ARCA races at Salem

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Stock car racing events in the ARCA Menards Series have been held at Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana since 1979. The track currently hosts one race for the series, currently known as the Atlas 200, in the fall. The track previously had a second ARCA race from 1996 to 2019 that was held in the spring.

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The series did not race at the track from 1980 to 1986. The track held one ARCA race in 1987, two in 1988 and one in 1989. The series did not race at the track again in 1990 and 1991. The track returned to the series' schedule in 1992 and the spring race was added in 1996.

In 2020, the fall race was taken off the schedule and the series was only scheduled to race there in the spring. However, the race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The track returned to the ARCA schedule in 2021 with one race in the fall.

Frank Kimmel is the only multi-time winner of the spring event, taking four victories. He also won the fall event five times, totaling nine wins at the track. Tim Steele was victorious four times at the track, including winning the fall event three times. Tom Hessert III and Bob Strait are also multi-time winners of the fall event.

Past events

YearDateEvent NamePole WinnerRace WinnerManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
LapsMiles (km)
1979July 1Salem ARCA 100Marvin SmithMarvin Smith Oldsmobile 10050 (80.47)UnknownUnknown
1980

1986
Not held
1987October 4Fall 200Marvin Smith Bob Keselowski Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:28:0068.182
1988July 10Salem ARCA 200Larry MooreLarry Moore Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:02:5882.66
September 25Snap-On Tools 500 Tracy Leslie Bob Brevak Buick 500277.5 (446.59)UnknownUnknown
1989October 8Salem 500 Bob Strait Bob Schacht Buick 500277.5 (446.59)3:50:3872.193
1990

