Justin Marks Earns Pole For ARCA 200 At Daytona

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2008) -- ARCA RE/MAX Series veteran Justin Marks earned the SIM Factory Pole Award for Saturday's ARCA 200 during qualifying Friday at Daytona International Speedway, circling the 2.5-mile track in 49.632 seconds, 181.334 mph in his Germain Racing-prepared entry.

Marks' time eclipsed the 49.637-second lap -- 181.316 mph -- of series rookie and former Formula One driver Scott Speed, who will start on the outside of the front row in his No. 2 Red Bull Toyota.

"It's any racer's dream to sit on the pole at Daytona," Marks said. "The Germain Racing guys have worked so hard preparing for this event. I'm proud of all of their work and it showed today. The Voodoo Ride Camry is real good in the draft, and I'm excited about what tomorrow may bring. The biggest thing for us coming down here is that we wanted to start up front; we don't want to be deep in the pack on Saturday. It's a bonus to sit on the pole.”

Speed is marking his second career ARCA RE/MAX Series start on Saturday. He finished seventh in his series debut at Talladega Superspeedway in October.
"I think qualifying here and at Talladega is pretty much the same," Speed said. "This is a testament to all of the testing the team has done. Superspeedway racing is not going to be our strong point this year, so to sit second is a testament for sure. ESR [Eddie Sharp Racing] has really stepped up their program.

"Red Bull has been amazing to me. It's important for us and Red Bull to be in a competitive situation. When Red Bull and I decided we wanted to do this, we took our time to decide what we wanted to do. Because these cars are so similar to the Cup car, and because this series races on so many different types of tracks, from superspeedways, to dirt tracks, to short tracks, we decided this [The ARCA RE/MAX Series] was the best place for us to be right now."

Michael Annett will start third in a Bill Davis Racing Toyota, followed by series veteran Bobby Gerhart, the defending race winner. Rounding out the top 10, respectively, are Max Dumarey, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Matt Carter, Landon Cassill, Dario Franchitti and Kirk Shelmerdine.

Frank Kimmel, the defending and nine-time series champion, will start 43rd in Saturday's event, utilizing a past champion's provisional. With the starting field for the ARCA 200 at Daytona limited to 43 starting positions, 22 drivers will be going home early.

Saturday's live telecast of the ARCA 200 begins at 4 p.m. EST on SPEED.

