By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio – A few weeks ago Craig Mintz destroyed a car at Fremont Speedway Fueled by the FriendShip Kitchen. His team went to work and built a new car and it paid off Saturday, Aug. 8 on Fremont Federal Credit Union/S&S Hauling and Excavating Night.
Mintz, a four time Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint Fremont track champion, took the lead on lap 21 from DJ Foos who had led form the drop of the green in the 30-lap affair. Foos didn’t give up, racing side by side with Mintz for the next hand full of laps. Mintz was able to weave through lapped traffic to earn his 20th career victory at “The Track That Action Built.” His brother-in-law Nate Dussel charged from 16th to finish second with Foos, Cap Henry and Bryce Lucius rounding out the top five.
Henry’s fourth place finish expands his lead in the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship Series presented by the Baumann Auto Group. Henry is trying to secure his third straight and fifth series title.
“This says a lot about my guys, Chris, my dad, Heather, Cruz, Chase….busted their butts to get us a race car together. Paul Kistler rebuilt us an engine so we came here with a fresh race car and fresh bullet but we didn’t know what to do and what the car was going to do. It was pretty good tonight,” said Mintz beside his Real Geese Decoys, Gill Construction, Grant Decker Construction, Bettsville American Legion, KS Sales and Service, Linder’s Speed Equipment backed #09.
Foos led the first 11 laps of the 25-lap Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprint A-main before sixth starter Bryan Sebetto took over in heavy lapped traffic. Sebetto drove away for his sixth win of the season at Fremont and his 10th overall of 2026. Foos, Steve Rando, Seth Schneider and Jamie Miller rounded out the top five.
Sebetto’s 34th career win at Fremont puts him into a tie for 15th on the all-time win list with hall of famer Al Franks. The win also boosts his lead in the Real Geese Decoys/Real Capz Attica Fremont Championship Series.
“Nights like tonight it’s not about horse power it’s about getting the car locked down on the track. We tried another shock deal with Berryman Racing Shocks and it was flawless. We made some last minute changes right before I got into the car…further than we’ve ever went and it paid off. About the third lap in I trunked the wing and said just forget about the wing and just run the car. I could run top, middle or bottom. The car was perfect,” said Sebetto beside his Coastal Cabinet and Flooring, Fremont Fence, Shelluke’s Bar, Level Performance, Level Utilities, Nagy Equipment, Dockside Barbershop, Riehl Custom Fabrication, Cutting Edge Counter Tops, Schade Builder Supply, BSE Fabrication, Overwatch Precision, BRS, Race Ready Apparel, Recker Team Howard Hanna Real Estate backed #8.
Toledo, Ohio’s Dave “Gumby” Golembiewski took the lead from Kent Brewer on lap six and then battled with five time and defending track champion Shawn Valenti the last seven laps of the 20 lap Burmeister Trophy Dirt Truck feature to secure his sixth career Fremont win. Valenti, Dustin Keegan, Keith Sorg and Steve Miller rounded out the top five in a very entertaining race.
“Jamie Miller drove this thing to a win and now I got one. Ron Miller builds one hell of a truck,” said Golembiewski.
Fremont Speedway Fueled by the FriendShip Kitchen will be back in action Monday, Aug. 24 with the 305 Sprints and a special school bus race on the racing card to kick off the Sandusky County Fair.
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About Fremont Speedway
Known as “The Track That Action Built,” Fremont Speedway has been a staple of the Sandusky County Fairgrounds for decades. Offering thrilling dirt track racing featuring 410 sprints, 305 sprints, and dirt trucks, it remains one of the premier motorsports destinations in the Midwest.
About FriendShip Kitchen
FriendShip Kitchen is an Ohio-based, employee-owned convenience and food service retailer. With locations across the coast of Lake Erie and central Ohio, they are famous for their FriendShip Chicken, “Ohio’s Tastiest Chicken” and friendly hosts. Living by the motto “All yours, Ohio!” FriendShip is dedicated to serving the local communities that support them.
About the Fremont Federal Credit Union – https://www.fremontfcu.com/
The Fremont Federal Credit Union is not just another community financial institution. FFCU is a financial cooperative made up of members sharing a common bond – membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school in all of Sandusky and Ottawa Counties and parts of Seneca and Wood Counties. Fremont Federal Credit Union has been around since 1946 and has steadily built a strong reputation in the area for great service, low loan rates, higher than market deposit rates, and payroll deduction. Did you know credit unions were the first to offer payroll deduction as an easy way to repay your loan or build a savings nest egg? Credit unions have been the pioneers of many products and services that benefit their members. In fact, credit unions continue to be on the cutting edge of many technological advances in the financial services industry, such as shared branching, that competitors have been unable to match. And if that isn’t enough, your money is safe and insured, just like the banks, by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund which is funded by federal credit unions, not taxpayers! Take a look at the benefits you’ll automatically enjoy just for being a member of the Fremont Federal Credit Union.
