Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 (Salem)

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The Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 is an Automobile Racing Club of America race at Salem Speedway. The race is traditionally held in April, and currently occupies the third spot on the series schedule. Frank Kimmel is the only multi-time winner of the event, taking three victories.

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Past events

DateEvent NamePole WinnerRace Winner
April 20, 1996Engineered Components 200Dill Whittymore [1] Tobey Butler [1]
April 20, 1997Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Bob Strait [2] Tim Steele [3]
April 19, 1998Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Frank Kimmel [4] Bob Strait [4]
April 18, 1999Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Bill Baird [5] Bill Baird [5]
April 30, 2000Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Brian Ross [6] Tracy Leslie [7]
April 29, 2001Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Frank Kimmel [8] Frank Kimmel [8]
April 28, 2002Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Frank Kimmel [9] Frank Kimmel [10]
April 27, 2003Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Frank Kimmel [11] Shelby Howard [12]
April 25, 2004Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Frank Kimmel [13] Frank Kimmel [13]
April 24, 2005Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Chad McCumbee [14] Chad Blount [14]
April 23, 2006Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200Billy Venturini [15] Brad Coleman [15]
April 22, 2007Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Michael McDowell [16] Brian Keselowski [16]
April 13, 2008Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Ken Schrader [17] Justin Allgaier [17]
April 5, 2009Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Justin Lofton [18] Patrick Sheltra [18]
April 11, 2010Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Max Gresham [19] Steve Arpin [19]
May 1, 2011Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Ty Dillon [20] Brennan Poole [20]
April 29, 2012Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Chris Buescher [21] Alex Bowman [21]
April 28, 2013Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by Crosley Radio Justin Boston [22] Tom Hessert [22]
April 27, 2014Federated Auto Parts 200 presented by Crunch 'N Nutter Justin Boston [23] Grant Enfinger [23]
April 26, 2015Federated Auto Parts 200 Austin Wayne Self [24] Ken Schrader [24]
April 24, 2016Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Chase Briscoe [25] Christopher Bell [25]
April 30, 2017Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Travis Miller [26] Dalton Sargeant [27]
April 22, 2018Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Chandler Smith [28] Christian Eckes [29]
April 14, 2019Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Carson Hocevar [30] Michael Self [30]
April 19, 2020Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [31]
September 25, 2021Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 Ty Gibbs Jesse Love [32]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Life in the fast lane". The Tribune. Seymour, Indiana: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. 25 April 1997. p. 10.
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  11. ↑ "Auto Racing". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. 27 April 2003. p. 23.
  12. ↑ "Auto Racing". The Tribune. Seymour, Indiana: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. 28 April 2003. p. 10.
  13. 1 2 "Kimmel prevails at Salem". The Tribune. Seymour, Indiana: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. 26 April 2004. p. 10.
  14. 1 2 "Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200: Blount steals win". The Tribune. Seymour, Indiana: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. 25 April 2005. p. 9.
  15. 1 2 "Auto Racing". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. 24 April 2006. p. C6.
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  18. 1 2 "ARCA-RE/MAX". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. 6 April 2009. p. C2.
  19. 1 2 Whitus, Tom (12 April 2010). "Arpin survives race filled with cautions". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. p. C3.
  20. 1 2 Winstead, Kenzie (2 May 2011). "Poole wins at Salem in his first ARCA start". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. p. C2.
  21. 1 2 "ARCA". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. 30 April 2012. p. C5.
  22. 1 2 Winstead, Kenzie (29 April 2013). "Hessert uses bump and run to win 2nd straight at Salem". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. p. C2.
  23. 1 2 Winstead, Kenzie (28 April 2014). "It's all falling Enfinger's way with 3rd ARCA victory". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. pp. C1–C2.
  24. 1 2 Winstead, Kenzie (27 April 2015). "Schrader captures ARCA Federated Auto Parts 200". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. pp. C5.
  25. 1 2 Winstead, Kenzie (25 April 2016). "First timer Bell takes ARCA's Ford Dealers 200". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. p. C6.
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  27. ↑ Winstead, Kenzie (1 May 2017). "Sargeant wins on Sunday at Salem Speedway". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: Ancestry.com #Newspapers.com. p. C6.
  28. ↑ "Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  29. ↑ Radebaugh, Don. "Christian Eckes holds off Chandler Smith in ARCA Salem thriller". Autoweek . Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  30. 1 2 "2019 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  31. ↑ Cheek, Adam (August 25, 2020). "ARCA Removes Salem, Adds Toledo Race for 2020". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  32. ↑ "2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
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