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Frank Kimmel of Borden, Ind., won his ninth ARCA RE/MAX Series championship and eighth consecutive title by finishing fifth yesterday in the Hantz Group 200 by Belle Tire at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway.
"It's just real cool and very rewarding," Kimmel said. "To be able to win this championship despite all of the competitive teams in ARCA this year … it was good to be able to win a ninth championship." Michael McDowell, a Phoenix, Ariz., rookie, passed James Buescher with two laps to go to win the race by two lengths. McDowell, running from the pole position, had led for 166 laps but fell behind on the 172nd lap.
McDowell, on his way to the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2008, sewed up Rookie of the Year honors and second place in national championship points -- 295 behind Kimmel.

Kimmel captures ninth ARCA title

[Quality88]

What can I say, the man is an ARCA master.

[thunderfoot]

I saw the final race yesterday and couldnt figger out why he was so hot at the end of the race.

[Racer Duck]

as good as Kimmel is in ARCA, I can't figure why he never did well in NASCAR...

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

as good as Kimmel is in ARCA, I can't figure why he never did well in NASCAR...

The times I seen him race in the big series, it just seemed like he didn't have it.

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Have you ever heard of the "Peter Principle" ???


The Peter Principle is a colloquial principle of hierarchiology, stated as "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence."

[Racer Duck]

yep, even attended a class on it.

I'm glad Frank took the step back .. otherwise he'd be like so many other drivers who struggle to make it in a league they don't belong in.