2011 ARCA Racing Series

Ty Dillon, the 2011 ARCA champion.

Chris Buescher finished second behind Dillon in the championship by 340 points.

Frank Kimmel, driving the No. 44 car for his family team, finished third in the championship.

The 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards is the 59th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season included nineteen races, down from twenty, and began with the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Federated Car Care 200 at Toledo Speedway. Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing won the season championship.

Teams and drivers[]

Complete schedule[]

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver
Chevrolet	CGH Motorsports	58	Chad Hackenbracht
	Darrell Basham Racing	34	Darrell Basham
	Richard Childress Racing	31	Tim George Jr.
	Richard Childress Racing	41	Ty Dillon
Ford	Andy Belmont Racing	1	Chad McCumbee
	Empire Racing	82	Sean Corr
	Hylton Motorsports	48	James Hylton
	Kimmel Racing	44	Frank Kimmel
	Roulo Brothers Racing	17	Chris Buescher
Chevrolet 12 Ford 7	Hixson Motorsports	23	Nick Igdalsky 5
			Levi Youster 12
			Rob Jones 2
Chevrolet 6 Ford 13	Wayne Peterson Racing	06	Barry Fitzgerald 1
			Wayne Peterson 4
			Tommy O'Leary IV 10
			Steve Fox 1
			Mike Harmon 1
			Don Thompson 1
			Scott Null 1
Chevrolet 11 Ford 6 Dodge 2	Fast Track Racing	10	Ed Pompa 6
			Charlie Vest 2
			Marc Easton 3
			Robin Bonnano 1
			Richard Harriman 4
			Rick Clifton 2
			A. J. Fike 2 ^{[N 1]}
			Tim Mitchell 2
			Roby Bujdoso 1 ^{[N 2]}
Ford 11 Chevrolet 7 Dodge 1		11	Bryan Silas 4
			Richard Harriman 5
			Todd Bowsher 1
			Marc Easton 1
			Chase Mattioli 1
			Rick Clifton 1
			Ed Pompa 1
			Ryan Glenski 1
			Tyler Speer 2
			Brad Lloyd 1
			Frank Wilson Jr. 1
Chevrolet 7 Toyota 7 Ford 2	Venturini Motorsports	15	Kyle Fowler 3
			Kyle Hadley 1
			Rob Jones 1
			Guy Lamon 1 ^{[N 3]}
			Tom Berte 2
			Josh Richards 1
			Chris Bailey Jr. 1
			Kyle Belmont 1
			Ryan Blaney 1
			Ryan Unzicker 1 ^{[N 4]}
			John Blankenship 2
			A. J. Henriksen 1 ^{[N 5]}
			Joe Cooksey 1 ^{[N 6]}
			Darren Hagen 1
			Clint King 1
Toyota 10 Chevrolet 9		25	Steve Arpin 1
			Scott Lagasse Jr. 1
			Max Gresham 6
			Kenzie Ruston 1
			George Miedecke 1
			Josh Richards 2
			Brennan Poole 3
			Ryan Blaney 1
			Clint King 2
			Darren Hagen 1
Toyota 13 Chevrolet 6		55	Hal Martin 5
			Brennan Poole 1
			John Stancill 1
			Ali Jackson 1
			John Blankenship 1
			Kenzie Ruston 3
			Kyle Fowler 2
			Will Vaught 2
			Alex Bowman 2
			Max Gresham 1
Dodge 2 Ford 17	Martins Motorsports 1 Brad Smith Motorsports 18	26	Tommy Joe Martins 1 ^{[N 7]}
			Brad Smith 17
			Con Nicolopoulos 1
Ford 6 Chevrolet 2 Dodge 9 Toyota 2	Andy Belmont Racing 4 Josh Williams Racing 3 Fast Track Racing 11 Hattori Racing Enterprises 2 ^{[N 8]}	14	John Ferrier 1
			Barry Fitzgerald 2
			Josh Williams 3
			Richard Harriman 3
			Marc Easton 1
			Terry Evans 1
			Brad Lloyd 4
			Charlie Vest 1
			Chris Coker 1
			Matt DiBenedetto 2
Toyota 2 Chevrolet 17	Ken Schrader Racing	52	Tom Hessert III
Toyota 1 Chevrolet 17 Ford 1	Venturini Motorsports 1 Hixson Motorsports 17 Bull Racing 1	28	Miguel Paludo 1 ^{[N 9]}
			Rob Jones 3
			Ron Cox 12
			Ed Bull 1 ^{[N 10]}
			Jake Crum 1
			Justin Jennings
Toyota 10 Dodge 9	Win-Tron Racing	32	Matt Merrell 1
			Ryan Wilson 4
			Chris Windom 2
			Joey Miller 1
			Mason Mingus 1

