Jacobs nips Kemenah for first All Star win of 2002

By Brian Liskai

FREMONT, Ohio (June 8) - Kenny Jacobs has more All Star Circuit of Champions
feature wins of anyone. However, in 30 years of racing, he had never scored
an All Star feature win at Fremont Speedway. That all changed Saturday, as
Jacobs took advantage of Chad Kemenah's late-race bobble to win the non-stop
40-lap Wilhelm Auto Parts feature.

Kemenah seemed to have the win in hand as he raced through turns three and
four getting ready to take the white flag. However, he slid high off the
turn allowing Jacobs, with his bent front wing, to slide into the lead,
which he held the last circuit for the win.

Kelly Kinser jumped into the lead at the green, with Danny Smith, Kemenah
and Jacobs battling behind him. Kemenah then took the lead on lap 13, which
he turned over to Smith on lap 16. Smith led until the 33rd lap when Kemenah
used the high side of the track to take the lead. He set sail and seemed to
have the race in hand until his bobble in turns three and four on the 38th
lap.

Jacobs went on to score the win over Kemenah, Smith, Paul McMahon and John
Ivy.

After celebrating with a victory donut on the front stretch, an elated
Jacobs thanked his crew chief, Fremont native Aaron Hammer for helping him
get the win.

"I couldn't have gotten Chad if he hadn't messed up in three. I was just
watching a great race between him and Danny Smith when the bottom opened up
and I saw Chad go off the end of the track," said Jacobs. "It feels good to
get that first win of the season in front of a great crowd. I have to thank
John Honnecker...I wouldn't be here if it weren't for him," he added of his
former co-owner.

"I just messed up," was all Chad Kemenah could say. "I just got into the
corner too hard and the car jumped over the edge. This really hurts, I
thought we had them covered."

"You aren't a racing fan if you didn't enjoy this one," said veteran Danny
Smith. "I'm just glad I was able to be up there racing for the win. We still
have to get Guy Webb an All Star win. We were close tonight, I think we'll
get that victory very soon."

In the 305 sprint feature, pole-sitter Jamie Miller held off a late race
challenge by defending track champion Bryan Scott to claim his first ever
feature win.

In the dirt trucks, Danny Roepke led all 15 laps to claim his second feature
win of 2002 at Fremont Speedway.

Fremont Speedway is back in action on Saturday, June 15 with Coors Beer
Night with the 410 sprints, 305 sprints and dirt trucks in action. Then, on
Thursday, June 20, the USAC non-win sprints and midgets come calling. It is
USAC's first visit to the historical dirt track since 1981.

410 ALL STAR SPRINTS:

Qualifying: 1. Rodney Duncan, 12.380; 2. Jeff Shephard, 12.451; 3. Chad
Kemenah, 12.463; 4. Paul McMahon, 12.635; 5. Kenny Jacobs, 12.702; 6. Kelly
Kinser, 12.723; 7. Danny Smith, 12.732; 8. John Ivy, 12.750; 9. Alvin
Roepke, 12.766; 10. Shawn Chaney, 12.815; 11. Butch Schroeder, 12.835; 12.
Brian Smith, 12.847; 13. Phil Gressman, 12.912; 14. Troy Vaccaro, 13.073;
15. Dean Jacobs, 13.076; 16. Todd Heller, 13.083; 17. Jack Sodeman Jr.,
13.085; 18. Doug Berryman, 13.090; 19. Mike Wagner, 13.100; 20. Bobby Clark,
13.102; 21. Byron Reed, 13.112; 22. Bruce Robenalt, 13.122; 23. Bill Rose,
13.160; 24. Rodney Morgan, 13.165; 25. Bobby Distel, 13.260; 26. Bob Lime,
13.271; 27. Barry Ruble, 13.301; 28. Mark Keegan, 13.302; 29. Jim Dayton,
13.375; 30. Mike Linder, 13.377; 31. Tony Beaber, 13.428; 32. Greg Wilson,
13.449; 33. Jim Linder, 13.500; 34. Mike Dussel, 13.593; 35. John Wisbon,
13.648; 36. Jason Dukes, 13.675; 37. David Harrison, 13.725; 38. Roger
Campbell Jr., 13.768; 39. Jeremy Keegan, 14.003; 40. Bill Shaw, 14.095; 41.
Lee Potter, 14.208.

Crown Battery Heat 1 (top five to A): 1. Byron Reed; 2. Kenny Jacobs; 3.
Jack Sodeman Jr.; 4. Rodney Duncan; 5. Alvin Roepke.

B&B Oval Track Products Heat 2 (top five to A): 1. Kelly Kinser; 2. Bruce
Robenalt; 3. Jeff Shephard; 4. Troy Vaccaro; 5. Jim Dayton.

Engler Machine & Tool Heat 3 (top five to A): 1. Bill Rose; 2. Chad Kemenah;
3. Butch Schroeder; 4. Dean Jacobs; 5. Danny Smith.

TP Wings Heat 4 (top five to A): 1. Brian Smith; 2. Bobby Clark; 3. John
Ivy; 4. Mark Keegan; 5. Jason Dukes.

