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[/media-credit]At the end of both practice sessions at Berlin Raceway, it was 16-year-old Erik Jones topping the charts. He’d lap the 0.438 mile oval in 17.235 seconds in the first practice, followed by a 17.183 seconds in the second practice.
Jones made his ARCA debut earlier this year at the age of 15 and has impressed with two top fives and three top 10s in five starts. Berlin is where the Byron, Michigan native cut his teeth so its no surprise to see him at the top of the charts.
Last race’s winner Chad Hackenbracht was second in the final practice at a lap of 17.284 seconds, 0.049 seconds off of Jones. The win for Hackenbracht marked his first ARCA Racing Series win in 42 ARCA starts.
Hendrick Motorsports development driver Chase Elliott was third at 17.459 seconds. In his three previous ARCA starts, he has three top 10s.
Alex Bowman and Frank Kimmel rounded out the top five. Points leader Brennan Poole was sixth, followed by Michael Simko, Matt Lofton, Brian Campbell and Tom Hessert.
In the first practice, it’d be Jones, followed by Hackenbracht, Clint King, Poole and Elliott. Mason Mingus was sixth, followed by Lofton, Nelson Canache, Chris Buescher and Kimmel.
Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell will start at 5, with live timing and scoring coverage at ARCARacing.com. The Berlin ARCA 200 presented by Hantz Group will start at 8:30 with the same live timing and scoring coverage. Charlie Krall and Tim Clagg will host a live pre-race show at 8 before delivering an online audio call of the race at ARCARacing.com.
Practice Results
Practice 1
| 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Event #15 | |||||
| Berlin Raceway, Marne Michigan, 8-11-12 | |||||
| Berlin ARCA 200 presented by Hantz Group | |||||
| August 11, 2012 / 2:45 PM | |||||
| POS | NO | DRIVER/HOMETOWN | TEAM & CAR | TIME | SPEED |
| 1 | 55 | Erik Jones/Byron MI | Paragon Corvette Reproductions-CG Financial Chevy | 17.235 | 91.488 |
| 2 | 58 | Chad Hackenbracht/New Philadelphia OH | CGH Motorsports Chevrolet | 17.284 | 91.229 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott/Dawsonville GA | Aaron’s Dream Machine-Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet | 17.459 | 90.314 |
| 4 | 22 | Alex Bowman/Tucson AZ | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Dodge | 17.469 | 90.263 |
| 5 | 44 | Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN | Ansell-Menards Toyota | 17.473 | 90.242 |
| 6 | 25 | Brennan Poole/The Woodlands TX | Adcetera.com-Midas-Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet | 17.478 | 90.216 |
| 7 | 35 | Michael Simko/Clarkston MI | Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet | 17.478 | 90.216 |
| 8 | 16 | Matt Lofton/Roxboro NC | Strutmasters.com Chevrolet | 17.522 | 89.990 |
| 9 | 68 | Brian Campbell/Wyoming MI | Hantz Group Chevrolet | 17.526 | 89.969 |
| 10 | 52 | Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ | Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet | 17.565 | 89.769 |
| 11 | 6 | Mason Mitchell/W. Des Moines IA | J&S Ag Services-Make A Wish Chevrolet | 17.608 | 89.550 |
| 12 | 32 | Mason Mingus/Brentwood TN | 811 Call Before You Dig Chevrolet | 17.612 | 89.530 |
| 13 | 29 | Brian Keselowski/Rochester Hills MI | Diversified Documents Dodge | 17.654 | 89.317 |
| 14 | 04 | Darren Hagen/Indianapolis IN | Carter 2 Motorsports Dodge | 17.677 | 89.201 |
| 15 | 15 | Clint King/Denton NC | Speedrack Products Group Toyota | 17.712 | 89.024 |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher/Prosper TX | Roulo Brothers Racing Ford | 17.713 | 89.019 |
| 17 | 66 | Nelson Canache/Caracas Venezuela | Venezuela Tourism Toyota | 17.715 | 89.009 |
| 18 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher/Las Vegas NV | Allegiant Air Chevrolet | 17.806 | 88.554 |
| 19 | 40 | Justin Lloyd/Raleigh NC | Carter 2 Motorsports Dodge | 18.068 | 87.270 |
