FREMONT, Ohio – Twenty-four hours after malfunctioning mag box cost him a victory on the last lap at Attica Raceway Park, Cole Macedo rebounded with a victory at Fremont Speedway in 410 sprint car competition on Vision Quest/NAPA of Northern Ohio Night.
The victory, coupled with a second place showing at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, has Macedo leading the points at Attica, likely leading the points at Fremont and leading the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products 410 Attica Fremont Championship Series Presented by the Baumann Auto Group.
“I was pretty down and out last night. Leading that whole thing and a mag box taking us out of the race. I’m really glad we could come back tonight and overcome what we did last night and win,” Macedo said. “This No. 23s side board (on the wing) for Frankie Kerr…the last time that car won was here at Fremont. Glad we could keep that going. My guys have been doing a great job lately. It’s all the hard work that Steven and Mike (Linder) put in during the week and Cody, Sam…all the guys…it’s just a team effort. When you prepare race cars like the Linders do and put all that hard work into it I don’t see how you can’t have success. I’m lucky to be behind the wheel. Mike and Steven get the car so good every night that I can really work on myself. I feel like I’m not running it as hard as I did in the past this year. I’ve slowed myself down and probably run only 80-90 percent most of the race. My car’s good enough if I see a nose I can key it up to 110.”
Ryan Broughton and Macedo brought the field to green for the 30-lap Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints A-main. Following a caution on the start, when the green flew so did Macedo as D.J. Foos drove into second with Broughton, Landon LaLonde, Craig Mintz and Brian Smith in tow.
Macedo caught the back of the pack by lap nine and Foos began eating into his nearly two second lead. Third running LaLonde spun on lap 11 to put Foos, a two-time Fremont winner, on Macedo’s rear bumper. Once again though Macedo drove away on the restart but another caution a lap later stopped his momentum.
Once the green flew Macedo pulled away to a two second lead with 10 laps to go over Foos, Mintz, and a charging Byron Reed. Macedo was able to pick his way through traffic and took the checkers over Foos, Mintz, Reed and Broughton.
Three time and defending Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 track champion Paul Weaver survived a late race caution and led all 25 laps of the A-main to score his first Fremont win of the year. It is Weaver’s 60th career victory at the track, placing him in a tie for fourth on the all-time win list with Mark Keegan and John Ivy. It was Weaver’s fifth overall victory of 2021 as he owns four at Attica.
The victory also pads Weaver’s lead in the NAPA of Bryan 305 ASCS Presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales.
Jamie Miller dominated the 20-lap Burmeister Trophy Dirt Truck feature, leading all 20 laps for his 24th career Fremont victory.