Haulmark Trailers Dash (four laps): 1. Kelly Kinser; 2. Chad Kemenah; 3.
Danny Smith; 4. Jeff Shephard; 5. Kenny Jacobs; 6. Rodney Duncan

United Aluminum Windows B-Main (top four to A): 1. Paul McMahon; 2. Shawn
Chaney; 3. Todd Heller; 4. Rodney Morgan; 5. Mike Wagner; 6. Phil Gressman;
7. Bobby Distel; 8. Doug Berryman; 9. Greg Wilson; 10. Barry Ruble; 11. Mike
Linder; 12. Tony Beaber; 13. Bob Lime; 14. John Wisbon; 15. Roger Campbell;
16. Jeremy Keegan; 17. Bill Shaw; 18. Jim Linder; 19. Mike Dussell; 20.
David Harrison (DNS).

Wilhelm Auto Parts A-Main (40 laps): 1. Kenny Jacobs; 2. Chad Kemenah; 3.
Danny Smith; 4. Paul McMahon; 5. John Ivy; 6. Dean Jacobs; 7. Butch
Schroeder; 8. Kelly Kinser; 9. Mark Keegan; 10. Jeff Shephard; 11. Alvin
Roepke; 12. Byron Reed; 13. Greg Wilson (provisional); 14. Rodney Duncan;
15. Brian Smith; 16. Troy Vaccaro; 17. Bobby Clark; 18. Bill Rose; 19.
Rodney Morgan; 20. Bruce Robenalt; 21. Jason Dukes; 22. Shawn Chaney; 23.
Todd Heller; 24. Jim Dayton; 25. Jack Sodeman Jr.

305 SPRINTS:

1st heat (top four to A): 1. Matt Karbler; 2. Joe Keegan; 3. Brock Mayes; 4.
Eric Lynd; 5. Roger Shammo.

2nd heat (top four to A): 1. Jamie Miller; 2. A.J. Sleek; 3. Nick McCord; 4.
Bill Kraylek; 5. Charlie Dagg.

3rd heat (top four to A): 1. Chris Lang; 2. Scott Kraylek; 3. Bryan Scott;
4. Josh Hill; 5. Rick Ridenbaugh.

4th heat (top four to A): 1. Ed Psuerny; 2. Brandon Martin; 3. Brad
Schlechty; 4. Jeremy Durst; 5. Dustin Keegan.

C-Main (top two to B): 1. Mike Oberdorf; 2. Keith Whaley; 3. Rusty McNamee;
4. Mike Hudson; 5. Brian Sebetto; 6. Mark Whaley; 7. Steve Edwards; 8. Ron
Bordner; 9. Dan Hammond; 10. Brad Bowman; 11. Jim Moore.

B-Main (top four to A): 1. Dustin Keegan; 2. Roger Shammo; 3. Chad Laux; 4.
Bobby Foster; 5. Craig Mintz; 6. Mark Lang; 7. Charlie Dagg; 8. Brian
Thompson; 9. Rick Ridenbaugh; 10. Caleb Griffith; 11. Mike Oberdorf; 12.
Ryan Lowe; 13. Jerrid Potter; 14. Paul Hemrick Jr.; 15. Terry King; 16.
Brian Neeb; 17. Matt Merrill; 18. Keith Whaley.

A-Main (25 laps): 1. Jamie Miller; 2. Bryan Scott; 3. Brock Mayes; 4. Matt
Karbler; 5. Bill Kraylek; 6. Bobby Foster; 7. Chris Lang; 8. Roger Shammo;
9. Brandon Martin; 10. Josh Hill; 11. Dustin Keegan; 12. Scott Kraylek; 13.
A.J. Sleek; 14. Jeremy Durst; 15. Chad Laux; 16. Brfad Schlechty; 17. Ed
Psuerny; 18. Eric Lynd; 19. Nick McCord; 20. Joe Keegan.

DIRT TRUCKS:

1st heat (top four to A): 1. Greg Summit; 2. Bob Dible; 3. Ron Kepling; 4.
Brian Arnold; 5. Linda Sabo

2nd heat (top four to A): 1. John Rhoads; 2. Jeff Dougherty; 3. Mike Porter;
4. Steve Endicott; 5. Ralph Willey

3rd heat (top four to A): 1. Bobby Davis; 2. Joe Jurovcik; 3. Steve Sabo; 4.
Rick Potts; 5. Andy Maynard.

4th heat (top four to A): 1. Jay Boyd; 2. Danny Roepke; 3. Darin Dukeshire;
4. Jim Maglosky; 5. Wade Starr.

B-Main (top four to A): 1. Andy Maynard; 2. Ralph Willey; 3. Linda Sabo; 4.
Greg Harmon; 5. Steve Rando; 6. Rick Ross; 7. Bruce Beard; 8. Todd Keegan;
9. Wade Starr; 10. Dewey Johnson; 11. Tony Sauseda.

A-Main (15 laps): 1`. Danny Roepke; 2. Greg Summit; 3. Bobby Davis; 4. John
Rhoads; 5. Jay Boyd; 6. Mike Porter; 7. Jeff Dougherty; 8. Bob Dible; 9.
Andy Maynard; 10. Joe Jurovcik; 11. Brian Arnold; 12. Jim Maglosky; 13.
Steve Endicott; 14. Rick Potts; 15. Ralph Willey; 16. Greg Harmon; 17. Darin
Dukeshire; 18. Linda Sabo; 19. Steve Sabo; 20. Ron Kepling

 

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