FREMONT, Ohio — Greg Wilson scored an emotional win at Fremont Speedway Saturday night.
The Benton Ridge, Ohio, driver took the lead at the half way point of the 410 sprint feature, survived a tangle with an infield tire and near catastrophe with a lapped car to score his second win of the season at Fremont on the night his uncle, mentor and former car owner Bob Hampshir was inducted into the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame.
It was his 15th career win at “The Track That Action Built.”
“To win the night that Hamp got inducted, it’s a pretty good win for me personally,” Wilson said. “That man taught me a lot about life, a lot about racing and a lot about how to treat my kids and make sure I include them because they grow up quick. He’s the guy who talked to me about that so to be here the day he was inducted into the hall of fame and to do it with a guy like Andy Potter who is a lot like a Bob Hampshire and won a lot of races…he gambles and he gambled a lot tonight and it paid off.”
With his second-place run, D.J. Foos closes the game on Cole Macedo in the battle for the title of the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship Series presented by the Baumann Auto Group.
Speaking of Macedo, the driver had his car owner purchase a 360c.i. engine recently in preparation for a run at the Trophy Cup later this year in Macedo’s home state of California. Macedo took the lead in the 25 lap Great Lakes Super Sprints feature on lap six and the only thing that held up his march to victory was a late race caution as he had built a nearly six-second lead.
Macedo drove away to the victory, his third win of the year at Fremont and seventh career checkered flag at the track.
Had it not been for a tire that came apart late in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints A-main, Macedo may have had a pair of feature victories Saturday.
“Ray Brooks wanted to run the Trophy Cup this year and wanted to buy a 360 and I told him one of the best ones I could find and he bought it so hopefully he is happy with his purchase,” Macedo said. “This is a brand-new car…we junked a car last week doing the All Star deal. We put it together this week and won first night out. Super happy with the performance tonight with this thing.”
Paul Weaver, a multi-time track champion in the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints, put on a dominate performance, leading all 25 laps for his second win of the year at Fremont Speedway. It was the 66th career win at the track for Weaver who sits third on the all-time win list.
The finish:
1. 97-Greg Wilson[5] ; 2. 16-DJ Foos[3] ; 3. 09-Craig Mintz[6] ; 4. 8M-TJ Michael[1] ; 5. 5-Byron Reed[7] ; 6. 23-Chris Andrews[13] ; 7. 22C-Cole Duncan[9] ; 8. 14H-Zane DeVault[17] ; 9. 2-Dale Blaney[10] ; 10. 68G-Tyler Gunn[2] ; 11. 18-Cole Macedo[4] ; 12. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[8] ; 13. 2+-Brian Smith[11] ; 14. 24D-Danny Sams[18] ; 15. 49I-John Ivy[12] ; 16. 12G-Corbin Gurley[14] ; 17. 5T-Travis Philo[16] ; 18. 17-Reece Saldana[20] ; 19. 35-Stuart Brubaker[15] ; 20. 7T-Troy Vaccaro[19]