2010 ARCA Racing Series

The 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by Re/MAX and Menards was the 58th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 6 with the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 and ended on October 9 with the American 200 presented by Black's Tire and Auto Service. Patrick Sheltra, driving for his own team, Sheltra Motorsports, won the championship.

Patrick Sheltra, driving the No. 60 car for his self-owned team, won the 2010 series championship.
Tom Hessert III, driving the No. 77 car for Cunningham Motorsports, finished third in the championship.

This season was notable for the season-opening race, the 2010 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona, which had the largest audience of any ARCA event in the history of the series with 2.4 million viewers tuning in on the Speed Channel. The high viewership was due to the fact that Danica Patrick was competing in the event, which was her first stock car start as part of her move from the IndyCar Series to NASCAR.[1] This garnered a lot more media coverage for the ARCA Series and attention to the series as a whole by race fans starting that year.

Teams and drivers

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Note: If under "team", the owner's name is listed and in italics, that means the name of the race team that fielded the car is unknown.

Complete schedule

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Manufacturer Team No. Driver
Chevrolet Coulter Motorsports 16 Joey Coulter
Darrell Basham Racing 34 Darrell Basham
Richard Childress Racing 31 Tim George Jr.
Dodge Cunningham Motorsports 22 Dakoda Armstrong (R)
77 Tom Hessert III
Ford Andy Belmont Racing 1 Nick Igdalsky (R) 4
Chad McCumbee 16
14 Chase Mattioli (R) 6
Nick Igdalsky (R) 14
Brad Smith Motorsports 26 Brad Smith
Fast Track Racing 11 Bryan Silas
Kimmel Racing 44 Frank Kimmel
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Barry Fitzgerald 3
Wayne Peterson 5
Tyler Miles 4
Dennis Strickland 2
Mike Senica 2
Mike Harmon 4
Toyota Eddie Sharp Racing 81 Craig Goess
Chevrolet 9
Dodge 9
Ford 2
Fast Track Racing 10 Mike Holt 2
Marc Easton 5
Nur Ali 1
Ed Pompa 3
Rick Clifton 2
A. J. Fike 2
Richard Harriman 4
Tyler Speer 1
Chevrolet 17
Ford 3
Hixson Motorsports 23 Frank Wilson Jr. 3
Jeff Buice 2
Ron Cox 4
Rob Jones 4
Brian Tyler 1
Levi Youster 6
Chevrolet 13
Ford 5
Dodge 2
ACG Motorsports 2
Bull Racing 2
Hixson Motorsports 12
Team LaCross Motorsports 1
Universe Racing 2
Chad Frewaldt 1
28 Chris Cockrum 2
Ed Bull 2
Frankie Kimmel 1
Greg Sarff 1
Brent Cross 1
Levi Youster 2
Steve Fox 2
Rob Jones 7
Jeff Buice 1
Chad Frewaldt 1
Chevrolet 18
Toyota 1
Dodge 1
Venturini Motorsports 18
Brett Hudson Motorsports 1
Richard Petty Driver Search 1
15 Alli Owens 9
A. J. Frank 1
Tom Berte 1
Tony Palumbo 1
Andrew Belmont 1
Kyle Martel 1
Dennis Strickland 2
Ryan Wilson 1
Dodge 15
Chevrolet 5
Allgaier Motorsports 36 Robb Brent
Dodge 15
Chevrolet 5
Mark Gibson Racing 59 Leilani Munter 2
Hal Martin 1
Mark Gibson 7
Chad McCumbee 1
Nick Igdalsky (R) 2
Will Kimmel
Timmy Hill 4
Michael Sosebee 1
Dodge 10
Chevrolet 2
Toyota 9
Sheltra Motorsports 60 Patrick Sheltra
Dodge 2
Ford 18
James Hylton Motorsports 48 Jill George 1
Andrew Belmont 3
James Hylton 15
Ricky Byers 1
Dodge 1
Ford 2
Chevrolet 17
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Butch Jarvis 2
Rob Jones 4
Wayne Peterson 9
Avery McCluskey 4
Mike Senica 1
Toyota 17
Chevrolet 3
Venturini Motorsports 25 Mikey Kile
Toyota
Chevrolet
55 Steve Arpin 18
Josh Richards 1
Donny Lia 1
Toyota 9
Dodge 11
Win-Tron Racing 32 Justin Marks

