Kentucky Speedway opened its eighth season with ARCA RE/MAX Series practice at 10:30 a.m. Forty-seven drivers will attempt to qualify for tonight’s “Buckle-Up Kentucky 150” which is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. The event will be series’ 14 th all-time Kentucky Speedway appearance.
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The series made two appearances at Kentucky Speedway in 2006. STEVE WALLACE won the May 13, 2006 event by 0.229 of a second over BRAD COLEMAN in the closest series finish in Kentucky Speedway history. WALLACE started from the pole position after setting the current series track qualifying record with a 177.509 mph (30.421 seconds) qualifying run. Coleman took a July 7, 2006 Kentucky series win by 0.391 of a second over ERIN CROCKER in the third closest series finish in Kentucky Speedway history. Crocker took her second career Kentucky Speedway series pole award in that event with a 177.340 mph (30.450 seconds) qualifying effort. Crocker’s quick lap ranks second in all-time series track history.
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Weather conditions were ideal for racing with the temperature at 76 degrees, humidity at 54 percent, the dew point at 58 degrees and winds streaming from the northeast at a friendly 4 mph.
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ALEX YONTZ (No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet) topped the speed chart 10 minutes into the session after he turned his best practice lap at 171.892 mph (31.415 seconds). His position atop the charts was short-lived as two-time ARCA RE/MAX Series Kentucky Speedway pole award winner ERIN CROCKER (No. 98 MAC Tools – Mac Card Dodge) claimed the top spot 20 minutes into the session with a 172.364-mph (31.329 seconds) lap. Crocker’s entry once again features Evernham Motorsports power.
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The track saw its first caution of the day when JASON HEDLESKY (No. 08 Hardcore Motorsports Dodge) spun on the track about 20 minutes into the practice session. The car did not make contact with the wall and Hedlesky did not report any damage.
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JUSTIN MARKS (No. 65 Construct Corps Dodge) led the practice session at the midway point a 11:30 p.m. Marks turned his quickest practice lap at 173.807 mph (31.069 seconds). Marks surrendered the top spot to KEN BUTLER, III (No. 22 ESR Development Team – NAPA Toyota) about 10 minutes later. Butler turned his top practice lap at 176.488 mph (30.597 seconds). The No. 22 is powered by Michael Waltrip Racing.
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ARCA RE/MAX Series “Buckle-Up Kentucky 150” practice ended on time at 12:30 p.m. without further incident. Forty-six drivers turned laps during the session. The top five drivers in the session were:
ERIK DARNELL (No. 99 Roush Racing Ford) 177.235 mph (30.468 seconds)
ERIN CROCKER (No. 98 MAC Tools – Mac Card Dodge) 176.846 mph (30.535 seconds)
KEN BUTLER, III (No. 22 ESR Development Team – NAPA Toyota) 176.488 mph (30.587 seconds)
ALEX YONTZ (No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet) 175.907 mph (30.698 seconds)
SCOTT LAGASSE, JR. (No. 4 Cunningham Motorsports Dodge) 175.023 mph (30.853 seconds)
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DARNELL: "Jeff Campey and all the guys on the crew did a really good job getting the car ready. We finished second at Kansas in our debut a couple weeks ago and it was a little frustrating, so we're out here this weekend
with the intention of winning the race.
On his familiarity with the track (Darnell makes his ninth career Kentucky start tonight):
"Not only with the trucks, but I've been out here 6 or 7 times in the NASCAR SouthEast series cars, so I'm pretty familiar with the track and I like racing here, so hopefully that will help."
On tonight’s competition:
"It's definitely a lot tougher than it was a couple years ago, with the amount of NASCAR affiliated teams coming into the series. There's quite a few Cup-affiliated teams that have run strong this year, and I think it's made ARCA more competitive than ever. We need to focus on race set up in practice. I think the car ran a couple great laps in race trim. I honestly believe the race package is better than the qualifying package, so we're just trying to start up
front, and hopefully be there at the end."
