Wilson 'crowned'
winner at Fremont
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio (Saturday, June 10, 2006) - It doesn't matter
if it's a Saturday night at Fremont or an All Star Circuit of Champions
sprint victory, Greg Wilson cherishes and celebrates every feature win.
He didn't let the fans down Saturday at "The Track That Action Built,"
charging from his seventh starting spot to win his fifth career feature
on Crown Battery Night.
"I have a bunch of friends here tonight and they tell me I shouldn't
get on the wing and celebrate. But these things are so hard to win....and
I love doing it in front of these great fans at Fremont," said Wilson beside
his All Star Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning sponsored #W20. "I
have to thank Veryl Warnimont and Sabrina for providing me with all the
equipment I need to race and win."
Fremont's Bobby Foster led only the last three feet of the 25-lap Fremont
Federal Credit Union 305 Sprint feature to claim his 16th career victory.
"I saw Bryan having trouble with the lapped cars. This car of mine just
kept getting better and better as the race went on...so I knew if I could
get to him I might have a chance," said Foster beside his JD Automotive
#3j. "I got up on the berm in three and thought I was in trouble. I just
gassed it up and it stuck and here I am."
In the Coors Light Dirt Truck feature, Fostoria's Bob Dible refused
to relinquish his bottom groove and scored his third feature win of the
season.
"I knew if I stayed right on that berm no one could get around me. We've
finally turned the corner...I think we can win a bunch more of these,"
said Dible who has earned the nickname "catfish" for his bottom running
ways.
The current All Star point leader, Wilson, from Benton Ridge, Ohio,
started the evening by setting fast time, but failed to transfer to the
A-main through his heat and had to win the B, which put him in the seventh
starting spot for the 30-lap feature.
At the drop of the green, Findlay's Jason Dukes jumped into the lead
with Bryan Scott and Mark Keegan in tow. The yellow would fly on lap two
for Mike Linder. Dukes would lead until lap five when Keegan would slip
by the outside for the point.
Keegan would get a challenge for the lead from Scott by lap 12, with
Wilson moving into third. At the half-way point, Keegan would lead with
Wilson now into second. Two laps later Wilson would execute his winning
move diving low through turns one and two to move around Keegan.
While Wilson was negotiating lapped traffic, all eyes were on John Ivy
who moved into fourth on lap 18 from his 13th starting spot. Wilson couldn't
shake the field, as a ferious battle took place behind him between Keegan,
Scott, Ivy and 15th starting Byron Reed.
Wilson led at lap 23 with Scott, Ivy and Keegan trailing. The last five
laps saw Scott and Ivy trade the runner-up position several times. Wilson
took the win by three car lengths, as Ivy nipped Scott at the finish line
for second. Rounding out the top five were Reed and Keegan.
In the 305 feature, two-time Fremont winner Bryan Sebetto executed a
great move on the first lap to move from third to the lead. He would watch
a substantial lead disappear when the yellow would fly on lap nine. The
running order was Sebetto, Scott Kraylek, A.J. Sleek, Willie Keegan and
Foster.
On the restart, Sebetto would once again build a big lead with the battle
heating up for second through fifth between Kraylek, Sleek, Keegan and
Foster. All eyes were on Paul Weaver who was working his way through the
pack after spinning on lap nine.
Foster would move into fourth by lap 18 and into second by lap 22. By
then Sebetto had caught the back of the field and was having difficulty
dealing with lapped traffic. As he took the white flag, Foster had moved
to his rear bumper. As they slid through turns three and four, Foster hugged
the bottom berm while Sebetto searched for a way around the lapped cars.
Foster rocketed off the berm and nipped Sebetto at the line by three feet
for the win. Weaver would finish third with Sleek and Kraylek rounding
out the top five.
In the dirt truck feature, Ron Bordner would jump into the early lead
with Craig Hoffman, Shawn Valenti and Dwight Waltermier giving chase. Valenti
would move into the lead two laps later, bringing ninth starting Dible
into second. Dible would move under Valenti for the lead on lap 7. Sabo,
who has two wins on the season, would move into second two laps later and
would stick to Dible's rear bumper the remaining 12 laps, but just couldn't
move around the outside for the lead.
At the checkered, Dible would win, followed by Sabo, Valenti, Brian
Arnold and Bobby Davis.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, June 17 on Burger
King Night with the Fort Ball Pizza 410 Sprints, Fremont Federal Credit
Union 305 Sprints; and Coors Light Dirt Trucks in action.
The "New" Fremont Speedway
Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Super Sprints
Qualifying
1. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.34; 2. 1R-Phil Gressman, 12.60; 3. 16-Lee Jacobs,
12.62; 4. X-Mark Keegan, 12.66; 5. 37Z-Bryan Scott, 12.69; 6. F1-Jon Finsel,
12.70; 7. 55-Brian Smith, 12.73; 8. 3D-Jason Dukes, 12.74; 9. 14H-Todd
Heller, 12.79; 10. 10-David Harrison, 12.79; 11. K-Andrew Palker, 12.82;
12. 31-Chuck Wilson, 12.85; 13. 8C-Bobby Clark, 12.87; 14. 53-John Ivy,
12.92; 15. 7T-Troy Vaccaro, 12.92; 16. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.92; 17. 3L-Mike
Linder, 12.95; 18. 7B-Jamie Miller, 13.04; 19. 27-Scott Euler, 13.08; 20.
