Ivy Picks
Way Through Lapped Traffic For Fremont Victory
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio (May 3, 2003) - John Ivy picked his way through lapped
traffic in perfect fashion to claim the Willies Sales and Service/Torro
Lawn Mower Night sprint feature Saturday at Fremont Speedway. Ivy bested
a great field of 56 cars - 27 of which traveled to "The Track That Action
Built" with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate
Racing Association out of Wisconsin.
Ivy passed earlier leader Travis Whitney and held off a late challenge
from Helena, Ohio's Phil Gressman to score his 17th career feature victory
at Fremont Speedway.
"I had to be careful in lapped traffic...I didn't want to take too many
chances. My crew chief Guy Meyers was giving me hand signals, so I knew
I was somewhat okay," said Ivy, the 2001 and 2002 Fremont Track Champion.
"I've got to thank Sid and Beth Eickelberry for giving me such a great
car and Guy Meyers and my brother Scott for all their help. It's also kind
of neat to win on Willies Sales and Service Night for the second straight
year...I used to work there."
Behind Ivy at the finish were Gressman, Mark Keegan, Lee Jacobs (who
set a new track record in qualifying at 11.732), Byron Reed (who started
21st), Bobby Clark, Travis Whitney, Kim Mock, Mike Linder and Joe Roe.
In the dirt truck feature, Brian Arnold redeemed himself from two weeks
ago, when he ran out of fuel while holding a commanding lead, to score
the win over Dwight Waltermeier, Rex Wright, Greg Summitt, Steve Sabo,
Jim McGrath, Danny Roepke, Bob Dible, Brian Sebetto and Darrell Brown.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, May 10 with Roots
Poultry Night featuring the 410 sprints, 305 sprints and dirt trucks.
410 Sprints:
Qualifications: 1. Lee Jacobs, 11.732 (NTR); 2. Phil Gressman, 11.932;
3. Todd Hepfner, 11.950; 4. Jason Dukes, 12.000; 5. Mark Keegan, 12.016;
6. Joe Roe, 12.048; 7. Bobby Clark, 12.097; 8. Mike Linder, 12.127; 9.
Brock Mayes, 12.130; 10. John Ivy, 12.198; 11. Kim Mock, 12.241; 12. Brian
Kristan, 12.300; 13. Jeremy Campbell, 12.309; 14. John Haeni, 12.345; 15.
Travis Whitney, 12.347; 16. Alvin Roepke, 12.369; 17. Scott Biertzer,
12.433; 18. David Harrison, 12.482; 19. Scott Kraylek, 12.545; 20. Mike
Kertscher, 12.568; 21. Jody Keegan, 12.638; 22. Byron Reed, 12.700; 23.
Ty Bartz, 12.707; 24. Andy James, 12.714; 25. Dustin Daggett, 12.715; 26.
John Wisbon, 12.733; 27. Dave Enders, 12.743; 28. Ben Rutan, 12.748; 29.
Scotty Neitzel, 12.755; 30. Chad Blonde, 12.788; 31. Todd King, 12.831;
32. Scott Uttech,
12.850; 33. Troy Vacarro, 12.861; 34. Jason Johnson, 12.913; 35. Jason
Courtney, 12.916; 36. Bill Warren, 12.928; 37. Ryan Bunton, 12.936; 38.
Craig Mintz, 12.937; 39. Kurt Davis, 12.948; 40. Bobby Distel, 12.987;
41. Darrell Dodd, 13.017; 42. Rodney Morgan, 13.021; 43. Chuck Wilson,
13.058; 44. Fred Ebler, 13.155; 45. Bob Lime, 13.169; 46. Steve Meyer,
13.174; 47. Dave Uttech, 13.202; 48. Wayne Modjeski, 13.345; 49. Roger
Campbell, 13.331; 50. Ryan Irvin, 13.407; 51. Mike Stefka, 13.416; 52.
