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 LAKELAND,
FL (March 24, 2007) -- James Buescher gave the fans something to
cheer about in winning the inaugural ARCA RE/MAX Series event at USA
International Speedway on Saturday. The 16-year-old driver from Plano, TX led
twice during the "Contruct Corps-Palm Beach Grading 250" including
the final 13 laps to capture the win in his first-ever series start.
Forty-five cars were on hand looking for a spot in the elite 40-car starting
grid. Bobby Santos III, driving for Bill Davis Racing, won the pole after
posting a new track record in pre-race qualifying. Santos, driving a Toyota,
blistered the 3/4-mile track with a time of 22.070 seconds or 122.338 mph. It
was Toyota's first-ever pole in the series. James Buescher started on the
outside pole after circling the track in 22.275 seconds in qualifying.
The 253-lap race, ran on Hoosier bias-ply tires, had 19 cautions for a total of
95 laps. The final caution extended the scheduled 250-lap race an additional
three laps and resulted in an exciting green-white-checker finish. The race
also featured seven leaders among five different drivers including; Bobby
Santos III 1-88, 96-123 (116 lap), John Jackson 89-95 (7 laps), Brian
Keselowski 124-158 (35 laps), James Buescher 159-179, 241-253 (34 laps) Bryan
Clauson. Following James Buescher to the finish line
was rookie Bryan Clauson from Noblesville, IN. Florida's Wayne Anderson
finished in third place followed by 19th starting Justin Allgaier and Brian
Keselowski in fourth and fifth, respectively. Frank Kimmel
won the Hoosier Tire Hard Charger Award for advancing the most positions. Last
year's ARCA Series champion finished in seventh place after starting 25th. After
two events, Frank Kimmel and Justin Allgaier are currently tied for the series
points lead with 405 points apiece. The ARCA RE/MAX Series
will return to action in two weeks at Nashville Superspeedway on April
7th.
All ARCA RE/MAX Series events are serviced out of Hoosier
headquarters in Lakeville, IN. Hoosier staff servicing the event included; Rick
Tostevin, Dave Wroblewski, Chad Wright, Kevin Wroblewski, Mike Haenes, Dan
Webb, Fred Awald, and Derrik Duszynski.
For complete race results and more information about the ARCA
RE/MAX Series visit their website at www.arcaracing.com.
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