2002 ARCA Re/Max Series

2002 ARCA RE/MAX Series

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The 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series ^[1] 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.

Schedule & Winners

Date	Track	Event Name	Pole Winner	Race Winner
February 10	Daytona International Speedway	Discount Auto Parts 200	Chase Montgomery	Bobby Gerhart
March 9	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Pork The Other White Meat 400	Chad Blount	Damon Lusk
April 12	Nashville Superspeedway	PFG Lester 150	Frank Kimmel	Frank Kimmel
April 29	Salem Speedway	Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200	Frank Kimmel	Frank Kimmel
May 11	Kentucky Speedway	WLWT Channel 5 155	John Metcalf	Frank Kimmel
May 18	Lowe's Motor Speedway	EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100	Frank Kimmel	Jeff Fultz
June 1	Kansas Speedway	BPU 200	Frank Kimmel	Frank Kimmel
June 8	Pocono Raceway	Pocono ARCA 200	Frank Kimmel	Damon Lusk
June 15	Michigan Speedway	Flagstar 200	Chad Blount	Chad Blount
June 23	Toledo Speedway	Jasper Engines & Transmissions 200	Chad Blount	Frank Kimmel
July 3	South Boston Speedway	Big Daddy's Liberty 200	Ken Schrader	Ken Schrader
July 12	Kentucky Speedway	Bluegrass Quality Meats 200	Vern Slagh	Chad Blount
July 20	Berlin Raceway	Pork, The Other White Meat 200	Chad Blount	Fred Campbell
July 27	Pocono Raceway	Pepsi ARCA 200	Casey Atwood	Casey Atwood
August 9	Nashville Superspeedway	Waste Management 200	Frank Kimmel	Frank Kimmel
August 18	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Allen Crowe Memorial 100	Frank Kimmel	Frank Kimmel
August 31	Winchester Speedway	GoldenPalace200.com 200	Frank Kimmel	Frank Kimmel
September 2	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Federated Auto Parts 100	Tony Stewart	Frank Kimmel
September 7	Chicagoland Speedway	ReadyHosting.com 200	Chad Blount	Chad Blount
September 15	Salem Speedway	Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200	Frank Kimmel	Frank Kimmel
October 5	Talladega Superspeedway	Food World 300	Bobby Gerhart	Keith Segars
October 11	Lowe's Motor Speedway	EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100	Frank Kimmel	Chad Blount

