Beyond the Cockpit: Larry Clement — The Monte Taurus Car and Reflection on a Career
“ARCA wants you in that race bad enough, I could get a Studebaker through tech.”
“ARCA wants you in that race bad enough, I could get a Studebaker through tech.”
One of the most accomplished drivers in the ARCA Menards Series of the past 20 years is Frank Kimmel. During his run in ARCA, Kimmel won nine ARCA championships in a 10-year span from 1998 to 2007; all with team owner Larry Clement. Clement owned an ARCA car from the mid ’90s all the way …
When it comes to the ARCA Menards Series, there have been seasons where future stars are born and brought into the picture. In 2008, Justin Allgaier earned the ARCA Re/Max Series championship battling the likes of Frank Kimmel, Matt Carter, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Scott Speed. The 2008 season saw many drivers who made it …
Venturini Motorsports announced on Tuesday that two Kimmel’s will pilot rides at Salem Speedway on September 19 with the organization. Frank Kimmel, a 10-time ARCA champion, will pilot the No. 25 Toyota for the well-known ARCA Racing Series team. The other? If you had guessed Frank Kimmel II then you are correct! Kimmel II isn’t …
The doctor has arrived. Patrick Staropoli, who won the inaugural Peak Stock Car Dream Challenge with Michael Waltrip Racing, paced the way during final practice for the ARCA Series season-opener at Daytona. After testing with Empire Racing, the University of Miami medical school student received an opportunity to race the Lucas Oil 200 in the No. …
Frontstretch caught up with Frank Kimmel at Pocono to hear why his program’s clicking, how the ARCA garage is weathering the trials of 2011 and much more.
Red Bull Racing’s Sprint Cup team, a two-car operation that has been around since Toyota’s entry into Cup racing in 2007, is not returning to NASCAR for 2012.
It took 12 races, but Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finally became the first Nationwide Series regular to win one of their own races in 2011.
According to Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, probation or not, went after him under a late-race caution at Dover.
After Talladega, 2011 is looking to be back to business as usual for the ARCA ranks; Frank Kimmel vs. the new gunslinger in town.
What I do doubt is Hendrick Motorsports’ ability to have four cars running as strong as their equipment would indicate they should.
They combined to lead 55 of the 67 laps run at Millville. But it didn’t take long for the day to start turning sour for ARCA’s heavy hitters.
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