Patrick Haynes, 13.419; 53. Todd Heller, 13.510; 54. Matt Lucius, 13.633;
55. Tim Aldrich, 13.827; 56. Scott Euler, 13.885.
Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. Jeremy Campbell; 2. Jody Keegan, 3. Lee Jacobs;
4. Mark Keegan; 5. Scott Biertzer.
Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. John Ivy; 2. Byron Reed; 3. David Harrison;
4. Phil Gressman; 5. Chad Blonde.
Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. Travis Whitney; 2. Kim Mock; 3. Bobby Clark;
4. Todd Hepfner; 5. Kirt Davis
Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Andy James; 2. Alvin Roepke; 3. Mike Linder;
4. Jason Dukes; 5. Mike Kertscher
B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. Brian Kristan; 2. Joe Roe; 3. Scott Biertzer;
4. Kurt Davis; 5. Jason Courtney; 6. Scott Neitzel; 7. Dave Enders; 8.
Todd King; 9. Ryan Bunton; 10. Chuck Wilson; 11. Troy Vacarro; 12. Mike
Kertscher; 13. Bob Lime; 14. Dustin Daggett; 15. Dave Uttech; 16. Mike
Stefka; 17. Darrell Dodd; 18. Wayne Modjeski
B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. John Haeni; 2. Scott Kraylek; 3. John Wisbon;
4. Craig Mintz; 5. Ty Bartz; 6. Brock Mayes; 7. Bobby Distel; 8. Jason
Johnson; 9. Patrick Haynes; 10. Bill Warren; 11. Ryan Irwin; 12. Chad Blonde;
13. Scott Uttech; 14. Roger Campbell Jr.; 15. Rodney Morgan; 16. Steve
Meyer; 17. Ben Rutan; 18. Fred Ebler.
A-Main (35 laps): 1. John
Ivy; 2. Phil Gressman; 3. Mark Keegan; 4. Lee Jacobs; 5. Byron Reed;
6. Bobby Clark; 7. Travis Whitney; 8. Kim Mock; 9. Mike Linder; 10. Joe
Roe; 11. Jeremy Campbell; 12. John Wisbon; 13. Todd Hepfner; 14. Andy James;
15. Scott Biertzer; 16. Alvin Roepke; 17. Craig Mintz; 18. Brian Kristan;
19. John Haeni; 20. Ty Bartz; 21. Kurt Davis; 22. Scott Kraylek; 23. Jody
Keegan; 24. Jason Dukes.
Dirt Trucks:
Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. Steve Sabo; 2. Dwight Waltermeier; 3. Gregg
Summitt; 4. Danny Roepke; 5. Ernie Haynes
Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. Bobby Davis; 2. Jim McGrath; 3. Rich Farmer;
4. Bob Dible; 5. Greg Harmon
Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. Brian Arnold; 2. Rex Wright; 3. Dustin Keegan;
4. L.J. Connors; 5. Tony Sauseda
Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Brian Sebetto; 2. Steve Rando; 3. J.D. Brewer;
4. Andy Maynard; 5. Jim Welty
B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. Darrell Brown; 2. Darrin Dukeshire; 3. Greg
Harmon; 4. Dave Gibbs; 5. Bill Bruen; 6. Ernie Haynes; 7. Fred Guiher;
8. Linda Sabo; 9. J.R. Heschle; 10. Larry Norman; 11. Cory Ward; 12. Buffy
Bordner; 13. Todd Keegan; 14. Brian Michael; 15. Scott Beard; 16. Tony
Sauseda; 17. Jim Welty; 18. Paul Diamond; 20. Jason Crispen.
A-Main (15 laps): 1. Brian
Arnold; 2. Dwight Waltermeier; 3. Rex Wright; 4. Greg Summitt; 5. Steve
Sabo; 6. Jim McGrath; 7. Danny Roepke; 8. Bob Dible; 9. Brian Sebetto;
10. Darrell Brown; 11. Dave Gibbs; 12. Greg Harmon; 13. L.J. Connors; 14.
J.D. Brewer; 15. Steve Rando; 16. Bill Bruen; 17. Dustin Keegan; 18. Andy
Maynard; 19. Bobby Davis; 20. Rich Farmer
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