July 26, 2003
All Photos & Captions By Stephen J. Hartzell
Johnny Auxter & Soup Sabo kickin' back after the races. Soup has just signed an autograph for this little girl.
Buffy Bordner returns after her nasty wreck of 2 weeks ago.
Charlie Dagg warming his engine and smiling for the camera.
Steve Edwards has done some good racing lately.
Scott Kraylek & his young team are starting to reel in their "dry slick" setup problems.
Tiffin's Joe Laugherty raced for the last time this season at Fremont. He is moving to Iowa to become part of Terry McCarl's crew.
Ryan Lowe has certainly become a bigger force this season.
Matt Lucius pushes out to the staging area for hotlaps. He is being pushed by Ludwig's new wheeler, which sports a real bad-ass engine. I told Matt he should mount a wing on it & try to hot-lap it.
Brock Mayes was back in his familiar 11B after a race in the Miller Rigging car. He came from the back of the field to finish 7th, 1 spot ahead of the Miller car which was driven by Phil Gressman.
Rick Ferkel & Larry Dyer talk as Phil Gressman sits on the right-rear tire, and Mark Keegan checks out the car.
Craig Mintz got a workout from the kids after his 2nd place finish. Along with offering shirts and hats for sale, Mintz gives out color handouts and refrigerator magnets free of charge. He will soon add 10 inch rulers to that list. At one point Soup, his car owner yelled, "Hey, little kids, what are ya doin' over there. The real celebrities are over here," referring to the spot where he and Johnny Auxter were sitting.
Byron Reed is firmly positioned at the top of the standings at both Attica & Fremont, and he is now the odds-on favorite to win both titles.
Danny Roepke contemplates whether he really wants to mount this "for sale" decal or not.
Relaxing on the frontstretch guardrail just prior to the national anthem.
Butch Schroeder continues to struggle in the Charlie Brown car.
Bryan Sebetto & Bill Kraylek sit on turn 4 during a red flag. Kraylek & Sebetto finished 1 & 2.
Andy Stout made his first appearance of the season at Fremont.
Adam Strausser chose Fremont to try out a 410 for the first time, and he raced very well.
Ten happy winners of the bicycle give-aways on Kids Night.
Mike Young made the tow from West Virginia to tangle with the tough Northern Ohio 305's.
Fostoria's Bill Kraylek and the rest of his team celebrate their 4th win of the season.
David Harrison is mobbed by his kids immediately after emerging from his victorious sprinter.
David Harrison in victory lane with his family. Harrison has won at both Attica & Fremont in the same season for the first time in his career in the Doug Ludwig owned car.
Fremont Speedway wrote a starting position on each of 20 frisbees and threw them into the crowd. The holder of the winning car's starting position then won $50. Here Dave pays the happy winner. The same thing was done for all 3 features.