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FAST Series Resumes at Attica
and Fremont for July 4th Celebration
MAUMEE, OH (6-29-09) by
Bryan Autullo - FAST Series PR
As the Nation's Independence
Day approaches this weekend, the Kistler Racing Products FAST Championship
Series prepares to resume points racing action. Byron Reed holds a slim
9 point lead over Craig Mintz and is just 21 points ahead of Brandon Martin
going into this weekend.
Mark Keegan sits in 4th
place and Bryan Sebetto rounds out the Top 5. This weekend marks the half-way
point of the 22 scheduled FAST events this season and an intense battle
is being waged on Ohio soil for the inaugural Kistler Cup trophy and $10,000
winner's share of the FAST
Championship point fund.
Along with the great racing
at both Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway, several events will honor
the heroes of our Military's past and present. The weekend will be filled
with additional entertainment for the fans of all ages at both tracks throughout
the weekend.
On Friday July 3rd, Attica
Raceway Park presents Kears Speed Shop Fan Appreciation Night. The ticket
price is reduced to just $10 General Admission to see 410 Sprints, 305
sprints, Late Models, and Dirt Trucks. All four divisions for one low price.
In addition, there will be $1 hot dogs and .50 cent popcorn to make this
a great night to bring the whole family. The pits will be open for fans
before the races to get pictures and autographs with Free Attica 2009 souvenir
programs. The American Legion will be presenting colors for the National
Anthem and Sue Sebetto will be signing "America The Beautiful" and our
"National Anthem". Also, there will be give aways during night including
Toledo Mud Hens tickets, Pace Truck and Push Truck rides, and more.
On Saturday at Fremont Speedway,
the events kick off at 10 am with various branches of the military setting
up displays including a pull-up bar, rock climbing wall, football toss
and many other games. There will be military equipment on display for the
public to view. There will be giant inflatables for the kids from Journey's
Fun Center in Fremont. Tim's Dirt Track Simulator's will be turning virtual
laps all day and night. A petting zoo and animal rides will be provided
by Tim and Lori Sidoti. Food and beverages will be sold all day long by
Big D's Pizza and Tailgators Sports Bar. Hoserville Ohio will host a bean
bag tournament for any fans who want to participate. The Kistler Racing
Products FAST Championship Series will be selling FAST shirts and merchandise
as well as raffle tickets for the World Finals World of Outlaws race in
Charlotte, NC. There will also be a FAST coloring contest for the kids
and a water balloon toss for prizes. A driver autograph session will also
take place at some point during the afternoon closer to race time. There
is no charge to enter the fairgrounds for these events throughout the day.
One of the highlights of the day's events will be the FAST Pit Crew Challenge.
Teams will go head to head in a timed event to replace parts on a race
car while the driver must suit up and sign autographs
before stopping the clock.
Each team must include a Military Veteran in honor of the branches of the
Armed Forces who will be in attendance. The Pit Crew Challenge will start
at approximately 1:00 pm. Driver/Teams expected to compete are Byron Reed,
Craig Mintz, David Harrison, Mike Linder, Brian Smith, John Ivy, Hammer
Motorsports, DJ Foos, Dustin Stroup, Tim Buchanan, Kevin Lee, Art Ball,
Will Tezak, and an all Veterans Pit Crew. This will be a fun event for
spectators to watch and for crews to participate in to see who's Pit Crew
works FAST.
There will be plenty more
going on throughout the day. The Jeremy Shock Foundation booth will be
selling T-shirts. The Yellow Ribbon campaign will be on hand tying yellow
ribbons around trees. There will be lots of race cars on display and driver
autograph signings. An active duty Marine Unit Honor Guard, some of whom
were with Jeremy Shock when he was killed in Iraq, will present the colors
prior to the racing event followed by an Invocation by Pastor Forrest Kirchenbauer.
