Bill France Four Crown Pursuit Continues Sunday at New Jersey
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 (TOLEDO, Ohio) - Two weeks ago at Michigan International Speedway, drivers in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards started to pursue the 2012 Bill France Four Crown Award. The chase of one ARCA's most prestigious prizes continues Sunday at New Jersey Motorsports Park's Thunderbolt Raceway. |
The award, depictive of the series' versatility, is a separate point fund that tests drivers on four very different tracks. After taking place on a speedway and a road course, this year's Bill France Four Crown will also include the August 19 dirt mile race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield and the September 15 short track showdown at Salem Speedway in Indiana. On the strength of his win at Michigan, Chris Buescher leads the Four Crown standings through one race. A chart displaying points earned through the first race is below. Listed are the top 10 drivers who scored points at Michigan and are entered for Sunday's race in New Jersey. Top Entered Drivers in Position for the Bill France Four Crown Award
Allocation of points by position (Pos. - Pts.): 1 - 200; 2 - 195; 3 - 190; 4 - 185; 5 - 180; 6 - 175; 7 - 170; 8 - 165; 9 - 160; 10 - 155; 11 - 150; 12 - 145; 13 - 140; 14 - 135; 15 - 130; 16 - 125; 17 - 120; 18 - 115; 19 - 110; 20 - 105; 21 - 100; 22 - 95; 23 - 90; 24 - 85; 25 - 80; 26 - 75; 27 - 70; 28 - 65; 29 - 60; 30 - 55; 31 - 50; 32 - 45; 33 - 40; 34 - 35; 35 - 30; 36 - 25; 37 - 20; 38 - 15; 39 - 10; 40 - 5; 41 - 5. The award is certainly important for whom it's named after - Bill France Sr. - but also for what it represents: variety. No other touring series requires drivers to compete on as many different styles of tracks as the ARCA Racing Series does. The award truly captures the essence of ARCA competition. The very first Bill France Four Crown championship was awarded in 1984 to the late Davey Allison, a rookie at that time. Last season, Chad McCumbee won the Bill France Four Crown with finishes of third, eighth, first, and ninth in the four events. Frank Kimmel is the all-time leading Bill France Four Crown champion with six titles. 12 of the last 28 ARCA Racing Series champions have also won the Bill France Four Crown, but the award certainly gives other drivers a chance to shine outside of the regular championship chase. In fact, the Four Crown winner has been someone other than the series champion in each of the last four seasons. Past Bill France Four Crown Award Champions: 1984 - Davey Allison 2011 - Chad McCumbee ARCA Racing Series teams will practice twice Saturday at New Jersey Motorsports Park's Thunderbolt Raceway. Practices are scheduled from 11:20 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. and 1:40 to 2:40 on Saturday, with Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell following at 4:30. The 67-lap, 150-mile race - the fifth for ARCA on the New Jersey course - will start at 1 p.m. Sunday, with live timing and scoring and live audio coverage presented by the ARCA Racing Network available at ARCARacing.com. The ARCA event is one of several races scheduled over New Jersey's All-American Race Weekend presented by Global Barter Corporation. 2012 is the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards' 60th Anniversary Season, featuring 20 races at 18 tracks. The complete 2012 event schedule is available at ARCARacing.com. The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 26 states since its inception. The series has tested the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, visiting tracks ranging from 0.375 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course in its most recent season. This year, the series visited Alabama's Mobile International Speedway and Minnesota's Elko Speedway for the first time. Founded by John and Mildred Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in three professional touring series and local weekly events. CONTACT: Griffin Hickman, ARCA (419) 574-2685 (mobile) Don Radebaugh, ARCA (419) 450-0611 (mobile) |
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