2001 ARCA Re/Max Series

Last updated

The 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series was the 49th season of the ARCA Racing Series, a division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). The season began on February 11, 2001, with the Discount Auto Parts 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The season ended with the Pork. The Other White Meat 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on November 17. [1] Frank Kimmel won the drivers championship, his third in the series and second in a row, and Jason Jarrett won the Rookie of the Year award. The season was marred with the deaths of Dean Roper, who suffered a heart attack during the Par-A-Dice 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds, [2] and Blaise Alexander, who was killed in a crash at the EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. [3]

Contents

Schedule & Winners

DateTrackCityEvent NamePole WinnerRace Winner
February 11 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Discount Auto Parts 200 Kirk Shelmerdine Ryan Newman
April 13 Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee PFG Lester 150 Frank Kimmel Ken Schrader
April 22 Winchester Speedway White River Township, Indiana ARCA Re/Max 250 Frank Kimmel Tim Steele
April 29 Salem Speedway Washington Township, Indiana Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
May 5 Gateway International Raceway Madison, Illinois Gateway ARCA 150 Tim Steele Frank Kimmel
May 12 Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky Kentucky ARCA 150 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
May 19 Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 Tim Steele Frank Kimmel
June 3 Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas BPU 200 Ryan Newman Jason Jarrett
June 9 Michigan Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan Flagstar 200 Jason Jarrett Kerry Earnhardt
June 16 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania Pocono ARCA Re/Max 200 Stuart Kirby Tim Steele
June 22 Memphis Motorsports Park Millington, Tennessee Memphis ARCA 150 Rick Carelli Billy Bigley
July 7 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York BETONUSA.com 150 Blaise Alexander John Finger
July 13 Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky Blue Grass Quality Meats 200 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader
July 21 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan Michigan ARCA Re/Max 200 Blaise Alexander Blaise Alexander
July 28 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Indiana Pepsi ARCA 200 Stuart Kirby Tim Steele
August 11 Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee Waste Management 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
August 19 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois PAR-A-DICE 100 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
September 1 Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Illinois ARCA Re/Max 200 Tim Steele Ed Berrier
September 3 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Federated Auto Parts 100 Tony Stewart Frank Kimmel
September 9 Salem Speedway Washington Township, Indiana Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
September 16 Toledo Speedway Toledo, Ohio Jasper Engines & Transmissions 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
September 22 Berlin Raceway Marne, Michigan Pork. The Other White Meat 200 Frank Kimmel Tim Steele
October 4 Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 Tim Steele Kerry Earnhardt
October 20 Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama Food World 300 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart
November 17 Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia Pork. The Other White Meat 400 Frank Kimmel Kerry Earnhardt

