ARCA RE/MAX Series Drivers Lofton, Owens Make Up Front Row For Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200
2/6/2009
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2009)— Justin Lofton earned the pole position at Daytona International Speedway on Friday afternoon with a time of 49.418 seconds (182.120 mph) around the 2.5-mile speed tri-oval. The Eddie Sharp Racing driver starts Saturday’s Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA RE/MAX Series race alongside Daytona Beach, Florida native Alli Owens.
“The car felt really good,” said Lofton. “Driving around here doesn’t require too much but a good handling car. We came here exactly with what Bryan Clauson sat on the pole with here in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race last year and it worked again.”
The top-five starters for Saturday’s ARCA RE/MAX Series race will all be sporting the Toyota nameplate, led by Lofton and Owens. Local favorite Owens, who drives for D’Hondt Motorsports, qualified a career best second in the No. 19 ElectrifyingCareers.com Toyota with a time of 49.584 seconds (181.510 mph).
“That was awesome,” said Owens. “I waited so long to be able to see my name up front at the top of the charts during qualifying and the crew and everyone over at Eddie D’Hondt racing has done a really good job supporting me. I want lots of pictures so all of you people out there taking pictures send them to me. I thought to myself ‘here’s your chance Alli. Here’s your chance to accomplish what you’ve been waiting for.’ And I went out there and hit my marks, and I couldn’t be happier.”
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie Joey Logano qualified third in a Toyota owned by Venturini Motorsports, followed by Michael Annett in the No. 01 Visit Japan Campaign Toyota and Brian Scott in the No. 8 Venturini-prepared Albertson’s Toyota. Five-time ARCA Daytona winner Bobby Gerhart starts sixth in the No. 5 Lucas Oil-Slick Mist Chevrolet, followed by James Buescher, Will Kimmel, Craig Goess and Tom Hessert.
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2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series Event #1 |
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Daytona Int'l Speedway, Daytona Beach FL, 2-7-09 |
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Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 |
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POS |
NO |
DRIVER/HOMETOWN |
TEAM & CAR |
TIME |
SPEED |
1 |
6 |
Justin Lofton/Westmorland CA |
Lofton Cattle Toyota |
49.418 |
182.120 |
2 |
19 |
Alli Owens/Daytona Beach FL |
ElectrifyingCareers.com Toyota |
49.584 |
181.510 |
3 |
25 |
Joey Logano/Middletown CT |
Home Depot Toyota |
49.635 |
181.324 |
4 |
01 |
Michael Annett/Des Moines IA |
Visit Japan Campaign Toyota |
49.644 |
181.291 |
5 |
8 |
Brian Scott/Boise ID |
Albertsons Toyota |
49.670 |
181.196 |
6 |
5 |
Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA |
Lucas Oil-Slick Mist Chevrolet |
49.690 |
181.123 |
7 |
32 |
James Buescher/Plano TX |
Wolfpack Rentals Toyota |
49.691 |
181.119 |
8 |
68 |
Will Kimmel/Sellersburg IN |
Tim Dugger-Clarksville Schwinn & Cyclery Ford |
49.783 |
180.785 |
9 |
81 |
Craig Goess/Greenville NC |
