By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio – Parkersburg, West Virginia’s Corey DeLancey finally got the monkey off his back at Fremont Speedway. DeLancey has been close to scoring the Steel Block Late Model Series presented by Impact Race Gear two years in a row only to see it slip away late in the race. On Construction Equipment and Supply Night, Saturday, June 17, DeLancey finally put a complete night together and earned his first ever Fremont win.
After an opening lap caution, the feature went non-stop and DeLancey led all 25 laps. It was his third win of the year with the series and expands his points lead. Brian Speelman pressured DeLancey early but a mechanical issue forced him out of the race.
“A big shout out to the guys at Kryptonite Race Cars for all the hard work in the shop. Freddie Carpenter, Tyler Carpenter…all the guys make a hell of a ride. We’ve been here the past two years. The first year we went a little too hard on the tire and got beat and ended up second. Last year I thought we had it wrapped up and I snapped a regulator off the tandem pump so I was itching to get back here and seal the deal,” said DeLancey.
The USAC D2 Thunder Midget feature saw Matt Lux grab the early lead but Luke Hall took the top spot on lap seven and then held off a late race charge by Lux to earn his second career Fremont Speedway win. Hall, from Ludlow Falls, Ohio, also owns a non-wing sprint win at “The Track That Action Built.” The winning margin was only .428 seconds for Hall.
“I saw him down there and it got pretty sketchy. Seeing someone underneath you makes it even more sketchy. Kyle Heitmeyer, Drew Rader, Luke Guthrie, Mark Bassett….it’s awesome to get the shot to drive this,” said Hall beside his Heitmeyer Concrete, Ohio Logistics, Hersh Pharmacy, Iron Head backed machine.
In a caution filled Burmeister Trophy Dirt Truck feature, it appeared Jamie Miller stormed from last to the win, taking the lead at the white flag lap. But, a post-race inspection found his truck to be too wide, and Dustin Keegan, who took the lead after a great battle with Cory McCaughey at the half-way point, earned the win, the ninth of his career at the track.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, June 24 with the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship 410 Series presented by the Baumann Auto Group, the NAPA of Bryan AFCS 305 Series presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales and the dirt trucks in action.
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About Construction Equipment & Supply (http://ces-co.net/)
With locations in Fremont and Sandusky, Construction Equipment and Supply makes it easy to complete commercial and private jobs! Visit their showrooms for options and products for renting and buying along with keeping up to date on new pieces of equipment they offer. Don’t forget about their service department that can be onsite or at one of their shops. Annual inspections and end-user training available. Construction Equipment & Supply was founded in Sandusky, Ohio in 1996 and has grown to be the largest construction equipment and supply company in Erie County. In 2022, CES grew to second location in Fremont, Ohio. Stop in to Construction Equipment and Supply or call (419) 625-7192 for help with your next construction supply or rental need.