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. Driver Races Points DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BER POC NSH ISF WIN DQN CHI SLM TAL CLT 1 Frank Kimmel 3 35* 1* 1* 1* 2* 1* 9* 32 1 2 2* 3 13 1* 1* 1* 1* 3 1 3 3 6175 2 Chad Blount 4 2 6 28 2 6 4 15 1* 18 22 1 2* 14 22 8 17 25 1* 3 2 1* 5675 3 Jason Jarrett 18 5 37 2 13 8 23 2 33 2 6 4 10 2 29 10 20 8 5 14 5 6 5160 4 Chase Montgomery 21 34 5 18 11 7 12 8 10 22 5 29 6 8 3 11 22 32 6 4 27 25 4755 5 Shelby Howard 27 9 9 21 8 19 7 19 30 11 13 9 12 5 12 20 2 10 40 5 13 19 4745 6 Billy Venturini 29 7 26 20 10 31 11 6 19 7 3 12 11 25 8 9 24 13 8 26 10 22 4685 7 Andy Belmont 36 6 31 3* 5 10 5 7 13 29 7 26 15 29 26 14 19 34 25 2* 15 13 4520 8 Mark Gibson 16 38 12 15 7 11 6 10 34 25 15 5 5 16 32 29 4 36 7 11 7 31 4455 9 Ron Cox 24 12 10 22 31 23 26 4 29 28 8 14 7 12 6 19 7 26 10 8 16 Wth 4405 10 Norm Benning 33 25 18 10 14 22 14 14 23 12 20 22 19 30 20 6 9 21 16 21 21 26 4230 11 Kevin Belmont 35 24 25 14 17 25 9 11 21 27 11 19 17 18 9 7 29 9 33 19 19 20 4225 12 Todd Bowsher 14 21 17 6 28 29 15 21 27 10 30 39 8 20 17 28 8 16 28 23 37 30 3950 13 Mike Buckley 11 22 30 9 21 17 31 32 26 26 21 30 26 40 27 38 6 20 11 15 28 27 3740 14 Chuck Weber 37 16 13 26 22 24 33 12 22 19 16 34 20 32 24 27 13 17 20 33 41 34 3640 15 Darrell Basham 41 14 27 31 20 28 27 24 25 13 14 35 21 21 28 34 18 40 14 22 20 33 3565 16 Brad Smith DNQ 40 DNQ 27 27 30 19 23 28 33 28 24 23 23 21 18 12 31 19 29 38 32 3275 17 Greg Sarff 32 37 16 34 30 DNQ 17 34 24 14 24 15 31 35 13 35 33 38 13 25 24 35 3175 18 Tim Mitchell DNQ 31 36 33 QL DNQ 18 20 DNQ 24 18 DNQ 22 19 25 24 16 22 35 28 DNQ 3020 19 Eric Martin DNQ DNQ 23 30 26 40 21 25 31 35 26 37 28 33 31 23 32 14 18 27 DNQ Wth 2990 20 Damon Lusk 5 1 7 8 9 3 3 1 2 9* 19 2765 21 Michael Vergers 39 4 34 12 6 14 30 5 8 37 1895 22 Brent Sherman DNQ 23 28 25 20 DNQ 11 11 6 4 31 9 1515 23 Robert Burroughs 10 29 21 13 9 24 2 30 36 1475 24 Richard Mitchell 7 5 3 27 6 10 1340 25 A. J. Henriksen 7 32 4 5 10 13 34 30 27 39 1310 26 Randy Van Zant 4 36 31 9 21 9 15 5 34 1250 27 Bobby Gerhart 1* 5 7 4 4 26 1195 28 Deborah Renshaw 8 11 7 9 11 Wth 1195 29 Sean Stafford 13 15 20 17 31 18 1060 30 Rick Carelli 2 38 3 36 2 4 975 31 Jerry Glanville 4 19 18 37 35 6 10 965 32 Jason Rudd 8 3 29 9 18 24 925 33 Jeff Caudell 19 11 40 DNQ 23 15 26 16 885 34 Robby Benton 34 4 9 17 850 35 Keith Murt 11 15 33 16 36 23 39 32 810 36 Doug Stevens 10 12 3 9 755 37 Christi Passmore 19 41 25 23 24 37 27 23 750 38 John Metcalf 33 4 7 5 700 39 Marty Butkovich 25 38 16 15 32 28 690 40 Tom Eriksen 29 7 5 7 680 41 Chris Moore 3 4 4 645 42 Dicky Williamson DNQ 19 20 26 19 23 640 43 Bob Strait 3 27 21 5 640 44 Wally Fowler 15 Wth 13 17 Wth 15 620 45 Vern Slagh 22 Wth 34 14 8 40 DNQ 615 46 John Hayden 3 29 35 34 17 38 600 47 Michael Simko 6 14 6 585 48 Scotty Sands Wth DNQ 15 16 11 31 580 49 Joe Cooksey 13 4 5 580 50 Steve Senerchia DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 27 26 570 51 Dan Shaver 20 DNQ 21 28 38 9 555 52 Bob Aiello 27 DNQ 20 17 17 29 540 53 Red Farmer 34 23 32 32 4 540 54 Brian Conz 20 DNQ 28 12 22 535 55 Rick Thonnes 17 11 8 DNQ 535 56 Tina Gordon 26 8 35 12 515 57 Eric Smith 16 15 29 21 515 58 Kevin Gardner 12 35 DNQ 500 59 Tim Turner 30 39 32 DNQ 35 35 40 DNQ 39 35 39 495 60 Frank Kapfhammer 29 25 16 20 495 61 Ken Schrader 1* 3 485 62 Justin Allgaier 17 11 17 465 63 Mike Zazula DNQ 29 37 39 22 22 40 460 64 Fred Campbell 4 1* 460 65 John Sadinsky DNQ 18 31 10 445 66 Doug Keller 2 6 445 67 Dennis English 24 36 DNQ 25 