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| Lance Dewease takes Putnam All-Star Opener |
by Leo Daugherty
Putnam County Speedway, Palatka, FL (2/6/02)-The All Stars opened their season at this very difficult 3/8-mile track tonight. With long straightaways and very short turns, it looks somewhat like a large paper clip. Mike Woodring, who practiced here on Tuesday night said, You almost have to stop to go through the turns.
After having a difficult time in his heat, Lance Dewease once again turned adversity into a victory. When a red flag set up a three lap sprint to the finish, it was just what he needed to get out of traffic and into a clear track, winning yet another race on his Florida tour.
We got in a little trouble in the heat race, he said, and we changed the car all around and got it running. We had trouble keeping the front end on the ground.
Tim Shaffer took the lead on the green, holding it until lap 14 when Lance Dewease took over. A caution just as lap two completed put Greg Hodnett out of the race and sent a good-running Gary Wright to the tail of the field. Wright began working his way back through the field but left the track on lap eleven.
Another yellow as lap thirteen was completed set up the pass on Shaffer for Dewease when the race restarted.
On lap 27, a yellow came out for a spin by Bill Rose and, when the race was restarted, Shane Stewart and Kenny Adams touched wheels setting off a spectacular set of flips. Stewarts car was as high as the catch fence on the backstretch and Adams car, almost as high, made at least one complete roll without touching the ground. Both drivers walked away from their cars.
A Main finish
1. Lance Dewease 13. Craig Dollansky
2. Tim Shaffer 14. Shawn Chaney
3. Chad Kemenah 15. Jason Johnson
4. Dean Jacobs 16. Mike Wagner
5. Kenny Jacobs 17. Rodney Duncan
6. Phil Gressman 18. Bill Rose
7. Joey Saldana 19. Michael Dupuy
8. Fred Rahmer 20. Shane Stewart
9. Kelly Kinser 21. Kenny Adams
10. Zach Chappell 22. Mike Woodring
11. Kevin Frey 23. Gary Wright
12. Travis Rilat 24. Greg Hodnett
B Main
1. Chad Kemenah 11. Toby Brown
2. Jason Johnson 12. Tom Busch
3. Lance Dewease 13. Roland Johnson
4. Rodney Duncan 14. Doug Berryman
5. Leonard Lee 15. Jeremy Campbell
6. Jody Keegan 16. Barry Ruble
7. BruceRobenalt 17. Danny Smith
8. Greg Wilson 18. Billy Pauch
9. Christi Passmore 19. Johnny Johnson
10. Jeff Hodgson
A badly smoking Billy Pauch led the B main for the first five laps when his car lost power and stopped on the track.
DASH
Name Finish Start
1. Greg Hodnett 1 1
2. Tim Shaffer 2 2
3. Kenny Jacobs 3 4
4. Dean Jacobs 4 3
5. Phil Gressman 5 5
6. Fred Rahmer 6 6
Leo Dougherty writes the "Makin Tracks" section for Hoseheads.com
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