|| *Comments on the 2001 Par-A-Dice 100:* View the most recent comment <#12> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Dan posted: 03.14.2009 - 9:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dean Roper died of a heart attack during this race. 2. Dion posted: 07.26.2009 - 11:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah, that is sad, he must have been heart broken over losing his son Tony...poor guy. I feel so bad for the family, losing 2 members in a little over a year. 3. Unser1 posted: 08.28.2014 - 6:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Donny Morelock tallies the only top-10 of his ARCA career. 4. TeamDCR fan posted: 08.16.2015 - 9:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dean's Dad Jim Roper died around the same time that Tony had 5. rex posted: 10.01.2015 - 8:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Any pictures/videos from this race? Really interested to see that Jerry "The King" Lawler car. 6. Smiff_2 posted: 03.31.2016 - 8:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Todd Coon was running solidly in 3rd when his engine expired with 22 laps to go. 7. rob posted: 04.01.2016 - 1:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Race is up on YouTube 8. Gray Gaulding's Distant Cousin posted: 12.02.2017 - 11:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Withdrawn #22 Billy Thomas 9. rm posted: 12.26.2018 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 16 owner - Joe Cooksey 25 owner - Mark Thompson 79 owner - Charlie Schaefer 85 owner - Dan Kinney 10. rm posted: 12.03.2019 - 10:09 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Additional WDs: ??? - #39 - Roulo Brothers - Roulo Brothers - Chevrolet Bill Baird - #52 - Saturn Machine - Ken Schrader - Chevrolet Rick Tackman - #75 - ??? - Rick Tackman - Chevrolet James Hylton was a WD and his car was a Ford 4 owner - Dennis English 74 owner - Karla Lampe 11. RaceFanX posted: 06.26.2020 - 11:18 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Defending race winner Frank Kimmel succeeds in his defense as he bests Bob Strait and Jason Jarrett to win at Springfield again. This was the second of his eight wins on the Illinois clay oval. Dean Roper won the first ARCA race ever held at Springfield back in 1983, an event that was a combination race with the USAC Stock Car Series where he was a regular. R.I.P. Dean Roper. 12. JSPorts43 posted: 06.26.2020 - 11:51 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was Kimmel's 30th career win. He would win 50 more times in his legendary career. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: