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

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

(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

External links

• Official ARCA Website

References

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