There’s been a lot of excitement for today’s ARCA race on Facebook and Twitter, perhaps due to the lack of a Truck Series race.
In response, I’ve decided to open up a race thread to discuss today’s ARCA Series event on SPEED. The race is set to begin at any moment so I’ll see you below in the comment section.
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Cale Gale has not made a start in the ARCA Series since August of 2007, but will start today’s RainEater Wiper Blades 200 from the pole. His qualifying time set a new track/series record.
Gale drove his Rheem Chevrolet around Michigan International in 37.97 seconds, earning the Menards Pole Award at 189.623 mph.
Today’s starting lineup:
| 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Event #8 | |||||
| Michigan Int’l Speedway, Brooklyn Michigan, 6-17-11 | |||||
| RainEater Wiper Blades 200 | |||||
| Qualifying Results | |||||
| POS | NO | DRIVER/HOMETOWN | TEAM & CAR | TIME | SPEED |
| 1 | 33 | Cale Gale/Winston Salem NC | Rheem Chevrolet | 37.970 | 189.623 |
| 2 | 41 | Ty Dillon/Lewisville NC | SKF Chevrolet | 38.029 | 189.329 |
| 3 | 55 | Hal Martin/Galliano LA | NOLA Motorsports Park-U.S. Forensic Toyota | 38.369 | 187.651 |
| 4 | 17 | Chris Buescher/Prosper TX | David Ragan Fan Club Ford | 38.415 | 187.427 |
| 5 | 51 | Casey Roderick/Lawrenceville GA | Security Benefit-Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 38.463 | 187.193 |
| 6 | 15 | Josh Richards/Shinnston WV | Detroit Salt Company-P&H Mining Equipment Toyota | 38.808 | 185.529 |
| 7 | 25 | Max Gresham/Griffin GA | Live Oak Plantation Toyota | 38.939 | 184.905 |
| 8 | 58 | Chad Hackenbracht/New Philadelphia OH | CGH Motorsports Chevrolet | 39.041 | 184.422 |
| 9 | 31 | Tim George Jr./New York NY | Applebee’s-Potomac Family Dining Group Chevrolet | 39.104 | 184.124 |
| 10 | 16 | Joey Coulter/Miami Springs FL | Rip It Energy Fuel Chevrolet | 39.126 | 184.021 |
| 11 | 44 | Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN | Ansell-Menards Ford | 39.226 | 183.552 |
| 12 | 1 | Chad McCumbee/Supply NC | ModSpace Ford | 39.303 | 183.192 |
| 13 | 42 | Clay Rogers/Troutman NC | Beard Oil-Conoco Phillips Lubricants Chevrolet | 39.318 | 183.122 |
| 14 | 36 | Grant Enfinger/Fairhope AL | Hoosier Tire Midwest-racetires.com Ford | 39.370 | 182.880 |
| 15 | 52 | Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ | Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet | 39.432 | 182.593 |
| 16 | 12 | Maryeve Dufault/Sorel Quebec | Mad Croc Energy-VR 12 Dodge | 39.463 | 182.449 |
| 17 | 82 | Sean Corr/Goshen NY | Roush Yates Performance-Roush Yates Engines Ford | 39.504 | 182.260 |
| 18 | 5 | Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA | Lucas Oil Chevrolet | 39.545 | 182.071 |
| 19 | 32 | Matt Merrell/Portland TX | Champion Oil Toyota | 39.611 | 181.768 |
| 20 | 97 | Matt Lofton/Mooresville NC | Strutmasters.com Chevrolet | 39.806 | 180.877 |
| 21 | 6 | Bryan Silas/Stuart FL | Weaver Media-ESR Toyota | 40.080 | 179.641 |
| 22 | 2 | Robb Brent/Shelby Township MI | AutoDealerAds.com Toyota | 40.147 | 179.341 |
| 23 | 35 | Tom Berte/New Berlin WI | CGS Premier-StayTuned Customs Chevrolet | 40.309 | 178.620 |
| 24 | 68 | Will Kimmel/Sellersburg IN | Clarksville Schwinn & Cyclery Ford | 40.831 | 176.337 |
| 25 | 70 | Tony Palumbo/Frankfort IL | NOTW.com Ford | 41.238 | 174.596 |
| 26 | 48 | James Hylton/Inman SC | Radon.com Ford | 42.058 | 171.192 |
| 27 | 11 | Rick Clifton/Circleville OH | Kixor Herbicides Chevrolet | 42.110 | 170.981 |
| 28 | 7 | Kent Schenkel/Huntington IN | Schenkel Racing Dodge | 42.123 | 170.928 |
| 29 | 23 | Levi Youster/Oak Harbor OH | Fox Realty-Hixson Construction Ford | 42.366 | 169.948 |
| 30 | 75 | Benny Chastain/Tallahassee FL | AARP-Bob Schacht Motorsports Ford | 42.564 | 169.157 |
| 31 | 40 | Roger Carter/Mooresville NC | Trevor Coleman Fundraiser Dodge | 42.571 | 169.129 |
| 32 | 29 | Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN | Fox Realty-Cox Masonry Chevrolet | 42.704 | 168.602 |
| 33 | 28 | Rob Jones/Bowie MD | Fox Realty-Hixson Construction Chevrolet | 43.107 | 167.026 |
| 34 | 34 | Darrell Basham/Henryville IN | Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet | 43.701 | 164.756 |
| 35 | 06 | Tom O’Leary IV/Cygnet OH | Wayne Peterson Racing Ford | 43.788 | 164.429 |
| 36 | 94 | Brad Smith/Shelby Township MI | BradSmithMotorsports.com Ford | 45.572 | 157.992 |
| 37 | 0 | Wayne Peterson/Pulaski TN | Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet | 45.789 | 157.243 |
| 38 | 26 | Con Nicolopoulos/Columbus MI | BradSmithMotorsports.com Ford | 53.705 | 134.066 |
| 10 | Richard Harriman/Snohomish WA | Double H Ranch Chevrolet | DNQ | ||
| 14 | Marc Easton/Saranac Lake NY | ABR Dodge | DNQ | ||
