Rookie Shawn Chaney passes veteran Mark Keegan on last lap for Fremont win

By Brian Liskai

FREMONT, Ohio (June 22, 2002) - Rookie Shawn Chaney passed nine-time Fremont
Speedway track champion Mark Keegan on the last lap and held him off as the
two made contact coming out of turn four to claim his first 410 sprint
feature win on Burger King Night.

As the white flag flew, Chaney, who raced 305 sprints the previous two
seasons, ducked under Keegan, who had led the entire race, as they entered
turn one. Chaney had the advantage off of turn two, but Keegan made a last
ditch move under him in turn three. The two made contact, with Keegan
spinning and Chaney going on to the victory.

"When we went into one, I thought 'man this is for the lead.' Then when I
saw him beside me in four, I thought 'Mark you have a lot more wins here
than I do...tonight's my night.' This is incredible...I've only been racing
for three years. This is worth all the hard work and money," said an elated
Chaney, who hails from Fremont.

Fremont's Brian Smith, who raced with Chaney, who started 10th and Keegan,
who started fifth, for the lead on the last lap, settled for his second
consecutive runner-up finish, with Elmore's Alvin Roepke third; Holmesville,
Ohio's Lee Jacobs fourth, and Fremont's Mike Linder, up from 18th starting
spot to round out the top five. Keegan was able to keep his sprinter moving
after the spin and ended up sixth.

In the 305 sprint A-Main, Fostoria, Ohio's Bill Kraylek picked up his first
win of the season at Fremont over a hard-charging Craig Mintz of Gibsonburg.
Bellevue's Keith Whaley finished third, with Fremont's Jerrid Potter and
Bascom's Chris Lang rounding out the top five.

Fremont's Jeff Dougherty has more second place finishes at Fremont Speedway
in 2002 than anyone. He shed his bridesmaid dress Saturday to take his first
feature win of the season. Behind Dougherty were Fremont's John Rhoads and
Bobby Davis, Carey, Ohio's Greg Summitt, and Darrell Brown.

Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, June 29 for the Baumann
Automotive Group Night featuring the 410 sprints, 305 sprints and dirt
trucks.

410 SPRINT RESULTS:

Qualifications: 1. John Ivy, 12.64; 2. Alvin Roepke, 12.66; 3. Lee Jacobs,
12.97; 4. Jody Keegan, 13.00; 5. Mark Keegan, 13.00; 6. Brian Smith, 13.15;
7. Bobby Clark, 13.26; 8. David Harrison, 13.31; 9. Brandon Martin, 13.31;
10. Todd Heller, 13.33; 11. Shawn Chaney, 13.38; 12. Johnny Beaber, 13.45;
13. Dustin Daggett, 13.48; 14. Jim Linder, 13.54; 15. Rodney Morgan, 13.58;
16. Troy Vaccaro, 13.64; 17. John Wisbon, 13.65; 18. Jeff Williams, 13.71;
19. Mike Linder, 13.73; 20. Andy James, 13.80; 21. Roger Campbell Jr.,
13.92; 22. Bob Lime, 13.92; 23. Bill Shaw, 14.04; 24. Jon Finsel, 14.22; 25.
Scott Euler, 14.34; 26. Skip Hoffman, 14.46; 27. Jeremy Keegan, 14.53; 28.
Jim Dayton, 14.68; 29. Paul Hemrick Jr., 14.74.

1st heat (top five to A): 1. Troy Vaccaro; 2. Todd Heller; 3. Bobby Clark;
4. Mike Linder; 5. John Ivy.

2nd heat (top five to A): 1. Alvin Roepke; 2. John Wisbon; 3. Jim Linder; 4.
Shawn Chaney; 5. Mark Keegan.

3rd heat (top five to A): 1. Jeff WIlliams; 2. Brian Smith; 3. Brandon
Martin; 4. Lee Jacobs; 5. Rodney Morgan.

B-Main (top five to A): 1. Jody Keegan; 2. Johnny Beaber; 3. Andy James; 4.
Bill Shaw; 5. Dustin Daggett; 6. Jeremy Keegan; 7. Skip Hoffman; 8. Scott
Euler; 9. Paul Hemrick Jr.; 10. Jon Finsel; 11. David Harrison; 12. Bob
Lime; 13. Jim Dayton; 14. Roger Campbell Jr.