CROCKER: "It's a very good car. We've had a couple poles here and at other tracks but we're really trying to get that win. In practice, we've been working on our long runs and race set up instead of qualifying.
On the competition: "In some aspects it's worse when I'm trying to get that win, but it will make that win more meaningful."
On the car and changing weather conditions: "In an impound race you kind of have what you have, and have to work
around it."
BUTLER III: "(The) car is great. I can't ask for anything more. Maybe if we free it up a little bit, that's the only way it can get better. I think it's going to be great on the long runs. Now we just have to turn it up for a best lap in qualifying."
On tonight’s competition: "You have to be on your toes the whole race. It's going to be tough; patience, survival, and just finish the race.”
On what’s needed to win: “This is my first time on a big track and I don’t really know what to expect yet. We’re going to try to be in good race position, make the right adjustments, and be there at the end.”
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ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series drivers took to the paved quarter-mile track for a practice session at 12:45 p.m.
The session concluded without incident with Cleveland, Ohio driver NICK GULLATTA (No. 31 Thomson Automotive Chevrolet) occupying the top spot on the speed chart after rolling through his fastest practice lap at 60.464 mph (14.885 seconds). MARK OTTING (No. 00 Westfalia Surge Chevrolet) was second-fastest with a 60.358-mph (14.991 seconds) lap, JOHN KASMIERSKI (No. 3 Carpenters Local 1138 Chevrolet) shown third after charting a 60.342-mph (14.915 seconds) lap, defending series champion PAUL HAHN (No. 7 Hahn’s Group – Fox Auto Parts- Howe Racing Chevrolet) was fourth in the session with a 60.269-mph (14.933 seconds) lap and STEVE CHRISTMAN (No. 34 Shrader Tire & Oil Chevrolet) completed the top five with a 60.036-mph (14.991 seconds) lap. Series qualifying is slated for 3:00 p.m.
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31 NICK GULLATTA backed up his practice-leading ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series lap by winning the pole award for the “Kentucky 100 ” with a 61.220-mph (14.701 seconds) lap. Gullatta will start the “ Kentucky 100” from the 10 th position following the series mandatory automatic field inversion, which changed positions for a total of 10 drivers. The total number of drivers inverted in the field was determined by a dice roll. 3 KASMIERSKI turned the second-best qualifying effort with a 60.815 mph (14.799 seconds) lap, 34 CHRISTMAN qualified third following his 60.565-mph (14.860 seconds) lap, 7 HAHN was fourth on the qualifying chart following his 60.500-mph (14.876 mph) and current series leader STEVE CRONENWETT (No. 18 Hydro Technology Chevrolet) placed fifth with a 60.084-mph (14.979 seconds) lap. DUANE BISCHOFF (No. 15 Gamco Concrete Forms-Hoosier Foreign Auto Service Ford), who qualified with a 59.094-mph (15.230 seconds) lap, will share the front row with MIKE YOUNG (No. 23 Dave White Chevrolet), who delivered his best qualifying effort at 59.098-mph (15.229 seconds).
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ARCA RE/MAX Series qualifying began on time at 4:00 p.m. DAN BRODE (No. 67 Tuscon-FreeFeds.org Dodge) was first out with a 162.989-mph (33.131 mph lap). Weather conditions were unseasonably steamy with the temperature standing at 87 degrees. Winds were from the north, northwest at 14 mph gusting to 21 mph and humidity stood at 31 percent.
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With 32 of 46 cars qualified, KEN BUTLER III (No. 22 ESR Development Team – NAPA Toyota) held the provisional pole after turning his best of two qualifying laps at 175.758 mph (30.724 seconds). PHILLIP McGILTON (No. 47 Midwest Equipment Ford) was second-fastest with a 175.604-mph (30.751 seconds) lap and 99 ERIK DARNELL was third on the speed chart with a quick 175.604-mph (30.751 seconds) lap.
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22 BUTLER was denied the “Buckle-Up Kentucky 150” pole award when MICHAEL McDOWELL (No. 2 Z-Line / Make-A-Wish / Beck Dodge) rolled out 40 th and took the top spot on the starting grid with a 175.884-mph (30.702 seconds) lap. The run is third-fastest among the 14 series pole awards won at Kentucky Speedway. 2 McDOWELL took his first Kentucky Speedway pole award and his third of the season. 2 McDOWELL has now earned the pole award for two straight and three of the last four series races this season.
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McDOWELL: “This morning we didn't do a qualifying run. At a big 1.5-mile track like Kentucky Speedway you can pick up a fair amount of time by taping off and running a set of new tires. We worked a lot on race runs and weren't that concerned about qualifying. The fact that we got the pole is a little surprising because we didn't focus on qualifying as much," McDowell said.
"We've been really good on the short tracks and we got two poles at Salem ( Ind.) and Winchester ( Ind.), but unfortunately the races haven't gone our way. We worked really hard on the race set up here, so, hopefully, we'll be good for the long haul. It's great for the team to come out and show that we have some speed because we've been labeled a 'short-track team'.
"This is the best field ARCA's ever had, and, for us to come out here without a $25 million budget for our ARCA/Nextel program, that's the great thing about being on the pole tonight. It's awesome for Eddie Sharp and the team to show the little guy can prevail sometimes."
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The ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series “ Kentucky 100” start time was moved up 15 minutes and the 26-truck field took the green flag at 5:45 p.m.
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3 KASMIERSKI charged from the ninth spot on the starting grid and held the lead midway through “ Kentucky 100.” 3 KASMIERSKI opened up a 1.5-second lead over 00 OTTING. 3 KASMIERSKI’s lead was cut to 0.500 of a second by defending series champion 7 HAHN on Lap 66, but 3 KASMIERSKI stood on the throttle and built a 1.919 second lead by Lap 72.
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7 HAHN, who moved through lapped traffic on the outside groove, stalked 3 KASMIERSKI through the closing segment of the race, executed a pass for the lead on Lap 97 and crossed the finish line 0.319 of a second ahead of 3 KASMIERSKI.
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Race pole award winner 31 GULLATTA placed third, 18 CRONENWETT took fourth and 00 OTTING drove across the finish line fifth.
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7 HAHN earns his 12 th career series win and moves to second on all-time wins list, passing BRETT ROWE. CHAD GUINN, a former Kentucky Speedway winner, leads the series in all-time wins with 24. 7 HAHN also took his second straight series win through three of a scheduled 13 events this season and his first career Kentucky Speedway victory.
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HAHN: “I knew John would come up on lapped traffic and his right front was smoking pretty bad,” Hahn said of his decision to try the final pass. “He just messed up and I was able to come out of here with a win.”
“I was a little teed on Lap 2 and I always drive a little better when I’m mad. I thought it was going to hurt us, but I kept knocking them off position by position, hoping I didn’t wear out the right front.
“I can’t thank my crew enough. We came here this morning not as fast as we wanted to be, made a lot of changes, and the truck got better,” he said.
KASMIERSKI: “A lot of lapped traffic got in the way at the end and cost us the race. Everybody that drove behind us drove clean, so mainly it's just getting the rookies straightened out. If you could run the bottom of the track here, you can pull away. As soon as you get into the lapped traffic in the second groove, it's just tough. It's a one groove track really."
GULLATTA: "I thought we had a pretty good truck. We were really good in qualifying and practice. We probably went a little too far for the race. We couldn't get through the middle and rolling a 10 for the invert put us way back. We used up quite a bit of our stuff trying to get to third, and then had a long green flag run where we couldn't bunch the field back up."
"I feel for my guys. They've been working three weeks straight and I thought it was a pretty good run. We'll take that and go to Toledo next week."
On lapped traffic at the end of the race: "Nobody's going to pull over for you, but a little give and take might be nice."
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The ARCA RE/MAX Series “Buckle-Up Kentucky 150” rolled off the starting grid at 8:07 p.m. for its first warm-up laps. The temperature was 81 degrees, winds were from the north, northwest at 12 mph and relative humidity stood at 40 percent. The track temperature was 90 degrees.
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Series officials moved JOHN GRAHAM (No. 62), NICK TUCKER (No. 48 FreeFeds.org Dodge), RICHARD JOHNS (No. 39 FreeCreditReport.com Ford) and JUSTIN MARKS (No. 65 Construct Corps Dodge) to the rear of the field for making unapproved changes during an impound race.
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The race took the green flag at 8:11 p.m. Leaders after Lap 1 were 2 McDOWELL (Z-Line/Make-A-Wish/ Beck Dodge), 99 DARNELL (Simply Wow Cleaner and Degreaser Ford), 98 CROCKER (MAC Tools-Mac Card Dodge), 02 SANTOS III (Bill Davis Trucking Toyota), 30 BLOUNT (Jones Group Dodge), 4 LAGASSE JR. (Cunningham Motorsports Dodge), 46 KIMMEL (Tri-State Motorsports-Pork Ford), 5 GERHART (Eagle Warranty Chevrolet) and 16 ALLGAIER (AG Tech-Trashman-Hoosier Midwest –USAF Chevrolet).
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The race went to caution on Lap 2 for the first time when 22 BUTLER III spun into the infield in Turn 4
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The race restarted on Lap 5. The first caution period covered three laps from Laps 2 through 4
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99 DARNELL took the lead for the first time by passing 2 McDOWELL on the inside of Turn 2 on Lap 5. McDowell led Laps 1-5. 99 DARNELL led his first lap on Lap 6.
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The race Top 5 on Lap 10 were: 99 DARNELL, 2 McDOWELL, 98 EVANS, 02 SANTOS III and 4 LAGASSE, JR.
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The race Top 5 on Lap 25 were: 99 DARNELL, 2 McDOWELL, 98 CROCKER, 4 LAGASSE, JR., and 02 SANTOS III. 93 EDWARDS (Lafferty Motorsports Chevrolet) retired from the race due to a failed water pump.
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The race saw its second caution period on Lap 26 when 2 McDOWELL made contact with the Turn 2 wall in a single-car incident. Race Top 3 were 99 DARNELL, 98 CROCKER, 4 LAGASSE, JR.
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4 LAGASSE, JR., took the race lead on Lap 29 under caution thanks to a strong pit stop. 99 DARNELL led Laps 6-28.
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Pit stops on Lap 27: 5 GERHART – 4 tires and fuel; 30 BLOUNT – 4 tires and fuel; 65 MARKS – 4 tires and fuel; 47 McGILTON – 4 tires, fuel and half-round on track bar.
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Pit stops Lap 27: 9 HAGANS – 4 tires, one round right side track bar; 11 SILAS – 4 tires and fuel; 16 ALLGAIER 4 tires and fuel; 23 KRUG – Fuel only; 36 HERNANDEZ – 4 tires – one round right track bar; 32 HANSEN – 2 tires and fuel.
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Lap 27 pit summaries: 4 LAGASSE, JR., 46 KIMMEL, 98 CROCKER, 2 McDOWELL, 99 DARNELL all took 4 tires and fuel. 64 ALLISON took 4 tires and fuel and removed aluminum from the tailpipe.
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The race leaders at Lap 28 were: 4 LAGASSE, JR., 99 DARNELL, 02 SANTOS, III, 6 BEAN, 98 CROCKER and 46 KIMMEL
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The race restarted on Lap 32 with 4 LAGASSE, JR., 99 DARNELL, 02 SANTOS, III, 6 BEAN, 98 CROCKER in the Top 5. The second caution period covered Laps 26-31 for 6 laps.
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The third caution period ensued on Lap 33 when 31 YONTZ made contact with the wall at the end of Turn 2.
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99 DARNELL took the lead on Lap 32 passing 4 LAGASSE, JR., on the outside of Turn 2. 4 LAGASSE, JR. led Laps 29-31.
