By Brian Liskai

FREMONT, Ohio (Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007) - Sometimes bad things happen for a 
reason. Such was the case for Fremont's Paul Weaver at Fremont Speedway on 
Wilhelm Auto Parts Night.

Weaver blew his motor racing Friday night. The team, led by his wife Andrea, 
installed a back-up engine from owner Dee Genzman and it propelled him to 
victory in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 sprints, his second win of the 
season.

Weaver escaped disaster on lap 23 while hunting down race leader Mike 
Linder. Linder made contact with Chuck Wilson as he tried to put him a lap 
down entering turn three. Linder flipped, with the crash also collecting 
third place runner John Ivy, fourth place runner Byron Reed and fifth place 
driver Mark Keegan. Only Keegan was able to restart at the tail.

Shelby's Brad Bowman drove the Gary and Earl Lowe sprinter to an emotional 
win in the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 sprints.

Risingson's Shawn Valenti continued his hot streak in the Fremont Fence Dirt 
Trucks, claiming his third feature victory in as many outings, having won 
last week at Fremont and Friday night at Attica Raceway Park. It was his 
fourth win of the season at "The Track That Action Built."

"I don't know how I made it through that...I thought Mike (Linder) was going 
to land on the wing," said Weaver in the Engine Pro Victory Lane. "Everyone 
was trying to run the bottom...I knew once we hit lapped traffic I could 
catch Mike by staying up top."

"I have to thank Dee for giving us this back-up engine. It's actually the 
motor John (Ivy) ran last week here. To win number 22...to be tied with Rick 
Ferkel (and Roy Sheets and Dan Roepke for 18th on the all-time win list)...I 
used to cheer for him...I wanted to be just like him," added Weaver beside 
his M&L Excavating sponsored sprinter.

Bowman grabbed the lead from Dustin Keegan on lap four of the 25-lap 305 
sprint feature and never looked back to collect his fourth career Fremont 
victory.

"This car has been better than the results have shown. I have to thank Gary 
and Earl Lowe, Ryan Lowe and their families...they have taken me into their 
family...they are the greatest racing people in the pits," said Bowman in 
the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his Ron Campbell Farms/Riegel Electric, 
Fred Wolfe Auctioneer backed #66L.

For Valenti, it was a matter of getting back to the top side of the race 
track. He powered around Bob Dible on lap 8 and went on to claim the victory 
in the 20-lap dirt truck feature.

"I tried the bottom and got punted off so I went back to where I feel 
comfortable. I have to thank Tom Kern...he sets this thing up and it makes 
me look good," said Valenti in the Engine Pro Victory Lane beside his Kern 
Tool, Dymond Motorsports and Fabrication backed truck.

In the 410 sprint feature, Weaver, who turned down the "Deal" (move to 13th 
starting spot and win and collect a $2,500 bonus), grabbed the initial lead, 
but it wasn't for long, as Linder moved underneath for the top spot a lap 
later. Linder would continue to lead while Weaver and teammate John Ivy 
swapped the second spot back and forth.

Linder would hit lapped traffic by lap 8, but second place Ivy couldn't make 
a move. The yellow would fly for a Troy Vacarro and Bryan Sebetto spin on 
lap 9. A lapped machine seperated Linder and Ivy, with Weaver, Mark Keegan 
and Byron Reed rounding out the top five.

On the restart, Weaver would drive around Ivy into second, with Keegan 
following into third. Linder would again encounter lapped traffic by lap 16. 
Weaver would begin pressuring Linder by lap 21, with Ivy back into third, 
Reed fourth and Keegan falling back to fifth.

The disaster struck on lap 23, involving four of the top five runners - 
Linder, Ivy, Reed and Keegan. Following the red flag, Weaver had three 
lapped machines between he and second place running Gus Wasson. Weaver would 
power to the win, with Wasson, 14th-starter Lee Jacobs, 10th-starter Brian 
Smith and David Harrison rounding out the top five.

