By Brian Liskai

FREMONT, Ohio (June 12) - Kenny Jacobs now has 96 career All Star Circuit of Champion feature wins, the most of any driver in the organization's history. In his 30th year of racing, "the Mouse" had never scored an All Star win at Fremont until Saturday, June 8. In fact, Jacobs hadn't won any feature at "The Track That Action Built" until scoring a regular season feature win in 2001.

Former Fremont Speedway and All Star champion Harold McGilton was in attendance Saturday, having fun with fans in the stands. McGilton is also the grandfather of Aaron Hammer, crew chief for Kenny Jacobs.

Dirt truck driver Jeff "Doughnut" Dougherty married long-time girlfriend Jeanette on Friday. The couple celebrated their first day together as husband and wife at the race track, where Dougherty finished 7th after a late-race spin. He sits second in the point standings.

Former dirt truck rookie of the year Rich Farmer has been in the pits helping the Sabo racing team this year.

Chuck Dagg, owner of Chuck Wagon II which he has been driving, and Chuck Wagon III which Joe Keegan has been piloting, is putting Keegan in the Chuck Wagon II car this coming weekend.

While selling all his equipment over the winter to Caleb Griffith's team, Bobby Foster it seemed would be forced to retire without a ride. However, he has gotten behind the wheel of Keith Whaley's #37 two weeks ago while Whaley recovered from kidney stones. And, this past Saturday, was behind the wheel of Dave Saxer's #35a and raced from the back of the pack to a sixth place finish.

2002 has seen three 305 sprint drivers pick up their first career wins. Chad Laux and Craig Mintz recently scored theirs at Attica Raceway Park, while Saturday's win at Fremont marked Jamie Miller's (a former most improved driver winner at Fremont) first career win. Miller has accomplished something at Fremont his dad Skip never did. However, his uncle Donny Miller has two career feature wins at Fremont. Jamie's other uncle George, used to pilot the #66 of Earl Lowe, who is the grandfather of current 305 sprint driver Ryan Lowe.

Drivers and fans contributed funds to purchase a trophy for Chad Laux who scored his first career feature a few weeks ago at Attica Raceway Park. Attica promoter Janet Holbrook has also indicated she would purchase plaques for both Laux and Craig Mintz in recognition of their first career wins.

Seven-time Fremont track champion Jim Linder's daughter Susan, and her boyfriend, Harvey Davis, a crew member on sprint driver Mike Linder's #3, were involved in a serious car crash near Bellevue on Thursday, June 6. According to Ohio State Highway Patrol reports, a car ran a stop sign and collided with Linder's car. The driver and passenger in the other car, Tiffin residents, died as a result of injuries from the crash. Susan Linder and Davis were taken to Bellevue Hospital where Davis was treated and released. Linder was taken by helicopter to the Medical College of Ohio. According to Mike Linder, Susan has a cracked vertebrae and will have to wear a halo device. She also had a broken wrist and ankle, and surgery was done on the wrist Monday. Susan is expected to be released from the hospital this week.

Long-time sprint driver Dick Liskai of Rollersville, was scheduled to have a bone marrow/stem cell transplant this week at The Ohio State University Hospitals in Columbus. Liskai has been battling cancer for over a year now. The donor match for the bone marrow/stem cell transplant is his oldest brother and former sprint driver Al Liskai. Following the procedure, Dick will have to remain in Columbus for up to two months for follow-up treatment.

Thirteen cars qualified in the 12 second bracket at Fremont Saturday, with Rodney Duncan just a tick off the track record of 12.092 with a time of 12.380 to lead the way. The track was in awesome condition the entire night, providing for some great racing.

Jamie Miller joined 83 other drivers who have posted one feature win at Fremont speedway. He became the 292nd different feature winner in 1,726 features in the track's 51 year history.

Fremont promoter Jim Ford joked that if the soft walls needed replacing he may have to raise pit passes a buck to cover the costs. After slamming into the devices Saturday and only bending a radius rod and rear bumper, 305 sprint driver Joe Keegan went down and handed Ford that dollar. "A dollar was well worth it. If I had hit the concrete it would have ruined a tail tank, rearend, wheels, front axle...probably a thousand dollars worth of equipment," said Keegan.

Defending 410 sprint track champion John Ivy, who raced to a 5th place feature finish Saturday, celebrated his 33rd birthday Saturday. Also celebrating a birthday was dirt truck driver L.J. Connor's wife Debbie. Connors hurt the engine in his #X truck on Memorial day and was seen in the pit area trying to find a ride Saturday, but to no avail.

One of the post-race stories being told Saturday was by Scott Kraylek. Kraylek told of the time back in the 1970s when former sprint owner "Toad' Stewart was towing his race car home from Limaland (Scott's dad drover the sprinter) when it came off the trailer and went way out in a corn field along I-75. Not knowing the car had left, Stewart towed on home where he discovered the car was missing. He contacted the highway patrol, and according to Scott, the sent a plane in the air and was able to located the lost sprinter.

Last Lap radio show host Scott Barman got the thrill of a lifetime Saturday when he acted as the assistant flagman to Monty Collins. Barman even got to flag some of the qualifying.

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