Congrats to our buddy Nine-time ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Frank Kimmel who cleaned up this past Sunday afternoon at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.
Just a couple of weeks after suffering a concussion in a hard wreck at Pocono, the Clarksville, Indiana driver ended a year-long winless streak with a victory in the 46th Allen Crowe 100.
Kimmel, driving his own Ford Drive One Ford Fusion, led 83 of 102 laps en route to his seventh win on the historic fairgrounds mile-dirt, tying the late Dean Roper with the most Allen Crowe 100 wins at Springfield.
"What a great crowd of fans," said Kimmel. "This Ford Fusion ran well all day long. It's very cool to be named in the same category as Dean Roper. He was a hero of mine growing up and so this is pretty cool. We've had some really good cars here over the years, but this one is probably the best ever. We can't wait to take the Ford Drive One Ford to DuQuoin."
Kimmel also smashed the one-lap track record earlier in the day with an average speed of 109.496 mph, surpassing the old mark of 107.778 set by Damon Lusk in 2006.
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., in the Roush Fenway Racing Ford, passed Brian Tyler on the final lap to finish second, five lengths behind Kimmel.