Full Throttle

As ARCA RE/MAX Series veteran Frank Kimmel rolled into the oldest continually operating motor speedway in the world this weekend it wasn’t in search of a personal best.

His goal was capturing another win in his long and storied career and edging closer to the all-time Series win record. It took 198 laps of the 200 before he picked off Justin Marks for win number 71 just eight shy of Iggy Katona’s all-time win mark of 79.

For those behind him in the order, including second place Justin Marks, it was a day of personal bests.

Phillip McGilton, in the SI Performance Ford, finished a career-best third. Michael McDowell scored a forth, after leading 43 laps and Josh Krug, in the Bigford Enterprises-ARCASimRacing.com Chevrolet, finished a career-best fifth.

From Milwaukee, the ARCA RE/MAX Series heads to Gateway Int’l Raceway for the Gateway ARCA 150 Friday night. Directly after the race the tour will travel DuQuoin, Illinois for a 100-mile dirt track event at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds on Monday, September 3rd.