 DUQUION,
IL (September 1, 2008) -- Some say the cream always rises to the top. This
might be the case with 9-time ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Frank Kimmel. The
defending series champion went 14 races this year before posting his first win
in his own Kimmel Racing Ford. Kimmel's first win came two weeks ago on the
clay track at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The veteran racer followed that
up with yet another win on clay. This time, it was a victory at the DuQuoin
State Fairgrounds on Labor Day. Kimmel dominated the race leading 96 of 102
race laps en route to the win.
Forty-one cars were on hand at the 1-mile clay oval in southern Illinois.
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. set a new record in qualifying circling the track in
32.896 seconds (109.436 mph). The time broke the previous record (33.273) set
by Brian Tyler in 2006. Frank Kimmel was second in qualifying with a time of
33.223 seconds (108.359 mph).
The race was dominated by Kimmel who led 96 of the 102 race laps. The only
other drivers to lead during the event were Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (lap #1) and
James Buescher (laps 26-30).
The race was slowed by five cautions for a total of 25 laps.
Kimmel won by .310 seconds over Patrick Sheltra who started ninth. Last
year's race winner, Kenny Schrader, finished in third place followed by Dexter
Bean and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
Matt Carter finished in sixth followed by Kelly Kovski, Scott Speed, James
Buescher and Bryan Silas in seventh through tenth, respectively.
Scott Speed's lead in the ARCA RE/MAX Series driver standings drops to 75
points over Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Matt Carter is in third place (3795), while
Frank Kimmel moves up to fourth place (3705). Justin Allgaier commands the
fifth spot in the rankings with 3650 points.
After two races on bias-ply tires, the ARCA RE/MAX Series returns to racing
on radial tires this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. The series will be in
action this Saturday, September 6, at the 1.5-mile paved oval.
The ARCA RE/MAX Series competes exclusively on Hoosier racing tires and all
events are serviced by Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. located in Lakeville, IN.
For complete race results and more information about the ARCA RE/MAX Series
visit www.arcaracing.com.
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