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 NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL ATL
1 Frank Kimmel 32*11*1*1*1*1*2*305331*2*3*1*1*6*1*1*1*331837080
2 Jason Jarrett 216124729712922241624128232823572165900
3 Andy Belmont 16931323895510191015141230610752231135265470
4 Ron Cox 3611771216111018121613171314232812369671230155070
5 Norm Benning 30211417182614122223111511201810261530149131631194750
6 Todd Bowsher 2625952720312414131874313511213217101782220204690
7 Chuck Weber 201622162017121935151521141717201531121919151829394560
8 Donny Morelock 22222714221132132016271125151613928231213203334284495
9 Tim Steele 25712323391*143131**554300
10 Mike Buckley DNQ2019202515157143615111418115271512413470
11 Kevin Belmont 3626283136342836351027322615192434342729303922143160
12 Darrell Basham 1128253318191222171514193127182905
13 Greg Sarff 1929301824212910243792726411715292325372900
14 Brad Smith DNQ37Wth403735322433223738382629272523212125DNQ232685
15 Tim Mitchell DNQ151627202033212221191627131114DNQ24DNQ2665
16 Richard Burroughs 31276721Wth1934124754816892600
17 Eric Martin 30303537363739333525353332163338403330313628402480
18 Billy Venturini 2326423813233032074433362445
19 Todd Antrican DNQDNQ26323930343228313030343132373731252829DNQ382195
20 Ed Berrier 43222427233172035
21 A. J. Henriksen 14162710276221074891960
22 Larry Hollenbeck 102121131214179824342328261925
23 Blaise Alexander 82866921221820
24 Joe Cooksey 132882110159851735
25 Dennis English 2529232928291333152122DNQ261570
26 Mike Swaim Jr. 28523818441495
27 Stuart Kirby 524233271341495
28 Richard Mitchell DNQ2613115269105221435
29 Mark Gibson 27316272918919271355
30 Jeff Falk 1816307522235261310
31 Rick Carelli 458244031285
32 Dick Tracey 32383631342631322127DNQ2538DNQDNQDNQ1255
33 Rick Markle DNQ12258133327141230
34 Jeff Finley 23117441225
35 Vern Slagh 3252219112624321005
36 Kerry Earnhardt 14201*1*1*1005
37 Bobby Gerhart 628617301*970
38 Chad Blount 9101127960
39 John Metcalf 962245930
40 Chase Montgomery 341229535624910
41 Bob Strait 2220242910
42 Damon Lusk 24121032168890
43 Randy Van Zant 24156261420DNQ855
44 Marty Butkovich 171923251216820
45 Tom Eriksen 81310306815
46 Jerry Glanville 10354196790
47 Rick Thoennes DNQ179133210775
48 Roger Blackstock 18371931711765
49 Shelby Howard 61862130750
50 Tony Altiere 263533342929252932DNQ735
51 Philip Kranefuss 30425923705
52 Tracy Leslie 201832622DNQ675
53 Robby Benton 1516146665
54 Ken Schrader 143655
55 Stanton Barrett 844635
56 John Hayden 2551616625
57 David Keith 415719625
58 Tim Turner 1512193135DNQ615
59 Doug Keller 1417433605
60 Karla Lampe 1025382018DNQ605
61 Justin Labonte 343014QL1729595
62 James Hylton 332933343833Wth393721585
63 Dicky Williamson DNQ21231718DNQ575
64 Michael Melton 232423DNQ253934565
65 Robbie Cowart 10122425565
66 Howard Rose 2818824530
67 Jason Hedlesky DNQ2925Wth331331520
68 Charlie Schaefer 17311226505
69 Mark Hockensmith 2438262616500
70 Jeff Caudell 231322DNQ32495
71 Tim Burrell 22271621490
72 C. W. Smith 38261115470
73 Dion Ciccarelli 183829940465
74 Jeep Pflum 19218450
75 Mike Basham 2832322722445
76 Randal Ritter DNQ17632445
77 Scott Kuhn 15827440
78 Billy Bigley 1*7440
79 Shawna Robinson 73410
80 Ryan Vos 13936400
81 Darrell Lanigan 66400
82 Ryan Newman 120390
83 Josh Richeson 19240385
84 Bill Eversole 253116WthDNQ380
85 Mel Walen 242119370
86 Jerry Hill 192125365
87 Kevin McGuire 233522DNQDNQ340
88 Willie Green 520340
89 Eric Smith 719330
90 Jim Eubanks DNQ1714330
91 Brent Glastetter 1810320
92 Bob Aiello 1712315
93 Steadman Marlin 1317310
94 Brent Sherman 28203234305
95 Mark Voigt 391127305
96 Nate Monteith 2311290
97 Carl McCormick 183033285
98 J. R. Robbs 293319285
99 Shawn Gray 2412280
100 Randy Briggs 1522275
101 Dale Kreider DNQ836265
102 Eric Smith DNQ314020255
103 Shane Hmiel DNQ2255
104 Tony Stewart 2250
105 Kirk Shelmerdine 4240
106 Mike Harmon DNQ1041235
107 John Finger 1235
108 Lyndon Amick 6*230
109 Keith Segars 1037225
110 Jim Hollenbeck 3022225
111 Mike Burg 2925215
112 Bill Baird DNQ3QL215
113 Ricky Hendrick 9*215
114 Phillip Young 2228210
115 Andy Kirby 4210
116 Art Cross 5205
117 Ray Clay 10205
118 Andy Petree 9195
119 Austin Cameron 8190
120 Jeriod Prince 8190
121 Johnny Sauter 8190
122 Jerry Churchill 9185
123 Casey Mears 9185
124 Tina Gordon 10185
125 Mike Zazula 2828180
126 Todd Shafer DNQ2833180
127 Steve Cronenwett 10180
128 Frog Hall 11175
129 Ronnie Hornaday 11175
130 Doug Stevens 11175
131 Billy Thomas Wth11175
132 Brad Baker 12170
133 Wayne Peterson 2836165
134 Alan Bigelow 13165
135 Bill Conger 13165
136 John Sadinsky Wth3518165
137 Ryck Sanders 14160
138 Rich Woodland Jr. 14160
139 Shane Lewis 16150
140 Chris Douglas 17145
141 Andy Hillenburg 17145
142 Emerson Newton-John 17145
143 Scott Ritter 17145
144 Malcolm Bennett 18140
145 Jeff Spraker 18140
146 Brian Zalner 19135
147 Richard Hampton 20130
148 Michael Simko 20130
149 Jerry Cook 21125
150 Mark Green 21125
151 Todd Coon 23115
152 Dan Pardus 24115
153 Tim Edwards DNQ28115
154 Brian Conz 23110
155 C. T. Hellmund 24110
156 Scotty Sands 24110
157 Chris Geier 3429110
158 Wayne Hixson 3635105
159 Jim Pate 25105
160 Anthony Hill DNQ35DNQ105
161 Sammy Potaschnick 26100
162 Dennis Strickland 26100
163 Tom Baker 2795
164 Jeff Streeter DNQ3295
165 Brad Anderson 2890
166 Cavin Councilor 291385
167 Bill Harner 3080
168 Matt Hummel 3080
169 Dean Roper 3080
170 Johnny Borneman III 3175
171 Rick Hixson 3175
172 Wheeler Boys 3470
173 John Neal DNQ36DNQ70
174 Ed Kennedy 3365
175 Bob Kelly DNQ3865
176 Jeff Alsip 3460
177 Kevin Gardner 3460
178 Chuck Roumell 3460
179 Jon Herb 3555
180 Keith Murt 3555
181 Jason Vieau 3555
182 Ben Hess 3745
183 Tom Sokoloski 3745
184 Paul Booher 3840
185 Brian Kaltreider 3840
186 Steve Melnick 3935
187 Doug Reid III 3935
188 Mark Stahl 4030
189 Andy Stone DNQ
190 Jimmy Burns DNQ
191 Bill Hoff DNQ
192 David Ray Boggs DNQDNQ
193 David Romines DNQDNQ
194 Drew White DNQDNQ
195 A. J. Alsup DNQ
196 Terry Harris DNQ
197 Stanley Teague DNQ
198 Mike Potter DNQ
199 Rick Tackman DNQDNQ
200 Bill Bray DNQ
201 Ed Wettlaufer DNQ
202 Kieran Dynes DNQ
203 John Kinder DNQ
204 Andy Lombi DNQ
205 Jennifer Jo Cobb Wth
Pos.Driver DAY NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL ATL Points