Limited schedule

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Danica Patrick made her stock car debut in the season-opener at Daytona with her Nationwide Series team JR Motorsports fielding a No. 7 car in the ARCA race in order for her to be approved to race in the Nationwide Series race at Daytona the next week.
Manufacturer Team No. Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Beard Motorsports 42 Clay Rogers 1
Bobby Gerhart Racing 5 Bobby Gerhart 8
Brandon Kidd 1
7 Clair Zimmerman 1
Bill Martel Racing 43 Kyle Martel 5
CGH Motorsports 58 Chad Hackenbracht 9
D & B Motorsports 24 Brian Campbell 1
27 Michael Simko 2
Darrell Basham Racing 94 Jason Basham 11
Delaney Motorsports 88 Dustin Delaney 1
DGM Racing 12 Russ Dugger 3
Hendren Motorsports 66 Jesse Smith 1
Hixson Motorsports [N 1] 7 Rob Jones 1
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Ron Cox 2
Frank Wilson Jr. 1
John Mackling 8 Kyle Logue 2
JR Motorsports 7 Danica Patrick 1
K Automotive Racing 29 Chad Finley 6
K & K Racing 7 Justin Koch 1 [N 2]
9 1 [N 3]
Littleton Motorsports [N 4] 5 Mark Littleton 2
Lafferty Motorsports 89 Ted Minor 1
MacZink Racing 45 Jeffery MacZink 1
Matt Lofton Motorsports 97 Matt Lofton 1
RBR Enterprises 92 Brandon McReynolds 1
Richard Childress Racing 41 Ty Dillon 3
Rick Ware Racing 47 Timmy Hill 3
Tori Racing 33 Curt Tori 2
Vision Racing 7 Tanner Berryhill 2
WestWorld Motorsports 02 Daryl Harr 1
Dodge Allgaier Motorsports 63 Tim Andrews 1
Brevak Racing 3 Brent Brevak 3
Capital City Motorsports 38 Greg Sarff 1
Alex Kennedy 2
Jones Group Racing 29 Jesse Smith 1
30 Terry Jones 5
Richard Petty Driver Search 41 Dillon Moltz 1
Schenkel Racing 7 Kent Schenkel 2
Team Gill Racing 85 Lance Fenton 1
Ford 7VN Motorsports 70 Tony Palumbo 3
Brad Smith Motorsports 2 Wayne Peterson 2
Mike Young 2
96 Mike Buckley 1
Cowen Racing 80 Tim Cowen 4
Empire Racing 83
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Sean Corr 6
Hover Motorsports 80 Brad Lloyd 1
James Hylton Motorsports 18 James Hylton 1
Josh Williams Racing 02 Josh Williams 5
K & K Racing 79 Brent Raulston 2
Martins Motorsports 95 Tommy Joe Martins 1
McCreerey Motorsports 57 Rodney Melvin 2
NDS Motorsports 53 Steve Park 1
RAB Racing 09 Grant Enfinger 7
Spencer Maggard 1
Toyota Eddie Sharp Racing 2 Pierre Bourque 1
6 Nelson Piquet Jr. 3
Blake Koch 1
Brandon McReynolds 3
Kyle Fowler 2
Kory Rabenold 1
Andrew Belmont 1
Kyle Belmont 3
Ray Mooi 1
Kevin Swindell 1
Gresham Motorsports 71 Max Gresham 5
Stringer Motorsports 90 Milka Duno 1
Venturini Motorsports 66 Mark Thompson 2
Toyota 2
Chevrolet 5
35 John Wes Townley 1
Tom Berte 3
Brett Hudson 1
Hal Martin 1
Chevrolet 3
Dodge 4
Fast Track Racing 18 Marc Easton 2
Mike Holt 1
Richard Harriman 3
Chris Davis 1
Chevrolet 3
Dodge 4
Mark Gibson Racing Michael Sosebee 1 [N 5]
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Mark Gibson 1
Larry Meadors 1
Jeriod Prince 1
Chevrolet 1
Ford 4
Bowsher-Mooi Motorsports 21 Jennifer Jo Cobb 1
Todd Bowsher 3
Tom Graham 1
Chevrolet 6
Toyota 1
Ken Schrader Racing 52 Bill Baird 2
Ken Schrader 2
Kyle Fowler 3
Chevrolet 1
Ford 1
99 Josh Richards 2 [N 6]
Chevrolet 2
Toyota 1
Ford 4
Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Chuck Walker 1
Benny Chastain 5
Bob Schacht 1
Dodge 5
Ford 9
Chevrolet 5
Blackburn Motorsports 1
Kimmel Racing 13
Team LaCross Motorsports 1
Mark Gibson Racing 3
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Steve Blackburn 1
Will Kimmel 3
Larry Meadors 7
Matt Crafton 2
Brent Cross 1
Michael Sosebee 5
Dodge 5
Chevrolet 10
Team Johnson Motorsports 76 Jerick Johnson 15
Dodge 1
Ford 12
Chevrolet 2
Toyota 1
Mark Gibson Racing 1
Roulo Brothers Racing 12
Kelly Kovski Motorsports 2
Hattori Racing Enterprises 1
17 Hal Martin 1 [N 7]
Billy Leslie 1
Chris Buescher 8
Chase Mattioli 3
Kelly Kovski 2
Miguel Paludo 1
Ford 2
Chevrolet 1
Spraker Racing Enterprises 42
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Scott Stenzel 2
Joey Gase 1
Toyota 1
Chevrolet 2
Turner Motorsports 4 Ricky Carmichael 3
Toyota 2
Dodge 5
Chevrolet 1
Phoenix Racing 51 James Buescher 3
Casey Roderick 5