The National Anthem will
be sung by Clay Kirchenbauer and Kyleigh Harrison and Sue Sebetto will
sing "Proud to be an American". There will also be a flag dedication ceremony
for a flag flown in Iraq given to Fremont Speedway to be flown here in
appreciation from the soldiers serving there. There will also be cannons
set off by Bob Gilmore to kick off the night of racing.
All Veterans past and present
will be admitted into the races for FREE with proper military I.D. or proof
of service. There will be the display for the Sweet Home Cafe Laps For
Veterans Sign. The money donated for the Laps For Veterans will be presented
to The Wounded Warriors Project and the Jeremy Shock Foundation. Military
vehicles will be used for Pace Trucks throughout the night. More events
are being planned for the weekend and details are being ironed out. Please
make plans to attend these events on Friday July 3rd and Saturday July
4th to honor the men and women of our Military and those who have given
their lives for our Freedom. |
Shaffer wins thrilling Ohio
Sprint Speedweek finale at Fremont; Brubaker gets non-wing 305 victory
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Contact: Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio - Tim Shaffer
worked  his
way through the field like a precision surgeon from his 14th starting spot,
and took the lead with just four laps to go in the finale of the 27th Annual
Ohio Sprint Speedweek at Fremont Speedway Saturday and went on to score
the $10,000 victory.
A huge crowd witnessed six
cars battling for the lead throughout the 40-lap feature event with the
lead changing hand five times on Budweiser Night with the O'Reilly All
Star Circuit of Champions Sprints.Shaffer ducked under Brock Mayes exiting
turn four on the 36th lap to grab the lead and then pulled away on a lap
37 restart for the victory, his eighth of 2009.
The win was Shaffer's second
of Speedweek, as he also took the checkered flag last Sunday at Millstream
Speedway. It was the 89th appearance of the O'Reilly All Star Circuit of
Champions at Fremont Speedway.
While Shaffer, who had to
win the B-main to earn his spot in the feature, took home the big check,
Stevie Smith's third place finish gave him the 2009 Ohio Sprint Speedweek
championship.
 "This
place always puts a great race on. I'm so happy to be a part of this team.
Brian (Kemenah, crew chief), Janet (Holbrook, owner) and Aaron (Call, owner)...this
whole team...they did a great job all week...it's a tough week," said Shaffer
beside his Kistler Racing Engines, J&J Chassis backed #83.
"I let them down last night
and I was determined not to do that tonight. You had to be aggressive but
patient tonight. I never thought we'd get up through there. We got a great
start and the lapped cars helped me tonight...they hurt me last night so
that's part of racing. We're building a great team," added Shaffer in the
Engine Pro Victory Lane on his third win of the season at "The Track That
Action Built."
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Fremont Speedway honors
military men and women on July 4
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Contact Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio - As Americans
prepare to celebrate the United States' Independence Day on July 4, Fremont
Speedway will honor those who have kept our nation free - "A Salute to
Our Military Men an Women...America's Heroes."
The Burkett Family Night
at "The Track That Action Built" will be a day filled with food, fun and
exciting racing. The historic Sandusky County Fairgrounds will open with
games, giant inflatable's, food and entertainment for all ages at 10 a.m.
Each branch of the U.S. Military will have displays and games like the
rock climbing wall. There will be a football toss game, pony rides, a petting
zoo and Tim's dirt track racing simulators. There will also be give-aways
throughout the day from Fremont Speedway and the military branches.
Throughout the day there
will be several events held to raise funds for military charities, including
the pit crew challenge. The Hoserville Ohio gang - a group of race fans
who raise funds to help race drivers who may be injured - will also hold
a bean bag tournament with the proceeds going
to the Jeremy Shock Foundation
(a soldier from Green Springs, Ohio who was killed in Iraq) and the Wounded
Warriors Project.