1991
Not held
1992September 27Salem Fall Classic 200Bobby Bowsher Bob Strait Oldsmobile 200100 (160.93)1:24:3370.964
1993September 26Fall Classic 200 Bob Strait Bob Strait Ford 202*101 (162.54)1:34:3364.093
1994September 25Fall Classic 200 Gary Bradberry Scott Neal Oldsmobile 200100 (160.93)1:48:5255.113
1995September 24Eddie Gilstrap Fall Classic Tim Steele Tim Steele Ford 200100 (160.93)1:34:1963.615
1996April 20Engineered Components 200Dill Whittymore [1] Tobey Butler [1] Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:34:1570.663
September 22Eddie Gilstrap Fall Classic Tim Steele Tim Steele Ford 200111 (178.64)1:05:0659.94
1997April 20Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Bob Strait [2] Tim Steele [3] Ford 200111 (178.64)1:27:1576.332
September 21Eddie Gilstrap Fall Classic Tim Steele Tim Steele Ford 204*113.22 (182.21)1:41:4165.079
1998April 19Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Bob Strait [4] Frank Kimmel [4] Chevrolet 207*114.89 (184.90)1:53:1560.866
September 13Eddie Gilstrap 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:30:1973.74
1999April 18Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Bill Baird [5] Bill Baird [5] Chevrolet 205*113.78 (183.11)1:40:1668.083
September 12Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 Bill Baird Ken Schrader Chevrolet 201*111.56 (179.54)1:28:3975.502
2000April 30Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Brian Ross [6] Tracy Leslie [7] Ford 205*113.78 (183.11)1:43:4965.755
September 10Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel Chevrolet 205*113.78 (183.11)1:50:1361.93
2001April 29Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Frank Kimmel [8] Frank Kimmel [8] Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:32:3271.948
September 9Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel Chevrolet 191*106.01 (170.61)1:31:1069.765
2002April 28Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Frank Kimmel [9] Frank Kimmel [10] Ford 200111 (178.64)1:33:3871.285
September 15Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel Ford 200111 (178.64)1:31:3672.707
2003April 27Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Frank Kimmel [11] Shelby Howard [12] Dodge 200111 (178.64)1:43:5264.12
September 13Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic 200 Brian Ross Shelby Howard Dodge 204*113.22 (182.21)1:46:1963.896
2004April 25Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Frank Kimmel [13] Frank Kimmel [13] Ford 200111 (178.64)1:50:1660.399
September 18Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 Frank Kimmel Jason Jarrett Chevrolet 211*117.11 (188.47)1:52:5462.235
2005April 24Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Auto Parts Chad McCumbee [14] Chad Blount [14] Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:48:2361.449
September 17Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic by Advance Auto PartsBrett Hudson Joey Miller Dodge 213*118.22 (190.26)2:04:1757.07
2006April 23Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Auto Parts Brad Coleman [15] Billy Venturini [15] Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:40:2866.291
September 16Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic by Advance Auto Parts Dexter Bean Blake Bjorklund Dodge 200111 (178.64)1:54:2858.183
2007April 22Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Auto Parts Michael McDowell [16] Brian Keselowski [16] Dodge 200111 (178.64)2:04:5453.323
September 15Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic by Advance Auto Parts Brian Keselowski Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:33:0271.587
2008April 13Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Auto Parts Ken Schrader [17] Justin Allgaier [17] Chevrolet 204*113.22 (182.21)1:52:1860.492
September 13Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 by Advance Auto Parts Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Frank Kimmel Ford 200111 (178.64)1:37:0368.624
2009April 5Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Car Care Justin Lofton [18] Patrick Sheltra [18] Dodge 200111 (178.64)1:36:5068.778
September 19Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic Chris Buescher Justin Lofton Toyota 200111 (178.64)1:20:4782.443
2010April 11Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 presented by ApplianceZone.com Max Gresham [19] Steve Arpin [19] Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:47:1262.126
September 18Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic Craig Goess Dakoda Armstrong Dodge 200111 (178.64)1:16:0087.63
2011May 1Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Ty Dillon [20] Brennan Poole [20] Chevrolet 206*114.33 (184)1:48:5762.965
September 17Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic Clint King Chris Buescher Ford 200111 (178.64)1:30:0373.951
2012April 29Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Chris Buescher [21] Alex Bowman [21] Dodge 200111 (178.64)1:38:5767.312
September 15Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic Chase Elliott Tom Hessert III Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:36:0469.319
2013April 28Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by Crosley Radio Justin Boston [22] Tom Hessert III [22] Dodge 203*112.67 (181.32)1:49:2561.78
September 14Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic Justin Boston Kyle Benjamin Toyota 200111 (178.64)1:17:0386.432
2014April 27Federated Auto Parts 200 presented by Crunch 'N Nutter Justin Boston [23] Grant Enfinger [23] Ford 202*112.11 (180.42)1:36:0669.35
September 13Federated Car Care ARCA Fall Classic Ken Schrader Tom Hessert III Dodge 200111 (178.64)1:09:3495.746
2015April 26Federated Auto Parts 200 Austin Wayne Self [24] Ken Schrader [24] Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:29:2374.509
September 19Federated Car Care Fall Classic 200 Ken Schrader Grant Enfinger Chevrolet 200111 (178.64)1:29:1874.58
2016April 24Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Chase Briscoe [25] Christopher Bell [25] Toyota 200111 (178.64)1:27:3576.04
September 10Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic Chase Briscoe Christopher Bell Toyota 200111 (178.64)1:18:2284.99
2017April 30Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Travis Miller [26] Dalton Sargeant [27] Ford 200111 (178.64)1:14:5488.913
September 9Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic Zane Smith Austin Theriault Ford 200111 (178.64)1:17:1286.30
2018April 22Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Chandler Smith [28] Christian Eckes [29] Toyota 200111 (178.64)1:30:2173.11
September 15Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic Zane Smith Chandler Smith Toyota 200111 (178.64)1:34:3770.38
2019April 14Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Carson Hocevar [30] Michael Self [30] Toyota 101*56.06 (90.22)38:1889.887
September 14Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic 200 Ty Gibbs Ty Gibbs Toyota 200111 (178.64)1:26:5476.64
2020April 19Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [31]
2021September 25Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 Ty Gibbs Jesse Love [32] Toyota 200111 (178.64)1:25:3078.307
2022October 1Herr's Snacks 200 [33] Sammy Smith Sammy Smith Toyota 200111 (178.64)1:23:2479.856
2023September 30Atlas 200

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
9 Frank Kimmel 19981,2, 20002, 20011,2, 20021,2, 20041, 20082
4 Tim Steele 1995, 19962, 19971,2
3 Tom Hessert III 20122, 20131, 20142
2 Bob Strait 1992, 1993
Ken Schrader 19992, 20151
Shelby Howard 20031,2
Ken Schrader 20072, 20081
Grant Enfinger 20141, 20152
Christopher Bell 20161,2

Manufacturer wins

# WinsManufacturerYears Won
20 Chevrolet 1987, 19881, 19961, 19981,2, 19991,2, 20002, 20011,2, 20042, 20051, 20061, 20072, 20081, 20101, 20111, 20122, 20151,2
14 Ford 1993, 1995, 19962, 19971,2, 20001, 20021,2, 20041, 20082, 20112, 20141, 20171,2
10 Dodge 20031,2, 20052, 20062, 20071, 20091, 20102, 20121, 20131, 20142
9 Toyota 20092, 20132, 20161,2, 20181,2, 20191,2, 2021
3 Oldsmobile 1979, 1992, 1994
2 Buick 19882, 1989

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