Milwaukee Mile - Kimmel Captures Checkers in ARCA RE/MAX 150
MILWAUKEE MILE 100 YEARS AND ACCELERATING MILWAUKEE (June 4, 2005) - Frank Kimmel knows a thing or two about winning races in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. The six-time series champion charged through the field after a lap 47 pit stop to lead a total of 89 of the 150 laps in this afternoon's ARCA RE/MAX 150 race at The Milwaukee Mile, and captured his 59th ARCA checkered flag. Kimmel had to withstand the pesky challenges of hungry young drivers Chad Blount, then Joey Miller, to withstand two caution flags and subsequent single-file restarts in the final laps to secure his first win of 2005. After the race, Kimmel fondly recalled the last time he visited the historic speedway with his brother Bill to watch their father, Bill, Sr., race in a USAC Stock Car race in 1980. There had been seven previous ARCA-sanctioned races at The Milwaukee Mile, the last coming in 1983. Kimmel now joins Rodger Ward, Tony Bettenhausen, Sr. and Fred Lorenzen as ARCA winners on the historic, legendary fairgrounds oval. "It meant a lot to really win here," said Kimmel. "It's amazing when you consider the list of winners through the years. We had the choice of running a Mark Martin car or a Matt Kenseth car (that are now owned by Kimmel's team), and we decided we needed to bring the Matt Kenseth car since we were in Wisconsin. I thought it was a good race all the way around. I just feel very fortunate to get to race for a living." Miller, a 20 year-old series rookie, battled back from a lap down to finish second, and remains within reach of Kimmel in second in the point standings. "We had a lot of issues with the car," said Miller. "We had that tire go down under green. Then we got penalized for speeding on pit road, so we overcame a lot and had a good points day. Frank Kimmel finished before us, but with more time, we think we had him." A two-time winner already this season, Blount held on to finish third behind Milller. Roush Racing development driver Erik Darnell, a third-generation driver in his career-first start, finished fourth in his Roulo Brothers-Reliance-Simply Wow Ford. Three-time Daytona ARCA winner Bobby Gerhart charged from his 14th starting position to finish fifth. # # # 2005 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #7 Milwaukee Mile, West Allis WI, 6-4-05 Official Results, ARCA RE/MAX 150 FIN STR NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 8 46 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford 150 Running 2 3 9 Joey Miller/Farmington MN Country Joe Racing-Eagle Creek Aviation Dodge 150 Running 3 4 67 Chad Blount/Walkerton IN Foretravel Motorhomes Chevrolet 150 Running 4 2 39 Erik Darnell/Beach Park IL Roulo Brothers-Reliance-Simply Wow Ford 150 Running 5 14 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Lucas Oil Chevrolet 150 Running 6 7 2 Justin Allgaier/Springfield IL Mueller's Sales & Service-US Air Force-Trashman Pontiac 150 Running 7 9 48 TJ Bell/Sparks NV Freedom Cycle-Heathcliff's Cat Litter Chevrolet 150 Running 8 24 59 Mark Gibson/Winder GA Williams Bros Lumber Chevrolet 150 Running 9 18 38 Mike Harmon/Birmingport AL PigeonISP.com Chevrolet 150 Running 10 23 64 Josh Allison/Martinsville IN Dave Allison Motorsports Dodge 150 Running 11 15 25 Jason Jarrett/Hickory NC Central Merchant Services-ReadyHosting.com Chevy 150 Running 12 12 45 Michael Simko/Clarkston MI Mound Steel-Diamond Racing Pontiac 150 Running 13 13 4 Roland Rehfeld/Berlin Germany Hantz Group-Dodge Motorsports Dodge 150 Running 14 6 17 Josh Richeson/Mooresville NC Engineered Components Pontiac 149 Running 15 11 20 Ken Weaver/Dallas TX 1-800-4-A-Phone Chevrolet 149 Running 16 10 7 Kyle Krisiloff/Indianapolis IN ditech.com Chevrolet 149 Running 17 22 23 Joe Cooksey/Centralia IL 1-800-SERVPRO Pontiac 149 Running 18 25 21 Todd Bowsher/Springfield OH Safe Auto Insurance Ford 148 Running 19 26 13 Johnny Leonard/Cape Carol FL Boca Bay Builders-Affordable Roofing Chevrolet 148 Running 20 20 96 Brandon Knupp/Sidney OH KB Machine-Pork Ford 148 Running 21 29 08 Bill Eversole/Chelsea MI Hardcore Motorsports Chevrolet 147 Running 22 16 44 Billy Leslie/Harrison Twp MI Leslie Tire Ford 147 Running 23 21 1 Andy Belmont/Penndel PA Bootie Beer Ford 146 Running 24 31 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet 145 Running 25 34 26 Brad Smith/Belleville MI Koolmat.com Pontiac 145 Overhtng 26 28 72 Gary Camelet/Howell MI Scott Holloway Ford 144 Running 27 35 79 Tim Turner/Pulaski TN Karl's Plumbing Pontiac 139 Running 28 27 10 Tom Berte/New Berlin WI CGS.Premier-Desert Rat Truck Centers Pontiac 120 Running 29 1 90 David Ragan/Kannapolis NC 31-W Insulation-Fmi Fireplaces Ford 102 Electrical 30 17 62 Brett Hudson/Owensboro KY Hudson Machine-Bullett Motorsports Chevrolet 101 Overhtng 31 19 11 Chad McCumbee/Supply NC Coastal Vacation Resorts-Fast Track Chevrolet 81 Overhtng 32 5 88 Steven Wallace/Mooresville NC Bobby Jones Racing Dodge 52 Accident 33 33 0 Tim Mitchell/Fayetteville TN Star Wheels Skate Center Chevrolet 28 Overhtng 34 32 16 Ricky Gonzalez/S. Plainfield NJ MAB Paints Chevrolet 23 Handling 35 30 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA Benning Motorsports Chevrolet 21 Engine 36 39 98 Benny Chastain/Tallahassee FL Drew White Motorsports Chevrolet 12 Vibration 37 36 56 Ryan Howard/Tipp City OH Jan Gibson Racing Chevrolet 7 Handling 38 40 94 Jason Basham/Henryville IN Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet 6 Handling 39 38 6 Drew White/Inglis FL Wayner Peterson Racing Chevrolet 1 Handling 40 37 8 Mike Koch/Mountain Home AR Benning Motorsports Chevrolet 0 Vibration PORK POLE AWARD: David Ragan 30.016 (119.936 mph) *NTR MRGN OF VICT: .814 seconds CAUTIONS: 7 for 54 laps TIME OF RACE: 2:00:48 AVG SPEED: 74.503 mph LAP LEADERS: Ragan 1-11, 47 (12); Miller 12-29 (18); Kimmel 30-46, 71-99, 108-150 (89); Allgaier 48-70 (23); Blount 100 (1); Simko 101-107 (7)