ARCA races at Salem

ARCA Menards Series event at Salem Speedway

Stock car racing events in the ARCA Menards Series have been held at Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana since 1979. The track currently hosts one race for the series, currently known as the Atlas 200, in the fall. The track previously had a second ARCA race from 1996 to 2019 that was held in the spring.

The series did not race at the track from 1980 to 1986. The track held one ARCA race in 1987, two in 1988 and one in 1989. The series did not race at the track again in 1990 and 1991. The track returned to the series' schedule in 1992 and the spring race was added in 1996.

In 2020, the fall race was taken off the schedule and the series was only scheduled to race there in the spring. However, the race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The track returned to the ARCA schedule in 2021 with one race in the fall.

Frank Kimmel is the only multi-time winner of the spring event, taking four victories. He also won the fall event five times, totaling nine wins at the track. Tim Steele was victorious four times at the track, including winning the fall event three times. Tom Hessert III and Bob Strait are also multi-time winners of the fall event.

## Past events[edit]

Year  | Date  | Event Name  | Pole Winner  | Race Winner  | Manufacturer  | Race Distance  | Race Time  | Average Speed
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Laps  | Miles (km)
1979  | July 1  | Salem ARCA 100  | Marvin Smith  | Marvin Smith  | Oldsmobile | 100  | 50 (80.47)  | Unknown  | Unknown
1980

1986  | Not held
1987  | October 4  | Fall 200  | Marvin Smith  | Bob Keselowski | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:28:00  | 68.182
1988  | July 10  | Salem ARCA 200  | Larry Moore  | Larry Moore  | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:02:58  | 82.66
September 25  | Snap-On Tools 500  | Tracy Leslie | Bob Brevak | Buick | 500  | 277.5 (446.59)  | Unknown  | Unknown
1989  | October 8  | Salem 500  | Bob Strait | Bob Schacht | Buick | 500  | 277.5 (446.59)  | 3:50:38  | 72.193
1990