QUALIFYING
POS NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR TIME SPEED
1. 65 Justin Marks/Rocklin CA Voodoo Ride Toyota 49.632 181.335
2. 2 Scott Speed/Manteca CA Red Bull Toyota 49.637 181.316
3. 28 Michael Annett/Des Moines IA Pilot Travel Centers Toyota 49.702 181.079
4. 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Lucas Oil Chevrolet 49.710 181.050
5. 94 Max Dumarey/North Haverhill NH Body Coach Ford 49.826 180.629
6. 99 Ricky Stenhouse Jr./Olive Branch MS K&N Ford 49.880 180.433
7. 46 Matt Carter/Denver NC Fort Dodge Animal Health-Hantz Group-NuSouth Ford 49.906 180.339
8. 88 Landon Cassill/Cedar Rapids IA Stanley-Vidmar-Proto Chevrolet 49.956 180.159
9. 40 Dario Franchitti/Edinburgh Scotland Fastenal-Ingersoll Rand Dodge 50.113 179.594
10. 27 Kirk Shelmerdine/Welcome NC Wabash Motorsports-Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 50.122 179.562
11. 1 Tom Hessert III/Cherry Hill NJ Maaco Auto Painting Ford 50.136 179.512
12. 30 Terry Jones/Amherstburg Ontario Jones Group Dodge 50.150 179.462
13. 19 Jack Bailey/Huntersville NC Eddie D'Hondt Racing Toyota 50.168 179.397
14. 93 Pierre Bourque/Ottawa Ontario Impre Media Dodge 50.258 179.076
15. 7 Kyle Krisiloff/Indianapolis IN Clabber Girl Baking Powder Chevrolet 50.274 179.019
16. 39 J.R. Heffner/Stephentown NY Park East Sales-A. Colarusso & Son Chevrolet 50.286 178.976
17. 52 Bill Baird/Sarasota FL Saturn Machine Dodge 50.293 178.951
18. 32 Dominick Casola/Holmdel NJ A. Casola Farms Dodge 50.303 178.916
19. 09 John Wes Townley/Watkinsville GA Zaxby's-SPS Ford 50.327 178.830
20. 37 Dexter Bean/Westby WI Glock Chevrolet 50.343 178.774
21. 4 Tayler Malsam/Sammamish WA Dodge Motorsports-Cunningham Motorsports Dodge 50.354 178.735
22. 72 Dawayne Bryan/Lakeland FL Hi Tech Construction Service Dodge 50.386 178.621
23. 54 Benny Chastain/Tallahassee FL Chastain-Schacht Motorsports Chevrolet 50.396 178.586
24. 11 Bryan Silas/Stuart FL Nortrax-ICI Homes Ford 50.406 178.550
25. 25 Ryan Fischer/Surrey British Columbia Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 50.421 178.497
26. 60 Patrick Sheltra/Indiantown FL Ferguson Pipe-FloraGanics Chevrolet 50.482 178.281
27. 21 Mario Gosselin/Lake Wales FL James Carter Attorney At Law Chevrolet 50.508 178.190
28. 38 Danny Sammons/Hamilton NJ Shark Lounge-Daytona Lagoon Chevrolet 50.513 178.172
29. 12 Alli Owens/Daytona Beach FL ElectrifyingCareers.com Chevrolet 50.523 178.137
30. 16 Justin Allgaier/Springfield IL AG Tech-Hoosier Tire Midwest Chevrolet 50.550 178.042
31. 00 Ed Kennedy/Coppell TX Thunder 2-Daytona Lagoon Chevrolet 50.561 178.003
32. 75 Brian Scott/Boise ID IWX-Strutmasters.com Chevrolet 50.569 177.975
