Mintz Wins Fremont Fair Sprint & Kisses The Cow

Craig Mintz kisses the cow in Fremont Speedway victory lane Monday night. (Fremont Speedway photo)

FREMONT, Ohio – Craig Mintz started racing sprint cars 25 years ago in the 305 sprint division. He’s not sure he ever got a win in that class at the time, but he is sure he has one now.

Mintz, from Gibsonburg, Ohio, drove to the win Monday night on Fremont Fence Kiss the Cow Night in the 305 sprint feature at Fremont Speedway presented by Gill Construction.

The race opened the 173rd Sandusky County Fair.

Bryan Sebetto led the first seven laps of the 30-lap Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 sprint car feature before Mintz took over. Mintz, a four-time 410 sprint champion at the track, built a substantial lead before a caution flew at the halfway mark.

Mintz pulled away when the green came back out, while Sebetto soon surrendered second to Kasey Jedrzejek and third to Kalib Henry.

Another caution with just four laps to go kept Mintz out of heavy lapped traffic, and after that, Mintz pulled away for his 19th career Fremont win over Jedrzejek, Sebetto, Henry, and Dustin Stroup.

Mintz donated the $1,500 top prize to the Liberty Center, which helps individuals, families with children, the homeless, and domestic violence survivors.

“This is a blast. I have to thank Gressman Powersports for putting a pretty good bullet under this thing. I don’t know – I’ll have to look back – but I don’t think we’ve ever won a 305 race here. I have to thank my dad; it’s just me and him tonight with my family,” said Mintz beside his Real Geese Decoys, Elite Wings, Post 733 Bettsville American Legion, Design Graphics Group, Kistler Racing Engines, Keizer Wheels, Linder Speed Equipment backed No. 09.

In the ladies powder puff dirt truck race, Shelly Farmer took her second career Fremont victory.

The finish:

1. 09-Craig Mintz [2]; 2. 4T-Kasey Jedrzejek [4]; 3. 01-Bryan Sebetto [1]; 4. 55-Kalib Henry [7]; 5. 10X-Dustin Stroup [8]; 6. 5-Nate Dussel [14]; 7. 5JR-Jimmy McGrath [5]; 8. 19R-Steve Rando [12]; 9. 9R-Logan Riehl [6]; 10. 39M-D.J. Foos [10]; 11. 4X-T.J. Michael [16]; 12. X15-Kasey Ziebold [11]; 13. 49I-John Ivy [19]; 14. 6-Dustin Dinan [13]; 15. 98-Zeth Sabo [9]; 16. 28-Shawn Valenti [22]; 17. 14T-Tyler Schiets [24]; 18. 2-Brenden Torok [15]; 19. 1W-Paul Weaver [18]; 20. 8C-Creed Kemenah [3]; 21. 26M-Jamie Miller [17]; 22. 0-Bradley Bateson [21]; 23. 35-Stuart Brubaker [23]; 24. 61-Tyler Shullick [20].