Chris Buescher and Ty Dillon Tied Atop ARCA's
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 (TOLEDO, Ohio) - Ty Dillon appears to be coasting to the overall ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards driver championship, but faces a worthy challenger in Chris Buescher as the two rookie drivers pursue the Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge Award. With 1135 points each, Dillon and Buescher have put their owners into a tie at the top of the standings for one of ARCA's most prestigious awards. Dillon has four speedway wins and Buescher has put six top-fives to use, making their teams tied with one race to go in the seven-event series. |
The Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge Award is given to the owner of the ARCA Racing Series team scoring the most race points - not counting qualifying or lap bonuses - in the seven races at Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Pocono Raceway (two), Michigan International Speedway, and Kansas Speedway. Friday's Kansas Lottery 98.9 at Kansas Speedway will be the final event of the competition, and the award will be presented on Saturday, December 10 at the ARCA Racing Series championship banquet in Covington, Ky. Of the two main competitors, the driver that finishes ahead of the other on Friday will win the Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge, provided they finish in 27th place or higher. Neither driver has finished outside of the top 25 in a race in their careers. Based in Lakeville, Ind., Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. produces the Official Tire of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards and is part of one of the longest-standing sponsor relationships in ARCA's 59-year history. Hoosier has participated as a supplier for ARCA-sanctioned events since the 1960s and has been the exclusive tire provider for the ARCA Racing Series since 1995. A chart showcasing points earned through six races is below. Dillon's team is owned by Richard Childress, while Buescher's is owned by Russell Roulo. Frank Kimmel, a driver and owner, and Grant Enfinger, who drives for owner Mike Allgaier, are the only other drivers still mathematically eligible for the award. Top Drivers in Position for the Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge 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. Practice on Kansas Speedway's 1.5-mile oval will begin at 9 a.m. Central (10 Eastern) on October 7; the session will last for two hours and 15 minutes. Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell will start at 5:35 p.m. Central, and the race will begin at 7:30 p.m. Central. SPEED will air live television coverage of the race, and ARCARacing.com will carry live timing and scoring coverage of the day's entire schedule. The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards features 19 events at 16 tracks on its 2011 schedule. The series has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 28 states since its inception. The series tests the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, annually visiting tracks ranging from 0.4 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course. Founded by John 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 two professional touring series and local weekly events. |
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