33. 00 Robb Brent/Shelby Township MI Bob Brent's Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ford 50.598 177.873
34. 8 Blake Feese/Saybrook IL FPC Ford 50.606 177.845
35. 01 Brian Tyler/Parma MI Hattori Woodland Racing Toyota 50.617 177.806
36. 3 Jeremy Clements/Spartanburg SC Boudreaux's Butt Paste Chevrolet 50.651 177.687
37. 61 Chase Austin/Huntersville NC Atreus Homes & Communities Chevrolet 50.670 177.620
38. 14 Jake Francis/Painesville OH Heroes Cross-Continental Fire & Safety Ford 50.674 177.606
39. 47 Brad Baker/Nashville TN Envirox Ford 50.689 177.553
40. 69 Steve Blackburn/Prestonsburg KY Harley Davidson Pikeville-RideHonda.com Dodge 50.768 177.277
41. 86 Brian Conz/Livonia MI Shriners4kids.org Dodge 50.829 177.064
42. 44 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Prestolite Wire Dodge 50.868 176.929
43. 87 Chris Cockrum/Conyers GA Corning-Accutech-Berktek-Ortronics Chevrolet 50.905 176.800
44. 62 Larry Hollenbeck/Kalamazoo MI SWAT Chevrolet 50.907 176.793
45. 59 Ray Mooi/New Lenox IL Mark Gibson Racing Chevrolet 50.935 176.696
46. 48 James Hylton/Inman SC Rhino's Energy Drink Dodge 50.983 176.529
47. 13 Michael Phelps/Duluth GA Bowen Family Homes Chevrolet 50.998 176.478
48. 50 Greg Sacks/Mattituck NY Woody's BBQ-ECC Dodge 51.005 176.453
49. 90 Gabi DiCarlo/Phoenix AZ Great Clips-Lucas Oil Chevrolet 51.047 176.308
50. 98 Andrew Ranger/Roxton Pond Quebec DGM Racing Chevrolet 51.155 175.936
51. 45 Nur Ali/Fort Worth TX Tara Energy Group Dodge 51.253 175.599
52. 0 Butch Jarvis/Blountville TN Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 51.260 175.576
53. 23 Brandon Kelley/Humble TX Porter Glass-Royal Purple Synthetic Oil Chevrolet 51.289 175.476
54. 24 Mike Harmon/Birmingport AL D.A.B. Constructors-Dellasolla Restaurant Chevrolet 51.437 174.971
55. 31 Troy Wangerin/Jordan MN Wangerin Racing Dodge 51.515 174.706
56. 63 Kory Rabenold/Slatington PA Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 51.644 174.270
57. 68 Steve Bramley/Sarasota FL FNO Race Cars Chevrolet 51.772 173.839
58. 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Anti Monkey Butt Powder Chevrolet 51.775 173.829
59. 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA Shodeen Chevrolet 52.595 171.119
60. 28 Brent Cross/Cortland NY Racing Against Cancer Chevrolet 53.214 169.128
61. 26 Brad Smith/Shelby Township MI Magna Steyr-Koolmat Dodge 53.279 168.922
62. 79 Mike Koch/Mountain Home AR Aero Masters Racing Bodies Chevrolet 54.454 165.277
63. 06 Tim Mitchell/Fayetteville TN Star Wheels Skate Center Chevrolet 55.985 160.757
64. 22 Ken Butler III/Sherrills Ford NC Aaron's Toyota 0.000 0.000
36 Jesse Smith/Wildwood MO Mike Allgaier Dodge

