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Chaney, Miller,
Sabo, hold off Mother Nature at Fremont
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio (May 14, 2005) - A feature win was just the medicine an ailing
Rob Chaney needed Saturday, as he took the checkered in the 410 sprint feature
on Crabill Construction Night at Fremont Speedway.
Despite rains throughout the morning and early afternoon, the Fremont
Speedway crew worked hard to get the track in race condition and the fans were
treated to an entertaining night of racing, as Scott Miller of Columbus took the
win in the 305 sprints, and Fremont's Steve Sabo scored his 22nd career victory
at "The Track That Action Built" by winning the Coors Light Dirt Truck main.
In the 410 feature, eight-time Fremont Speedway champion Mark Keegan jumped
into the early lead, with Fremont's Mike Linder in second, defending track
champion John Ivy thired and three-time All Star champion Chad Kemenah fourth.
Linder took the lead from Keegan on lap 7 and held the advantage until the first
caution flew on lap 9 for a stalled Brandon Martin.
On the restart, Andrew Palker and Jeff Banyas got together in turn one with
Palker doing a nasty flip. Both drivers were okay. After firing back off, second
running Keegan went pitside, moving Kemenah up to second, Ivy up to third,
fifth-starting Chaney up to fourth and Fremont Federal Credit Union fast
qualifier Brock Mayes to fifth.
Linder set sail on the bottom of the fast, tacky track, with the battle
heating up for second between Kemenah, Chaney and Ivy. Chaney shot around
Kemenah on the bottom of turn three on lap 19 to move into second, while Linder
continued to lead. Linder got into lapped traffic with 10 laps to go and
struggled to get around Ricky Ferkel who was running in Linder's bottom groove.
Linder had to move high to try and put Ferkel a lap down and that's when Chaney
made his move, using Ferkel's machine as a pick to move around Linder coming out
of turn four with eight laps remaining.
Chaney went on to the win with Linder second, Kemenah third, Ivy fourth and
Byron Reed rounding out the top five.
"I have to thank Jimmy and A.J. Havens for giving me such a great car and
Stan Courtad for providing all the equipment I needed to race and win," said
Chaney. "I'm a little tired...I haven't been feeling too well the past few days,
but this certainly helps. I also want to thank Jim Ford and his entire Fremont
Speedway crew...they worked their tails off so that we could race tonight while
every other track in Ohio was rained out."
"Mike (Linder) was really good in the open track...I knew if I could get to
him in lapped traffic I might have something for him," said Chaney of his
winning move. "The car would go any where I wanted it to...hopefully this will
put us on track to win a bunch more."
Scott Miller took the lead on lap three from Chris Andrews and had some great
restarts to pull away from the field to claim the 305 feature. Jamie Miller
would come home second with Andrews, Paul Weaver and A.J. Sleek rounding out the
top five.
"I have to thank the Deel family for putting this team together...this one is
for Jimmy Deel, he was a great person," said Miller beside his JD Automotive
sponsored 3J.
Sabo battled all-time feature win leader Art Ball early in the Coors Light
Dirt Truck main, and held on for his 22nd feature win at Fremont, moving him
into a tie for 16th on the all-time win list. Ball would come home second with
opening week feature winner Brian Arnold third, Jim Welty fourth and Dwight
Waltermier rounding out the top five.
"I want to dedicate this win to my dad who is at home sick...it's been a long
time since he missed a race and we miss him," said Sabo.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, May 21 for Roots Poultry
Night featuring the Sprints On Dirt 360 sprints taking on the Fremont Speedway
305 sprints in the second annual challenge. The 410 sprints are also on the
racing card.
Fremont Federal Credit Union 410 Qualifying (Track Record 11.732 - Lee
Jacobs, May 3, 2003)
1. 11B-Brock Mayes, 12.41; 2. 57X-Andrew Palker, 12.42; 3. 9X-Rob Chaney, 12.59;
4. 5I-John Ivy, 12.59; 5. 15K-Chad Kemenah, 12.59; 6. 3L-Mike Linder, 12.71; 7.
X-Mark Keegan, 12.75; 8. 5R-Byron Reed, 12.75; 9. O7-Jeff Banyas, 12.77; 10.
1A-Matt Lucius, 12.79; 11. 8S-Craig Mintz, 12.85; 12. 63-Greg Wilson, 12.85; 13.
11M-Brandon Martin, 12.92; 14. 22-Dale Blaney, 12.92; 15. 53-Rodney Duncan,
12.94; 16. K-Jason Dukes, 12.97; 17. 6G-Cody Geldart, 13.04; 18. 14H-Todd
Heller, 13.06; 19. M20-Mike Brecht, 13.09; 20. 8C-Bobby Clark, 13.13; 21.
