Same truck, Valenti always seems to drive to the front

It was a “cowboy up” track Saturday at Fremont Speedway and veteran sheriff Greg Wilson took the loot.

Wilson, of Benton Ridge, held off many challenges from Cole Macedo to score his 14th career win at Fremont on Pub 400 Night. The win was worth $4,000 thanks to Big D’s Pizza of Clyde.

Macedo, who won the previous night at Attica Raceway Park, increased his point lead in the battle for the All Pro Aluminum Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship Series with his second-place finish.

"We know there's a cowboy here," Wilson said of Macedo, "but the sheriff just won the damn race. I know a lot of you like Cole Macedo. He texted me after running side by side for 15 to 20 laps at Attica and about made this old man tear up.

"I was out in California when his brother (Carson) was just starting. I helped his brother and to see (Cole) turning into what he is, he’s a gentleman on and off the race track and it was fun to race with him.”

Wilson continues to fine-tune chemistry with Andy Potter.

"You’re expected to win and I expect myself to win," he said. "I have to thank Joe and Diane Seeling for giving me and Andy a chance to do this. Andy and I are gaining the trust you need to be competitive night in and night out to talk to each other and have confidence in what we both want to do."

Fremont’s Jamie Miller is undefeated in 305 sprint car competition this year. Miller, who has won the last two events at Attica Raceway Park, took the lead from Steve Rando with five laps to go and held off several challenges from Rando to earn his 31st career win at Fremont.

"We have struggled here the last couple of years," Miller said. "I can’t believe we just won that race. That had to be a great race for the fans."

The win pads Miller’s lead in the NAPA of Bryan AFCS.

Fostoria's Shawn Valenti took the lead halfway through the Burmeister Trophy Dirt Truck feature and held off challenges from Jeff Babcock and Cory McCaughey to score his 68th career win at Fremont. Valenti, a four-time and defending dirt truck track champion, sits second on the track’s all-time win list, eight victories shy of legendary Art Ball.

"I know people get tired of seeing this thing up here but it’s the same truck we’ve run for several years," Valenti said. "A lot of other teams are building newer pieces but this old thing just seems to drive to the front."

DJ Foos was third in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint 30-lap A-main, followed by Nate Dussel and Brian Smith.

Rando was second in the 25-lap Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprint A-main, followed by charging Dustin Stroup, Tyler Shullick and Seth Schneider.

McCaughey was second in the 20-lap dirt truck feature, followed by Babcock, Jim Holcomb and RJ Cornett.

Fremont is host Saturday to AFCS 410 and 305 sprints and dirt trucks.

This article originally appeared on Fremont News-Messenger: Wilson, Macedo connected before race battle at Speedway