Related Research Articles

Adam Kyler Petty was an American professional stock car racing driver. A member of the Petty racing family, he was the fourth generation from the Petty family to drive in races in the highest division of NASCAR racing, mostly in what was then known as the NASCAR Busch Series. He was believed to be the first fourth-generation athlete in all of modern American professional sports.

Kerry Dale Earnhardt is a former NASCAR driver and the eldest son of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt. He is the half-brother of former NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Miller. He was employed by Dale Earnhardt, Inc. as a consultant specializing in driver development until 2011. His younger son, Jeffrey Earnhardt, began racing for DEI in 2007 and currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Kerry Earnhardt is known for his physical similarity to his father.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Labonte</span> American racing driver

Justin Labonte is a former NASCAR Busch Series driver. He is the son of two-time Winston Cup Series champion Terry Labonte, and the nephew of 2000 champion Bobby Labonte. He currently races on short tracks in North Carolina.

Bryan Reffner is a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver. He was also a champion in the American Speed Association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A. J. Fike</span> American racing driver

A. J. Fike is an American professional racing driver. He is the older brother of NASCAR driver Aaron Fike. Fike won the 1999 United States Auto Club (USAC) Midget Car rookie of the year title and his younger brother Aaron Fike won the award the following season making them the first brothers to win the award in back to back seasons. He later drove in several NASCAR races.

Jason Anthony Jarrett is an American race car spotter for 23XI Racing, JR Motorsports, and On Point Motorsports. A former driver in the NASCAR Busch Series and ARCA Racing Series, he has not driven in competition since 2005. Jarrett is the son of 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett and the grandson of two-time champion Ned Jarrett.

