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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.18.2020 - 3:04 pm
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The 1979 ARCA season begins in October 1978 less than a month after the
prior season ended. Bill Kimmel follows up on his two earlier in the
year with a third one here, lapping the field, to kick off the new
championship battle but it would turn out to be his last ARCA win as a
driver. The series took a break of over four months after this one until
its next race at Daytona during Speedweeks the following February.

Wow, I never thought I would see the day that ARCA results on this
website stretched back into the 1970s. Thank you again to Charles and
our webmaster for their hard work to bring this almost forgotten era of
stock car racing back into the limelight.


  2.   Timothy_Eklund posted:
  03.18.2020 - 3:29 pm
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We have even more old arca races? Amazing!


  3.   David posted:
  03.18.2020 - 4:47 pm
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I get the feeling that most, if not all, of these numerous "Did Not
Start" listings for these new-to-the-site seasons should actually be
listed as withdrawals instead. However apparently ARCA has them
officially as DNSs, and I've never been sure what distinguishes a DNS
from a withdrawal anyway.

Apparently in either case the car did qualify for the race, then
something happened and the car didn't take the green flag.


  4.   MSportRev posted:
  03.18.2020 - 5:03 pm
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@3 I know ARCA did award points to some DNS drivers over the years, so
that may be a reason that they are not listed as WDs?


  5.   34McDowellFan posted:
  03.18.2020 - 6:27 pm
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More ARCA races is great to see


  6.   MikeyD posted:
  03.18.2020 - 7:15 pm
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Love checking out these old ARCA races, keep em coming!


  7.   GGDC posted:
  03.19.2020 - 7:34 pm
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Was the Bill Kimmell here, Bill Sr or Bill Jr (Franks brother)


  8.   David posted:
  03.19.2020 - 7:58 pm
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I believe it should be Kimmel, Sr. He was an occasional driver in ARCA
in the late 60s and through the 70s.


  9.   guac_is_extra_ posted:
  03.25.2020 - 3:01 pm
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Yes, throughout at least the 2000s, if not through today, ARCA has
always given points to all who show up at a track, and credited them
with a start if they didn't DNQ.


  10.   Noah posted:
  05.01.2020 - 12:51 pm
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Anyone know why during this time ARCA ran so little races? Ive always
been curious as to why during the late 70s-early 80s ARCA ran so little
races,but I can never find anything on why


  11.   MSportRev posted:
  05.01.2020 - 1:16 pm
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Pole Speed: 82.431 mph


  12.   rm posted:
  05.01.2020 - 2:12 pm
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Founder/owner John Marcum was getting older around that time and as his
health declined, so did the health of the series. Started to get in
financial trouble and could only rely on the Daytona & Talladega race
dates plus a handful of nearby short tracks. Bottomed out in 1981 before
the France family stepped in to help and sponsored the series via the
Talladega Superspeedway. That allowed the series to work on scheduling a
few more races and sanction/co-sanction other events with USAC or what
would become the Busch series, and it slowly rebounded from there.


  13.   Danish_Pie posted:
  06.23.2020 - 2:51 pm
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Bill Kimmel was car #69
Gary Sharp was car #66
Bill Green was car #49
Moose Myers was car #0, owned by Jim Stovall
Bob Slawinski was car #48
Alan Sheppard was car #36
Tony Rose was car #5
Ned Tracy was car #88
Darrell Basham was car #34
Rick Roland was car #55
Delmar Clark was car #21
Steve Ellis was car #68
Scott Stovall was car #00
Jack Wallace was car #02
Joe Wallace was car #7
Bobby Davis was car #91
Marvin Smith was car #1
Jess Yates was car #01
Buddy Medlock was car #74
Charlie Paxton was car #72
Bill Green Jr. was car #50

DNQ's:
Bobby Watson | 8 | Dodge
Buck Newland | 10 | Ford
Glen Andrew | 14 | Dodge (From Terre Haute, Indiana)
Larry LaMay | 23 | Chevrolet
Larry Hayes | 27 | Ford
Jim Cushman | 81 | Dodge
Chuck Weick | 86 | Ford
Ralph Jones | 98 | Ford

Source: Race Program


  14.   rm posted:
  07.03.2021 - 8:46 pm
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Billy Pack was in the #84
Bobby Sands was in the #43


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