FREMONT, Ohio — The 17th Annual Jim Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway Presented by Gill Construction, slated for Sept. 13-14, will be the richest paying event in the 73 year history of “The Track That Action Built.”
“When Jim Ford resurrected Fremont Speedway nearly 25 years ago, he saved the tradition of exciting entertainment that has been around for nearly a century,” said Rich Farmer, Fremont Speedway Promoter. “It’s appropriate we honor his legacy with the richest paying event in the history of this great track.”
On Kistler Engines Night, Friday, there will be double features for the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints. The $10,000-to-win make up feature from Ohio Sprint Speedweek (there were three laps completed before the rains came) will be contested followed by a regular night’s show. Both events will be operated under the Ti-22 Performance FAST On Dirt Series format. The FAST regular event on Friday will pay $5,000 to win, $1,000 for 10th and $600 to start with a total A-main purse of $25,000.
Also on Friday, the Burmeister Trophy Dirt Trucks will run the “double down” format with two 15-lap feature events only. The top 18 qualifiers will be locked into the twin features, with six being added from the last chance race. The first feature will be lined up straight up from times with the second feature being inverted based on a dice roll of 2 through 12. It will be a full weekly purse for each feature event.
The Gill Construction/All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Night, Saturday for the 410-sprints will feature a $20,000-to-win, $1,000 for 10th, $600 to start with a total purse of $50,000.
Saturday will be a qualifying/heat passing points format similar to what the track used during the 305 fair race event. Twenty-two cars will make the A-main from the heats and B-main with two provisionals added – the highest All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship Series Presented by the Baumann Auto Group that didn’t transfer and the highest in Fremont weekly points that did not transfer.
The Format
• 2 laps of single car time trials – 1~2 cars at a time.
• Late for Qualifying: (1) lap at the end and only receive 75% of qualifying points.
• Qualifying Points awarded: 150 for 1st, 147 for 2nd …… down by 3 per position.
• Passing points for heats
• A-main lined straight up by combined points
• B-main transfers (6) will tag the tail of the A-main by finish.
• Any ties in points will be broken by actual qualifying time.
• 23rd starter. – Highest in AFCS Points not yet in the feature
• 24th starter. – Highest in Fremont Track Points not yet in the feature
Also on Saturday the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints will run the “double down” format with the top 18 going to the 20-lap A-mains and taking six from the last chance race. The first feature is straight up from times with the second feature being inverted via a dice roll of 2 through 12. It will be a full weekly purse for each feature event.