Open Race Thread: ARCA Series International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 | Talladega Superspeedway
After two short track races at Mobile and Salem, the ARCA Racing Series resumes superspeedway racing today in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Alex Bowman won last week at Salem and was the fastest car in final practice at Talladega. He set a quick time of 51.391 at 186.336 mph. Will Kimmel, Chris Buescher, Brett Hudson and Bobby Gerhart were the rest of the happy hour fast five.
Gerhart is the most popular choice amongst those in the garage - as he should be. Gerhart is coming off his eighth win at Daytona International Speedway and has two wins at Talladega as well. A third could be just 250 miles away.
Gerhart starts today’s race in 24th.
Frank Kimmel is a nine-time Series champion and the 2006 winner of this event. He will start third due to qualifying getting rained out and feels he has a great chance at the checkered flag. He’s currently mired in a 66-race winless streak and has been so close, so many times to start the 2012 season. Is today the day the streak ends?
“We wanted that streak to end 65 races ago,” Kimmel quipped. “We have had a great car at every race this year and we got a good finish at Salem -- had a chance to win and that’s all you can ask for. If we keep bringing fast race cars to the track, we’re eventually going to get that win.”
The starting lineup was set by the rulebook, placing Matt Lofton and Chris Buescher on the front row. Kimmel starts third while points leader Brennan Poole rolls off in fourth.
The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. EST at Talladega Superspeedway. The Speed Network will begin television coverage at 5 p.m.
The complete starting lineup can be found after the jump. See you in the comments section!
STR NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN OWNER
1 16 Matt Lofton/Roxboro NC Joe Coulter
2 17 Chris Buescher/Prosper TX Russ Roulo
3 44 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Duke Thorson
4 25 Brennan Poole/The Woodlands TX Cathy Venturini
5 99 Brandon Davis/Huntington Beach CA Gary Roulo
6 1 Mikey Kile/Westlake LA Jennifer Belmont
7 52 Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ Ken Schrader
8 31 Mike Harmon/Birmingport AL Wayne Peterson
9 58 Chad Hackenbracht/Cornelius NC Greg Hackenbracht
10 32 Brandon McReynolds/Mooresville NC Kevin Cywinski
11 15 Ryan Reed/Bakersfield CA Bill Venturini
12 82 Sean Corr/Goshen NY John Corr
13 23 Spencer Gallagher/Las Vegas NV TJ Clark
14 55 Kevin Swindell/Germantown TN Mike Curb
15 10 Bill Coffey/Danbury CT Andy Hillenburg
16 2 Thomas Praytor/Mobile AL Wayne Hixson
17 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Darrell Basham
18 48 James Hylton/Inman SC James Hylton
19 68 Will Kimmel/Sellersburg IN Bill Kimmel
20 02 Josh Williams/Port Charlotte FL Theresa Williams
21 18 Tyler Speer/Woodstock GA Dave McClure
22 06 Tommy O'Leary/Cygnet OH Wayne Peterson
23 35 Nelson Canache/Caracas Venezuela Bill Venturini
24 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Bill Gerhart
25 04 Larry Barford Jr./Denton MD Roger Carter
26 22 Alex Bowman/Tucson AZ Kerry Scherer
27 94 Steve Blackburn/Prestonburg KY Darrell Basham
28 28 Drew Charlson/New Bremen OH Wayne Hixson
29 6 Milka Duno/Caracas Venezuela Jessica Sharp
30 7 George Cushman/Waterville NY Bill Gerhart
31 61 Joey Coulter/Miami Springs FL Joe Coulter
32 11 Brett Hudson/Owensboro KY Andy Hillenburg
33 66 Mark Thompson/Cartersville GA Cathy Venturini
34 08 Clay Campbell/Martinsville VA Jeff Spraker
35 40 Greg Hutto Jr./Grand Bay AL Roger Carter
36 90 Zach Ralston/Springville IA Doug Stringer
37 30 Terry Jones/Amherstburg ON Terry Jones
38 88 Buster Graham/Lafayette LA Howard Bixman
39 76 John Ferrier/Middletown NY John Ferrier
40 78 Aleks Gregory/Baton Rouge LA Aleks Gregory
41 67 Roger Carter/Charlotte NC Dana Carter
42 97 Donnie Neuenberger/Edgewater MD Dana Carter
43 83 Mike Affarano/Shorewood IL Mike Affarano
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