| 20 | 10 | Ricky Ehrgott/Brandon FL | Fast Track Driving School Blue Collar Chevrolet | 18.279 | 86.263 |
| 21 | 02 | Josh Williams/Port Charlotte FL | Southwest Florida Cable Construction Ford | 18.433 | 85.542 |
| 22 | 34 | Darrell Basham/Henryville IN | Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet | 18.489 | 85.283 |
| 23 | 2 | Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN | Hixson Construction Chevrolet | 18.915 | 83.362 |
| 24 | 99 | Mike Young/Toledo OH | Roulo Brothers Racing Ford | 19.025 | 82.880 |
| 25 | 48 | James Hylton/Inman SC | Radon.com Ford | 19.510 | 80.820 |
| 26 | 0 | James Swanson/San Antonio TX | Wayne Peterson Racing Ford | 19.601 | 80.445 |
| 27 | 3 | Tim Walter/Valparaiso IN | MPBToday.com/racersfoot Dodge | 19.628 | 80.334 |
| 28 | 06 | Tommy O’Leary/Cygnet OH | GreatRailing.com Ford | 20.232 | 77.936 |
Practice 2
| 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Event #15 | |||||
| Berlin Raceway, Marne Michigan, 8-11-12 | |||||
| Berlin ARCA 200 presented by Hantz Group | |||||
| August 11, 2012 / 4:07 PM | |||||
| POS | NO | DRIVER/HOMETOWN | TEAM & CAR | TIME | SPEED |
| 1 | 55 | Erik Jones/Byron MI | Paragon Corvette Reproductions-CG Financial Chevy | 17.183 | 91.765 |
| 2 | 58 | Chad Hackenbracht/New Philadelphia OH | CGH Motorsports Chevrolet | 17.264 | 91.335 |
| 3 | 15 | Clint King/Denton NC | Speedrack Products Group Toyota | 17.272 | 91.292 |
| 4 | 25 | Brennan Poole/The Woodlands TX | Adcetera.com-Midas-Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet | 17.322 | 91.029 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott/Dawsonville GA | Aaron’s Dream Machine-Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet | 17.355 | 90.856 |
| 6 | 32 | Mason Mingus/Brentwood TN | 811 Call Before You Dig Chevrolet | 17.360 | 90.829 |
| 7 | 16 | Matt Lofton/Roxboro NC | Strutmasters.com Chevrolet | 17.368 | 90.788 |
| 8 | 66 | Nelson Canache/Caracas Venezuela | Venezuela Tourism Toyota | 17.409 | 90.574 |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher/Prosper TX | Roulo Brothers Racing Ford | 17.440 | 90.413 |
| 10 | 44 | Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN | Ansell-Menards Toyota | 17.484 | 90.185 |
| 11 | 68 | Brian Campbell/Wyoming MI | Hantz Group Chevrolet | 17.487 | 90.170 |
| 12 | 35 | Michael Simko/Clarkston MI | Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet | 17.492 | 90.144 |
| 13 | 22 | Alex Bowman/Tucson AZ | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Dodge | 17.579 | 89.698 |
| 14 | 40 | Justin Lloyd/Raleigh NC | Carter 2 Motorsports Dodge | 17.588 | 89.652 |
| 15 | 6 | Mason Mitchell/W. Des Moines IA | J&S Ag Services-Make A Wish Chevrolet | 17.623 | 89.474 |
| 16 | 04 | Darren Hagen/Indianapolis IN | Carter 2 Motorsports Dodge | 17.644 | 89.367 |
| 17 | 10 | Ricky Ehrgott/Brandon FL | Fast Track Driving School Blue Collar Chevrolet | 17.788 | 88.644 |
| 18 | 02 | Josh Williams/Port Charlotte FL | Southwest Florida Cable Construction Ford | 17.871 | 88.232 |
| 19 | 29 | Brian Keselowski/Rochester Hills MI | Diversified Documents Dodge | 17.999 | 87.605 |
| 20 | 2 | Ron Cox/Soddy Daisy TN | Hixson Construction Chevrolet | 18.177 | 86.747 |
| 21 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher/Las Vegas NV | Allegiant Air Chevrolet | 18.277 | 86.272 |
| 22 | 69 | Will Kimmel/Sellersburg IN | Tilted Kilt Ford | 18.515 | 85.163 |
| 23 | 99 | Mike Young/Toledo OH | Roulo Brothers Racing Ford | 18.575 | 84.888 |
| 24 | 34 | Darrell Basham/Henryville IN | Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet | 18.732 | 84.177 |
| 25 | 52 | Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ | Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet | 18.840 | 83.694 |
| 26 | 0 | James Swanson/San Antonio TX | Wayne Peterson Racing Ford | 19.651 | 80.240 |
| 27 | 06 | Tommy O’Leary/Cygnet OH | GreatRailing.com Ford | 19.695 | 80.061 |
