ARCA RE/MAX starting grid, Kansas

Newman takes Kansas pole for inaugural BPU 200
For Immediate Release, 6-1-01

KANSAS CITY, KS, 6-1-01 - Ryan Newman, in Roger Penske's ALLTEL Ford,
won the Old Milwaukee Pole Award here Friday at Kansas Speedway for
Saturday's inaugural ARCA RE/MAX Series BPU 200. Newman, fresh from his
pole award last week in the NASCAR Winston Cup Coca Cola 600, qualified
with a speed of 171.162 mph. Three-time RE/MAX Series champion Tim
Steele qualified his HS Die-Softech Ford outside pole at 170.827.
Current point leader Frank Kimmel was third at 169.173 over Ed Berrier
at 167.530 and Mike Swaim Jr  at 166.430 to complete the top-5.


   2001 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #8
  Kansas Speedway, Kansas City KS, 6-2-01
  Official Starting Grid, BPU 200

STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR Time Speed

1 27 Ryan Newman/South Bend IN Alltel Ford 31.549 171.162
2 16 Tim Steele/Coopersville MI HS Die-Softech Ford 31.611 170.827
3 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford 31.92
169.173
4 19 Ed Berrier/Winston-Salem NC Target Saws & Blades Chevrolet 32.233
167.53
5 22 Mike Swaim Jr/High Point NC Dynatek Communications Chevrolet 32.446
166.43
6 6 Chase Montgomery/Nashville TN Montgomery-Peterson Chevrolet 32.474
166.287
7 67 Jason Jarrett/Hickory NC ML Motorsports Chevrolet 32.531 165.996
8 05 John Metcalf/Aurora CO RE/MAX International Chevrolet 32.719
165.042
9 42 Randy Briggs/Kansas City KS Clear Mountain Natural Spring Water
Ford 32.749 164.891
10 91 Jeff Falk/Chesapeake VA Superior Logistics Chevrolet 32.804
164.614
11 5 Doug Keller/St Joseph MO Keller Motorsports Pontiac 33.075 163.265
12 1 Andy Belmont/Penndel PA America Online-York HVAC-Racecakes Ford
33.309 162.118
13 8 Philip Kranefuss/Mooresville NC Michael Kranefuss Racing Ford
33.406 161.648
14 25 Sammy Potashnic/Sikeston MO Lucas Oil Products Chevrolet 33.877
159.4
15 23 Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN Hixson Construction Chevrolet 33.9 159.292
16 24 Chuck Weber/Mesquite TX Cardinal Tool Company Chevrolet 34.431
156.835
17 90 Frog Hall/Kansas City MO The Celsius Tannery Chevrolet 34.695
155.642
18 51 Kevin Belmont/Feasterville PA Racecakes.com Ford 34.701 155.615
19 28 Mike Buckley/Ann Arbor MI Midwest Mall Fronts Chevrolet 34.847
154.963
20 85 Mel Walen/Shakopee MN Totenhagen Racing Ford 34.915 154.661
21 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA Benning Motorsports Chevrolet 35.029
154.158
22 74 Karla Lampe/Carroll IA Carroll's Refuse Chevrolet 36.331 148.633
23 48 Donny Morelock/Largo FL TracVision-Mountain Rock Music Ford 36.514
147.888
24 21 Todd Bowsher/South Vienna OH Castle Bail Bonds-pbrnow.com-Resistol
Ford 37.133 145.423
25 61 Tim Mitchell/Fayetteville TN Nealco Pontiac 37.148 145.364
26 13 Michael Melton/Cedar Grove TN Whitetails Unlimited Chevrolet
38.355 140.79
27 96 Mark Hockensmith/Frankfort KY Old Charter Ford 39.013 138.415
28 39 Dick Tracey/Columbus GA Arielgears.com Chevrolet 39.739 135.887
29 56 Eric Martin/Chattanooga TN Hixson Construction Chevrolet 42.036
128.461
30 60 Tony Altiere/Lecanto FL American Title Chevrolet Provisional
31 7 Ryck Sanders/Leawood KS Keller Motorsports Pontiac Provisional
32 75 James Hylton/Inman SC Schacht-Hixson Chevrolet Provisional
33 4 Austin Cameron/El Cajon CA Cement Cutting-Creative Touch Chevrolet
Provisional
34 34 Mike Basham/Henryville IN Darrell Basham Racing Pontiac
Provisional
35 26 Brad Smith/Lakeville MI Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet
Provisional
36 64 Todd Antrican/Miamisburg OH Benning Motorsports Chevrolet
Provisional