DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – Frank Kimmel, the New Albany, Indiana driver of the Advance Auto Parts Ford Taurus sponsored by Pork. The Other White Meat®, is set for this weekend's Advance Discount Auto Parts 200 at Daytona International Speedway in the ARCA RE/MAX Series Saturday, February 12.
Kimmel www.frankkimmel.com, the six-time ARCA RE/MAX Series driving champion, and the only driver in series history to win an unprecedented five consecutive titles has 56 series wins, but a win at Daytona has alluded him.
“We’ve never been able to win at Daytona,” explained Kimmel. “After finishing second in last year's race we are hoping that this will be our year. The Advance Auto Parts team has worked hard preparing for this season and the car tested well.”
ARCA RE/MAX Series practice is scheduled for Thursday February 10, and qualifying is set for Friday February 11, with the green flag for the Discount Auto Parts 200 Saturday February 12 at 4:10 p.m.
Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., Advance Auto Parts is a leading retailer of automotive parts and accessories in the United States. The Company has over 2,600 stores in 39 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The Company serves both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets. Advance Auto Parts has also been involved with all six of Kimmel's championships.
Additional information about the Company, employment opportunities, services, as well as on-line purchase of parts and accessories can be found on the Company's web site at.
The National Pork Board has responsibility for “Pork Checkoff” funded research, promotion and consumer information projects and for communicating with pork producers and the public. For information on Checkoff-funded programs, pork producers can call the Pork Checkoff Service Center at 800.456.PORK. The National Pork Board have sponsored Tri-Sport Motorsports for five of their consecutive series championships.
With its Midwestern roots dating back to 1953, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) has grown into one of the country's premier oval track racing series, and for 2005, the ARCA RE/MAX series will run 23 events on a variety of tracks including some of America’s top super speedways and short tracks throughout the eastern half of the United States.
For more information, contact:
Tri-State Motorsports // 830 Progress Boulevard // New Albany, IN 47150
Telephone: 812.944.4620 // Fax: 812.944.6650 // www.frankkimmel.com
Bruce F. Mehlenbacher
Director of Public Relations // Cellular: 905.517.5345 // mehlenbacher@nas.net
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