 JUPITER FL (2-27-10) – Justin Marks made ARCA history Saturday afternoon, winning the rain-shortened Tire Kingdom 150 presented by ModSpace at Palm Beach International Raceway.Marks, in the Construct Corps Dodge for Win-Tron Racing, earned his first career ARCA Racing Series victory utilizing rain tires provided by Hoosier Racing Tire, the first time ARCA has used a “wet” tire compound in its 58 year history.Robb Brent finished second, after a pit road infraction caused him to bring his #36 JAM Dodge back down pit road on lap 24 after a tire got away from the team on pit road. For Brent, the runner-up finish was a career best. Rookie Blake Koch, in his first career ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX And Menards start, finished third in the #6 ESR Racing Toyota. Series officials were forced to throw the checkered flag on the event five laps short of its original distance, complete 70 of the advertised 75 laps, due to heavy rain. The 2.034 mile PBIR course was the victim of rain showers on and off throughout the afternoon, which lead to most teams changing from the Hoosier Short Track Radial “Slick” tire to the grooved “rain tires during the second caution period on lap 22. 2010 ARCA Racing Series by RE/MAX and Menards Event #2 FIN STR NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 2 32 Justin Marks/Rocklin CA Construct Corps Dodge 70 Running 2 6 36 Robb Brent/Shelby Township MI Orchard Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep Dodge 70 Running 3 3 6 Blake Koch/W. Palm Beach FL Tire Kingdom Toyota 70 Running 4 4 77 Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ Cherry Hill Classic Cars Dodge 70 Running 5 7 55 Steve Arpin/Fort Frances Ontario Taylor Chassis Toyota 70 Running 6 9 16 Joey Coulter/Miami Springs FL RipIt-Darrell Gwynn Foundation-Tempest Cycles Chevy 70 Running 7 5 25 Mikey Kile/Westlake LA Renton Coil Spring-Venturini Motorsports Toyota 70 Running 8 8 31 Tim George Jr./New York NY University of Miami-Buoniconti Fund Chevrolet 69 Running 9 21 80 Tim Cowen/Perrysville OH Cowen Truck Line Ford 69 Running 10 12 60 Patrick Sheltra/Indiantown FL Recycling Services-Sheltra & Son Construction Chevy 69 Running 11 17 59 Hal Martin/Galliano LA Abundant Energy Dodge 69 Running 12 13 44 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Ansell-Menards Ford 69 Running 13 10 81 Craig Goess/Greenville NC Greenville Toyota of NC Toyota 69 Running 14 14 22 Dakoda Armstrong/New Castle IN Cunningham Motorsports Dodge 69 Running 15 15 1 Nick Igdalsky/Long Pond PA ModSpace Ford 69 Running 16 16 11 Bryan Silas/Stuart FL Rockingham Speedway-PBG Ford 68 Running 17 19 15 Alli Owens/Daytona Beach FL ElectrifyingCareers.com Chevrolet 67 Running 18 22 09 Spencer Maggard/Atlanta GA SPS Ford 67 Running 19 20 14 Chase Mattioli/Long Pond PA Big Machine Records-Big Green Egg Ford 67 Running 20 11 02 Josh Williams/Port Charlotte FL Southwest Florida Cable Construction Ford 62 Running 21 1 51 Casey Roderick/Lawrenceville GA Monolith Hospitality Dodge 44 Transm 22 18 23 Jeff Buice/Charlotte NC Shaver Motorsports Chevrolet 43 Running 23 23 28 Dr. Ed Bull/Chapin SC Back In Shape Ford 41 Running 24 24 35 Tom Berte/West Allis WI CGS Premier-Stay Tuned Customs Chevrolet 39 Engine 25 28 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Anti-Monkey Butt Powder Chevrolet 23 Running 26 26 48 Andrew Belmont/Mooresville NC Radon.com Ford 23 Running 27 30 26 Brad Smith/Shelby Township MI ApplianceZone.com Ford 13 Running 28 32 06 Wayne Peterson/Pulaski TN Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 6 Brakes 29 31 18 James Hylton/Inman SC Rockingham Speedway-PBG Ford 2 Brakes 30 25 68 Will Kimmel/Sellersburg IN Will Kimmel Racing Ford 1 Handling 31 27 29 Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN Hixson Construction Chevrolet 1 Oil Pressure 32 29 10 Marc Easton/Lake