2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

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The 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series was the 48th season of the ARCA Racing Series, a division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). The season began on February 13, 2000, with the Pro2Call ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The season ended with the Georgia Boot 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on November 20. [1] Frank Kimmel won the drivers championship, his second in the series, and Brian Ross won the Rookie of the Year award. The season was marred by the death of Scott Baker, who was killed in a crash during the Jasper Engines & Transmissions 100 at Toledo Speedway. [2]

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Schedule & Winners

DateTrackCityEvent NamePole WinnerRace Winner
February 13 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Pro2Call ARCA 200 Kirk Shelmerdine David Keith
April 30 Salem Speedway Washington Township, Indiana Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Brian Ross Tracy Leslie
May 14 Anderson Speedway Anderson, Indiana Penda Truck Accessories 300 Frank Kimmel Mark Gibson
May 20 Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 Tim Steele Lyndon Amick
May 26 Kil-Kare Speedway Xenia Township, Ohio Kil-Kare ARCA 150 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
May 27 Flat Rock Speedway Flat Rock, Michigan Jasper Engines & Transmissions 150 Brian Ross Frank Kimmel
June 10 Michigan Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan Flagstar 200 Shawna Robinson Tim Steele
June 17 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania Pocono ARCA 200 Tim Steele Kerry Earnhardt
June 23 Toledo Speedway Toledo, Ohio Jasper Engines & Transmissions 150 Tim Steele Frank Kimmel
July 2 Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky Kentucky ARCA 200 David Keith Tim Steele
July 15 Berlin Raceway Marne, Michigan Berlin ARCA 200 Tim Steele Tim Steele
July 22 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania Pepsi ARCA 200 David Keith Ryan Newman
August 12 Winchester Speedway White River Township, Indiana Astral Carrier ARCA 250 Bobby Gerhart Frank Kimmel
August 20 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois PAR-A-DICE 100 Damon Lusk Frank Kimmel
August 26 Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky Bluegrass Quality Meats 200 Ryan Newman Ryan Newman
September 3 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Southern Illinois 100 Joe Cooksey Billy Thomas
September 10 Salem Speedway Washington Township, Indiana Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
October 4 Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 Ryan Newman Ryan Newman
October 14 Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama Winn Dixie 300 Kirk Shelmerdine David Keith
November 20 Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia Georgia Boot 400 Frank Kimmel Bob Strait

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.