STARTING GRID
POS NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR TIME SPEED
1. 65 Justin Marks/Rocklin CA Voodoo Ride Toyota 49.632 181.335
2. 2 Scott Speed/Manteca CA Red Bull Toyota 49.637 181.316
3. 28 Michael Annett/Des Moines IA Pilot Travel Centers Toyota 49.702 181.079
4. 5 Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA Lucas Oil Chevrolet 49.710 181.050
5. 94 Max Dumarey/North Haverhill NH Body Coach Ford 49.826 180.629
6. 99 Ricky Stenhouse Jr./Olive Branch MS K&N Ford 49.880 180.433
7. 46 Matt Carter/Denver NC Fort Dodge Animal Health-Hantz Group-NuSouth Ford 49.906 180.339
8. 88 Landon Cassill/Cedar Rapids IA Stanley-Vidmar-Proto Chevrolet 49.956 180.159
9. 40 Dario Franchitti/Edinburgh Scotland Fastenal-Ingersoll Rand Dodge 50.113 179.594
10. 27 Kirk Shelmerdine/Welcome NC Wabash Motorsports-Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 50.122 179.562
11. 1 Tom Hessert III/Cherry Hill NJ Maaco Auto Painting Ford 50.136 179.512
12. 30 Terry Jones/Amherstburg Ontario Jones Group Dodge 50.150 179.462
13. 19 Jack Bailey/Huntersville NC Eddie D'Hondt Racing Toyota 50.168 179.397
14. 93 Pierre Bourque/Ottawa Ontario Impre Media Dodge 50.258 179.076
15. 7 Kyle Krisiloff/Indianapolis IN Clabber Girl Baking Powder Chevrolet 50.274 179.019
16. 39 J.R. Heffner/Stephentown NY Park East Sales-A. Colarusso & Son Chevrolet 50.286 178.976
17. 52 Bill Baird/Sarasota FL Saturn Machine Dodge 50.293 178.951
18. 32 Dominick Casola/Holmdel NJ A. Casola Farms Dodge 50.303 178.916
19. 09 John Wes Townley/Watkinsville GA Zaxby's-SPS Ford 50.327 178.830
20. 37 Dexter Bean/Westby WI Glock Chevrolet 50.343 178.774
21. 4 Tayler Malsam/Sammamish WA Dodge Motorsports-Cunningham Motorsports Dodge 50.354 178.735
22. 72 Dawayne Bryan/Lakeland FL Hi Tech Construction Service Dodge 50.386 178.621
23. 54 Benny Chastain/Tallahassee FL Chastain-Schacht Motorsports Chevrolet 50.396 178.586
24. 11 Bryan Silas/Stuart FL Nortrax-ICI Homes Ford 50.406 178.550
25. 25 Ryan Fischer/Surrey British Columbia Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 50.421 178.497
26. 60 Patrick Sheltra/Indiantown FL Ferguson Pipe-FloraGanics Chevrolet 50.482 178.281
27. 21 Mario Gosselin/Lake Wales FL James Carter Attorney At Law Chevrolet 50.508 178.190
28. 38 Danny Sammons/Hamilton NJ Shark Lounge-Daytona Lagoon Chevrolet 50.513 178.172
29. 12 Alli Owens/Daytona Beach FL ElectrifyingCareers.com Chevrolet 50.523 178.137
30. 16 Justin Allgaier/Springfield IL AG Tech-Hoosier Tire Midwest Chevrolet 50.550 178.042
31. 00 Ed Kennedy/Coppell TX Thunder 2-Daytona Lagoon Chevrolet 50.561 178.003
32. 75 Brian Scott/Boise ID IWX-Strutmasters.com Chevrolet 50.569 177.975
33. 47 Brad Baker/Nashville TN Envirox Ford Provisional
34. 22 Ken Butler III/Sherrills Ford NC Aaron's Toyota Provisional
35. 45 Nur Ali/Fort Worth TX Tara Energy Group Dodge Provisional
36. 23 Brandon Kelley/Humble TX Porter Glass-Royal Purple Synthetic Oil Chevrolet Provisional
37. 90 Gabi DiCarlo/Phoenix AZ Great Clips-Lucas Oil Chevrolet Provisional
38. 84 Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA Shodeen Chevrolet Provisional
39. 24 Mike Harmon/Birmingport AL D.A.B. Constructors-Dellasolla Restaurant Chevrolet Provisional
40. 34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Anti Monkey Butt Powder Chevrolet Provisional
41. 26 Brad Smith/Shelby Township MI Magna Steyr-Koolmat Dodge Provisional
42. 06 Tim Mitchell/Fayetteville TN Star Wheels Skate Center Chevrolet Provisional
43. 44 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Prestolite Wire Dodge Provisional