Saranac NY Fast Track 11 Degreaser Dodge 1 Handling 33 33 0 Rob Jones/Bowie MD Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 0 Engine 17 Billy Leslie/Algonac MI Russ Roulo Racing Ford MENARDS POLE AWARD PRESENTED BY ANSELL: Casey Roderick 78.037 (93.325 mph) MRGN OF VICT: 44.559 seconds CAUTIONS: 3 for 9 laps TIME OF RACE: 1:54:47 AVG SPEED: 74.037 mph LAP LEADERS: Kile, 1-9, 24-25 (11); Roderick 10-19, 23, 32-41 (21); Brent 20-22, 58 (4); Arpin 26-31 (6); Marks 42-57, 59-70 (28) Palm Beach Int’l Raceway, Jupiter FL, 2-27-10 Tire Kingdom 150 presented by ModSpace February 27, 2010 / 3:55 PM 2010 ARCA Racing Series by RE/MAX and Menards Event #2 FIN STR NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 2 32 Justin Marks/Rocklin CA Construct Corps Dodge 70 Running 2 6 36 Robb Brent/Shelby Township MI Orchard Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep Dodge 70 Running 3 3 6 Blake Koch/W. Palm Beach FL Tire Kingdom Toyota 70 Running 4 4 77 Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ Cherry Hill Classic Cars Dodge 70 Running 5 7 55 Steve Arpin/Fort Frances Ontario Taylor Chassis Toyota 70 Running 6 9 16 Joey Coulter/Miami Springs FL RipIt-Darrell Gwynn Foundation-Tempest Cycles Chevy 70 Running 7 5 25 Mikey Kile/Westlake LA Renton Coil Spring-Venturini Motorsports Toyota 70 Running 8 8 31 Tim George Jr./New York NY University of Miami-Buoniconti Fund Chevrolet 69 Running 9 21 80 Tim Cowen/Perrysville OH Cowen Truck Line Ford 69 Running 10 12 60 Patrick Sheltra/Indiantown FL Recycling Services-Sheltra & Son Construction Chevy 69 Running 11 17 59 Hal Martin/Galliano LA Abundant Energy Dodge 69 Running 12 13 44 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Ansell-Menards Ford 69 Running 13 10 81 Craig Goess/Greenville NC Greenville Toyota of NC Toyota 69 Running 14 14 22 Dakoda Armstrong/New Castle IN Cunningham Motorsports Dodge 69 Running 15 15 1 Nick Igdalsky/Long Pond PA ModSpace Ford 69 Running 16 16 11 Bryan Silas/Stuart FL Rockingham Speedway-PBG Ford 68 Running 17 19 15 Alli Owens/Daytona Beach FL ElectrifyingCareers.com Chevrolet 67 Running 18 22 09 Spencer Maggard/Atlanta GA SPS Ford 67 Running 19 20 14 Chase Mattioli/Long Pond PA Big Machine Records-Big Green Egg Ford 67 Running 20 11 02 Josh Williams/Port Charlotte FL Southwest Florida Cable Construction Ford 62 Running 21 1 51 Casey Roderick/Lawrenceville GA Monolith Hospitality Dodge 44 Transm 22 18 23 Jeff Buice/Charlotte NC Shaver Motorsports Chevrolet 43 Running 23 23 28 Dr. Ed Bull/Chapin SC Back In Shape Ford 41 Running 24 24 35 Tom Berte/West Allis WI CGS Premier-Stay Tuned Customs Chevrolet 39 Engine 25 28 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Anti-Monkey Butt Powder Chevrolet 23 Running 26 26 48 Andrew Belmont/Mooresville NC Radon.com Ford 23 Running 27 30 26 Brad Smith/Shelby Township MI ApplianceZone.com Ford 13 Running 28 32 06 Wayne Peterson/Pulaski TN Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 6 Brakes 29 31 18 James Hylton/Inman SC Rockingham Speedway-PBG Ford 2 Brakes 30 25 68 Will Kimmel/Sellersburg IN Will Kimmel Racing Ford 1 Handling 31 27 29 Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN Hixson Construction Chevrolet 1 Oil Pressure 32 29 10 Marc Easton/Lake Saranac NY Fast Track 11 Degreaser Dodge 1 Handling 33 33 0 Rob Jones/Bowie MD Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 0 Engine 17 Billy Leslie/Algonac MI Russ Roulo Racing Ford MENARDS POLE AWARD PRESENTED BY ANSELL: Casey Roderick 78.037 (93.325 mph) MRGN OF VICT: 44.559 seconds CAUTIONS: 3 for 9 laps TIME OF RACE: 1:54:47 AVG SPEED: 74.037 mph LAP LEADERS: Kile, 1-9, 24-25 (11); Roderick 10-19, 23, 32-41 (21); Brent 20-22, 58 (4); Arpin 26-31 (6); Marks 42-57, 59-70 (28) Palm Beach Int’l Raceway, Jupiter FL, 2-27-10 Tire Kingdom 150 presented by ModSpace February 27, 2010 / 3:55 PM |
