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All Star Circuit of Champions are returning to Fremont Speedway in 2019

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The All Star Circuit of Champions are returning to Fremont Speedway in 2019 Story By: Tyler Altmeyer/ASCOC Photos By: Mark Ranalletta & Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com BROWNSBURG, Ind. (February 21, 2019) - After a near-three and half year hiatus, Tony Stewart’s Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will make their return to northwest Ohio’s Fremont Speedway, resuming an historic and competitive tradition that includes 122 appearances across nearly four and a half decades. Padding an already action-packed holiday weekend in the Buckeye State, the traveling All Stars will invade Fremont Speedway on Sunday, May 26, capping…

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BOSS returns to close out Fremont Speedways season

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] BOSS returns to close out Fremont Speedways season FREMONT, Ohio – The Mo Vaughn Transportation Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) will return to Fremont Speedway Saturday, Oct. 3 to close out the track’s 2015 season. Besides the traditional, non-wing sprints, the winged 305 sprints, 602 late models and dirt trucks will be in action and there will be a special ladies powder puff truck race and a special mechanics race for the late models, who will be racing “topless” on Saturday. This fall event has been lost to Mother Nature the last two seasons, but hopefully the old…

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Ryan Smith Takes Jim Ford Classic worth $10,000 First Career Fremont Speedway Victory for PA Native

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Ryan Smith Takes Jim Ford Classic worth $10,000 First Career Fremont Speedway Victory for PA Native Contact: Tyler Altmeyer - All Star Circuit of Champions altmeyer119@gmail.com / 724-954-4915 Fremont, Ohio (September 19, 2015) - Kunkletown, Pennsylvania’s Ryan Smith officially etched himself into Fremont Speedway history on Saturday night, September 19, winning the 8th annual Jim Ford Classic finale worth $10,000. Smith, a former member of the notorious “Pennsylvania Posse” who hit the road with the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions in 2015, took advantage of his pole position on Saturday night; leading all but two circuits of…

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Tim Shaffer takes advantage of Cole Duncan’s bobble to score UNOH All Star win at Fremont

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Tim Shaffer takes advantage of Cole Duncan's bobble to score UNOH All Star win at Fremont FREMONT, Ohio – First it looked like Sheldon Haudenschild would drive to his 6th University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series win at Fremont Speedway Friday. But, he spun with nine laps to go handing the lead to Cole Duncan, who scored the win at “The Track That Action Built” the previous week. But, Duncan would jump the cushion in turn four with three laps to go, handing the lead to Aliquippa, Pennsylvania’s Tim Shaffer and the…

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UNOH All Doubleheader on tap for 8th Annual Jim Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] FREMONT, Ohio – Fremont Speedway’s 2015 season may be winding down, but the remaining action promises to be fun and entertaining and it all begins with the Eighth Annual Jim Ford Classic doubleheader featuring Tony Stewart’s University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19. Action will ignite on Friday evening, September 18, on All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Night with a $3,000-to-win main event for the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions, followed by the “Jim Ford Classic” finale presented by JLH General Contractor worth $10,000 on Saturday, September 19. A…

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“Jim Ford Classic” Weekend at Fremont Speedway Next for UNOH All Stars

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Photo: Dale Blaney is the defending “Jim Ford Classic” winner and current UNOH All Star point leader - SprintCarNews.com Photo Credit) “Jim Ford Classic” Weekend at Fremont Speedway Next for UNOH All Stars Weekend Highlighted with $10,000-to-win Main Event on September 19 Contact: Tyler Altmeyer - All Star Circuit of Champions altmeyer119@gmail.com / 724-954-4915 Indianapolis, IN (August 16, 2015) - The 2015 UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions campaign will continue during the upcoming weekend with a visit to the Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio. The 8th annual “Jim Ford Classic” doubleheader weekend will take…

Duncan takes Fremont win, Reed claims 6th track title

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] FREMONT, Ohio – Cole Duncan survived a couple of late race restarts and led all 30 laps to claim his third career 410 feature win at Fremont Speedway Saturday on Kistler Racing Products Night. Byron Reed would suffer mechanical woes while running second with just six laps to go, but his 17th place finish would be enough for him to claim his sixth career track championship in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints – his third in a row – at “The Track That Action Built. “We’ve won the past two weeks (also at Atomic…

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T-Mez flips then comes back to win Fremont BOSS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] T-Mez flips then comes back to win Fremont BOSS By Todd Tappel FREMONT, Ohio - Thomas Messeraul made history by becoming the only driver to win three events in a season with the Mo Vaughan Transport BOSS Sprint series at Fremont Speedway. The Mike Hensel Memorial event was worth $5,000 for the San Jose, CA native. The very appreciative driver of the Stan Courtad Racing machine stated, “Stan has spent $100,000 on race cars because I keep tearing them up. But he keeps buying the equipment including seats and helmets. He is like a Dad to me.”…

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Tyler Gunn gives mom best birthday present – his first 410 sprint win!

