2002 ARCA Re/Max Series

The 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series[1] was the 50th season of the ARCA Racing Series, a division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). The season began on February 10, 2002, with the ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The season ended with the EasyCare Vehicle Services Contract 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 11. Frank Kimmel won the drivers championship, his fourth in the series and third in a row, and Chad Blount won the Rookie of the Year award.

Schedule & Winners

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Date Track City Event Name Pole Winner Race Winner
February 10 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Discount Auto Parts 200 Chase Montgomery Bobby Gerhart
March 9 Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia Pork The Other White Meat 400 Chad Blount Damon Lusk
April 12 Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee PFG Lester 150 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
April 29 Salem Speedway Washington Township, Indiana Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
May 11 Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky WLWT Channel 5 155 John Metcalf Frank Kimmel
May 18 Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 Frank Kimmel Jeff Fultz
June 1 Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas BPU 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
June 8 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania Pocono ARCA 200 Frank Kimmel Damon Lusk
June 15 Michigan Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan Flagstar 200 Chad Blount Chad Blount
June 23 Toledo Speedway Toledo, Ohio Jasper Engines & Transmissions 200 Chad Blount Frank Kimmel
July 3 South Boston Speedway South Boston, Virginia Big Daddy's Liberty 200 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader
July 12 Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky Bluegrass Quality Meats 200 Vern Slagh Chad Blount
July 20 Berlin Raceway Marne, Michigan Pork, The Other White Meat 200 Chad Blount Fred Campbell
July 27 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania Pepsi ARCA 200 Casey Atwood Casey Atwood
August 9 Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee Waste Management 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
August 18 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Allen Crowe Memorial 100 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
August 31 Winchester Speedway White River Township, Indiana GoldenPalace200.com 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
September 2 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Federated Auto Parts 100 Tony Stewart Frank Kimmel
September 7 Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Illinois ReadyHosting.com 200 Chad Blount Chad Blount
September 15 Salem Speedway Washington Township, Indiana Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
October 5 Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama Food World 300 Bobby Gerhart Keith Segars
October 11 Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 Frank Kimmel Chad Blount

Drivers' championship

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(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.

