2008 News
Harrison scores exciting last lap pass for Fremont win; Dinan nabs 305 feature; Waltermeier by a bumper in trucks

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008
Contact Brian Liskai
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FREMONT, Ohio - David Harrison is having a dream season. The Burgeon, Ohio 
driver had the large crowd on its feet Saturday at Fremont Speedway as he 
passed Mike Dassel coming down for the white flag and went on to score his 
third win of the season on Kistler Race Engines/Burger King Night at "The 
Track That Action Built."

Harrison had a fantastic weekend, having also won Friday night at Attica 
Raceway Park. He now has five victories in 2008.

"This is a dream season....I haven't had anything like this since 1993," 
said Harrison in the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his Crown Battery, MCS 
Trucking, Blaster Racing backed #10. "Dee Gunman has given us everything we 
need to get to the front and my crew has given me such good race cars...I 
just can't screw it up."

"It was one of those deals again tonight where you're better off to be in 
second in lapped traffic and wait for the leader to make a move and take 
advantage and that's what we did," added Harrison.

Dustin Dina has been hounded by bad luck all year, but the Fremont, Ohio 
driver put it all together to end up in the Engine Pro Victory Lane in the 
non-stop Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints' feature. He held off a 
last lap challenge from Todd Feuerman and Duane Saluki to capture his third 
career win at Fremont Speedway.

"With the luck we've been having, I was just waiting for something bad to 
happen. I got caught up thinking too much and not paying attention to 
hitting my marks. When I heard (Feuerman) coming there at the end...that got 
me focused again," said Dina beside his Madison Street Tavern, Quality 
Welding, Tanks Meats, Johnson's Hunting & Fishing backed sprint car.

Wayne, Ohio's Dwight Walter picked his way through a last lap crash coming 
down for the checkered flag, and beat Cory Ward by a fender to capture the 
Fremont Fence Dirt Truck feature. Ward had accepted the Fremont Speedway 
Shuffle and moved from 10th starting spot to 12th for the possibility of 
picking up a $500 bonus if he could win.

"Cory was racing me hard...he was trying to get that bonus and when we came 
out of four...there were trucks everywhere and we were picking our way 
through and it was close," said Walter in the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside 
his CA Customs, Graham Racing Engines, Mitchell Agronomics, Machine Control 
Resources backed truck.

The 30-lap feature for the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints got off to a 
rough start, as Chris Andrews got upside down (he was not injured), 
collecting Troy Viccaro and Scott Euler. On the ensuing restart, front row 
starters Mike Dussel and Phil Gressman got together with Gressmen flipping 
violently down the front stretch - he was okay.

Dussel grabed the lead on the third restart with Cole Duncan, Mike Linder 
and Harrison in tow. With a lap in the books, Chad Geoff got upside down (he 
was okay). Just three laps later, Jamie Miller jumped the cushion in turn 
two and flipped (not injured).

Then the race found a groove and would go green the rest of the way.

Dussel checked out while Cole Duncan and Harrison battled for second with 
Linder, Blake Feese and Byron Reed putting on a whale of a show for fourth. 
Dussel would hit lapped traffic by lap 11 and still was comfortably out 
front while Duncan and Harrison continued their wicked battle for second and 
Feese moved into fourth

With just eight laps remaining, lapped traffic was beginning to take its 
toll on Dussel as Duncan and Harrison closed in. Harrison would sneak by the 
young Duncan on lap 27 and dove under Dussel exiting turn four as the white 
flag was waving. Harrison would win his 9th career feature at Fremont with 
Dussel, Duncan, Reed and Feese rounding out the top five.

Dinan would bolt into the lead at the grop of the green flag for the 25-lap 
305 sprint feature with rookie Zack Kramer, Bill Kraylek, Todd Heuerman and 
Duane Zablocki running on his bumper. Dinan would cruise out front with 
Kramer comfortably in second while Heuerman battled Kraylek, Travis 
Hoffbauer and Zablocki.

Heuerman would move around Kramer on lap 13 and begin to steadily close on 
Dinan. Zablocki would move around Kramer into third on lap 17 and make it a 
three car battle for the lead.You could throw a blanket on the top three the 
remainder of the race and when the white flag came out, Heuerman tried once 
last ditch effort by diving to the high side of Dinan.

That must have been the attention-getter Dinan needed as he pulled away 
slightly on the last lap, leaving Heuerman to try and fend off a charging 
Zablocki and Kevin Lee. Lee had accepted the Fremont Speedway Shuffle and 
moved from eighth startng spot back to 10th for a chance to win an extra 
$1,000.

When the checkered flew, Dinan held a car length advantage over Zablocki, 
Heuerman, Lee and 14th starter Bobby Clark.

The 20-lap dirt truck feature was once again a barn-burner. Kent Brewer 
grabbed the initial lead with Art Ball, Bob Dible, Waltermeier and Steve 
Sabo right on his bumper. Brewer and Ball would race side by side the first 
four laps before the yellow would fly. On the restart, the veteran Ball 
drove around Brewer for the lead, brining Dible up to second.

