Starting Grid, Pocono ARCA 200
ARCA RE/MAX Series Pork Pole Qualifying Rained Out At Pocono; Field Set By Points LONG POND PA (6-10-04) Thursday's ARCA RE/MAX Series Pork Pole Award Qualifying at Pocono Raceway was rained out. Consequently, the starting field for Saturday's Pocono ARCA 200 has been set by current ARCA RE/MAX Series car owner points. That puts veteran and five-time series champion Frank Kimmel on the pole alongside rookie Ryan Hemphill. That should present no problem for Kimmel, who knows the tricky Pocono triangle very well; however, the same could not be said for Hemphill, who is making his first Pocono attempt. To complicate matters more, Hemphill, who only got 8 practice laps in, blew the engine in his TRIMSPA Dodge when he missed a shift down the long frontstretch straightaway. "I made a mistake," said Hemphill. "We were trying to get on top of the eight-ball as quick as possible because this place is new to me. I got hung up between third and fourth gear coming down the frontstretch, over-revved the motor and blew it up. "I feel terrible for all the guys who worked so hard on this car. We haven't raced this car yet. I know it's a good car, but I really can't say how good because I just didn't get enough time with it. Hopefully, we'll get to practice in the morning." Barring no weather issues Friday morning, ARCA RE/MAX Series final practice is scheduled from 9:45 am to 11 am. "If I learned anything in the limited time I had on this track, it was how tricky this place is," added Hemphill. "Even if we had the best car, it's going to take one hell-of-a driver to beat Frank Kimmel or Ken Schrader out there. This is a very tricky track; you just can't beat experience here. There's just so much going on each lap. "Hopefully, we'll get that practice in tomorrow, so I can begin to learn the track. I don't think it'll happen in a day. But I need to get myself prepared; I know the guys on the TRIMSPA Dodge team will be ready. Now, it's up to me." NASCAR Nextel Cup Series regular Ken Schrader, who was quickest in practice in the BAM Racing Dodge, will start 32nd right behind fellow Cup competitor Scott Riggs, who starts 30th. Riggs, hoping to gain some valuable seat-time in the Pocono ARCA 200 to help him with Sunday's Cup race, is another driver making his first Pocono attempt this weekend. Saturday's Pocono ARCA 200 is scheduled to roll off at 1 pm eastern. SPEED Channel will carry same-day coverage at 8 pm eastern. www.arcaracing.com 2004 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #8 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond PA, 6-12-04 Official Starting Grid, Pocono ARCA 200 STR NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR YEAR & MODEL 1 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford 04 Taurus 2 64 Ryan Hemphill/Apollo PA TRIMSPA Dodge 03 Intrepid 3 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Lucas Oil Pontiac 03 Grand Prix 4 25 Billy Venturini/Chicago IL Hawk Saw Blades-Mahle Pistons Chevrolet 03 Monte Carlo 5 67 Jason Jarrett/Hickory NC Gladiator GarageWorks-Bennigan's Chevrolet 04 Monte Carlo 6 44 Brent Sherman/N. Barrington IL Serta Mattress-Hickory Farms Ford 02 Taurus 7 11 AJ Fike/Galesburg IL Ray Farms Pontiac 03 Grand Prix 8 59 Mark Gibson/Winder GA Williams Bros Lumber Chevrolet 03 Monte Carlo 9 21 Todd Bowsher/Springfield OH GFS Marketplace Ford 03 Taurus 10 08 TJ Bell/Sparks NV Brad Kemp Motorsports Chevrolet 03 Monte Carlo 11 28 Mike Buckley/Ann Arbor MI ETSSolutions.com Chevrolet 02 Monte Carlo 12 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN TSI Paving-Racing Against Blindness Chevy 02 Monte Carlo 13 7 Jeff Caudell/Austin IN Ferguson Enterprises-Forest Diesel Chevrolet 02 Monte Carlo 14 75 Tony Altiere/Lecanto FL Five Star Auto Pontiac 02 Grand Prix 15 91 Christi Passmore/Pryor OK GAP Roofing-Asphalt & Fuel Ford 04 Taurus 16 26 Brad Smith/Belleville MI KoolMat.com Ford 02 Taurus 17 23 Joe Cooksey/Centralia IL 1-800-Servpro-RMS Carpentry Chevrolet 02 Monte Carlo 18 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA Benning Motorsports Chevrolet 02 Monte Carlo 19 1 Brandon Knupp/Sidney OH Allegheny Trail Ford 02 Taurus 20 06 Mike Zazula/Turnersville NJ Nealco-Reid's Auto Color Chevrolet 02 Monte Carlo 21 38 Terry Jones/Amherstburg Ont Reiner's Collision-Hearn Group Ford 02 Taurus 22 48 James Hylton/Inman SC James Hylton Motorsports Ford 02 Taurus 23 56 Bob Aiello/Covington GA Jan Gibson Racing Chevrolet 03 Monte Carlo 24 79 Tim Turner/Pulaski TN K&K Racing Pontiac 01 Grand Prix 25 4 Mike Haggenbottom/Levittown PA Andy Belmont Motorsports Ford 02 Taurus 26 0 Tim Mitchell/Fayetteville TN Nealco-Reid's Auto Color Chevrolet 02 Monte Carlo 27 2 Anthony Hill/Carrollton GA Belmont-Hixson Ford 02 Taurus 28 6 Andy Belmont/Penndel PA ShowControl.com Ford 02 Taurus 29 8 Mike Koch/Mountain Home AR Benning Motorsports Chevrolet 02 Monte Carlo 30 99 Scott Riggs/Concord NC Valvoline Pontiac 03 Grand Prix 31 17 AJ Henriksen/Mooresville NC McAdams Painting-ECC Ford 02 Taurus 32 69 Ken Schrader/Fenton MO BAM Racing Dodge 04 Intrepid 33 10 Tom Bartoszek/Maple Heights OH Fast Track Driving School Pontiac 03 Grand Prix 34 55 Bobby Bowsher/Springfield OH Numerics Unlimited Ford 02 Taurus 35 94 Jason Basham/Henryville IN TSI Paving Chevrolet 02 Monte Carlo 36 16 Wayne Peterson/Pulaski TN Nealco-Reid's Auto Color Chevrolet 02 Monte Carlo 37 24 Drew White/Yankeetown FL Drew White Racing Chevrolet 02 Monte Carlo 38 90 Kevin Ray/Eastaboga AL Boudreaux's Butt Paste Ford 03 Taurus 39 92 Eric Smith/Akron NY Petro Canada-Coyote Vision Ford 03 Taurus 40 78 Dale Schweikart/Linden PA The Autobarn Dodge 03 Intrepid