FREMONT, Ohio – Cole Macedo has learned the fine art of patience as a sprint car driver.
The Lemoore, Calif., driver of the Ray Brooks Racing 410 sprint car watched video of Greg Wilson being patient on the bottom of Fremont Speedway and claiming wins this year.
Macedo copied that mentality and drove to his fourth win of the year at the third-mile track.
The victory, Macedo’s sixth overall win of 2022, solidified his spot atop the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship Series presented by the Baumann Auto Group. Macedo also leads the points at both Fremont Speedway and Attica Raceway Park.
Following back-to-back cautions – the only stoppages in the 30-lap main event – Macedo drove around Travis Philo to take the lead on lap 18 and picked his way through traffic for his eighth career Fremont victory.
“I’ve been getting beat here by Greg Wilson and I’m getting tired of it. I’ve been watching a lot of video and watching what he does. That is the first race in my life that I never even chanced running the top. It paid off. My guys have been working hard and have gotten me better and better. I have to thank Braden, his girlfriend, the Lang gang, Cody, Mike, Steven, Emily Linder, Stephanie…we have a lot of great supporters on this car,” said Macedo.
Chris Andrews finished second, with Philo, D.J. Foos and Craig Mintz rounding out the top five.
Paul Weaver took the lead in the 25-lap non-stop Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 A-main on lap 11 and drove away for his third straight win at Fremont and fifth overall for 2022.
In a spectacular 20 lap Burmeister Trophy Dirt Truck feature that featured side by side and at times three wide battles for the lead, Dave Gumby Jr., a rookie this season, held off Jeff Babcock for his first career Fremont win.
The finish:
1. 18-Cole Macedo[3] ; 2. 23-Chris Andrews[4] ; 3. 5T-Travis Philo[2] ; 4. 16-DJ Foos[5] ; 5. 09-Craig Mintz[6] ; 6. 68G-Tyler Gunn[8] ; 7. 1-Nate Dussel[7] ; 8. 49I-John Ivy[9] ; 9. 8M-TJ Michael[11] ; 10. 5-Byron Reed[20] ; 11. 35-Stuart Brubaker[12] ; 12. 24D-Danny Sams[17] ; 13. 22M-Dan McCarron[19] ; 14. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[16] ; 15. 28M-Conner Morrell[13] ; 16. 09X-Brian Smith[14] ; 17. 26W-Cody White[18] ; 18. X-Mike Keegan[15] ; 19. 7N-Darin Naida[10] ; 20. 12-Kyle Capodice[1] ; 21. 7T-Troy Vaccaro[21] ; 22. 28-Gray Leadbetter[22]