Two Straight For Chris Buescher
Chris Buescher (17) leads Chad Hackenbracht Saturday at Indiana's Salem Speedway. (ARCA photo)
SALEM, Ind. — Chris Buescher led 104 of 200 laps, including the last 37, to win the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic presented by Federated Car Care at Salem Speedway.
The victory was Buescher’s fourth of his career and his second straight in ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards competition. He also drove the No. 17 Jasper Engines & Transmissions/Reliance Tool/David Ragan Ford Ford to victory Sept. 5 in DuQuoin, Ill.
Currently second in points, the Roulo Brothers Racing driver is just the second person with multiple ARCA victories this season, following points leader Ty Dillon’s seven in the first 17 races.
Will Kimmel of Sellersburg, Ind. finished a career-high second after leading 79 laps at his home track. Kimmel (No. 68 Clarksville Schwinn & Cyclery/Jones Group International Ford) ended the night just ahead of Tim George, Jr. (No. 31 Applebee’s/Potomac Family Dining Group Chevrolet).
Jared Marks of Napoleon, Ohio scored a career high by driving home fourth, and nine-time Salem winner Frank Kimmel ended the evening in fifth place.
Matt DiBenedetto, Frank Kimmel II, Dillon, Chad McCumbee, and Max Gresham filled out the top 10.
McCumbee’s top-10 finish gave him the Bill France Four Crown Award, an honor bestowed upon the driver who compiles the best average finish on four selected tracks of different categories throughout the season.
The 2011 Four Crown tracks were New Jersey Motorsports Park (road course), Michigan Int’l Speedway, the Illinois State Fairgrounds (dirt oval), and Salem (short track). McCumbee finished third, eighth, first, and ninth in those events, respectively.
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on Sep 17 2011 Filed under ARCA, Latest Headlines, Stock Cars, Top Stories.
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