ARCA RE/MAX factsheet Kentucky

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KENTUCKY FACTSHEET

RACE:   WLWT Channel 5-155, 5-11-02
TRACK:  Kentucky Speedway, 1.5-mile paved oval
LOCATION:  Sparta, KY
DISTANCE:  104 laps, 155 miles
SANCTION:  ARCA
SERIES:  Event #5 of the 2002 ARCA RE/MAX Series
PROMOTER:  Kentucky Speedway (859) 647-4309
SCHEDULE: Fri, May 10: Practice 11 AM – 1 PM & 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM ; Old
Milwaukee Pole Qualifying 2:30 PM
   Sat, May 11: WLWT Channel 5-155 at 8 PM eastern

POSTED AWARDS: $179,033 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: Amkus Rescue Tools, Carolina Motorsports, Earl's
Performance Products, Fast Track High Performance Driving School,
Flowmaster Mufflers, Harris Torches & Regulators, Holley HP Carbs, K&N
Air Filters, K&N Oil Filters, Kluhsman Racing Products, Landrum Spring
Service, Lincoln Electric Welders, Magnum Police Equipment, Motive Gear,
National Pork Board, Old Milwaukee Beer, QuicShine 99, RJS Uniforms, S-W
Scales by Intercomp, Who’s Your Daddy?/Big Daddy’s Company.

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES: ATI Dampers, Auto Meter Instruments, Berryman
Products, Bilstein Shocks, Blake Carburetors, BSR Racing Products,
Clevite Engine Parts, CV Products, Dayco Belts & Hoses, Dr. Gas Exhaust
Components, Edelbrock, EMCO Transmissions, Ford Motor Co., Gatorade,
Hedman Hedders, Hoosier Performance Tire, Hurd Air Wrenches,
Hutcherson-Pagan, Jacobs Electronics, JE Pistons, Joyce Julius &
Associates, Leading Edge Race Cars, Loctite Corporation, Lowe Lug Nuts,
MSD Ignition, Mechanix Wear, Nelson Specialties, Ohlins Shocks, Penske
Racing Shocks, Perfect Circle Piston Rings, Pro Shocks, Quarter Master,
Reed Cams, Rhyne Racing Engines, RJS Racing Equipment, 76 Performance
Products, Simpson Race Products, Thermo-Tec Header Wrap, Tilton
Engineering, Victor-Reinz Gaskets, Wallace Race Car Lettering, Wilson
Manifolds.

RECORDS: Qualifying – David Keith, 30.811 (175.262 mph) 2000. Race –
Frank Kimmel (120.060 mph) 2001.

TELEVISION:  Speed Channel, LIVE from 8 PM – 10 PM. Also LIVE on WLWT
Channel 5 NBC Cincinnati. All times Eastern.

NOTES OF INTEREST:  The WLWT Channel 5-155 will be the 5th appearance of
the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Kentucky Speedway since Tim Steele won the
inaugural event in 2000. ARCA RE/MAX race winners at Kentucky also
include Ryan Newman, David Keith and Frank Kimmel who won both Kentucky
Speedway events in 2001. Kennewick WA native Damon Lusk is the current
point leader heading to KY with 830 points followed by 3-time champ
Frank Kimmel with 795 and rookie sensation Chad Blount in third with
770. Blount is one of 3 ARCA RE/MAX Series rookies currently in the
top-10 points. 16-year-old rookie Shelby Howard is 6th while 18-year-old
Chase Montgomery is 10th. Montgomery, of Mt. Juliet TN, posted his
career-best finish of 5th at Kentucky last year and also started outside
pole there. Jason Rudd, nephew of Winston Cup regular Ricky Rudd, is
scheduled to make his first Kentucky appearance. Other notable entrants
include 2001 ARCA Rookie of the Year Jason Jarrett, who recently moved
to 4th in points after a solid second at Salem, 3-time champ and
all-time superspeedway winner (24) Tim Steele, former NFL head coach
Jerry Glanville as well as series regulars Andy Belmont, Todd Bowsher
(son of 3-time champ Jack Bowsher), Ron Cox, Chuck Weber, Brad Smith,
Billy Venturini (son of 2-time champ Bill Venturini), Mike Buckley,
Kevin Belmont, Robert Burroughs, Eric Martin and Mark Gibson. In
addition, Dutch-born driver (with current residence in Oxford UK)
Michael Vergers is schedule to make his first Kentucky appearance. Local
drivers entered include teammates Jeep Pflum and Mike Burg of Cincinnati
as well as Willie Green of Walton KY. Green posted his career-best
finish of 5th at KY in 2001. Kimmel, coming off his 35th career ARCA
RE/MAX Series win at Salem, could also be considered a local favorite
from nearby Jeffersonville IN. In addition, Louisville KY driver Frank
Kapfhammer is entered as is Hamilton OH driver Neil McClelland, Benton
KY’s Dennis English and Owensboro KY driver John Hayden.

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