RACE RESULTS
Previous Winners and Poles
ARCA RE/MAX SERIES DAYTONA RACE WINNERS & POLE WINNERS 1964-2007
DATE RACE WINNER TIME/AVG SPEED POLE WINNER POLE SPEED
2-8-64 Daytona ARCA 250 Nelson Stacy 1:37:27/154.103 None
2-7-65 Daytona ARCA 250 Iggy Katona 1:53:03/132.684 None
2-20-66 Daytona ARCA 250 Jack Bowsher 1:31:26/164.053 None
2-12-67 Daytona ARCA 250 Ralph Latham 1:51:56/134.008 None
2-18-68 Daytona ARCA 300 Andy Hampton 2:01:19/148.372 Benny Parsons 179.459
2-16-69 Daytona ARCA 300 Benny Parsons 2:01:38/147.985 Benny Parsons 185.204
2-25-70 Daytona ARCA 300 Ramo Stott 2:06:41/142.086 Benny Parsons 190.564
2-7-71 Daytona ARCA 300 Iggy Katona 1:58:27/152.542 Ramo Stott 180.908
2-13-72 Daytona ARCA 300 Andy Hampton 2:09:20/139.175 Andy Hampton 183.617
2-11-73 Daytona ARCA 300 Charlie Blanton 1:59:57/150.062 Ron Hutcherson 181.269
2-10-74 Daytona ARCA 200 Iggy Katona 1:22:44/145.044 Iggy Katona 180.404
2-9-75 Daytona ARCA 200 Ron Hutcherson 1:22:28/145.513 Terry Ryan 185.873
2-8-76 Daytona ARCA 200 Lennie Pond 1:18:21/153.224 Ferrel Harris 188.608
2-13-77 Daytona ARCA 200 Woody Fisher 1:19:01/151.867 Woody Fisher 184.268
2-12-78 Daytona ARCA 200 Jim Sauter 1:31:46/130.766 Bruce Hill 186.17
2-11-79 Daytona ARCA 200 Kyle Petty 131.964 mph John Rezek 191.416
2-10-80 Daytona ARCA 200 John Rezek 1:34:36/126.849 Phil Finney 191.807
2-8-81 Daytona ARCA 200 Tim Richmond 1:23:28/143.770 Ferrel Harris 189.641
2-7-82 Daytona ARCA 200 Joe Ruttman 1:22:21/145.719 Billie Harvey 194.225
2-14-83 Daytona ARCA 200 Ferrel Harris 1:23:19/144.202 Rick Roland 199.093
2-12-84 Daytona ARCA 200 Rick Wilson 1:19:14/151.451 Ferrel Harris 195.075
2-10-85 Daytona ARCA 200 Glenn Sears 1:32:31/129.660 Ken Ragan 195.491
2-9-86 Daytona ARCA 200 Grant Adcox 1:31:47/130.743 Ralph Jones 196.932
2-8-87 Daytona ARCA 200 Ralph Jones 1:33:27/128.411 Bill Venturini 200.209
2-7-88 Daytona ARCA 200 Mickey Gibbs 1:20:42/148.699 Grant Adcox 192.012
2-12-89 Daytona ARCA 200 Ben Hess 1:48:27/110.650 Patty Moise 195.499
2-11-90 Daytona ARCA 200 Jimmy Horton 1:39:50/120.200 Patty Moise 194.536
2-10-91 Daytona ARCA 200 Ben Hess 1:33:24/128.480 Dorsey Schroeder 192.427
2-8-92 Daytona ARCA 200 Jimmy Horton 1:40:03/119.940 Loy Allen 192.033
2-7-93 Daytona ARCA 200 Jeff Purvis 1:23:29/143.741 Jeff Purvis 187.645
2-13-94 Daytona ARCA 200 Mike Wallace 1:51:24/107.720 Loy Allen 190.219
2-12-95 Daytona ARCA 200 Andy Hillenburg 1:32:06/130.293 Bob Schacht 194.305
2-11-96 Daytona ARCA 200 Jeff Purvis 1:20:29/149.099 Mike Skinner 189.382
2-9-97 Daytona ARCA 200 Andy Hillenburg 1:30:06/133.185 Andy Hillenburg 185.166
2-8-98 Daytona ARCA 200 Kenny Irwin 1:18:20/153.191 Bill Baird 186.197
2-7-99 Daytona ARCA 200 Bobby Gerhart 1:38:26/121.910 Matt Hutter 188.869
2-13-00 Daytona ARCA 200 David Keith 1:31:49/130.695 Kirk Shelmerdine 189.358
2-11-01 Daytona ARCA 200 Ryan Newman 1:50:40/108.434 Kirk Shelmerdine 187.352
2-10-02 Daytona ARCA 200 Bobby Gerhart 1:08:18/118.594 Chase Montgomery 184.543
2-8-03 Daytona ARCA 200 Chase Montgomery 1:40:48/119.048 Bobby Gerhart 184.245
2-7-04 Daytona ARCA 200 Kyle Busch 1:39:40/121.131 Bobby Gerhart 184.309
2-12-05 Daytona ARCA 200 Bobby Gerhart 1:43:58/93.78 Bobby Gerhart 184.253
2-12-06 Daytona ARCA 200 Bobby Gerhart 1:59:31/104.170 Bobby Gerhart 185.174
2-10-07 Daytona ARCA 200 Bobby Gerhart 1:54:56/104.408 Erin Crocker 182.219