Pos. Driver Races Points
DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BER POC NSH ISF WIN DQN CHI SLM TAL CLT
1 Frank Kimmel 3 35* 1* 1* 1* 2* 1* 9* 32 1 2 2* 3 13 1* 1* 1* 1* 3 1 3 3 6175
2 Chad Blount 4 2 6 28 2 6 4 15 1* 18 22 1 2* 14 22 8 17 25 1* 3 2 1* 5675
3 Jason Jarrett 18 5 37 2 13 8 23 2 33 2 6 4 10 2 29 10 20 8 5 14 5 6 5160
4 Chase Montgomery 21 34 5 18 11 7 12 8 10 22 5 29 6 8 3 11 22 32 6 4 27 25 4755
5 Shelby Howard 27 9 9 21 8 19 7 19 30 11 13 9 12 5 12 20 2 10 40 5 13 19 4745
6 Billy Venturini 29 7 26 20 10 31 11 6 19 7 3 12 11 25 8 9 24 13 8 26 10 22 4685
7 Andy Belmont 36 6 31 3* 5 10 5 7 13 29 7 26 15 29 26 14 19 34 25 2* 15 13 4520
8 Mark Gibson 16 38 12 15 7 11 6 10 34 25 15 5 5 16 32 29 4 36 7 11 7 31 4455
9 Ron Cox 24 12 10 22 31 23 26 4 29 28 8 14 7 12 6 19 7 26 10 8 16 Wth 4405
10 Norm Benning 33 25 18 10 14 22 14 14 23 12 20 22 19 30 20 6 9 21 16 21 21 26 4230
11 Kevin Belmont 35 24 25 14 17 25 9 11 21 27 11 19 17 18 9 7 29 9 33 19 19 20 4225
12 Todd Bowsher 14 21 17 6 28 29 15 21 27 10 30 39 8 20 17 28 8 16 28 23 37 30 3950
13 Mike Buckley 11 22 30 9 21 17 31 32 26 26 21 30 26 40 27 38 6 20 11 15 28 27 3740
14 Chuck Weber 37 16 13 26 22 24 33 12 22 19 16 34 20 32 24 27 13 17 20 33 41 34 3640
15 Darrell Basham 41 14 27 31 20 28 27 24 25 13 14 35 21 21 28 34 18 40 14 22 20 33 3565
16 Brad Smith DNQ 40 DNQ 27 27 30 19 23 28 33 28 24 23 23 21 18 12 31 19 29 38 32 3275
17 Greg Sarff 32 37 16 34 30 DNQ 17 34 24 14 24 15 31 35 13 35 33 38 13 25 24 35 3175
18 Tim Mitchell DNQ 31 36 33 QL DNQ 18 20 DNQ 24 18 DNQ 22 19 25 24 16 22 35 28 DNQ 3020
19 Eric Martin DNQ DNQ 23 30 26 40 21 25 31 35 26 37 28 33 31 23 32 14 18 27 DNQ Wth 2990
20 Damon Lusk 5 1 7 8 9 3 3 1 2 9* 19 2765
21 Michael Vergers 39 4 34 12 6 14 30 5 8 37 1895
22 Brent Sherman DNQ 23 28 25 20 DNQ 11 11 6 4 31 9 1515
23 Robert Burroughs 10 29 21 13 9 24 2 30 36 1475
24 Richard Mitchell 7 5 3 27 6 10 1340
25 A. J. Henriksen 7 32 4 5 10 13 34 30 27 39 1310
26 Randy Van Zant 4 36 31 9 21 9 15 5 34 1250
27 Bobby Gerhart 1* 5 7 4 4 26 1195
28 Deborah Renshaw 8 11 7 9 11 Wth 1195
29 Sean Stafford 13 15 20 17 31 18 1060
30 Rick Carelli 2 38 3 36 2 4 975
31 Jerry Glanville 4 19 18 37 35 6 10 965
32 Jason Rudd 8 3 29 9 18 24 925
33 Jeff Caudell 19 11 40 DNQ 23 15 26 16 885
34 Robby Benton 34 4 9 17 850
35 Keith Murt 11 15 33 16 36 23 39 32 810
36 Doug Stevens 10 12 3 9 755
37 Christi Passmore 19 41 25 23 24 37 27 23 750
38 John Metcalf 33 4 7 5 700
39 Marty Butkovich 25 38 16 15 32 28 690
40 Tom Eriksen 29 7 5 7 680
41 Chris Moore 3 4 4 645
42 Dicky Williamson DNQ 19 20 26 19 23 640
43 Bob Strait 3 27 21 5 640
44 Wally Fowler 15 Wth 13 17 Wth 15 620
45 Vern Slagh 22 Wth 34 14 8 40 DNQ 615
46 John Hayden 3 29 35 34 17 38 600
47 Michael Simko 6 14 6 585
48 Scotty Sands Wth DNQ 15 16 11 31 580
49 Joe Cooksey 13 4 5 580
50 Steve Senerchia DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 27 26 570
51 Dan Shaver 20 DNQ 21 28 38 9 555
52 Bob Aiello 27 DNQ 20 17 17 29 540
53 Red Farmer 34 23 32 32 4 540
54 Brian Conz 20 DNQ 28 12 22 535
55 Rick Thonnes 17 11 8 DNQ 535
56 Tina Gordon 26 8 35 12 515
57 Eric Smith 16 15 29 21 515
58 Kevin Gardner 12 35 DNQ 500
59 Tim Turner 30 39 32 DNQ 35 35 40 DNQ 39 35 39 495
60 Frank Kapfhammer 29 25 16 20 495
61 Ken Schrader 1* 3 485
62 Justin Allgaier 17 11 17 465
63 Mike Zazula DNQ 29 37 39 22 22 40 460
64 Fred Campbell 4 1* 460
65 John Sadinsky DNQ 18 31 10 445
66 Doug Keller 2 6 445
67 Dennis English 24 36 DNQ 25 DNQ 34 33 440
68 C. W. Smith 25 28 10 33 440
69 Matt Hagans 5 6 DNQ 435
