ARCA RE/MAX Results and Points, South Boston

CURRENT TOP-10 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES POINTS:  1) Frank Kimmel 2810; 2)
Damon Lusk 2765; 3) Chad Blount 2695; 4) Jason Jarrett 2365; 5) Chase
Montgomery 2310; 6) Andy Belmont 2285; 7) Billy Venturini 2215; 8)
Shelby Howard 2175; 9) Mark Gibson 2090; 10) Norm Benning 2005.

Schrader out-shoes ARCA South Bostonians

SOUTH BOSTON VA (7-3-02) by Don Radebaugh – Winston Cup veteran Ken
Schrader, in his own Federated Auto Parts Pontiac, turned in a
near-perfect performance Wednesday night at South Boston Speedway
culminating with another ARCA RE/MAX Series victory in the Big Daddy’s
Liberty 200.

“The car was perfect right off the trailer,” said Schrader in victory
lane. “The Federated Auto Parts crew definitely got the job done
tonight. Neat little racetrack. We tested here a little while back but
it’s my first race here. You know, you really have to be on top of your
game over here in the ARCA series anymore. If you’re off a tick, you’ll
get beat; it’s that simple. Fortunately we were right on tonight. But
this feels great. We haven’t been to victory lane much lately and we’re
sure enjoying this one.”

Schrader, on his way to Daytona for qualifying on Thursday for the Pepsi
400, was fastest in practice, won the Old Milwaukee Pole award and led
177 of 200 laps en route to his ninth career RE/MAX Series victory in
his 25th attempt.

Although Schrader dominated the event, Frank Kimmel, who finished second
in the Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford, was never far from the eventual
winner. In the closing laps, Kimmel planted his bumper inches away from
Schrader’s Pontiac and took a few runs at the leader in traffic falling
short at the final stripe by about a length.

“We sure ended up a lot better than we started out,” said Kimmel. “We
were a little off on the handle at the start but the crew adjusted me
back in the game. The car was real good at the end, but maybe not quite
good enough to out-run Schrader. We wanted to beat him (Schrader) bad,
but running second to one of the best will do just fine.”

And while Schrader pitted just once for fuel and tires only, Kimmel,
survived an early-race spin, pitted four times for a variety of
adjustments and continually battled back for his hard-fought runner-up
finish.

Billy Venturini, in the Hawk Saw Blades-Permatex Chevrolet, was stout
all night turning in an impressive third place finish, the only other
driver to finish on the lead lap.

The series, making its first-ever appearance on the .4-mile oval, put up
its share of excitement with plenty of passing, side-by-side racing and
the typical short-track fender-benders that produced six cautions for 30
laps. In all, there were six lead changes among four drivers to also
include Kimmel, Jason Jarrett and Damon Lusk.

Lusk, who led 19 laps early on, was very much a factor before a skirmish
with Jarrett sent him to the garage area for repairs after his WP
Motorsports Chevrolet bounced off the wall. Lusk lost 72 laps after the
exchange and eventually returned to finish a disappointing 19th. In
addition, Lusk, with half the season now complete, lost the point lead
to Kimmel.

Two-time Daytona ARCA 200 winner Bobby Gerhart, making only his 4th
appearance of the season and first-ever at South Boston, finished fourth
in the James Chevrolet with Mt. Juliet, Tennessee rookie standout Chase
Montgomery, also making his first South Boston appearance, trailing in
fifth. As a result, Montgomery won the ARCA Highest Finishing Rookie
honors and moved to fifth in points behind Kimmel, Lusk, Chad Blount and
Jarrett.

Blount, currently locked in an ultra-tight Rookie of the Year battle
with Montgomery, shared the front row with Schrader for the start in his
first South Boston appearance and was running in the lead pack before a
turn two wreck ended his stellar run well-shy of the finish. Blount was
credited with 22nd finishing position as well as the Landrum Spring Hard
Luck award.

Jarrett, in the ML Motorsports Pontiac, finished sixth in front of Andy
Belmont who finished seventh in the Odoban Grease Control Ford. Ron Cox,
with new sponsorship from national restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings,
finished a solid eighth with Randy VanZant, in the Devers Auto Body
Pontiac, trailing in ninth. AJ Henriksen, in the Fastenal-Engineered
Components Chevrolet, completed the top-ten finishers.

