Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009
Contact: Brian Liskai
liskai2x@cros.net

By Brian Liskai

FREMONT, Ohio - Findlay, Ohio's Chad Kemenah got the "brakes" he needed at 
Fremont Speedway on Hillside Billiards Night. The cautions flew perfectly to 
give him a clear track - and he needed it as he lost his 410 sprint car's 
brakes on the first lap but hung on to score his 11th career victory at "The 
Track That Action Built."

"Boy, if I would have gotten into traffic I would have struggled. We lost 
the brakes on the first lap and it was a handful on a slick track," said 
Kemenah beside his Golden Flavor Sesame Sticks, Hampshire Engines, Banshee 
Graphics backed #63.

"I have to thank my wife, my father-in-law and my nephew who have worked 
hard to keep me racing this year. It looks like we're going to put together 
a team next year with the 35 car out of Pennsylvania and we got that 
opportunity because we worked hard to stay out here racing," added Kemenah 
in the Engine Pro Victory Lane. "It's always great to come home to Fremont 
and win in front of our family and friends."

Fremont's Bobby Clark took the lead on lap 15 and utilized the track's 
extreme high line to power to his second straight win in the Fremont Federal 
Credit Union 305 Sprints. It was Clark's fourth victory of the season at 
Fremont and the 24th in his career, moving him to a tie for 17th on the 
track's all-time win list.

"My many, many laps around this place was the difference tonight. I wondered 
if anyone would move off the bottom and try it up top. Some did, but they 
just didn't go high enough," said Clark beside his Al Davis Carpeting, 
Jenny's Copper Penny, Fremont Fence backed #40.

Castalia's Dan Hennig held off several charges by Art Ball and Bob Dible 
over the last four laps to claim his third win of the season in the Fremont 
Fence Dirt Trucks.

"I saw Art down there and I knew I had to protect the bottom...that was 
exciting for the fans. I glad I was able to win for a lot of family and 
friends who haven't been here this year, especially for my grandma," said 
Hennig in the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his Reidy's Auto World, York 
Fabrication, TNT Fabrication, APD Carburetors backed #32h.

"Next year I'm working on consistency...may not win a bunch of races, but I 
want to win the track championship," added Hennig about his victory on the 
last night of racing for 2009.

In the 30-lap Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint feature, Kemenah bolted into 
the lead from his pole starting spot with Mark Keegan, Erin Crocker, Jody 
Keegan and Mike Linder in tow. Linder would drive to the outside and take 
the third position on lap two and grab second from Keegan on lap 4.

Crocker, who was accompanied in the pits by her husband, Ray Evernham, 
former NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner, would spin in turn three on lap 7 with 
the running order Kemenah, Linder, Mark Keegan, Craig Mintz, Byron Reed and 
Phil Gressman. On the restart Mintz would drive around Keegan into third. 
Linder began to close on Kemenah as the leader caught the tail of the field 
on lap 14, but Lee Jacobs stopped in turn three to bring out the yellow and 
give Kemenah a clear track.

Kemenah would pull away on the restart while Linder now had his hands full 
with Mintz for second while 2009 track champion Brock Mayes would grave 
fourth from Mark Keegan. Crocker's night would come to a halt on lap 16 as 
she tipped over in turn two.

Again on the restart Kemenah was able to pull away with the battle between 
Linder and Mintz resuming for second. The final caution would fly for Keith 
Baxter on lap 20, again handing Kemenah a clear track. And, once again, on 
the restart, Kemenah would pull away while Linder and Mintz ran side-by-side 
for the runner-up spot with Mayes on their rear bumper.

Kemenah would finally hit lapped traffic on lap 27, and narrowly avoided 
disaster when Brian Lay did a 360 spin right in front of him. Mintz would 
finally dispose of Linder on lap 27, but it was too late to reel in Kemenah 
who took the victory. Mintz, Mayes, Linder and Mark Keegan would round out 
the top five.