Fremont Speedway
Saturday, June 17, 2023
Dirt Trucks – Burmeister Trophy
Qualifying
1.4M-Jamie Miller, 17.909; 2.P51-Dave Gumby Jr., 18.219; 3.17X-Dustin Keegan, 18.279; 4.32H-Dan Hennig , 18.291; 5.4x-Keith Sorg, 18.291; 6.7b-Shawn Valenti, 18.371; 7.26-Kyle Lagrou, 18.409; 8.36m-Cory McCaughey, 18.464; 9.8KB-Kent Brewer, 18.504; 10.44X-Jim Holcomb, 18.569; 11.69-Jeff Warnick, 18.579; 12.7X-Dana Frey, 18.607; 13.83-Butch Latte, 18.801; 14.23m-Brad Mitten, 18.884; 15.5s-Bradley Stuckey, 18.914; 16.34-Todd Warnick, 18.924; 17.99-Eric Potridge, 19.073; 18.9-Curt Inks, 19.377; 19.51-David Bankey, 19.672; 20.18s-Randy Swiecicki, 19.688; 21.43-Kyle Pogue, 20.515; 22.57MS-Mason Stull, 20.562; 23.10b-Adam Lance, 20.862; 24.88-Conor Emch, 99.998; 25.3b-Kaydin Bailey, 99.999;
Heat 1, Group A – (8 Laps)
1. 7b-Shawn Valenti[3] ; 2. 23m-Brad Mitten[6] ; 3. 9-Curt Inks[8] ; 4. 36m-Cory McCaughey[2] ; 5. 83-Butch Latte[5] ; 6. 18s-Randy Swiecicki[9] ; 7. 34-Todd Warnick[7] ; 8. 44X-Jim Holcomb[1] ; 9. 4M-Jamie Miller[4]
Heat 2, Group B – (8 Laps)
1. 32H-Dan Hennig [3] ; 2. 17X-Dustin Keegan[4] ; 3. 5s-Bradley Stuckey[5] ; 4. 69-Jeff Warnick[1] ; 5. 99-Eric Potridge[6] ; 6. 26-Kyle Lagrou[2] ; 7. 57MS-Mason Stull[7]
Heat 3, Group C – (8 Laps)
1. 4x-Keith Sorg[3] ; 2. P51-Dave Gumby Jr.[4] ; 3. 7X-Dana Frey[1] ; 4. 51-David Bankey[5] ; 5. 10b-Adam Lance[7] ; 6. 43-Kyle Pogue[6] ; 7. 8KB-Kent Brewer[2] ; 8. 3b-Kaydin Bailey[8]
A-Main 1 – (20 Laps)
1. 17X-Dustin Keegan[1] ; 2. 4x-Keith Sorg[4] ; 3. 36m-Cory McCaughey[2] ; 4. P51-Dave Gumby Jr.[6] ; 5. 32H-Dan Hennig [5] ; 6. 9-Curt Inks[9] ; 7. 8KB-Kent Brewer[20] ; 8. 7X-Dana Frey[11] ; 9. 23m-Brad Mitten[7] ; 10. 34-Todd Warnick[19] ; 11. 18s-Randy Swiecicki[16] ; 12. 99-Eric Potridge[14] ; 13. 83-Butch Latte[13] ; 14. 69-Jeff Warnick[8] ; 15. 51-David Bankey[12] ; 16. 5s-Bradley Stuckey[10] ; 17. 7b-Shawn Valenti[3] ; 18. 3b-Kaydin Bailey[22] ; 19. 10b-Adam Lance[15] ; 20. 43-Kyle Pogue[18] ; 21. 44X-Jim Holcomb[21] ; 22. 4M-Jamie Miller[23]
USAC D2 Midgets
Qualifying
1.18-Zach Wigal, 16.317; 2.11H-Abby Hohlbein, 16.429; 3.71-Straton Briggs, 16.458; 4.35-Bryce Massingill, 16.489; 5.11J-Kayla Roell, 16.504; 6.44jb-Jakeb Boxell, 16.510; 7.22-Gunnar Lucius, 16.626; 8.21-Alex Watson, 16.656; 9.74-Luke Hall, 16.684; 10.5kb-Matt Lux, 16.693; 11.16Y-Josh Yenser, 16.822; 12.36-Ian Creager, 16.918; 13.55s-Brayden Schwartz, 17.049; 14.11T-Kyle Ford, 17.235; 15.97-Jim Jones, 17.285; 16.7M-Cole Morgan, 17.325; 17.2-Marcel Berndt, 17.342; 18.4T-Cody Dye, 17.693; 19.5J-Jody Paul, 18.191; 20.3d-Cody Downard, 19.032; 21.23D-Bryce Dues, 99.999;
Heat 1, Group A – (8 Laps)
1. 74-Luke Hall[3] ; 2. 5kb-Matt Lux[2] ; 3. 18-Zach Wigal[4] ; 4. 36-Ian Creager[1] ; 5. 7M-Cole Morgan[5] ; 6. 2-Marcel Berndt[6] ; 7. 4T-Cody Dye[7]
Heat 2, Group B – (8 Laps)
1. 44jb-Jakeb Boxell[2] ; 2. 55s-Brayden Schwartz[1] ; 3. 71-Straton Briggs[4] ; 4. 5J-Jody Paul[5] ; 5. 3d-Cody Downard[6] ; 6. 11J-Kayla Roell[3] ; 7. 23D-Bryce Dues[7]
