Ivy scores Fremont
opener
Andy Shammo claims
305 win
Steve Sabo back in
winning form
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio (April 24, 2004) - John Ivy's confidence was shaken the
opening weeks of the racing season, as he crashed two consecutive nights.
But, he scored a third place finish on Friday and used that confidenced
to storm to the feature win on opening night for Fremont Speedway.
Ivy used a lapped car as a pick to move past Fremont's Mike Linder on
the 18th lap of the 30-lap feature and moved through lapped traffic with
expertise to pick up his 18th career feature win at "The Track That Action
Built" on Crabill Construction Night.
"Boy, we really needed this weekend. After those first couple of nights
I was beginning to wonder what was going on," said Ivy, who started the
evening by scoring the fast time in qualifying. "I have to thank Sid and
Beth Eickelberry for allowing us to race this season."
"Mike was better in turns one and two, but I could catch him in the
middle of three and four. I'll tell you, Mike's been knocking on the door
and pretty soon he'll kick it in," said Ivy, the 2001 and 2002 Fremont
track champion. "I have to thank Guy Meyers and my brother Scott and all
the crew...they've really had to work hard the first couple of weeks."
Linder jumped into the lead from his pole starting position and held
the lead on several red flag restarts as Alvin Roepke, Kyle Sauder and
Caleb Griffith all got upside down (no one was injured). Ivy stayed in
his tire tracks until they hit lapped traffic on lap 18, when Ivy executed
his
winning move.
At the checkered, it was Ivy, Linder, defending track champion Byron
Reed, 13th starting Mark Keegan and David Harrison rounding out the top
five.
Milberry's Andy Shammo led all 25 laps of the 305 sprint feature to
claim the win aboard his Burkin Custom Trailers car.
"I have to thank Lemar Burkin and his family for giving me everything
I need to race and have fun," said Shammo about his eighth career Fremont
victory.
Behind Shammo were Scott Miller, 16th starting Brian Smith, Brian Sebetto
and 15th starting Paul Weaver.
The 2001 and 2002 Fremont Speedway dirt truck track champion Steve Sabo
dueled with Tiffin's Brian Arnold throughout the 15-lap Coors Light Dirt
Truck A-Main, and held on for the win, his 18th career victory at the track.
Arnold finished second, followed by Bobby Davis, Cory Ward and Brian
Michael.
Fremont Speedway will pick right back up on its 2004 season - the track's
53rd year of racing - on Saturday, May 1, with Willie's Sales and Service/Torro
Lawn Mower Night featuring the 410 sprints, 305 sprints and Coors Light
Dirt Trucks.
RESULTS:
410 Sprints:
Qualifying: 1. John Ivy, 12.77; 2. David Harrison, 13.00; 3. Byron
Reed, 13.24; 4. Caleb Griffith, 13.28; 5. Alvin Roepke, 13.29; 6. Troy
Vaccaro, 13.33; 7. Andrew Palker, 13.38; 8. Brandon Martin,13. 39; 9. Mike
Linder, 13.40; 10. Kyle Sauder, 13.43; 11. Todd Heller, 13.44; 12. Craig
Mintz, 13.45; 13. Mark Keegan, 13.47; 14. Andy James, 13.48; 15. Chad Blonde,
13.50; 16. Bobby Distel, 13.50; 17. Matt Lucius, 13.62; 18. Shane Helms,
13.67; 19. Lee Jacobs, 13.80; 20. Chuck Wilson, 13.95; 21. Bobby Clark,
13.96; 22. Eric Rankin, 13.96; 23. Jon Finsel, 13.97; 24. Bill Shaw, 14.20;
25. Scott Euler, 14.22; 26. Doug Zimmerman, 14.30; 27. Roger Campbell Jr.,
14.82; 28. Frank Moser, 14.87; 29. Randy Tusing, 15.07.
Heat 1 (top 5 to A): 1. Bobby Distel; 2. Caleb Griffith; 3. John Ivy;
4. Mark Keegan; 5. Andrew Palker; 6. Kyle Sauder; 7. Scott Euler; 8. Frank
Moser; 9. Eric Rankin; 10. Lee Jacobs
Heat 2 (top 5 to A): 1. Brandon Martin; 2. Andy James; 3. Chuck Wilson;
4. Todd Heller; 5. Matt Lucius; 6. Doug Zimmerman; 7. Alvin Roepke; 8.
Randy Tusing; 9. Jon Finsel; 10. David Harrison
Heat 3 (top 5 to A); 1. Shane Helms; 2. Chad Blonde; 3. Mike Linder;
4. Byron Reed; 5. Bobby Clark; 6. Troy Vaccaro; 7. Craig Mintz; 8. Bill
Shaw; 9. Roger Campbell Jr.
B-main (top 5 to A): 1. David Harrison; 2. Kyle Sauder; 3. Alvin Roepke;
4. Troy Vaccaro; 5. Craig Mintz; 6. Eric Rankin; 7. Jon Finsel; 8. Doug
Zimmerman; 9. Scott Euler; 10. Roger Campbell Jr. ; 11. Frank Moser; 12.
Randy Tusing; 13. Bill Shaw (DNS).
