NEW ALBANY, IN – Frank Kimmel, driver of the Advance Auto Parts Ford Taurus sponsored by Pork will be live via satellite on SPEED Channel’s Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain Sunday night March 27.
Kimmel is a winning racer with championship credentials. The Indiana native is a six-time ARCA RE/MAX Series driving champion, and the only driver in series history to win an unprecedented five consecutive titles. Kimmel has amassed 56 career victories in 281 career starts since 1990.
He also has 169 top-five finishes and 208 top-10s, more than any other driver in ARCA RE/MAX competition. Along with 38 career Pork Pole Awards and 13 consecutive ARCA RE/MAX Series seasons as a top-10 finisher, Kimmel is the only driver in series history to eclipse the $3 million dollar mark in team earnings. When you think of ARCA RE/MAX racing, Frank Kimmel driving the #46 Advance Auto Parts-Pork sponsored Fords has become a solid dominant force with achievements that continue to rewrite the record books.
This season marks Wind Tunnel's move to Sunday nights, LIVE from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. EST. For 2005, the two-hour format will include a weekly rotating cast of in-studio guest co-hosts in addition to the popular featured guest interviews Dave Despain has presented in the past.
As always, fans are encouraged to send their questions and comments for Dave, the co-host, or the featured guests. Despain shares his opinions on a variety of subjects throughout the world of motorsports, and along the way he'll encourage viewers to argue, respond or comment LIVE by phone or emails to share their topics, opinions and ideas.
What happened during the week? What's going on in the week to come? What are the big events? Who are the big personalities? What are the controversial issues? It's all fair game on this show. For years the “stick and ball” sports have been supported by call-in programs allowing fans to sound off. Now motorsports has a show of its own. It's a radio show on TV!
The ARCA RE/MAX Series PFG Lester 150 race on Nashville Superspeedway’s 1.33-mile concrete oval is scheduled for Saturday March 26, with the green flag dropping at 1:30 p.m. EST, and LIVE coverage of the race on SPEED Channel.
The ARCA RE/MAX Series cars take to the speedway Friday at 11:00 a.m. for a two-hour practice session prior to Pork Pole Award Qualifying at 4:30 p.m. to determine the 41-car starting line up.
For ticket information, call (866) RACE-TIX or visit Nashville Superspeedway online at www.NashvilleSuperspeedway.com.
Frank Kimmel www.FrankKimmel.com, from New Albany, Indiana, is the six-time ARCA RE/MAX Series driving champion, and the only driver in series history to win an unprecedented five consecutive titles, along with 56 posted series wins.
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 www.AdvanceAutoParts.com.
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 has sponsored the #46 team for their five consecutive series championships. Their racing activities include designation of Pork as the Official Meat of the ARCA Series, a national tour of a race car simulator, and sponsorship of The Pork Pole Award which recognizes the fastest qualifying car for each ARCA event throughout the season.
For more information about the National Pork Board and their racing program please visit their websites at: www.PorkBoard.org and www.PorkRacing.com.
With its Midwestern roots dating back to 1953, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) www.ArcaRacing.com 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:
Bruce F. Mehlenbacher
Director of Public Relations // Office: 905.772.1800 Ext. #22 // Fax: 905.772.1799 // Cellular: 905.517.5345 // Email: mehlenbacher@nas.net // Website: www.frankkimmel.com // Tri-State Motorsports Telephone: 812.944.4620 // Fax: 812.944.6650 // Email: Arcaraceshop46@aol.com // Website: www.frankkimmel.com
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