10-David Harrison, 13.33; 22. 16-Lee Jacobs, 13.45; 23. 55-Brian Smith, 13.51;
24. 97-Cory Selling, 13.52; 25. 40-Shane Helms, 13.62; 26. 48-Mike Burkin,
14.15; 27. OF-Rickey Ferkel, 14.31;
410 SUPER SPRINTS - 27 Cars
Heat 1 (Top 5 to A):
1. X-Mark Keegan; 2. 5I-John Ivy; 3. 1A-Matt Lucius; 4. 11M-Brandon Martin; 5.
M20-Mike Brecht; 6. K-Jason Dukes; 7. 40-Shane Helms; 8. 11B-Brock Mayes; 9.
16-Lee Jacobs;
Heat 2 (Top 5 to A):
1. 15K-Chad Kemenah; 2. 22-Dale Blaney; 3. 5R-Byron Reed; 4. 8S-Craig Mintz; 5.
57X-Andrew Palker; 6. 6G-Cody Geldart; 7. 8C-Bobby Clark; 8. 55-Brian Smith; 9.
48-Mike Burkin;
Heat 3 (Top 5 to A):
1. 63-Greg Wilson; 2. 9X-Rob Chaney; 3. 14H-Todd Heller; 4. 3L-Mike Linder; 5.
53-Rodney Duncan; 6. OF-Rickey Ferkel; 7. 10-David Harrison; 8. O7-Jeff Banyas;
9. 97-Cory Selling;
B - Main (Top 6 to A):
1. 11B-Brock Mayes; 2. O7-Jeff Banyas; 3. 8C-Bobby Clark; 4. 6G-Cody Geldart; 5.
10-David Harrison; 6. OF-Rickey Ferkel; 7. K-Jason Dukes; 8. 40-Shane Helms; 9.
48-Mike Burkin; 10. 55-Brian Smith;
A - Main (30 Laps) [Starting Position]:
1. 9X-Rob Chaney[5]; 2. 3L-Mike Linder[2]; 3. 15K-Chad Kemenah[3]; 4. 5I-John
Ivy[4]; 5. 5R-Byron Reed[8]; 6. 22-Dale Blaney[14]; 7. 11B-Brock Mayes[7]; 8.
8S-Craig Mintz[11]; 9. 63-Greg Wilson[12]; 10. 6G-Cody Geldart[15]; 11. 10-David
Harrison[19]; 12. 8C-Bobby Clark[18]; 13. M20-Mike Brecht[17]; 14. OF-Rickey
Ferkel[20]; 15. 11M-Brandon Martin[13]; 16. X-Mark Keegan[1]; 17. O7-Jeff
Banyas[9]; 18. 57X-Andrew Palker[6]; 19. 1A-Matt Lucius[10]; 20. 14H-Todd
Heller[16];
305 SPRINTS - 39 Cars
Fremont Federal Credit Union Heat 1 (Top 4 to A):
1. O2-Kevin Lee; 2. 27-Jeremy Durst; 3. 9Z-Duane Zablocki; 4. 72M-Mike Overmier;
5. 5D-Willie Keegan; 6. 2-Jarrod Potter; 7. 21J-Joe Laugherty; 8. 55-Brad
Bowman; 9. 3R-Brandon Reihl; 10. 39-Matt Merrill;
Riverside Machine & Tool Heat 2 (Top 4 to A):
1. 49-Coty Runion; 2. 4M-Jamie Miller; 3.
3J-Scott Miller; 4. 1W-Paul Weaver; 5. 3X-Greg Summit; 6. 48S-Andy
Shammo; 7. 3K-Brad Keckler; 8. 23-Vern Menkoff; 9. 17X-Dustin Keegan; 10.
9-Craig Kays;
Foster Auto Body Heat 3 (Top 4 to A):
1. 18-Todd Heuerman; 2. 15C-Chris Andrews; 3. 25P-Mark Pridemore; 4. O7-Scott
Mominee; 5. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 6. 71-Bill Kraylek; 7. 22D-Dan Hammond; 8.
157-Mark Wilkins; 9. 19R-Steve Rando; 10. 12-Brett Lane;
Real Geese Heat 4 (Top 4 to A):
1. 15-A.J. Sleek; 2. 10-Roger Shammo; 3. 8K-Barry Cole; 4. 37Z-Bryan Scott; 5.
65-Mark Lang; 6. 66L-Ryan Lowe; 7. 5-Dustin Dinan; 8. 93-David Saxer; 9.
18C-Jason Crispen;
COMPUTER MAN 305 DASH: 1.Todd Heuerman(18); 2.Bryan Scott(37Z); 3.Coty
Runion(49); 4.A.J. Sleek(15);
1st B - Main (Top 2 to A):
1. 48S-Andy Shammo; 2. 5D-Willie Keegan; 3. 3X-Greg Summit; 4. 21J-Joe Laugherty;
5. 2-Jarrod Potter; 6. 39-Matt Merrill; 7. 9-Craig Kays; 8. 55-Brad Bowman; 9.
