Polar Bear 150

[ancrdave]

There is a big race tomorrow (Jan 1) at Rockingham - The Polar Bear 150 which is part of the Frank Kimmell Series... Bet it's gonna be cold there!!

Here are the entries as of Monday:

Driver's Name Car Number Assigned

Bobby East 71
Joey Meier 1
Brett Hudson 00
Jay T. Parrish 79
Billy Ammons 3
Phil Gould 8
James Nicola 5
Richard Nicola 34
Regina June 21
Wayne Locklair 12
J.D. Frey 17
Bill Tremmel 54
Phillip Bell 87
Jeff Caudell 27
Tim Treadwell 15
Rick Erwin 99
Doug Weiss 31
Gary Davis 64
Jason Drummond 77
Danny Drummond 777
Tab Boyd 14
Jimmy Elledge 11
Jamie L. Whitt 01
Scott Bowman 19
Jason Leatherwood 29
Clint Watkins 91
Scott Caudell 20
Larry Lathan 58
Matthew Hicks 02
Jimmy Hicks 4
Chuck Barnes, Sr. 51
Jonathon Jennings 78
Duke Bare 2
Timothy Jenson 68
Freddie Taylor Jr. 16
David Bryant 30
Tony Moore 47
Steve Hickman 23
Michael Gilomen 115
Allen Redmon 76
Kyle C. Hadley 112
Wallace Leatherwood 36
Rick Boyd 26
John Bennett 721
Todd Kempf 9
Frank Oriti 72
Roger Williams 32
Anthony B. Tumas 888
Anthony White 22
Tyler Speers 60
Tony Conway 7
Frank Kapfhammer 6
Stoyan Zutich and Leonard Johnston 126
Bryan Silas 57
Casey Heavrin 67
Chad Hall 41
Kevin Wolfe 03
Sean Calway and Danny Harrell 33
Jason Callebs 04
Roscoe Thompson 014
Charles Hutto 10
Joe Williamson 111
Waylon Flynn 55
Ray Peele 69

[Todd McCreary]

link to Rockingham ( this would be the one in NC, not England ):
http://www.rockinghamracewaypark.com/

[ancrdave]

Barnes Wins the Polar Bear 150



by Charles Hudson
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- After practice yesterday, Brett Hudson made the bold statement that he and Chuck Barnes, Sr. were going to be the class of the field come race time.

He was right. The two dominated for most of Thursday afternoon, trading the lead back and forth through a myriad of cautions.

Unfortunately for Hudson, Barnes’ luck held as the laps wound down. Hudson’s did not. Barnes, who started from the R.A. Jeffrey’s Distributing Company pole, took advantage of blown engine in Hudson’s Chevy Monte Carlo with ten laps to go to take the checkered flag in the inaugural Polar Bear 150 at the Rockingham Speedway Thursday afternoon.

“We definitely had something for them at the end,” said Hudson. “I knew we had a problem on the last caution, the water pressure was up and down. I was hoping it would hold until the end.”

Hudson finished 32nd.

“We were in second, third or first until the break,” said Barnes of Louisville, KY in victory lane. “We came in and changed tires and the guys did a little bit of changing on it and we came back out and got out front and stayed there.

“We had planned on taking it easy the first 75 laps and come in and make some changes and go from there. The 00 car (Hudson) was the most competitive one out there. Something happened to his engine there at the end. Had it not happened, it would have been real close there at the end.”

Clinton, Indiana’s Anthony White, the NASCAR Technical Institute’s Hard Charger of the race award winner, finished second in his first start on a paved track.

Rounding out the top-five were Clint Watkins of Maggie Valley, NC and Bonaire, Georgia’s Tim Jensen and Tony Conway of Louisville, KY.

J.D. Frey, a mechanic for Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing’s Sprint Cup team, whose entry was owned by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., ran with the leaders most of the day, only to be caught up in a late-race accident.

“Our day was good,” said a dejected Frey. “The car was good, we were just sitting back waiting for the end of this deal to be here at the end and got wrecked.”

Frey wasn’t the only one who had his day end in an on-track incident. Brian Silas, who also competed in last year’s ARCA/Remax Carolina 500 and Hooter’s ProCup American 200 at the Rockingham Speedway, tumbled coming out of turn four, collecting the barriers at the entrance to pit road and destroying his Monte Carlo.

““I’m not exactly sure happened,” said Silas. “I felt grip until I was almost out of the corner. I’m not sure if someone tapped me in the left rear. I felt even with that, that wasn’t what it was. I saved it the first time. The second time I felt like I had no grip in the corner. After that I knew it was going to be painful.”