After a red to start the 305 sprint feature with Brad Bowman tipping over 
collecting Paul Weaver, Nate Reeser and Mike Dussel - Reeser was the only 
one able to continue - Jimmy Colvin would drive around pole-sitter Josh 
Muntz for the lead. Stuart Brubaker would move into second on lap three with 
Muntz and 9th place starter John Ivy in tow.

Steve Rando would stop on the track on lap five to bring out the caution and 
on the restart Brubaker began to apply the pressure to Colvin. The two would 
battle side-by-side over the next seven laps. Meanwhile, Clark, who started 
7th, was using that high line to grab third on lap 10 and he made it a 
three-car battle - actually driving into the lead - before the red would fly 
for a Matt Ferrell flip on lap 12 (he was uninjured).

Going back to the last fully completed lap, Colvin was put back in front 
with Brubaker back into second and Clark third. On the ensuing restart, 
Clark again went to the top shelf and drove into second on lap 14 and into 
the lead a lap later. Brubaker would move into second on lap 19 with Colvin, 
Ivy and 17th starter D.J. Foos rounding out the top five.

The final caution would fly on lap 21 when Josh Muntz struck the starter 
cone in turn four, sending it onto the track, sending him to the back of the 
line-up from his 6th running position. With a clear track ahead, Clark would 
pull away the final our laps for the win while Brubaker, Ivy, Bill Kraylek 
and Colvin rounding out the top five.

In the 20-lap dirt truck feature, Kent Brewer would grab the lead at the 
drop of the green with Brian Sorg, Hennig, Jimmy McGrath Jr. in tow Hennig 
would grab second a lap later bringing McGrath Jr. into third. McGrath would 
take the second spot on lap four as the caution flew for debris.

On the restart, Brewer continued to lead, with Hennig driving under McGrath 
Jr. into second. Hennig would pull the same low-line move on Brewer a lap 
later to take the lead, as Art Ball moved into second on lap 7. Following a 
lap 8 caution for Keith Sorg and Craig Holland, Hennig would retain the 
lead, but Ball was on his rear bumper with McGrath Jr. grabbing third. Ball 
continued to hound Hennig when the caution flew on lap 12 for Jim McGrath 
Sr.

Hennig, Ball and McGrath Jr. waged a tremendous battle for the lead on the 
restart, with Ball pulling under Hennig on lap 16 when the caution flew for 
Holland. Once the green flew again, the battle between Hennig and Ball 
resumed, but it was short-lived as McGrath Jr. brought out the caution a lap 
later.

On the restart, it became a three truck battle for the lead between Hennig, 
Ball and 9th place Bob Dible who was the only driver to find the high 
groove. Dible's exciting run would come to an end on lap 19 as he spun in 
turn two. In the one-lap shootout for the win, Hennig was able to hold off 
Ball with Brewer coming back to grab third ad Brian Sorg and McGrath Jr. 
rounding out the top five.

Fremont Speedway Promoters Rich Farmer and Andy James would like to thank 
all the race teams, fans, sponsors and the Sandusky County Agricultural 
Society for a great 2009 racing season. The top 10 in points in all three 
racing divisions will be honored at the track's banquet at Ole Zim's 
Wagonshed on Saturday, Nov. 21. Tickets are $25 each and include the 
family-style dinner and can be purchased by calling 419-307-4241. More 
information is available at www.fremontohspeedway.com

