ARCA: Ryan Newman shatters record in 1st round qualifying at Charlotte
3 October 2000
Ryan Newman, in Roger Penske's Alltel Ford, smashed the one-lap ARCA track record here today at Lowe's Motor Speedway with a speed of 186.780 mph. The South Bend, Indiana rookie racer surpassed Tim Steele's old mark of 182.340 by more than four miles per hour. Jason Leffler, in a Joe Gibbs MBNA-sponsored Pontiac, qualified outside pole at 183.038 ahead of Jason Jarrett at 182.235, Tim Steele at 181.238 and David Keith at 181.044 to complete the top five qualifiers. The top 25 were locked in for Wednesday night's ARCA EasyCare 100, and the remaining positions will be determined in 2nd round qualifying Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 PM ET. 2000 ARCA BONDO/MAR-HYDE SERIES EVENT #18 Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord NC, 10-4-00 1st Round Qualifying, EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR TIME SPEED 1 27 Ryan Newman/South Bend IN Alltel Ford 28.911 186.78 2 18 Jason Leffler/Cornelius NC MBNA Pontiac 29.502 183.038 3 88 Jason Jarrett/Conover NC Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 29.632 182.235 4 16 Tim Steele/Coopersville MI HS-Die Softech Ford 29.795 181.238 5 95 David Keith/Nashville TN Visual Bible Ford 29.827 181.044 6 57 Kirk Shelmerdine/Welcome NC CLR Ford 29.851 180.898 7 55 Jeff Fultz/Mooresville NC Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford 29.894 180.638 8 58 Mario Gosselin/Lake Wales FL Carter Grandle Casual Furniture Chevrolet 29.902 180.59 9 7 Rich Woodland/Templeton CA Woodland Racing Chevrolet 29.993 180.042 10 49 Matt Mullins/Charlotte NC BAM Racing Pontiac 30.052 179.689 11 37 Rock Harris/Yadkinville NC Rock Harris Racing Ford 30.061 179.635 12 99 Lyndon Amick/Concord NC Federated Auto Parts Pontiac 30.098 179.414 13 66 Bob Strait/Mokena IL Midway Islands Ford 30.136 179.188 14 8 Shawna Robinson/Des Moines IA Kmart-Pacific Garden Ford 30.224 178.666 15 96 Brendan Gaughan/Las Vegas NV NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 30.245 178.542 16 17 Ricky Hendrick/Denver NC GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet 30.402 177.62 17 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork White Meat Chevrolet 30.433 177.439 18 47 Jon Herb/Indianapolis IN WorldBestBuy.com Ford 30.441 177.392 19 39 Lance Hooper/Mooresville NC Bill Terry Pontiac 30.46 177.282 20 22 Mike Swaim Jr/High Point NC Xlerator Pontiac 30.482 177.154 21 08 Justin Labonte/Trinity NC Slim Jim Meat Snacks Chevrolet 30.526 176.898 22 90 Jason Hedlesky/Clinton MI Hills Brothers Coffee Ford 30.549 176.765 23 59 Mark Gibson/Winder GA Maurtco Motorsports Chevrolet 30.55 176.759 24 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Greektown Casinos Chevrolet 30.577 176.603 25 4 Marc Brenner/Trussville AL The Outdoor Channel Chevrolet 30.613 176.396 26 82 Robby Benton/Harrisburg NC MAC Tools Ford 30.674 176.045 27 50 Andy Belmont/Penndel PA America Online-York Heating & Cooling Ford 30.688 175.965 28 28 Eric Norris/Dallas TX Jani-King Ford 30.723 175.764 29 31 Sammy Sanders/Goodlettsville TN 31-W Insulation Chevrolet 30.758 175.564 30 21 Anthony Hill/Carrollton GA Jack Bowsher Racing Ford 30.871 174.921 31 83 David Donahue/West Chester PA eLink Pontiac 30.94 174.531 32 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA SoBe Healthy Refreshments Chevrolet 31.026 174.048 33 48 Damon Lusk/Spartanburg SC Reliance Tool & Manufacturing Ford 31.07 173.801 34 41 Larry Foyt/Mooresville NC Harrah's Casinos Pontiac 31.089 173.695 35 51 Joe Cooksey/Centralia IL Maurtco Motorsports Chevrolet 31.137 173.427 36 1 Matt Hutter/Chardon OH Phoenix Construction Chevrolet 31.223 172.949 37 75 Bob Schacht/Mooresville NC Racing for Christ Ford 31.37 172.139 38 53 Robert Burroughs/Laurel MS Burroughs Diesel Pontiac 31.412 171.909 39 32 Mark Stahl/Savannah GA Autobell Carwashes-Keystone Motors Ford 31.471 171.587 40 24 Chuck Weber/Mesquite TX Cardinal Tool Company Chevrolet 31.614 170.81 41 19 Cavin Councilor/Naples FL Earthlink-Target Saws & Blades Chevrolet 31.68 170.455 42 23 Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN John Dunn Trucking Chevrolet 32.426 166.533 43 42 Dan Pardus/Port Orange FL Coastal Auctions Chevrolet 33.123 163.029 44 10 Ronnie Bates/Waynesburg KY Piercy/Smith Racing Ford 34.002 158.814 3 JR Robbs/Gaffney SC Ken Appling Racing Chevrolet 6 Mike Harmon/Birmingport AL Alabama Auto Show Chevrolet 14 Christian Elder/Cornelius NC Great Clips for Hair Pontiac 25 Billy Venturini/Concord NC iRM-Permatex Chevrolet 38 AJ Alsup/Mooresville NC Track Scan Chevrolet 67 Brian Ross/Plymouth IN Damon RV Chevrolet 71 AJ Henriksen/Mooresville NC Engineered Components Chevrolet 78 Lester Lesneski/Stanfield NC Lesneski Racing Chevrolet 80 Morgan Shepherd/Conover NC Stan Hover Motorsports Ford 98 Jeff Alsip/Walton KY Master Motorsports Ford