|| *Comments on the 2013 Akona 250 Presented by Federated Car Care:* View the most recent comment <#20> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Dan posted: 06.02.2013 - 8:45 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Smallest field for an ARCA race in 17 years 2. Anonymous posted: 06.02.2013 - 8:49 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Too bad this race wasn't televised. Would've loved to have seen Kimmel and Schrader duking it out for the win. 3. The Great Dave posted: 06.02.2013 - 9:18 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) There was sort of a DNQ for this race. #3 Dustin Hapka He was on the entry list last week, but disappeared before this week. 4. NicoRosbergFan posted: 06.02.2013 - 9:20 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) The master is back and probably going to solidify himself as the greatest ARCA driver ever before the year is out. 5. Dodge posted: 06.02.2013 - 10:30 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Grant Enfinger and Bo Lemastus neither ran so there were two cars that usually would have been in the field. Thought they were on the entry list at first as well. 6. FHgrad99 posted: 06.02.2013 - 11:49 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I know that Bo Lemastus was on the entry list but I don't know why they weren't at the track. I don't think Grant Enfinger ever planned on running the full ARCA schedule. 7. CBASS posted: 06.02.2013 - 11:56 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bo wrecked his last short track car at Toledo. 8. Anonymous posted: 06.02.2013 - 1:24 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Elko, too far away for the usual ARCA teams? 9. Dodge posted: 06.02.2013 - 1:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I could of sworn that Grant announced he was running the full season this year. As for Bo, he said he'd be back for Elko so no clue why they didn't show up. 10. Dave#38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 06.02.2013 - 2:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Enfinger said his team would run the full season if they found sponsorship, they didn't so he will only run a partial schedule. 11. Sky Warrior posted: 06.02.2013 - 7:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The short field allowed some of my favorite backrunners to score top 20 finishes. Roger Carter 14th, Darrell Basham 15th, and the ageless James Hylton 19th despite running only 8 laps. Hylton's first top 20 since this race last year, and could very well be the last one in one of the longest careers in all of professional sports 12. CBASS posted: 06.02.2013 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) The small purse and a big trip was enough to scare plenty away. Josh Williams has now shifted his personal team to only TV events due to lack of sponsorship. In a deal finalized this week, Josh came up to park Roulo's #17 (to give him some extra points and to keep that team locked). After qualifying 4th, though, Gary decided to let Josh run some extra laps for fun. When he started to contend for the win and outperform his championship-contending teammate, Gary & Russ decided to let him have at it. Not bad for only planning on running 5 laps. Another tidbit was that Darrell Basham wasn't planning on running this race at all, but a call Thursday night from ARCA was enough for him to come up and run the entire race. Sponsor updates #22 Eilen & Sons Trucking & Landscape Supply #99 Happy Cheeks/ BeavEx #97 United Bank/ RoadRunner The Movie #34 Innovative Safety Products #0/06 Judy's Screen Printing #69 Gary Yeoman's Ford-Lincoln/ Roush-Yates #89 Diamond Equipment/ 811 Call Before You Dig #68 Jones Group/ Clarksville Schwinn & Cyclery 13. Paul posted: 06.03.2013 - 12:12 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I actually drove past this track today on my way back from my cousin's grad party. Ken Schrader won the pole, Frank Kimmel won the race, and Spencer Gallagher finally got a good finish after a season's worth of terrible finishes? That almost makes up for the fact that this race wasn't televised. 14. 83andJOe posted: 06.03.2013 - 2:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is the fewest number of cars to start an ARCA Racing Series event since the GM Goodwrench 150 at Shady Bowl Speedway on August 10, 1996 when 18 cars raced. There were also races with 21 cars at Flat Rock and 22 at Kil-Kare that year. 15. NazRacePhan posted: 06.03.2013 - 9:41 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kimmel ties Iggy Katona for most wins in ARCA. 78 wins each! 16. 83andJoe posted: 06.14.2013 - 8:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #22 crew chief: Chad Bryant 17. 83andJoe posted: 06.25.2013 - 2:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #17 crew chief: Gary Roulo 18. FHgrad99 posted: 06.26.2013 - 9:41 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) I was just reading an article about Josh Williams' race. It was originally going to be a start and park but after qualifying and early in the race when Williams was continuing to run in the top 5, the Roulo Brothers were impressed enough to change their plans and took on the expense to allow Williams to run the entire race. Williams brought the car home without a scratch on it and he called it the best car he had ever sat in. 19. 83andJoe posted: 07.17.2013 - 7:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Schrader's pole isn't showing up in red-bold in the driver+series results for some reason. 20. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 05.07.2014 - 11:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Withdrew 3 Dustin Hapka TBA Wayne Hixson Chevrolet 42 Bo LeMastus Crosley Radio Bo LeMastus Dodge ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: