Looks to bring Ansell and Menards to victory lane in Ansell Protective Gloves 150
The Ansell Protective Gloves 150 is more than just another race for Kimmel and his Ansell/Menards team. With one of his sponsors, Ansell, hosting the race and over 200 Ansell and Menards guests cheering him on, the nine-time ARCA Racing Series champion knows there would be no better place to make his return to the winners circle.
“It’s great to have a sponsor like Ansell that is sponsoring the race at Chicagoland too,” said Kimmel. “Being one of our primary sponsors and also sponsoring the race– it is great to have that. We will have a lot of representation and support at the race track on Friday, and that is really cool. It also puts a little more pressure on the Ansell/Menards team, we know that we need to go there and run well so that we can put on a great show for everyone that is going to show up and support us.”
Kimmel is no slouch when it comes to racing at Chicagoland Speedway. As the only previous Chicagoland Speedway winner entered in the race, he boasts an impressive record at the 1.5-mile oval. In nine starts Kimmel has earned one pole, one win, four top-five and seven top-10 finishes while accumulating an average finish of 8.6. The Ansell/Menards team looks add to that record Friday night while also building on their five point lead in the championship standings.
Kimmel and his Ansell/Menards Ford Fusion will take to the track for the 100-lap, 150-mile Ansell Protective Gloves 150 on Friday, August 27 at 6:00 p.m. CDT (7:00 p.m. EST). Live flag-to-flag coverage will broadcast on SPEED at 6:00 p.m. CDT (7:00 p.m. EST). Practice is scheduled for 4:30-5:50 p.m. CDT Thursday and 8:00-9:00 a.m. Friday, with Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell taking place at 11:30 a.m. Friday. Live audio coverage and live timing and scoring of all events will be available on ARCARacing.com.
“Kimmel’s Top-10″
In anticipation of his 10th Championship, Frank Kimmel gives a look at his “Top 10″ before each ARCA Racing Series event. This week the ARCA Racing Series visits one of the biggest cities they will see all season, Chicago. This week Kimmel takes a look at his top-10 favorite cities to visit when he is not at the race track.
Frank Kimmel and the No. 44 Ansell/Menards Fast Facts
No. 1 in Points: After a 12th-place finish at Springfield’s dirt oval last weekend, Kimmel maintains a slim five point lead over Tom Hessert in the ARCA Racing Series Standings. Only 10 points separate the top-three drivers in the standings in what is shaping up to be a great points battle.
Last Year: Last year Kimmel earned a top-five finish at Chicagoland’s 1.5-mile oval. After starting seventh, he motored his way to fifth in 100 laps of competition.
Did You Know: Frank scored his 50th-Career win at Chicagoland Speedway in 2003. Advance Auto Parts presented Frank with a special plaque to commemerate the event.
This Week’s Ford: Crew Chief, Bill Kimmel Jr., has chosen to bring chassis No. 320, “Carrie” to Chicagoland Speedway. This chassis has been a favorite for Kimmel as he has used this chassis at Texas, Michigan and Pocono. He has earned a pole, two top-five and four top-10 finishes in four starts with chassis No. 320 this season.
Featured Blogger: Want to hear what Kimmel has to say about each race weekend? Log on to http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/ every week to read Frank’s latest driver diary. He talks about what happened in the race, what he does when he is not at the track and his expectations for the next race weekend.
Follow Frank Kimmel: Follow Frank Kimmel at the track or in the race shop by logging on to facebook.com/frankkimmelracing and twitter.com/frankkimmel. Follow every race weekend for live updates and photos from the track and throughout the race.
Kimmel on Racing at Chicagoland Speedway:
“Chicagoland Speedway is much like a lot of the other 1.5-mile tracks that we run and also have run in the past. It is a really nice race track. It is really high speed; you enter the turns at a really high speed and carry a lot of speed through the turns. The backstretch is round, so it is a little bit different than some of the 1.5-mile tracks, but it drives very much the same. It is a very nice facility, and it is not that far from home. We enjoy going there and racing at such a high-profile race track.”
About Frank Kimmel
Frank Kimmel, driver in the ARCA Racing Series Presented by RE/MAX and Menards, is a record holding 9-time champion. Co-owner of Kimmel Racing, the Indiana native has earned 74 wins, placing him just six races shy of the number one spot on ARCA’s all-time win list. With 44 poles, 230 top-five and 294 top-ten finishes, the racing veteran has accomplished many great feats in his 18 seasons in the series. Kimmel and the Ansell/Menards Ford team look to continue to break records in the 2010 season.
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