Heat 3, Group C – (8 Laps)
1. 11H-Abby Hohlbein[4] ; 2. 35-Bryce Massingill[3] ; 3. 16Y-Josh Yenser[5] ; 4. 21-Alex Watson[1] ; 5. 11T-Kyle Ford[6] ; 6. 97-Jim Jones[7] ; 7. 22-Gunnar Lucius[2]
A-Main 1 – (25 Laps)
1. 74-Luke Hall[2] ; 2. 5kb-Matt Lux[1] ; 3. 35-Bryce Massingill[3] ; 4. 18-Zach Wigal[7] ; 5. 71-Straton Briggs[8] ; 6. 21-Alex Watson[12] ; 7. 16Y-Josh Yenser[9] ; 8. 36-Ian Creager[10] ; 9. 2-Marcel Berndt[16] ; 10. 11H-Abby Hohlbein[6] ; 11. 22-Gunnar Lucius[21] ; 12. 11J-Kayla Roell[17] ; 13. 55s-Brayden Schwartz[5] ; 14. 4T-Cody Dye[19] ; 15. 97-Jim Jones[18] ; 16. 44jb-Jakeb Boxell[4] ; 17. 7M-Cole Morgan[13] ; 18. 3d-Cody Downard[14] ; 19. 23D-Bryce Dues[20]
Steel Block Late Model Series
Qualifying
1.5M-Zach Milbee, 15.395; 2.56-BJ Gregory, 15.842; 3.44-Lucas McDonald, 15.962; 4.81m-Matt Melvin, 16.044; 5.71-Drew Smith, 16.182; 6.C2-Corey Delancey, 16.198; 7.74-Jeff Warnick, 16.205; 8.92-Austin Bright, 16.244; 9.A7-Kelby Ables, 16.255; 10.64-Michael McGinnis, 16.291; 11.12-Kevin Davis, 16.341; 12.22s-Brian Speelman, 16.426; 13.20-Troy Hahn, 16.493; 14.27R-Shannon Roese, 16.532; 15.6-Travis Carr, 16.668; 16.24-Jimmy Morey, 16.681; 17.25-Ted Johnson, 16.777; 18.69-John Mays Jr., 16.794; 19.23-Scott Fowler, 16.815; 20.75-Toma Johnson, 16.829; 21.25J-Ted Johnson JR, 17.110; 22.16-Steve Sabo, 17.194; 23.22V-Anthony Voyles, 17.218; 24.44B-Scott Boyd Jr., 17.458; 25.14T-Cody Truman, 17.521; 26.15D-Kyle Dukeshire, 17.521; 27.8JR-Dale Cole Jr., 17.908; 28.27K-Cory McCaughey, 19.030;
Heat 1 – (8 Laps)
1. 5M-Zach Milbee[1] ; 2. 71-Drew Smith[2] ; 3. A7-Kelby Ables[3] ; 4. 25-Ted Johnson[5] ; 5. 25J-Ted Johnson JR[6] ; 6. 14T-Cody Truman[7] ; 7. 20-Troy Hahn[4]
Heat 2 – (8 Laps)
1. C2-Corey Delancey[2] ; 2. 56-BJ Gregory[1] ; 3. 64-Michael McGinnis[3] ; 4. 27R-Shannon Roese[4] ; 5. 69-John Mays Jr.[5] ; 6. 15D-Kyle Dukeshire[7] ; 7. 16-Steve Sabo[6]
Heat 3 – (8 Laps)
1. 44-Lucas McDonald[1] ; 2. 6-Travis Carr[4] ; 3. 74-Jeff Warnick[2] ; 4. 12-Kevin Davis[3] ; 5. 22V-Anthony Voyles[6] ; 6. 23-Scott Fowler[5] ; 7. 8JR-Dale Cole Jr.[7]
Heat 4 – (8 Laps)
1. 81m-Matt Melvin[1] ; 2. 22s-Brian Speelman[3] ; 3. 92-Austin Bright[2] ; 4. 24-Jimmy Morey[4] ; 5. 75-Toma Johnson[5] ; 6. 44B-Scott Boyd Jr.[6] ; 7. 27K-Cory McCaughey[7]
B-Main 1 – (10 Laps)
1. 69-John Mays Jr.[2] ; 2. 22V-Anthony Voyles[3] ; 3. 16-Steve Sabo[10] ; 4. 20-Troy Hahn[9] ; 5. 23-Scott Fowler[7] ; 6. 25J-Ted Johnson JR[1] ; 7. 15D-Kyle Dukeshire[6] ; 8. 75-Toma Johnson[4] ; 9. 27K-Cory McCaughey[12] ; 10. 8JR-Dale Cole Jr.[11] ; 11. 14T-Cody Truman[5]
A-Main 1 – (25 Laps)
1. C2-Corey DeLancey[1] ; 2. 44-Lucas McDonald[3] ; 3. 5M-Zach Milbee[4] ; 4. 56-BJ Gregory[8] ; 5. 81m-Matt Melvin[2] ; 6. 71-Drew Smith[7] ; 7. 6-Travis Carr[5] ; 8. A7-Kelby Ables[9] ; 9. 64-Michael McGinnis[10] ; 10. 74-Jeff Warnick[11] ; 11. 12-Kevin Davis[15] ; 12. 16-Steve Sabo[19] ; 13. 24-Jimmy Morey[16] ; 14. 25J-Ted Johnson JR[20] ; 15. 69-John Mays Jr.[17] ; 16. 27R-Shannon Roese[14] ; 17. 92-Austin Bright[12] ; 18. 22s-Brian Speelman[6] ; 19. 25-Ted Johnson[13] ; 20. 22V-Anthony Voyles[18]