 SPARTA,
KY (May 9, 2009) -- James Buescher and Justin Lofton were each going for their
second win of the season this weekend in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Buescher won
the season-opener at Daytona while Lofton was coming off his big win at
Talladega. Sunday night, the two young drivers swapped the lead four different
times in the Kentucky 150 before Buescher would emerge victorious. In
fact, the race wasn't decided until the final lap when Buescher and Lofton made
contact battling it out for the win.
Rain washed out qualifying so starting positions were set by owners points.
This put Buescher on the pole with Lofton starting alongside.
Thirty-seven cars were entered for the event with 36 of them taking the
green flag.
The race was slowed nine times for cautions for a total of 47 laps.
The 100-lap race also featured five leaders among just two drivers.
Buescher led three times for a total of 57 laps, while Lofton led twice for
43 laps.
The race came down to the final lap with Buescher and Lofton making contact
as the white flag waved.
Buescher was able to successful ward off Lofton's attack to claim the top
spot before a cheering crowd.
Buescher's margin of victory was just .928 seconds over Lofton on the
1.5-mile Kentucky oval.
Nineteen-year-old Jesse Smith finished in third place followed by Brian
Ickler in fourth and Frank Kimmel in fifth.
The ARCA RE/MAX Series will be back in action this Sunday
afternoon, May 17, at Toledo (OH) Speedway.
Hoosier is proud to be the exclusive tire provider to the ARCA RE/MAX Series
which is in its 57th year of competition.
For more information about the ARCA RE/MAX Series visit their website at www.arcaracing.com
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