ARCA RE/MAX SERIES DAYTONA TOP-5 FINISHERS 1964-2007
YEAR WINNER 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH
1964 Nelson Stacy Ernie Derr Iggy Katona Dick Mitchell Jim Cushman
1965 Iggy Katona Andy Hampton Benny Parsons Harry Pick Jack Bowsher
1966 Jack Bowsher Ramo Stott Andy Hampton Ernie Derr Shad Wheeler
1967 Ralph Latham Iggy Katona Dorus Wisecarver Andy Hampton Bill Kimmel
1968 Andy Hampton Jesse Baird Iggy Katona Chuck McWilliams J Sommerville
1969 Benny Parsons Iggy Katona Andy Hampton Ramo Stott Les Snow
1970 Ramo Stott Bobby Watson Ron Grana L Wusterhausen Iggy Katona
1971 Iggy Katona Tom Bowsher Red Farmer Jack Shanklin Hank Teeters
1972 Andy Hampton Iggy Katona Red Farmer Dave Sisco C McWilliams
1973 Charlie Blanton Red Farmer Ken Reiter Jim Tobin Ralph Young
1974 Iggy Katona Ron Hutcherson Earl Ross Paul Feldner Jim Tobin
1975 Ron Hutcherson Terry Ryan Gene Taylor Lennie Pond Herk Harbour
1976 Lennie Pond Woody Fisher Ferrel Harris Dave Decker Delmar Clark
1977 Woody Fisher Jim Sauter Bobby Wawak Alton Jones John Halford
1978 Jim Sauter Bruce Hill Earl Ross Delmar Clark Jim Hurlbert
1979 Kyle Petty John Rezek Phil Finney Billy Hagan Ralph Jones
1980 John Rezek Lake Speed Delmar Clark Bob Dotter Moose Myers
1981 Tim Richmond Joe Ruttman Jim Vandiver Phil Parsons Sandy Satullo
1982 Joe Ruttman Billie Harvey Scott Stovall Stuart Huffman Bill Green
1983 Ferrel Harris E Forb-Robinson Scott Stovall Duane Pierson Vaughan Brune
1984 Rick Wilson Ramo Stott Billie Harvey Davey Allison Scott Stovall
1985 Glenn Sears Davey Allison Red Farmer Ken Ragan Bob Brevak
1986 Grant Adcox Ralph Jones Lee Raymond David Sosebee Leroy Maybry
1987 Ralph Jones Bill Venturini Lee Raymond Jerry Churchill S Christman
1988 Mickey Gibbs Red Farmer Charlie Glotzbach Jay Sommers Bill Venturini
1989 Ben Hess Ronald Cooper Brian Ross Clay Young Jimmy Horton
1990 Jimmy Horton Mark Gibson Clay Young Charlie Glotzbach Ken Ragan
1991 Ben Hess Bobby Bowsher Kerry Teague Jimmy Horton Joe Niemiroski
1992 Jimmy Horton Bobby Bowsher Bill Venturini Ben Hess Clifford Allison
1993 Jeff Purvis Loy Allen Kirk Shelmerdine Jeremy Mayfield Bobby Bowsher
1994 Mike Wallace Tim Steele Tim Fedewa Jeff McClure K Shelmerdine
1995 Andy Hillenburg Gary Bradberry Mike Wallace Joe Ruttman Bob Hill
1996 Jeff Purvis Tim Steele Mike Skinner Andy Hillenburg Ron Barfield
1997 Andy Hillenburg Ron Barfield Mark Gibson Bill Baird Mark Stahl
1998 Kenny Irwin Mike Wallace Andy Hillenburg Mark Thompson Ron Barfield
1999 Bobby Gerhart Shawna Robinson Bobby Hamilton Jr Mike Swaim Jr Glen Morgan
2000 David Keith Bobby Gerhart Bob Strait Mike Harmon Kirk Shelmerdine
2001 Ryan Newman Bob Strait Frank Kimmel Kirk Shelmerdine Stuart Kirby
2002 Bobby Gerhart Rick Carelli Frank Kimmel Chad Blount Damon Lusk
2003 Chase Montgomery Bob Strait Billy Venturini Keith Segars Frank Kimmel
2004 Kyle Busch Frank Kimmel Billy Venturini Shane Hmiel Ryan Hemphill
2005 Bobby Gerhart Frank Kimmel JJ Yeley Mike Guerity Matt Hagans
2006 Bobby Gerhart Matt McCall Matt Hagans Burney Lamar Damon Lusk
2007 Bobby Gerhart Marc Mitchell Jeremy Clements David Ragan Frank Kimmel

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Courtesy of ARCA