SALEM, IN (April 24, 2005) - Driving the Advance Auto Parts Ford Taurus sponsored by Pork, Frank Kimmel finished the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 in seventh place today at Salem Speedway in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.Kimmel started the race on the third row after qualifying fifth in Pork Pole Award Qualifying. The Indiana driver quickly took the lead on lap 34 and stayed on top until his first pit stop of the day mid-way in the race.
Frank regained the lead at lap 171 of the 200-lap event before being wrecked on lap 198, only two laps away from taking the checker flag.
"We were running great, the Advance Auto Parts/Pork Ford was the class of the field all day,” explained Frank Kimmel. “We were
wrecked by the second place car and ended up limping home to a seventh place finish.”
With six ARCA RE/MAX Series Championships, and presently leading the 2005 points race by five points after three races, Kimmel is in the hunt for a possible unprecedented seventh championship.
The next event of the ARCA RE/MAX Series is the Harley-Davidson of Cincinnati 150 at Kentucky Speedway Saturday, May 14.
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 racecar 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
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