Fremont Speedway - 9/26/2009
Hillside Billiards Night

Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints
Qualifying -
1. 53-Phil Gressman, 12.41; 2. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.63; 3. 312-Mike Linder, 
12.65; 4. O9-Craig Mintz, 12.71; 5. 16-Bryan Sebetto, 12.72; 6. 97-Dean 
Jacobs, 12.76; 7. 11B-Brock Mayes, 12.83; 8. 47-Caleb Helms, 12.84; 9. 
10-David Harrison, 12.86; 10. 59-Erin Crocker, 12.87; 11. 25-Lee Jacobs, 
12.88; 12. 60-Jody Keegan, 12.89; 13. X-Mark Keegan, 12.91; 14. 53X-Brandon 
Martin, 12.96; 15. 63-Chad Kemenah, 12.96; 16. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 12.98; 
17. 22-Cole Duncan, 13.03; 18. 24H-John Ivy, 13.05; 19. 28-Shawn Valenti, 
13.06; 20. 9Z-Duane Zablocki, 13.08; 21. 14H-Todd Heller, 13.10; 22. 
45-Brian Lay, 13.11; 23. 3J-Kevin Lee, 13.26; 24. 1B-Keith Baxter, 13.38; 
25. 83M-Brock Martin, 13.44; 26. O6-Brandy Bower, 13.74; 27. 27-Shelby 
Bilton, 13.91; 28. 1K-Willie Keegan, 14.19; 29. 10S-Roger Shammo, 14.23; 30. 
11-Josh Harrison, 14.26

Heat 1 -  (8 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 14H-Todd Heller; 2. 22-Cole Duncan; 3. X-Mark Keegan; 4. 53-Phil 
Gressman; 5. 16-Bryan Sebetto; 6. 10-David Harrison; 7. 83M-Brock Martin; 8. 
10S-Roger Shammo

Heat 2 - Bell Racing Products (8 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 45-Brian Lay; 2. 24H-John Ivy; 3. 59-Erin Crocker; 4. 5R-Byron Reed; 5. 
53X-Brandon Martin; 6. 97-Dean Jacobs; 7. O6-Brandy Bower; 8. 11-Josh 
Harrison

Heat 3 -  (8 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 63-Chad Kemenah; 2. 28-Shawn Valenti; 3. 3J-Kevin Lee; 4. 312-Mike 
Linder; 5. 11B-Brock Mayes; 6. 25-Lee Jacobs; 7. 27-Shelby Bilton

Heat 4 -  (8 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 1B-Keith Baxter; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.; 3. O9-Craig Mintz; 4. 60-Jody 
Keegan; 5. 47-Caleb Helms; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 7. 1K-Willie Keegan

B-Main -  (10 Laps - Top 4 Transfer)
1. 16-Bryan Sebetto; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes; 3. 97-Dean Jacobs; 4. 25-Lee 
Jacobs; 5. 53X-Brandon Martin; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 7. 83M-Brock Martin; 8. 
10S-Roger Shammo; 9. 1K-Willie Keegan; 10. O6-Brandy Bower; 11. 47-Caleb 
Helms; 12. 11-Josh Harrison; 13. 27-Shelby Bilton; 14. 10-David Harrison

A-Main -  (30 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 63-Chad Kemenah[1]; 2. O9-Craig Mintz[5]; 3. 11B-Brock Mayes[11]; 4. 
312-Mike Linder[6]; 5. X-Mark Keegan[2]; 6. 97-Dean Jacobs[10]; 7. 5R-Byron 
Reed[7]; 8. 53-Phil Gressman[8]; 9. 24H-John Ivy[15]; 10. 15H-Sam Hafertepe 
Jr.[13]; 11. 60-Jody Keegan[3]; 12. 16-Bryan Sebetto[9]; 13. 22-Cole 
Duncan[14]; 14. 14H-Todd Heller[17]; 15. 3J-Kevin Lee[19]; 16. 1B-Keith 
Baxter[20]; 17. 28-Shawn Valenti[16]; 18. 45-Brian Lay[18]; 19. 59-Erin 
Crocker[4]; 20. 25-Lee Jacobs[12]
 

Fremont Federal Credit Union - 305 Sprints
Heat 1 -  (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 2. 9-Jimmy Colvin; 3. 51-Brad Bowman; 4. 18-Todd 
Heuerman; 5. 19R-Steve Rando; 6. 1-Mike Dussel; 7. 11F-D.J. Foos; 8. 
95-Craig Kays; 9. 8J-Jess Stiger

Heat 2 - Bell Racing Products (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 94-John Ivy; 2. 40-Bobby Clark; 3. 27-Paige Polyak; 4. 71-Bill Kraylek; 
5. 67M-Matt Ferrell; 6. 10X-Dustin Stroup; 7. 14-Chris Wilson; 8. 30-Adam 
Ollom; 9. 49-Coty Runion

Heat 3 -  (8 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. M28-Josh Muntz; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver; 3. 72C-Mike Burkin; 4. 10-Brad 
Haudenschild; 5. 83X-Nate Reeser; 6. 31-Chuck Wilson; 7. 80-Jake Trevino; 8. 
44-Brad Keckler

B-Main -  (10 Laps - Top 5 Transfer)
1. 1-Mike Dussel; 2. 11F-D.J. Foos; 3. 10X-Dustin Stroup; 4. 31-Chuck 
Wilson; 5. 95-Craig Kays; 6. 8J-Jess Stiger; 7. 44-Brad Keckler; 8. 14-Chris 
Wilson; 9. 80-Jake Trevino

A-Main -  (25 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 40-Bobby Clark[7]; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6]; 3. 94-John Ivy[9]; 4. 
71-Bill Kraylek[4]; 5. 9-Jimmy Colvin[2]; 6. 10-Brad Haudenschild[5]; 7. 
10X-Dustin Stroup[18]; 8. 18-Todd Heuerman[10]; 9. 27-Paige Polyak[3]; 10. 
72C-Mike Burkin[12]; 11. 11F-D.J. Foos[17]; 12. 31-Chuck Wilson[19]; 13. 
95-Craig Kays[20]; 14. M28-Josh Muntz[1]; 15. 83X-Nate Reeser[15]; 16. 
67M-Matt Ferrell[14]; 17. 19R-Steve Rando[13]; 18. 1W-Paul Weaver[8]; 19. 
51-Brad Bowman[11]; 20. 1-Mike Dussel[16]
 

Fremont Fence Co. Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 -  (7 Laps)
1. 17-Bob Dible; 2. O1-Art Ball; 3. 5-Jim McGrath; 4. 71-Craig Holland; 5. 
8K-Kent Brewer; 6. 8-Steve Endicott; 7. O-Andy Keegan; 8. 99-Art Howey Jr.; 
9. OK-Eric Hudson; 10. 30-Dave Gibbs

Heat 2 - Bell Racing Products (7 Laps)
1. 32H-Dan Hennig; 2. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr.; 3. 4X-Brian Sorg; 4. 23M-Brad 
Mitten; 5. 9-Roger Inks; 6. 4S-Keith Sorg; 7. 21R-Dustin Keegan; 8. P51-Paul 
Brown Jr.; 9. 84-Russ Stahl

A-Main -  (20 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 32H-Dan Hennig[6]; 2. O1-Art Ball[5]; 3. 8K-Kent Brewer[4]; 4. 4X-Brian 
Sorg[2]; 5. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath Jr.[8]; 6. 8-Steve Endicott[10]; 7. 9-Roger 
Inks[12]; 8. 17-Bob Dible[9]; 9. 4S-Keith Sorg[1]; 10. 99-Art Howey Jr.[15]; 
11. 23M-Brad Mitten[3]; 12. 71-Craig Holland[11]; 13. 5-Jim McGrath[7]; 14. 
O-Andy Keegan[13]; 15. 21R-Dustin Keegan[14]; 16. OK-Eric Hudson[17]; 17. 
P51-Paul Brown Jr.[16]; 18. 30-Dave Gibbs[19]
 

Dirt Truck Powder Puff
A-Main -  (6 Laps) [#]-Starting Position
1. 5JR-Tammy Mcgrath[5]; 2. 71-Amy Holland[6]; 3. 17-Niki Workman[10]; 4. 
4X-Toni Lowe[1]; 5. 30-Penny Sorg[8]; 6. 32H-Jamie Hennig[2]; 7. 8-Terri 
Harrison[3]