DNQ 34 33 440 68 C. W. Smith 25 28 10 33 440 69 Matt Hagans 5 6 DNQ 435 70 Tim Steele 32 Wth 38 12 29 40 430 71 Jeep Pfulm 18 16 18 430 72 Robbie Cowart 36 36 11 16 425 73 Jeff Fultz 1 8 425 74 Jeremy Clements 17 DNQ 420 75 Jerry Middleton 34 37 DNQ 41 410 76 Randal Ritter 17 41 30 18 395 77 Neil McClelland 17 23 21 385 78 Wayman Wittman 27 18 18 375 79 Eric Nale 24 32 12 370 80 Jamie Mosley 18 24 23 365 81 Kevin Conway 13 7 365 82 Tim Burrell 23 31 12 360 83 Justin Labonte 9 28 32 355 84 Willie Green 12 10 355 85 Austin Cameron 22 3 355 86 Justin Ashburn 38 16 14 350 87 Andy Hillenburg 6 18 340 88 Mel Walen 10 22 DNQ 330 89 James Hylton 35 41 31 34 36 36 36 DNQ 320 90 Carl McCormick 15 14 315 91 Greg Van Alst Wth 32 DNQ 15 30 305 92 Karla Lampa 16 30 DNQ 37 300 93 Jason Hedlesky 15 17 300 94 Mike Langston 25 7 300 95 Keith Segars 40 1* 300 96 Todd Coon 12 23 285 97 Cam Strader 3 32 285 98 Todd Antrican DNQ DNQ 35 39 41 37 DNQ 36 35 265 99 Shanta Rhodes 26 13 265 100 Randy Ainsworth 32 27 DNQ 41 37 260 101 Casey Atwood 1* 260 102 Chris Geier 26 15 255 103 Brian Winters 23 19 250 104 Tony Stewart 2 250 105 Eric Smith 13 30 245 106 Stuart Kirby 2 245 107 Sammy Ragan 2 240 108 Tony Ave 4 225 109 Ron Hornaday Jr. 2 225 110 Mike Burg 15 33 220 111 Mario Gosselin 3 220 112 Billy Thomas 22 29 210 113 Kevin McGuire DNQ 26 DNQ 30 205 114 Jerry Coble 10 205 115 Rich Woodland Jr. 12 40 200 116 Jon Morley 38 200 117 Larry Hollenbeck 20 38 DNQ 195 118 Mike Duncan 8 190 119 Nate Monteith 8 190 120 Shawn Gray DNQ 27 33 185 121 Jason Vieau 11 175 122 Bob Hill 30 28 170 123 Kyle Busch 12 170 124 Sunny Hobbs 31 33 DNQ 165 125 Ray Clay 13 165 126 Clint Vahsholtz 13 165 127 Dustin Maherg 14 27 160 128 Kasey Kahne 14 160 129 Dave Weltmeyer 14 160 130 Jennifer Jo Cobb 16 150 131 Jeff Finley 16 150 132 Richard King 16 DNQ 150 133 Claude Plante DNQ 21 150 134 Charlie Schaefer 21 DNQ 150 135 Brack Maggard 17 145 136 Mark Schulz 22 DNQ 145 137 Jimmy Edlin 40 24 140 138 Bill Baird Wth 18 140 139 Jerry Hill 19 135 140 Rusty Morgan 24 DNQ 135 141 Tom Buzze 20 130 142 Jim Eubanks 25 DNQ 130 143 Mike Basham 34 DNQ 38 125 144 Adam Roberts 37 DNQ DNQ DNQ 120 145 Todd Shafer DNQ Wth 28 115 146 David Elliott DNQ 39 36 110 147 Troy Backlund 24 110 148 Alton McBride Jr. 24 110 149 Ryan Vos 31 40 105 150 Bobby Bowsher 25 105 151 Billy Shotko 25 105 152 Ed Wettlaufer 30 39 105 153 John Mazzuchelli 26 100 154 Dick Tracey DNQ Wth 39 Wth 34 95 155 Mark Cash 29 95 156 Tony Altiere DNQ Wth DNQ 32 DNQ 95 157 Mike Harmon 28 29 90 158 Tim Fulford Wth 28 90 159 Casey Mears 30 80 160 Brett Oakley 31 75 161 Guillermo Ortelli 31 75 162 Craig Bracken 33 65 163 Doug Ehret 33 65 164 Andy Lombi 33 65 165 Andy Petree 33 65 166 Jeff Spraker 38 DNQ 65 167 Dave Davis 34 60 168 Bill Eversole DNQ 39 60 169 Allen Patterson 39 DNQ 60 170 Paul Booher 36 50 171 Jason Hawley 37 45 172 Johnny Borneman III 37 45 173 Ron Courtney 38 40 174 Jim Pate Wth 38 40 175 G. J. Mennen Jr. 23 176 Darrel Krentz 30 177 Bob Kelly DNQ 178 Tim Edwards DNQ 179 Wayne Peterson DNQ 180 Rick Markle DNQ 181 Frog Hall DNQ 182 David Romines DNQ DNQ 183 Ryck Sanders DNQ 184 Sammy Potashnick DNQ 185 Tom Baker DNQ 186 Mark Hockensmith DNQ DNQ 187 John Neal DNQ DNQ 188 Bruce Bechtel DNQ 189 Scott Kuhn DNQ 190 Johnny Sauter Wth 191 Bill Flowers QL Pos. Driver DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BER POC NSH ISF WIN DQN CHI SLM TAL CLT Points External links Official ARCA Website References "season-stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2023-02-10.