1991  | Not held
1992  | September 27  | Salem Fall Classic 200  | Bobby Bowsher  | Bob Strait | Oldsmobile | 200  | 100 (160.93)  | 1:24:33  | 70.964
1993  | September 26  | Fall Classic 200  | Bob Strait | Bob Strait | Ford | 202*  | 101 (162.54)  | 1:34:33  | 64.093
1994  | September 25  | Fall Classic 200  | Gary Bradberry | Scott Neal  | Oldsmobile | 200  | 100 (160.93)  | 1:48:52  | 55.113
1995  | September 24  | Eddie Gilstrap Fall Classic  | Tim Steele | Tim Steele | Ford | 200  | 100 (160.93)  | 1:34:19  | 63.615
1996  | April 20  | Engineered Components 200  | Dill Whittymore[1] | Tobey Butler[1] | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:34:15  | 70.663
September 22  | Eddie Gilstrap Fall Classic  | Tim Steele | Tim Steele | Ford | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:05:06  | 59.94
1997  | April 20  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Bob Strait[2] | Tim Steele[3] | Ford | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:27:15  | 76.332
September 21  | Eddie Gilstrap Fall Classic  | Tim Steele | Tim Steele | Ford | 204*  | 113.22 (182.21)  | 1:41:41  | 65.079
1998  | April 19  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Bob Strait[4] | Frank Kimmel[4] | Chevrolet | 207*  | 114.89 (184.90)  | 1:53:15  | 60.866
September 13  | Eddie Gilstrap 200  | Frank Kimmel | Frank Kimmel | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:30:19  | 73.74
1999  | April 18  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Bill Baird[5] | Bill Baird[5] | Chevrolet | 205*  | 113.78 (183.11)  | 1:40:16  | 68.083
September 12  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200  | Bill Baird | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 201*  | 111.56 (179.54)  | 1:28:39  | 75.502
2000  | April 30  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Brian Ross[6] | Tracy Leslie[7] | Ford | 205*  | 113.78 (183.11)  | 1:43:49  | 65.755
September 10  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic 200  | Frank Kimmel | Frank Kimmel | Chevrolet | 205*  | 113.78 (183.11)  | 1:50:13  | 61.93
2001  | April 29  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Frank Kimmel[8] | Frank Kimmel[8] | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:32:32  | 71.948
September 9  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200  | Frank Kimmel | Frank Kimmel | Chevrolet | 191*  | 106.01 (170.61)  | 1:31:10  | 69.765
2002  | April 28  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Frank Kimmel[9] | Frank Kimmel[10] | Ford | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:33:38  | 71.285
September 15  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200  | Frank Kimmel | Frank Kimmel | Ford | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:31:36  | 72.707
2003  | April 27  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Frank Kimmel[11] | Shelby Howard[12] | Dodge | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:43:52  | 64.12
September 13  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic 200  | Brian Ross | Shelby Howard | Dodge | 204*  | 113.22 (182.21)  | 1:46:19  | 63.896
2004  | April 25  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Frank Kimmel[13] | Frank Kimmel[13] | Ford | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:50:16  | 60.399
September 18  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200  | Frank Kimmel | Jason Jarrett | Chevrolet | 211*  | 117.11 (188.47)  | 1:52:54  | 62.235
2005  | April 24  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Auto Parts  | Chad McCumbee[14] | Chad Blount[14] | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:48:23  | 61.449
September 17  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic by Advance Auto Parts  | Brett Hudson  | Joey Miller | Dodge | 213*  | 118.22 (190.26)  | 2:04:17  | 57.07
2006  | April 23  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Auto Parts  | Brad Coleman[15] | Billy Venturini[15] | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:40:28  | 66.291
September 16  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic by Advance Auto Parts  | Dexter Bean | Blake Bjorklund | Dodge | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:54:28  | 58.183
2007  | April 22  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Auto Parts  | Michael McDowell[16] | Brian Keselowski[16] | Dodge | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 2:04:54  | 53.323
September 15  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic by Advance Auto Parts  | Brian Keselowski | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:33:02  | 71.587
2008  | April 13  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Auto Parts  | Ken Schrader[17] | Justin Allgaier[17] | Chevrolet | 204*  | 113.22 (182.21)  | 1:52:18  | 60.492
September 13  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 by Advance Auto Parts  | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Frank Kimmel | Ford | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:37:03  | 68.624
2009  | April 5  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Car Care  | Justin Lofton[18] | Patrick Sheltra[18] | Dodge | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:36:50  | 68.778
September 19  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic  | Chris Buescher | Justin Lofton | Toyota | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:20:47  | 82.443
2010  | April 11  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 presented by ApplianceZone.com  | Max Gresham[19] | Steve Arpin[19] | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:47:12  | 62.126
September 18  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic  | Craig Goess | Dakoda Armstrong | Dodge | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:16:00  | 87.63
2011  | May 1  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Ty Dillon[20] | Brennan Poole[20] | Chevrolet | 206*  | 114.33 (184)  | 1:48:57  | 62.965
September 17  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic  | Clint King | Chris Buescher | Ford | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:30:03  | 73.951
2012  | April 29  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Chris Buescher[21] | Alex Bowman[21] | Dodge | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:38:57  | 67.312
September 15  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic  | Chase Elliott | Tom Hessert III | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:36:04  | 69.319
2013  | April 28  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by Crosley Radio  | Justin Boston[22] | Tom Hessert III[22] | Dodge | 203*  | 112.67 (181.32)  | 1:49:25  | 61.78
September 14  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic  | Justin Boston | Kyle Benjamin | Toyota | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:17:03  | 86.432
2014  | April 27  | Federated Auto Parts 200 presented by Crunch 'N Nutter  | Justin Boston[23] | Grant Enfinger[23] | Ford | 202*  | 112.11 (180.42)  | 1:36:06  | 69.35
September 13  | Federated Car Care ARCA Fall Classic  | Ken Schrader | Tom Hessert III | Dodge | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:09:34  | 95.746
2015  | April 26  | Federated Auto Parts 200  | Austin Wayne Self[24] | Ken Schrader[24] | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:29:23  | 74.509
September 19  | Federated Car Care Fall Classic 200  | Ken Schrader | Grant Enfinger | Chevrolet | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:29:18  | 74.58
2016  | April 24  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Chase Briscoe[25] | Christopher Bell[25] | Toyota | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:27:35  | 76.04
September 10  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic  | Chase Briscoe | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:18:22  | 84.99
2017  | April 30  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Travis Miller[26] | Dalton Sargeant[27] | Ford | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:14:54  | 88.913
September 9  | Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic  | Zane Smith | Austin Theriault | Ford | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:17:12  | 86.30
2018  | April 22  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Chandler Smith[28] | Christian Eckes[29] | Toyota | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:30:21  | 73.11
September 15  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic  | Zane Smith | Chandler Smith | Toyota | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:34:37  | 70.38
2019  | April 14  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Carson Hocevar[30] | Michael Self[30] | Toyota | 101*  | 56.06 (90.22)  | 38:18  | 89.887
September 14  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic 200  | Ty Gibbs | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:26:54  | 76.64
2020  | April 19  | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200  | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[31]
2021  | September 25  | Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200  | Ty Gibbs | Jesse Love[32] | Toyota | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:25:30  | 78.307
2022  | October 1  | Herr's Snacks 200[33] | Sammy Smith | Sammy Smith | Toyota | 200  | 111 (178.64)  | 1:23:24  | 79.856
2023  | September 30  | Atlas 200  | Jesse Love | Jesse Love | Toyota |  |  |  |

* 1993, 19972, 19981, 19991,2, 20001,2, 20032, 20042, 20052, 20081, 20111, 20131, 20141: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
* 20012, 20191: Race shortened due to rain.

### Multiple winners (drivers)[edit]

# Wins  | Driver  | Years Won

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9  | Frank Kimmel | 19981,2, 20002, 20011,2, 20021,2, 20041, 20082
4  | Tim Steele | 1995, 19962, 19971,2
3  | Tom Hessert III | 20122, 20131, 20142
2  | Bob Strait | 1992, 1993
Ken Schrader | 19992, 20151
Shelby Howard | 20031,2
Ken Schrader | 20072, 20081
Grant Enfinger | 20141, 20152
Christopher Bell | 20161,2

### Manufacturer wins[edit]

# Wins  | Manufacturer  | Years Won

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20  | Chevrolet | 1987, 19881, 19961, 19981,2, 19991,2, 20002, 20011,2, 20042, 20051, 20061, 20072, 20081, 20101, 20111, 20122, 20151,2
14  | Ford | 1993, 1995, 19962, 19971,2, 20001, 20021,2, 20041, 20082, 20112, 20141, 20171,2
10  | Dodge | 20031,2, 20052, 20062, 20071, 20091, 20102, 20121, 20131, 20142
9  | Toyota | 20092, 20132, 20161,2, 20181,2, 20191,2, 2021
3  | Oldsmobile | 1979, 1992, 1994
2  | Buick | 19882, 1989

## References[edit]

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33. ^ "2022 Herr's Snacks 200 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Racing-Reference.info – Salem Speedway (IN)

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