A-Main (30 laps): 1. Shawn Chaney; 2. Brian Smith; 3. Alvin Roepke; 4. Lee
Jacobs; 5. Mike Linder; 6. Mark Keegan; 7. Bobby Clark; 8. Jody Keegan; 9.
Jim Linder; 10. Troy Vaccaro; 11. John Wisbon; 12. Andy James; 13. Jeff
Williams; 14. Dustin Daggett; 15. Rodney Morgan; 16. Bill Shaw; 17. Jeremy
Keegan; 18. Brandon Martin; 19. Johnny Beaber; 20. John Ivy.

305 SPRINT RESULTS:

1st heat (top four to A): 1. Keith Whaley; 2. Bill Kraylek; 3. Eric Lynd; 4.
Chad Laux; 5. Jamie Miller

2nd heat (top four to A): 1. Bryan Scott; 2. Christian Walton; 3. Brock
Mayes; 4. Jerrid Potter; 5. Matt Molnar

3rd heat (top four to A): 1. Craig Mintz; 2. Matt Karbler; 3. Caleb
Griffith; 4. Ed Psurny; 5. Ryan Lowe

4th heat (top four to A): 1`. Chris Lang; 2. Joe Keegan; 3. Dustin Keegan;
4. Roger Shammo; 5. Mark Lang

B-Main (top four to A): 1. Bobby Foster; 2. Jamie Miller; 3. Scott Kraylek;
4. Matt Molnar; 5. Mark Lang; 6. A.J. Sleek; 7. Mike Oberdorf; 8. Ryan Lowe;
9. Bryan Sebetto; 10. Matt Merrill; 11. Rick Ridenbaugh; 12. Mike Young; 13.
Ron Bordner; 14. Mark Whaley; 15. Andy Stout; 16. Jim Moore; 17. Dan
Hammond; 18. Brad Bowman; 19. Brad Schlechty; 20. Charlie Dagg; 21. Josh
Hill.

A-Main (25 laps): 1. Bill Kraylek; 2. Craig Mintz; 3. Keith Whaley; 4.
Jerrid Potter; 5. Chris Lang; 6. Chad Laux; 7. Brock Mayes; 8. Joe Keegan;
9. Jamie Miller; 10. Dustin Keegan; 11. Matt Molnar; 12. Christian Walton;
13. Eric Lynd; 14. Caleb Griffith; 15. Ed Psurny; 16. Bryan Scott; 17. Bob
Foster; 18. Scott Kraylek; 19. Matt Karbler; 20. Roger Shammo.

DIRT TRUCK RESULTS:

1st heat (top four to A): 1. Darrell Brown; 2. Jay Boyd; 3. Bob Dible; 4.
Matt Lucius; 5. Linda Sabo.

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

3rd heat (top four to A): 1. Steve Sabo; 2. Andy Maynard; 3. Steve Rando; 4.
L.J. Connors; 5. Don Keegan.

4th heat (top four to A): 1. Bobby Davis; 2. Greg Summitt; 3. Dan Roepke; 4.
Greg Harmon; 5. Dave Gibbs.

B-Main (top four to A): 1. Brian Arnold; 2. Rick Potts; 3. Don Keegan; 4.
Linda Sabo; 5. Dave Gibbs; 6. Jason Crispen; 7. Rex Haubert; 8. Jim
Maglosky; 9. Scott Beard; 10. Bruce Beard; 11. Paul Diamond; 12. Joe
Jurovcik; 13. Todd Keegan; 14. Buffy Bordner; 15. Wade Starr.

A-Main (15 laps): 1. Jeff Dougherty; 2. John Rhoads; 3. Bobby Davis; 4.
Gregg Summitt; 5. Darrell Brown; 6. Jay Boyd; 7. L.J. Connors; 8. Steve
Sabo; 9. Andy Maynard; 10. Steve Endicott; 11. Matt Lucius; 12. Brian
Arnold; 13. Bob Dible; 14. Linda Sabo; 15. Mike Porter; 16. Greg Harmon; 17.
Rick Potts; 18. Steve Rando; 19. Danny Roepke; 20. Don Keegan.

 

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