About S&S Hauling & Excavating
S & S Hauling LLC is a reputable hauling company based in Fremont, Ohio, offering various transportation services to meet multiple needs. Specializing in efficient and reliable hauling solutions, the company serves both residential and commercial clients with professionalism and expertise. For more information, call 419-307-1645.
Fremont Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026
410 Sprints – Fort Ball Pizza Palace
A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 09-Craig Mintz[3]; 2. 1-Nate Dussel[16]; 3. 3-DJ Foos[2]; 4. 33W-Cap Henry[10]; 5. 32-Bryce Lucius[5]; 6. 15C-Chris Andrews[1]; 7. 16-Gauge Garcia[6]; 8. 49X-Zeth Sabo[8]; 9. 3J-John Jerich[7]; 10. 38-Leyton Wagner[20]; 11. 19-TJ Michael[14]; 12. 00-Thomas Meseraull[13]; 13. 5-Kody Brewer[19]; 14. 7M-Brandon Moore[17]; 15. 10BR-Jason Blonde[22]; 16. 35-Stuart Brubaker[11]; 17. X-Mike Keegan[15]; 18. 22M-Dan McCarron[18]; 19. 2+-Brian Smith[21]; 20. 75-Jerry Dahms[24]; 21. 5T-Travis Philo[12]; 22. 101-Kalib Henry[4]; 23. 3TJ-Trey Jacobs[9]; 24. 16E-Caleb Erwin[23]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3-DJ Foos[2]; 2. 33W-Cap Henry[1]; 3. 09-Craig Mintz[4]; 4. 16-Gauge Garcia[3]; 5. 19-TJ Michael[5]; 6. 7M-Brandon Moore[6]; 7. 5-Kody Brewer[7]; 8. 10BR-Jason Blonde[8]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Bryce Lucius[2]; 2. 101-Kalib Henry[4]; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker[1]; 4. X-Mike Keegan[6]; 5. 3TJ-Trey Jacobs[3]; 6. 1-Nate Dussel[5]; 7. 38-Leyton Wagner[7]; 8. 16E-Caleb Erwin[8]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 49X-Zeth Sabo[2]; 2. 15C-Chris Andrews[3]; 3. 5T-Travis Philo[1]; 4. 00-Thomas Meseraull[5]; 5. 3J-John Jerich[4]; 6. 22M-Dan McCarron[6]; 7. 2+-Brian Smith[7]; 8. 75-Jerry Dahms[8]
Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 09-Craig Mintz, 12.871[23]; 2. 101-Kalib Henry, 12.901[16]; 3. 3J-John Jerich, 12.927[4]; 4. 16-Gauge Garcia, 12.955[11]; 5. 3TJ-Trey Jacobs, 12.968[18]; 6. 15C-Chris Andrews, 12.973[24]; 7. 3-DJ Foos, 12.974[2]; 8. 32-Bryce Lucius, 13.065[20]; 9. 49X-Zeth Sabo, 13.068[21]; 10. 33W-Cap Henry, 13.084[14]; 11. 35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.133[9]; 12. 5T-Travis Philo, 13.136[1]; 13. 19-TJ Michael, 13.138[7]; 14. 1-Nate Dussel, 13.151[12]; 15. 00-Thomas Meseraull, 13.181[13]; 16. 7M-Brandon Moore, 13.206[10]; 17. X-Mike Keegan, 13.231[17]; 18. 22M-Dan McCarron, 13.330[15]; 19. 5-Kody Brewer, 13.401[22]; 20. 38-Leyton Wagner, 13.408[19]; 21. 2+-Brian Smith, 13.502[5]; 22. 10BR-Jason Blonde, 13.645[3]; 23. 16E-Caleb Erwin, 13.740[6]; 24. 75-Jerry Dahms, 14.234[8]
305 Sprints – Fremont Federal Credit Union
