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Lee Jacobs
Dominates
At Fremont
Speedway
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio (May 10, 2003) - What a great phone call Lee
Jacobs got to
make on the front stretch of Fremont Speedway Saturday. He got to call his
dad, four-time All Star Champion Kenny Jacobs and deliver the good news that
he had just won his first career 410 sprint feature on Roots Poultry Night.
"Wow, this is fantastic. My dad raced here a lot of years
before he got his
first win (30 years). I'll remind him mine came a lot quicker," said Jacobs,
a third generation driver from Holmesville, Ohio. "Aaron Hammer had this car
set up perfectly...anyone could have driven it to victory. I have to thank S
and S Builders and Excavators out of Fremont...they came aboard as our main
sponsor this year and it's great to get them a win in front of their
hometown crowd."
Jacobs took the lead from pole-sitter Troy Vacarro on lap 7
and dominated
the 30-lap feature, lapping up to seventh place at the checkered. John Ivy
came from the middle of the pack to finish second, with Vacarro third, Byron
Reed (up from 12th) taking fourth and Brock Mayes rounding out the top five.
In the 305 sprint feature, Jamie Miller looked like he
would cruise to the
win, but he tangled with a lapped car, and Millberry's Andy Shammo was there
to take advantage for the win. It was Shammo's second win of the season at
Fremont and his third feature win of the 2003 season (he scored a win at
Attica Raceway Park).
Behind Shammo was Castalia's Caleb Griffith, who was right
on Shammo's
bumper at the checkered. Daniel Smith of Fremont made a big charge from 18th
to finish third with Scott Miller fourth and Brian Sebetto rounding out the
top five.
The dirt truck feature was exciting, as Greg Summitt and
Danny Roepke raced
side by side to the checkered, swapping paint with a lapped car in the mix.
Roepke edged out Summitt for the win, with Brian Arnold, Steve Rando and
L.J. Connors rounding out the top five. Roepke dedicated the win to his late
uncle, Jim "Smiley" Roepke, the 1956 Modified Track Champion at Fremont, who
passed away earlier in the week.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, May 17
with Fremont Fence
Night featuring the 410 sprints, 305 sprints and dirt trucks.
SUMMARY:
410 sprints:
Qualifications: 1. Andy James, 13.86; 2. Alvin Roepke,
13.88; 3. John Ivy,
13.94; 4. Brock Mayes, 14.07; 5. Mark Keegan, 14.20; 6. John Wisbon, 14.23;
7. Lee Jacobs, 14.26; 8. Phil Gressman, 14.29; 9. Scott Kraylek, 14.34; 10.
Craig Mintz, 14.35; 11. Byron Reed, 14.36; 12. Troy Vacarro, 14.37; 13. Mike
Linder, 14.44; 14. Jody Keegan, 14.46; 15. David Harrison, 14.48; 16. Todd
Heller, 14.49; 17. Ed Neumeister, 14.55; 18. Bobby Clark, 14.57; 19. Jason
Courtney, 14.60; 20. Chuck Wilson, 14.64; 21. Scott Euler, 14.65; 22. Jason
Dukes, 14.65; 23. Chad Blonde, 14.68; 24. Brandon Martin, 14.77; 25. Tony
Beaber, 14.82; 26. Roger Campbell Jr., 14.84; 27. Matt Lucius, 14.93; 28.
Bobby Distel, 15.00; 29. Jon Finsel, 15.07; 30. Tim Aldrich, 15.47; 31. Doug
Zimmerman, 16.77.
Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. Andy James; 2. Mike Linder; 3. Mark
Keegan; 4. Ed
Neumeister; 5. Scott Kraylek
Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. Bobby Clark; 2. Jason Dukes; 3.
Craig Mintz; 4. Jody
Keegan; 5. John Wisbon
Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. David Harrison; 2. John Ivy; 3.
Jason Courtney; 4.
Lee Jacobs; 5. Byron Reed
Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Brock Mayes; 2. Troy Vacarro; 3.
Chuck Wilson; 4.
Phil Gressman; 5. Brandon Martin
B-Main (top 5 to A as Neumeister scratched from A): 1.
