Governor's Cup 200
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The Sprecher 150 was a annual
ARCA Menards Series The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car racing, stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into ...
/
ARCA Menards Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly known by other names) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Races are h ...
combination race held at the
Milwaukee Mile The Milwaukee Mile is a oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectat ...
in
West Allis, Wisconsin West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 60,325 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Wis ...
. The event returned to the ARCA schedule in 2021 for the first time since
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
. It was originally held from 1982 and 1983 before being brought back from
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
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
Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
and
Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...
. It was once again removed from the schedule following the
2024 ARCA Menards Series Toni Breidinger finished fourth behind Pérez in the championship by 119 points. The no. 18 car of Joe Gibbs Racing won the owners' championship. The 2024 ARCA Menards Series was the 72nd season of the ARCA Menards Series, a stock car rac ...
.


History

ARCA first raced at the Milwaukee Mile in 1958 with races co-sanctioned with USAC. ARCA brought the Milwaukee Mile back to its schedule on June 4, 2005. It was the eighth event that ARCA either sanctioned or co-sanctioned at the track.
David Ragan David Lee Ragan (born December 24, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 60 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RFK Racing, and is also an analyst for NASCAR on ...
qualified on the pole position.
Frank Kimmel Francis James Kimmel (born April 30, 1962) is an American former stock car racing driver. He competed primarily in the ARCA Racing Series, from 1990 through 2016. Kimmel is the most successful driver in ARCA history. He has won the ARCA championsh ...
led 89 of 150 laps to take the win. Joey Miller finished second, Chad Blount finished third,
Erik Darnell Erik Louis Darnell (born December 2, 1982) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is the grandson of former United States Automobile Club, USAC and NASCAR driver Bay Darnell, who also started three NASCAR races (including one for ...
fourth, and
Bobby Gerhart Robert Peyton Gerhart Jr. (born July 21, 1958) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and businessman. He last competed in the ARCA Menards Series, driving Chevrolet SS for Gerhart Racing and the No. 63 Chevy Silverado for ...
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.
Tim Schendel Tim Schendel (born May 10, 1979) is an American professional stock car racing driver. A past winner of the Toyota All-Star Showdown and champion of the NASCAR Midwest Tour, he has also competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the ASA Midwest ...
finished second, Frank Kimmel third,
Justin Allgaier Justin Myrl Allgaier (born June 6, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports and part-time ...
fourth, and Ryan Mathews fifth.
Frank Kimmel Francis James Kimmel (born April 30, 1962) is an American former stock car racing driver. He competed primarily in the ARCA Racing Series, from 1990 through 2016. Kimmel is the most successful driver in ARCA history. He has won the ARCA championsh ...
won the 2007 Governor's Cup 200 on a Sunday afternoon race. The
clutch A clutch is a mechanical device that allows an output shaft to be disconnected from a rotating input shaft. The clutch's input shaft is typically attached to a motor, while the clutch's output shaft is connected to the mechanism that does th ...
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
Justin Marks Justin Marks (born March 25, 1981) is an American semi-retired racing driver, entrepreneur, and owner of Trackhouse Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for ...
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
James Buescher James Howard Buescher (born March 26, 1990) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver. He is the 2012 NASCAR Truck Series champion. After parting ways with NTS Motorsports in 2015, Buescher became a real estate agent. He ...
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
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
, Sawalich lead 149 laps and won both races.


Past winners

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


References


External links

* {{ARCA Menards Series East races 1982 establishments in Wisconsin 2005 establishments in Wisconsin 2021 establishments in Wisconsin NASCAR races at the Milwaukee Mile ARCA Menards Series races ARCA Menards Series ARCA Menards Series East Motorsport in Wisconsin Recurring sporting events established in 2021 Annual sporting events in the United States August in sports