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Tyler Gunn gives mom best birthday present - his first 410 sprint win! FREMONT, Ohio – Tyler Gunn gave his mom a great birthday present Saturday – his first career 410 sprint car feature win. Gunn, from Napoleon, Ohio, would lead all 30 laps to score the win in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints at Fremont Speedway. It wasn’t easy for the 19-year-old rookie. Fellow rookie T.J. Michael actually had passed Gunn for the lead on lap three but a caution put Gunn back to the point. Then, he would jump the cushion in turn four with…

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Brubaker gets 3rd straight win in Attica FAST 410 action

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Brubaker gets 3rd straight win in Attica FAST 410 action Drown earns 5th late model victory; Clark stays atop 305 FAST standings; Roepke tames trucks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 24, 2015 Contact: Brian Liskai Liskai2x@roadrunner.com By Brian Liskai ATTICA, Ohio – Usually when a driver joins a new team it takes awhile for all the elements to gel. Not so for Stuart Brubaker. The Gibsonburg, Ohio driver took the lead from Dean Jacobs at the half-way point and went on to score his third straight win at Attica Raceway Park in the O’Reilly Auto Parts…

Weaver earns 35th career victory in 305 sprints; Ward takes 24th truck win; Sutter gets 4th late model win of the year

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] 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 him? This past winter when his driver said family commitments would keep him from racing for track championships, Al Davis made the call to Dussel and it paid off Saturday. Dussel lead all 30 non-stop laps of the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint feature on Kear’s Speed Shop Night…

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Brubaker earns 2nd straight 410 Attica win Drown edges Owens in late model thriller; Miller claims 2nd straight 305 sprint win

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Brubaker earns 2nd straight 410 Attica win Drown edges Owens in late model thriller; Miller claims 2nd straight 305 sprint win FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 10, 2015 Contact: Brian Liskai Liskai2x@roadrunner.com By Brian Liskai ATTICA, Ohio – It took awhile, but Stuart Brubaker and the Burmeister Racing Team are really gelling. The Gibsonburg, Ohio driver led all 30 laps to claim his second straight 410 sprint feature win at Attica Raceway Park on Summit Racing Equipment/Central Ohio Farmers Night Friday. And, this late season surge could have Brubaker – a former Attica 305 track champion – contending for that…

Wilson takes big step toward first Ohio Sprint Speedweek title, Holds off Shaffer for Fremont All Star victory

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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 scored the win at Eldora Saturday, came into the seventh of the nine events for the 33rd Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek Presented by Cometic Gasket leading the points. The former two time All Star champion had to hold off a charging Tim Shaffer – the two actually made contact coming to the white…

Mintz gets late pass for Fremont FAST 410 win

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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 to his first 410 sprint win of the season at Fremont Speedway on Crown Battery Night. Mintz, a two time Fremont champion, is chasing the $10,000 Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title (FAST) Championship Series title. He is trying to become the only three time FAST champion. Mintz came into the…

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Andrews gets thrilling FAST Fremont win

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Andrews gets thrilling FAST Fremont win Harrison earns Race of Legends victory; Sabo gets 1st late model win; Roepke tames trucks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, June 6, 2015 Contact: Brian Liskai Liskai2x@roadrunner.com By Brian Liskai 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 Night. Sandusky, Ohio’s Chris Andrews, who moved to the Mintz Racing team this year in…

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16 Drivers to Participate in Fremont Speedway’s 2nd Annual Race of Legends

