|
 SALEM,
IN (September 13) -- Eighteen-year-old Shelby Howard claimed his third
ARCA RE/MAX Series win of his career winning the Eddie Gilstrap Motors
Fall Classic 200 under the lights at Salem Speedway on Saturday. It
was Howard's second win of the season at the .555-mile high banked
oval. The young driver led twice for a total of 99 laps in the 204-lap
event. Howard was battling it out with defending series champion Frank
Kimmel with 20 laps to go, when the two and a lapped car attempted to
go three-wide on the tight Salem oval with Kimmel's Advance Auto
Parts-Pork Ford making contact with the wall and relegating the
champion to a 22nd place finish and Howard taking the win over Jason
Jarrett and 17-year-old Justin Allgaier. Despite the disappointing
finish, Kimmel still leads the ARCA RE/MAX Series by 675 points
entering the final three races of the season.
Thirty-five cars jammed the .555-mile Salem Speedway
high banks with Plymouth, Indiana's Flyin' Brian Ross on the pole with
a lap of 17.702 seconds (112.869 mph) in qualifying. Joining him in
the front row was previous race winner Frank Kimmel.
The race featured five lead changes among four
drivers. Those leading during the event were Frank Kimmel (1-57),
Brian Ross (58-83), Shelby Howard (84-89, 112-204), Randy VanZant
(90-111). The race was slowed by nine caution flags for a total of 60
laps.
Following third starting Shelby Howard to the finish
line was 14th starting Jason Jarrett. Finishing a career-best third
was sixth starting Justin Allgaier making only his ninth ARCA Series
start. Allgaier was driving the Hoosier Tire Midwest Chevrolet.
Rounding out the top ten was Brian Ross in fourth, Randy VanZant,
Alex Whitman, Andy Belmont, Norm Benning, Ron Cox and Matt Hagans in
fifth through tenth, respectively. Seven of the 35 starters finished
the race on the lead lap. Bill Eversole finished in 11th place and won
the Hoosier Tire Hard Charger Award for advancing the most positions
after starting 26th.
The series travels back to South Boston (Virginia)
this Saturday, September 20, to complete a race that was postponed by
rain from its original July 2nd date.
Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. is proud to have been
selected by the ARCA RE/MAX Series to be the series exclusive tire
provider.
|