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The race restarted on Lap 39 with 99 DARNELL, 4 LAGASSE, JR., 02 SANTOS III, 6 BEAN and 98 CROCKER the Top 5. The caution period covered 6 laps from Laps 33-38.
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5 GERHART pitted on Lap 38 for fuel only.
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The race went to caution for the fourth time on Lap 41 when 59 SOUTH and 11 SILAS became entangled near the end of Turn 4. Both drivers were examined and released at the Infield Care Center.
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2 MCDOWELL mechanic/fabricator on the Lap 2 incident: “We cut the right front tire and hit the wall. By the time we could fix the car, the race would be over.”
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46 KIMMEL pitted on Lap 45 and made a two-turn adjustment on the track bar. 99 DARNELL also was in the pits and made a one-round track-bar adjustment. 16 ALLAGAIER also was in the pits to make a right-rear track bar adjustment and take fuel. 23 BERTE took 4 tires and fuel.
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The race restarted on Lap 49 with 99 DARNELL, 4 LAGASSE, JR., 02 SANTOS III, 98 CROCKER and 6 BEAN in the Top 5. The caution period covered 8 laps from Laps 41-48.
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The race went to caution for a fifth time on Lap 51 when 32 HANSEN and 65 MARKS made contact at the start of Turn 2. The No. 65 caught fire. The 65 had advanced from the rear of the field to the 12 th position. Marks was examined and released at the infield care center. MARKS: “On the restart we got hit from behind. I went in head on. We busted a fuel line in front and caught fire. I’m glad the SAFER barrier was there.”
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Lap 53 pit summary: 02 SANTOS III – 4 tires and fuel, adjusted the track bar up.
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32 HANSEN in the garage regarding the last caution: “There were a bunch of lapped cars and not enough room for everybody’s agenda. I got into the 65 to avoid another car. We’ll try to fix it and get back out.”
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Leaders at Lap 55 were: 99 DARNELL, 4 LAGASSE, JR., 98 CROCKER, 6 BEAN and 47 McGILTON. Fourteen cars were on the lead lap.
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The race restarted on Lap 62 with 99 DARNELL, 4 LAGASSE, JR., 98 CROCKER, 6 BEAN , 47 McGILTON and 30 BLOUNT leading the pack. 99 pit reports it feels the car can go to the end of the race if it doesn’t encounter trouble. The fifth caution period covered 11 laps from Laps 51-61.
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Leaders at Lap 75 were 99 DARNELL, 4 LAGASSE, JR., 98 CROCKER, 6 BEAN and 30 BLOUNT. The margin between 99 DARNELL and 4 LAGASSE, JR. was 2.035 seconds. 14 cars were on the lead lap.
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The sixth caution period began on Lap 81 when 90 DiCARLO (Great Clips Ford) made contact with the wall at the exit of Turn 3. 90 DiCARLO was running 25 th at the time of the incident.
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Lap 83 99 DARNELL and 4 LAGASSE, JR. came to pit road to take on fuel. 98 CROCKER took the race lead on Lap 83 under caution. 99 DARNELL led 51 laps from Laps 32-82.
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Lap 83 pit summaries: 4 LAGASSE, Jr., - 4 tires and fuel; 5 GERHART – 4 tires and fuel; 16 ALLGAIER – 4 tires and fuel; 47 McGILTON – 4 tires and fuel; 60 SHELTRA – 4 tires and fuel and 99 DARNELL – 4 tires and fuel.
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The race restarted on Lap 89 with 98 CROCKER, 6 BEAN, 30 BLOUNT, 36 HERNANDEZ and 02 SANTOS III in the race Top 5. 98 CROCKER’s pit reports they will try to make it to the end.
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Lap 90 leaders: 98 CROCKER, 30 BLOUNT, 36 HERNANDEZ, 02 SANTOS III, and 99 DARNELL. Thirteen cars were on the lead lap. The margin from first to second was 1.304 seconds.
