Frank Jenssen was one of the early Promotors at Fremont Speedway. The pictures in this collection document the early years of Fremont Speedway. The small track built in 1953 was used until 1955. The front stretch was inside the original stage and the track size appears to be about 1/5 mile. A half mile horse track using todays front stretch can be seen in some of the photos. The track was redesigned for the 1956 season with the front stretch in its current location. The horse track was removed at that time and the stage was put on rollers.
All photos provided by Dave Jenssen.
Sandusky County Fairgrounds would be without racing until the fall of 1951 when Joe and Dorothy Stelter and Harry Maynor of Toledo founded Fremont Speedway. Their original track was almost flat and was just over 1/10 of a mile. Maynor sold his interest in the speedway to Frank Jensen of Toledo in 1952 and Wayne Wall of Toledo purchased an interest in 1953. Wall sold out in 1954 and Joe, Dot and Jensen operated the track until 1957 when a local Fremont businessman, Don Emick, purchased Jensen's stock. This operation continued until 1960 when Emick sold out, leaving Joe and Dot as the sole owners. After Joe's sudden death in 1962, Dot decided to continue and became one of the few women promoters in the country. Dot later married Paul Szakovits and he helped to operate the track. Dot promoted the speedway until 1976 when longtime announcer Gary Kern purchased the facility.
The 32nd Annual Old Timers Reunion took place on October 27, 2018. Rich Sherer Racing Photography for provided the photos below.
2018 Hall of Hof Fame induction ceremonies took place on June 2, 2018. Rich Sherer Racing Photography for provided the photos below. You will find information on the inductees following the photos.
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