By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – Craig Mintz has won track and series championships. This year he decided with a growing family to cut back on his racing. It hasn’t slowed him up much. The Gibsonburg, Ohio driver blasted into the lead of the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – Gibsonburg’s Nate Dussel wondered for a long time if he would ever get the chance to drive a 410 sprint car. After all, in his many years of 305 sprint racing he had won many features and track championships. Why were team owners over-looking…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – Benton Ridge, Ohio’s Greg Wilson took a huge step to claim his first ever Ohio Sprint Speedweek Thursday, leading all 40 laps to claim the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions win at Fremont Speedway on Burns Petroleum Night. Wilson, who…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – With a growing family and business on his plate, Craig Mintz decided to cut back on his racing in 2015. But that hasn’t stopped him from being competitive. The Gibsonburg, Ohio driver passed D.J. Foos with just six laps to go Saturday and drove…
FREMONT, Ohio – The Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame Inductions and Second Annual Race of Legends was an emotional, fun and exciting night. Not only was all the pomp and circumstance great, but the night’s racing was worthy of the speedway’s moniker “The Track That Action Built” on Vision Quest…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – In any sport when you struggle you start to question yourself…you lose confidence. Sprint Car racing can amplify that feeling. Just ask Tim Shaffer. The former four time University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions titlist won only one series event last…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – A year ago, James McFadden blew into Fremont Speedway and earned his first University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions victory. The Brisbane, Australia resident returned to Fremont Saturday and led all 30 laps to capture his second career series win on…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – Cap Henry capped off a fantastic weekend in the Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title (FAST) Championship Series by winning the exciting 410 sprint feature at Fremont Speedway Saturday. Henry’s thrilling win after a great battle with Byron Reed throughout most of the…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – Byron Reed and Craig Mintz – both former two time Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title (FAST) Championship Series champions – waged a tremendous battle at Fremont Speedway Saturday. When the non-stop 30 laps came to a conclusion it was Reed with his…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – Chris Andrews got off the couch – literally – came to Fremont Speedway and ended up in victory lane Saturday night. The Sandusky, Ohio driver has been battling the flu the past few days but it couldn’t keep him from the track and his…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – Many, many years ago hall of fame driver Rick Ferkel scored the first of hundreds of his career sprint car wins at Fremont Speedway. On Saturday, a young protégé from Kokomo, Indiana – Parker Price Miller, 16 years-old – would take the lead from…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – Donny Schatz has had a career season. So much so that new rules are coming out for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series involving shock packages that may be directed at the STP/Tony Stewart Racing team…at least he feels that way in…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – Chris Andrews has watched several races slip through his fingers at Fremont Speedway this season. The Sandusky , Ohio driver wasn’t about to let another opportunity get away Saturday on Kistler Racing Products Season Championship Night. Andrews passed Byron Reed with seven laps to…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT , Ohio (Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014) – The numbers just keep piling up for Dale Blaney. The four time University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions titlist would drive to the $10,000 payday on JLH General Contractor Night for the 7th Annual Jim Ford…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – Dale Blaney has often said he would rather be in second late in a race. The reason? So he can watch where the leader is running and choose where to make a move for the win. He did just that Friday on All Pro…
By Brian Liskai: FREMONT, Ohio – Jerry McClure has never won a sprint car race as a car owner in 18 years. Dean Jacobs fixed that Saturday on Tank’s Meats Night at Fremont Speedway. Jacobs got a break from a late race caution and went on to an emotional win…
By Todd Tappel: FREMONT , Ohio – Gressman Powersports was the big winner at Fremont Speedway as they provided the horsepower for all three feature winners on Gressman Powersports/Level Performance Night. All three feature winners received a $200 bonus courtesy of the Fremont Ohio engine builder. Carrying the Gressman colors…
By Brian Liskai FREMONT, Ohio – Rob Chaney survived a wild 410 sprint feature Saturday at Fremont Speedway to lead all 30 laps for his first win of the season on Ohio Logistics Night. The racing got underway late due to a steady rain all morning at “The Track That…
By Brian Liskai FREMONT, Ohio – The dirt truck feature winner at Fremont Speedway normally earns $400. Shawn Valenti earned that and $5,000 more Saturday at “The Track That Action Built.” The Risingsun, Ohio driver took the Baumann Auto Group Big Bucks Bonus Bump and elected to go from the…
By Brian Liskai FREMONT, Ohio – Coming into the 32nd Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek Dale Blaney had only one University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions win, that coming in April. Now he wishes every week could be speedweek. “The Low Rider” took the lead from James McFadden…
By Brian Liskai FREMONT, Ohio – Fremont Speedway was Dale Blaney’s personal ATM in 2013. But, after opening the track’s season with a win in April, “The Low Rider” has been held winless at “The Track That Action Built.” That all changed Thursday during night #4 of the 32nd Annual…
By Brian Liskai FREMONT, Ohio – Brian Lay has learned to be patient. The former asphalt racer has paid his dues in dirt track sprint car racing and it showed Saturday on Crown Battery Night at Fremont Speedway. Lay passed Chris Andrews with seven laps to go in the Fort…
By Brian Liskai FREMONT , Ohio – To say Saturday was a special night at Fremont Speedway is…well…a HUGE understatement. And the outcome? Mark Keegan found victory lane for the 60th time in his career. Craig Mintz sported a throwback wing and claimed his second 410 sprint win of season….
By Brian Liskai FREMONT, Ohio – Not many sprint car drivers have come to the historic Fremont Speedway and win in their first visit. Australia ’s James McFadden not only accomplished that feat, but did it against the tough University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions on Budweiser…
By Brian Liskai FREMONT, Ohio – Caleb Griffith held off Dale Blaney to claim his first career victory with the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions Saturday at Fremont Speedway. Griffith led all 30 laps and got some help from lapped traffic for his second win of…