By Brian Liskai 

FREMONT, Ohio (Saturday, June 25, 205) - Craig Mintz grew up watching his heroes race at Fremont Speedway. On Saturday, the 19-year-old Gibsonburg native stood in their footsteps as he claimed his first ever 410 sprint victory at "The Track That Action Built" on Burger King/Snyder's Floor Covering Mid-Season Championship Night.
 
"This is just awesome...I've dreamed of this moment since I was a little kid," said Mintz beside his Sabo racing #8s. "I have to thank Soup and Beth Sabo for giving me everything to race with. I want to thank my Dad (Les) and Mom (Lynn)...they made so many sacrifices to get me to where I am today. I have to thank my entire crew...they didn't give up on me even during the tough times."
 
Clyde's Bryan Scott passed Bellevue's Jeremy Durst on lap 10 of the 25-lap 305 sprint main and went on to score his 20th career Fremont victory.
 
Fremont's Bobby Davis made it two feature wins in a row in the Coors Light Dirt Trucks.
 
Mintz jumped into the lead of the 30-lap feature from his pole starting position, with Chad Blonde in tow. Lee Jacobs shot into second a lap later from his fourth starting spot and he and Mintz pulled away from the rest of the pack. A caution on lap four saw the running order of Mintz, Jacbos, fast qualifier Byron Reed, Blonde, Bobby Clark, Brandon Martin and John Ivy.
 
When the green flew again, Mintz put his Keller Chevrolet, Schiets Motors, sprinter back in the lead, and he and Jacobs pulled away again. Jacobs closed on Mintz' bumper by lap 12 as the duo hit lapped traffic.Then Ivy started to make his move, getting around Jacobs into second on lap 21. Mintz was picking his way through lapped traffic when he nudged Caleb Griffith, causing him to spin in turn two with three laps to go.
 
The fans were on their feet as Mintz led them to the stand for the restart, wondering if the youngster could hold off the 2004 Fremont Speedway champion of Ivy. Mintz seemed to get faster those last three laps and picked up the win over Ivy, Clark, Jacobs, Reed, Martin, Troy Vacarro, Brian Smith, Andrew Palker and Mark Keegan.
 
"I looked at th scoreboard on that last restart and saw a five and knew it had to either be John Ivy or Byron Reed...either way I knew I had to concentrate on hitting my marks. If I did that I knew they couldn't catch me," said Mintz. "I also want to dedicate this to Dick Liskai...I know he's watching from up above. He helped get me into my first 305 sprint car and gave me a lot of pointers."
 
In the 305 sprint feature, Durst and Stuart Brubaker swapped the lead back and forth the first handful of laps, while eighth starting Scott worked up to third place. A caution on lap eight saw Durst leading Scott, Brad Bowman and Brubaker. Scott made his move on lap 10 and cruised to the win over Durst, Andy Shammo, Bobby Foster (up from 14th), Daniel Smith, Scott Kraylek, Matt Merrill, Roger Shammo, Willie Keegan and Mark Lang.
 
"We've been so close this year to winning one...this feels great to be back on the front stretch," said Scott beside his Rich Farmer/Tim Everett #37z. "I have to thank Burns Iron and Metal and Fremont Auto Parts for their sponsorship help and all our great sponsors. I feel very lucky to be a part of this team. Rich and Tom put so much time and money into this deal."
 
In the Coors Light Dirt Trucks, Davis had to hold off a hard-charging Jim McGrath to take the checkered.  Ron Kepling finished third followed by Dan Roepke, Brian Arnold (up from 18th), Steve Endicott, Eric DeVanna, Art Howey Jr., Ralph Willey and Jim Welty.
 
"Wow, Jim McGrath has that truck working well...he gave me all I could handle," said an exhausted Davis beside his Smith Automotive, Crown Battery, Jenni's Cooper Penny truck. "I've really found something on the bottom of this place. I knew if I just held my composure I'd be alright at the end."
 
Fremont Speedway will be back in action on Thursday, June 30 for leg five of the All Star Ohio Sprint Speedweek. Also, on Sunday, July 3, the Coors Light Dirt Trucks will run for $1,000 to win on Henry Motorsports Night, along with the UUI Limited Late Models, the ladies' Powder Puff truck race and the school bus action.
 
RESULTS:
Fremont Federal Credit Union 410 Qualifying (Track Record 11.732 - Lee Jacobs, May 3, 2003)
1. 5R-Byron Reed, 13.02; 2. 8C-Bobby Clark, 13.15; 3. 16-Lee Jacobs, 13.21; 4. 11M-Brandon Martin, 13.35; 5. 5B-Chad Blonde, 13.37; 6. 57X-Andrew Palker, 13.42; 7. 8S-Craig Mintz, 13.46; 8. 21-Rodney Morgan, 13.54; 9. 7T-Troy Vaccaro, 13.55; 10. 5I-John Ivy, 13.55; 11. 31-Chuck Wilson, 13.55; 12. X-Mark Keegan, 13.56; 13. K-Kurt Winker, 13.58; 14. 14H-Todd Heller, 13.59; 15. 55-Brian Smith, 13.60; 16. 97-Cory Seeling, 13.60; 17. 7B-Bryan Sebetto, 13.62; 18. 3L-Mike Linder, 13.78; 19. 27-Scott Euler, 13.82; 20. 12-Caleb Griffith, 13.82; 21. 99-Alvin Roepke, 13.84; 22. 26-Marty Ling, 13.89; 23. O-Matt Lucius, 14.02; 24. 1R-Josh Keegan, 14.19; 25. 40-Shane Helms, 14.22; 26. 21C-Tom Conrad Jr., 14.42; 27. 5M-Ed Psurney, 14.51; 28. 98R-Eddie Rhine, 14.59; 29. 24-Jeremy Keegan, 14.93; 30. 41-Randy Tusing, 15.63; 31. 10-David Harrison, 15.66 