Notes

  1. ^ It was a Hixson Motorsports entry using Bobby Gerhart Racing's owner points.
  2. ^ It was a K & K Racing entry using Bobby Gerhart Racing's owner points.
  3. ^ It was a K & K Racing entry using Mark Gibson Racing's owner points.
  4. ^ It was a Littleton Motorsports entry using Bobby Gerhart Racing's owner points.
  5. ^ It was a Mark Gibson Racing entry using Fast Track Racing's owner points.
  6. ^ The team's entry at Michigan was fielded in a collaboration with RAB Racing.
  7. ^ It was a Mark Gibson Racing entry using Roulo Brothers Racing's owner points.

Schedule

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Rnd Date Event Track Type Length TV
1 February 6 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 Daytona International Speedway Paved oval 200 miles (320 km) SPEED
2 February 27 Tire Kingdom 150 presented by Modspace Palm Beach International Raceway Road course 150 miles (240 km)
3 April 11 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 presented by ApplianceZone.com Salem Speedway Paved oval 111 miles (179 km)
4 April 16 Rattlesnake 150 Texas Motor Speedway Paved oval 150 miles (240 km) SPEED
5 April 23 Talladega ARCA 250 Talladega Superspeedway Paved oval 250 miles (400 km) SPEED
6 May 23 Menards 200 by Federated Car Care Toledo Speedway Paved oval 100 miles (160 km)
7 June 5 Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 Pocono Raceway Paved oval 200 miles (320 km) SPEED
8 June 11 Racing for Wildlife 200 Michigan International Speedway Paved oval 200 miles (320 km) SPEED
9 July 10 Prairie Meadows 200 Iowa Speedway Paved oval 175 miles (282 km) SPEED
10 July 17 Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA 200 Mansfield Motorsports Park Paved oval 88 miles (142 km)
11 July 31 Weis Markets 125 Pocono Raceway Paved oval 125 miles (201 km) SPEED
12 August 7 Berlin ARCA 200 Berlin Raceway Paved oval 87.6 miles (141.0 km)
13 August 15 Garden State ARCA 150 presented by the American Red Cross New Jersey Motorsports Park Road course 150 miles (240 km)
14 August 22 Allen Crowe Memorial 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack Dirt oval 100 miles (160 km)
15 August 27 Ansell Protective Gloves 150 Chicagoland Speedway Paved oval 150 miles (240 km) SPEED
16 September 6 Southern Illinois 100 presented by Federated Car Care DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack Dirt oval 100 miles (160 km)
17 September 12 Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200 Toledo Speedway Paved oval 100 miles (160 km)
18 September 18 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers Fall Classic Salem Speedway Paved oval 111 miles (179 km)
19 September 30 Kansas Lottery 150 Kansas Speedway Paved oval 150 miles (240 km) SPEED
20 October 9 American 200 presented by Black's Tire and Auto Service Rockingham Speedway Paved oval 203.4 miles (327.3 km) SPEED