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 8-Bryan Sebetto[6]; 2. 29-DJ Foos[1]; 3. 19R-Steve Rando[4]; 4. 36-Seth Schneider[3]; 5. 26-Jamie Miller[2]; 6. 09-Daniel Hoffman[5]; 7. 49I-John Ivy[20]; 8. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath[10]; 9. 2-Brenden Torok[14]; 10. 0-Bradley Bateson[8]; 11. 6-Dustin Dinan[7]; 12. 18-Ben Watson[11]; 13. 13S-Drew Siferd[17]; 14. 1W-Paul Weaver[13]; 15. 63-Randy Ruble[18]; 16. 39M-Madden Merrill[19]; 17. X15-Kasey Ziebold[12]; 18. 3M-Logan Mongeau[21]; 19. 78-Austin Black[16]; 20. 8K-Zach Kramer[15]; 21. 39T-Trevor St Clair[24]; 22. 12-Dylan Watson[23]; 23. 28-Shawn Valenti[9]; 24. 26S-Lee Sommers[22]
B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 3M-Logan Mongeau[1]; 2. 26S-Lee Sommers[3]; 3. 12-Dylan Watson[2]; 4. 39T-Trevor St Clair[6]; 5. 98-Butch Latte[5]; 6. 55-Brice Sleek[4]; 7. 24-Andrea Weaver[7]; 8. 1S-James Saam[9]; 9. 37-Keith Whaley[8]; 10. 01-Blake Depinet[11]; 11. 8M-Brandon Weiker[12]; 12. 7H-JT Horn[10]; 13. 54B-Joshua Bortel[13]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath[1]; 2. 8-Bryan Sebetto[4]; 3. 26-Jamie Miller[3]; 4. 18-Ben Watson[2]; 5. 39M-Madden Merrill[6]; 6. 3M-Logan Mongeau[5]; 7. 39T-Trevor St Clair[7]; 8. 54B-Joshua Bortel[9]; 9. 01-Blake Depinet[8]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Shawn Valenti[2]; 2. 09-Daniel Hoffman[4]; 3. 0-Bradley Bateson[3]; 4. 13S-Drew Siferd[5]; 5. 78-Austin Black[1]; 6. 98-Butch Latte[7]; 7. 55-Brice Sleek[6]; 8. 1S-James Saam[8]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 1W-Paul Weaver[1]; 2. 6-Dustin Dinan[3]; 3. X15-Kasey Ziebold[2]; 4. 36-Seth Schneider[4]; 5. 49I-John Ivy[6]; 6. 12-Dylan Watson[5]; 7. 24-Andrea Weaver[7]; 8. 7H-JT Horn[8]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 29-DJ Foos[3]; 2. 2-Brenden Torok[1]; 3. 19R-Steve Rando[4]; 4. 63-Randy Ruble[5]; 5. 8K-Zach Kramer[2]; 6. 26S-Lee Sommers[6]; 7. 37-Keith Whaley[7]; 8. 8M-Brandon Weiker[8]
Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 8-Bryan Sebetto, 13.749[13]; 2. 09-Daniel Hoffman, 13.822[3]; 3. 36-Seth Schneider, 13.949[1]; 4. 19R-Steve Rando, 14.054[9]; 5. 26-Jamie Miller, 14.102[8]; 6. 0-Bradley Bateson, 14.172[6]; 7. 6-Dustin Dinan, 14.200[19]; 8. 29-DJ Foos, 14.266[33]; 9. 18-Ben Watson, 14.336[15]; 10. 28-Shawn Valenti, 14.358[12]; 11. X15-Kasey Ziebold, 14.359[29]; 12. 8K-Zach Kramer, 14.409[23]; 13. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath, 14.417[26]; 14. 78-Austin Black, 14.427[5]; 15. 1W-Paul Weaver, 14.441[11]; 16. 2-Brenden Torok, 14.483[27]; 17. 3M-Logan Mongeau, 14.541[22]; 18. 13S-Drew Siferd, 14.573[20]; 19. 12-Dylan Watson, 14.705[18]; 20. 63-Randy Ruble, 14.760[17]; 21. 39M-Madden Merrill, 14.876[28]; 22. 55-Brice Sleek, 15.002[32]; 23. 49I-John Ivy, 15.021[25]; 24. 26S-Lee Sommers, 15.021[30]; 25. 39T-Trevor St Clair, 15.172[31]; 26. 98-Butch Latte, 15.267[2]; 27. 24-Andrea Weaver, 15.714[24]; 28. 37-Keith Whaley, 16.016[14]; 29. 01-Blake Depinet, 16.182[10]; 30. 1S-James Saam, 16.706[7]; 31. 7H-JT Horn, 19.651[16]; 32. 8M-Brandon Weiker, 20.517[4]; 33. 54B-Joshua Bortel, 29.741[21]
