2003 ARCA Re/Max Series

2003 ARCA RE/MAX Series

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The 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series was the 51st season of the ARCA Racing Series, a division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). The season began on February 8, 2003, with the Advance Discount Auto Parts 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The season ended with the Bank of America 200 Presented by Fox 21/27 at South Boston Speedway on October 18. Frank Kimmel won the drivers championship, his fifth in the series and fourth in a row, and Bill Eversole won the Rookie of the Year award.

Schedule & Winners

Date	Track	Event Name	Pole Winner	Race Winner
February 8	Daytona International Speedway	Advance Discount Auto Parts 200	Bobby Gerhart	Chase Montgomery
March 8	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Atlanta ARCA 400	Frank Kimmel	Mark Gibson
April 11	Nashville Superspeedway	PFG Lester 150	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch
April 27	Salem Speedway	Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200	Frank Kimmel	Shelby Howard
May 4	Toledo Speedway	GFS Marketplace 200	Ken Schrader	Frank Kimmel
May 10	Kentucky Speedway	The Channel 5 205	Frank Kimmel	Kyle Busch
May 23	Lowe's Motor Speedway	ADG 100	Frank Kimmel	Frank Kimmel
May 24	Berlin Raceway	Pork, The Other White Meat 200	Fred Campbell	Frank Kimmel
June 1	Kansas Speedway	BPU 200	Frank Kimmel	Shelby Howard
June 14	Michigan Speedway	Flagstar 200	Casey Mears	Casey Mears
July 12	Lake Erie Speedway	ARCA Re/Max 200	Billy Venturini	Frank Kimmel
July 25	Pocono Raceway	Giant 200	Casey Mears	Casey Mears
July 26	Pocono Raceway	Pennsylvania 200	Kyle Busch	Casey Mears
August 9	Nashville Superspeedway	Waste Management 200	Frank Kimmel	Mario Gosselin
August 17	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Allen Crowe Memorial ARCA 100	Frank Kimmel	Frank Kimmel
August 30	Winchester Speedway	Winchester ARCA Re/Max 200	Paul Menard	Frank Kimmel
September 1	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Southern Illinois 100	Tony Stewart	Tony Stewart
September 6	Chicagoland Speedway	ReadyHosting.com 200	Frank Kimmel	Frank Kimmel
September 13	Salem Speedway	Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic 200	Brian Ross	Shelby Howard
September 27	Talladega Superspeedway	Food World 300	Kyle Busch	Paul Menard
October 9	Lowe's Motor Speedway	EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 150	Frank Kimmel	Kirk Shelmerdine
October 18	South Boston Speedway	Bank of America 200	Ken Schrader	Ken Schrader

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.

