By Brian Liskai
 
FREMONT, Ohio (Aug. 19, 2003) - Trucks were king at Fremont Speedway Tuesday night during the second annual Henry Motorsports Night during the 151st Sandusky County Fair. Fremont's Steve Sabo took the crown, passing defending fair race champion Danny Roepke with five laps remaining in the 20 lap affair for his 17th career Fremont victory.
 
"I have to thank all my sponsors, especially Smith Automotive for giving me a great engine," said Sabo. "The top side was fast tonight...I normally run the bottom, but you gotta do what you've gotta do to win and that's where I had to go."
 
The win moved Sabo into a tie for 17th on the all-time career feature win list at "The Track That Action Built." It was worth $500 thanks to $100 donations each from Ross Lawn Care and ABC Detailing and Pressure Washing. Smith Automotive kicked in an extra $50 for the second place runner while the Blue Eagle Inn of Bettisville added $50 for the third place finisher.
 
Thirty-eight trucks signed into the pit area with Fremont's Bobby Davis setting quick time with a new track record of 18.42, shattering Sabo's old mark of 18.78. Davis received a new pair of racing gloves from Henry Motorsports of Bellevue, and $50 from the Last Lap radio show.
 
The 10 fastest qualifiers were lined up single file for an old time Australian Pursuit where once you are passed you are out. Coming down for the checkered, Davis and Fostoria's Bob Dible collided, with Davis taking the $100 bonus. Dible earned $50 for his efforts, with Greg Summit taking home $25 for third, all thanks to Davis Brothers Carpetting.
 
The heat races, which were sponsored by Fremont Fence, went to Jim McGrath, Dwight Waltermeier, Dible, and Darrin Dukeshire.  The two B-mains went to Rex Wright and Summitt with Republic's Dave Gibbs taking the win in the "Crack-The-Whip" race where the last place car is eliminated each lap.
 
Also, Ron Kepling earned a new driver's uniform from Henry Motorsports for winning the "Hard Charger Award" for passing the most trucks in the feature, Kepling moved from 22nd to a ninth place finish.
 
DIRT TRUCK RESULTS:
 
Qualifications: 1. Bobby Davis, 18.42 (NTR); 2. Dwight Waltermeier, 18.55; 3. Rex Wright, 18.56; 4. Joe Hartlaub, 18.76; 5. Cory Ward, 18.84; 6. Greg Summit, 18.86; 7. Bob Dible, 18.97; 8. Steve Sabo, 19.01; 9. Rich Farmer, 19.07; 10. Jim Welty, 19.11; 11. Danny Roepke, 19.13; 12. Joe Jurovcik, 19.15; 13. Jim McGrath, 19.18; 14. Steve Rando, 19.23; 15. Kenny Clark Jr., 19.26; 16. Ralph Willey, 19.53; 17. Arden Gowitzka, 19.53; 18. Bill Bruen, 19.54; 19. Andy Maynard, 19.56; 20. Darrin Dukeshire, 19.69; 21. Brian Michael, 19.80; 22. Paul Diamond, 19.89; 23. Dave Gibbs, 19.93; 24. Linda Sabo, 19.95; 25. L.J. Connors, 20.01; 26. Jody Keegan, 20.03; 27. Jason Crispen, 20.04; 28. Aaron Schatzinger, 20.22; 29. Bryan Lehmann, 20.29; 30. Greg Harmon, 20.59; 31. Paul Brown Jr., 20.63; 32. Kenny Workman, 20.71; 33. Don Decoursey, 20.83; 34. Dave Severs, 20.90; 35. Keith Hartlaub, 21.21; 36. Tony Sauseda, 21.28; 37. Ron Kepling, 21.60; 38. Paul Everhart, 22.06.
 
Australian Pursuit: 1. Bobby Davis; 2. Bob Dible; 3. Greg Summit; 4. Jim Welty; 5. Rich Farmer; 6. Cory Ward; 7. Joe Hartlaub; 8. Rex Wright; 9. Steve Sabo; 10. Dwight Waltermeier
 
Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. Jim McGrath; 2. Cory Ward; 3. Ron Kepling; 4. Rich Farmer; 5. Bobby Davis
 
Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. Dwight Waltermeier; 2. Paul Diamond; 3. Steve Rando; 4. Jody Keegan; 5. Bill Bruen
 
Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. Bob Dible; 2. Danny Roepke; 3. Kenny Clark Jr.; 4. Andy Maynard; 5. Rex Wright
 
Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Darrin Dukeshire; 2. Joe Hartlaub; 3. Steve Sabo; 4. Joe Jurovcik; 5. Linda Sabo
 
1st B-Main (top 5 to A): 1. Greg Summit; 2. Bobby Davis; 3. L.J. Connors; 4. Ralph Willey; 5. Greg Harmon; 6. Dave Gibbs; 7. Aaron Schatzinger; 8. Dave Severs; 9. Tony Sauseda; 10. Bill Bruen (DNS): 11. Kenny Workman (DNS)
 
2nd B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. Rex Wright; 2. Jim Welty; 3. Brian Michael; 4. Arden Gowitzka; 5. Linda Sabo; 6. Paul Brown Jr.; 7. Bryan Lehmann; 8. Jason Crispen; 9. Don Decoursey
 
Crack-The-Whip: 1. Dave Gibbs; 2. Don Decoursey; 3. Dave Severs; 4. Bryan Lehmann; 5. Aaron Schatzinger; 6. Linda Sabo; 7. Paul Brown Jr.
 
A-main (20 laps, starting position is in ()): 1. Steve Sabo (4); 2. Danny Roepke (2); 3. Bob Dible (5); 4. Greg Summit (11); 5. Jim McGrath (1); 6. Cory Ward (6); 7. Joe Hartlaub (7); 8. Rex Wright (10); 9. Ron Kepling (22); 10. Bobby Davis (9); 11. Kenny Clark Jr. (14); 12. Steve Rando (13); 13. Andy Maynard (17); 14. Jim Welty (12); 15. Darrin Dukeshire (18); 16. Jody Keegan (21); 17. Greg Harmon (24); 18. L.J. Connors (23); 19. Rich Farmer (3); 20. Brian Michael (19); 21. Dwight Waltermeier (8); 22. Ralph Willey (15); 23. Paul Diamond (20); 24. Arden Gowitzka (16)