Blaise Robert Alexander Jr. also known as BR Alexander was an American professional stock car racer from Montoursville, Pennsylvania. He began racing at the age of 12 in go-karts, winning the coveted World Karting Association East Regional championship in 1992. In 1995, he moved south to Mooresville, North Carolina, and drove in the ARCA Racing Series. Named ARCA's rookie of the year in 1996, Alexander was a regular driver in that series while also driving in both the NASCAR Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andy Belmont</span> American racing driver and team owner

Charles Andrew Belmont Jr. is a retired stock car driver and team owner. Belmont began racing at an early age before moving south. In 1987, he was named the NASCAR Dash Series Rookie of the Year, then he won the championship the next year as a car owner. Belmont posted three wins in the DASH Series at Hickory Motor Speedway on October 18, 1987, Myrtle Beach Speedway on May 20, 1988, and Southside Speedway on July 8, 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Damon Lusk</span> American racing driver

Damon Lusk is an American professional stock car racing driver. He primarily competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series, where he scored two wins in 53 starts between 2000 and 2009. In addition, he ran part-time in the NASCAR Busch Series for six years. This most notably included his 2003 campaign, when he left ARCA to focus on competing in the Busch Series, where he ran eleven races for Tommy Baldwin Racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Wallace (racing driver)</span> American racing driver (born 1987)

Stephen Wallace is an American stock car racing driver. A current super late model racer, he is the son of 1989 Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace, the nephew of NASCAR drivers Kenny and Mike Wallace, and cousin of Chrissy Wallace. Steve has made starts in all three of NASCAR's national series as well as the ARCA Racing Series, and won the Snowball Derby in 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chad McCumbee</span> American stock car racing driver

Chad McCumbee is an American stock car racing driver. He currently drives in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and has run four full seasons in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He is also known for his portrayal of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shelby Howard</span> American racing driver

Shelby Dean Howard IV is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

Peter Shepherd III is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He is currently racing in the NASCAR Pinty's Series for Dave Jacombs Racing and in the APC Series in the #22 APC/Total Race Car.

Ryan Mathews is an American stock car racing driver from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He was a part-time driver of the No. 75 Ray Hackett Racing Ford in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2009. His career also went through ASA, ARCA, and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Arpin</span> Canadian racing driver

Stephen Arpin is a Canadian race car driver and entrepreneur. He currently competes part-time UMP Dirt Modifieds in the No. 00EH Longhorn Chassis for Longhorn Chassis. He has also previously raced in the ARCA Menards Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. He currently owns Longhorn Chassis a Dirt Late Model and Dirt Modified chassis manufacturer.

Carol Dean Roper was an American stock car driver from Fair Grove, Missouri. Roper won three consecutive USAC Stock Car championships between 1981 and 1983. He also competed part time in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and ARCA Racing Series. He was also the father of NASCAR driver Tony Roper.

The 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series was the 52nd season of the ARCA Racing Series, a division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). The season began on February 7, 2004, with the Daytona ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The season ended with the Food World 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 2 almost eight months later. Frank Kimmel won the driver's championship, his sixth in the series and his fifth in a row, while T. J. Bell won the Rookie of the Year award.

The 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series was the 51st season of the ARCA Racing Series, a division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). The season began on February 8, 2003, with the Advance Discount Auto Parts 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The season ended with the Bank of America 200 Presented by Fox 21/27 at South Boston Speedway on October 18. Frank Kimmel won the drivers championship, his fifth in the series and fourth in a row, and Bill Eversole won the Rookie of the Year award.

Chuck Weber is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has previously competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series for 9 years and earned 4 top-10 finishes, including a pole at Michigan Speedway in his final season in 2006.

The 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series was the 50th season of the ARCA Racing Series, a division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). The season began on February 10, 2002, with the ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The season ended with the EasyCare Vehicle Services Contract 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 11. Frank Kimmel won the drivers championship, his fourth in the series and third in a row, and Chad Blount won the Rookie of the Year award.

References

  1. "2001 ARCA Re/Max Series results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  2. "Dean Roper died of heart attack". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. "BLAISE ALEXANDER (1976–2001) – ARCA Racing.com". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)