ARCA RE/MAX Factsheet, Lowe's MS

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LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY FACTSHEET
RACE: ADG 100 presented by EasyCare, 5-22-03

TRACK: Lowe's Motor Speedway, 1.5-mile paved oval

LOCATION: Concord, NC

DISTANCE: 67 laps, 100 miles

SANCTION: ARCA

SERIES: Event #7 of the 2003 ARCA RE/MAX Series

PROMOTER: Speedway Motorsports Inc/Humpy Wheeler

SCHEDULE: Wed, May 21: Practice 11 am-2 pm; Old Milwaukee Pole Qualifying 3:30 pm (2 laps)

Thurs, May 22: ADG 100 presented by EasyCare at 9 pm

POSTED AWARDS: $224,011 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, Cloyes Gear & Products, Cookies BarBQ Sauce, Earl's Performance Products, Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Flowmaster Mufflers, Gladiator GarageWorks, 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, University of Northwestern Ohio.

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES: ATI Dampers, Auto Meter Instruments, Berryman Products, Bilstein Shocks, Blake Carburetors, BSR Racing Products, CamAir Tire Management Systems, Clevite Engine Parts, Cometic Gaskets, CV Products, Dayco Belts & Hoses, Dr. Gas Exhaust Components, Edelbrock, Evernham Performance Parts, Ford Motor Co., Gatorade, G-Force Racing Gear, Hedman Hedders, Hoosier Performance Tire, Hutcherson-Pagan, Jacobs Electronics, JE Pistons, Joyce Julius & Associates, JR's Garage, KoolMat, LaCross Engine Development, Leading Edge Race Cars, Lowe Lug Nuts, MSD Ignition, Mechanix Wear, Nelson Specialties, Ohlins Shocks, Penske Racing Shocks, Perfect Circle Piston Rings, Quarter Master, Reed Cams, Rhyne Racing Engines, RJS Racing Equipment, 76 Performance Products, Tex Racing/Hawk Brakes, Thermo-Tec Header Wrap, Tilton Engineering, Victor-Reinz Gaskets, Wallace Race Car Lettering.

RECORDS: Qualifying - Ryan Newman, 28.911 (186.780 mph) 2000. Race - Tim Steele (138.654 mph) 1996.

TELEVISION: SPEED Channel, LIVE from 9-10:30 pm. All times eastern.

RADIO: PRN, LIVE

LMS/ARCA WINNERS: Tim Steele (4); Frank Kimmel (2); With 1 each - Lyndon Amick, Chad Blount, Kerry Earnhardt, Jeff Fultz, Mario Gosselin, Gary Laton, Ryan Newman, Adam Petty, Kirk Shelmerdine, Mark Thompson, Curtis Turner.

NOTES OF INTEREST: The ADG 100 presented by EasyCare, the 18th appearance of the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Lowe's Motor Speedway since Curtis Turner won the inaugural race in 1964, is scheduled to roll off under the lights following Bud Pole Qualifying for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Typical of most RE/MAX Series entry lists at Lowe's, this year's will be as diverse as the series itself. ARCA veterans/regulars Frank Kimmel, Jason Jarrett, Mark Gibson, Ron Cox, Brent Sherman, Andy Belmont, Billy Venturini, Todd Bowsher, Norm Benning, Darrell Basham, Chuck Weber, Bill Eversole and Mike Buckley will go head to head with a wide mix of rookies and new-comers including Mooresville NC driver Clayton Rogers, Japan's Hideo Fukuyama, Woodhaven MI rookie Jimmy Thiel and 18-year-old rookies Jeremy Clements and Kyle Busch. Busch, in only 3 previous RE/MAX Series starts, is already a 2-time winner (Nashville Superspeedway in April '03 & Kentucky Speedway in May '03). Of the drivers entered, only Kimmel, Jeff Fultz and Mario Gosselin are former ARCA RE/MAX-LMS winners although Kimmel is the only former ARCA RE/MAX Series champion entered. Other notable entrants include fulltime Winston Cup driver Casey Mears who is entered in a Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge and 17-year-old Shelby Howard who became the youngest winner in ARCA RE/MAX Series history with his recent April 27th victory at Salem Speedway. Former sprint car driver Christi Passmore currently leads the way in the ARCA Rookie of the Year honors. In addition, the Pryor OK native is currently 7th in overall points. Tim Steele is the all-time ARCA RE/MAX-LMS winner with 4 wins over Kimmel with 2. No driver has repeat wins at LMS other than Steele who won 3 consecutive in 1996.

CURRENT TOP-10 POINTS: 1. Frank Kimmel 1655; 2. Billy Venturini 1425; 3. Jason Jarrett 1410; 4. Ron Cox 1305; 4. Mark Gibson 1305; 6. Shelby Howard 1245; 7. Christi Passmore 1195; 8. Brent Sherman 1195; 9. Bill Eversole 1080; 10. Todd Bowsher 1075.

CONTACT: ARCA PR, Don Radebaugh

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