1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

The 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series was the 46th season of the ARCA Racing Series, a division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). The season began on February 8, 1998, with the FirstPlus Financial 200 at Daytona International Speedway, and ended on November 6, 1998, with the Winn Dixie 250K at Atlanta Motor Speedway.[1]

Frank Kimmel was the series champion, winning nine races during the season, and this marked the first out of ten championships Kimmel would win in his ARCA career. Mark Gibson and Bob Strait were the runners-up in the final championship standings. Bill Baird won Rookie of the Year honors. Defending champion Tim Steele entered only six races, winning four of those races, but otherwise spent most of the season recovering from injuries suffered in a racing crash the previous season. The season also saw the brief but impactful appearance of fourth-generation driver Adam Petty, who won the first race he entered at Round 23 at Charlotte.

Schedule and winners

Date Track City Event name Pole winner Race winner
February 8 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida FirstPlus Financial 200 Bill Baird Kenny Irwin Jr.
March 6 Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia Johnson Industries/EasyCare Vehicle Services 300k Frank Kimmel Kirk Shelmerdine
April 19 Salem Speedway Washington Township, Indiana Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Bob Strait Frank Kimmel[2]
May 16 Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 Gary Laton Frank Kimmel
June 7 Memphis Motorsports Park Memphis, Tennessee Memphis ARCA 100 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht
June 13 Michigan Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan Jasper Enginees 200 Bobby Gerhart Frank Kimmel
June 20 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania Mountain Dew 400K Mike Ciochetti Tim Steele
June 27 Shady Bowl Speedway De Graff, Ohio McDonald's 150 Jeff Finley Frank Kimmel
June 28 Toledo Speedway Toledo, Ohio Toledo ARCA 150 Tim Steele Frank Kimmel
July 12 Pikes Peak International Raceway Fountain, Colorado Pikes Peak ARCA 150 Tim Steele Tim Steele
July 25 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania ARCA Pepsi 400K Tim Steele Tim Steele
July 31 Kil-Kare Raceway Xenia Township, Ohio Bondo/Mar-Hyde 150 Eric Smith Frank Kimmel
August 1 Flat Rock Speedway Flat Rock, Michigan Flat Rock ARCA 150 Rick Groetsch Frank Kimmel
August 23 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Allen Crowe Memorial 100 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader
August 28 Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia Georgia Power 200 Tim Steele Frank Kimmel
September 6 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Southern Illinois 100 Bill Baird Billy Thomas
September 13 Salem Speedway Washington Township, Indiana Eddie Gilstrap 200 Frank Kimmel Frank Kimmel
September 19 Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas Z-Max 250 Frank Kimmel Mark Gibson
September 26 Winchester Speedway Washington Township, Indiana Snap On 150 Bob Strait Bob Strait
September 30 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina EasyCare Certified 100 Darrell Lanigan Adam Petty
October 10 Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama Winn Dixie 300 Tim Steele Tim Steele
November 6 Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia Winn Dixie 250K Bobby Hamilton Jr. Mike Swaim Jr.

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.

