 DUQUOIN,
IL (September 4, 2006) -- On Monday, the ARCA RE/MAX Series traveled to the
1-mile clay oval at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds to contest the "Southern
Illinois 200". Thirty-six cars were entered for the Labor Day race with
Kenny Schrader setting fast time in qualifying. Schrader's time around the clay
mile was 34.508 seconds or 104.324 mph.
The 100-lap race had four race leaders among three different drivers.
Drivers leading during the event included; Kenny Schrader (1-23, 61-100), Billy
Venturini (24-43) and Dexter Bean (44-60). The race was slowed for cautions
five times for 24 laps.
At the finish, Schrader won by 3.656 seconds over Brett Rowe, while Joe
Cooksey finished in third place after starting 16th. Bob Strait was fourth with
Blake Bjorklund finishing in fifth on the heels of his third place finish at
Toledo on Friday.
It was Schrader's second win of the season having won the first race at
Toledo in May. It was also the veteran's 14th career win in the ARCA RE/MAX
Series in just 42 starts.
Frank Kimmel remains atop the ARCA RE/MAX Series driver standings after
finishing in 2nd place on Friday and 31st on Monday after contact with another
competitor. Kimmel now holds a commanding 180 point lead in the driver
standings over Bobby Gerhart going into the final four races of the year.
Competitors at both events this past weekend raced on bias-ply tires
manufactured by Hoosier Tire & Rubber Corp. and provided by Hoosier Racing
Tire Corp. All ARCA RE/MAX Series events are serviced out of Hoosier
headquarters in Lakeville, IN
The ARCA RE/MAX Series
will be back in action this Saturday, September 9, at Chicagoland Speedway
where the drivers will be back on radial tires provided by Hoosier. The race
will be telecast LIVE on SPEED beginning at 2:00 pm ET.
For complete race results and more information about the ARCA
RE/MAX Series visit their website at www.arcaracing.com.
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TOLEDO,
OH & DUQUOIN, IL (September 1 & 4) -- Chuck Barnes, Jr. (#35 in photo)
and Kenny Schrader each won an ARCA RE/MAX Series race this Labor Day holiday.
On Friday, the 24-year-old Barnes won the "Hantz Group 200" at Toledo
Speedway earning the first ARCA win of his career. The young driver's victory
also set a new record for the series with its 16th different winner in the 18
races contested to date. On Labor Day, fresh off his 23rd place finish at
California Speedway in the Nextel Cup Series on Sunday, Kenny Schrader won the
"Southern Illinois 100" at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. It was
Schrader's second win of the season and 14th overall in the ARCA RE/MAX
Series. 
TOLEDO,
OH (September 1, 2006) -- Forty-two cars were entered for Friday's "Hantz
Group 200" at Toledo Speedway. Brian Keselowski was the fastest qualifier
circling the paved 1/2-mile track in a scant 16.616 seconds (108.329
mph).
