By: Ron Burt
Last week, Fremont Speedway crowned it’s 2022 season track champions under the lights on a perfect night to race on the Track That Action Built. Craig Mintz won the 410 Sprint track championship for his fourth time. Paul Weaver clinched his fourth division track title in the 305 Sprints. Jamie Miller clinched his first ever Dirt Truck division title.
In 410 Sprint action, Greg Wilson survived five cautions during the final eight laps to claim his fourth Fremont Speedway feature win of 2022. Wilson dominated much of the 30 lap 410 sprint feature, building a nearly four second lead just past lap-15, but late race cautions, including one with just two laps to go, kept the field close. The Benton Ridge Ohio resident was able to drive to his 17th career Fremont win over DJ Foos, and Craig Mintz.
In the 25 lap 305 sprint feature, DJ Foos, doing double race duty, took the lead from Kasey Jedrzejek on lap five and then held off Alvin Roepke after a caution with just four laps remaining to score his 25th career Fremont win. At the end it was DJ Foos, Alvin Roepke and Bryan Sebetto.
In the Dirt Truck 20 lap feature several early cautions kept the field close with Jim Holcomb holding a narrow lead the first five laps before Dave Gumby took command. Jim Holcomb, Jeff Babcock, Jamie Miller and Ben Clapp battled for the runner-up spot until Babcock took second on lap 10. Gumby and Babcock ran side by side the final five laps with Gumby holding on for the win. Finishing behind your winner 2nd Jeff Babcock and 3rd Jamie Miller.
Saturday night also saw action at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio, Sheldon Haudenschild, fresh off a second-place finish at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday – made the five-hour tow westward. The Sprint Car portion that highlighted the two-day Ohio Dirt Blowout. WCS’s 10th annual edition of the extravaganza produced a near-record 167 cars and stars in the pits. Haudenschild’s victory was his ninth of the 2022 season and was worth $3,000. The third-generation star led all 25 laps of the event in posting the win, as the 28-year-old now has a Dirt Blowout title to go along with a World of Outlaws win, four All Star Circuit of Champions victories, a pair of Pete Jacobs Memorial trophies, and a BOSS non-wing victory at WCS. Haudenschild, outdistanced Washington state invader JJ Hickle and western Pennsylvania’s Brandon Spithaler. Newly crowned track champion Henry Malcuit raced home fourth.
Todd Brennan started on the pole of the 25-lap, $2,000-to-win Late Model main and needed every ounce of his racing experience in getting his No. 20 to victory lane. Doug Drown was 2nd and Matt Lux 3rd. The rest of the race day results can be found on the Ohio Sports Blitz, Facebook page along with high school football (LIVE) scores every Friday night at 9:30 and 10:30PM. Until next week, keep your wheels down. Ron Out! ohiosportsblitz@yahoo.com/