45-Brian Grove, 13.13; 21. 12-Caleb Griffith, 13.15; 22. 4N-Niel Shepard,
13.23; 23. 21-Rodney Morgan, 13.24; 24. 11M-Brandon Martin, 13.24; 25.
10S-Roger Shammo, 13.24; 26. 1B-Keith Baxter, 13.28; 27. 99-Alvin Roepke,
13.31; 28. 8S-Craig Mintz, 13.32; 29. 98-Bruce Robenalt, 13.55; 30. 48-Mike
Burkin, 13.75
Heat 1 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 3L-Mike Linder; 2. 14H-Todd Heller; 3. 8C-Bobby Clark; 4. 37Z-Bryan
Scott; 5. W20-Greg Wilson; 6. 12-Caleb Griffith; 7. 98-Bruce Robenalt;
8. 10S-Roger Shammo
Heat 2 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 10-David Harrison; 2. 53-John Ivy; 3. 7B-Jamie Miller; 4. 1R-Phil
Gressman; 5. 1B-Keith Baxter; 6. 4N-Niel Shepard; 7. 48-Mike Burkin; 8.
F1-Jon Finsel
Heat 3 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 27-Scott Euler; 2. K-Andrew Palker; 3. 16-Lee Jacobs; 4. 55-Brian
Smith; 5. 7T-Troy Vaccaro; 6. 21-Rodney Morgan; 7. 99-Alvin Roepke
Heat 4 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 11M-Brandon Martin; 2. 5R-Byron Reed; 3. X-Mark Keegan; 4. 3D-Jason
Dukes; 5. 31-Chuck Wilson; 6. 8S-Craig Mintz; 7. 45-Brian Grove
B-main (10 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 12-Caleb Griffith; 3. 7T-Troy Vaccaro; 4. F1-Jon
Finsel; 5. 10S-Roger Shammo; 6. 8S-Craig Mintz; 7. 21-Rodney Morgan; 8.
4N-Niel Shepard; 9. 98-Bruce Robenalt; 10. 99-Alvin Roepke; 11. 1B-Keith
Baxter; 12. 48-Mike Burkin; 13. 31-Chuck Wilson; 14. 45-Brian Grove
A-main (30 laps) Starting Position []
1. W20-Greg Wilson[7]; 2. 53-John Ivy[13]; 3. 37Z-Bryan Scott[3]; 4.
5R-Byron Reed[15]; 5. X-Mark Keegan[4]; 6. 3D-Jason Dukes[1]; 7. 55-Brian
Smith[2]; 8. 12-Caleb Griffith[19]; 9. 14H-Todd Heller[9]; 10. 16-Lee Jacobs[5];
11. 7T-Troy Vaccaro[14]; 12. 11M-Brandon Martin[20]; 13. 1R-Phil Gressman[6];
14. K-Andrew Palker[11]; 15. 8C-Bobby Clark[12]; 16. 3L-Mike Linder[16];
17. 7B-Jamie Miller[17]; 18. 10-David Harrison[10]; 19. 27-Scott Euler[18];
20. F1-Jon Finsel[8]
Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints
Heat 1 - Riverside Machine & Tool (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. O1-Bryan Sebetto; 2. 9-Craig Kays; 3. 3J-Bobby Foster; 4. 15C-Chris
Andrews; 5. 49-Coty Runion; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 7. 25P-Mark Pridemore;
8. 22D-Dan Hammond; 9. 18C-Jason Crispen
Heat 2 - R & R Auto Wrecking (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5D-Willie Keegan; 2. 19R-Steve Rando; 3. 14-Chad Wilson; 4. 48S-Andy
Shammo; 5. 9H-Josh Hill; 6. 39-Matt Merrill; 7. O7-Scott Mominee; 8. 31-Chad
Gullett
Heat 3 - Gressman Powersports (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 2. 55-Brad Bowman; 3. 15-A.J. Sleek; 4. 5-Dustin
Dinan; 5. 71-Bill Kraylek; 6. 62C-Bob Dawson; 7. 55S-Benny Bowman
Heat 4 - Computer Man Inc. (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 18-Jim Dunhum; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver; 3. 21-Scott Kraylek; 4. 66L-Ryan
Lowe; 5. O2-Kevin Lee; 6. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 7. 65-Mark Lang
Dash - Yeager Surveying (4 laps)
1. O1-Bryan Sebetto; 2. 18-Jim Dunhum; 3. 5D-Willie Keegan; 4. 15-A.J.
Sleek; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker
B1 Main (10 laps, top 2 transfer to A-main)
1. 49-Coty Runion; 2. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 3. 39-Matt Merrill; 4. O7-Scott
Mominee; 5. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 6. 9H-Josh Hill; 7. 31-Chad Gullett; 8.
