1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

46th American stock car series season October 2025 October 2025 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series 1997 1999 thumb|Frank Kimmel, driving the No. 46 car for Clement Racing (pictured in 2006), the 1998 ARCA champion. This was the first of his 10 championships in the 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.https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1998/A/ 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results Racing-Reference August 11, 2025 October 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221007031257/https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1998/A/ live 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 DateTrackCityEvent namePole winnerRace winnerFebruary 8Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, FloridaFirstPlus Financial 200Bill BairdKenny Irwin Jr.March 6Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, GeorgiaJohnson Industries/EasyCare Vehicle Services 300kFrank KimmelKirk ShelmerdineApril 19Salem SpeedwayWashington Township, IndianaKentuckiana Ford Dealers 200Bob StraitFrank Kimmelhttp://www.midwestracingarchives.com/2014/04/1998-frank-kimmel-takes-arca-salem.htmlMay 16Lowe's Motor SpeedwayConcord, North CarolinaEasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100Gary LatonFrank KimmelJune 7Memphis Motorsports ParkMemphis, TennesseeMemphis ARCA 100Bob SchachtBob SchachtJune 13Michigan SpeedwayBrooklyn, MichiganJasper Enginees 200Bobby GerhartFrank KimmelJune 20Pocono RacewayLong Pond, PennsylvaniaMountain Dew 400KMike CiochettiTim SteeleJune 27Shady Bowl SpeedwayDe Graff, OhioMcDonald's 150Jeff FinleyFrank KimmelJune 28Toledo SpeedwayToledo, OhioToledo ARCA 150Tim SteeleFrank KimmelJuly 12Pikes Peak International RacewayFountain, ColoradoPikes Peak ARCA 150Tim SteeleTim SteeleJuly 25Pocono RacewayLong Pond, PennsylvaniaARCA Pepsi 400KTim SteeleTim SteeleJuly 31Kil-Kare RacewayXenia Township, OhioBondo/Mar-Hyde 150Eric SmithFrank KimmelAugust 1Flat Rock SpeedwayFlat Rock, MichiganFlat Rock ARCA 150Rick GroetschFrank KimmelAugust 23Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisAllen Crowe Memorial 100Ken SchraderKen SchraderAugust 28Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, GeorgiaGeorgia Power 200Tim SteeleFrank KimmelSeptember 6DuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisSouthern Illinois 100Bill BairdBilly ThomasSeptember 13Salem SpeedwayWashington Township, IndianaEddie Gilstrap 200Frank KimmelFrank KimmelSeptember 19Texas Motor SpeedwayFort Worth, TexasZ-Max 250Frank KimmelMark GibsonSeptember 26Winchester SpeedwayWhite River Township, Randolph County, IndianaSnap On 150Bob StraitBob StraitSeptember 30Charlotte Motor SpeedwayConcord, North CarolinaEasyCare Certified 100Darrell LaniganAdam PettyOctober 10Talladega SuperspeedwayLincoln, AlabamaWinn Dixie 300Tim SteeleTim SteeleNovember 6Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, GeorgiaWinn Dixie 250KBobby 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. Position 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. Position 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 Sports 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1998 NASCAR Busch Series 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series 1998 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series External links http://www.arcaracing.com References Category:ARCA Menards Series seasons ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series