By Brian Liskai FREMONT, Ohio – Jon Henry knew on a tight bullring like Fremont Speedway, lapped traffic would come into play. He and Curtis Roberts battled each other and heavy lapped traffic during the middle portion of the Sunoco American Late Model Series feature at “The Track That Action Built” before Henry used the high line in turn four to grab the lead on lap 16 and then survived several late race cautions to score his second career win at the track on Underground Utilities Inc. Night.
“You do what you have to do. The guys were telling me it seems like the high side was fastest. So I figured if I just calm down a little bit on the top and get through the bumps, I didn’t think anyone could pass me on the bottom. I have to thank all these fans for coming out here. This is a fun place to come race. We don’t get to race here that often. I really have to thank my Dad, John and Randy for all their help. I have to thank Rocket Chassis. This is a brand new orange front end Rocket and has two heat race wins and two wins,” said Henry beside his Fultz Fabrications backed machine.
“That’s one thing when you come to Fremont…you know it’s tight and you know you’re going to have to battle around traffic. I knew when I rolled up there pretty quick and got to Roberts…he was kind of dicing and I was able to hang with him and I knew I had to go back to the top shelf and see if I can get around him,” added Henry from the Engine Pro Victory Lane.
“I really have to thank the Dirty Dozen. They are the reason I’m able to do this this year…all 12 of them,” said Henry of the sponsors JLH General Contractor, William H. Bass Trucking, Reproductive Assistance, Truman Quarter Horses, Re-Deck of Northwest Ohio, Home Savings and Loan, Mike and Sheila Keller, Ron Spencer Real Estate, Automated Transport, Lehman & Lehman, Norada Lanes and APC.
ALMS Late Models (27 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Qualifying – Callie’s Performance
1. 9R-Curtis Roberts, 14.885; 2. 15-Jon Henry, 14.904; 3. 95J-Jerry Bowersock, 14.953; 4. 23V-Ryan VanderVeen, 15.106; 5. 34-Ky Harper, 15.184; 6. 49-Brian Ruhlman, 15.285; 7. 15B-Mike Bores, 15.290; 8. 29-Garrett Krummert, 15.378; 9. 75-Dusty Moore, 15.387; 10. 48-John Bores, 15.500; 11. 51-Devin Shiels, 15.572; 12. 15A-Phil Ausra, 15.615; 13. 50Y-Ryan Missler, 15.666; 14. 23C-Jeremy Canada, 15.694; 15. 21-Larry Kingseed, 15.727; 16. 99M-John Mayes Jr., 15.752; 17. 36-Matt Irey, 15.807; 18. 5H-Ernie Haynes, 15.811; 19. 2-Justin Chance, 15.876; 20. 555-Justin Coulter, 15.903; 21. 12-Michael Stiltner, 15.913; 22. 5M-Ryan Markham, 16.035; 23. 99-Steve Sabo, 16.110; 24. 30-Nate Potts, 16.187; 25. 33-Don Gordon, 17.172; 26. 2W-Fred Wahl, 19.151; 27. 1F-Justin Collet, 19.213
Heat 1 – (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 34-Ky Harper[2] ; 2. 49-Brian Ruhlman[1] ; 3. 15-Jon Henry[4] ; 4. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[3] ; 5. 5H-Ernie Haynes[8] ; 6. 51-Devin Shiels[5] ; 7. 12-Michael Stiltner[9] ; 8. 21-Larry Kingseed[7] ; 9. 23C-Jeremy Canada[6]
Heat 2 – (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 23V-Ryan VanderVeen[4] ; 2. 15A-Phil Ausra[1] ; 3. 555-Justin Coulter[7] ; 4. 2-Justin Chance[6] ; 5. 50Y-Ryan Missler[5] ; 6. 5M-Ryan Markham[8] ; 7. 29-Garrett Krummert[3] ; 8. 48-John Bores[2] ; 9. 1F-Justin Collet[9]
Heat 3 – (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 75-Dusty Moore[2] ; 2. 9R-Curtis Roberts[4] ; 3. 15B-Mike Bores[3] ; 4. 36-Matt Irey[5] ; 5. 99-Steve Sabo[6] ; 6. 30-Nate Potts[7] ; 7. 99M-John Mayers Jr.[1] ; 8. 33-Don Gordon[8] ; 9. 2W-Fred Wahl[9]
B-Main – Computer Man Inc. (10 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 51-Devin Shiels[1] ; 2. 12-Michael Stiltner[4] ; 3. 5M-Ryan Markham[2] ; 4. 21-Larry Kingseed[7] ; 5. 29-Garrett Krummert[5] ; 6. 23C-Jeremy Canada[10] ; 7. 48-John Bores[8] ; 8. 99M-John Mayers Jr.[6] ; 9. 33-Don Gordon[9] ; 10. 1F-Justin Collet[11] ; 11. 2W-Fred Wahl[12] ; 12. 30-Nate Potts[3]
A-Main – (30 Laps)
1. 15-Jon Henry[7]; 2. 9R-Curtis Roberts[3]; 3. 50Y-Ryan Missler[14]; 4. 95J-Jerry Bowersock[10]; 5. 23V-Ryan VanderVeen[2]; 6. 29-Garrett Krummert[20]; 7. 15A-Phil Ausra[4]; 8. 5M-Ryan Markham[18]; 9. 34-Ky Harper[6]; 10. 15B-Mike Bores[9]; 11. 21-Larry Kingseed[19]; 12. 51-Devin Shiels[16]; 13. 75-Dusty Moore[1]; 14. 555-Justin Coulter[8]; 15. 99-Steve Sabo[15]; 16. 33-Don Gordon[21]; 17. 49-Brian Ruhlman[5]; 18. 2-Justin Chance[11]; 19. 5H-Ernie Haynes[13]; 20. 48-John Bores[22]; 21. 36-Matt Irey[12]; 22. 12-Michael Stiltner[17]