ARCA: Kimmel dominates and donates
Sep 18, 2001
September 18, 2001 TOLEDO, OH – In support of freedom and amidst some of the most difficult times in our nations history, the ARCA RE/MAX Series forged ahead Sunday afternoon at Toledo Speedway; and so did two-time champion Frank Kimmel. Kimmel, in Larry Clement’s Advance Auto Parts-Pork-ET Sharp Chevrolet, ... Continue reading
ARCA Midgets: Travis Miniea grabs victory in Toledo
Sep 18, 2001
September 18, 2001 TOLEDO OH – Travis Miniea took off from the ninth starting position and never looked back. The Sharon, Ohio youngster, in his Penn-Ohio Self Storage Esslinger Hawk, methodically worked his way forward just in time to win the 30-lap ARCA Auto Value Midget Series/NAMARS feature event Saturday aft ... Continue reading
ARCA Trucks: Witman tames Toledo, wins second straight race
Sep 18, 2001
September 18, 2001 TOLEDO, OHIO –ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series veteran Johnny Witham posted his third feature win this season and second consecutive victory on Saturday at the newly-paved half-mile oval of Toledo Speedway. It was a perfect day for the Hamilton, Ohio driver, as he scored the Old Milwaukee Pole ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Race Results, Toledo
Sep 16, 2001
September 16, 2001 2001 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #21 Toledo Speedway, Toledo OH, 9-16-01 Official Results, Jasper Engines & Transmissions 200 FIN STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 1 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Chevrolet 100 Running 2 3 1 Andy Belmont/Penndel PA America Onlin ... Continue reading
ARCA Trucks: Weethee earns first ever ARCA win at Illiana
Sep 4, 2001
September 4, 2001 SCHERERVILLE, INDIANA-- Patience was a virtue for seasoned veteran Jack Weethee, as he earned his first ever ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series victory this weekend at Illiana Motor Speedway, dominating the field and leading the last 24 laps of the 100-lap feature. “I passed five trucks and took ... Continue reading
ARCA: Berrier a bulldog in Chicagoland
Sep 3, 2001
September 3, 2001 JOLIET IL - Let it never be said that Ed Berrier did not earn his victory in the inaugural Chicagoland ARCA 200 Saturday afternoon at Chicagoland Speedway. The veteran Winston-Salem, North Carolina driver charged from the 34th starting position and tracked down Frank Kimmel less than six laps from the ... Continue reading
Aug 26, 2001
August 26, 2001 BERLIN RAINS OUT MARNE MI, 8-25-01 - Persistent rain showers forced postponement of Saturday's Pork the Other White Meat ARCA RE/MAX 200 at Berlin Raceway. The event has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 22. But before the rains came, rookie Chad Blount quickest in practice. Saturday at Berlin Ra ... Continue reading
ARCA Trucks: Slaughter sizzles at Chicago; Speakman second again
Aug 21, 2001
August 21, 2001 CICERO IL - With just four races left in the 2001 ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series season, defending champion and current points leader Robbin Slaughter seems to have sealed his fate. The Columbus, Ohio veteran driver took his third victory this season on Saturday at Chicago Motor Speedway, his eighth ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Dean Roper: 1938-2001
Aug 21, 2001
August 21, 2001 DEAN ROPER Born 12-26-38 Fair Grove, Missouri SPRINGFIELD, IL – Veteran ARCA stock car driver Dean Roper suffered a fatal heart attack during the ARCA RE/MAX Series PAR-A-DICE 100 at the mile dirt Illinois State Fairgrounds and was pronounced dead at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield Sunday a ... Continue reading
ARCA: Kimmel wins Springfield; Event marred by death of legend Dean Roper
Aug 21, 2001
August 21, 2001 SPRINGFIELD IL - ARCA RE/MAX Series point leader Frank Kimmel padded his commanding lead in the championship standings with a victory here Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds dirt mile in Springfield, a race marred by the death of stock car veteran Dean Roper. Roper, who qualified tenth for the rac ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Race Results, Illinois State Fairgrounds
Aug 20, 2001
August 19, 2001 2001 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #17 Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield IL, 8-19-01 Official Results, PAR-A-DICE 100 FIN STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 1 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Chevrolet 100 Running 2 5 66 Bob Strait/Mokena IL Dauphin Tech Chevrolet ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Dean Roper dies after Illinois crash
Aug 19, 2001
August 19, 2001 SPRINGFIELD IL, 8-19-01 – Veteran ARCA stock car driver Dean Roper died at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield this afternoon after an accident in which his Ford slowed on the frontstretch and impacted the inside retaining wall on lap 17 of the ARCA RE/MAX Series PAR-A-DICE 100 at the mile dirt ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Kimmel, a true-blue Tennessee Titan
Aug 13, 2001
August 12, 2001 LEBANON TN – If you’re going through the Tennessee Titan team roster, then add ARCA RE/MAX Series veteran Frank Kimmel to the list. Kimmel, in Larry Clement’s Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford, pumped out another perfect score card Saturday night under the lights at Nashville Superspeedway ... Continue reading
ARCA Trucks: Guinn grabs Kentucky win over 'speedy' Speakman
Aug 13, 2001
August 12, 2001 SPARTA KY – For the second time this year, ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series hard charger Jeff Speakman finished a heartbreaking second behind series standout Chad Guinn. The seemingly unstoppable Guinn took the checkered flag at Kentucky Speedway on Friday night, marking his third ARCA win this s ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX starting grid, Nashville
Aug 10, 2001
KIMMEL WINS NASHVILLE POLE WITH NEW TRACK RECORD LEBANON TN, 8-10-01 - Frank Kimmel, in the Advance Auto Parts-Pork-ET Sharp Ford, won the Old Milwaukee Pole Award here Friday at Nashville Superspeedway. The current point leader and 2-time champ broke his own 1-lap track record by nearly 7 mph with a speed of 158.267. ... Continue reading
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