ARCA: Firstplus Financial 200 - Official Results
9 February 1998
1998 ARCA BONDO/MAR-HYDE SERIES EVENT #1 Daytona Int'l Speedway, Daytona Beach FL, 2-8-98 Official Results, 35th Annual Firstplus Financial ARCA 200 FIN STR CAR POS POS NO. DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 2 27 Kenny Irwin/Indianapolis IN Raybestos-Texaco Ford 80 Running 2 18 6 Mike Wallace/Concord NC Discount Auto Parts Ford 80 Running 3 11 95 Andy Hillenburg/Harrisburg NC Gravy Train Chevrolet 80 Running 4 7 66 Mark Thompson/Cartersville GA Midway Island Ford 80 Running 5 13 2 Ron Barfield/Florence SC New Holland Chevrolet 80 Running 6 12 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Adv Auto Parts-Visionaire Chev 80 Running 7 36 21 Bob Strait/Mokena IL Zinsser Paint Products Ford 80 Running 8 3 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Kewadin Casinos Chevrolet 80 Running 9 9 83 Billy Venturini/Concord NC Simoniz-Henkel-Loctite Chev 80 Running 10 4 59 Mark Gibson/Auburn GA CSG Racing Ford 80 Running 11 17 90 Ed Berrier/Winston Salem NC Mean Green Hnd Cln-Accu turn Fd 80 Running 12 20 40 Andy Belmont/Penndel PA America Online Ford 80 Running 13 8 80 Mike Ciochetti/Clayton GA Hughes Supply Company Ford 80 Running 14 14 33 Harris DeVane/Cuthbert GA GA Pnut-Bobs Cands-Burgin Lumbr Fd 80 Running 15 16 3 Kirk Shelmerdine/Welcome NC Bantam Chef-Cooper's Aut Exchg Chv 80 Running 16 5 47 Jimmy Kitchens/Hueytown AL Dave Carroll Ford 80 Running 17 26 72 Chad Coleman/Greenville SC Signcrafters Ford 80 Running 18 24 42 Dan Pardus/Daytona Beach FL Jim & Judie Gardner Pontiac 79 Running 19 32 74 Gary Laton/Albemarle NC Tampico Punch-WA Apple Chev 79 Running 20 22 88 Donnie Moran/Dresden OH S&K Machine-Lo Temp Brazing Frd 79 Running 21 29 99 Jeff Finley/Lansing MI Radius Motorsports Ford 79 Running 22 1 52 Bill Baird/Sturgis KY Saturn Mach-Spee Dee Pop Chev 79 Running 23 25 31 Randal Ritter/Franklin TN HG Hills Food-Grundfos Pumps Chev 79 Running 24 27 10 Glenn Brewer/Columbus GA Speed Demon-Colony Motorspts Chev 79 Running 25 33 93 Adam Larson/Ames IA Harris Auto Racing Chevrolet 78 Running 26 30 82 Neil Cunningham/England Banc America-Robertsn & Stevns Frd 77 Running 27 34 08 John Kinder/Santa Ana CA Multimedia Graphics Chevrolet 77 Running 28 31 00 Rick Eckert/York PA Raye Vest Excavating Ford 77 Running 29 38 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA Nu/Hart Hair Clinic Chevrolet 77 Running 30 39 06 Brian Conz/Livonia MI Nealco Pontiac 77 Running 31 40 76 David Boggs/Rock Hill SC Power Alliance-NJA Brakes Chev 76 Running 32 37 51 Curt Piercy/Normal IL Zip Strip Plastic Media Blstng Chv 74 Running 33 35 73 Ed Curtis/Brookpark OH Michael's Racing Engines Pont 36 Engine 34 19 18 Josh Baltes/Dayton OH Baltes Commercial Realty Chev 32 Running 35 15 20 Blaise Alexander/Montoursville PA race camp Chevrolet 26 Alternator 36 6 1 Craig Butts/Montgomery AL Visionland Chevrolet 20 Accident 37 10 11 Glen Morgan/Beaumont TX Texas Marine Chevrolet 7 Accident 38 28 85 Russell Landrum/Stockbridge GA Landrum Springs Ford 7 Radiator 39 21 50 Kenny Martin/Broadview Hts OH MAC Trailer Manufacturing Ford 6 Accident 40 23 49 Joel White/Royse City TX J-B Weld Chevrolet 6 Accident TALLADEGA POLE AWARD: Bill Baird 48.336 (186.197 mph) MAR. OF VICTORY: .244 seconds CAUTIONS: 2 for 10 laps TIME OF RACE: 1:18:20 AVG. SPEED: 153.191 mph LAP LEADERS: Irwin 1-30, 70-80 (41) Ciochetti 31-47 (17) Hillenburg 48 (1) Gerhart 49-52 (14) Coleman 53-69 (17) Hoosier Tire Midwest honors for racing from 36th position to finish seventh. Ciochetti picked up an additional $1,000 for being the Auto Value Parts Stores Halfway Leader.
