ARCA Lowe's factsheet

LOWE’S MS FACTSHEET PLUS


   Thurs, Oct 4 EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 – 9 PM
POSTED AWARDS: $208,074 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.


NOTES OF INTEREST:  The ARCA EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 will
follow Bud Pole Qualifying for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Thursday
night under the lights at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Former ARCA RE/MAX
Series champions’ Frank Kimmel (current point leader) and Tim Steele are
the only former LMS/ARCA winners entered in this year’s event. Steele is
the all-time LMS winner with 4 victories followed by Kimmel with 2.
Additional ARCA RE/MAX Series winners at LMS include Lyndon Amick, Mario
Gosselin, Gary Laton, Ryan Newman, Adam Petty, Kirk Shelmerdine, Mark
Thompson and Curtis Turner who won the inaugural event in 1964. However,
there would be a 32-year hiatus before the series would return in 1996.
Steele is also the all-time lap leader at LMS having led 381 laps in 7
races. Shane Hmiel, son of renowned Winston Cup crew chief Steve Hmiel,
unofficially posted the quickest speed in ARCA RE/MAX Series recent
testing at LMS. Hmiel, in a Ken Schrader Pontiac, checked in at 178.690
mph over 3-time champ Steele at 178.277. From the Sauter racing family,
Johnny Sauter is entered in the #19 Target Saws & Blades Chevy with an
assist from Richard Childress Racing. Kevin Harvick, who finished 2nd to
Kirk Shelmerdine at LMS in 99, was the last driver RCR groomed via the
ARCA RE/MAX Series ranks.

CURRENT POINTS: 1) Frank Kimmel 6225; 2) Jason Jarrett 5115; 3) Andy
Belmont 4885; 4) Ron Cox 4415; 5) Norm Benning 4140; 6) Todd Bowsher
4060; 7) Chuck Weber 4050; 8) Donny Morelock 4030; 9) Tim Steele 3865;
10) Mike Buckley 2870.