Pos. Driver Races Points DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BER KAN MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DQN CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 1 Frank Kimmel 5 5* 2 2* 1* 2 1* 1* 3* 3 1* 2 3 31 1 1* 5 1* 22 4 21* 2 6145 2 Jason Jarrett 20 3 11 6 2 5 6 7 4 9 6 34 6 5 7 3 18 11 2 15 6 4 5470 3 Shelby Howard 37 2 36 1 3 4 13 6 1 23 5 5 23 3 33 2 24 22 1* 27 8 12 5015 4 Brent Sherman 13 4 3 30 8 34 10 2 2 6 14 13 5 33 21 6 21 4 26 11 10 13 4975 5 Billy Venturini 3 9 16 3 5 10 17 4* 23 38 2* 10 8 27 8 9 16 26 20 2 9 29 4945 6 Mark Gibson 9 1 7 19 24 6 7 30 6 12 15 3 4 8 3 19 6 8 19 32 35 33 4830 7 Bill Eversole 15 10 20 27 9 29 30 9 27 11 8 11 33 10 9 12 7 7 11 7 23 27 4575 8 Christi Passmore 28 13 9 9 17 12 14 29 25 29 10 8 19 11 20 23 22 9 27 5 7 28 4515 9 Ron Cox 12 8 12 15 10 9 19 3 29 19 24 29 21 19 4 31 33 16 9 33 25 7 4445 10 Todd Bowsher 17 25 27 11 15 16 21 13 26 13 9 9 12 20 11 5 8 29 24 12 39 34 4410 11 Andy Belmont 29 31 32 5 4 13 8 28 24 37 3 4 10 14 26 18 32 28 7 16 24 25 4250 12 Mike Buckley 26 17 21 13 13 24 38 18 13 25 21 19 14 18 17 7 19 15 30 14 40 26 4105 13 Norm Benning 21 40 22 8 26 27 26 21 31 24 16 31 40 25 5 14 4 21 8 18 28 8 4015 14 Darrell Basham 22 21 26 34 14 22 29 22 10 22 27 26 38 26 13 20 13 23 13 40 34 18 3770 15 Chuck Weber 25 16 24 16 21 35 36 23 12 35 18 25 16 24 24 25 34 18 28 19 30 35 3640 16 Brad Smith DNQ 22 29 18 23 26 28 27 14 21 25 16 15 22 19 21 28 13 23 QL DNQ 32 3610 17 Jerry Middleton DNQ 20 19 26 18 23 27 19 17 26 20 20 41 28 31 34 31 33 34 41 DNQ 22 3285 18 Brian Conz DNQ 32 33 24 30 41 21 28 39 35 DNQ 38 32 35 37 1720 19 A. J. Henriksen 11 34 33 30 5 10 24 7 30 20 34 2 1600 20 Randy Van Zant 14 11 36 15 11 12 4 27 5 1405 21 Bobby Gerhart 14* 20 7 7 32 11 29 36 14 1305 22 Kyle Busch 1* 1* 11 36 25* 28 17 1160 23 Joe Cooksey 7 7 12 28 18 18 3 1145 24 Carl McCormick 22 20 31 18 12 17 17 14 1085 25 Bob Strait 2 38 Wth 7 22* 26 3 15 1080 26 Casey Mears 4 1* 1* 1 1005 27 Justin Allgaier 12 6 28 15 30 3 915 28 Jimmy Thiel 15 29 15 28 9 31 16 910 29 Keith Murt DNQ DNQ 33 14 9 32 12 8 38 910 30 Matt Hagans 40 24 3 4 38 10 25 895 31 Andy Ponstein 12 5 31 8 4 875 32 Greg Sarff 17 15 16 33 34 35 10 835 33 Wayne Anderson DNQ DNQ 8 39 7 5 18 820 34 Chase Montgomery 1 23 25 31 17 31 765 35 Michael Simko 10 27 8 14 25 DNQ 755 36 Jeremy Clements 34 7 35 3 3 750 37 Jeff Caudell 25 18 20 29 25 17 735 38 Ken Weaver Wth 37 40 9 13 12 26 720 39 Rick Carelli 6 10 5 27 700 40 Greg Sacks 7 26 2 19 680 41 Darryl Sage 5 20 35 6 DNQ DNQ 680 42 Jeff Fultz 36 4 2 11 675 43 Tandy Marlin 6 14 6 27 660 44 Paul Menard 4 34 26 1* DNQ 660 45 Jimmy Henderson DNQ 13 Wth 9 7 39 630 46 Mario Gosselin DNQ 23 36 1* 14 630 47 Alex Whitman 6 DNQ 16 625 48 David Ray Boggs 25 34 25 17 5 620 49 John Sadinsky 16 11 23 10 620 50 Bob Aiello 12 DNQ 20 21 13 615 51 Ken Schrader 28* 2 1* 615 52 Mike Koch 23 25 38 25 28 DNQ 33 35 600 53 Dan Shaver 30 41 18 40 30 29 39 39 26 600 54 Aaron Fike 16 9 585 55 Clint Vahsholtz 8 37 16 10 565 56 Clair Zimmerman 19 17 19 21 540 57 Tom Eriksen 4 28 24 25 540 58 Brack Maggard DNQ 15 DNQ 22 22 29 530 59 Ryan Unzicker 6 17 12 515 60 Kirk Shelmerdine 1* DNQ 510 61 Jason Hedlesky DNQ 15 37 24 13 505 62 David Clay 30 20 22 13 495 63 Jim Eubanks 17 16 10 475 64 Mike Langston 29 11 34 16 470 65 Vern Slagh 39 37 31 37 31 17 DNQ 38 460 66 Hermie Sadler 2 3 440 67 Doug Keller 38 2 12 430 68 Ric McMillon 14 17 29 390 69 Marty Butkovich 32 16 DNQ 17 DNQ 390 70 Fred Campbell 7 8 390 71 Charles Hudson Wth 14 11 DNQ 385 72 Spencer Morgan 24 385 73 Frog Hall DNQ 18 28 20 360 74 Billy Shotko 10 10 360 75 Clint Bowyer 2 20 350 76 Tim Steele 35 35 39 Wth 5 350 77 Tim Burrell 14 14 DNQ 350 78 Deborah Renshaw 24 38 21 33 340 79 Allen Patterson DNQ 31 DNQ 30 35 38 34 335 80 Johnny Leonard 26 15 31 330 81 Doug Stevens 