ARCA RE/MAX Starting Grid, Pocono
Busch wins Old Milwaukee Pole at Pocono; breaks Mears' track record
LONG POND PA (7-24-03) Kyle Busch became the first ARCA RE/MAX Series driver in history to officially break the 170 mph barrier at Pocono Raceway.
Busch, in the Hendrick Motorsports Ditech.com Chevrolet, set a new one lap track record Thursday in Old Milwaukee Pole Qualifying with a lap of 170.849 mph for Saturday's Pennsylvania ARCA 200. The new mark eclipsed Casey Mears' old record of 169.802 set back in June.
Mears, who won the ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Michigan Int'l Speedway in June, will start outside pole in the Ganassi Racing Target Dodge.
Christian Fittipaldi, in the Petty Enterprises Cheerios Dodge, qualified third. David Reutimann, making his career-first ARCA RE/MAX Series start in the Morgan-McClure Kodak Pontiac, qualified fourth.
Current ARCA RE/MAX Series point leader and four-time series champion Frank Kimmel was the fastest among the ARCA regulars in fifth ahead of AJ Henriksen, Brent Sherman, Jimmy Henderson, Jason Jarrett and Shelby Howard to complete the top-10.
The Pennsylvania 200 is scheduled to get underway at 1 pm eastern Saturday with same-day coverage on SPEED Channel from 8 pm -10 pm eastern.
2003 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #13
Pocono Raceway, Long Pond PA, 7-26-03
Official Starting Grid, Pennsylvania 200
STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR TIME SPEED
1 87 Kyle Busch/Las Vegas NV Ditech.com Chevrolet 52.678 170.849
2 77 Casey Mears/Bakersfield CA Target Dodge 53.755 167.426
3 43 Christian Fittipaldi/Sao Paulo Brazil Cheerios Dodge 53.935 166.868
4 4 David Reutimann/Zephyrhills FL Kodak Pontiac 54.691 164.561
5 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford 54.755 164.369
6 17 AJ Henriksen/Mooresville NC Fastenal-Engineered Components Ford 54.911 163.902
7 44 Brent Sherman/N Barrington IL Serta Mattress-Hickory Farms Ford 55.003 163.627
8 63 Jimmy Henderson/Conyers GA JB Steel & Precast Chevrolet 55.039 163.520
9 67 Jason Jarrett/Hickory NC Gladiator GarageWorks-Damon RV Chevrolet 55.056 163.470
10 64 Shelby Howard/Greenwood IN Mack Trucks-Beck Dodge 55.338 162.637
11 12 Mario Gosselin/Lake Wales FL Germain Gosselin Racing Chevrolet 55.407 162.434
12 25 Billy Venturini/Chicago IL Enco Tool & Machinery Chevrolet 55.820 161.233
13 88 Greg Sacks/Port Orange FL Fresh From Florida Seafood Dodge 56.023 160.648
14 91 Christi Passmore/Pryor OK GAP Roofing-Royal Trading Ford 56.084 160.474
15 23 Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN Dan Shaver Racing Engines Chevrolet 56.089 160.459
16 59 Mark Gibson/Winder GA Williams Brothers Lumber Chevrolet 56.313 159.821
17 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Core Mechanical-AT Construction-UDS Pontiac 56.397 159.583
18 0 Henry Benfield/Statesville NC Focus Enterprises-Jr Johnson Country Hams Ford 56.651 158.867
19 1 Andy Belmont/Penndel PA Verizon 1-800-USE-THE-VZ/Seneca Data Ford 56.722 158.669
20 38 Tom Eriksen/Hesston PA CamAir-Aermotor Pumps Chevrolet 57.086 157.657
21 96 Ken Weaver/Dallas TX 1-800-4-A-Phone Pontiac 57.258 157.183
22 51 Joe Cooksey/Centralia IL FuelMiser-Vital Communications Chevrolet 57.415 156.753
23 03 Charles Hudson/Richmond VA Mountain Dew Live Wire Chevrolet 57.886 155.478
24 08 Bill Eversole/Chelsea MI Think Pink Energy Drink Chevrolet 58.322 154.316
25 92 Eric Smith/Akron NY E&E Motorsports Ford 58.503 153.838
26 2 Jerry Middleton/Richmond IN Servpro of Indiana & Ohio Chevrolet 58.530 153.767
27 21 Todd Bowsher/Springfield OH GFS Marketplace Ford 58.564 153.678
28 7 Jeff Caudell/Austin IN Tim's Body Shop Chevrolet 58.889 152.830
29 6 Brian Conz/Livonia MI Precision Cutter Chevrolet 59.087 152.318
30 06 Mike Haggenbottom/Levittown PA Blair.com Ford 59.183 152.071
31 48 Carl McCormick/Jacksonville FL Hylton Motorsports Ford 59.241 151.922
32 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA Benning Motorsports Chevrolet 59.329 151.696
33 36 Brian Kaltreider/Moshannon PA Nextel-Wendy's-Wheeler's Small Engine Ford 59.330 151.694
34 24 Chuck Weber/Mesquite TX Cardinal Tool Company Chevrolet 59.334 151.684
35 28 Mike Buckley/Ann Arbor MI Phoenix Contractors-ETSSolutions Chevrolet Provisional
36 75 Brack Maggard/Eatonton GA Southern Pan Services Ford Provisional
37 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Basham Racing Chevrolet Provisional
38 26 Brad Smith/Dearborn MI Phoenix Contractors-SciCom Center Ford Provisional
39 83 Greg Sarff/Columbus OH Cardinal Tool Company Chevrolet Provisional
40 56 Allen Patterson/Abbeville SC Jan Gibson Racing Chevrolet Provisional
41 55 Bobby Bowsher/Springfield OH Numerics Unlimited-Jack's Auto Body Ford Provisional
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