Busch wins Pole at Talladega, plus starting grid

KYLE BUSCH WINS OLD MILWAUKEE POLE AT TALLADEGA

 

TALLADEGA AL (9-25-03)  Kyle Busch wasn't quickest in ARCA RE/MAX Series practice, but he made up for it in qualifying. Busch, in the Ditech.com Chevrolet, won the Old Milwaukee Pole Thursday for the Food World 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. Busch was first out and posted a speed of 184.455 mph to earn his third career series pole.

 Saturday's ARCA RE/MAX Series Food World 300 at Talladega Superspeedway is scheduled to get underway at 1 pm eastern time. The race will air on SPEED Channel same night at 1 am eastern and re-air Sunday afternoon, Sept., 28 at 4 pm eastern.



      2003 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #20   
      Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega AL, 9-27-03   
      Official Starting Grid, Food World 300   
          
      STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR TIME SPEED 
      1 87 Kyle Busch/Las Vegas NV Ditech.com Chevrolet 51.915 184.455 
      2 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Core Mechanical-AT Construction-UDS Pontiac 51.943 184.356 
      3 77 David Stremme/South Bend IN Coors Light Dodge 51.957 184.306 
      4 17 AJ Henriksen/Mooresville NC Fastenal-Engineered Components Ford 52.050 183.977 
      5 25 Billy Venturini/Chicago IL Alabama Auto Show Pontiac 52.181 183.515 
      6 04 Keith Segars/Jacksonville FL Miller Industries-Valvoline Chevrolet 52.182 183.512 
      7 27 Chase Montgomery/Mt Juliet TN Ray Montgomery Pontiac 52.242 183.301 
      8 48 Mark Thompson/Cartersville GA Reformed Products Ford 52.305 183.080 
      9 91 Christi Passmore/Pryor OK GAP Roofing-Royal Trading Ford 52.337 182.968 
      10 59 Mark Gibson/Winder GA Williams Brothers Lumber Chevrolet 52.513 182.355 
      11 99 Boris Said/San Marcos CA USG Pontiac 52.516 182.344 
      12 66 Tony Ave/Indianapolis IN KDS Controls/Cen-Tex Apparel Pontiac 52.620 181.984 
      13 9 Matt Hagans/Brownsburg IN Eagle Creek Aviation-1st Wing Aircraft Mgt Pontiac 52.638 181.922 
      14 67 Jason Jarrett/Hickory NC Gladiator GarageWorks-Damon RV Pontiac 52.678 181.784 
      15 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford 52.842 181.219 
      16 64 Shelby Howard/Greenwood IN Mack Trucks-Beck Dodge 52.898 181.028 
      17 44 Brent Sherman/N Barrington IL Serta Mattress-Hickory Farms Ford 52.937 180.894 
      18 1 Andy Belmont/Penndel PA Verizon 1-800-USE-THE-VZ Pontiac 53.028 180.584 
      19 49 Dan Shaver/Charlotte NC Petro Express Pontiac 53.131 180.234 
      20 10 Larry Hollenbeck/Kalamazoo MI SWAT Fitness Racing Pontiac 53.349 179.497 
      21 23 Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN 1-800-SERVPRO Pontiac 53.448 179.165 
      22 08 Bill Eversole/Chelsea MI Think Pink Energy Drink Chevrolet 53.467 179.101 
      23 65 Vern Slagh/Zeeland MI DJ's One Stop Dodge 53.467 179.101 
      24 96 Ken Weaver/Dallas TX 1-800-4-A-Phone Chevrolet 53.549 178.827 
      25 19 Keith Murt/Paducah KY Murtco Chevrolet 53.622 178.583 
      26 83 Brack Maggard/Lithonia GA Southern Pan Services Pontiac 53.651 178.487 
      27 42 CW Smith/Williamsport PA Panasonic Chevrolet 53.675 178.407 
      28 80 Ric McMillion/Garrisonville VA Sunshine Home Builders Ford 53.722 178.251 
      29 75 Brian Conz/Livonia MI Precision Cutters Chevrolet 53.881 177.725 
      30 06 Kim Crosby/Slidell LA Golden Flake-Boudreaux's Butt Paste Chevrolet 53.911 177.626 
      31 95 Roger Williams/Charlotte NC Roger Williams Racing Pontiac 53.981 177.396 
      32 38 Greg Sarff/Columbus OH Quaker Steak & Lube Ford 54.190 176.712 
      33 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Basham Racing Chevrolet 54.200 176.679 
      34 90 Jason Hedlesky/Clinton MI EMP Stewart Components Ford 54.431 175.929 
      35 28 Mike Buckley/Ann Arbor MI StoodyInd.com-ETSSolutions Chevrolet Provisional 
      36 7 Dicky Williamson/Savannah GA Southern Pavers Ford Provisional 
      37 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA Tobin's RV & Boat Cleaner Chevrolet Provisional 
      38 26 Brad Smith/Dearborn MI Pro-Tech Lighting Ford Provisional 
      39 24 Chuck Weber/Mesquite TX Excel Communications Chevrolet Provisional 
      40 2 Jerry Middleton/Richmond IN 1-800-SERVPRO Chevrolet Provisional 
      41 21 Todd Bowsher/Springfield OH GFS Marketplace Ford Provisional 




Paul Menard was actually a quick ticker than Busch however his time was disallowed because his rear quarter panel failed to meet a minimum height requirement in post-qualifying inspection.

 

Former Talladega winner Bobby Gerhart qualified for outside pole with a speed of 184.356 mph in the Core Mechanical-AT Construction-UDS Pontiac.

 

David Stremme, making his career first series start, qualified third in Chip Ganassi's Coors Light Dodge.

 

AJ Henriksen was the fastest Ford of the bunch and qualified fourth in the Fastenal-Engineered Components Ford at 183.977. Billy Venturini, in the Alabama Auto Show Pontiac, was fifth fastest at 183.515.

 



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