Outside front row starter Brandon Martin took the "deal," moving from second 
to 13th starting spot for a chance at another $2,500 bonus had he won. He 
finished ninth in the A-main.

In the 305 main, Dustin Keegan hugged the bottom to grab the early lead, 
with Bowman, last week's winner Chris Lang and Cap Henry in tow. Bowman 
would make his winning move on lap four, driving to the outside of Keegan.

The race was slowed only once for a Bobby Clark spin on lap 15, with the 
running order Bowman, Keegan, Henry, Kevin Lee and Stuart Brubaker.

Bowman would pull away for the win, while the action behind him heated up. 
With the race winding down, current point leader Andy Shammo got his elbows 
up and made a charge, moving from fifth to third by lap 23.

At the checkers it was Bowman, Keegan, Shammo, Lee and Henry rounding out 
the top five.

Andy Maynard led the first lap of the dirt truck feature before Bob Dible 
would slip by. Dible would continue to lead over Maynard as fifth-starting 
Valenti moved up on the track and into third by lap 6. Valenti would grab 
second a circuit later and challenge Dible for the top spot. Valenti drove 
around Dible for the lead on lap 8 and never looked back.

Dible would come home second, with Steve Endicott, current point leader Cory 
Ward and Jim McGrath rounding out the top five.

Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, Aug. 11, for the KOT 
Trucking/Crown Battery 50-lap Challenge II, paying the 410 feature winner 
$5,000. The 305 sprints and dirt trucks will also be in action. This marks 
the last race for two weeks as the track shuts down for the Sandusky County 
Fair before resuming racing on Sunday, Sept. 2 for the Burns Iron & Metal 
305 Sprint Invitational.

For more information log onto www.fremontohspeedway.com or call the track 
office at 419-862-2206.

The "New" Fremont Speedway (08-04-07)
Wilhelm Auto Parts Night

Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Super Sprints

Qualifying
1. X-Mark Keegan, 12.84; 2. 10-David Harrison, 12.85; 3. 51-John Ivy, 12.91; 4. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.96; 5. O-Gus Wasson, 12.98; 6. 3L-Mike Linder, 12.99; 7. O9-Craig Mintz, 13.07; 8. M20-Butch Schroeder, 13.09; 9. 11M-Brandon Martin, 13.10; 10. 1W-Paul Weaver, 13.12; 11. 2M-Dustin Daggett, 13.14; 12. 55-Brian Smith, 13.14; 13. 12-Caleb Griffith, 13.15; 14. 7T-Troy Vaccaro, 13.15; 15. 16-Lee Jacobs, 13.19; 16. 29-Bryan Sebetto, 13.20; 17. 99-Alvin Roepke, 13.20; 18. 3T-Tony Beaber, 13.22; 19. 49T-Gregg Dalman, 13.31; 20. 96AU-Bruce White, 13.55; 21. 31-Chuck Wilson, 13.55; 22. 27-Scott Euler, 13.64; 23. 11N-Ed Neumeister, 13.64; 24. 15C-Chris Andrews, 13.69; 25. 21-Rodney Morgan, 13.72; 26. 10S-Roger Shammo, 13.88; 27. 33-Steve Irwin, 13.93; 28. 5T-Travis Philo, 14.21; 29. 14H-Todd Heller, 14.27; 30. 11-Josh Harrison, 15.18

Heat 1 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 11M-Brandon Martin; 2. 12-Caleb Griffith; 3. 31-Chuck Wilson; 4. X-Mark 
Keegan; 5. O-Gus Wasson; 6. 99-Alvin Roepke; 7. 14H-Todd Heller; 8. 
21-Rodney Morgan

Heat 2 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 7T-Troy Vaccaro; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver; 3. 27-Scott Euler; 4. 3L-Mike Linder; 
5. 10-David Harrison; 6. 3T-Tony Beaber; 7. 10S-Roger Shammo; 8. 11-Josh 
Harrison