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99 DARNELL took the race lead from 98 CROCKER on Lap 96 on the inside of Turn 3. 98 CROCKER led Laps 82 to 95. 99 DARNELL restarted the race ninth on Lap 89.
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99 DARNELL crossed the finish line 3.206 seconds in front of 98 CROCKER. 02 SANTOS III, 4 LAGASSE, JR., 30 BLOUNT completed the race Top 5. This is the third-widest margin of victory for the ARCA RE/MAX Series through 14 Kentucky Speedway events.
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The official race attendance was 16, 221.
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This is the first Kentucky Speedway win for Darnell. His previous best Kentucky Speedway finish was a second-place finish in a NASCAR Elite Division Southeast Series race on June 13, 2003. Darnell placed ninth in the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the track.
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Erin Crocker takes her second career Kentucky Speedway top-five ARCA RE/MAX Series finish.
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Scott Lagasse, Jr., takes his second career top-five finish at Kentucky Speedway and first in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Lagasse, Jr., took the closest win in Kentucky Speedway history in an American Speed Association race on May 7, 2004 by .014 of a second over Wade Day.
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99 DARNELL (Winner): "When a car's like that, it definitely makes my job a lot easier. (Crew Chief) Jeff Campey and all the guys did a great job putting this car together. We were close a couple weeks ago at Kansas and couldn't pull it off, so we came here tonight with a little better car, and I think it showed tonight. The Simply Wild Ford Fusion was just fast tonight."
On the late restart and the end of the race: "We knew we were going to be close on fuel. Erin (Crocker) made the call to stay out, and she a quick car too and we knew it was going to be tough to catch her. When we didn't get the green until 12 laps to go, I was a little nervous. But at the same time, I knew that our car was really good on fresh tires and we got the green, went to the outside, and we were able to pull it off."
On winning at Kentucky Speedway: "It's definitely a cool deal. I've run 8 or 9 ARCA races and it's nice to be able to get that first win. I've been coming to Kentucky Speedway since 2001. It's a beautiful track, I love running here, and it's nice to get my first ARCA here, at this track. "
98 CROCKER ( Second Place): "I thought we had some room at the end, then he was a few cars back and coming. I knew he had very fresh tires compared to me. I just gave it all I had, and hoped for the best. I knew he pitted for fresh tires, but I didn't know how much of a difference it would make.
On whose decision it was to stay out on the track at the end of the race: "It was our crew chief. It was a good call."
02 SANTOS III ( Third Place): "It was my first race at Kentucky Speedway, and my fifth overall; I'm happy with the third-place finish. I look forward to improving in some of the upcoming events, and I'll definitely be back in July (for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES EVENT).
4 LAGASSE, JR. ( Fourth Place): "We've been consistent throughout the week, and felt like we had a shot to win, but the 99 had us covered. He did things different. IUt was hard to put a finger on one thing about our team, but we had good communication and pit stops. We took a risk at the end with the tires, but it didn't work out. There's always next time."
30 BLOUNT (Fifth place): “I’m just out there to have fun. I’m happy the Jones Group and everybody involved with this team works their butt off. It’s just tough to compete with these new Cup teams. Tonight I finished first among the ARCA drivers and fifth among the Cup drivers. If I had the car that I had in 2005 (here), I would’ve ran laps around these guys. Everybody ran well, we just have to keep our chin up and look toward the next race. (Blount took a 2005 ARCA RE/MAX Series win at Kentucky Speedway in a 150-mile July race and finished second at the track in the May series event at the track).
46 KIMMEL (Series points leader entering the race; 12 th Place): “We made an error not putting on tires on the last pit stop (during the last caution period). When I looked up and saw everybody duck down behind me and saw that they took on tires, I knew I was in trouble. (The NEXTEL Cup influence in ARCA) is making us all step up. We can’t race with old engines and old transmissions. Using old equipment is not going to cut it. If you use old equipment, it’s not going to be a good year. Everything is tougher as a whole, we just gotta step things up.”
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