Factsheets
RACE: ARCA RE/MAX 250, 10-3-08
TRACK: Talladega Superspeedway, 2.66 mile paved oval
LOCATION: Talladega, Alabama
DISTANCE: 250 miles (94 laps)
SANCTION: ARCA
SERIES: Event #20 of the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series
PROMOTER: International Speedway Corporation (ISC)
PR CONTACT: Kristi King (256) 761-4705
SCHEDULE:
Wed, Oct 1: Registration opens 6:30 AM; Garage opens 8:00 AM
Thurs, Oct 2: Practice 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM; SIM Factory Pole Qualifying 3:30 PM (2 laps)
Fri, Oct 3: Final practice 10:00-10:50 AM; ARCA RE/MAX 250 at 4:00 PM (all times local)
POSTED AWARDS: $287,153 in prize, point and contingency money.
ARCA OFFICIAL COMPANIES: RE/MAX International Inc, Aaron's Sales & Leasing, Featherlite Trailers, Hoosier Racing Tire, Lincoln Welders, Mallory Ignition, Racing Electronics, Sunoco Race Fuels.
ARCA OFFICIAL PRODUCTS: Amkus Rescue Systems, Bilstein Shocks, Casite, Cometic Gasket, Dodge Motorsports, Eibach Springs, Exedy, Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Flowmaster, G-Force Racing Gear, Holley HP Carbs, Intercomp, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Landrum Spring Service, Main Event, Mo'sGold, Motive Gear, SIM Factory, Stoner Car Care Products, SunTrust Bank, University of Northwestern Ohio.
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES: Accel Wires, BSR Products, Crane Cams, Ford Motor Company, Hutcherson-Pagan, Ilmor Engineering, Impact Racing, JE Pistons, Joyce Julius & Associates, Mechanix Wear, Moroso, RaceSafe Systems, Rhyne Racing Engines, Tesar Engineering, Toyota Racing Development, Wallace Race Car Lettering.
TV: SPEED LIVE at 5:00 PM ET
RADIO: WTDR-FM/Thunder 92.7 (LIVE) plus pole day coverage, practice & happy hour.
INTERNET: Continual LIVE coverage at thunder927.com
RACE WINNERS AT TALLADEGA SINCE 1969 (46 events; 1 event was rained out): Grant Adcox 5, Davey Allison 4, Tim Steele 4, Charlie Glotzbach 3, Red Farmer 2, Jimmy Horton 2, Tracy Leslie 2, Ramo Stott 2, Jim Vandiver 2. Tied with 1 each are Michael Annett, Blake Feese, Bobby Gerhart, Johnny Halford, Billie Harvey, Bruce Hill, Ron Hutcherson, David Keith, Frank Kimmel, Kraig Kinser, Mark Martin, Paul Menard, Jeff Purvis, Rick Roland, Sandy Satullo, Keith Segars, Bob Strait, Jim Vaughan and Mike Wallace.
NOTES OF INTEREST: The ARCA RE/MAX 250, the 47th ARCA RE/MAX Series event/appearance at Talladega since 1969, is the longest RE/MAX Series race on the schedule at 250 miles. In addition, the $287,153 in posted awards is the largest purse of the year. More than 60 drivers are expected to enter, including 9-time ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Frank Kimmel, who leads the Bill France Triple Crown headed to Talladega. The Bill France Triple Crown is a title within a title to include 3 very diverse tracks - the Salem Speedway short-track, the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds mile-dirt and the Talladega Superspeedway. Kimmel, a five-time Bill France Triple Crown champion, leads Dexter Bean by 25 points headed into the final leg at Talladega. SunTrust Rookie Matt Carter is 30 points away from Kimmel in third. Currently, Kimmel and Bobby Gerhart are the only former Talladega winners entered. The 2008 Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge Champion will also be crowned at Talladega. Eddie Sharp Racing's Scott Speed leads Jack Roush Racing's Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. by 115 points. The Superspeedway Challenge championship is an accumulation of points from all the superspeedway events throughout the year. Both SunTrust Rookies' Speed and Stenhouse are battling for the national championship as well as SunTrust Rookie of the Year honors. However, each will battle it out on the 2.3-mile New Jersey Motorsports Park road course before the championship battle heads to Talladega. Other Development drivers entered include Joe Gibbs Racing's Joey Logano, entered in a Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet, and Landon Cassill, entered in a Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet. Logano won back in May at Rockingham Speedway. Also entered is 15-time AMA Motocross champion Ricky Carmichael. Carmichael, who has 150 AMA Motocross wins to his credit, is entered in a Kevin Harvick, Inc. Chevrolet. Former ARCA RE/MAX Series national champion Bill Baird is also expected to file an entry in a Ken Schrader Racing Dodge. 18 ARCA/Talladega races have been won from the pole. Talladega is one of two venues for the ARCA RE/MAX Series that mandates the use of carburetor restrictor plates - the other being Daytona Int'l Speedway.