Pos. Driver Races Points
DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM TEX WIN CLT TAL ATL
1 Frank Kimmel 6 3 1* 1 27 1 2 1* 1 3 23 1* 1* 2 1 3 1* 28 4* 6 7 3 6155
2 Mark Gibson 10 5* 2 5 3 9 20 5 17 7 2 18 5 3 3 4 19 1* 28 4 37 7 5455
3 Bob Strait 7 7 24 17 4 13 6 3 4 10 21 3 2 12 12 30 7 6 1 21 17 31 5245
4 Bill Baird 22 34 17 38 5 8 10 11 27 2 3 11 14 22 23 2 2 2 25 35 10 11 4880
5 Andy Belmont 12 2 27 8 10 32 27 14 11 14 17 5 20 37 18 7 28 9 2 16 11 13 4690
6 Jeff Finley 21 11 8 18 2 3 4 2 5 8 31 21 3 23 2 23 22 34 DNQ 5 4350
7 Curt Piercy 32 27 23 26 18 36 15 23 18 23 26 24 13 8 20 9 13 17 29 23 19 12 4095
8 Norm Benning 29 12 14 29 8 39 32 15 19 24 36 20 16 7 21 12 16 13 14 38 23 32 4035
9 David Ray Boggs 31 30 12 32 14 17 34 19 13 13 8 8 19 39 25 34 25 27 9 39 26 26 3860
10 Brian Conz 30 36 13 24 34 19 25 20 24 31 15 23 23 28 22 20 21 12 16 26 21 27 3785
11 Joe Cooksey 10 28 9 27 12 16 15 6 9 9 19 8 9 8 3 18 18 16 3550
12 Chuck Weber 24 18 27 29 19 16 22 19 14 15 13 37 15 23 20 11 24 22 25 3510
13 Josh Baltes 34 33 3 13 7 26 24 10 14 9 19 27 13 27 DNQ 2520
14 Bobby Gerhart 8 31 21 6 4 17 27 22 36 9 29 4 11 30 10 2425
15 Kirk Shelmerdine 15 1 2* 7* 3 13 26 25 15 27 9 2175
16 Mike Ciochetti 13 22 3 5 28 11 19 10 3 27 16 35 2145
17 Cavin Councilor Wth 28 7 20 33 40 27 17 27 7 10 29 12 DNQ 7 33 DNQ 30 2070
18 Mark Voigt 11 25 20 29 6 23 32 26 25 34 10 10 12 2000
19 Wes Russell 20 26 13 26 9 7 11 14 5 21 1595
20 Mark Stahl DNQ 18 28 36 7 14 11 20 8 14 1590
21 Richard Hampton 28 11 8 30 14 11 16 16 26 22 18 DNQ
22 Eric Smith 6 28 25 20 2 26 27 6 30 22
23 Jim Lamoreaux DNQ 20 25 16 22 12 DNQ 40 16 25 24 20
24 Andy Hillenburg 3 8 14 2 8 29 32 DNQ 10 9 DNQ
25 Roger Blackstock 34 12 7 9 28 12 25 11 DNQ 15
26 Rich Woodland Jr. 9 37 7 5 5 11 24 9
27 Glen Morgan 37 37 21 11 35 7 17 13
28 Drew White DNQ 31 39 35 34 35 33 DNQ 34 DNQ DNQ DNQ 36
29 Gary Laton 19 6 10 10 12 20 28
30 Jimmy Kitchens 16 15 40 33 12 12 6
31 Rick Sheppard DNQ 35 14 8 6 17 24 35
32 Jerry Middleton 15 22 32 22 22 33 27
33 Tim Steele 1* 2* 1* 1* 30* 1*
34 Bob Schacht 1* 23 26 9 3 6
35 Dill Whittymore 21 6 4 6 19 31
36 Mike Lorz 26 16 21 DNQ 10 18 23
37 Mike Buckley 22 9 25 13 15 DNQ 32 DNQ
38 Dennis English 33 20 21 19 15 24
39 Tim Bainey Jr. 17 30 20 10 21 39 DNQ
40 Russell Landrum 38 21 18 15 Wth 40 17
41 James Hylton 22 37 35 24 30 DNQ 37
42 Rick Grotesch 5 4 7 6 4
43 Mike Swaim Jr. 14 6 5 7 1
44 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 5 25 3 5 2*
45 Darrell Lanigan 4 7 12 30* 4
46 Randy Van Zant 9 13 17 15 12
47 Kenny Martin 39 13 12 6 14
48 John Kinder 27 15 DNQ 8 13 23
49 Dan Pardus 18 4 29 32 3
50 Harris DeVane 14 16 4 28 28
51 Todd Coon 19 24 31 26 22 DNQ
52 Kenny Brown 30 DNQ 15 33 18 31
53 Dave Weltmeyer 28 3 4 8
54 Randy Churchill 12 4 11 17
55 Dave LaDuke 21 18 17 8 DNQ
56 Scott Baker DNQ DNQ 22 20 24 5
57 Billy Venturini 9 26 25 16 DNQ
58 Alan Bigelow 19 26 24 10
59 Steve Stevenson 16 15 10 40
60 Chad Coleman 17 19 10 38
61 Rick Harrell 25 35 16 15
62 Greg Sarff 21 18 29 25
63 Dwayne Leik 35 4 31 38
