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Reed, Brubaker, McGrath crowned
Fremont champions
Monday, Nov. 3, 2008
Contact Brian Liskai
liskai2x@cros.net
FREMONT, Ohio - Fremont Speedway crowned Byron Reed (410 sprints), Stuart
Brubaker (305 sprints) and Jim McGrath (dirt trucks) the 2008 champions during
the annual awards banquet Saturday, Nov. 1.
The top 10 in points in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints, Fremont Federal
Credit Union 305 Sprints and Fremont Fence Dirt Trucks took home point fund
money.
Also, Promoters' Choice Awards were presented to Bobby and Kellie Sears for
their work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Alex Burkett family for their
fund-raising efforts for the American Cancer Society, and Mike Dukeshire and
Tina Roberts for all of their work on the track's July 5 Salute to America's
Heroes...our military's men and women. The Engine Pro Engine Builder of the Year
Award went to Level Performance and the Alex Burkett Business Awards went to
Crown Battery and the Baumann Auto Group.
Reed, the 2003 and 2007 Fremont champion, competed in 13 of the 14 A-mains
during the track's 57th season of racing, missing only the non-wind finale.
He recorded four wins on the year - June 7, June 14, July 26 and Aug. 10.
Reed, who has won the last four track titles at Attica, finished out of the top
9 only once. Besides his four wins, he recorded two runner-up finishes and a
third. Reed’s average A-main finishing position was a remarkable fifth.
Brubaker, of Helena, Ohio, competed in 15 of the 16 A-mains at Fremont Speedway
in 2008, missing only the season-ending nonwing race. He opened the season with
11 straight top 10 finishes...in fact his worst finish during those events was a
9th. More impressive, of the 15 A-mains he competed in, Brubaker only finished
out of the top 9 once. Brubaker, who also noted the
2008 Attica Raceway Park 305 sprint title, recorded 6 top five runs with a
season best pair of runner-up finishes. His average A-main finishing position
was seventh.
McGrath, of Clyde, Ohio, had an incredible season, never finishing out of the
top 7. He recorded a win on opening night and finished in the top five
12 of the 14 features. His average A-main finishing position was a remarkable
fourth.
The rest of the top 10 in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints were:
2nd - David Harrison, Burgoon, Ohio. The 1989 Fremont rookie of the year
competed in 12 of the 14 A-mains, missing only the Sept. 7 All Star show and the
last non-wing race. Harrison opened the season with a win, scored the All Star
Sprint Speedweek victory and visited the Engine Pro Victory Lane again on Aug.
2. During the first seven shows of the season, he finished no worse than 10th.
Harrison’s average A-main finishing position was eighth.
3rd - Mike Dussel, Burgoon, Ohio. The 2008 Rookie of the Year proved he can
wheel a 410 sprint car with the best of them. Dussel competed in 13 of the
14 A-mains, missing only the season ending non-wing event. He scored 5 top tens
including a season-best runner-up finish and a third place run.
Dussel's A-main average finishing position was 11th.
4th - Craig Mintz, Gibsonburg, Ohio. Mintz was “Mr. Runner-Up” in 2008. Of the
11 A-mains he competed in during the season, he had 7 top 10 runs including
three second place finishes and a third. His average A-main finishing position
was 9th.
5th - Mike Linder, Fremont, Ohio. The 2005 and 2006 track champion competed in
10 of the 14 A-mains in 2008. Linder recorded 6 top 10 runs including a season
best second and a third. Linder's A-main average finishing position was 11th.
6th - John Ivy, Fremont, Ohio. The 1994 305 sprint champion and 2001, 2002 and
2004 410 sprint champion competed in 11 of the 14 feature events in 2008. Ivy
recorded five top 10 runs including a season-best fifth. His average feature
finishing position was 13th.
7th - Chris Andrews, Sandusky, Ohio. The 2007 national 410 sprint car rookie of
the year competed in 12 of the 14 A-mains in 2008, missing only the third race
of the season and not participating in the non-win finale. Andrews recorded
three top 10 runs including a season best fifth. His average A-main finishing
position was 13th.
8th - Mark Keegan, Fremont, Ohio. The 8-time Fremont champion competed in 10 of
the 14 A-mains in 2008. He recorded 5 top 10 runs including a season-best
fourth. His average A-main finishing position was 10th.
9th - Brian Smith, Fremont, Ohio. Smith - the 2004 305 Fremont champion -
competed in 9 of the 14 A-mains in 2008. He recorded 6 top 10 runs including a
season-best 6th with the All Star Circuit of Champions. His average A-main
finishing position was 10th.
10th - Jody Keegan, Fremont, Ohio. Keegan - the 1996 305 Fremont champion -
competed in 8 of the 14 A-mains in 2008. He recorded a season-best eighth place
finish on route to an average feature finishing position of 14th.
The rest of the top 10 in the Fremont Federal
Credit Union 305 Sprints were:
2nd - Kevin Lee, Green Springs,
Ohio. Lee made it an exciting championship race as it came down to the last
night before mechanical woes cost him the title by just 16 points. Lee competed
in 13 of the 16 A-mains, missing only opening night, the 305-360 challenge and
the non-wing race. He recorded 10 top 10 finishes and a remarkable 9 top five
runs. He picked up a win on Sept. 6 and added 4 third place runs. His average
A-main finishing position was 6th.