70 Tim Steele 32 Wth 38 12 29 40 430
71 Jeep Pfulm 18 16 18 430
72 Robbie Cowart 36 36 11 16 425
73 Jeff Fultz 1 8 425
74 Jeremy Clements 17 DNQ 420
75 Jerry Middleton 34 37 DNQ 41 410
76 Randal Ritter 17 41 30 18 395
77 Neil McClelland 17 23 21 385
78 Wayman Wittman 27 18 18 375
79 Eric Nale 24 32 12 370
80 Jamie Mosley 18 24 23 365
81 Kevin Conway 13 7 365
82 Tim Burrell 23 31 12 360
83 Justin Labonte 9 28 32 355
84 Willie Green 12 10 355
85 Austin Cameron 22 3 355
86 Justin Ashburn 38 16 14 350
87 Andy Hillenburg 6 18 340
88 Mel Walen 10 22 DNQ 330
89 James Hylton 35 41 31 34 36 36 36 DNQ 320
90 Carl McCormick 15 14 315
91 Greg Van Alst Wth 32 DNQ 15 30 305
92 Karla Lampa 16 30 DNQ 37 300
93 Jason Hedlesky 15 17 300
94 Mike Langston 25 7 300
95 Keith Segars 40 1* 300
96 Todd Coon 12 23 285
97 Cam Strader 3 32 285
98 Todd Antrican DNQ DNQ 35 39 41 37 DNQ 36 35 265
99 Shanta Rhodes 26 13 265
100 Randy Ainsworth 32 27 DNQ 41 37 260
101 Casey Atwood 1* 260
102 Chris Geier 26 15 255
103 Brian Winters 23 19 250
104 Tony Stewart 2 250
105 Eric Smith 13 30 245
106 Stuart Kirby 2 245
107 Sammy Ragan 2 240
108 Tony Ave 4 225
109 Ron Hornaday Jr. 2 225
110 Mike Burg 15 33 220
111 Mario Gosselin 3 220
112 Billy Thomas 22 29 210
113 Kevin McGuire DNQ 26 DNQ 30 205
114 Jerry Coble 10 205
115 Rich Woodland Jr. 12 40 200
116 Jon Morley 38 200
117 Larry Hollenbeck 20 38 DNQ 195
118 Mike Duncan 8 190
119 Nate Monteith 8 190
120 Shawn Gray DNQ 27 33 185
121 Jason Vieau 11 175
122 Bob Hill 30 28 170
123 Kyle Busch 12 170
124 Sunny Hobbs 31 33 DNQ 165
125 Ray Clay 13 165
126 Clint Vahsholtz 13 165
127 Dustin Maherg 14 27 160
128 Kasey Kahne 14 160
129 Dave Weltmeyer 14 160
130 Jennifer Jo Cobb 16 150
131 Jeff Finley 16 150
132 Richard King 16 DNQ 150
133 Claude Plante DNQ 21 150
134 Charlie Schaefer 21 DNQ 150
135 Brack Maggard 17 145
136 Mark Schulz 22 DNQ 145
137 Jimmy Edlin 40 24 140
138 Bill Baird Wth 18 140
139 Jerry Hill 19 135
140 Rusty Morgan 24 DNQ 135
141 Tom Buzze 20 130
142 Jim Eubanks 25 DNQ 130
143 Mike Basham 34 DNQ 38 125
144 Adam Roberts 37 DNQ DNQ DNQ 120
145 Todd Shafer DNQ Wth 28 115
146 David Elliott DNQ 39 36 110
147 Troy Backlund 24 110
148 Alton McBride Jr. 24 110
149 Ryan Vos 31 40 105
150 Bobby Bowsher 25 105
151 Billy Shotko 25 105
152 Ed Wettlaufer 30 39 105
153 John Mazzuchelli 26 100
154 Dick Tracey DNQ Wth 39 Wth 34 95
155 Mark Cash 29 95
156 Tony Altiere DNQ Wth DNQ 32 DNQ 95
157 Mike Harmon 28 29 90
158 Tim Fulford Wth 28 90
159 Casey Mears 30 80
160 Brett Oakley 31 75
161 Guillermo Ortelli 31 75
162 Craig Bracken 33 65
163 Doug Ehret 33 65
164 Andy Lombi 33 65
165 Andy Petree 33 65
166 Jeff Spraker 38 DNQ 65
167 Dave Davis 34 60
168 Bill Eversole DNQ 39 60
169 Allen Patterson 39 DNQ 60
170 Paul Booher 36 50
171 Jason Hawley 37 45
172 Johnny Borneman III 37 45
173 Ron Courtney 38 40
174 Jim Pate Wth 38 40
175 G. J. Mennen Jr. 23
176 Darrel Krentz 30
177 Bob Kelly DNQ
178 Tim Edwards DNQ
179 Wayne Peterson DNQ
180 Rick Markle DNQ
181 Frog Hall DNQ
182 David Romines DNQ DNQ
183 Ryck Sanders DNQ
184 Sammy Potashnick DNQ
185 Tom Baker DNQ
186 Mark Hockensmith DNQ DNQ
187 John Neal DNQ DNQ
188 Bruce Bechtel DNQ
189 Scott Kuhn DNQ
190 Johnny Sauter Wth
191 Bill Flowers QL
Pos. Driver DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BER POC NSH ISF WIN DQN CHI SLM TAL CLT Points
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References

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  1. ^ "season-stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2023-02-10.