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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  02.03.2013 - 3:32 pm
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Gary Laton scores his only ARCA victory in just his second series' start
by leading the most laps and prevailing over Jerry Nadeau in a closing
laps battle that saw the two make contact twice. This was Nadeau's final
ARCA start and his best finish in the series.

Laton was helped on his way to victory by ARCA champion Tim Steele and
polesitter Matt Hutter. Steele and Hutter got together early in turn 4
just as Steele made the pass for the lead and it ended with both
spinning into the outside wall. Both were done for the night and Hutter
took responsibity for the crash...something Steele fully agreed with as
he said the reason he was trying to pass Hutter so early was because he
thought the kid was going to mess up and take him out.

Another hard crash later in the night sent both Curt Piercy and James
Boulton to a Charlotte hospital for precautionary X-rays. Piercy would
race again another day, this was Boulton's only ARCA start of 1997 and
his last (if not only) in the series.


  2.   83andJoe posted:
  07.08.2013 - 6:27 am
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#3 owner: Ken Appling


  3.   83andJoe posted:
  09.13.2013 - 7:05 pm
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#01 owner: Richard Jackson


  4.   23andJoe posted:
  06.15.2014 - 6:06 pm
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#06 owner: Wayne Peterson
#1 owner: James Finch
#5 owner: Mike Swaim
#9 owner: Ed Berrier
#14 owner: Thee Dixon
#43 owner: Johnny Ray
#51 owner: Greta Hall
#65 owner: Sammy Potashnick
#76 owner: Mike Lorz
#92 owner: Bob Cooper
#97 owner: Billy Ballew


  5.   23andJoe posted:
  06.18.2014 - 12:15 am
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#5 owner: Mike Swaim, Sr.


  6.   RaceFanX posted:
  02.25.2020 - 2:35 pm
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Gary Laton's success at Charlotte here in ARCA may not be too surprising
given he came out of the infamous NASCAR Sportsman Series that raced
here so often. In 1994 and 1995 he had one win and four top-5s in that
series here at Charlotte. ARCA and Sportsman are were also similar in
construction, both usually being ex-Cup cars. His only win in that
series though was marred by tragedy so it's nice to see him get a big
win and truly get to enjoy it.

This indeed was Tim Boulton's lone ARCA start. He did attempt a few
NASCAR Truck races the following year though.


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