Tim Hunter tames
Fremont
Clark edges Ivy for
410 win
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio (May 21, 2005) - Tim Hunter has seen a lot of race tracks
in his short sprint car driving career, but he readily admits, Fremont
Speedway is one of the toughest.
The Millersburg, Ohio driver drove the Thad Stanley-owned 360 sprint
to the victory in the second SOD (Sprints On Dirt) verses 305 sprint challenge
feature Saturday during Roots Poultry Night at "The Track That Action Built."
"My brother gave me a great deal last year and we raced a lot of tracks
- I ran in 20 states, but Fremont is the toughest place to figure you in
the country," said Hunter beside his Canfield Cylinder Heads sprinter.
Gibsonburg, Ohio's Roger Shammo in a 305 drove out to a good lead in
the feature, but Hunter, who started fith in the 25-lap main, found the
high side and used lapped traffic to get round Shammo to take the lead
mid-way through the main. Hunter gave the 360 drivers some revenge as he
took the checkered over 305 driver Bryan Scott, Shammo, 360 driver Mike
Brecht and 305 driver Paul Weaver.
"My four-month-old baby is here tonight...what a way to start your
life...in victory lane," said an elated Hunter on besting the 69-car combined
Sod, 305 sprint car field.
The 410 sprint feature was a dandy, as Fremont's Bobby Clark edged
defending track champion John Ivy for the win.
Mike Linder, fresh off his Attica Raceway Park win, jumped into the
early lead, but Clark found the high grove to his liking and over-took
Linder on lap 17. Clark built a sizeable lead, only to watch it slip away
in the closing laps as Ivy closed in lapped traffic. As the duo took the
white, Ivy dove under Clark in turns three and four, but Clark kept up
his momentum to take the win.
Fremont Federal Credit Union Fast Qualifier Todd Heller was on their
bumper for third, with Kevin Huntly and Linder following at the checkered.
"I saw a car (Ivy) come up beside me at the end and I knew it had to
be someone for the lead because no lapped cars were going that fast," said
Clark beside his KOT Trucking/Fremont Fence sponsored #8. "Andy (Potter)
put this car together this week...it's a brand new car and it's a lot of
fun to drive.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, May 28, with the
Budweiser Shootout, featuring twin mains for the 410 sprints.
Fremont Federal Credit Union 410 Qualifying
(Track Record 11.732 - Lee Jacobs, May 3, 2003)
1. 14H-Todd Heller, 12.69; 2. 10-David Harrison, 12.75; 3. 8C-Bobby
Clark, 12.78; 4. 8S-Craig Mintz, 12.93; 5. 5I-John Ivy, 12.94; 6. 2X-Kevin
Huntley, 12.97; 7. 3L-Mike Linder, 13.01; 8. K-Jason Dukes, 13.13; 9. 60-Jody
Keegan, 13.22; 10. 11M-Brandon Martin, 13.24; 11. X-Mark Keegan, 13.24;
12. 8-Phil Gressman, 13.35; 13. 1B-Keith Baxter, 13.39; 14. 27-Scott Euler,