A lap later Ball led over Dible and now Waltermeier. Disaster struck for 
Dible on lap six as he spun while putting pressure on Ball. On the restart 
Waltermeier would drive under Ball and the two made contact with ball 
rubbing the front stretch wall. Meanwhile Cory Ward had steadily worked his 
way up from 12th and was third by lap eight. and moved into second when Ball 
made contact with the wall.

Waltermeier and Ward raced side by sie the remaining 12 laps. Coming out of 
turn four for the checkered flag, backmarkers got together and were spinning 
as Waltermeier and Ward tried to pick their way through. Waltermeier and 
Ward banged wheels coming to the finish line with Waltermeier winning by a 
fender. Steve Sabo, Steve Endicott and Jim McGrath would round out the top 
five.

It's an all-sprint car spectacular at Fremont Speedway Saturday, Aug. 9, as 
the NRA Sprint Invaders come to "The Track That Action Built" to challenge 
the tough Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints. The Fort Ball Pizza 
Palace 410 Sprints are also in action.

For more information log onto www.fremontohspeedway.com.

The Fremont Speedway (08-02-08)
Kistler Engines/Burger King Night

Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Super Sprints
Qualifying
1. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.86; 2. 55-John Ivy, 13.01; 3. 7K-Blake Feese, 13.07; 4. 
O9-Craig Mintz, 13.13; 5. 10-David Harrison, 13.15; 6. 16-Brian Sebetto, 
13.16; 7. 60-Jody Keegan, 13.17; 8. 312-Mike Linder, 13.21; 9. 22-Cole 
Duncan, 13.28; 10. 20X-Phil Gressman, 13.31; 11. 6-Mike Dussel (R), 13.35; 
12. 9-Chad Goeff, 13.36; 13. O4-Cap Henry, 13.38; 14. 27-Scott Euler, 13.46; 
15. O2-Brian Smith, 13.46; 16. 15C-Chris Andrews, 13.49; 17. 4M-Jamie 
Miller, 13.52; 18. 7T-Troy Vaccaro, 13.54; 19. 4K-Kody Kinser, 13.56; 20. 
X-Mark Keegan, 13.62; 21. 1-Doug Berryman, 13.70; 22. 14H-Todd Heller, 
13.73; 23. 7M-Geoff Dodge, 13.74; 24. D7-Tony Beaber, 13.83; 25. 21-Rodney 
Morgan, 13.86; 26. 10S-Roger Shammo, 14.26; 27. 51M-Roger Campbell Jr., 
14.44; 28. 24X-Tom Nichols, 15.68; 29. 11-Josh Harrison, NT
Heat 1 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 15C-Chris Andrews; 2. 5R-Byron Reed; 3. 20X-Phil Gressman; 4. 4K-Kody 
Kinser; 5. 14H-Todd Heller; 6. 60-Jody Keegan; 7. 21-Rodney Morgan; 8. 
O4-Cap Henry; 9. 24X-Tom Nichols; 10. O9-Craig Mintz

Heat 2 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 6-Mike Dussel (R); 2. 4M-Jamie Miller; 3. 312-Mike Linder; 4. 10-David 
Harrison; 5. X-Mark Keegan; 6. 55-John Ivy; 7. 7M-Geoff Dodge; 8. 10S-Roger 
Shammo; 9. 27-Scott Euler; 10. 11-Josh Harrison

Heat 3 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 7T-Troy Vaccaro; 2. 22-Cole Duncan; 3. 7K-Blake Feese; 4. 16-Brian 
Sebetto; 5. O2-Brian Smith; 6. 9-Chad Goeff; 7. D7-Tony Beaber; 8. 1-Doug 
Berryman; 9. 51M-Roger Campbell Jr.

B-main (10 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 55-John Ivy; 2. 60-Jody Keegan; 3. 9-Chad Goeff; 4. 27-Scott Euler; 5. 
O4-Cap Henry; 6. D7-Tony Beaber; 7. 51M-Roger Campbell Jr.; 8. 1-Doug 
Berryman; 9. 7M-Geoff Dodge; 10. 21-Rodney Morgan; 11. 10S-Roger Shammo; 12. 
11-Josh Harrison; 13. 24X-Tom Nichols; 14. O9-Craig Mintz

A-main (30 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 10-David Harrison[6]; 2. 6-Mike Dussel (R)[1]; 3. 22-Cole Duncan[3]; 4. 
5R-Byron Reed[8]; 5. 7K-Blake Feese[7]; 6. 312-Mike Linder[4]; 7. 16-Brian 
Sebetto[5]; 8. 60-Jody Keegan[10]; 9. 55-John Ivy[9]; 10. 14H-Todd 
Heller[20]; 11. O2-Brian Smith[14]; 12. X-Mark Keegan[19]; 13. 9-Chad 
Goeff[11]; 14. 4K-Kody Kinser[18]; 15. 27-Scott Euler[13]; 16. O4-Cap 
Henry[12]; 17. 4M-Jamie Miller[16]; 18. 20X-Phil Gressman[2]; 19. 15C-Chris 
Andrews[15]; 20. 7T-Troy Vaccaro[17]
 

Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints
Heat 1 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5-Dustin Dinan; 2. 14-Chad Wilson; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 4. 22D-Dan 
Hammond; 5. 9-Jimmy Colvin (R); 6. 66L-Brad Bowman; 7. 39-Matt Merrill; 8. 
29D-Steve Daniels

Heat 2 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 2. 8K-Zack Kramer (R); 3. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 4. 
40-Bobby Clark; 5. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 6. 27-Paige Polyak; 7. 19R-Steve 
Rando; 8. 49-Coty Runion

Heat 3 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 18-Todd Heuerman; 2. 3J-Kevin Lee; 3. 71-Bill Kraylek; 4. 28-Shaun 
Valenti (R); 5. 3X-Brad Keckler; 6. 1-Nate Dussel (R); 7. 11F-D.J. Foos (R); 
8. 24-Josh McAfee

Heat 4 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 2. 80-Jake Trevino (R); 3. M28-Josh Muntz; 4. 44-Matt 
Karbler; 5. 23-Willie Keegan; 6. O1-Rich Farmer; 7. 22-Evan Helle; 8. 
2-Brian Neeb

B Main (10 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 2. 9-Jimmy Colvin (R); 3. 27-Paige Polyak; 4. 66L-Brad 
Bowman; 5. 1-Nate Dussel (R); 6. 23-Willie Keegan; 7. 11F-D.J. Foos (R); 8. 
39-Matt Merrill; 9. 49-Coty Runion; 10. 3X-Brad Keckler; 11. 24-Josh McAfee; 
12. 19R-Steve Rando; 13. 2-Brian Neeb; 14. 29D-Steve Daniels; 15. O1-Rich 
Farmer

A-main (25 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 5-Dustin Dinan[2]; 2. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[5]; 3. 18-Todd Heuerman[3]; 4. 
3J-Kevin Lee[10]; 5. 40-Bobby Clark[14]; 6. 8K-Zack Kramer (R)[4]; 7. 
82-Travis Hoffbauer[6]; 8. 35-Stuart Brubaker[7]; 9. M28-Josh Muntz[8]; 10. 
66L-Brad Bowman[20]; 11. 80-Jake Trevino (R)[11]; 12. 71-Bill Kraylek[1]; 
13. 14-Chad Wilson[9]; 14. 9-Jimmy Colvin (R)[18]; 15. 36X-Dustin 
Keegan[17]; 16. 28-Shaun Valenti (R)[15]; 17. 25P-Mark Pridemore[12]; 18. 
22D-Dan Hammond[13]; 19. 44-Matt Karbler[16]; 20. 27-Paige Polyak[19]
 

Fremont Fence Co. Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 (7 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 8-Steve Endicott; 2. 18W-Cory Ward; 3. P51-Paul Brown Jr.; 4. 4X-Brian 
Sorg; 5. 23M-Brad Mitten; 6. 52-Will Tezak; 7. 34K-George Miller; 8. 22-Todd 
Keegan

Heat 2 (7 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 16-Steve Sabo; 2. 17-Bob Dible; 3. 5-Jim McGrath; 4. 39-Dwight 
Waltermier; 5. 20-Andy Maynard; 6. 5JR-Jim McGrath Jr.; 7. 71-Craig Holland; 
8. 1-Paul Dymond

Heat 3 (7 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. O1-Art Ball; 2. 8K-Kent Brewer; 3. 6-Linda Sabo; 4. 30-Dave Gibbs; 5. 
32H-Dan Hennig; 6. O7-Greg Harmon; 7. 53-Dan Roepke
B-main (10 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5JR-Jim McGrath Jr.; 2. 53-Dan Roepke; 3. 1-Paul Dymond; 4. 22-Todd 
Keegan; 5. O7-Greg Harmon; 6. 71-Craig Holland; 7. 34K-George Miller; 8. 
52-Will Tezak

A-main (20 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 39-Dwight Waltermier[5]; 2. 18W-Cory Ward[12]; 3. 16-Steve Sabo[8]; 4. 
8-Steve Endicott[7]; 5. 5-Jim McGrath[9]; 6. 32H-Dan Hennig[15]; 7. 5JR-Jim 
McGrath Jr.[16]; 8. 8K-Kent Brewer[2]; 9. 53-Dan Roepke[17]; 10. P51-Paul 
Brown Jr.[10]; 11. 20-Andy Maynard[14]; 12. 17-Bob Dible[6]; 13. 23M-Brad 
Mitten[13]; 14. 30-Dave Gibbs[3]; 15. 4X-Brian Sorg[11]; 16. 6-Linda 
Sabo[1]; 17. O7-Greg Harmon[20]; 18. O1-Art Ball[4]; 19. 22-Todd Keegan[19]; 
20. 1-Paul Dymond[18]
 

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