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FREMONT, Ohio – Sixteen drivers have signed up to participate in the 2nd Annual Fremont Speedway Race of Legends. These former sprint car drivers will get behind the wheel of 305 sprint cars and compete in a full program including qualifying, heat races and a feature event. The inaugural Race of Legends became one of the most talked about events in sprint car racing last season. Fremont Speedway legend and hall-of-famer Mark Keegan would win the feature event. The 16 drivers signed up for the 2015 Race of Legends includes: Keegan; Fremont’s 1978 track champion John Naida who…

11 to be inducted into Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame

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FREMONT, Ohio – Fremont Speedway will roar back to life Saturday, June 6, and not only will the racing action be exciting, but the emotional and fun induction ceremonies for the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame will make the day truly special. Eleven individuals will be inducted into the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame during the 7th annual ceremonies. Gates will open at 2 p.m. with the induction ceremonies taking place at 3 You’re your paid admission to the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame ceremonies also includes the racing on Vision Quest Night. The racing action not only features…

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Shaffer wins thriller for $10,000 at Fremont All Star event

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Shaffer wins thriller for $10,000 at Fremont All Star event Clark sweeps 305 sprint weekend; Matt Foos finds victory lane in trucks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, May 24, 2015 Contact: Brian Liskai Liskai2x@roadrunner.com 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 year and this year has struggled. But, Shaffer and his Bryan Grove Racing team rolled up their…

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McFadden gets 2nd All Star win to open Fremont Speedway double-header Clark nabs 3rd 305 sprint victory; Sautter earns 3rd late model victory

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McFadden gets 2nd All Star win to open Fremont Speedway double-header Clark nabs 3rd 305 sprint victory; Sautter earns 3rd late model victory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, May 23, 2015 Contact: Brian Liskai Liskai2x@roadrunner.com 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 Abdoo Brothers Demolition Night. In fact, in the past 48 hours McFadden has two podium finishes…

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UNOH All Stars set for triple header weekend First ever appearance at Plymouth Speedway followed by 2 events at Fremont Speedway

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Indianapolis, IN – The University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions will get back to action with a huge triple-header this weekend. It begins Friday, May 22 when the series invades the three-eighths mile banked dirt oval of Plymouth Speedway in Plymouth, Ind., for the Earl Gaerte Classic. It marks the first time in the track’s history that 410 cubic inch powered winged sprint cars will compete at “The Playground of Power.” It also marks the first ever appearance at the track for the All Stars. “The King of the Outlaws” Steve Kinser, a 20 time World…

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Late rain forces Fremont to cancel BOSS race

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FREMONT, Ohio – Just as the second set of hot laps were hitting the track the rains came at Fremont Speedway on Smith Family Foods Night. The track crew tried to wait it out but just as the equipment hit the track another rain storm struck, forcing the cancellation of the Mo Vaughn Transportation Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) season opener. The BOSS event drew 28 non-wing sprint cars – the largest field of traditional sprints in Ohio. The series will return to Fremont Speedway for the $5,000-to-win Mike Hensel Memorial on Aug. 15 and again on Oct. 3.…

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Byron Reed gets late race pass for Fremont FAST win Clark gets 2nd 305 win; Brewer takes trucks; Cole earns late model victory

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Byron Reed gets late race pass for Fremont FAST win Clark gets 2nd 305 win; Brewer takes trucks; Cole earns late model victory 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 first victory of the season at “The Track That Action Built” on Baumann Auto Group Night. The win in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints would put Reed atop…

Racing Roars Back to Fremont Speedway Saturday

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FREMONT, Ohio – The roar of racing engines returns to Fremont Speedway as “The Track That Action Built” kicks off it’s 65th season of racing Saturday, April 11 on Tank’s Meats of Elmore Night. To encourage the next generation of race fans to come out and see and feel the fun and excitement of dirt track racing, Fremont Speedway will allow any college student with a valid student ID to get in for only $10. Also, Fremont Speedway will continue its “Fan Zone” promotion where one fan’s ticket will be drawn from random and that person’s ticket will be…

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Fremont Speedway Schedules Meeting for 602 Late Model Teams FREMONT, Ohio – Fremont Speedway will host an informational meeting for the new 602 Late Model division that will compete for the first time at “The Track That Action Built” in 2015. Drivers and team owners are encouraged to attend the meeting and give input to Fremont Speedway Promoter Rich Farmer. The meeting will take place Monday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame located in the Sandusky County Fairgrounds. Also, orders for the spec Hoosier tires will be taken. For more information contact Farmer at…