22D-Dan Hammond; 9. 18C-Jason Crispen
B2 Main (10 laps, top 2 transfer to A-Main)
1. 71-Bill Kraylek; 2. O2-Kevin Lee; 3. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 4. 62C-Bob
Dawson; 5. 65-Mark Lang; 6. 7-Joe Jurovick; 7. 55S-Benny Bowman
A-main (25 laps) Starting Position []
1. 3J-Bobby Foster[5]; 2. O1-Bryan Sebetto[4]; 3. 1W-Paul Weaver[8];
4. 15-A.J. Sleek[6]; 5. 21-Scott Kraylek[2]; 6. 5D-Willie Keegan[3]; 7.
48S-Andy Shammo[14]; 8. 5-Dustin Dinan[15]; 9. 71-Bill Kraylek[18]; 10.
66L-Ryan Lowe[16]; 11. 18-Jim Dunhum[12]; 12. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[19]; 13.
14-Chad Wilson[11]; 14. 35-Stuart Brubaker[10]; 15. 49-Coty Runion[17];
16. 9-Craig Kays[9]; 17. O2-Kevin Lee[20]; 18. 19R-Steve Rando[1]; 19.
55-Brad Bowman[7]; 20. 15C-Chris Andrews[13]
Coors Light DIrt TrucksHeat 1 (7 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 18W-Cory Ward; 2. 98-Craig Hoffman; 3. 29-Ron Bordner; 4. 18-Jim
Ward; 5. 78-Dave Brewer; 6. 92B-Jim Brewer; 7. 7B-Dave Bryant; 8. 52-Tim
Schatzinger; 9. 45-Tim Adams Jr.; 10. 53-Dan Roepke
Heat 2 (7 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 33-Brian Arnold; 2. 39-Dwight Waltermier; 3. 40-Bobby Davis; 4.
5W-Ralph Willey; 5. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 6. 2R-Ron Kepling; 7. 12-Kyle Dukeshire;
8. 21-Fred Guiher; 9. O7-John Harmon; 10. 96-James McClure; 11. 8-Steve
Endicott
Heat 3 (7 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 69-Mark Warnick; 2. 20-Darren Dukeshire; 3. 38-Paul Dymond; 4. 34-Aaron
Schatzinger; 5. 5-Jim Mcgrath; 6. 30-Dave Gibbs; 7. 92-Loren Schwochow;
8. 4X-Brian Sorg; 9. 6-Linda Sabo; 10. 37-Eric Devanna
Heat 4 (7 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 17-Bob Dible; 2. 16-Steve Sabo; 3. 28-Shawn Valenti; 4. 55B-Bill
Bruen; 5. 62-Dave Severs; 6. X-Jason Focht; 7. 9-John Brookes; 8. O1-Art
Ball; 9. 8H-Art Howey Jr.; 10. 23M-Brad Mitten
B1-Main (10 laps, top 2 transfer to A-main)
1. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 2. 78-Dave Brewer; 3. 53-Dan Roepke; 4. 45-Tim
Adams Jr.; 5. 8-Steve Endicott; 6. 12-Kyle Dukeshire; 7. 52-Tim Schatzinger;
8. 7B-Dave Bryant; 9. 21-Fred Guiher; 10. O7-John Harmon; 11. 96-James
McClure; 12. 2R-Ron Kepling; 13. 92B-Jim Brewer
B2-main (10 laps, top 2 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5-Jim Mcgrath; 2. O1-Art Ball; 3. 8H-Art Howey Jr.; 4. 30-Dave Gibbs;
5. 92-Loren Schwochow; 6. 37-Eric Devanna; 7. 6-Linda Sabo; 8. 62-Dave
Severs; 9. 19-Jimmy Sebetto; 10. 9-John Brookes; 11. 4X-Brian Sorg; 12.
23M-Brad Mitten
A-main (20 laps) Starting Position []
1. 17-Bob Dible[9]; 2. 16-Steve Sabo[11]; 3. 28-Shawn Valenti[3]; 4.
33-Brian Arnold[10]; 5. 40-Bobby Davis[6]; 6. 18W-Cory Ward[4]; 7. 5-Jim
Mcgrath[18]; 8. 29-Ron Bordner[1]; 9. 39-Dwight Waltermier[7]; 10. 18-Jim
Ward[13]; 11. 98-Craig Hoffman[2]; 12. 20-Darren Dukeshire[8]; 13. O1-Art
Ball[20]; 14. 5W-Ralph Willey[14]; 15. 34-Aaron Schatzinger[15]; 16. 3R-Chuck
Roelle[17]; 17. 38-Paul Dymond[12]; 18. 55B-Bill Bruen[16]; 19. 78-Dave
Brewer[19]; 20. 69-Mark Warnick[5] |