The 50th anniversary ARCA series Lucas Oil 200 is being held today at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.
The race has a green flag start time of 4:30p.m, the race length is 200 miles, 80 laps. You can watch live on the SPEED channel.
John Wes Townley is on the pole for the race driving the No. 15 Zaxby’s Toyota. Townley secured the pole with a lap speed of 181.313 mph on the 2.5-mile tri-oval. His team mate at Venturni Motorsports, Milka Duno qualified in the second position, securing the front row for the team.
“I’m so excited,” Townley said. “It’s great for Venturini Motorsports, and certainly great for Zaxby’s. Tomorrow’s going to be the day that really counts, but it means a lot to be able to come here and get the pole. We just need to come out tomorrow and back it up.”
Pre race ceremonies include past Daytona ARCA winners Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman, other past winners may also be in attendance.
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Chris Buescher took home the ARCA championship last season and will be back to race in this years series opening race with his championship Roulo Brothers team. Buescher is running a very limited ARCA schedule this season, with as many as six NASCAR Nationwide Series races for Roush Fenway Racing.
Last year: Bobby Gerhart pulled off an improbable win taking home his eighth Daytona ARCA series victory. He will be starting third with his brother, Bill Gerhart acting as crew chief once again.
Tickets are still available for the race online at the tracks official site. Following the race, The NASCAR Sprint Unlimited will start at 8p.m.
Full starting lineup for the 2013 Lucas Oil 200:
- John Wes Townley/Watkinsville GA
- Milka Duno/Caracas Venezuela
- Bobby Gerhart/Lebanon PA
- Darrell Wallace/Mobile AL
- Julien Jousse/St. Tropez France
- Grant Enfinger/Fairhope AL
- Ricky Ehrgott/New York NY
- Chris Buescher/Prosper TX
- Mason Mingus/Brentwood TN
- Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ
- Kyle Larson/Elk Grove CA
- Chad Boat/Phoenix AZ
- Justin Boston/Baltimore MD
- Michel Disdier/Nice France
- Brennan Newberry/Bakersfield CA
- Mark Thompson/Cartersville GA
- Drew Charlson/New Bremen OH
- Sean Corr/Goshen NY
- Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN
- Will Kimmel/Sellersburg IN
- Caleb Armstrong/New Castle IN
- Bo Lemastus/Louisville KY
- Mason Mitchell/W. Des Moines IA
- Clay Campbell/Martinsville VA
- Terry Jones/Amherstburg Ontario
- Donnie Neuenberger/Edgewater MD
- Brett Hudson/Owensboro KY
- Benny Chastain/Tallahassee FL
- Matt Kurzejewski/Mansfield PA
- Josh Williams/Port Charlotte FL
- Roger Carter/Sunfield MI
- Spencer Gallagher/Las Vegas NV
- Steve Kemp/Justin TX
- Thomas Praytor/Mobile AL
- Galen Hassler/Columbia MO
- Ed Pompa/Ballston Spa NY
- Rick Clifton/Circleville OH
- James Hylton/Inman SC
- Dexter Stacy/Kahnawake Quebec
- Buster Graham/Lafayette LA
