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Look for a development driver to win Saturday’s Pocono 200

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by Matt Mercer, Special To NASCAR commentary and driver pictures, 2011 NASCAR schedule, video, Bench Racing With Steve and Charlie

I'm the former blogger of The Catfish Show NASCAR Blog and a contributor to On Pit Row. Follow me on Twitter: @mattmercer

June 5, 2008 2:25 pm CDT 5 Comments

Look for a development driver to win Saturday’s Pocono 200The ARCA/ReMax Series will head to Long Pond, PA this weekend to team up with the Sprint Cup Series, and with the Trucks in Texas and Nationwide Series in Nashville, this could be the spot in which someone impresses the right person and moves up through the ranks. This race has been dominated by either Cup rookies moving down to get track experience, or a hotshoe from a Cup team gaining experience for a future foray into the series.

Since 2003, Cup drivers or Cup development drivers have won 8 of the 10 races at Pocono. These drivers include Casey Mears twice, Scott Riggs, Ryan Hemphill, Travis Kvapil, Chase Miller, Chad McCumbee, and Michael McDowell. Only the series’ great one, Frank Kimmel, broke the streak, taking the July races in 2005 and 2006. Also competing in these races have been drivers such as Kyle Busch, David Reutimann, and David Ragan. Previous polesitters have included Mears, Riggs, and Kvapil, as well as David Stremme.

As for the 2008 edition, there is no shortage of candidates to win. This season has been an exciting one in the series, as young drivers have come in and performed exceedingly well. Current points leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr., second-place Matt Carter, and sixth-place Scott Speed have all won this year. Speed also won the Truck race at Dover, and will compete in Friday night’s Truck race. Still, there are others who will pose a threat. You can’t discount Kimmel, who still maintains a top points position despite working on a shoestring budget with his own team. He could use a win, and it could come as soon as this very weekend.

One thing is for sure, the ARCA/ReMax Series is entertaining again, and this race fan is more than happy to see the return of its glory days.

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5 Responses to “Look for a development driver to win Saturday’s Pocono 200”

  1. User Avatar Marc on June 5th, 2008 5:09 pm

    Hey Matt, far off topic but…. you need to cut down the size of the image is has ripped apart the pages formatting.

  2. User Avatar Matt Mercer on June 5th, 2008 7:45 pm

    I would if I knew how, Marc. This was my first effort inserting the picture. Steve and Charlie need to earn their money anyway ;-)

  3. User Avatar Charlie Turner on June 5th, 2008 9:55 pm

    My bad guys. It’s fixed now. I need to share some things with Matt but the last ten days or so have been a bear. I’m pulling for Kimmel myself at Pocono. That team needs it, but it’s going to be tough. Seven races and seven different winners so far in ARCA RE/MAX 2008. Frank would make it eight.

  4. User Avatar Matt Mercer on June 5th, 2008 10:17 pm

    Logic says that the winner will be a team with serious horsepower, in which case I think Speed (driving for the team McDowell drove for last year) could be the leading frontrunner, as could his teammate as a darkhorse (Ken Butler III).

  5. Scott Speed Will Be Sprint Cup Racing Soon | Bench Racing With Steve and Charlie on August 5th, 2008 8:36 pm

    [...] Racing development driver Scott Speed was our featured guest INSIDE ARCA Tuesday night. Scott is heading to Pocono Raceway this Saturday in his Eddie Sharp Racing Toyota Camry, with a two race ARCA RE/MAX [...]

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