410 SUPER SPRINTS - 32 Cars
Heat 1 (Top 4 to A):
1. 5R-Byron Reed; 2. 99-Alvin Roepke; 3. 7B-Bryan Sebetto; 4. 5B-Chad Blonde; 5. K-Kurt Winker; 6. 7T-Troy Vaccaro; 7. 24-Jeremy Keegan; 8. 40-Shane Helms; 

Heat 2 (Top 4 to A):
1. 3L-Mike Linder; 2. 8C-Bobby Clark; 3. 5I-John Ivy; 4. 14H-Todd Heller; 5. 26-Marty Ling; 6. 57X-Andrew Palker; 7. 21C-Tom Conrad Jr.; 8. 41-Randy Tusing; 

Heat 3 (Top 4 to A):
1. 8S-Craig Mintz; 2. 16-Lee Jacobs; 3. 55-Brian Smith; 4. 27-Scott Euler; 5. 10-David Harrison; 6. 5M-Ed Psurney; 7. 31-Chuck Wilson; 8. O-Matt Lucius; 

Heat 4 (Top 4 to A):
1. 12-Caleb Griffith; 2. 97-Cory Seeling; 3. 11M-Brandon Martin; 4. X-Mark Keegan; 5. 98R-Eddie Rhine; 6. 1R-Josh Keegan; 7. 21-Rodney Morgan; 
 
B - Main  (Top 4 to A): 
1. 57X-Andrew Palker; 2. 31-Chuck Wilson; 3. 7T-Troy Vaccaro; 4. 21-Rodney Morgan; 5. O-Matt Lucius; 6. 10C-Jeremy Campbell; 7. 10-David Harrison; 8. K-Kurt Winker; 9. 40-Shane Helms; 10. 5M-Ed Psurney; 11. 98R-Eddie Rhine; 12. 24-Jeremy Keegan; 13. 1R-Josh Keegan; 14. 21C-Tom Conrad Jr.; 15. 26-Marty Ling; 

A - Main  (30 Laps) [Starting Position]:
1. 8S-Craig Mintz[1]; 2. 5I-John Ivy[10]; 3. 8C-Bobby Clark[5]; 4. 16-Lee Jacobs[4]; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[6]; 6. 11M-Brandon Martin[3]; 7. 7T-Troy Vaccaro[9]; 8. 55-Brian Smith[14]; 9. 57X-Andrew Palker[7]; 10. X-Mark Keegan[12]; 11. 99-Alvin Roepke[20]; 12. 3L-Mike Linder[17]; 13. 5B-Chad Blonde[2]; 14. 14H-Todd Heller[13]; 15. 21-Rodney Morgan[8]; 16. 27-Scott Euler[18]; 17. 97-Cory Seeling[15]; 18. 7B-Bryan Sebetto[16]; 19. 12-Caleb Griffith[19]; 20. 31-Chuck Wilson[11]; 

305 SPRINTS - 36 Cars
Fremont Federal Credit Union Heat 1 (Top 4 to A):
1. 37Z-Bryan Scott; 2. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 3. 39-Matt Merrill; 4. 48-Mike Burkin; 5. 2-Jerrid Potter; 6. 71-Bill Kraylek; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 8. 34-Mark Whaley; 9. 18C-Jason Crispen; 

Riverside Machine & Tool Heat 2 (Top 4 to A):
1. 55-Brad Bowman; 2. 48S-Andy Shammo; 3. 72-Daniel Smith; 4. 3J-Bobby Foster; 5. O2-Kevin Lee; 6. 66L-Ryan Lowe; 7. 8K-Barry Cole; 8. 5-Dustin Dinan; 9. 49-Coty Runion; 

Foster Auto Body Heat 3 (Top 4 to A):
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 2. 27-Jeremy Durst; 3. 21-Scott Kraylek; 4. 15-A.J. Sleek; 5. O7-Scott Mominee; 6. 22D-Dan Hammond; 7. 17X-Dustin Keegan; 8. 12-Brett Lane; 9. 19R-Steve Rando; 

Real Geese  Heat 4 (Top 4 to A):
1. 5D-Willie Keegan; 2. 10-Roger Shammo; 3. 9H-Josh Hill; 4. 65-Mark Lang; 5. 3K-Brad Keckler; 6. 23-Vern Menkoff; 7. 95-Jason Hill; 8. 1W-Paul Weaver; 9. 1DG-Bob Jones; 

COMPUTER MAN 305 DASH: 1. 55-Brad Bowman; 2. 37Z-Bryan Scott; 3. 5D-Willie Keegan; 4. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 5. 9H-Josh Hill; 

1st B - Main  (Top 2 to A): 
1. 8K-Barry Cole; 2. O2-Kevin Lee; 3. 66L-Ryan Lowe; 4. 71-Bill Kraylek; 5. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 6. 49-Coty Runion; 7. 5-Dustin Dinan; 8. 34-Mark Whaley; 9. 18C-Jason Crispen; 10. 2-Jerrid Potter; 

2nd B - Main  (Top 2 to A): 
1. 1W-Paul Weaver; 2. 22D-Dan Hammond; 3. 23-Vern Menkoff; 4. 17X-Dustin Keegan; 5. 3K-Brad Keckler; 6. 95-Jason Hill; 7. 19R-Steve Rando; 8. 12-Brett Lane; 9. 1DG-Bob Jones; 10. O7-Scott Mominee; 

A - Main  (25 Laps) [Starting Position]:
1. 37Z-Bryan Scott[8]; 2. 27-Jeremy Durst[2]; 3. 48S-Andy Shammo[6]; 4. 3J-Bobby Foster[14]; 5. 72-Daniel Smith[7]; 6. 21-Scott Kraylek[11]; 7. 39-Matt Merrill[9]; 8. 10-Roger Shammo[5]; 9. 5D-Willie Keegan[3]; 10. 65-Mark Lang[16]; 11. 35-Stuart Brubaker[1]; 12. 22D-Dan Hammond[20]; 13. 9H-Josh Hill[10]; 14. 48-Mike Burkin[13]; 15. 25P-Mark Pridemore[12]; 16. O2-Kevin Lee[19]; 17. 1W-Paul Weaver[18]; 18. 55-Brad Bowman[4]; 19. 15-A.J. Sleek[15]; 20. 8K-Barry Cole[17]; 

COORS LIGHT DIRT TRUCKS - 35 Trucks
Heat 1 (Top 4 to A):
1. 53-Dan Roepke; 2. 1-Paul Dymond; 3. 83-Kevin Stever; 4. 37-Eric DeVanna; 5. 34-Charlie Gingerich; 6. 92-Loren Schwochow; 7. 5W-Ralph Willey; 8. 12A-Jaime Adams; 9. 39-Dwight Waltermier; 

Heat 2 (Top 4 to A):
1. 5-Jim McGrath; 2. 40-Bobby Davis; 3. 8H-Art Howey Jr.; 4. 18W-Cory Ward; 5. 29-Ron Bordner; 6. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 7. 22-Todd Keegan; 8. 20-Darren Dukeshire; 9. 23M-Brad Mitten; 

Heat 3 (Top 4 to A):
1. 2R-Ron Kepling; 2. O1-Art Ball; 3. 69-Mark Warnick; 4. 98-Craig Hoffman; 5. 30-Dave Gibbs; 6. 4X-Brian Sorg; 7. 97-Bubba Maglosky; 8. 7H-Greg Hill; 9. 47-Brian Michael; 

Heat 4 (Top 4 to A):
1. 16-Steve Sabo; 2. 8-Steve Endicott; 3. 10A-Andy Maynard; 4. 17-Bob Dible; 5. 10J-Jim Welty; 6. 92B-David Brewer; 7. 14-Scott Beard; 8. 33-Brian Arnold; 

1st B - Main  (Top 2 to A): 
1. 29-Ron Bordner; 2. 5W-Ralph Willey; 3. 20-Darren Dukeshire; 4. 39-Dwight Waltermier; 5. 34-Charlie Gingerich; 6. 22-Todd Keegan; 7. 92-Loren Schwochow; 8. 12A-Jaime Adams; 

2nd B - Main  (Top 2 to A): 
1. 33-Brian Arnold; 2. 10J-Jim Welty; 3. 30-Dave Gibbs; 4. 47-Brian Michael; 5. 92B-David Brewer; 6. 97-Bubba Maglosky; 7. 4X-Brian Sorg; 8. 14-Scott Beard; 

A - Main  (20 Laps) [Starting Position]:
1. 40-Bobby Davis[9]; 2. 5-Jim McGrath[4]; 3. 2R-Ron Kepling[6]; 4. 53-Dan Roepke[10]; 5. 33-Brian Arnold[18]; 6. 8-Steve Endicott[1]; 7. 37-Eric DeVanna[13]; 8. 8H-Art Howey Jr.[7]; 9. 5W-Ralph Willey[19]; 10. 10J-Jim Welty[20]; 11. 17-Bob Dible[16]; 12. 18W-Cory Ward[14]; 13. 98-Craig Hoffman[15]; 14. 83-Kevin Stever[3]; 15. O1-Art Ball[11]; 16. 16-Steve Sabo[12]; 17. 1-Paul Dymond[5]; 18. 29-Ron Bordner[17]; 19. 69-Mark Warnick[2]; 20. 10A-Andy Maynard[8];