 14-Chad Wilson[19]; 17. 19R-Steve Rando[3]; 18.
8K-Zack Kramer (R)[20]; 19. 40-Bobby Clark[9]; 20. 66L-Brad Bowman[8]

Fremont Fence Co. Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 (7 laps, top 10 transfer to A-Main)
1. 18W-Cory Ward; 2. 5-Jim McGrath; 3. 16-Steve Sabo; 4. 5JR-Jim Mcgrath
Jr.; 5. O1-Art Ball; 6. 4X-Brian Sorg; 7. 62-Dave Severs

Heat 2 (7 laps, top 10 transfer to A-Main)
1. 8-Steve Endicott; 2. 32H-Dan Hennig; 3. 22-Paul Brown Jr.; 4. 56-Alex
Wiechman; 5. 6-Linda Sabo; 6. 30-Dave Gibbs; 7. 23M-Brad Mitten

Heat 3 (7 laps, top 10 transfer to A-Main)
1. 20-Andy Maynard; 2. 17-Bob Dible; 3. 88-Dave Brewer; 4. 39-Dwight
Waltermier; 5. 91-Rick Potts; 6. 14-Scott Beard; 7. 8K-Kent Brewer

A-main (20 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 8-Steve Endicott[2]; 2. 39-Dwight Waltermier[4]; 3. 88-Dave Brewer[8]; 4.
5-Jim McGrath[7]; 5. 5JR-Jim Mcgrath Jr.[3]; 6. 17-Bob Dible[10]; 7. O1-Art
Ball[13]; 8. 20-Andy Maynard[1]; 9. 8K-Kent Brewer[21]; 10. 32H-Dan
Hennig[9]; 11. 6-Linda Sabo[14]; 12. 18W-Cory Ward[6]; 13. 30-Dave
Gibbs[17]; 14. 4X-Brian Sorg[16]; 15. 23M-Brad Mitten[20]; 16. 62-Dave
Severs[19]; 17. 16-Steve Sabo[5]; 18. 14-Scott Beard[18]; 19. 91-Rick
Potts[15]; 20. 56-Alex Wiechman[11]

Full story, results, and points at www.allstarsprint.com

Former Owner/President of FAST and Black Swamp Media
Group. Currently just another fan in the stands.

Hey Swamp, Hows come an alternate wasn't pushed out when Gressman went pitside before the initial start? Just curoius, as I thought that as long as the field hadn't taken the initial green that they would push out the alternate car/cars? Were the alternates not staged?

Thanks,

Good show.

According to 2008 rules, there are NO Alternates due to incidents in 2007 and prior years where certain drivers who didn't transfer to the A-main would pay cars to scratch in order to gain valuable points by getting in as an alternate. You didn't really think 2 or 3 cars would scratch and by some miracle "Driver X" would make it into the show by pure luck did you?? We decided that's as much a form of cheating as traction control, so there are no alternates. Gressman fired the car and was on the track, so even though he didn't take the green he got last place money and points.

Former Owner/President of FAST and Black Swamp Media
Group. Currently just another fan in the stands.

OK I was just wondering if that was the case. I remember talk of it before now that you bring up that point. Wondered about Gressman being credited with 24th place also as there were only 23 cars listed in the results.

Thanks for the clarification.

LaTeR

Just my opinion, not an attack, every effort short of delaying the race should be put forth to field a 24 car a-main. I understand what you're saying Swamp but I think that the majority of the fans would prefer to see a full field. Once again, just my opinion.

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Yeah - but ask Brian Paulus's car owners what they think of getting screwed out of points last Speedweek because someone paid two or three cars to scratch so he could get into the A-main when Paulus had a chance to gain valuable points on the two guys in front of him. He was in 3rd place at the time. That was the final straw after it had happened many times over many years - we made a decision that this was the only way to stop it.

Former Owner/President of FAST and Black Swamp Media
Group. Currently just another fan in the stands.

The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws had the same problem. Now drivers starting the A-main as an alternate are unable to earn additional points--they race for money only.

That sounds like a great idea Johnny. Nothing beats a good battle for the lead while the leaders are in heavy traffic. Having a full field just makes the chances of that happening so much more. I guess thats why I prefer the shorter tracks also.

By the way, I should have mentioned this before, that was a great show on a great track saturday. That was probably the best condition that I have ever seen fremont and the show was ran at a great pace. I had a buddy come over from western PA for his first visit to fremont and he was definately impressed.

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ok quick question and please don't blast me for it. How do u check for traction control? Isn't there a distinct sound that goes with it? I've heard some funny sounding race cars. One at Fremont the other night. Sounded like the car was bogging but was pulling everyone. Just curious.

There is no easy way to check for it - a strip search and a full tear down of the electrical system (MSD Box) would be about the only way. Do I think there are guys running it? YES! Is there any way to stop it? Not really.

Go look at the Davis Technologies web site if you want some info on the latest high tech stuff about the size of a quarter.

Former Owner/President of FAST and Black Swamp Media
Group. Currently just another fan in the stands.

No series on any level has had any luck in busting traction control. Sad, but true. Even if they did figure out how to detect one device, a newer version would come out the very next day to replace it.

9th Annual Northern Ohio Sprint Car Show
March 18-20, 2011
Featuring the FAST sprint cars
NOSCS Hall of Fame, and much more...
At the Tiffin Mall in Tiffin, Ohio
Official home of the Hoserville Ohio Benefit Auction

Wanna eliminate traction control???..... Eliminate electronic ignition....best answer I have for it...

Go Wings!!!

I knew it was small and usually in the ignition box somewhere just wasn't sure how it was being policed if at all. I would have torn down the funny car if it was me but i know that's a pain.

just legalize it !!!!!!!!!!!

In essence...it is legalized. There is likely no way for track/series personnel to check for it.

It was a great night of racing with big field of All Star sprints on hand. Good to see Brock Mayes run well...he was really coming on strong at the end. Brandon Martin had a great run going as well from 20th to 5th but lost a drive shaft late in the race. Thanks to all the teams and fans who came out...it really picked up the spirits of all of us associated with Fremont Speedway.