Greenville Toyota Toyota |
49.886 |
180.411 |
10 |
1 |
Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ |
Buddy's Home Furnishings Ford |
49.926 |
180.267 |
11 |
46 |
Matt Carter/Denver NC |
Stine Seed-Liberty Link Ford |
49.931 |
180.249 |
12 |
11 |
Bryan Silas/Stuart FL |
RockinghamSpeedway.com-PBG Ford |
49.947 |
180.191 |
13 |
15 |
Ryan Fischer/Surrey BC |
Baby Mum-Mums Chevrolet |
50.023 |
179.917 |
14 |
16 |
Joey Coulter/Miami Springs FL |
Darrel Gwynn Foundation-Tempest Cycle Sales Chevy |
50.038 |
179.863 |
15 |
28 |
Mikey Kile/Westlake LA |
Greased Lightning Chevrolet |
50.081 |
179.709 |
16 |
60 |
Patrick Sheltra/Indiantown FL |
Ferguson Pipe-Quality Turf Dodge |
50.157 |
179.437 |
17 |
51 |
Eddie Mercer/Pensacola FL |
Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming Chevrolet |
50.191 |
179.315 |
18 |
12 |
Mario Gosselin/Lake Wales FL |
Habitations Dany Lagace-Dan Marc Contruction Chevy |
50.214 |
179.233 |
19 |
52 |
Bill Baird/Sarasota FL |
Saturn Welding Chevrolet |
50.239 |
179.144 |
20 |
20 |
Steve Arpin/Fort Frances ON |
FarmBoyBBQ-K2AG.com-Mesilla Valley Tranportation Toyota |
50.248 |
179.112 |
21 |
30 |
Terry Jones/Amherstburg ON |
Jones Group Racing-Wounded Warriors Dodge |
50.250 |
179.104 |
22 |
75 |
Benny Chastain/Tallahassee FL |
Bob Schacht Motorsports Chevrolet |
50.320 |
178.855 |
23 |
33 |
Ricky Carmichael/Tallahassee FL |
Monster Energy Chevrolet |
50.324 |
178.841 |
24 |
44 |
Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN |
Ansell-Menards Ford |
50.359 |
178.717 |
25 |
14 |
Brett Butler/Lilburn GA |
IndustrialDepot.com Ford |
50.398 |
178.579 |
26 |
47 |
Peyton Sellers/Danville VA |
SkillsUSA-Jig A Loo Chevrolet |
50.409 |
178.540 |
27 |
00 |
Ed Kennedy/Coppell TX |
Thunder 2-Daytona Lagoon Chevrolet |
50.420 |
178.501 |
28 |
09 |
John Wes Townley/Watkinsville GA |
Zaxby's Franchising Ford |
50.449 |
178.398 |
29 |
4 |
Ken Weaver/Dallas TX |
1-800-4-A-Phone/Tricolor Dodge |
50.449 |
178.398 |
30 |
77 |
Parker Kligerman/Westport CT |
Cunningham Motorsports Driver Development Dodge |
50.458 |
178.366 |
31 |
39 |
Michael Phelps/Suwanee GA |
Copper Creek Hardware Chevrolet |
50.544 |
178.063 |
32 |
90 |
Gabi DiCarlo/Phoenix AZ |
Great Clips Toyota |
50.595 |
177.883 |
33 |
99 |
John Ferrier/Concord NC |
Escape RV Ford |
Provisional | |
34 |
2 |
Tim George Jr./Petaluma CA |
Ruby Tuesday Toyota |
Provisional | |
35 |
45 |
Nur Ali/Fort Worth TX |
A to Z Wholesale Dodge |
Provisional | |
36 |
23 |
Larry Hollenbeck/Kalamazoo MI |
SWAT Fitness Chevrolet |
Provisional | |
37 |
84 |
Norm Benning/Pittsburgh PA |
Shodeen Chevrolet |
Provisional | |
38 |
34 |
Darrell Basham/Henryville IN |
Anti Monkey Butt Powder Chevrolet |
Provisional | |
39 |
24 |
Mike Harmon/Birmingport AL |
HotJackets.com-DAB Constructors Chevrolet |
Provisional | |
40 |
06 |
Barry Fitzgerald/Sykesville MD |
TheBusPlace.com Ford |
Provisional | |
41 |
29 |
Chris Cockrum/Conyers GA |
Accu Tech-Mohawk Cable-Ortronics Chevrolet |
Provisional | |
42 |
48 |
JR Fitzpatrick/Cambridge ON |
TRG Motorsports Chevrolet |
Provisional | |
43 |
94 |
Chase Mattioli/Long Pond PA |
Liquid Fence-JoinAPS.com Chevrolet | ||
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