ARCA: Kerry Earnhart answers ARCA Pocono call with win
17 June 2000
Long Pond, PA, 6-17-00, Kerry Earnhardt, son of seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt, made his parents proud Saturday winning the Pocono ARCA 200 here at Pocono Int'l Raceway. Earnhardt, in the Teresa Earnhardt Chevrolet, led 55 circuits of 80 laps to conquer the 2.5-mile triangular superspeedway in only his fourth start. Swaim, in the Xlerator Pontiac finished second ahead of Dan Pardus, Ed Berrier (subbing for the injured Shawna Robinson) and Frank Kimmel the top-five. 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Event #8 Pocono Int'l Raceway, Long Pond PA, 6-17-00 Official Results, Pocono ARCA 200 FIN STR CAR POS POS NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 5 2 Kerry Earnhardt/Mooresville NC Teresa Earnhardt Chevrolet 80 Running 2 3 22 Mike Swaim Jr/High Point NC Xlerator Pontiac 80 Running 3 2 42 Dan Pardus/Port Orange FL Coastal Auctions Chevrolet 80 Running 4 36 8 Shawna Robinson/Des Moines IA Kmart Kids Race Against Drugs Ford 80 Running 5 12 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork White Meat Chevrolet 80 Running 6 1 16 Tim Steele/Coopersville MI HS Die-Softech Ford 80 Running 7 16 80 Morgan Shepherd/Hickory NC Stan Hover Racing Ford 80 Running 8 4 71 AJ Henriksen/Mooresville NC Engineered Components Ford 80 Running 9 26 1 Matt Hutter/Chardon OH Phoenix Construction Chevrolet 79 Running 10 9 66 Bob Strait/Mokena IL Midway Islands Ford 79 Running 11 21 51 Joe Cooksey/Centralia IL SunSpeed.net Chevrolet 79 Running 12 8 75 Bob Schacht/Mooresville NC Racing for Christ Ministries Ford 79 Running 13 20 49 Matt Mullins/Harrisburg NC Ther-A-Pedic Sleep Products Pontiac 79 Running 14 22 4 Marc Brenner/Trussville AL Outdoor Channel Chevrolet 79 Running 15 13 23 Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN John Dunn Trucking Chevrolet 79 Running 16 7 25 Billy Venturini/Concord NC Permatex Chevrolet 79 Running 17 17 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 79 Running 18 35 50 Andy Belmont/Penndel PA AOL-York Heating & AC Ford 79 Running 19 23 48 Jim Lamoreaux/Sweet Valley PA Reliance Tool & Manufacturing Chevrolet 79 Running 20 29 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA SoBe Healthy Refreshment Chevrolet 78 Running 21 14 59 Mark Gibson/Auburn GA PSEG Chevrolet 78 Running 22 33 21 Tim Bainey/Osceola Mills PA Falcone Ford 78 Running 23 25 24 Chuck Weber/Mesquite TX Cardinal Tool Company Chevrolet 78 Running 24 32 28 Skip Smith/Williamsport PA Shop Vac Chevrolet 77 Running 25 31 7 Jerry Hill/Marlboro MD Chris Watt Racing Ford 77 Running 26 28 32 Mark Stahl/Savannah GA AutoBell Carwash-Keystone Ford 77 Running 27 18 0 Tom Eriksen/Hesston PA Eriksen H20 Well Drilling Chevrolet 76 Out of Fuel 28 38 47 Jon Herb/Indianapolis IN Invincible Sportswear Chevrolet 75 Running 29 24 74 David Adcock/York PA Manheim Auto Auctions Pontiac 75 Running 30 10 38 Damon Lusk/Inman SC United Pipe & Supply Ford 75 Running 31 34 10 Rick Skinner/Medford NJ Digital Arts & Graphics Ford 73 Running 32 27 67 Brian Ross/Plymouth IN Invisible Glass-Stoner Car Care Products Chevy 66 Rear End 33 15 95 David Keith/Nashville TN Shoney's Inn Ford 56 Transmssn 34 6 3 Kirk Shelmerdine/Welcome NC Schaeffer's Harley Davidson Chevrolet 39 Engine 35 11 19 Cavin Councilor/Naples FL Target Saws & Blades-Earthlink Chevrolet 39 Engine 36 19 72 AJ Alsup/Mooresville NC Track Scan Chevrolet 20 Transmssn 37 30 99 Mike Potter/Johnson City TN Sharon Supermarket-Ruffies Trash Bags Ford 17 Engine 38 37 6 Mike Harmon/Birmingport AL World War II Veterans Memorial Pontiac 2 Fuel Pump TALLADEGA POLE AWARD: Tim Steele 53.770 (167.380 mph) NTR MRGN OF VIC: 1.698 seconds CAUTIONS: 2 for 13 laps TIME OF RACE: 1:32:34 AVG SPEED: 129.636 mph LAP LEADERS: Steele 1-15 (15); Pardus 16-19 (4); Councilor 20-24 (5); Earnhardt 25-56, 58-80 (55); Kimmel 57 (1)