Speedweek Champ Cap Henry One Flip Away from Winners Circle in Fremont Thriller!

I've seen a lot of sprint car racing over my 64-plus years, but the Feature Event I saw recently at Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio was as good as it gets. On a brutal hot (mid-90s) afternoon, Cap Henry, Zeth Sabo and the open wheel winged warriors put on an amazing show for the fans sweltering in the early summer heat. Strong car counts in both the 410 and 305 divisions led to an amazing night of sprint car racing across the board. Both divisions produce some of the best weekly open wheel racing in the country, racing at Attica Raceway Park Friday nights, and Fremont Saturday. You'll see and hear an interesting conversation with Cap Henry, the 2024 Ohio Sprint Speedweek champion...and meet his crew chief Zack Myers too, and so much more! Join me, the History Mystery Man, for another amazing open wheel wild one! Thanks for your support!

[@jimgeyer3475]

Outstanding Commentary!!! Priceless!!! Appreciate You!!! Thank You!!!

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

You're welcome Jim; thanks for your support! HMM

[@MarleneSharp-sw2cb]

Great reporting as usual. And thanks for the history lesson.

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

You're welcome Marlene; thanks for watching! HMM

[@critterscute3642]

Cap seems like a great guy. Too bad on the crash. Loved the lively banjo music and the mini history lesson too. Another very enjoyable video HMM. Thanks! 🏁

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Thank you so much...again and again. HMM

[@waynedavis8980]

Great view of Cap's crash . Glad he was ok . Thanks Don

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

You're welcome Wayne; thanks again. HMM

[@rogerozdarski2935]

Thank you HMM, very interesting interview with Cap Henry. Also thanks for the short history lesson on our 19th President. Can't wait till the next video.

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

You're welcome Roger...always leave a seat open for you. HMM

[@johnaustin8194]

Great Video, Keep up the good work !!

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Many thanks! HMM

[@elroyelblander6277]

👍👍 thanks for bringing us along again feller... looks like another neat town and track .. also, don't know much about ole Rutherford,but from what ive read,i think he did alright, but anyway..see ya later man 👍👍👊

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Thanks again, Elroy. Rutherford B. Hayes was actually a great president and great man altogether...his service in the Civil War...the whole thing.

[@JAMsr6]

it was a great race altogether the 410s and even the 305s put on a close show with Logan Riehl winning it.

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Yes...great class of 305 warriors...super solid. HMM

[@robertayers9424]

Little bit of a history lesson. Some great conversations. Looked like some excellent racing. Always a pleasure to take a journey with you! Thanks for the adventure!

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Always have an open seat for you...the blanket's already duct taped down; thanks again Robert...HMM

[@Blrtech77]

HMM, Thanks for the ride along. Interviewing Cap Henry was Awesome and the racing at Fremont was great!

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

You're welcome; thanks again for taking your time to watch. HMM

[@Leroy-qr9pd]

Great show once again!

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Thanks again, sir...HMM

[@gareth9538]

What a race, just a pity Cap rolled it. I hope life is good Don 🇺🇲🇮🇪🏁

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Thanks again, Gareth. The state of my country frightens me for my children's future, but all is good/blessed. Hope you're alright across the big blue pond...HMM

[@lauracunningham7199]

Check out Zena, Ohio? Some history there Mutt Anderson?

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Mutt Anderson...interesting. I'll have to dig into that...thanks Laura. HMM

[@jackschilb7978]

Nice portrayal, good informative film.

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Thanks Jack...always appreciated. HMM

[@ryansalyers5515]

Great video, once again, HMM!!

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Thanks again, Ryan...HMM

[@markwray3905]

Great video. Really enjoyed it 😊

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Thanks again, Mark! HMM

[@WilliamSmith-bj8gt]

Great interviews and videos.

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Thanks William! HMM

[@wideslammer]

I always enjoy your coverage of the racing itself, but the real highlights of your videos are the conversations with the people in the pits. You must carefully pick your times to approach drivers, crew members, car owners, etc. It never seems like the person you're talking is anxious to end the conversation. You must have a good sense of how much time you should take when everyone is busy with their race prep.

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Thanks friend. You have an uncanny ability to recognize what it takes to do this. Part of my secret is getting there early. I'm often there well before race teams arrive. It's much easier to talk with people before shit hits the fan. I try to make it fun for the interviewee too. Careful balance on how much time to take. Again...earlier the better. Now if I could just figure out how to get more people to watch my videos...HMM

[@billmellinger1134]

Cap is a great driver and seems like a really good guy. My wife and I went to the Rutherford B Hayes House one time while camping at Fremont for the races. Definitely worth the trip. Another tour we went on while there was the old fremont jail. You would like that tour. It was really cool.

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Yeah...thanks for that idea on the jail, Bill; I'm sure I'd like that. And hopefully, they won't make me stay, although I hear that jails provide 3 squares a day. HMM

[@PhillipMenjou-sk2wz]

Another Great video! Thanks for the interviews, racing coverage and history! Looking forward to the next one!

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Thanks Phillip...appreciated. HMM

[@mariebeasley1269]

So happy you got to interview a kinda little guy who scrapes and works hard every week to be at the track. They are the ones that get overlooked and had great stories and experiences. Love Cap Henry 🏁 thanks for the history of the town

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Thanks Marie. I love the little guy stories...wish I could figure out how to get more people to watch! HMM

[@mariebeasley1269]

@@HistoryMysteryMan I will keep Sharing. I know TMez has a Facebook page and shares different things on there too besides his KZbin

[@mariebeasley1269]

@@HistoryMysteryMan shared to one of my racing groups. Hope this helps 🏁

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

@@mariebeasley1269 So many thanks!

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

@@mariebeasley1269 Thank you Marie...

[@greggrauscher34]

Another cool video. Unlike the other dirt tracks (I've been to Toledo a couple times) you visited and videoed this year, I've actually been to Fremont. I was crewing for Mike Harmon at Toledo and decided at the last minute to go watch some sprint cars. I don't remember much about it, except the track was relatively flat and there was lots of wheel spin and that still seems to be the case. They also ran a dash race of some type where 410's, 360's and 305 sprints all raced together and the 410's extra hp didn't make much difference. I think a 360 won and the 305's held their own. Anyways, cool interview with Cap Henry (he did mention Sammy as his top 3 greatest!). I didn't really know much about him other than seeing his cool name in results over the years. Safe to say he was doing all he could to win the race!.Also nice to see Sean Rayhall running good. A guy I remember from the Road to Indy from a road racing background that went sprint car racing. I find it amusing he was a protege of Graham Rahal and actually drove for them, I think in sports cars?

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

Interesting...I never knew that about Sean Rayhall regarding his road racing background and his connection to the Rahal's. Maybe his road course experience is serving him well in sprint cars on dirt, where you turn right as much as you turn left, sometimes more. Thanks again, Gregg...HMM

[@greggrauscher34]

@@HistoryMysteryMan that could very well be true. From what I remember he had what it took to be an Indycar driver, winning a couple Indy Lights races despite never running a full schedule, but he could never get the funding to move up, instead he ran a few years in sports cars, now hes running sprint cars for fun (and doing pretty good it seems).

[@HistoryMysteryMan]

@@greggrauscher34 He's a good story, one worth covering. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, Gregg...HMM

[@greggrauscher34]

@@HistoryMysteryMan yes definitely, maybe in a future video you can interview him. Thanks again