3K-Brad Keckler; 10. 3R-Brandon Reihl; 11. 23-Vern Menkoff; 12. 17X-Dustin
Keegan;
2nd B - Main (Top 2 to A):
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker; 2. 71-Bill Kraylek; 3. 5-Dustin Dinan; 4. 66L-Ryan Lowe;
5. 157-Mark Wilkins; 6. 22D-Dan Hammond; 7. 93-David Saxer; 8. 19R-Steve Rando;
9. 65-Mark Lang; 10. 18C-Jason Crispen; 11. 12-Brett Lane;
A - Main (25 Laps) [Starting Position]:
1. 3J-Scott Miller[4]; 2. 4M-Jamie
Miller[7]; 3. 15C-Chris Andrews[2]; 4. 1W-Paul Weaver[14]; 5. 15-A.J. Sleek[12];
6. 71-Bill Kraylek[20]; 7. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[5]; 8. 10-Roger Shammo[9]; 9.
48S-Andy Shammo[17]; 10. O2-Kevin Lee[8]; 11. 49-Coty Runion[6]; 12. 35-Stuart
Brubaker[18]; 13. 72M-Mike Overmier[13]; 14. 25P-Mark Pridemore[10]; 15. 18-Todd
Heuerman[3]; 16. 5D-Willie Keegan[19]; 17. O7-Scott Mominee[15]; 18. 8K-Barry
Cole[11]; 19. 27-Jeremy Durst[1]; 20. 37Z-Bryan Scott[16];
COORS LIGHT DIRT TRUCKS - 35 Trucks
Heat 1 (Top 4 to A):
1. 53-Dan Roepke; 2. 37-Eric Davanna; 3. 4X-Brian Sorg; 4. 55B-Bill Bruen; 5.
3R-Chuck Roelle; 6. 62-David Severs; 7. 12-Kyle Dukeshire; 8. 23M-Brad Mitten;
9. 22-Todd Keegan;
Heat 2 (Top 4 to A):
1. 8H-Art Howey Jr.; 2. 10J-Jim Welty; 3. O1-Art Ball; 4. 18W-Cory Ward; 5.
83-Kevin Stever; 6. 98-Craig Hoffman; 7. 30-Dave Gibbs; 8. 21-Fred Guiher; 9.
1-Paul Dymond;
Heat 3 (Top 4 to A):
1. 17-Bob Dible; 2. 40-Bobby Davis; 3. 47-Brian Michael; 4. 34-Aaron Schatzinger;
5. 14-Scott Beard; 6. 92-Loren Schwochow; 7. 44-Noah Wagner; 8. 45-Tim Adams
Jr.;
Heat 4 (Top 4 to A):
1. 33-Brian Arnold; 2. 16-Steve Sabo; 3. 69-Mark Warnick; 4. 39-Dwight
Waltermier; 5. 7-Craig Holland; 6. 2R-Ron Kepling; 7. 5W-Ralph Willey; 8.
8-Steve Endicott;
1st B - Main (Top 2 to A):
1. 3R-Chuck Roelle; 2. 83-Kevin Stever; 3. 98-Craig Hoffman; 4. 21-Fred Guiher;
5. 62-David Severs; 6. 22-Todd Keegan; 7. 23M-Brad Mitten; 8. 30-Dave Gibbs;
2nd B - Main (Top 2 to A):
1. 2R-Ron Kepling; 2. 5W-Ralph Willey; 3. 92-Loren Schwochow; 4. 45-Tim Adams
Jr.; 5. 14-Scott Beard;
A - Main (15 Laps) [Starting Position]:
1. 16-Steve Sabo[3]; 2. O1-Art Ball[1]; 3. 33-Brian Arnold[8]; 4. 10J-Jim
Welty[12]; 5. 39-Dwight Waltermier[16]; 6. 17-Bob Dible[11]; 7. 18W-Cory
Ward[14]; 8. 47-Brian Michael[10]; 9. 69-Mark Warnick[5]; 10. 5W-Ralph
Willey[20]; 11. 37-Eric Davanna[2]; 12. 4X-Brain Sorg[7]; 13. 98-Andy
Maynard[19]; 14. 8H-Art Howey Jr.[9]; 15. 83-Kevin Stever[17]; 16. 53-Dan
Roepke[4]; 17. 34-Aaron Schatzinger[15]; 18. 40-Bobby Davis[6]; 19. 55B-Bill
Bruen[13]; 20. 2R-Ron Kepling[18];
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