Changes

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A second road course was added to the schedule with the February 27 race at Palm Beach International Raceway.

Results and standings

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Races

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No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer No. Winning team
1 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 James Buescher Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Chevrolet 5 Bobby Gerhart Racing
2 Tire Kingdom 150 Casey Roderick Justin Marks Justin Marks Dodge 32 Win-Tron Racing
3 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Max Gresham Steve Arpin Steve Arpin Chevrolet 55 Venturini Motorsports
4 Rattlesnake 150 Nelson Piquet Jr. Justin Marks Steve Arpin Chevrolet 55 Venturini Motorsports
5 Talladega ARCA 250 Dakoda Armstrong Grant Enfinger Dakoda Armstrong Dodge 22 Cunningham Motorsports
6 Menards 200 Chris Buescher Chris Buescher Chris Buescher Ford 17 Roulo Brothers Racing
7 Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 Mikey Kile Mikey Kile Craig Goess Toyota 81 Eddie Sharp Racing
8 Racing for Wildlife 200 Craig Goess Craig Goess Mikey Kile Toyota 25 Venturini Motorsports
9 Prairie Meadows 200 Ty Dillon Tom Hessert III Tom Hessert III Dodge 77 Cunningham Motorsports
10 Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA 200 Chris Buescher Max Gresham Max Gresham Toyota 71 Gresham Motorsports
11 Weis Markets 125 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel Robb Brent Dodge 36 Allgaier Motorsports
12 Berlin ARCA 200 Brian Campbell Frank Kimmel Joey Coulter Chevrolet 16 Coulter Motorsports
13 Garden State ARCA 150 Justin Marks Justin Marks Casey Roderick Dodge 51 Phoenix Racing
14 Allen Crowe 100 Steve Arpin Steve Arpin Patrick Sheltra Dodge 60 Sheltra Motorsports
15 Ansell Protective Gloves 150 Craig Goess Patrick Sheltra Patrick Sheltra Dodge 60 Sheltra Motorsports
16 Southern Illinois 100 A. J. Fike Steve Arpin Steve Arpin Chevrolet 55 Venturini Motorsports
17 Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200 Patrick Sheltra Tom Hessert III Chris Buescher Ford 17 Roulo Brothers Racing
18 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic Craig Goess Dakoda Armstrong Dakoda Armstrong Dodge 22 Cunningham Motorsports
19 Kansas Lottery 150 Mikey Kile Mikey Kile Ty Dillon Chevrolet 41 Richard Childress Racing
20 American 200 Kevin Swindell Patrick Sheltra Ty Dillon Chevrolet 41 Richard Childress Racing

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.

