ARCA RE/MAX factsheet, Kansas

KANSAS FACTSHEET

RACE:   BPU 200, 6-2-01
TRACK:  Kansas Speedway, 1.5-mile paved oval
LOCATION:  Kansas City, Kansas
DISTANCE:  134 laps, 200 miles
SANCTION:  ARCA
SERIES:  Event #8 of the 2001 ARCA RE/MAX Series
PROMOTER:  International Speedway Corp (ISC)
SCHEDULE: Thurs, May 31: Practice 11 AM - 1 PM and from 2 PM – 4 PM
Fri, June 1: Old Milwaukee Pole Award Qualifying 2:30 PM (1-34) 2 laps
   Sat, June 2: BPU 200 at 2 PM

POSTED AWARDS: $219,125 in prize, point and contingency money.

ARCA OFFICIAL COMPANIES:  RE/MAX International Inc, Damon RV,
Featherlite Trailers, Hoosier Racing Tires, Racing Electronics, 76
Racing Gas.

ARCA OFFICIAL PRODUCTS:  Amerex Fire Suppression Systems, Amkus Rescue
Tools, Auto Value Parts Stores, Cloyes Gear & Products, Cornwell Quality
Tools, Earl's Performance Products, Fastlane Footwear, Fast Track High
Performance Driving School, Flowmaster Mufflers, Harris Torches &
Regulators, Hawk Brake, Holley HP Carbs, K&N Filters, K&N Oil Filters,
Landrum Spring Service, Lincoln Electric Welders, Magnum Police
Equipment, Motive Gear, National Pork Producers Council, Old Milwaukee
Beer, QuicShine 99, RJS Uniforms, S-W Scales by Intercomp.

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES:  ATI Dampers, Auto Meter Instruments, Bilstein
Shocks, BSR Racing Products, Carrera Shocks, Clevite Engine Parts, CV
Products, Dayco Belts & Hoses, Edelbrock, Ford Motor Co., Gatorade,
Hedman Hedders, Hoosier Performance Tire, Hutcherson-Pagan, Jacobs
Electronics, JE Pistons, Leading Edge Race Cars, Loctite Corporation,
Lowe Lug Nuts, Maurtco Powder Coating, MSD Ignition, Nelson Specialties,
Oceans Resorts, Ohlins Shocks, Penske Racing Shocks, Pro Cylinder Heads,
Pro Shocks, Quarter Master, Racecollectables.com, Raceline Precision
Products, Reed Cams & Carburetors, Rhyne Racing Engines, Ringers
Resources, RJS Racing Equipment, 76 Performance Products, Simpson Race
Products, Thermo-Tec Header Wrap, Tilton Engineering, Victor-Reinz
Gaskets, Wallace Race Car Lettering.

RECORDS: None yet established.

TELEVISION:  Speedvision June 22 at 9 PM; June 23 at 1 AM; June 25 at 12
noon. All times Eastern.

NOTES OF INTEREST:  The BPU 200, in conjunction with the NASCAR Winston
West Series, will be the inaugural event at the new 1.5-mile Kansas
Speedway. Defending ARCA RE/MAX Series champion and current point leader
Frank Kimmel has won the last four in a row at Salem, Gateway, Kentucky
and Lowe’s however stiff opposition is on the way at Kansas with the
entry of Penske-powerhouse driver Ryan Newman. Newman, in only 6 RE/MAX
Series starts, has 4 top-5 finishes and 5 top-10s including victories at
Pocono, Kentucky, Lowe’s and this year’s Daytona ARCA 200. Kansas
Speedway put up an additional $15,000 bonus for any driver who wins the
Winston West race as well as the BPU 200 RE/MAX Series race. 3-time
RE/MAX Series champ Tim Steele is still squarely in the points hunt 165
markers away from Kimmel while leading ARCA Rookie contender Jason
Jarrett is locked in a tight battle for third with veteran Andy Belmont
who trails Jarrett by a mere 5 markers. ’99 ARCA Rookie of the Year Ron
Cox completes the top-5 in points. While Kimmel continues the capture a
majority of the headlines, Steele is still the man in the ARCA
superspeedway world. The Coopersville, MI native leads the way in all
superspeedway categories including all-time superspeedway winner (22);
all-time superspeedway pole winner (16); all-time superspeedway
lap-leader (2,235 laps in 45 races).

Current Points:   1. Frank Kimmel 1940, 2. Tim Steele 1775, 3. Jason
Jarrett 1480, 4. Andy Belmont 1475, 5. Ron Cox 1360, 6. Billy Venturini
1260, 7. Chuck Weber 1245, 8. Norm Benning 1160, Joe Cooksey 1160, 10.
Todd Bowsher 1145.