Notes[]

^ Entries were fielded in a collaboration with RFMS Racing.
^ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Andy Belmont Racing.
^ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Andy Belmont Racing.
^ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Hendren Motorsports.
^ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with ECC Motorsports.
^ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Joe Cooksey Racing.
^ It was a Martins Motorsports entry using Brad Smith Motorsports' owner points.
^ All four of these teams shared owner points for one full-time car.
^ It was a Venturini Motorsports entry using Hixson Motorsports' owner points.
^ It was a Bull Racing entry using Hixson Motorsports' owner points.

Schedule[]

The 2011 series schedule was announced in December 2010.^[1]

No.	Race Title	Track	Date
1	Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 12
2	3 Amigos 250	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega	April 15
3	Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200	Salem Speedway, Salem	May 1
4	Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care	Toledo Speedway, Toledo	May 15
5	ModSpace 150	New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville	May 22
6	The Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 150	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet	June 4
7	Pocono ARCA 200	Pocono Raceway, Pocono	June 11
8	The RainEater Wiper Blades 200	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	June 17
9	Winchester ARCA 200 presented by Federated Auto Parts	Winchester Speedway, Winchester	June 25
10	Hantz Group 200	Berlin Raceway, Marne	July 9
11	Prairie Meadows 200	Iowa Speedway, Newton	July 16
12	Ansell Protective Gloves 200	Lucas Oil Raceway, Brownsburg	July 28
13	Pennsylvania ARCA 125	Pocono Raceway, Pocono	August 6
14	Allen Crowe Memorial 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Springfield	August 21
15	Herr's Live Life with Flavor! 200	Madison International Speedway, Rutland	August 26
16	Southern Illinois 100	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Du Quoin	September 5
17	Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic by Federated Car Care	Salem Speedway, Salem	September 17
18	Kansas Lottery 98.9	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City	October 7
19	Federated Car Care 200	Toledo Speedway, Toledo	October 16

Calendar changes[]

Palm Beach International Raceway, Texas Motor Speedway, Mansfield Motorsports Park, and Rockingham Speedway were removed from the schedule.
Winchester Speedway, Lucas Oil Raceway, and Madison International Speedway were added to the schedule.
Salem Speedway's race date was moved from April to May.
New Jersey Motorsports Park's race date moved from August to May.
Chicagoland Speedway's race date was moved from August to June to coincide with the STP 300 Nationwide Series race.
Winchester Speedway was added to the schedule.
Berlin Raceway's race date moved from August to July.
The Federated Car Care 200, held at Toledo Speedway, was moved from September to October, causing it to become the season ending race.