13.48; 15. 47-Jarrod Larson, 13.49; 16. 55-Brian Smith, 13.56; 17. F1-Jon
Finsel, 13.65; 18. OF-Rickey Ferkel, 13.76; 19. O7-Jeff Banyas, 13.84;
20. 5W-Jeff Williams, 13.91; 21. 45-Bryan Grove, 13.97; 22. 1A-Matt Lucius,
14.19; 23. OS-Steve Irwin, 14.43; 24. 40-Shane Helms, 14.51; 25. 11-Dan
Hall, 14.59; 26. 11N-Ed Neumeister, 14.70; 27. 22D-Dennis Yoakum, 14.99;
28. 7B-Bryan Sebetto; 29. 97S-Aaron Shaffer; 30. 77-Chris Bochairow
410 SUPER SPRINTS - 30 Cars
Heat 1 (Top 5 to A):
1. 3L-Mike Linder; 2. 55-Brian Smith; 3. 14H-Todd Heller; 4. 11M-Brandon
Martin; 5. O7-Jeff Banyas; 6. 11-Dan Hall; 7. 1B-Keith Baxter; 8. 1A-Matt
Lucius; 9. 8S-Craig Mintz
Heat 2 (Top 5 to A):
1. X-Mark Keegan; 2. K-Jason Dukes; 3. 10-David Harrison; 4. 27-Scott
Euler; 5. 5W-Jeff Williams; 6. 5I-John Ivy; 7. OS-Steve Irwin; 8. 11N-Ed
Neumeister; 9. F1-Jon Finsel
Heat 3 (Top 5 to A):
1. OF-Rickey Ferkel; 2. 2X-Kevin Huntley; 3. 8-Phil Gressman; 4. 8C-Bobby
Clark; 5. 60-Jody Keegan; 6. 40-Shane Helms; 7. 22D-Dennis Yoakum; 8. 47-Jarrod
Larson; 9. 77-Chris Bochairow; 10. 45-Bryan Grove;
B - Main (Top 5 to A):
1. 5I-John Ivy; 2. 1B-Keith Baxter; 3. 8S-Craig Mintz; 4. 40-Shane
Helms; 5. 47-Jarrod Larson; 6. 1A-Matt Lucius; 7. 22D-Dennis Yoakum; 8.
OS-Steve Irwin; 9. F1-Jon Finsel; 10. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 11. 11-Dan Hall;
12. 77-Chris Bochairow; 13. 45-Bryan Grove
A - Main (30 Laps) [Starting Position]:
1. 8C-Bobby Clark[4]; 2. 5I-John Ivy[8]; 3. 14H-Todd Heller[6]; 4.
2X-Kevin Huntley[3]; 5. 3L-Mike Linder[2]; 6. X-Mark Keegan[11]; 7. 10-David
Harrison[5]; 8. 8S-Craig Mintz[7]; 9. 1B-Keith Baxter[13]; 10. 11M-Brandon
Martin[10]; 11. 55-Brian Smith[16]; 12. K-Jason Dukes[1]; 13. 8-Phil Gressman[12];
14. 60-Jody Keegan[9]; 15. 27-Scott Euler[14]; 16. OF-Rickey Ferkel[17];
17. O7-Jeff Banyas[18]; 18. 40-Shane Helms[20]; 19. 47-Jarrod Larson[15];
20. 5W-Jeff Williams[19];
S.O.D. 360/305 SPRINTS - 69 Cars
Heat 1 (Top 3 to A):
1. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 2. 49-Coty Runion; 3. 18-Todd Heuerman; 4. 9-Craig
Kays; 5. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 6. 17X-Dustin Keegan; 7. 79-Bob Nash; 8. 18C-Jason
Crispen; 9. 27-Jeremy Durst
Heat 2 (Top 3 to A):
1. 33K-Kyle Patrick; 2. 37Z-Bryan Scott; 3. 6N-Dan Naida; 4. 5-Dustin
Dinan; 5. 2-Mike Galajda; 6. 23V-Vern Menkoff; 7. 33R-Clint Reagle; 8.
35-Stuart Brubaker; 9. 72M-Mike Overmier; 10. 5D-Willie Keegan; 11. 55-Brad
Bowman; 12. 99-Wayne Morrison
Heat 3 (Top 3 to A):
1. 34-Kevin Atkins; 2. 33-Bill Johnson; 3. 15M-Jamie Martin; 4. 52-Mark
Broughman; 5. O2-Kevin Lee; 6. 13-Davey Brown; 7. 23-Ben Ruttan; 8. 47X-Louie
Carufel; 9. 29-Daryl Shaffer; 10. 66-Ernie Kuehneman; 11. 48S-Andy Shammo;
12. 2T-Ralph Brackenberry
Heat 4 (Top 3 to A):
1. 72-Daniel Smith; 2. 48-Mike Burkin; 3. 15C-Chris Andrews; 4. 15-A.J.
Sleek; 5. 3X-Greg Summit; 6. 4M-Jamie Miller; 7. 22D-Dan Hammond; 8. 8K-Barry
Cole; 9. 3J-Scott Miller; 10. 71-Bill Kraylek; 11. 157-Mark Wilkins (Scott
Miller, Bill Kraylek, Mark Wilkins were DQ'd for not going directly to
the scales after the race)
Heat 5 (Top 3 to A):
1. 20-Mike Brecht; 2. 10-Roger Shammo; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver; 4. 49T-Greg
Dalman; 5. 12-Caleb Griffith; 6. 2P-Jerrod Potter; 7. 22-Aaron Shaffer;
8. 19R-Steve Rando; 9. 38M-Nick Mulheim; 10. 6-Mike Dussell; 11. O7-Scott
Mominee
Heat 6 (Top 3 to A):
1. 12H-Tim Hunter; 2. 85-Dustin Daggett; 3. 62C-Bob Dawson; 4. 3G-Tim
Norman; 5. O-Glen Styers; 6. 66L-Ryan Lowe; 7. 48R-Brandon Riehl; 8. 21J-Joe
Laugherty; 9. 3K-Brad Keckler; 10. 22T-"Tank" Brakenberry; 11. 12L-Brett
Lane
1st B - Main (Top 2 to A):
1. 5-Dustin Dinan; 2. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 3. 17X-Dustin Keegan; 4.
2-Mike Galajda; 5. 37A-Matt Alloway; 6. 5D-Willie Keegan; 7. 27-Jeremy
Durst; 8. 79-Bob Nash; 9. 99-Wayne Morrison; 10. 23V-Vern Menkoff; 11.
33R-Clint Reagle; 12. 18C-Jason Crispen; 13. 9-Craig Kays (Craig Kays DQ'd
for an illegal wicker bill)
2nd B - Main (Top 2 to A):
1. 4M-Jamie Miller; 2. 3J-Scott Miller; 3. 48S-Andy Shammo; 4. 52-Mark
Broughman; 5. 23-Ben Ruttan; 6. 157-Mark Wilkins; 7. O2-Kevin Lee; 8. 22D-Dan
Hammond; 9. 13-Davey Brown; 10. 29-Daryl Shaffer; 11. 47X-Louie Carufel;
12. 66-Ernie Kuehneman; 13. 71-Bill Kraylek; 14. 15-A.J. Sleek; 15. 3X-Greg
Summit; 16. 2T-Ralph Brackenberry
3rd B - Main (Top 2 to A):
1. O-Glen Styers; 2. 49T-Greg Dalman; 3. 3G-Tim Norman; 4. 12-Caleb
Griffith; 5. 2P-Jerrod Potter; 6. 48R-Brandon Riehl; 7. 19R-Steve Rando;
8. 22-Aaron Shaffer; 9. 22T-"Tank" Brakenberry; 10. 66L-Ryan Lowe; 11.
21J-Joe Laugherty; 12. O7-Scott Mominee; 13. 3K-Brad Keckler; 14. 12L-Brett
Lane
A - Main (25 Laps) [Starting Position]:
1.Tim Hunter(12H)[5]; 2.Bryan Scott(37Z)[11]; 3.Roger Shammo(10)[2];
4.Mike Brecht(20)[8]; 5.Paul Weaver(1W)[17]; 6.Dustin Daggett(85)[1]; 7.Jamie
Martin(15M)[15]; 8.Kyle Patrick(33K)[9]; 9.Jamie Miller(4M)[20]; 10.Chris
Andrews(15C)[16]; 11.Duane Zablocki(9Z)[3]; 12.Bill Johnson(33)[12]; 13.Todd
Heuerman(18)[13]; 14.Mark Pridemore(25P)[22]; 15.Dustin Keegan(17X)[23];
16.Glen Styers(O)[21]; 17.Dustin Dinan(5)[19]; 18.Coty Runion(49)[7]; 19.Daniel
Smith(72)[4]; 20.Mike Burkin(48)[6]; 21.Dan Naida(6N)[14]; 22.Bob Dawson(62C)[18];
23.Greg Dalman(49T)[24]; 24.Kevin Atkins(34)[10] |