Pos.DriverRacesPoints
DAY SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL
1 Frank Kimmel 33218*291**1*1351*6231*1*1221*713244980
2 Bob Strait 312551095101021328154715523314720
3 Tim Steele 31332181*621*1*41372212102294665
4 Brian Ross 198*3*22122432336315253754123184470
5 Bobby Gerhart 227228512351741214184651211265164330
6 Shawna Robinson 13962392533472410367121019151365*4265
7 Mark Gibson 354182024282153410208817302132174065
8 Joe Cooksey 175213524272511833231219316472214123965
9 Norm Benning 236825817152019142511221015723249323950
10 Andy Belmont 82515765241861316192633182725328383765
11 Ron Cox 2828201918263115125173569179142710373690
12 Chuck Weber 322426DNQ21212223203219242324273220DNQ23253005
13 Cavin Councilor 15152718231619351799311215261338342785
14 Jon Herb DNQ111616112822271430351114221517302610
15 Kirk Shelmerdine 5*102336196173413DNQ1683132340
16 Mike Harmon 4317DNQ26232938293721292932DNQ37222045
17 Jim Lamoreaux DNQ17103715132119141628341935
18 Richard Hampton 199DNQ13101827111813228121860
19 Damon Lusk DNQ20301791111132493341680
20 Curt Piercy 271422QL118401173127DNQ2028191670
21 Bob Schacht 3716DNQ3126121939961028161545
22 Dan Pardus 71412342235DNQ18111530
23 Mike Swaim Jr. 169232851124351440
24 Roger Blackstock 2114257152281829181415
25 Randy Van Zant 202816142512211413211380
26 David Keith 140233344131*31380
27 Marc Brenner 2215614154092312311365
28 Billy Venturini 11101611743691320
29 Tracy Leslie 26119QL1720203141265
30 Kerry Earnhardt 39231*261150
31 A. J. Henriksen 3418828824329DNQDNQ1120
32 Ryan Newman 71*1*1*251100
33 Eric Smith 339631301015
34 Bill Baird 21729Wth17231005
35 Anthony Hill 3225261423252219910
36 Robert Burroughs 9268DNQDNQ13DNQDNQ2727910
37 Mark Stahl 30DNQDNQ26212120DNQ2118900
38 Lyndon Amick 12119714895
39 Greg Sarff DNQ122222DNQ262419805
40 Rich Woodland Jr. 4191034142936760
41 Matt Hutter DNQ3339931DNQDNQ37439750
42 Jeff Finley DNQ13DNQ17DNQDNQ56740
43 Dill Whittymore 252924DNQ27DNQ710
44 Mike Buckley DNQ2214192218700
45 Mark Voigt 31DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ2725118690
46 Matt Mullins 341613381734620
47 Morgan Shepherd 393679DNQ28595
48 Justin Labonte 4202560
49 Robbie Pyle 11411DNQ560
50 A. J. Alsup 36733DNQDNQ7530
51 Christian Elder DNQ2437231533520
52 Karla Lampe DNQ1724DNQ1925520
53 Vern Slagh 4121517510
54 Jason Hedlesky 3814253915495
55 Todd Bowsher 1029DNQ2324490
56 George Glick DNQDNQ2826322336475
57 Ken Schrader 43435
58 Bobby Dotter 74415
59 Rick Sheppard DNQ272315390
60 Charlie Schaefer 301616385
61 Alan Bigelow 29163037360
62 J. R. Robbs 1020DNQ40360
63 Tim Mitchell 221827355
64 Jerry Coffman DNQ1016355
65 Dennis Strickland DNQ181940330
66 Lance Hooper 1610330
67 Andy Hillenburg 621325
68 Dan Ford Jr. 153029320
69 Dwayne Leik 1120305
70 Mario Gosselin 626300
71 Ed Dixon 286290
72 Jerry Hill 1025285
73 Randy Churchill 288280
74 Billy Thomas DNQ1*280
75 Jeff Streeter 2418DNQDNQDNQDNQ275
76 Tim Bainey Jr. DNQDNQ2227265
77 Tom Eriksen 27373434260
78 Jerry Glanville 273427250
79 Rick Skinner 263132245
80 Jeff Fultz 1330245
81 Ronnie Bates 233829240
82 Carl Long DNQ6240
83 Mark Claussner DNQ2130230
84 Ed Curtis DNQDNQDNQDNQ20230
85 Jason Jarrett 4225
86 Scott Kuhn 1731220
87 Willie Green 2033DNQ220
88 C. W. Smith 3824DNQ39210
89 Gay Weinbroer 2526205
90 Ricky Hendrick 5205
91 Dennis English DNQDNQ20DNQ205
92 Drew White DNQDNQDNQ35DNQDNQDNQ205
93 Todd Coon 3321195
94 Kevin Ray 12DNQ195
95 Billy Meazell DNQ3029190
96 Doug Keller 38DNQ22190
97 Brendan Gaughan 9185
98 Rick Tackman DNQDNQ3626175
99 Dave Steele 11175
100 David Ray Boggs 3028170
101 Ronnie Hornaday 14160
102 Scott Baker 16150
103 Austin Cameron 21DNQ150
104 Buddy Schrock 17145
105 Joe Nott 18DNQ145
106 Rock Harris 18140
107 Bob Kelly DNQDNQ28140
108 Rich Hayes 3233135
109 Charlie Baker 20130
110 Shane Huffman 20130
111 Kevin Belmont 25DNQ130
112 Dion Ciccarelli DNQ25DNQ130
113 Rick Markle 2938125
114 Brian Conz DNQDNQ31125
115 Darrell Lanigan 32*DNQ125
116 Bill Flowers 23115
117 Lamar Haygood 23115
118 Mark Thompson 26115
119 Jeff Alsip 28DNQ115
120 Ray Clay 24110
121 David Adcock 29DNQ110
122 Randal Ritter 3635105
123 Jimmy Burns DNQ30105
124 Kieran Dynes 26100
125 Dean Roper 26100
126 Jason Leffler 31100
127 Bill Conger DNQ3295
128 Ryan Vos 2890
129 Brad Baker 3080
130 Bob Hill 3080
131 Allen Patterson 3080
132 Tony Quarles DNQ3680
133 Jeff Beck 3175
134 Jeff Caudell 3175
135 Darrell Basham 3270
136 Eric Nale 3365
137 Ed Kennedy 3460
138 Eric Norris 3460
139 Larry Foyt 35DNQ55
140 Johnny Borneman III 3650
141 Dale Kreider 3650
142 Mike Potter 3745
143 Chad Chaffin 4045
144 David Bridges 3930
145 Robby Benton 4030
146 Ed Berrier 4130
147 David Donohue 4130
148 Michael McNeese DNQ
149 David Simko DNQ
150 Tony Altiere DNQ
151 Tim Horvath DNQ
152 Russell Landrum DNQ
153 Eric Jones DNQDNQDNQDNQ
154 Brad Smith DNQDNQDNQDNQ
155 Dick Tracey DNQDNQDNQ
156 Dicky Williamson DNQDNQ
157 Dave Renner DNQ
158 Carol Hipp DNQ
159 Mike Osgar DNQ
160 Andy Lombi
161 Jeff McClure DNQ
162 Sammy Sanders DNQDNQDNQDNQ
163 Eric Smith DNQDNQ
164 Lester Lesneski DNQDNQDNQ
165 David Romines DNQDNQ
166 Chuck Roumell DNQ
167 Grant Andrews Jr. DNQ
168 Ed Walkenhorst DNQ
169 Phillip Young WthDNQ
170 Tim Burrell DNQ
171 Scott Wimmer DNQ
172 Todd Shafer DNQ
173 Trent Owens DNQ
174 Rick Thoennes DNQ
175 Tim Sauter DNQ
176 Bill Pratt DNQ
177 Preston Tutt DNQ
178 Mark Cash Wth
Pos.Driver DAY SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL Points

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