The 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series was the 49th season of the ARCA Racing Series, a division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). The season began on February 11, 2001, with the Discount Auto Parts 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The season ended with the Pork. The Other White Meat 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on November 17.[1] Frank Kimmel won the drivers championship, his third in the series and second in a row, and Jason Jarrett won the Rookie of the Year award. The season was marred with the deaths of Dean Roper, who suffered a heart attack during the Par-A-Dice 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds,[2] and Blaise Alexander, who was killed in a crash at the EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.[3]
Schedule & Winners
Date
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Track
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City
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Event Name
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Pole Winner
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Race Winner
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February 11
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Daytona International Speedway
|
Daytona Beach, Florida
|
Discount Auto Parts 200
|
Kirk Shelmerdine
|
Ryan Newman
|
April 13
|
Nashville Superspeedway
|
Lebanon, Tennessee
|
PFG Lester 150
|
Frank Kimmel
|
Ken Schrader
|
April 22
|
Winchester Speedway
|
White River Township, Indiana
|
ARCA Re/Max 250
|
Frank Kimmel
|
Tim Steele
|
April 29
|
Salem Speedway
|
Washington Township, Indiana
|
Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200
|
Frank Kimmel
|
Frank Kimmel
|
May 5
|
Gateway International Raceway
|
Madison, Illinois
|
Gateway ARCA 150
|
Tim Steele
|
Frank Kimmel
|
May 12
|
Kentucky Speedway
|
Sparta, Kentucky
|
Kentucky ARCA 150
|
Frank Kimmel
|
Frank Kimmel
|
May 19
|
Lowe's Motor Speedway
|
Concord, North Carolina
|
EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100
|
Tim Steele
|
Frank Kimmel
|
June 3
|
Kansas Speedway
|
Kansas City, Kansas
|
BPU 200
|
Ryan Newman
|
Jason Jarrett
|
June 9
|
Michigan Speedway
|
Brooklyn, Michigan
|
Flagstar 200
|
Jason Jarrett
|
Kerry Earnhardt
|
June 16
|
Pocono Raceway
|
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
|
Pocono ARCA Re/Max 200
|
Stuart Kirby
|
Tim Steele
|
June 22
|
Memphis Motorsports Park
|
Millington, Tennessee
|
Memphis ARCA 150
|
Rick Carelli
|
Billy Bigley
|
July 7
|
Watkins Glen International
|
Watkins Glen, New York
|
BETONUSA.com 150
|
Blaise Alexander
|
John Finger
|
July 13
|
Kentucky Speedway
|
Sparta, Kentucky
|
Blue Grass Quality Meats 200
|
Ken Schrader
|
Ken Schrader
|
July 21
|
Michigan International Speedway
|
Brooklyn, Michigan
|
Michigan ARCA Re/Max 200
|
Blaise Alexander
|
Blaise Alexander
|
July 28
|
Pocono Raceway
|
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
|
Pepsi ARCA 200
|
Stuart Kirby
|
Tim Steele
|
August 11
|
Nashville Superspeedway
|
Lebanon, Tennessee
|
Waste Management 200
|
Frank Kimmel
|
Frank Kimmel
|
August 19
|
Illinois State Fairgrounds
|
Springfield, Illinois
|
PAR-A-DICE 100
|
Frank Kimmel
|
Frank Kimmel
|
September 1
|
Chicagoland Speedway
|
Joliet, Illinois
|
ARCA Re/Max 200
|
Tim Steele
|
Ed Berrier
|
September 3
|
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
|
Du Quoin, Illinois
|
Federated Auto Parts 100
|
Tony Stewart
|
Frank Kimmel
|
September 9
|
Salem Speedway
|
Washington Township, Indiana
|
Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200
|
Frank Kimmel
|
Frank Kimmel
|
September 16
|
Toledo Speedway
|
Toledo, Ohio
|
Jasper Engines & Transmissions 200
|
Frank Kimmel
|
Frank Kimmel
|
September 22
|
Berlin Raceway
|
Marne, Michigan
|
Pork. The Other White Meat 200
|
Frank Kimmel
|
Tim Steele
|
October 4
|
Lowe's Motor Speedway
|
Concord, North Carolina
|
EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100
|
Tim Steele
|
Kerry Earnhardt
|
October 20
|
Talladega Superspeedway
|
Lincoln, Alabama
|
Food World 300
|
Bobby Gerhart
|
Bobby Gerhart
|
November 17
|
Atlanta Motor Speedway
|
Hampton, Georgia
|
Pork. The Other White Meat 400
|
Frank Kimmel
|
Kerry Earnhardt
|
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.
See also
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