ARCA Charlotte entry list
30 September 2000
The ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series will again help ignite another big night under the lights at Lowe’s Motor Speedway with the EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 scheduled to roll off Wednesday night, October 4 at 9 PM ET following Bud Pole Qualifying for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. This year’s entry list holds an impressive combination of veterans and rookies from all walks of motorsports who will compete for nearly $200,000 in posted awards. Included on that list are ARCA regulars Frank Kimmel (point leader), Tim Steele (3-time champ/3rd in points), Bob Strait (2nd in points), Shawna Robinson, ’99 Daytona ARCA winner Bobby Gerhart, Kirk Shelmerdine, Bob Schacht, Mark Gibson, Andy Belmont and Joe Cooksey. Rookies entered include a career-first start from Larry Foyt, son of AJ Foyt, third generation drivers’ Jason Jarrett and Justin Labonte, as well as Ryan Newman in a Penske-prepared Ford, Jason Leffler in a Joe Gibbs Pontiac, and a career-first start from Ricky Hendrick in a Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Former Charlotte/ARCA winners entered include Kimmel, Steele, Shelmerdine, Lyndon Amick and Mario Gosselin. The EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 will be the 13th ARCA race at LMS since the series first raced there in 1964 when Curtis Turner won the inaugural event. However, there would be a 32-year hiatus before the series would return in 1996. Steele is the only 4-time ARCA winner at LMS as well as the all-time lap leader there having led 359 laps in 6 races. Rookie Brian Ross (4th in points) leads rookie Shawna Robinson by just 16 markers heading to Charlotte in the chase for the Prestone ARCA Rookie of the Year honors. 2000 ARCA BONDO/MAR-HYDE SERIES EVENT #18 Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord NC, 10-4-00 Official Entry List, EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR YEAR & MODEL 1 Matt Hutter/Chardon OH Phoenix Construction Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 3 JR Robbs/Gaffney SC Ken Appling Racing Chevrolet 98 Monte Carlo 4 Marc Brenner/Trussville AL The Outdoor Channel Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Greektown Casinos Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 6 Mike Harmon/Birmingport AL Alabama Auto Show Chevrolet 98 Monte Carlo 7 Rich Woodland/Templeton CA Woodland Racing Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 8 Shawna Robinson/Des Moines IA Kmart-Pacific Garden Ford 00 Taurus 10 Ronnie Bates/Waynesburg KY Piercy/Smith Racing Ford 99 Taurus 14 Christian Elder/Cornelius NC Great Clips for Hair Pontiac 00 Grand Prix 16 Tim Steele/Coopersville MI HS-Die Softech Ford 00 Taurus 17 Ricky Hendrick/Denver NC Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 18 Jason Leffler/Cornelius NC MBNA Pontiac 00 Grand Prix 19 Cavin Councilor/Naples FL Earthlink-Target Saws & Blades Chevrolet 98Monte Carlo 21 tba Jack Bowsher Racing Ford 99 Taurus 22 Mike Swaim Jr/High Point NC Xlerator Pontiac 99 Grand Prix 23 Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN John Dunn Trucking Chevrolet 98 Monte Carlo 24 Chuck Weber/Mesquite TX Cardinal Tool Company Chevrolet 98 Monte Carlo 25 Billy Venturini/Concord NC Permatex Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 27 Ryan Newman/South Bend IN Alltel Ford 00 Taurus 28 Eric Norris/Dallas TX Jani-King Ford 99 Taurus 31 Sammy Sanders/Goodlettsville TN 31-W Insulation Chevrolet 98 MonteCarlo 32 Mark Stahl/Savannah GA Autobell Carwashes of NC Ford 99 Taurus 37 Rock Harris/Yadkinville NC Rock Harris Racing Ford 97 Thunderbird 38 AJ Alsup/Mooresville NC Track Scan Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 39 tba Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet 98 Monte Carlo 41 Larry Foyt/Mooresville NC Harrah's Casinos Pontiac 00 Grand Prix 42 Dan Pardus/Port Orange FL Jim & Judie Motorsports Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 45 Lance Hooper/Mooresville NC tba Pontiac 98 Grand Prix 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork White Meat Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 47 Jon Herb/Indianapolis IN WorldBestBuy.com Ford 00 Taurus 48 Damon Lusk/Spartanburg SC Reliance Tool & Manufacturing Ford 99Taurus 49 Matt Mullins/Charlotte NC BAM Racing Pontiac 00 Grand Prix 50 Andy Belmont/Penndel PA America Online-York Heating & Cooling Ford 99Taurus 51 Joe Cooksey/Centralia IL Maurtco Motorsports Chevrolet 98 Monte Carlo 53 Robert Burroughs/Laurel MS Burroughs Diesel Pontiac 99 Grand Prix 55 Jeff Fultz/Mooresville NC Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford 99 Taurus 57 Kirk Shelmerdine/Welcome NC CLR Ford 00 Taurus 58 Mario Gosselin/Lake Wales FL WJ Plemons Ins Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 59 Mark Gibson/Winder GA Maurtco Motorsports Chevrolet 98 Monte Carlo 62 Anthony Hill/Carrollton GA Anthony Hill Racing Ford 00 Taurus 66 Bob Strait/Mokena IL Midway Islands Ford 00 Taurus 67 Brian Ross/Plymouth IN Biomet-Damon RV Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 71 AJ Henriksen/Mooresville NC Engineered Components Chevrolet 98 MonteCarlo 75 Bob Schacht/Mooresville NC Racing for Christ Ford 00 Taurus 82 Robby Benton/Harrisburg NC MAC Tools Ford 99 Taurus 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA SoBe Healthy Refreshments Chevrolet 98 Monte Carlo 88 Jason Jarrett/Conover NC Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 00 Monte Carlo 90 Jason Hedlesky/Clinton MI Hills Brothers Coffee Ford 00 Taurus 95 David Keith/Nashville TN Visual Bible Ford 00 Taurus 96 Brendan Gaughan/Las Vegas NV NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 98 Monte Carlo 98 Willie Green/Walton KY Master Motorsports Ford 99 Taurus 99 Lyndon Amick/Concord NC Federated Auto Parts Pontiac 99 Grand Prix 08 Justin Labonte/Trinity NC Slim Jim Meat Snacks Chevrolet 00 MonteCarlo