Byron Reed; 2. John
Wisbon; 3. Alvin Roepke; 4. Scott Kraylek; 5. Todd Heller; 6. Chad Blonde;
7. Bobby Distel; 8. Doug Zimmerman; 9. Scott Euler; 10. Matt Lucius; 11. Jon
Finsel; 12. Brandon Martin; 13. Tim Aldrich; 14. Tony Beaber; 15. Roger
Campbell Jr.
A-Main (30 laps): 1. Lee Jacobs; 2. John Ivy; 3. Troy
Vacarro; 4. Byron
Reed; 5. Brock Mayes; 6. David Harrison; 7. Phil Gressman; 8. Mark Keegan;
9. Craig Mintz; 10. Andy James; 11. Bobby Clark; 12. Alvin Roepke; 13. Mike
Linder; 14. Jody Keegan; 15. Todd Heller; 16. Jason Dukes; 17. Scott
Kraylek; 18. John Wisbon; 19. Jason Courtney; 20. Chuck Wilson
305 Sprints:
Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. Billl Kraylek; 2. Mark Lang; 3.
Andy Shammo; 4. Matt
Molnar; 5. Keith Whaley
Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. Chris Lang; 2. Jason Hill; 3. Josh
Hill; 4. Matt
Merrill; 5. Dustin Keegan
Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. Jamie Miller;
2. Scott Miller -3J; 3. Ryan Lowe; 4.
Roger Shammo; 5. Brad Schlechty
Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Matt Karbler; 2. Brian Sebetto; 3.
Caleb Griffith;
4. Chad Laux; 5. Daniel Smith
B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. Dustin Keegan; 2. Daniel Smith; 3.
Keith Whaley; 4.
Brad Schlechty; 5. Matt Ferrell; 6. A.J. Sleek; 7. Mike Riehl; 8. Paul
Hemrick Jr.; 9. Jerrid Potter; 10. Dan Hammond; 11. D.J. Oliver; 12. Tim
Wyckoff; 13. Barry Cole; 14. Phil Burroughs; 15. Mark Whaley (DNS).
A-Main (25 laps): 1. Andy Shammo; 2. Caleb Griffith; 3.
Daniel Smith; 4.
Scott Miller -3J; 5. Brian Sebetto; 6. Chris
Lang; 7. Roger Shammo; 8. Matt
Merrill; 9. Bill Kraylek; 10. Chad Laux; 11. Josh Hill; 12. Matt Molnar; 13.
Jamie Miller; 14. Brad Schlechty; 15. Mark Lang; 16. Keith Whaley; 17. Jason
Hill; 18. Ryan Lowe; 19. Dustin Keegan; 20. Matt Karbler.
Dirt trucks:
Heat 1 (top 4 to A): 1. Danny Roepke; 2. Bob Dible; 3. Jim
McGrath; 4. Dave
Gibbs; 5. Cory Ward
Heat 2 (top 4 to A): 1. Brian Arnold; 2. Rich Farmer; 3.
L.J. Connors; 4.
Ron Kepling; 5. Ralph Willey
Heat 3 (top 4 to A): 1. Steve Sabo; 2. Andy Maynard; 3.
Steve Rando; 4.
Bobby Davis; 5. Linda Sabo
Heat 4 (top 4 to A): 1. Greg Summitt; 2. Dwight
Waltermeier; 3. Rex Wright;
4. Paul Diamond; 5. Darrell Brown
B-Main (top 4 to A): 1. Darrell Brown; 2. Linda Sabo; 3.
Scott Beard; 4.
Brian Michael; 5. Fred Guiher; 6. Jim Welty; 7. Buffy Bordner; 8. Greg
Harmon; 9. Ralph Willey; 10. Danny Keegan; 11. Joe Hartlaub; 12. Todd
Keegan; 13. Cory Ward; 14. Paul Brown Jr.; 15. J.D. Brewer; 16. Tony
Sausedo; 17. Steve Endicott (DNS)
A-main (15 laps): 1. Danny Roepke; 2. Greg Summitt; 3.
Brian Arnold; 4.
Steve Rando; 5. L.J. Connors; 6. Paul Diamond; 7. Rex Wright; 8. Rich
Farmer; 9. Jim McGrath; 10. Dwight Waltermeier; 11. Andy Maynard; 12. Steve
Sabo; 13. Dave Gibbs; 14. Linda Sabo; 15. Brian Michael; 16. Scott Beard;
17. Bob Dible; 18. Bobby Davis; 19. Darrell Brown; 20. Ron Kepling
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