By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio (Aug. 9, 2003) - Alvin Roepke got under David Harrison coming out of turn four on the last lap to score his second straight feature win in the 410 sprints at Fremont Speedway on Trans Health Care Night.

"Wow! I can't believe we came from that far back to win. When I got around Brock (Mayes) I thought I had the lead, but then I got thinking 'David started on the front row, he's got to be up there.' I just kept my line and then I saw him with about two to go up in the black stuff sliding around...I knew if I stayed on the bottom I might have a chance," said an excited Roepke in victory lane. "He slid up in turn four and I got a great bite off the bottom. My guys had this car so perfect...I'm just the lucky guy who gets to drive it because it's fast."

Harrison, who hails from Fremont, jumped into the lead from his outside front row starting spot and set sail. He held a half track lead by the halfway point. Meanwhile, Roepke - aboard his Mt. Dew/PMI Metals sponsored sprinter - was steadily working his way up from his 12th starting position. He passed rookie Brock Mayes with nine laps to go and began closing the gap to Harrison. Harrison - driving the Crown Battery, Snyder's Floor Covering sprinter, had a two car advantage as the white flag was shown, setting up the dramatic pass for the win in the non-stop 30 lapper.

Mayes finished third, followed by Gibsonburg's Craig Mintz (up from 10th) and Fremont's John Ivy (up from 14th).

The 305 sprint A-main was just as exciting, as pole-sitter Barry Cole, a rookie from Arcadia, took the early lead. Bascom, Ohio's Chris Lang trailed Cole through the entire race, with the two racing side by side coming down for the white flag. Lang took the lead with a low move off of turn two and held on for his first career Fremont victory.

"Boy this feels good. We've struggled this year...blowing up two engines and destroying a race car," said Lang. "Finally, we get to end our night on the front stretch."

The dirt truck A-Main saw an early three-way battle for the lead between Fostoria's Bob Dible, Lindsay's Steve Rando and Fremont's Bobby Davis. However, it was defending track champion Steve Sabo's consistent ride around the bottom of the track that prevailed, as he took the lead just prior to the halfway mark of the 15-lap event. Sabo and Davis raced door to door for the last half of the race, with Sabo ending Davis for the victory, his 16th career win at Fremont.

"I like it when the track gets a little slick. We set this thing up to run the bottom and it worked perfectly. That was fun racing with Bobby side by side, lap after lap. He raced me clean and it was exciting," said Sabo.

Fremont Speedway will be back in action on Tuesday, Aug. 19, during the Sandusky County Fair, with the dirt trucks in action on Henry Motorsports Night. There will be no racing on Saturday, Aug. 16, or Saturday, Aug. 23
due to the fair. The 305 sprints will be the main attraction on Friday, Aug. 29 for the Baumann Auto Group Invitational. The 410 sprints return on Saturday, Sept. 6 with the $10,000 to win All Star Circuit of Champions Night.

410 SPRINT RESULTS:
Qualifications: 1. Phil Gressman, 12.85; 2. Bobby Clark, 12.90; 3. Mark Keegan, 13.03; 4. Todd Heller, 13.06; 5. Brock Mayes, 13.07; 6. Rodney Morgan, 13.07; 7. Craig Mintz, 13.17; 8. Bobby Distel, 13.20; 9. David Harrison, 13.26; 10. Bryan Scott, 13.47; 11. Jon Finsel, 13.50; 12. Scott Euler, 13.51; 13. Mark Imler, 13.54; 14. Matt Lucius, 13.59; 15. Alvin Roepke, 13.59; 16. Jason Dukes, 13.64; 17. John Ivy, 13.66; 18. Lee Jacobs, 13.68; 19. Byron Reed, 13.86; 20. Mike Linder, 13.88; 21. Scott Kraylek, 13.91; 22. Larry Riehl, 13.96; 23. Andy James, 14.10; 24. Troy Vacarro, 14.15; 25. Shane Helms, 14.15; 26. Chad Blonde, 14.48; 27. Bill Shaw, 14.83; 28. Daryl Becker, 14.87; 29. Tim Aldrich, 14.96; 30. Jim Dayton, 15.03; 31. Willie Meier, 15.09; 32. Jody Keegan, NT. 

Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. John Ivy; 2. Mike Linder; 3. Brock Mayes; 4. David Harrison; 5. Phil Gressman

Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. Lee Jacobs; 2. Rodney Morgan; 3. Scott Kraylek; 4. Bobby Clark; 5. Bryan Scott

Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. Mark Keegan; 2. Brandon Martin; 3. Alvin Roepke; 4.Jim Dayton; 5. Jon Finsel

Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Byron Reed; 2. Todd Heller; 3. Scott Euler; 4. Bobby Distel; 5. Andy James

B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. Criag Mintz; 2. Phil Gressman; 3. Bryan Scott; 4.Jason Dukes; 5. Matt Lucius; 6. Jon Finsel; 7.  Shane Helms; 8. Jody Keegan;9. Mark Imler; 10. Chad Blonde; 11. Troy Vacarro; 12. Andy James; 13. Bill Shaw; 14. Tim Aldrich; 15. Willie Meier; 16. Daryl Becker; 17. Larry Riehl

Valleyview Health Care Center A-Main (30 laps): 1. Alvin Roepke; 2. David Harrison; 3. Brock Mayes; 4. Craig Mintz; 5. John Ivy; 6. Lee Jacobs; 7.Bobby Distel; 8. Mike Linder; 9. Todd Heller; 10. Byron Reed; 11. Phil Gressman; 12. Mark Keegan; 13. Bryan Scott; 14. Jason Dukes; 15. Bobby Clark; 16. Brandon Martin;  17. Scott Kraylek;  18. Scott Euler; 19. Jim Dayton; 20. Rodney Morgan.

305 SPRINT RESULTS:
Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. Bryan Sebetto; 2. Mark Whaley; 3. Daniel Smith; 4.Willie Keegan; 5. Roger Shammo

Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. Chris Lang; 2. Scott Miller; 3. A.J. Sleek; 4. Ryan Lowe; 5. Josh Hill

Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. Bobby Foster; 2. Barry Cole; 3. Brad Bowman; 4. Andy Shammo; 5. Keith Whaley

Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Steve Edwards; 2. Jamie Miller; 3. Brian Smith; 4.Caleb Griffith; 5. Bill Kraylek

1st B-main (top 2 to A): 1. Roger Shammo; 2. Chad Laux; 3. Josh Hill; 4.Matt Merrill; 5. Brad Schlechtey; 6. Craig Kayes; 7. Jeff Dougherty; 8. Nick McCord; 9. Ed Psurney; 10. Andy Stout; 11. Paul Hemrick Jr.; 12. Aaron Frey; 13. Joe Laugherty (DNS)

2nd B-main (top 2 to A): 1. Bill Kraylek; 2. Mike Riehl; 3. Mark Pridemore; 4. Keith Whaley; 5. Tim Wyckoff; 6. Mark Lang; 7. Phil Burroughs; 8. Matt Ferrell; 9. Stuart Brubaker; 10. Dave Roberts; 11. Jason Hill; 12. Tim Hammond; 13. Mike Young (DNS)

Valley View Health Care Center A-Main (25 laps): 1. Chris Lang; 2. Barry Cole; 3. Daniel Smith; 4. Brad Bowman; 5. Scott Miller; 6. Willie Keegan; 7.Brian Smith; 8. Caleb Griffith; 9. Brian Sebetto; 10. Andy Shammo; 11. Bobby Foster; 12. Mark Whaley; 13. Chad Laux; 14. Jamie Miller; 15. Bill Kraylek; 16. Ryan Lowe; 17. Mike Riehl; 18. A.J. Sleek; 19. Roger Shammo; 20. Steve Edwards

DIRT TRUCK RESULTS:
Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. Bobby Davis; 2. Bob Dible; 3. Steve Rando; 4. Ralph Willey; 5. Dave Gibbs

Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. Larry Kingseed; 2. Brian Arnold; 3. Rich Farmer; 4. Steve Endicott; 5. Dwight Waltermeier

Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. Cory Ward; 2. Joe Hartlaub; 3. Jason Crispen; 4. Jim Welty; 5. Buffy Bordner

Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Steve Sabo; 2. Greg Summit; 3. Rex Wright; 4. Brian Michael; 5. Bill Bruen

1st B-main (top 3 to A due to Endicott scratching from A): 1. Dave Gibbs; 2. Andy Maynard; 3. Jim McGrath; 4. Jim Keegan; 5. Bryan Lehmann; 6. Greg Harmon; 7. Don Decoursey; 8. Kenny Workman; 9. Todd Keegan; 10. Dwight Waltermeier (DNS)

2nd B-main (top 2 to A): 1. Bill Bruen; 2. Paul Diamond; 3. Buffy Bordner; 4. L.J. Connors; 5. Kenny Clark Jr.; 6. Aaron Schatzinger; 7. Brian Sword; 8. Dave Severs (DNS); 9. Tony Sauseda (DNS)

Trans Health Care A-Main (15 laps): 1. Steve Sabo; 2. Bobby Davis; 3. Bob Dible; 4. Greg Summit; 5. Larry Kingseed; 6. Rich Farmer; 7. Steve Rando; 8. Rex Wright; 9. Brian Arnold; 10. Cory Ward; 11. Ralph Willey; 12. Jim Welty; 13. Jason Crispen; 14. Jim McGrath; 15. Brian Michael; 16. Andy Maynard; 17. Dave Gibbs; 18. Joe Hartlaub; 19. Paul Diamond; 20. Bill Bruen