Fremont Speedway to induct 16 into Hall of Fame

FREMONT — The fourth class to be inducted into the Fre­mont Speed­way Hall of Fame has a dis­tinct “All Star” feel. Of the 16 to be enshrined at “The Track That Action Built,” sev­eral have ties to the All Star Cir­cuit of Champions.

Fre­mont Speed­way has hosted over 100 events sanc­tioned by the All Stars over its 61 year his­tory, though if you go back to the orig­i­nal All Stars back in the early 1970s, the total would be more. Fans can remem­ber those early All Star Wednes­day night spe­cials that drew the stars of the Penn­syl­va­nia area like Bobby Allen, Lynn Pax­ton, Kramer Williamson, Steve Smith and Jan Opperman.

When Fre­mont Speed­way hosts its Hall of Fame induc­tion cer­e­mony prior to the rac­ing on Vision Quest Night, Sat­ur­day, June 9, among those being inducted include two-time All Star cham­pion Fred Lin­der; for­mer All Star cham­pion Jack Hewitt and Bert and Brigitte Emick, who res­ur­rected the All Stars in 1980 and ran the orga­ni­za­tion until 2002 until they turned the reins over to the cur­rent series’ management.

“Only Eldora Speed­way has hosted more All Star shows than Fremont…and we’re catch­ing them. This class of inductees once again speaks to the his­tory of rac­ing not only at Fre­mont, but through­out the coun­try. We are proud and hon­ored to pay them recog­ni­tion,” said Fre­mont Speed­way Hall of Fame Trustee Brian Liskai. “On behalf of Rich Farmer (pro­moter at Fre­mont Speed­way) and myself, we would like to thank fel­low hall of fame trustee Randy Mapus and his wife, Jane. They work tire­lessly on this hall of fame and through­out the year, but par­tic­u­larly when it comes to the induc­tion ceremony.”

Fre­mont Speedway’s 2012 Hall of Fame class includes: car own­ers Grover Rit­ter and Ron Boos; dri­ver and car owner Ken Clark; car owner and builder Tom Schem­mer; dri­ver and car owner John Cook; car owner Don Lin­ton; Hewitt; Lin­der; dri­ver Tim Sabo; the Emicks; dri­ver Rick Fer­kel; dri­ver Jim Kee­gan; team and track spon­sor John Forsythe; for­mer track pro­moter Joe Stel­ter, engine builder Earl Grif­fith; and engine builder Ed Smith.

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