Pos Driver DAY PBR SAL TEX TAL TOL POC MIC IOW MAN POC BER NJE ILL CHI DUQ TOL SAL KAN ROC Points
1 Patrick Sheltra 5 10 4 7 2 8 4 3 29 21 6 2 13 1 1* 4 3 6 5 4* 4965
2 Craig Goess 34 13 2 2 4 14 1 6* 8 2 3 9 8 11 5 7 2 13 3 5 4945
3 Tom Hessert III 15 4 5 20 8 3 19 15 1* 8 4 4 5 3 7 2 7* 3 6 19 4860
4 Frank Kimmel 25 12 8 6 11 4 5 5 6 3 7* 5* 4 12 4 15 21 9 7 6 4785
5 Mikey Kile 16 7 20 10 5 10 2* 1 30 9 8 7 6 2 25 3 19 4 4* 10 4740
6 Justin Marks 11 1* 3 4* 9 16 7 4 9 10 5 21 20* 22 6 12 4 5 10 16 4710
7 Dakoda Armstrong 33 14 7 12 1 7 8 11 4 5 2 6 10 9 11 11 9 1* 11 11 4705
8 Joey Coulter 26 6 14 23 15 2 26 2 14 22 11 1 2 4 8 16 5 2 8 15 4535
9 Tim George Jr. 19 8 16 13 3 25 10 8 12 4 18 16 11 15 16 13 14 12 15 34 4215
10 Bryan Silas 9 16 11 8 18 27 28 9 13 11 9 22 12 14 10 10 11 7 24 23 4140
11 Robb Brent 13 2 24 5 35 13 6 10 23 14 1 11 19 8 24 22 6 10 27 26 4120
12 Steve Arpin 10 5 1* 1 14 23 11 33 28 3 9 7 2 1* 16 20 2 12 3735
13 Nick Igdalsky 20 15 17 17 17 20 17 19 17 16 24 18 15 18 26 20 12 18 20 29 3725
14 Darrell Basham 22 25 15 27 20 11 24 25 33 18 28 20 18 19 20 18 22 16 23 31 3425
15 Chad McCumbee 33 36 22 15 17 16 6 17 10 17 13 33 8 8 8 9 8 3280
16 Brad Smith 24 27 23 30 22 18 16 24 21 19 27 24 26 28 28 30 13 22 29 41 3145
17 Rob Jones 33 33 38 38 21 32 31 25 23 33 26 28 27 34 24 26 25 26 39 2310
18 Jerick Johnson DNQ 22 15 16 9 30 21 20 20 26 19 20 19 16 27 2100
19 James Hylton 29 37 37 DC 21 30 36 24 25 27 25 21 28 18 24 32 28 1720
20 Chris Buescher 12 1* 11 7 3 1 11 7 1625
21 Chase Mattioli 28 19 18 21 13 12 29 23 12 1445
22 Alli Owens 23 17 9 24 32 20 13 30 14 1410
23 Bobby Gerhart 1* 28 9 14 26 14 9 17 1260
24 Grant Enfinger 30 3 6* 35 3 3 9 1185
25 Jason Basham 31 39 23 32 25 10 31 17 14 28 40 1080
26 Timmy Hill 19 25 14 14 10 17 18 1055
27 Chad Finley 11 3 7 23 30 3 1010
28 Max Gresham 6 10 1* 13 23 940
29 Levi Youster 30 34 17 19 26 15 15 30 910
30 Chad Hackenbracht 40 26 21 25 20 13 27 25 37 900
31 Wayne Peterson 28 27 41 32 DNQ DNQ 39 31 DNQ 33 35 35 39 34 32 DNQ 900
32 Tom Berte 24 29 14 24 21 18 21 855
33 Sean Corr 14 28 26 12 18 16 810
34 Michael Sosebee 29 32 34 35 33 28 28 DNQ 38 795
35 Kyle Fowler 15 22 12 14 17 750
36 Kyle Martel DNQ 12 13 19 23 13 745
37 Will Kimmel 30 18 15 21 6 700
38 Ty Dillon 2 1 1 700
39 Casey Roderick 21 9 1 32 36 695
40 Ron Cox 31 10 19 DC 22 20* 655
41 Tim Cowen 9 17 15 22 605
42 Josh Williams 20 26 15 25 24 600
43 Mark Gibson 32 34 39 38 27 29 30 31 540
44 Richard Harriman 34 26 37 32 27 26 34 530
45 Brandon McReynolds 26 23 10 21 520
46 Andrew Belmont 26 21 19 26 32 485
47 Terry Jones 21 13 36 28 37 475
48 Marc Easton 32 35 40 31 33 35 25 455
49 James Buescher 4 18 30 450
50 Nelson Piquet Jr. 27 9 12 450
51 Todd Bowsher 12 15 28 450
