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Brandon Jones Wins ARCA Debut at Winchester

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Rookie Brandon Jones made a last-lap pass on Mason Mitchell to win in his ARCA début at Winchester Speedway Sunday. The two drivers beat and bang until Jones came out on top with the checkered flag in sight.

Turner Scott Motorsports originally planned to put Jones in an ARCA car at Salem Speedway earlier this season, but a scheduling conflict postponed his début until Sunday. The 17-year-old driver competes full-time on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East circuit and is still looking for his first win in that series.

Mitchell once again came up short in his quest for his first ARCA win. This is his fourth runner-up finish in the last six races.

59-year-old Ken Schrader started on the pole and led most of the first half of the race. A caution bunched up the field and Schrader allowing Mitchell to pass him on lap 186. Schrader will look to break his own record as the oldest ARCA winner sometime later this season.

There were a few incidents on the day, including a first-lap crash that took out Anderson Bowen and Kyle Weatherman. Josh Williams also found the same bad luck with a wreck around the half-way mark.

On the flip side, Justin Boston found some good luck and finished third, while Schrader and Grant Enfinger round out the top-five. 

All four Venturini Motorsports entries placed inside the top-eight, while the top-two finishers from last year’s race at Winchester, Frank Kimmel and Austin Wayne Self, finished ninth and tenth.

The battle for the points lead between Mitchell and Enfinger will shift to the 1.5 mile Chicagoland Speedway in two weeks.

Herr’s Chase the Taste 200 Top-Ten

#4 Brandon Jones
#98 Mason Mitchell
#25 Justin Boston
#52 Ken Schrader
#90 Grant Enfinger
#66 J.J. Haley
#55 Cody Coughlin
#15 John Wes Townley
#44 Frank Kimmel
#22 Austin Wayne Self

ARCA Herr’s Chase the Taste 200 at Winchester Preview

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The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards heads to the high banks of the half-mile Winchester Speedway in Indiana. ARCA cars travel around the track in 15-16 seconds a lap, making it one of the fastest half-mile tracks in the country.

In last year’s race, ARCA veteran Frank Kimmel held off a hard-charging Austin Wayne Self to score his 79th career win and tie Iggy Katona for the all-time record. Kimmel has always been good on the Winchester track with six wins with his first coming in 1996.  The defending ARCA champ is still looking for his first win of 2014. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk – Monday, June 30, 2014

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Guests include Derek Thorn, Spears SRL Southwest Tour driver and on a winning streak with three consecutive wins to talk about his 2014 season.

Also, Mason Mitchell, ARCA Racing Series driver, to talk about his 2014 season and the upcoming Winchester 200 race this weekend. Mitchell is second in the series’ point standings.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk.

Listen to our round table panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities and call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to join the conversation about the hottest topics leading up to the next race.

BONUS 90 minutes 10 to 11:30 pm ET our Fan4Racing panel, covers the past weekend of racing, previews next week’s races and more hot topics!

Listen to the Podcast right here…

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ARCA Akona 250 Preview

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The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards heads to the 3/8 mile Elko Speedway in Minnesota this weekend.  The track is the shortest on the circuit.

After running two consecutive superspeedway races, the series visits a short track for the first time since Toledo Speedway last month. Continue reading →

Austin Theriault Wins in ARCA Debut at Michigan

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Austin Theriault muscled his way past Mason Mitchell with 17 laps to go to win at Michigan International Speedway.

The 20-year-old became the first driver in win in his ARCA début since Alex Bowman at Madison International Speedway in August 2011. Bowman also drove for Venturini Motorsports at the time.

“This race and the way I approached this race was very different,” Theriault said after the race. “I had never raced at a track bigger than a mile before. I was very conservative, yet we still finished second in qualifying. That told me we would be okay for the race.”

Theriault tried to side-draft Mitchell as the two made slight contact, the 66 car drove away to score the second win of the year for Venturini Motorsports.

“Once his (Theriault) car hit mine, my day was finished,” he said. “It caved in the whole right side. I felt like we had the car to beat. We had the dominant car all day.”

Mitchell led 65 of the 100 laps before the No. 98 faded late to settle for a runner-up finish. It was Mitchell’s second runner-up finish in as many weeks and his fifth in the last ten ARCA races.

“We have to look at the big picture,” he said. “I am coming out of here with the point lead. We are just going to stay positive. That first win will come.”

The Iowa driver set a blistering pace early on by jumping out to a 5.6 second lead over Theriault by lap 36. Both drivers came down pit road around lap 50 and the No. 98 team had trouble jacking up the one side of the car. After the cycle of green-flag pit stops, Theriault found himself in the lead by four seconds over Mitchell.

With his second-place finish, Mitchell unofficially leads the points by 30 over Grant Enfinger, who finished eighth in the race.

Justin Allison grabbed a career-best third place finish as John Wes Townley and Spencer Gallagher rounded out the top-five.

Corrigan Oil 200 Top-Ten

#66 Austin Theriault
#98 Mason Mitchell
#88 Justin Allison
#15 John Wes Townley
#23 Spencer Gallagher
#69 Will Kimmel
#44 Frank Kimmel
#90 Grant Enfinger
#22 Austin Wayne Self
#6 Josh Williams