By Brian Liskai

FREMONT, Ohio (May 17, 2003) - In just his fifth night in the Miller Rigging sprinter, Jeff "The Jet" Shephard passed Dale Blaney with five laps to go to become the fifth different winner in five nights of racing at Fremont Speedway.

"Boy you can tell my crew chief Andy Potter grew up here...he knows something about this race track. It was fast and got faster as the race went on," said Shephard. "I knew Dale would be tough. We got into lapped traffic and I was able to close. We raced side by side for a few laps and that was
fun. "

"It's great to be back in victory lane in just my fifth start for Bob and Heath Miller," added last year's top All Star Circuit of Champions feature
winner.

With a great field of sprints on hand - the All Star show at KC Raceway was rained out earlier and many of the teams made their way to Fremont - Blaney jumped into the early lead from his outside front row starting position. Blaney, aboard the Andrews Motorsports 72, took a commanding lead and began lapping traffic four laps into the feature. Shephard moved into the runner-up spot five laps into the race and patiently followed Blaney until heavy lapped traffic with 10 laps to go. Blaney and Shephard raced side by side for five laps before Shephard was able to pull away for the win on
Fremont Fence Night.

Blaney settled for second, with Chad Kemenah third, Byron Reed fourth, Kenny Jacobs (up from 9th) finishing fifth, fast qualifier Greg Wilson sixth, John Ivy (up from 17th), 7th, Phil Gressman, 8th, Andy James, 9th and Bobby Clark rounding out the top 10.

Jamie Miller made up for his bobble last week, as he hit a lapped car while leading the 305 feature, to pick up the victory.  He is the third 305 sprint feature winner in four nights of racing. Ryan Lowe finished second, Scott Miller up from 10th to finish third, Andy Shammo up from 15th to finish fourth, and Roger Shammo up from 16th to finish fifth.

In the dirt truck feature, Gregg Summitt lead all 15 laps for his first win of the season. Brian Arnold was second, Danny Roepke finished third, Rich Farmer fourth and Darrell Brown rounded out the top 10.

Fremont Speedway is back in action Saturday, May 24 with the Budweiser Shootout, featuring double features for the 410 sprints. The first - the Bud-Light feature - will be 25 laps paying $2,500 to win. The finishing order will be completely inverted and a 30-lap Budweiser feature will be run paying $3,000 to win. If the same driver wins both, there is an extra $2,000 Bud bonus.

410 SPRINTS:

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Greg Wilson, 12.27; 2. Mark Keegan, 12.29; 3. Chad Kemenah, 12.30; 4. Bobby Clark, 12.38; 5. Jeff Shephard, 12.42; 6. Phil Gressman, 12.45; 7. Dale Blaney, 12.47; 8. Byron Reed, 12.47; 9. Kenny Jacobs, 12.49; 10. Ed Neumeister, 12.59; 11. Andy James, 12.65; 12. Bobby Distel, 12.66; 13. Brock Mayes, 12.72; 14. Jimmy Stinson, 12.72; 15. Ryan Coniam, 12.72; 16. David Harrison, 12.73; 17. Rob Chaney, 12.74; 18. John Ivy, 12.78; 19. Alvin Roepke, 12.82; 20. Troy Vacarro, 13.00; 21. John Wisbon, 13.07; 22. Jody Keegan, 13.07; 23. Mike Linder, 13.09; 24. Craig Mintz, 13.13; 25. Jason Dukes, 13.16; 26. Bruce Robenalt, 13.20; 27. Todd Heller, 13.29; 28. Matt Lucius, 13.41; 29. Scott Kraylek, 13.46; 30. Doug Zimmerman, 13.55; 31. Chuck Wilson, 13.66; 32. Roger Campbell Jr., 13.93; 33. Jim Dayton, 14.67; 34. Martin Funston, 15.90; 35. Lee Jacobs, 16.48; 36. William Aumend (no time, did not run track tire).

Heat 1 (top 5 to A): 1. Rob Chaney; 2. Kenny Jacobs; 3. John Wisbon; 4. Greg Wilson; 5. Jeff Shephard

Heat 2 (top 5 to A): 1. John Ivy; 2. Jody Keegan; 3. Mark Keegan; 4. Jimmy Stinson; 5. Phil Gressman

Heat 3 (top 5 to A): 1. Mike Linder; 2. Ryan Coniam; 3. Dale Blaney; 4. Chad Kemenah; 5. Lee Jacobs

Heat 4 (top 5 to A): 1. Craig Mintz; 2. Byron Reed; 3. Bobby Clark; 4. Bobby Distel; 5. Troy Vacarro