Despite the hard end to his day, Silas plans to return with the ARCA/Remax Series for the second annual Carolina 200 on April 18 and 19, 2009.

For more information or for tickets please call the speedway at 910-205-8800 or visit www.rockinghamspeedway.com.

Selected Quotes - Polar Bear 150

January 1, 2009

JD Frey (No. 17 Chevy Camaro) finished 36th

“We just got hit in the back on the restart. Our day was good. The car was good, we were just sitting back waiting for the end of this deal to be here at the end and got wrecked.”

Anthony White (No. 22 Chevy Monte Carlo) finished 2nd

“I race dirt all the time. When it got loose, I didn’t know you could skate the tires like that. We came back in with about 60 to go and fell back to about 20th. We just kept plugging along.” On Rockingham, “I love this place. I’d like to come back tomorrow.”

Clint Watkins (#91) finished 5th

“Had a long day. Had to bite down on some restarts. I messed myself up on that last restart, spun the tires. Got a little excited, my bad, let some of those guys get by me. Fourth place, we’ll take it. Not bad for a bunch of ol’ country boys who built this thing in our basements. I had a lot of fun and hope to be able to do it again.”

Brian Silas (No. 57 Chevy Monte Carlo) finished 39th

“I’m not excatly sure happened. I felt grip until almost when I came out of the corner. I’m not sure if someone tapped me in the left rear. I felt even with that, I don’t think that was it. I saved it the first time. The second time I felt like I had no grip in the corner. After that I knew it was going to be painful. Thank God I’m alright. I’m glad the guys built a good car. I don’t think if it was one of those other teams it would have held up. We were having a good day before the wreck. I had no idea where we were running but I was having fun. I want to thank everyone who got me here.”

Chuck Barnes, Sr. (Chevy Monte Carlo) Race Winner

“Everything was great. Real nice place, set up real good. Couldn’t ask for a better place to race. We were in second, third or first until the break, came in and changed tires, the guys did a little bit of changing on it and we came back out and got out front and stayed there. We had planned on taking it easy the first 75 laps and come in and make some changes and go from there. We changed tires, some pressures, a sway bar. My son, Chuck Barnes Jr., is the crew chief and he decided on the changes. The car was loose going in, in the middle and coming off (in the first half). We tightened it up a little - it was still loose going in, but tight coming off.

The 00 car was the most competitive one out there. Something happened to his engine there at the end. Had it not happened, it would have been real close there at the end.

I’ve been racing about 30 years. I am trying to cut back to some of the bigger races. Maybe one or two a year. This win is one of the top of my career. This is the best place we’ve been to.”