Results and standings[]

Races[]

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer	No.	Winning team
1	Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200	Ty Dillon	Bobby Gerhart	Bobby Gerhart	Chevrolet	5	Bobby Gerhart Racing
2	3 Amigos 250	Ty Dillon	Ty Dillon	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	41	Richard Childress Racing
3	Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200	Ty Dillon	Ty Dillon	Brennan Poole	Chevrolet	55	Venturini Motorsports
4	Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care	Milka Duno	Frank Kimmel	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	41	Richard Childress Racing
5	ModSpace 150	Andrew Ranger	George Miedecke	Andrew Ranger	Dodge	53	NDS Motorsports
6	The Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 150	Josh Richards	Chad Hackenbracht	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	41	Richard Childress Racing
7	Pocono ARCA 200	Brennan Poole	Chris Buescher	Tim George Jr.	Chevrolet	31	Richard Childress Racing
8	The RainEater Wiper Blades 200	Cale Gale	Cale Gale	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	41	Richard Childress Racing
9	Winchester ARCA 200 presented by Federated Auto Parts	Ryan Blaney	Ryan Blaney	Dakoda Armstrong	Dodge	22	Cunningham Motorsports
10	Hantz Group 200	Grant Enfinger	Grant Enfinger	Matt Merrell	Dodge	32	Win-Tron Racing
11	Prairie Meadows 200	Ty Dillon	Ty Dillon	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	41	Richard Childress Racing
12	Ansell Protective Gloves 200	Ty Dillon	Ty Dillon	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	41	Richard Childress Racing
13	Pennsylvania ARCA 125	Max Gresham	Ty Dillon	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	41	Richard Childress Racing
14	Allen Crowe Memorial 100	Ty Dillon	Chad McCumbee	Chad McCumbee	Ford	1	Andy Belmont Racing
15	Herr's Live Life with Flavor! 200	Clint King	Chris Buescher	Alex Bowman	Toyota	55	Venturini Motorsports
16	Southern Illinois 100	Ty Dillon	Chris Buescher	Chris Buescher	Ford	17	Roulo Brothers Racing
17	Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic by Federated Car Care	Clint King	Chris Buescher	Chris Buescher	Ford	17	Roulo Brothers Racing
18	Kansas Lottery 98.9	Max Gresham	Ty Dillon	Alex Bowman	Toyota	55	Venturini Motorsports
19	Federated Car Care 200	Tom Hessert III	Tom Hessert III	Chris Buescher	Ford	17	Roulo Brothers Racing

Drivers' championship[]

No.	Driver	Points	Wins	Top 5	Top 10
1	Ty Dillon	5220	7	13	16
2	Chris Buescher	4880	3	14	16
3	Frank Kimmel	4630	0	3	17
4	Grant Enfinger	4590	0	7	14
5	Chad McCumbee	4465	1	4	15
6	Tom Hessert III	4335	0	7	13
7	Tim George Jr.	4325	1	8	10
8	Chad Hackenbracht	4145	0	3	10
9	Sean Corr	3985	0	0	2
10	Darrell Basham	3310	0	0	0
11	James Hylton	3090	0	0	0
12	Brad Smith	2410	0	0	0
13	Matt Merrell	2350	1	4	6
14		2305	0	0	0
15	Will Kimmel	2235	0	2	3
16	Maryeve Dufault	2105	0	0	1
17	Ron Cox	2025	0	0	0
18	Milka Duno	1780	0	0	0
19	Richard Harriman	1595	0	0	0
20	Bobby Gerhart	1515	1	2	2

References[]

^ "2011 ARCA calendar finally unveiled". Retrieved 7 May 2013.

External links[]

Official website

[1] Entries were fielded in a collaboration with RFMS Racing.

[2] Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Andy Belmont Racing.

[3] Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Andy Belmont Racing.

[4] Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Hendren Motorsports.

[5] Entry was fielded in a collaboration with ECC Motorsports.

[6] Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Joe Cooksey Racing.

[7] It was a Martins Motorsports entry using Brad Smith Motorsports' owner points.

[8] All four of these teams shared owner points for one full-time car.

[9] It was a Venturini Motorsports entry using Hixson Motorsports' owner points.

[10] It was a Bull Racing entry using Hixson Motorsports' owner points.

[11] "2011 ARCA calendar finally unveiled". Retrieved 7 May 2013.

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