Heat 3 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 49T-Gregg Dalman; 2. 16-Lee Jacobs; 3. 51-John Ivy; 4. 2M-Dustin Daggett; 
5. O9-Craig Mintz; 6. 11N-Ed Neumeister; 7. 33-Steve Irwin

Heat 4 (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 96AU-Bruce White; 2. 29-Bryan Sebetto; 3. 5R-Byron Reed; 4. 15C-Chris 
Andrews; 5. M20-Butch Schroeder; 6. 55-Brian Smith; 7. 5T-Travis Philo

B-main (10 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 10-David Harrison; 2. O9-Craig Mintz; 3. O-Gus Wasson; 4. 55-Brian Smith; 
5. 3T-Tony Beaber; 6. M20-Butch Schroeder; 7. 10S-Roger Shammo; 8. 14H-Todd 
Heller; 9. 33-Steve Irwin; 10. 99-Alvin Roepke; 11. 21-Rodney Morgan; 12. 
11N-Ed Neumeister; 13. 11-Josh Harrison; 14. 5T-Travis Philo

A-main (30 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 1W-Paul Weaver[1]; 2. O-Gus Wasson[7]; 3. 16-Lee Jacobs[14]; 4. 55-Brian 
Smith[10]; 5. 10-David Harrison[6]; 6. 12-Caleb Griffith[11]; 7. O9-Craig 
Mintz[8]; 8. X-Mark Keegan[4]; 9. 11M-Brandon Martin[13]; 10. 2M-Dustin 
Daggett[9]; 11. 15C-Chris Andrews[20]; 12. 7T-Troy Vaccaro[12]; 13. 29-Bryan 
Sebetto[15]; 14. 27-Scott Euler[19]; 15. 49T-Gregg Dalman[16]; 16. 
96AU-Bruce White[17]; 17. 3L-Mike Linder[3]; 18. 51-John Ivy[5]; 19. 
5R-Byron Reed[2]; 20. 31-Chuck Wilson[18]
 

Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints
Heat 1 - Riverside Machine & Tool (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 66L-Brad Bowman; 2. O4-Cap Henry; 3. 55S-Benny Bowman; 4. 19R-Steve 
Rando; 5. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 6. 82-Travis Hoffbauer; 7. 9-Craig Kays; 8. 
O7-Scott Mominee; 9. 3J-Scott Miller

Heat 2 -  R & R Auto Wrecking (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 36X-Dustin Keegan; 2. 29L-Chris Lang; 3. 22D-Dan Hammond; 4. 5-Dustin 
Dinan; 5. 34-Mark Whaley; 6. 39M-Matt Merrill; 7. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 8. 
O1-Daniel Smith; 9. 18-Craig Heuerman

Heat 3 -  Gressman Powersports (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 2. 48S-Andy Shammo; 3. 3L-Kevin Lee; 4. 1A-Matt 
Lucius; 5. 65-Mark Lang; 6. 18C-Jason Crispen; 7. 6-Ryan Dickey; 8. 
311-Aaron Moloney; 9. M28-Josh Muntz

Heat 4 -  Borer Mirror & Glass (8 laps, top 4 transfer to A-Main)
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 2. 31-Chad Gullett; 3. 49-Coty Runion; 4. 40-Bobby 
Clark; 5. 71-Bill Kraylek; 6. 72C-John Bartlome; 7. 7-Jarrid Potter; 8. 
23-Brad Keckler; 9. 12-Brett Lane

Dash - Computer Man Inc. (4 laps)
1. 66L-Brad Bowman; 2. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 3. 5-Dustin Dinan; 4. 36X-Dustin 
Keegan; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker

B1 Main (8 laps, top 2 transfer to A-main)
1. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 2. 39M-Matt Merrill; 3. 34-Mark Whaley; 4. 9-Craig 
Kays; 5. 4T-Jim Taddeo; 6. O1-Daniel Smith; 7. 3J-Scott Miller; 8. 82-Travis 
Hoffbauer; 9. 18-Craig Heuerman; 10. O7-Scott Mominee

B2 Main (8 laps, top 2 transfer to A-Main)
1. 65-Mark Lang; 2. 71-Bill Kraylek; 3. 23-Brad Keckler; 4. 12-Brett Lane; 
5. 72C-John Bartlome; 6. 18C-Jason Crispen; 7. 6-Ryan Dickey; 8. 7-Jarrid 
Potter

A-main (25 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 66L-Brad Bowman[1]; 2. 36X-Dustin Keegan[2]; 3. 48S-Andy Shammo[10]; 4. 
3L-Kevin Lee[9]; 5. O4-Cap Henry[5]; 6. 35-Stuart Brubaker[7]; 7. 31-Chad 
Gullett[8]; 8. 22D-Dan Hammond[4]; 9. 55S-Benny Bowman[11]; 10. 71-Bill 
Kraylek[20]; 11. 19R-Steve Rando[13]; 12. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[12]; 13. 1A-Matt 
Lucius[15]; 14. 39M-Matt Merrill[19]; 15. 5-Dustin Dinan[14]; 16. 49-Coty 
Runion[6]; 17. 29L-Chris Lang[3]; 18. 25P-Mark Pridemore[17]; 19. 40-Bobby 
Clark[16]; 20. 65-Mark Lang[18]
 
 

Fremont Fence & Guardrail Dirt Trucks

Heat 1 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 2. 16-Steve Sabo; 3. 56-Alex Wiechman; 4. 8-Steve 
Endicott; 5. 8B-Jim Brewer; 6. 3X-Kyle Dukeshire; 7. 34M-Kevin Miller; 8.
O7-Roger Inks; 9. 62-David Severs; 10. 5W-Zack Kramer

Heat 2 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 5-Jim Mcgrath; 2. 28-Shawn Valenti; 3. 17-Bob Dible; 4. 18W-Cory Ward; 5. 
P51-Paul Brown Jr.; 6. 19-Jimmy Sebetto; 7. 30-Dave Gibbs; 8. 83B-Dave 
Brewer; 9. 2-Bob Sinkevitch Jr.; 10. 69-Mark Warnick

Heat 3 (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 39-Dwight Waltermier; 2. 8H-Art Howey Jr.; 3. 53-Dan Roepke; 4. 20-Andy 
Maynard; 5. 92-Loren Schwochow; 6. 37-Eric Devanna; 7. 4X-Brian Sorg; 8. 
23M-Brad Mitten; 9. 55B-Bill Bruen

B2-main (8 laps, top 5 transfer to A-Main)
1. 37-Eric Devanna; 2. 19-Jimmy Sebetto; 3. 4X-Brian Sorg; 4. 23M-Brad 
Mitten; 5. 30-Dave Gibbs; 6. O7-Roger Inks; 7. 83B-Dave Brewer; 8. 62-David 
Severs; 9. 3X-Kyle Dukeshire; 10. 2-Bob Sinkevitch Jr.; 11. 34M-Kevin 
Miller; 12. 55B-Bill Bruen; 13. 69-Mark Warnick

A-main (20 laps) Starting Position [#]
1. 28-Shawn Valenti[5]; 2. 17-Bob Dible[3]; 3. 8-Steve Endicott[6]; 4. 
18W-Cory Ward[10]; 5. 5-Jim Mcgrath[9]; 6. 16-Steve Sabo[12]; 7. 3R-Chuck 
Roelle[4]; 8. 20-Andy Maynard[1]; 9. 53-Dan Roepke[11]; 10. 4X-Brian 
Sorg[18]; 11. 37-Eric Devanna[16]; 12. 56-Alex Wiechman[2]; 13. P51-Paul 
Brown Jr.[14]; 14. 23M-Brad Mitten[17]; 15. 8B-Jim Brewer[13]; 16. O7-Roger 
Inks[19]; 17. 92-Loren Schwochow[15]; 18. 39-Dwight Waltermier[7]; 19. 
30-Dave Gibbs[20]; 20. 8H-Art Howey Jr.[8]