3rd - Dustin Dinan, Fremont, Ohio. Dinan was the only 305 sprint driver to
compete in all 16 A-mains in 2008. He recorded 11 top 10 finishes including
5 top five runs. He captured his third career Fremont win on Aug. 2. His average
A-main finishing position was 9th.
4th - Duane Zablocki, Tiffin, Ohio. Zablocki had a break-out season at Fremont.
He competed in 14 of the 16 A-mains, missing only opening night and the third
race of the season. He recorded 11 top 10 finishes including 5 top five runs. He
picked up his first career feature win on July 5 and added a runner-up finish a
few weeks later. His average A-main finishing position was 8th.
5th - Bobby Clark, Fremont, Ohio. Clark competed in 14 of the 16 A-mains,
missing only the 305-360 challenge and he did not compete in the non-wing race
at the end of the season. Clark - the 1992 and 1993 360 sprint track champion -
recorded 9 top 10 runs, including 6 top five finishes. He recorded his 20th
career Fremont win on June 7. He opened the season with a runner-up finish and
also scored a pair of third place runs. His average A-main finishing position
was 9th.
6th - Nate Dussel, Bradner, Ohio. The 2008 Rookie of the Year competed in 14 of
the 16 A-mains in 2008. He did not miss an A-main until Aug. 2, where he
finished one spot out of the transfer in the B. He recorded 9 top 10 runs and
picked up his first career win on July 26. He also recorded a runner-up finish.
His average A-main finishing position was 11th.
7th - Zack Kramer, Fremont, Ohio. One of the members of the most talented rookie
crop of drivers in the track's history, Kramer competed in 12 of the
16 A-main events in 2008. He compiled 7 top 10 runs including a career best
second at the tough 305 invitational and a pair of third place runs. His average
A-main finishing position was 9th.
8th - Brad Bowman, Shelby, Ohio. Bowman competed in 12 of the 16 A-mains in
2008. He recorded 9 top 10 finishes including a season-best second during the
305-360 sprint challenge. His average A-main finishing position was 9th.
9th - Chad Wilson, Toledo, Ohio. The 2006 rookie of the year competed in 12 of
the 16 A-mains in 2008. Wilson recorded 7 top 10 runs including a season best
second in the nonwing show. His average A-main finishing position was 10th.
10th - Bill Kraylek, Fostoria, Ohio. Kraylek competed in 10 of the 16 A-mains in
2008. He recorded 4 top 10 runs with a best of second on June 7.
He had an average A-main finishing position of 9th.
The rest of the top 10 in the Fremont Fence Dirt Trucks were:
2nd - Cory Ward, Sandusky, Ohio. Ward, the 2008 Attica Raceway Park
champion, battled to the end to repeat his 2007 Fremont title run, coming up
just 25 points short. He led all drivers in the division with five wins in
2008, including a stretch of three in a row. He recorded 10 top 10 runs with
9 of those being top five showings. His average A-main finishing position
was 6th.
3rd - Bob Dible, Fostoria, Ohio. Dible had another consistently good season.
In the 14 A-mains he competed in, he scored 11 top 10 finishes, including 7
top fives. He scored a win on May 10 and added a pair of runner-up finishes.
His average A-main finishing position was 7th.
4th - Dwight Waltermeier, Wayne, Ohio. Waltermeier also competed in all 14
A-mains in 2008, recording 11 top 10 runs and 7 top fives. Toss out the 3
non-top 10 finishes, and Waltermeier never finished worse than eighth. He
scored a win on Aug. 2. His average A-main finishing position was 5th.
5th - Steve Endicott, Risingsun, Ohio. Endicott had a break-out season in
2008, competing in all 14 A-mains. He recorded 9 top 10 runs, including 7
top fives. He scored a pair of wins while recording an average A-main
finishing position of 8th.
6th - Steve Sabo, Fremont, Ohio. Sabo, the 2001, 2002 and 2004 Fremont
Speedway champion, competed in all 14 A-mains. He scored 11 top 10 finishes,
including 6 top five runs. He scored two wins in 2008 and now has 27 career
victories to sit 12th on the all-time win list. His average feature
finishing position was 8th.
7th - Andy Maynard, Woodville, Ohio. Maynard competed in all 14 A-mains in
2008 and recorded 11 top 10 finishes. His best finish was a second on Sept.
6. He only finished out of the top 11 once. His average A-main finishing
position was 8th.
8th - Art Ball, Tiffin, Ohio. Ball competed in all 14 A-mains in 2008,
recording 6 top 10 finishes and three top fives. Ball - the 1973 and 1975
Fremont late model champion - picked up his 69th career feature win on Sept.
6 as he continues to lead the track’s win list. His average A-main finishing
position was 11th.
9th - Brad Mitten, Fremont, Ohio. Mitten compted in 13 of the 14 A-mains in
2008. He recorded five top 10s with a season best 8th on opening night. His
average A-main finishing position was 12th.
10th - Dave Gibbs, Republic, Ohio. Gibbs competed in 12 of the 14 A-mains in
2008. He scored 4 top 10s with a best finish of 7th on two occasions. His
average A-main finishing position was 13th.
Rookie of the Year: Jimmy McGrath Jr. competed in 12 of the 14 A-mains in
2008. He recorded five top 10s including four top fives. His best finish was
a second on May 31st. His average A-main finishing position was 12th and he
finished 11th in the point standings.
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