{"id":22299,"date":"2015-05-04T13:24:11","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T13:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=22299"},"modified":"2015-05-04T13:24:11","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T13:24:11","slug":"jones-wins-international-motorsports-hall-of-fame-20-for-first-career-arca-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/race-results\/jones-wins-international-motorsports-hall-of-fame-20-for-first-career-arca-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones Wins International Motorsports Hall of Fame 20 For First Career ARCA Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"blake-jones-5-1_p3\"Talladega, AL.–(Russell Branham)<\/span> They weren\u2019t able to keep up with this Jones at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, as 18-year-old Blake Jones pulled away from the field on a green-white-checkered restart to win the International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 ARCA Racing Series event.
\nNot only did Jones\u2019 first career ARCA Racing Series victory come in only his second career start on a superspeedway, it also occurred a month before he graduates from high school in his hometown of Sevierville, Tenn.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s hard to put into words. This has almost brought tears to my eyes,\u201d an emotional Jones said from Victory Lane. \u201cThis is the biggest race I\u2019ve ever won. It\u2019s a dream come true.<\/strong><\/p>\n


\n\u201cJust to be able come here and race at Talladega is amazing. And then to win here, it\u2019s unreal. It\u2019s just incredible. I really can\u2019t explain how happy I am.
\nTom Hessert appeared poised to grab the victory before a late caution forced the G-W-C finish. As the cars were getting back up to speed on the final restart, Hessert\u2019s car suddenly shook and began to drop off the pace, and it quickly became apparent that he had run out of fuel.
\n\u201cTom had a heck of a race car. It was just as good of a car as we had,\u201d Jones said. \u201cWe kind of knew he was close on fuel, but we didn\u2019t ever expect him to run out.
\n\u201cI think I might have been able to get him even if he didn\u2019t run out of fuel. We had an incredibly fast race car. I\u2019m just glad to be able to get these guys to Victory Lane. It was a great afternoon.
\nPole-sitter Cody Coughlin finished second, followed by Cole Powell in third, Brandon Jones fourth, Russ Dugger fifth, Matt Kurzejewski sixth, Scott Sheldon seventh, Sarah Conrett-Ching eighth, Bo LeMastus ninth and Tyler Audie 10th. Hessert fell all the way to a 15th-place finish.
\nThe ARAC Racing Series point standings got a little tighter, as the drivers who entered the race in the top two positions in the standings both ran into trouble. Points-leader Grant Enfinger, a native of Fairhope who won the first three ARCA races of the season, finished 28th, while Austin Wayne Self \u2013 who was second in the standings \u2013 finished 32nd.
\nTalladega\u2019s weekend kicked off today with practice sessions for the GEICO 500 (NASCAR Sprint Cup Series) and Winn-Dixie 300 (NASCAR XFINITY Series), as well as practice, qualifying and green flag for the International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards event. The evening concludes with \u201cThe Big One on the Blvd\u201d Mardi Gras-style parade, which will feature NASCAR drivers and fan competitions on the track\u2019s infield Talladega Blvd.
\nSaturday\u2019s slate includes qualifying for the GEICO 500 and Winn-Dixie 300, followed by the start of the Winn-Dixie 300 at 2 p.m. (CST). The day concludes in the evening with the Talladega Superspeedway traditional Infield Concert featuring country music maverick Chase Rice, along with Buddy Brown and Dee Jay Silver. The concert is free with the purchase of a Sunday GEICO 500 (12 noon CST start) admission ticket. For ticket information, call 1-877-Go2-DEGA or visit www.talladegasuperspeedway.com.