B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. Ed Neumeister; 2. Andy James; 3. Brock Mayes; 4. Alvin Roepke; 5. Jason Dukes; 6. Scott Kraylek; 7. Bruce Robenalt; 8. Chuck Wilson; 9. Roger Campbell Jr.; 10. Matt Lucius; 11. Doug Zimmerman; 12. Jim Dayton; 13. William Aumend; 14. Martin Funston

A-Main (30 laps): 1. Jeff Shephard; 2. Dale Blaney;p 3. Chad Kemenah; 4. Byron Reed; 5. Kenny Jacobs; 6. Greg Wilson; 7. John Ivy; 8. Phil Gressman; 9. Andy James; 10. Bobby Clark; 11. Alvin Roepke; 12. Jimmy Stinson; 13. Lee Jacobs; 14. John Wisbon; 15. Mike Linder; 16. Brock Mayes; 17. Bobby Distel; 18. Craig Mintz; 19. Jody Keegan; 20. Ed Neumeister; 21. Mark Keegan; 22.
Ryan Coniam; 23. Rob Chaney; 24. Troy Vacarro.

305 SPRINTS:

Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. Dustin Keegan; 2. Mark Lang; 3. Rick Ridenbaugh; 4. Matt Molnar; 5. Brian Smith

Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. Scott Miller; 2. Daniel Smith; 3. Bill Kraylek; 4. Brian Sebetto; 5. Matt Merrill

Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. Caleb Griffith; 2. Jamie Miller; 3. Jerrid Potter; 4. Andy Shammo; 5. Brad Bowman

Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Josh Hill; 2. Ryan Lowe; 3. Bob Dawson; 4. Roger Shammo; 5. Joe Laugherty

B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. Matt Merrill; 2. Brian Smith; 3. Chuck Dagg; 4. Brad Bowman; 5. Matt Ferrell; 6. Joe Laugherty; 7. Ed Psurny; 8. Brad Schlechty; 9. Jason Hill; 10. Phil Burroughs; 11. Bryan Grove; 12. Craig Kays; 13. Tim Wyckoff; 14. Steve Edwards; 15. Mark Whaley; 16. Paul Hemrick Jr.; 17. Jeff Dougherty; 18. D.J. Oliver; 19. Dan Hammond; 20. Chris Lang

A-Main (25 laps): 1. Jamie Miller; 2. Ryan Lowe; 3. Scott Miller; 4. Andy Shammo; 5. Roger Shammo; 6. Bill Kraylek; 7. Brian Smith; 8. Matt Merrill; 9. Brian Sebetto; 10. Rick Ridenbaugh; 11. Mark Lang; 12. Brad Bowman; 13. Dustin Keegan; 14. Caleb Griffith; 15. Matt Molnar; 16. Josh Hill; 17. Bob Dawson; 18. Chuck Dagg; 19. Daniel Smith; 20. Jerrid Potter

DIRT TRUCKS:

Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. Dwight Waltermeier; 2. Danny Roepke; 3. Brian Arnold; 4. Mike Dukeshire; 5. Steve Sabo

Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. Darrell Brown; 2. Rex Wright; 3. Joe Hartlaub; 4. L.J. Connors; 5. Bobby Davis

Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. Andy Maynard; 2. Steve Endicott; 3. Greg Summitt; 4. Cory Ward; 5. Ralph Wiley

Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Steve Rando; 2. Rich Farmer; 3. Dave Gibbs; 4. J.D. Brewer; 5. Jim Welty

B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. Bobby Davis; 2. Steve Sabo; 3. Ralph Wiley; 4. Paul Diamond; 5. Jim McGrath; 6. Bob Dible; 7. J.R. Heschle; 8. Jim Welty; 9. Fred Guiher; 10. Brian Michael; 11. Greg Harmon; 12. Ron Kepling; 13. Linda Sabo; 14. Jan Dorr; 15. Jason Crispen; 16. Buffy Bordner; 17. Larry Norman; 18. Paul Brown Jr.; 19. Scott Beard.

A-Main (15 laps): 1. Gregg Summit; 2. Brian Arnold; 3. Danny Roepke; 4. Rich Farmer; 5. Darrell Brown; 6. Andy Maynard; 7. Steve Rando; 8. Paul Diamond; 9. Bobby Davis; 10. Dwight Waltermeier; 11. Steve Sabo; 12. Joe Hartlaub; 13. Ralph Wiley; 14. Steve Endicott; 15. Cory Ward; 16. L.J. Connors; 17. J.D. Brewer; 18. Mike Dukeshire; 19. Dave Gibbs; 20. Rex Wright.