In addition to Schrader’s winner’s take-home pay, the Fenton
Missouri-born driver also picked up the National Pork Board Pole-Win
Bonus as well as the Loctite Halfway Leader award. Brack Maggard, making
his career-first RE/MAX Series start, won the Hoosier Racing Tire Hard
Charger award for advancing the most positions, from 28th to 17th.

The ARCA RE/MAX Series next heads back to Kentucky Speedway for the Blue
Grass Quality Meats 200 Friday night, July 12th.

    2002 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #11
   South Boston Speedway, South Boston VA, 7-3-02
   Official Results, Big Daddy's Liberty 200

FIN STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS
1 1 99 Ken Schrader/Fenton MO Federated Auto Parts Pontiac 200 Running
2 6 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford 200
Running
3 10 25 Billy Venturini/Concord NC Hawk Saw Blades-Permatex Chevrolet
200 Running
4 8 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA James Chevrolet 199 Running
5 3 27 Chase Montgomery/Mt Juliet TN Montgomery Motorsports Chevrolet
199 Running
6 9 67 Jason Jarrett/Hickory NC Biomet-Damon RV Pontiac 199 Running
7 7 1 Andy Belmont/Penndel PA Odoban Grease Control Ford 198 Running
8 11 23 Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN Buffalo Wild Wings Chevrolet 197 Running
9 12 7 Randy VanZant/Brookville OH Devers Auto Body Pontiac 197 Running
10 17 17 AJ Henriksen/Mooresville NC Fastenal-Engineered Components
Chevrolet 196 Running
11 20 48 Kevin Belmont/Feasterville PA Victory Junction Gang Ford 196
Running
12 14 71 Doug Stevens/McDonough GA Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford
194 Running
13 16 64 Shelby Howard/Greenwood IN iHigh.com Chevrolet 192 Running
14 21 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet
191 Running
15 18 59 Mark Gibson/Winder GA Williams Brothers Lumber Chevrolet 186
Running
16 22 24 Chuck Weber/Mesquite TX Cardinal Tool-Althouse Auto Body
Chevrolet 181 Running
17 28 91 Brack Maggard/Lithonia GA Odoban Grease Control-Southern Pan
Services Ford 180 Running
18 29 6 Tim Mitchell/Fayetteville TN Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 174
Running
19 5 22 Damon Lusk/Kennewick WA WP Motorsports Chevrolet 128 Running
20 23 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA Benning Motorsports Chevrolet 107
Rear End
21 19 28 Mike Buckley/Ann Arbor MI Midwest Mall Fronts Chevrolet 71
Accident
22 2 77 Chad Blount/Walkerton IN Braun Auto Group Dodge 69 Accident
23 13 75 Red Farmer/Hueytown AL Bob Schacht Motorsports Pontiac 47
Handling
24 24 38 Greg Sarff/Columbus OH Beannie's Luxury Coach-Absolute
Impressions Ford 17 Overhtng
25 30 83 Dennis English/Benton KY Beannie's Luxury Coach-Absolute
Impressions Ford 13 Engine
26 27 56 Eric Martin/Hixson TN Holiday Inn Express of Reidsville NC
Chevrolet 9 Rear End
27 25 8 Randy Ainsworth/Excelsior Springs MO Benning Motorsports
Chevrolet 8 Overhtng
28 26 26 Brad Smith/Dearborn MI BradSmithMotorsports.com Chevrolet 7
Exhaust
29 4 11 Mark Cash/Chapel Hill NC Red Hot & Blue B-B-Que-Mansion
Motorsports Ford 1 Accident
30 15 21 Todd Bowsher/Springfield OH GFS Marketplace Ford 1 Accident
31 31 76 James Hylton/Inman SC BradSmithMotorsports.com Ford 0 Clutch

   OLD MILWAUKEE POLE AWARD:  Ken Schrader 16.067 (89.625 mph)
   MRGN OF VICT:  .297 seconds CAUTIONS:  6 for 30 laps
   TIME OF RACE: 1:19:05 AVG SPEED: 59.550 mph
   LAP LEADERS: Schrader 1-69, 89-142, 147-200 (177); Lusk 70-88 (19);
Kimmel 143 (1); Jarrett 144-146 (3)

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