ARCA RE/MAX Factsheet, South Boston Spdwy

After a string of back-to-back superspeedway events at Lowe's, Kansas, Pocono & MIS, the ARCA RE/MAX Series heads back toward its short-track roots this Saturday, June 26 for the ARCA RE/MAX 200 at South Boston Speedway. The event will be LIVE on SPEED Channel at 8 pm ET. For continually updated entry list, news & notes, see www.arcaracing.com; and thanks for your interest.

SOUTH BOSTON SPEEDWAY FACTSHEET
RACE:                          ARCA RE/MAX 200, 6-26-04

TRACK:                        Big Daddy's South Boston Speedway, .4-mile paved oval

LOCATION:                 South Boston, VA

DISTANCE:                  200 laps, 80 miles

SANCTION:                 ARCA

SERIES:                       Event #10 of the 2004 ARCA RE/MAX Series

PR/MEDIA:                 Tim Chandler (434) 572-4947

SCHEDULE:                 Sat, June 26: Practice from 10:45-12:15pm; Pork Pole Qualifying at 3pm; ARCA RE/MAX 200 8pm     

POSTED AWARDS:            $138,014 in prize, point and contingency money.

 

ARCA OFFICIAL COMPANIES: RE/MAX International Inc, Damon Motorcoach, Featherlite Trailers, Hoosier Racing Tire, Racing Electronics, Sunoco Race Fuels.

ARCA OFFICIAL PRODUCTS: Amkus Rescue Tools, Bennigan's, 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, RJS Racing Equipment, Stoner Car Care Products, 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, Dodge Motorsports, Edelbrock, Endura-Tech Valve Springs, Ford Motor Company, Gatorade, G-Force Racing Gear, Hawk Brake, Hedman Hedders, Hoosier Racing Tires, Hutcherson-Pagan, Impact Racing, Jacobs Electronics, JE Pistons, Joyce Julius & Associates, JR's Garage, KoolMat, LaCross Engine Development, Leading Edge Race Cars, MSD Ignition, Mechanix Wear, Nelson Specialties, Ohlins Shocks, Penske Racing Shocks, Perfect Circle Piston Rings, Performance Drive Train Inc., Quarter Master, Reed Cams, Rhyne Racing Engines, RJS Racing Equipment, Shaver Motorsports Engines, Speed51.com, Spraker Racing Enterprises, Tex Racing, Thermo-Tec Header Wrap, Tilton Engineering, Vertigo Productions, Victor-Reinz Gaskets, Wallace Race Car Lettering.



TV:                   PEE Channel LIVE at 8 pm ET.

RADIO:              WHLF 95.3 FM (LIVE), South Boston VA. 



RECORDS:            Qualifying - Ken Schrader, 15.981 (90.107 mph), 2002. Race - Ken Schrader, 59.550 mph, 2002.



NOTES OF INTEREST:  After a string of back-to-back superspeedway events at Lowe's, Kansas, Pocono and MIS, the ARCA RE/MAX Series shifts gears for short-track duty this Saturday night at South Boston Speedway where the renowned tour, in its 52nd season, makes its 3rd consecutive appearance at the historic southern Virginia short-track. NASCAR Cup veteran Ken Schrader won both events from the pole in '02 & '03. In addition to the stars and cars of the RE/MAX Series, the Pepsi Late Model Stock Division will share the race card, which also includes an on-track autograph session and a fireworks display by Master Displays following the main events. As always, a healthy mix of series veterans and rookies will fill the field for the race including 5-time series champion and current point leader Frank Kimmel. Kimmel, third on the all-time win list with 51 triumphs, finished second at SoBo the last two years. Third-generation racers Billy Venturini and Jason Jarrett are also entered. Billy's father Bill Venturini was the '87 & '91 ARCA RE/MAX Series national champion while Jason's father Dale Jarrett won the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series crown in 1999. Jason Jarrett has one series victory (Kansas '01) while Billy Venturini is still searching out his first series win. Venturini is currently second in championship points chasing Kimmel with veteran Brent Sherman trailing in third. Sherman, who finished 4th at MIS last week, is another driver still searching out his first series win. Also entered is 2-time Daytona ARCA 200 winner Bobby Gerhart in the #5 Lucas Oil car. Gerhart finished 4th at SoBo in '02 behind Schrader, Kimmel and Venturini. Series veteran Todd Bowsher is also entered. Todd is the son of 3-time ARCA RE/MAX Series national champion Jack Bowsher who won ARCA titles in '63, '64 & '65. At present, the ARCA Rookie of the Year battle is extremely tight with Sparks, Nevada driver TJ Bell leading by just 2 points over Ryan Hemphill. AJ Fike is trailing in 3rd in ROY points 6 points out of first. Currently, Dodge leads the ARCA RE/MAX Series manufacturer points headed to South Boston over Chevrolet, Ford and Pontiac. Ironically, only 1 Dodge is entered for South Boston with 16-year-old rookie Josh Allison at the helm of the #64 AE Powersports Dodge. Christi Passmore, in the GAP Roofing-Asphalt & Fuel Ford, will make her second SoBo appearance driving for 19-time series winner Bob Schacht. Passmore tied her career-best series finish last week at MIS with a 5th place run. Her best short-track finish was 9th at Salem Speedway in 2003. Other notable entrants include 4-time series winner Mark Gibson, Centralia IL driver Joe Cooksey, Henryville IN's Darrell Basham, Pittsburgh PA's Norm Benning and Ann Arbor MI's Mike Buckley.