Dirt Trucks – Burmeister Trophy
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 35-Dave Golembiewski[4]; 2. 7B-Shawn Valenti[8]; 3. 17X-Dustin Keegan[5]; 4. 4S-Keith Sorg[6]; 5. 95-Steve Miller[7]; 6. X-Jeff Babcock[10]; 7. 8KB-Kent Brewer[1]; 8. 4X-Todd Warnick[9]; 9. 28K-Jackson Keegan[13]; 10. Y-Andy Keegan[18]; 11. 9-Curt Inks[2]; 12. 101-Chester Fitch[17]; 13. 7-Bill Bruen[19]; 14. 18S-Randy Swiecicki[11]; 15. 9B-Paul Brown JR[20]; 16. 20-Caleb Shearn[15]; 17. 77-Art Howey Jr[3]; 18. 8S-Brandon Stukey[12]; 19. 5S-Bradley Stuckey[16]; 20. 19H-Adam Heminger[14]
B Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5S-Bradley Stuckey[3]; 2. 101-Chester Fitch[2]; 3. Y-Andy Keegan[7]; 4. 7-Bill Bruen[4]; 5. 9B-Paul Brown JR[8]; 6. 51-Dave Bankey[9]; 7. 45-Collin Burns[5]; 8. 55W-Austin White[6]; 9. 32L-Ryan Lozier[11]; 10. 4J-Jeremiah Miller[10]; 11. (DNS) 1M-Scott Milligan
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7B-Shawn Valenti[4]; 2. 17X-Dustin Keegan[3]; 3. 4X-Todd Warnick[1]; 4. 77-Art Howey Jr[2]; 5. 8S-Brandon Stukey[6]; 6. 5S-Bradley Stuckey[5]; 7. 45-Collin Burns[7]; 8. 9B-Paul Brown JR[8]; 9. 32L-Ryan Lozier[9]; 10. (DNS) 57MS-Mason Stull
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Dave Golembiewski[2]; 2. 95-Steve Miller[4]; 3. X-Jeff Babcock[1]; 4. 28K-Jackson Keegan[7]; 5. 19H-Adam Heminger[8]; 6. 7-Bill Bruen[5]; 7. 101-Chester Fitch[3]; 8. 4J-Jeremiah Miller[9]; 9. Y-Andy Keegan[6]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 8KB-Kent Brewer[1]; 2. 4S-Keith Sorg[4]; 3. 9-Curt Inks[2]; 4. 20-Caleb Shearn[9]; 5. 18S-Randy Swiecicki[5]; 6. 1M-Scott Milligan[3]; 7. 55W-Austin White[7]; 8. 51-Dave Bankey[8]; 9. (DNS) 23M-Brad Mitten
Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 7B-Shawn Valenti, 17.570[13]; 2. 95-Steve Miller, 17.902[25]; 3. 4S-Keith Sorg, 18.071[23]; 4. 17X-Dustin Keegan, 18.110[6]; 5. 101-Chester Fitch, 18.294[16]; 6. 1M-Scott Milligan, 18.302[4]; 7. 77-Art Howey Jr, 18.401[10]; 8. 35-Dave Golembiewski, 18.465[20]; 9. 9-Curt Inks, 18.484[9]; 10. 4X-Todd Warnick, 18.512[24]; 11. X-Jeff Babcock, 18.556[15]; 12. 8KB-Kent Brewer, 18.557[28]; 13. 5S-Bradley Stuckey, 18.725[12]; 14. 7-Bill Bruen, 18.765[11]; 15. 18S-Randy Swiecicki, 18.898[5]; 16. 8S-Brandon Stukey, 18.905[21]; 17. Y-Andy Keegan, 18.909[8]; 18. 23M-Brad Mitten, 19.004[19]; 19. 45-Collin Burns, 19.005[3]; 20. 28K-Jackson Keegan, 19.055[26]; 21. 55W-Austin White, 19.059[7]; 22. 9B-Paul Brown JR, 19.111[1]; 23. 19H-Adam Heminger, 19.153[27]; 24. 51-Dave Bankey, 19.239[22]; 25. 32L-Ryan Lozier, 19.311[18]; 26. 4J-Jeremiah Miller, 19.597[14]; 27. 20-Caleb Shearn, 19.679[2]; 28. 57MS-Mason Stull, 22.684[17]
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