DuQUOIN Ill. — Nine-time ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Frank Kimmel completed a sweep of the ARCA RE/MAX series Illinois fairgrounds dirt-track races with a victory Monday in the Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.
Mill Creek, Wash., driver Tayler Malsam finished 13th after starting 22nd.
Patrick Sheltra was second, Ken Schrader fniished third, Dexter Bean came in fourth and polesitter Rickey Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top five.
Kimmel started on the front row outside of Stenhouse , who earned his career first SIM Factory Pole Award Monday morning by breaking a track record previously held by Brian Tyler.
Kimmel snapped a year-long winless streak with a big victory two weeks ago at the Illinois State Fairgrounds mile-dirt track.
Monday at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
DuQuoin, Ill.
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (2) Frank Kimmel, Clarksburg, Ind., Ford, 102.
2. (9) Patrick Sheltra, Indiantown, Fla., Dodge, 102.
3. (8) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 102.
4. (3) Dexter Bean, Westby, Wis., Chevrolet, 102.
5. (1) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Olive Branch, Miss., Ford, 102.
6. (11) Matt Carter, Denver, N.C., Ford, 102.
7. (7) Kelly Kovski, Springfield, Ill., Chevrolet, 102.
8. (14) Scott Speed, Manteca, Calif., Toyota, 102.
9. (12) James Buescher, Plano, Texas, Dodge, 102.
10. (17) Bryan Silas, Stuart, Fla., Chevrolet, 102.
11. (24) John Wes Townley, Watkinsville, Ga., Ford, 102.
12. (6) Justin Lofton, Westmorland, Calif., Dodge, 102.
13. (22) Tayler Malsam, Seattle, Dodge, 102.
14. (39) Brent Glastetter, Oran, Mo., Toyota, 102.
15. (5) Tom Hessert III, Cherry Hill, N.J., Ford, 102.
16. (15) Justin Allgaier, Springfield, Ill., Chevrolet, 102.
17. (20) Doug Keller, St. Joseph, Mo., Chevrolet, 101.
18. (19) Eddie Pearson, Boiling Springs, S.C., Ford, 101.
19. (16) Ken Butler III, Lilburn, Ga., Dodge, 100.
20. (26) Norm Benning, Pittsburgh, Chevrolet, 100.
21. (25) Darrell Basham, Henryville, Ind., Chevrolet, 99.
22. (33) Gabi DiCarlo, Phoenix, Ford, 98.
23. (27) Lance Stott, Keokuk, Iowa, Chevrolet, 96.
24. (32) Kyle Chady, Benton, Ill., Ford, 96.
25. (18) Bob Strait, Manteno, Ill., Ford, 95, engine.
26. (10) A.J. Fike, Galesburg, Ill., Ford, 94, accident.
27. (29) Donny Kelley, Humble, Texas, Chevrolet, 85, accident.
28. (30) Mike Harmon, Birmingport, Ala., Chevrolet, 82, engine.
29. (31) Dale Shearer, Alhambra, Ill., Ford, 68, overheating.
30. (21) A.J. Henriksen, Mooresville, N.C., Ford, 58, engine.
31. (13) Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich., Toyota, 34, engine.
32. (23) Michael Phelps, Suwanee, Ga., Dodge, 23, accident.
33. (34) Brad Smith, Shelby Township, Mich., Ford, 11, suspension.
34. (28) Charlie Vest, Ocoee, Fla., Chevrolet, 8, handling.
35. (35) James Hylton, Inman, S.C., Dodge, 4, handling.
36. (36) Wayne Peterson, Pulaski, Tenn., Chevrolet, 0, handling.
37. (38) Justin Koch, Mountain Home, Ark., Chevrolet, 2, handling.
38. (4) Ron Cox, Soddy Daisy, Tenn., Chevrolet, 1, distributor.
39. (37) Greg Seevers, West Milton, Ohio, Chevrolet, 0, suspension.
Race Statistics
Time of race: 1 hour, 13 minutes, 16 seconds.
Margin of victory: .310 second.
Caution flags: 5 for 25 laps.
Lap leaders: Stenhouse 1, Kimmel 2-25, Buescher 26-30, Kimmel 31-102.
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