RESULTS

POS. No. Driver Hometown Sponsor Make LAPS

1. 51 Chuck Barnes, SR. Louisville, KY Mike Prott Transmission 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo 155
2. 22 Anthony White Clinton, IN 155
3. 91 Clint Watkins Maggie Valley, NC Appalachian Amusement Center, Joe Metcalf Race Engines 1978 Chevy Camaro 155
4. 68 Timothy Jenson Bonaire, GA Jenwood Millworks, Fineline Contracting 1979 Chevy Malibu 155
5. 7 Tony Conway Louisville, KY Deasy Auto Center, Owen Racing 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo 155
6. 58 Larry Latham Louisville, KY Work & Western Outfitters, Nocona Belt Co. 1986 Chevy Monte Carlo 155
7. 04 Jason Callebs Corbin, KY 155
8. 111 Joe Williamson Sheppardsville, KY 155
9. 12 Wayne Locklear Darlington, SC Palmetto Auto Auction 1980 Chevy Camaro 155
10. 67 Casey Heavrin 155
11. 32 Roger Williams St. Paul Indiana Williams Precision Engines 1979 Chevy Camaro 155
12. 79 Jay Parrish Bowling Green, KY Cohron's Mechanical, MGM Specialties 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo 155
13. 1 Joey Meier Mooresville, NC Robby Fuller Motorsports, Jeff Spraker Racing 1986 Chevy Monte Carlo 155
14. 71 Bobby East Mooresville, NC Dallas Metal Products, K&K Insurance 1971 Dodge 155
15. 9 Todd Kempf St. Anthony, IN 154
16. 13 Randy McAnulty Concord, NC Randy McAnulty Race Cars, RM Machine Shop 1978 Chevy Nova 154
17. 5 James Nicola Pittsburgh, PA 154
18. 16 Freddie Taylor, Jr Abingdon, VA JRM Racing Products, TRC Race Cars, Pro Image Expo 1977 Chevy Camaro 154
19. 77 Jason Drummond 154
20. 15 Tim Treadwell Spartansburg, SC Treadwell's Racing Stuff, Jack Smith Transmission 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo 154
21. 45 Jay Baker 153
22. 64 Gary Davis Kinston, NC Davis Farm, Mel's Ignition 1986 Chevy Monte Carlo 153
23. 20 Scott Caudell Scottsburg, IN Jimmie's Motor Machine, Tim's Body Shop, Economy Auto 151
24. 10 Charles Hutto Monroe, NC Autotrader.com, Doug Herbert.com 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo 151
25. 03 Kevin Wolfe 151
26. 21 Regina June Darlington, SC Red Cross, Palmetto Auto Auction 1980 Chevy Camaro 151
27. 36 Wallace Leatherwood 149
28. 38 Eugene Vaughn Charleston, SC 148
29. 72 Frank Oriti Hinckley, OH Mars Trucking, Shaker Valley Foods 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo 147
30. 14 Tab Boyd 144
31. 19 Scott Bowman Murrysville, PA L&E Concrete Pumping, Rockway Concrete 1975 Chevy Monte Carlo 143
POS. No. Driver Hometown Sponsor Make LAPS
32. 00 Brett Hudson Owensboro, KY Double H Hydrolics, G&A Trucking 1979 Chevy Monte Carlo 140
33. 60 Tyler Speer Woodstock, GA Proboat, R Wilson Contractors 1972 Chevy Chevelle 136
34. 47 Tony Moore 135
35. 11 Jimmy Elledge Anderson, CA 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo 131
36. 17 JD Frey Ferndale, CA JR Motorsports, JRE Inc 1980 Chevy Camaro 130
37. 112 Kyle Hadley Louisville, KY Boot Leg Bar BQ, Amsoil 1986 Chevy Monte Carlo 130
38. 8 Phil Gould 123
39. 57 Bryan Silas Stuart, FL PBG Chevy Monte Carlo 123
40. 33 Sean Calway 112
41. 29 Jason Leatherwood Waynesville, NC Appalachian Amusement Center, Joe Metcalf Race Engines 1978 Chevy Camaro 109
42. 888 Tony Tumas Elkton, MD Twigg Racing, Rocket Drywall,Great Blue Yachts 1979 Chevy Malibu 102
43. 76 Allen Redmon 92
44. 55 Waylon Flynn Hickory, NC 92
45. 54 Bill Tremmel Sigourney, IA Schroeder Frame, Atwood Electric, Mid-State Machine 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo 82
46. 30 David Bryant Concord, NC Brickhouse Tavern, Dale Jr. Foundation 82
47. 34 Richard Nicola Pittsburgh, PA 69
48. 721 John Bennett 68
49. 41 Chad Hall 44
50. 27 Jeff Caudell Austin, IN Tim's Body Shop, Hicks Painting, Collings Differential Shop 1986 Chevy Monte Carlo 44
51. 31 Doug Weiss Dallas Center, IA Dirtworks Auto Repairs, Hy Tire, Fast Shafts 1987 Chevy Monte Carlo 44
52. 462 Mike Meimar 36
53. 69 Ray Peele Swansboro, NC 30
54. 014 Roscoe Thompson 17
55. 6 Frank Kapfhammer Louisville, KY 17
56. 3 Billy Ammons Deatsville, AL Ray Givens Roof Consultant, Ammons Truck Repair 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo 17
57. 113 Joe Russell 9
58. 83 Karl Willard 9
59. 53 Scott Joplin 9
60. 115 Michael Giloman 0
61. 2 Duke Bare Medaview, VA DNS
62. 28 Jeff Melton Concord, NC NASCAR Graphics, A-1 Automotive 1980 Ford Thunderbird DNS
63. 18 Stoyan Zutich Brace Bridge, Ontario DNS
64. 4 Jimmy Hicks Mullin, TX Matther Hicks Allstate Insurance Agency Chevy Nova DNS
65. 02 Matthew Hicks Fort Worth, TX Matther Hicks Allstate Insurance Agency Chevy Nova DNS
66. 70 Steve Hadley Lebanon, TN DNS
67. 99 Rick Erwin Louisville, KY Work and Western Wear, KY Clutch DQ

[OLD STYLE RACER 2]

HUH?? They started 61 cars??? WOW

[Todd McCreary]

HUH?? They started 61 cars??? WOW

Kimmell does call it an "Enduro Series", after all.