ARCA RE/MAX factsheet, Winchester
Representative of its diversity, this Saturday's Winchester ARCA RE/MAX 200 sets off a grueling 3-race-leg that features the ARCA RE/MAX Series on a short-track (Winchester Speedway, 8-31-02), a mile dirt-track (DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, 9-2-02) and a superspeedway (Chicagoland Speedway, 9-7-02) all of which will take place within the span of 8-days. Each event will be televised LIVE on SPEED Channel. We begin with Winchester............ WINCHESTER FACTSHEET PLUS RACE: Winchester ARCA RE/MAX 200, Saturday, August 31 TRACK: Winchester Speedway, .5-mile paved LOCATION: Winchester, Indiana DISTANCE: 100 Miles (200 laps) SANCTION: ARCA SERIES: Event #17 of the 2002 ARCA RE/MAX Series PROMOTER: Charlie Shaw (765) 584-9701 SCHEDULE: Sat, Aug 31: Practice 1:30 - 3 PM; Old Milwaukee Pole Award Qualifying 4 PM; Start of Winchester ARCA RE/MAX 200 at 8 PM. POSTED AWARDS: $108,042 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. 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, Ford Motor Co., Gatorade, G-Force Racing Gear, Hedman Hedders, Hoosier Performance Tire, Hurd Air Wrenches, Hutcherson-Pagan, Jacobs Electronics, JE Pistons, Joyce Julius & Associates, JR’s Garage, 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 – Tim Steele, 1997, 16.357 seconds (110.045 mph) Race – Bo Keselowski, 1990, 90.217 mph TV: LIVE on PEE Channel from 8 PM - 10 PM. Re-airs September 1 at 1 AM. All times eastern. NOTES OF INTEREST: The Winchester ARCA RE/MAX 200 marks the 17th appearance of the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Winchester since the series first raced on the renowned, legendary high-banked oval in 1964. The upcoming ARCA RE/MAX 200 from Winchester Speedway, live on SPEED Channel, kicks off a grueling late-season charge featuring three races back-to-back-to-back. Following the Winchester short-track war under the lights Saturday night (Aug 31), the series will hustle off to the DuQuoin dirt-mile in Southern Illinois for the Federated Auto Parts 100 on Monday (Sept 2) for a noon eastern start-time. From there, the ARCA RE/MAX Series will immediately steer north for the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway where Old Milwaukee Pole Award Qualifying is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in preparation for Saturday’s (Sept 7) ReadyHosting.com 200. All 3 events will be LIVE on SPEED Channel. Currently, drivers from 11 states are entered at Winchester including female drivers Christi Passmore (Pryor OK) and Karla Lampe (Carroll IA). Of the drivers entered, only 3-time RE/MAX Series champion and current point leader Frank Kimmel is a former RE/MAX Series winner at Winchester. Seven of the 16 RE/MAX Series races at Winchester have been won from the pole. Young guns/favorites Chad Blount (22) and Shelby Howard (17) lead the Hoosier charge into Winchester. Both Blount (Walkerton IN) and Howard (Greenwood IN) cut their teeth, in part, on the Winchester oval. Kimmel (Jeffersonville), Matt Hagans (Brownsburg), Darrell Basham (Henryville), Greg Van Alst (Anderson), Tim Fulford (Solsberry) and Scotty Sands (Henryville) complete the list of Indiana drivers entered. Winchester Winners: Tim Steele 4, tied with 2 each are Frank Kimmel, Tracy Leslie & Marvin Smith. Tied with 1 each are Jack Bowsher, Gary Bradberry, Bob Keselowski, Ralph Latham, Bob Strait & Bobby Watson. Current Points: 1) Frank Kimmel 4225; 2) Chad Blount 3945; 3) Jason Jarrett 3520; 4) Chase Montgomery 3425; 5) Billy Venturini 3300; 6) Shelby Howard 3285; 7) Andy Belmont 3160; 8) Ron Cox 3065; 9) Mark Gibson 3055; 10) Kevin Belmont 2990.