A-main (30 laps): 1. John Ivy; 2. Mike Linder; 3. Byron Reed; 4. Mark
Keegan; 5. David Harrison; 6. Brandon Martin; 7. Chad Blonde; 8. Todd Heller;
9. Andrew Palker; 10. Troy Vaccaro; 11. Bobby Clark; 12. Craig Mintz; 13.
Andy James; 14. Bobby Distel; 15. Chuck Wilson; 16. Shane Helms; 17. Matt
Lucius; 18. Caleb Griffith; 19. Kyle Sauder; 20. Alvin Roepke.
305 SPRINTS:
Fremont Federal Credit Union Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. Dustin Keegan;
2. Brian Sebetto; 3. Mark Lang; 4. A.J. Sleek; 5. Chad Laux; 6. Joe Laugherty;
7. Keith Whaley; 8. Jeff Dougherty; 9. Craig Kayes; 10. Mark Pridemore;
11. Bryan Lehman; 12. Ryan Lowe
Riverside Machine & Tool Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. Andy Shammo; 2.
Scott Miller; 3. Roger Shammo; 4. Paul Weaver; 5. Clarence Morgan; 6. Jason
Hill; 7. Ed Psurney; 8. Matt Merrill; 9. Rich Farmer; 10. Greg Summit;
11. Scott Mominee; 12. Joe Ervin
Foster Auto Body Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. Mike Oberdorf; 2. Chris Lang;
3. Willie Keegan; 4. Mark Whaley; 5. Barry Cole; 6. Chuck Dagg; 7. Bill
Kraylek; 8. Dan Hammond; 9. Rick Ridenbaugh; 10. Paul Hemrick Jr. 11. Mike
Burkin
Real Geese Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Matt Ferrell; 2. Jamie Miller; 3.
Bryan Grove; 4. Brian Smith; 5. Stuart Brubaker; 6. Brad Bowman; 7. Steve
Edwards; 8. Chris Andrews; 9. Kevin Lee; 10. Mike Riehl; 11. Bob
Carman
Computer Man Dash: 1. Andy Shammo; 2. Mike Oberdorf; 3. Matt Ferrell;
4. Dustin Keegan
1st B-main (top 2 to A): 1. Chad Laux; 2. Jason Hill; 3. Ryan Lowe;
4. Craig Kayes; 5. Keith Whaley; 6. Mark Pridemore; 7. Clarence Morgan;
8. Rich Farmer; 9. Joe Laugherty; 10. Scott Mominee; 11. Greg Summit; 12.
Bryan Lehman; 13. Ed Psurney; 14. Matt Merrill.
2nd B-main (top 2 to A): 1. Brad Bowman; 2. Barry Cole; 3. Steve Edwards;
4. Bill Kraylek; 5. Mike Riehl; 6. Chris Andrews; 7. Paul Hemrick Jr.;
8. Dan Hammond; 9. Stuart Brubaker; 10. Rick Ridenbaugh; 11. Mike Burkin;
12. Chuck Dagg; 13. John Patynko; 14. Kevin Lee; 15. Bob Carman
A-main (25 laps): 1. Andy Shammo; 2. Scott Miller; 3. Brian Smith; 4.
Brian Sebetto; 5. Paul Weaver; 6. Roger Shammo; 7. Willie Keegan; 8. Chris
Lang; 9. Brad Bowman; 10. Chad Laux; 11. Jamie Miller; 12. Ryan Lowe; 13.
Mark Lang; 14. Mark Whaley; 15. Brian Grove; 16. Jason Hill; 17. Matt Ferrell;
18. A.J. Sleek; 19. Dustin Keegan; 20. Mike Oberdorf (Lowe started in place
of Barry Cole who scratched after his heat).
COORS LIGHT DIRT TRUCKS:
Heat 1 (top 5 to A): 1. Steve Sabo; 2. Bobby Davis; 3. Brian Michael;
4. Tim Sabo; 5. Linda Sabo; 6. Fred Guiher; 7. Scott Beard; 8. Art Howey
Jr.; 10. Dan Roepke; 11. Kent Long
Heat 2 (top 5 to A): 1. Rex Wright; 2. Cory Ward; 3. Dwight Waltermeier;
4. Jim Welty; 5. Leroy Miller; 6. Joe Hartlaub; 7. Dave Gibbs; 8. Bill
Bruen; 8. Buffy Bordner; 9. James Sebetto
Heat 3 (top 5 to A): 1. Brian Arnold; 2. Bob Dible; 3. Andy Maynard;
4. Steve Rando; 5. Kenny Workman; 6. Art Ball; 7. Dave Severs; 8. Brian
Sorg; 9. Paul Diamond; 10. Jaime Adams
B-main (top 5 to A): 1. Joe Hartlaub; 2. Art Ball; 3. Ralph Willey;
4. Fred Guiher; 5. Buffy Bordner; 6. Scott Beard; 7. James Sebetto; 8.
Kent Long; 9. Dave Severs; 10. Dave Gibbs.
A-main (15 laps): 1. Steve Sabo; 2. Brian Arnold; 3. Bobby Davis; 4.
Cory Ward; 5. Brian Michael; 6. Steve Rando; 7. Rex Wright; 8. Dwight Waltermeier;
9. Andy Maynard; 10. Joe Hartlaub; 11. Tim Sabo; 12. Art Ball; 13. Leroy
Miller; 14. Ralph Willey; 15. Buffy Bordner; 16. Fred Guiher; 17. Jim Welty;
18. Linda Sabo; 19. Kenny Workman; 20. Bob Dible.
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