52 Larry Meadors 30 42 36 41 28 37 29 DNQ 435
53 Frank Wilson Jr. 18 16 22 32 435
54 Ken Schrader 6 5 430
55 Matt Crafton 5 5 415
56 Hal Martin 35 11 10 410
57 Benny Chastain 34 30 38 22 25 405
58 Tony Palumbo 26 29 17 33 395
59 Kelly Kovski 6 9 390
60 Ricky Carmichael 7 25 31 375
61 Tyler Miles 29 32 25 23 375
62 Russ Dugger 38 14 12 370
63 Jeff Buice 22 23 24 345
64 Michael Simko 16 8 340
65 A. J. Fike 5 25 330
66 Chris Cockrum 12 15 325
67 Mark Thompson 2 25 325
68 Dennis Strickland 38 27 29 27 315
69 Rodney Melvin 16 14 310
70 Ed Pompa 18 32 31 285
71 Mark Littleton 17 21 270
72 Ed Bull 23 16 265
73 Mike Harmon 34 29 33 36 260
74 Kyle Louge 23 19 250
75 Kyle Belmont 22 28 30 31 245
76 Josh Richards 42 36 13 245
77 Kevin Swindell 2 240
78 Jesse Smith 32 13 235
79 Brent Brevak 28 29 37 220
80 Alex Kennedy 19 29 220
81 Blake Koch 3 220
82 Scott Stenzel DNQ 7 220
83 Kent Schenkal 27 22 215
84 John Wes Townley 3 215
85 Danica Patrick 6 200
86 Brent Cross 24 29 195
87 Steve Fox 22 31 195
88 Robert Mitten 7 195
89 Matt Lofton DNQ 13 190
90 Tommy Joe Martins 8 190
91 Barry Fitzgerald 29 33 DNQ 175
92 Rick Clifton 28 30 175
93 Brandon Kidd 12 170
94 Avery McCluskey DC 32 33 35 32 170
95 Mike Senica 30 33 31 170
96 Ryan Wilson 14 160
97 Curt Tori 27 35 150
98 Mike Young 31 31 150
99 Bill Baird 36 27 145
100 Tanner Berryhill 40 22 145
101 Jennifer Jo Cobb 17 145
102 Jeroid Prince 17 145
103 Clair Zimmerman 17 145
104 Mike Holt DNQ 31 38 140
105 Brett Hudson DNQ 23 140
106 Spencer Maggard 18 140
107 Miguel Paludo 18 140
108 Daryl Harr 19 135
109 Dillon Moltz 20 130
110 Dustin Delaney 20 130
111 Bob Schacht Wth 21 125
112 Nur Ali 22 120
113 Brent Raulston 27 33 120
114 Brian Kaltreider 23 115
115 A. J. Frank 24 110
116 Tom Graham 24 110
117 Jeffery MacZink 24 110
118 Ted Minor 25 105
119 Joey Gase 27 95
120 Greg Sarff DNQ 32 95
121 Leilani Munter 39 35 90
122 Frankie Kimmel 29 85
123 Justin Koch 29 30 80
124 Pierre Bourque 31 75
125 Chad Frewaldt 31 75
126 Jill George 31 75
127 Brian Tyler 31 75
128 Tyler Speer 32 70
129 Tim Andrews 34 60
130 Clay Rogers 34 60
131 Butch Jarvis 41 DNQ 55
132 Kory Rabenold 35 55
133 Steve Park 35 55
134 Ricky Byers 36 50
135 Ray Mooi 36 50
136 Steve Blackburn 37 45
137 Donny Lia 39 35
138 Mike Buckley 40 DC 30
139 Milka Duno 43 30
Brian Campbell 23 0
Chris Davis 30 0
Lance Fenton DNQ 0
Brad Lloyd DNQ 0
Chuck Walker DNQ 0
Donny Kelley Wth 0
Amber Cope Wth 0
Chris Lafferty Wth 0
Dwight Laird Wth 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Demmons, Doug (2010-02-10). "Danica's ARCA race drew a record audience for Speed TV". AL.com. Alabama Live LLC. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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