\nAll seating along the frontstretch grandstands and towers are equipped with roomy and comfortable 21- and 22-inch wide chair back seats. Large High Definition Sprint Vision video boards that were implemented in 2014 will be back \u2013 three are permanent – and placed along the frontstretch to provide views of the whole track to every seat in the house. The video boards, three of which that are now permanent, are an initiative that is planned to be implemented at all International Speedway Corporation (ISC) tracks in the coming years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
FIN<\/td>\nSTR<\/td>\nNO<\/td>\nDRIVER\/HOMETOWN<\/td>\nTEAM & CAR<\/td>\nLAPS<\/td>\nSTATUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nBlake Jones\/Sevierville TN<\/td>\nUncle Ray’s Potato Chips Dodge<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n55<\/td>\nCody Coughlin\/Delaware OH<\/td>\nJEGS Toyota<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n58<\/td>\nCole Powell\/Mount Brydges Ontario<\/td>\nGary Yeomans Ford<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nBrandon Jones\/Atlanta GA<\/td>\nTide-Menards Toyota<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n80<\/td>\nRuss Dugger\/Owasso OK<\/td>\nFinney-Gosselin Racing Chevrolet<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n54<\/td>\nMatt Kurzejewski\/Mansfield PA<\/td>\nCosty’s Energy Service Chevrolet<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nScott Sheldon\/Las Vegas NV<\/td>\nAllegiant Travel Chevrolet<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nSarah Cornett-Ching\/Summerland BC<\/td>\nRace101.net Chevrolet<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n42<\/td>\nBo LeMastus\/Louisville KY<\/td>\nCrosley Brands-T&T Constr-Glad Precision Dodge<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nTyler Audie\/Orlando FL<\/td>\nAudie Expo-NP Properties Toyota<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n59<\/td>\nDavid Levine\/Highland Park IL<\/td>\nFord Performance-Traqgear-Gary Yeomans Ford<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nBuster Graham\/Lafayette LA<\/td>\nLouisiana Tech Ford<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n66<\/td>\nMark Thompson\/Cartersville GA<\/td>\nPhoenix Air Toyota<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nFrank Kimmel\/Clarksville IN<\/td>\n101 Ranch Records-Menards Toyota<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nTom Hessert\/Cherry Hill NJ<\/td>\nBarbera’s Autoland Dodge<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nTerry Jones\/Amherstburg Ontario<\/td>\nJAAR Excavating Toyota<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nEd Pompa\/Ballston Spa NY<\/td>\nMilton CAT-Double H Ranch Chevrolet<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nJosh Williams\/Port Charlotte FL<\/td>\nSouthwest Florida Cable Construction Ford<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n68<\/td>\nChris Bailey\/South Park PA<\/td>\nCA Bailey Excavating-Notch Gear Ford<\/td>\n78<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nThomas Praytor\/Mobile AL<\/td>\nDK-LOK Ford<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n76<\/td>\nAndy Seuss\/Salisbury NC<\/td>\nO.B. Builders Chevrolet<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n97<\/td>\nBobby Hamilton Jr.\/Greenbrier TN<\/td>\nNitroforce Industries Titan 1000 Dodge<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nGeorge Cushman\/Waterville NY<\/td>\nCushman Truck Repair Chevrolet<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n95<\/td>\nScott Edwards\/Ormond Beach FL<\/td>\nCarter 2 Motorsports Dodge<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n06<\/td>\nJames Swanson\/Clarksboro NJ<\/td>\nKan Do Chevrolet<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nBobby Gerhart\/Lebanon PA<\/td>\nLucas Oil-MAV TV Chevrolet<\/td>\n76<\/td>\nElectrical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nBarry Fitzgerald\/Sykesville MD<\/td>\nColonial Bus Ford<\/td>\n76<\/td>\nRunning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nGrant Enfinger\/Fairhope AL<\/td>\nAlamo-BeasleyAllen.com Chevrolet<\/td>\n66<\/td>\nAccident<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n69<\/td>\nWill Kimmel\/Sellersburg IN<\/td>\nKimmel Racing Ford<\/td>\n66<\/td>\nAccident<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n52<\/td>\nClay Campbell\/Martinsville VA<\/td>\nFederated Auto Parts Chevrolet<\/td>\n66<\/td>\nAccident<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n48<\/td>\nBrad Smith\/Shelby Township MI<\/td>\nRadon.com Ford<\/td>\n52<\/td>\nAccident<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n98<\/td>\nAustin Wayne Self\/Austin TX<\/td>\nAM Technical Solutions-Pirate Energy Ford<\/td>\n52<\/td>\nAccident<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n40<\/td>\nEric Caudell\/Piedmont OK<\/td>\nCarter 2 Motorsports Dodge<\/td>\n37<\/td>\nElectrical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nJosh White\/Charleston WV<\/td>\nLRSolutions-Hixson Construction Chevrolet<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nTransmssn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n00<\/td>\nTim Viens\/Daytona Beach FL<\/td>\nRacedaysponsor.com Ford<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nOverhtng<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMenards Pole Award presented by Ansell:\u00a0 Cody Coughlin 50.968 (187.883 mph)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMargin of Victory:\u00a0 0.551 seconds<\/td>\nCautions:\u00a0 4 for 27 laps<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nTime of Race:\u00a0 1:40:29<\/td>\nAverage Speed:\u00a0 125.478 mph<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLap Leaders:\u00a0 Coughlin 1-3, 9-15, 17 (11); Blake Jones 4-8, 73, 78-79 (8); Hessert 16, 18-72, 74-77 (60)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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