When it comes time for the
racing action (gates open at 4 p.m. with racing underway at 7 p.m.) the
military will take center stage. All military personnel with proper
ID will get in free. A special honor guard, comprised of members of Jeremy
Shock's unit, will present our nation's colors and
Fremont's own Sue Sebetto
will sing the National Anthem.
The Burkett Family will
also have many activities throughout the weekend. The family has raised
over $22,000 for the American Cancer Society through their Racers Racing
for a Cure, in honor of patriarch Alex Burkett who passed away last year
from cancer. Not only is the family sponsoring the night's racing, but
on Sunday, July 5, they will hold their second annual blood drive at the
fairgrounds, with food, fun, racing displays, raffles and more.
Let's not forget the great
racing featuring the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints, Fremont Federal
Credit Union 305 Sprints and Fremont Fence Dirt Trucks. To add to the excitement,
it's another Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title Championship
Series event. The battle for
the Kistler Cup is tight,
with Byron Reed holding a very slim lead in the standings. The FAST Series
will award over $50,000 in cash and contingency awards at the end of the
season and is a separate point fund from both Attica and Fremont who will
each crown their own champions. |
Brock Mayes gets redemption
at Fremont; Clark takes 305 sprints; Hennig tames trucks
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Contact Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio - Brock Mayes
and his pit crew got a good night's sleep after Saturday's racing
at Fremont Speedway. They had stayed up all night on Friday, building a
new car after he destroyed his 410 sprint while leading at Attica Raceway
Park. It was worth it as Mayes won his 7th career feature on McDonald's
Night at "The Track That Action Built."
"My crew hasn't been to
sleep yet since Friday morning at work. They stayed up all night building
a new car with stuff we had left over in the shop. Kear's - Micki and Mark
- met us there for the new car and I left there at one...this feels awesome,"
said Mayes in the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his J&F Construction,
Mansfield Cement, Kinn Brothers Heating and Cooling backed #11b.
"This was more of
a wallet and a pride thing. I told Daniel (Smith, crew chief) we aren't
going two nights in a row starting on the pole and not win, so I'll see
ya later," added Mayes of his second win of the season a Fremont on night
#8 of the Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title Series.
Fremont's Bobby Clark won
his 22nd career feature by taking the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305
Sprint feature. The win moves him into a tie for 18th on the track's all-time
win list. It was a very special night for Clark, who also piloted the Hammer
Racing #81 in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints. The car was decked
out in a paint job similar to that raced by his idol, the late Harold McGilton.
McGilton who was part of the first induction class into the Fremont Speedway
Hall of Fame during ceremonies earlier in the evening.
"Sittin' there today (at
the hall of fame ceremonies)...that's a real important thing. And it's
great that you guys got that thing started. A lot of those people need
that recognition and there's a lot more out there. Maybe some day I'll
make that list," said Clark in the Engine Pro Victory 
Lane beside his Al Davis
Carpeting, Fremont Fence, Jenny's Copper Penny, B&L Plumbing, Erlin
Trader backed #40.
"I appreciate the Hammers
for letting me drive that car...that was a real nice thing for me," continued
Clark. "This one is for Harold tonight," added Clark.
Castalia, Ohio's Dan Hennig
had to hold off a late race charge by Jim McGrath and Jimmie McGrath Jr.
to record his second career Fremont victory in the Fremont Fence Dirt Trucks.
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Jon Henry wins ALMS at Fremont,
Stuart Brubaker in 305's and Cory Ward takes the Dirt Trucks
Saturday, May 30, 2009
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio - Ada, Ohio's
Jon Henry had heard a lot about the historic Fremont Speedway. But, the
current Sunoco American Late Model Series point leader had never raced
on the one-third mile clay oval... until Saturday, and he became one of
the very few drivers to win a feature his first time on "The Track That
Action Built."
Piloting the Halcomb Racing
late model, "The Steel Driver" dominated the 30-lap feature on Underground
Utilities Inc. Fan Appreciation Night in front of a big crowd, including
area school kids who were admitted free.
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