64 Sammy Potashnick DNQ 10 36 32 35
65 Scotty Sands 16 38 35 31 QL
66 Marc Brenner 22 33 36 38
67 Ed Curtis 33 33 36 28
68 Ron Barfield Jr. 5 4 16
69 Mark Thompson 4 32 4
70 Matt Mullins 31 7 8
71 Rick Skinner 18 11 22
72 Dale Kreider DNQ 16 10 32
73 Travis McIntire 24 DNQ 14 20
74 Frog Hall DNQ 31 16 21
75 Jerry Hill 15 33 24
76 Charlie Schaefer 32 21 20
77 Gary Weinbroer DNQ 24 21 34
78 Howard Rose 17 33 32
79 Randy Cook 29 23 DNQ 32 DNQ DNQ
80 Johnny Spradley DNQ 18 34 33
81 Tim Mitchell 38 29 29
82 Mike Wallace 2 2
83 Bob Hill 4 5
84 Gus Wasson 5 5
85 Kevin Ray DNQ 6 8
86 Ed Berrier 11 9
87 Bobby Dotter 6 15
88 Butch Garner 6 17
89 Brad Mueller 17 13
90 Adam Petty 1 29
91 Gary Clark 13 18
92 Eric Jones 8 24
93 Jimmy Kite 19 14
94 Dicky Williamson 15 20
95 Carl Long 23 14
96 Tony Schwengel 14 27
97 Mike Zazula 23 18
98 Mike Fry 30 13
99 Blaise Alexander 35 9
100 Charlie Sentman 19 26
101 Phillip Young 27 18
102 Rich Hayes 18 28
103 Ron Cox 28 19 DNQ
104 Rob Julian DNQ 32 17 DNQ
105 Ken Rowley 24 25
106 Brad Smith DNQ 31 19 DNQ DNQ
107 Doug Keller 30 21 DNQ
108 Bob Wiles 27 26
109 George Glick 26 31 DNQ
110 Curt Dickle DNQ DNQ 28 31
111 Bill Flowers 22 DNQ 39
112 Ricky Logan 28 33
113 Greg Usher DNQ 30 38
114 Tom Eriksen 30 40
115 Tony Altiere DNQ 39 DNQ DNQ 34
116 Kenny Irwin Jr. 1*
117 Ken Schrader 1*
118 Billy Thomas 1*
119 Matt Hutter 2
120 Brad Dubil 5 DNQ
121 Dennis Berry 6
122 Lance Hooper 11
123 Shane Yoder 11
124 Mike Snow 12
125 Mark Schulz 14
126 David Adcock 17
127 Tate Bosworth DNQ 19
128 Donnie Moran 20
129 Andy Lombi DNQ 21
130 Larry Schwartz 22
131 Billy Meazell DNQ 23 DNQ DNQ
132 Randal Ritter 23
133 Stephen Sawyer 23
134 Glenn Brewer 24 DNQ
135 Tim Fedewa 25
136 Adam Larson 25
137 Alan Markovitz 25
138 Ted Smokstad DNQ 25
139 Neil Cunningham 26
140 Eric Norris 26
141 Rick Eckert 28
142 David Simko 28
143 John Gill 29
144 A. J. Henriksen 29 DNQ
145 John Linville 29
146 Dean Roper 29
147 Fred Zack DNQ DNQ 29
148 Bob Howard 30
149 Toby Massie 30
150 Bob Dodds 31
151 Jason Weatherton DNQ 31
152 David Murry 32
153 Jon Herb 33 DNQ
154 Doug Reid III 33
155 Thad Coleman 34
156 Vic Walker 34
157 Warren Elgin 35
158 Scott Heineman 35
159 Craig Butts 36
160 Gene Fox 36
161 Jon Kerley 36
162 Michael McNesse DNQ 36
163 Greg Miller 36
164 Bow Carpenter 37
165 Jim Hurlbert DNQ 37 DNQ
166 Mike Jaynes 37
167 Dick Tracey DNQ 37
168 Art Cross 38
169 Randy Roush QL 38
170 Mike Harmon 39
171 Christian Elder 40
172 Bob Kelly DNQ 40
173 Joel White 40
174 Mike Osgar 41
Doc Watson DNQ
Randy Nobach DNQ
Tom Bigelow DNQ
Steve Bramley DNQ
Clayton Smith DNQ
Jackie Burke DNQ
Michael Reed DNQ
Steve Miller DNQ
Terry Cline DNQ
Doug Ehret DNQ
Pos. Driver DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM MCH POC SBS TOL PPR POC KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM TEX WIN CLT TAL ATL Points

See also

References

  1. ^ "1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  2. ^ http://www.midwestracingarchives.com/2014/04/1998-frank-kimmel-takes-arca-salem.html
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