ARCA News: ARCA moves Daytona race to Friday to avoid weather
Saturday’s scheduled ARCA Racing Series opener at Daytona International Speedway has been shifted to Friday night with the threat of weather this weekend.
The race was originally scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Hard Rock Bet 200 will now take place after the NASCAR Truck Series opener, with a anticipated start time of 10:30pm on Friday for the ARCA race. The Truck Series race is set to begin at 7:30 p.m.
NASCAR said fans with Saturday grandstand tickets or admission to the Hard Rock Bet Fanzone have access to the double-header, starting with the Fresh From Florida 250 race.
Shane Van Gisbergen gets lucky break
With 50 cars on the entry list and only 40 grid positions available, a sense of jeopardy awaited drivers at the first ARCA event of the season.
Van Gisbergen was drawn in Group 4 of seven for qualifying at the Florida superspeedway and would set the 35th-fastest time in the field, a 50.927s, one position outside the automatic cut-off.
However, his Pinnacle Racing Group team has now announced that Car #7, which had been qualified 17th by Eric Caudell, has now been withdrawn, meaning the New Zealander will start.
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ARCA 200 Starting Lineup
Pos | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Time | Speed |
1 | 3 | Willie Mullins | Corvetteparts.net/Crow Wing Recycling Ford | 48.982 | 183.741 |
2 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Racing Toyota | 49.003 | 183.662 |
3 | 20 | Jake Finch* | Phoenix Construction Toyota | 49.024 | 183.584 |
4 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Celsius Toyota | 49.044 | 183.509 |
5 | 36 | Ryan Huff | Southeastern Services Ford | 49.06 | 183.449 |
6 | 30 | Justin Bonsignore* | Hard Rock Bet | 49.108 | 183.270 |
7 | 68 | Gil Linster* | HOOSH.com Ford | 49.703 | 181.076 |
8 | 75 | Bryan Dauzat | Brother-in-Law Racing Chevrolet | 49.708 | 181.057 |
9 | 34 | Issac Johnson* | Endress & Hauser Ford | 49.734 | 180.963 |
10 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | A.L.L Construction Chevrolet | 49.735 | 180.959 |
11 | 15 | Kris Wright | F.N.B Corporation Toyota | 49.738 | 180.948 |
12 | 11 | Bryce Haugeberg* | Karcher/Brenco Toyota | 49.741 | 180.937 |
13 | 2 | Andres Perez | Max Siegal Inc Chevrolet | 49.743 | 180.930 |
14 | 07 | Jeff Scofield* | JXT Transport Chevrolet | 49.787 | 180.770 |
15 | 18 | Tanner Gray | PlaceOfHope.com Toyota | 49.795 | 180.741 |
16 | 4 | Dale Quarterley | Van Dyk Recycling Services/Motul Arai Chevrolet | 49.797 | 180.734 |
17 | 93 | Caleb Costner* | Lickety Lew’s/Heritage Water Systems Chevrolet | 49.806 | 180.701 |
18 | 44 | Thomas Annunziata* | Nerd Focus Chevrolet | 49.822 | 180.643 |
19 | 32 | Christian Rose | West Virgina Tourism Ford | 49.825 | 180.632 |
20 | 8 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing Chevrolet | 49.841 | 180.574 |
21 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Zaki Ali Injury & Criminal Attorney ZakiAli.com | 49.845 | 180.56 |
22 | 62 | Steve Lewis Jr.* | Telco Construction/Jeffery Machine Chevrolet | 49.860 | 180.505 |
23 | 08 | Patrick Emerling | Southern Tier Security Ford | 49.951 | 180.177 |
24 | 55 | Gus Dean | Dean Custom Air Toyota | 49.975 | 180.090 |
25 | 17 | Marco Andretti* | Group 1001 Chevrolet | 49.987 | 180.047 |
26 | 13 | Armani Williams | Blue Sprig Toyota | 50.029 | 179.896 |
27 | 22 | Amber Balcaen | ICON Direct Toyota | 50.310 | 178.891 |
28 | 63 | John Aramendia* | 1st Call Plumbing Heating & Air Chevrolet | 50.311 | 178.887 |
29 | 69 | Scott Melton | Melton McFadden Insuracne/Donna’s Donuts Ford | 50.313 | 178.880 |
30 | 74 | Mandy Chick* | Dynamic Drivelines/FK Rod Ends/Fragola Perf Chevrolet | 50.398 | 178.579 |
31 | 6 | Lavar Scott* | Max Siegel Inc Chevrolet | 50.410 | 178.536 |
32 | 02 | Leland Honeyman Jr.* | Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet | 50.422 | 178.494 |
33 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | V1 Fiber Ford | 50.534 | 178.098 |
34 | 28 | Shane Van Gisbergen* | Pinnacle Motorsports Chevrolet | 50.927 | 176.724 |
35 | 99 | Michael Maples* | Don Ray Petroleum LLC/Maples Motorsports Chevrolet | Provisional | |
36 | 10 | Ed Pompa | HYTORC of New York | Provisional | |
37 | 12 | Ryan Roulette* | VFW Ford | Provisional | |
38 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Race Parts Liquidators Ford | Provisional | |
39 | 06 | Tommy O’Leary IV | Peterson Motorsports Ford | Provisional | |
40 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorports Ford | Provisional |