Friday, Aug. 27, 2010
By Brian Liskai

FREMONT, Ohio - The 11th Annual Burns Iron & Metal 305 Sprint Invitational at Fremont speedway on Sunday, Sept. 5 will feature the yearlong battle between the veteran racers and the up-and-coming young guns.

The 2010 season has been exciting for fans and the race teams of the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprint division. There's a great mixture of young, aggressive drivers and veteran racers. Experienced drivers like former 410 Fremont track champion John Ivy, who won the 305 invite last year, former 410 driver Bobby Clark and multi-time champion Paul Weaver, have provided valuable track time lessons for the youngers like D.J. Foos, Paige Polyak, Jimmy Colvin, Steve Rando, Zack Kramer, Josh Muntz, and Dustin Stroup. Then throw in 2002 invite winner Roger Shammo, who came back to 305 sprint racing this season, along with former track champion and current point leader Stuart Brubaker, Brad Bowman, Nate Dussel, Dan Hammond, Alvin Roepke and others, gunning for one of the richest payouts - $2,500 to win - for the 305 sprint division in the country, and you have the recipe for a very exciting night of racing.

Past winners of the 305 invite are: 2000 - Bobby Foster; 2001- Bryan Scott; 2002 - Roger Shammo; 2003 - Scott Miller; 2004 - Paul Weaver; 2006 - Paul Weaver; 2007 - Andy Shammo; 2008 - Todd Heuerman; and 2009 - John Ivy.

"Jim Ford created this race as a way to thank the 305 teams who supported him week in and week out. We will continue that tradition as this division is one of the most competitive in the country," said Fremont Speedway Promoter Rich Farmer, who has raced a handful of times in the 305 sprints in 2010.

The format for the 305 invite offers the teams a unique night of racing. 

The drivers will qualify - the only time they do this all year - one lap which will determine their heat race line-ups. The top eight qualifiers who transfer to the feature out of their heats will compete in a "King of the Hill" match race where two cars will run two laps with the winner moving to the next round until there is one champion who will start on the pole of the feature.

Also in competition will be the wheel-hiking late models and door-banging Fremont Fence Dirt Trucks.

Gates will open at 4 p.m. with racing underway at 7 p.m.