39 33 4 DNQ 330 82 Tony Ave 23 3 330 83 Robby Benton 19 12 DNQ 330 84 Keith Segars 4 23 325 85 James Hylton 19 QL 22 37 315 86 Terry English 10 20 310 87 Brad Payne 15 32 30 305 88 Kim Crosby DNQ 21 23 35 295 89 Phil Bozell 18 15 295 90 Eric Smith 6 27 Wth 295 91 Clay Rogers 22 12 290 92 Tim Turner 38 24 DNQ 39 36 DNQ 285 93 David Ragan 12 23 285 94 Dale Schweikart 17 DNQ 24 280 95 Aaron Call 32 14 37 275 96 Jamie Mosley 23 28 32 275 97 Andy Hillenburg 8 29 275 98 Jim Walker 29 32 29 DNQ 265 99 Henry Benfield DNQ DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ 265 100 Randy Ainsworth 11 29 260 101 Chris Anthony 14 Wth 27 255 102 Christian Fittipaldi 10 31 255 103 Jim Hollenbeck 26 15 255 104 Caleb Holman 18 24 250 105 Brian Kaltreider 15 29 240 106 Shawna Robinson 33 11 240 107 Tim Mitchell DNQ 19 DNQ DNQ 40 240 108 Robbie Cowart 27 23 DNQ 235 109 Hideo Fukuyama DNQ 34 16 38 235 110 Jerick Johnson DNQ 18 32 Wth 235 111 Dicky Williamson DNQ 32 35 30 230 112 Kevin Belmont 28 18 230 113 Tony Stewart 1* 225 114 Jerry Glanville 6 Wth 225 115 David Reutimann 2 220 116 Eric McClure 8 DNQ 215 117 Brian Ross 4 210 118 Dennis English 28 23 205 119 Terry Jones DNQ 31 20 205 120 L. W. Miller 5 205 121 Roger Williams Wth DNQ 20 DNQ 205 122 Travis Geisler 6 200 123 Mark Thompson 6 200 124 C. W. Smith DNQ 9 185 125 Billy Thomas 9 185 126 Blake Feese 11 175 127 Jerry Nemire 11 175 128 Mike Wirth 32 36 DNQ DNQ 170 129 Brett Oakley Wth 17 170 130 Dick Tracey DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 32 DNQ 170 131 Bobby Bowsher 32 36 37 165 132 Wayne Peterson 36 37 37 QL DNQ 165 133 Cam Strader 13 165 134 John O'Neal Jr. 15 155 135 Perry Tripp 15 155 136 Jeff Spraker 16 Wth 150 137 Chris Comalander 21 DNQ 150 138 Justin Ashburn 31 30 145 139 Mark Schulz 17 145 140 Larry Hollenbeck DNQ 22 145 141 Jason Basham 27 DNQ DNQ 145 142 Chuck Walker 18 DNQ 140 143 Richard King Wth 33 DNQ 41 140 144 Darrel Krentz 19 135 145 Tony Quarles 19 135 146 Joe Ruttman 19 135 147 Scott Traylor 19 135 148 Steve Cronenwett 20 130 149 Josh Weston DNQ 30 DNQ 130 150 Boomer Stevens 34 DNQ 33 125 151 David Stremme 21 125 152 Brett Whitmore 21 125 153 Troy Backlund 22 120 154 Ryan Thigpen 22 120 155 Ryan Vos 22 DNQ 120 156 Robbin Slaughter DNQ 27 120 157 Charlie Schaefer 23 115 158 Boris Said 24 110 159 Mike Burg 25 105 160 Todd Antrican DNQ 35 DNQ 105 161 Stuart Kirby 26 100 162 Fred Zack Wth DNQ 36 100 163 Chris Bingham 27 95 164 Jamie Passmore 27 95 165 Danny Eaves DNQ 32 95 166 Frank Kapfhammer DNQ 32 95 167 Neil McClelland DNQ DNQ 32 DNQ 95 168 David Simko 28 90 169 Todd Coon 30 80 170 Wally Fowler 30 80 171 Mike Haggenbottom QL 30 80 172 Jon Morley 30 80 173 Chuck Steinle Jr. 33 80 174 A. J. Alsup 33 80 175 Butch Jarvis 31 75 176 Greg Smartt 31 75 177 Eileen Smith 31 75 178 Chuck Hiers 32 70 179 Tom Buzze 33 65 180 Jennifer Jo Cobb 33 65 181 Ed Wettlaufer 33 DNQ 65 182 Johnny Antonio 34 60 183 David Keith 34 60 184 Mike Basham DNQ 39 60 185 Alan Markovitz 35 55 186 Ricky Sanders 35 55 187 Ed Kennedy 36 50 188 Jim Pate 36 50 189 Paul Booher 37 45 190 Mike Harmon 40 30 191 Billy Deckman 40 192 Dale Kreider DNQ 193 Anthony Hill DNQ 194 Joel Garner DNQ 195 Mel Welan DNQ 196 Jon Kerley DNQ 197 John Neal DNQ DNQ DNQ 198 Burt Ingle Wth DNQ DNQ DNQ 199 Andy Lombi DNQ DNQ 200 Tom Potts DNQ DNQ 201 Randy Nobach DNQ 202 Bill Paskiewicz DNQ DNQ 203 Rusty Morgan DNQ 204 Roger Moser DNQ 205 Chris Wimmer DNQ 206 Tom Berte DNQ 207 Ian Henderson DNQ 208 Dean MacInnis Wth DNQ 209 Lance Deiters DNQ 210 Matt Carter DNQ 211 Bob Kelly Wth 212 Willie Green Wth 213 David Morris Wth Pos. Driver DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BER KAN MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DQN CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO Points External links Official ARCA Website References