Reed holds off Foos in 410s at Fremont
Byron Reed held off DJ Foos for a victory in the 410 series.
Reed holds off Foos in 410s at Fremont Byron Reed held off DJ Foos for a victory in the 410 series. Check out this story on thenews-messenger.com: http://ohne.ws/2sL61Hy
Submitted story Published 1:47 p.m. ET June 19, 2017
Six-time track champion earns second victory of 2017 at the speedway
Byron Reed claims his second win of the season at Fremont Speedway. Photo by Andrew Myers(Photo11: Andrew Myers)
FREMONT - Byron Reed took the lead off a restart with five laps remaining Saturday and earned his second victory of the year at Fremont Speedway in the 410 Sprints.
The victory for Reed, a six-time Fremont champion, is the 34th of his career at the speedway. He’s tied for 12th on the all-time list.
“DJ (Foos) was pretty good,” Reed said. “It was a little tricky. It was a fine line between getting off the bottom good or just hanging just a little bit. As I got going I got better and better around the top.”
Lindsey’s Steve Rando took command of the 305 Sprint feature on lap two and survived a couple of cautions late to score his first win of the season. It was his 10th career victory at Fremont.
“It’s about time,” Rando said. “We’ve done a lot of work. I destroyed two race cars already this year … it was a very rough start. This win is very special because it’s my daughter’s birthday.”
Dustin Keegan, Keith Sorg and Shawn Valenti battled throughout the 20-lap dirt truck feature. Keegan held off five-time winner Valenti to secure his second victory of the season and sixth career win at Fremont.
“This thing was pretty tight and I saw him (Valenti) under me on the last lap,” Keegan said. “This is an awesome feeling.”
Tiffin’s Chester Fitch held off big challenges from defending track champion John Brooks and three-time feature winner Ky Harper to score his third win of the season in the 602 Late Models. It was his ninth-career Fremont victory.
“That start was rough,” Fitch said. “Dustin (Keegan) come under me. I’m really sorry it had to happen. It’s a shame. I’d rather win a race clean. I’m kind of a guy to charge but I don’t mean any roughness.”
Foos was second, followed by Chris Andrews, Keegan and Tyler Gunn in the 410 race.
Paul Weaver was second, followed by Nate Dussel, Alvin Roepke and Brandon Moore in the 305 race.
Sorg was third, Jeff Ward fourth and Kyle Farmer fifth in the dirt truck race.
Brooks was second, followed by Harper, Keegan and Skeeter Fitch for the late models.
American Late Model Series races Saturday at Fremont Speedway for the first time in several years. The 305 sprints and dirt trucks will also be in action.
Reed holds off Foos in 410s at Fremont
Byron Reed held off DJ Foos for a victory in the 410 series.
Reed holds off Foos in 410s at Fremont Byron Reed held off DJ Foos for a victory in the 410 series. Check out this story on thenews-messenger.com: http://ohne.ws/2sL61Hy
Submitted story Published 1:47 p.m. ET June 19, 2017
Six-time track champion earns second victory of 2017 at the speedway
Byron Reed claims his second win of the season at Fremont Speedway. Photo by Andrew Myers(Photo11: Andrew Myers)
FREMONT - Byron Reed took the lead off a restart with five laps remaining Saturday and earned his second victory of the year at Fremont Speedway in the 410 Sprints.
The victory for Reed, a six-time Fremont champion, is the 34th of his career at the speedway. He’s tied for 12th on the all-time list.
“DJ (Foos) was pretty good,” Reed said. “It was a little tricky. It was a fine line between getting off the bottom good or just hanging just a little bit. As I got going I got better and better around the top.”
Lindsey’s Steve Rando took command of the 305 Sprint feature on lap two and survived a couple of cautions late to score his first win of the season. It was his 10th career victory at Fremont.
“It’s about time,” Rando said. “We’ve done a lot of work. I destroyed two race cars already this year … it was a very rough star
t. This win is very special because it’s my daughter’s birthday.”
Dustin Keegan, Keith Sorg and Shawn Valenti battled throughout the 20-lap dirt truck feature. Keegan held off five-time winner Valenti to secure his second victory of the season and sixth career win at Fremont.
“This thing was pretty tight and I saw him (Valenti) under me on the last lap,” Keegan said. “This is an awesome feeling.”
Tiffin’s Chester Fitch held off big challenges from defending track champion John Brooks and three-time feature winner Ky Harper to score his third win of the season in the 602 Late Models. It was his ninth-career Fremont victory.
“That start was rough,” Fitch said. “Dustin (Keegan) come under me. I’m really sorry it had to happen. It’s a shame. I’d rather win a race clean. I’m kind of a guy to charge but I don’t mean any roughness.”
Foos was second, followed by Chris Andrews, Keegan and Tyler Gunn in the 410 race.
Paul Weaver was second, followed by Nate Dussel, Alvin Roepke and Brandon Moore in the 305 race.
Sorg was third, Jeff Ward fourth and Kyle Farmer fifth in the dirt truck race.
Brooks was second, followed by Harper, Keegan and Skeeter Fitch for the late models.
American Late Model Series races Saturday at Fremont Speedway for the first time in several years. The 305 sprints and dirt trucks will also be in action.