Mike Koch (born October 12, 1963) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Racing Series.
| Mike Koch | |||||||
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| Born | October 12, 1963 Mountain Home, Arkansas | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 56 races run over 9 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 20th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2003 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 (Salem) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012 Allen Crowe 100 (Springfield) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of July 4, 2023. | |||||||
Racing career
editFrom 1999 to 2002, Koch competed in various racing series' like the Big Johnson Late Model National Championship, the Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association, and Southern United Professional Racing Series.[1]
In 2003, Koch would make his ARCA Re/Max Series debut at Salem Speedway driving the No. 06 Chevrolet for Wayne Peterson Racing, where he would finish 23rd due to vibrations in the car. He would make four more starts for Peterson before moving to his own team for the race at Winchester Speedway driving the No. 6 Chevrolet. In 2004, he would run one race for Peterson at Kansas Speedway, where he would finish 33rd due to transmission issues, before making four starts with Norm Benning Racing in the No. 8 Chevrolet with a best finish of 34th at Gateway International Raceway due to a clutch issue. He would then make two more starts for Benning the following year before making a start for his own team in the No. 87 Chevrolet at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds dirt track, where he would finish 32nd due to vibrations due to vibrations in the car.
In 2006, Koch would attempt all but run race in the schedule for K&K Racing in a mix of Chevrolets and Pontiacs for the No. 79 entry, finishing 25th in the final points standings with a best finish of twentieth at Kansas despite failing to qualify fourteen races that year. For the following year in 2007, he would enter in all events on the schedule in the No. 79, where he would finish twentieth in the points with a best result of 22nd at Toledo Speedway despite failing to qualify for six races. In 2008, he would enter in the first seven races of the schedule, this time solely in a Chevrolet, failing to qualify at the season opening race at Daytona International Speedway, and qualifying for the next six races, getting a best result of 23rd at Rockingham Speedway.
In 2009, Koch would run at Salem in his self owned No. 28 Ford, where he would qualify in nineteenth and lead four laps before cutting a tire on lap 71 and eventually retiring from the race on lap 112 when the car developed brake issues. He would officially be classified in 21st.[2] He would run three more races, with two of those races being run with Hixson Motorsports.
After not racing in the series in 2010, Koch would return in 2011 at DuQuoin, driving the No. 94 Chevrolet, where he would finish seven laps down in 24th after starting 31st. In 2012, he would fail to qualify for Daytona, before running five races in the No. 79 Chevrolet, getting a best result of nineteenth at the Illinois State Fairgrounds dirt track which would be his most recent start in ARCA competition.
Koch has most recently competed in the Scrappin 40's Super Stock Series at Legit Speedway Park in West Plains, Missouri, where he would finish fourteenth.[1]
Motorsports results
editARCA Racing Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
References
edit- ^ a b "Mike Koch". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "Salem: Mike Koch race report". Motorsport.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Koch – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Koch – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Koch – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Koch – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Koch – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Koch – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Koch – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Koch – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Koch – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
External links
edit- Mike Koch driver statistics at Racing-Reference