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combination race held at the

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. The event returned to the ARCA schedule in 2021 for the first time since

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. It was originally held from 1982 and 1983 before being brought back from

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through 2007. The ARCA Menards Series East, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, joined the ARCA Menards Series in this race starting in 2021 and it became one of three combination races for the two series, the others being

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and

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. It was once again removed from the schedule following the

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History

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qualified on the pole position.

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led 89 of 150 laps to take the win. Joey Miller finished second, Chad Blount finished third,

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fourth, and

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ended up finishing fifth. Phil Bozell won the 2006 Governor's Cup 200 in his fourth start of the season. It was his first and only ARCA victory. The Michigan driver qualified second quickest and Blake Bjorklund sat on the pole position.

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finished second, Frank Kimmel third,

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fourth, and Ryan Mathews fifth.

won the 2007 Governor's Cup 200 on a Sunday afternoon race. The

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in his car failed early in the race and his team had to push the car to get it moving after each pit stop. This caused him to start deep in the field after each stop. It was Kimmel's 71st ARCA victory. Rookie

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had his then-best second place finished after leading 59 laps. Michael McDowell led 43 laps and finished fourth after a pit stop with 13 laps remaining. 2006 race winner Phil Bozell led 28 laps and he was battling Marks for the lead late in the race but ran out of fuel with 10 laps remaining. Rookie

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led 30 laps before an accident took him out on lap 134 and Ken Butler III led 24 laps before his rear end failed. The race featured eight leaders and ten lead changes. It had nine caution periods for 45 laps. ARCA brought the Milwaukee Mile back to its schedule on December 1, 2020. In the 2023 race,

William Sawalich William Sawalich (born October 3, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 18 Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Serie ...

lead 141 laps and in

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, Sawalich lead 149 laps and won both races.

Past winners

*1982: Race shortened to 171 laps due to rain.

References

External links

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