ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards News
Steve Arpin, in the Mike's Hard Lemonade Toyota, earned his second consecutive ARCA Racing Series victory Friday night, winning the Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway.
On the heels of three consecutive top-10 finishes in the ARCA Racing Series (ARS), Patrick Sheltra invades Texas Motor Speedway looking to keep his early season momentum train rolling with a victory in Friday night's Rattlesnake 150.
The Indiantown, Florida native notched his first career victory on the treacherous short track of Salem (Ind.) Speedway last April but Sheltra is anxious to return to victory lane again. With his Sheltra Motorsports team led by crew chief Jon Wolfe unveiling a Toyota Camry for the first time in 2010, Sheltra feels that the timing could be perfect.
The Indiantown, Florida native notched his first career victory on the treacherous short track of Salem (Ind.) Speedway last April but Sheltra is anxious to return to victory lane again. With his Sheltra Motorsports team led by crew chief Jon Wolfe unveiling a Toyota Camry for the first time in 2010, Sheltra feels that the timing could be perfect.
The cancellation of qualifications will put former F1 driver and ARCA rookie Nelson Piquet on the inside of row one. Piquet, who will be making his second career ARCA Racing Series start, earns the no. one starting spot by virtue of racing for Eddie Sharp Racing, the 2009 ARCA Series championship team. Justin Lofton, the '09 ARCA national championship driver, has moved on to the Red Horse Racing Team on NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series.
ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards rookie Max Gresham posted the fastest time during Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell.
The 16-year-old will sit on the pole for the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by ApplianceZone.com. Gresham, who had a 15th fastest time in practice, came into the weekend with momentum from his first win in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at South Boston Speedway last weekend.
The 16-year-old will sit on the pole for the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by ApplianceZone.com. Gresham, who had a 15th fastest time in practice, came into the weekend with momentum from his first win in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at South Boston Speedway last weekend.
Steve Arpin earned his first career ARCA Racing Series victory Sunday afternoon, winning the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by ApplianceZone.com at Salem Speedway.
The 27-year-old is now beaming over his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut this weekend on April 3rd at Nashville Superspeedway. Kile will be driving the No. 10 AccuDoc Solutions Toyota for Braun Racing.
Officials from the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and Pocono Raceway announced today that the New Jersey-based firm, Messina Wildlife Management, will be the title sponsor of the June 5th ARCA Racing Series event at Pocono Raceway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck series made their way to Martinsville Speedway this weekend. Nineteen past ARCA drivers participated in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, while 22 former ARCA competitors raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event.
Braun Racing has announced that ARCA driver Mikey Kile will make his Nationwide Series debut at Nashville Superspeedway, driving the No. 10 Toyota.
Federated Car Care will be the presenting sponsor of two ARCA Racing Series races in 2010: the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway on May 23 and the Southern Illinois 100 presented by Federated Car Care Sept. 6 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Ill.
The Eddie Sharp Racing crew headed to Texas Motor Speedway for the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards open test Tuesday, fielding three cars for drivers Brandon McReynolds, Craig Goess and Nelson Piquet.
ARCA title contender Joey Coulter has never considered himself much of a road course racer; however, he feels as prepared as ever entering this weekend's Tire Kingdom 150 presented by ModSpace at Palm Beach International Raceway. Preparation that started long before the green flag dropped on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards season.
The green flag will drop for the Tire Kingdom 150 presented by ModSpace at Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR) in less than a week on February 27th. Venturini Motorsports has been preparing for the second stop of the 20-race ARCA Racing schedule.
Cunningham Motorsports, the team that spawned the career of Parker Kligerman, is on its way to Palm Beach Int'l Raceway where veteran Tom Hessert and rookie Dakoda Armstrong are set to take on the 2.034-mile, 11-turn road course. Both drivers tested at PBIR Monday after Daytona
Florida's Blake Koch may be very well be humming the tune "Who Says You Can't Go Home" this coming week as he is scheduled to drive for the championship caliber Eddie Sharp Racing team in the February 27 Tire Kingdom 150 at the Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, Florida. Koch will be behind the wheel of the Tire Kingdom sponsored Toyota for his ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards debut.
Bob Schacht's ARCA Racing Series driving career spans over four decades. It's also impressive. The 60-year-old driver, in 182 career starts, has 19 series wins among 55 top-five finishes and 92 top-10s. In addition to 16 career poles and 1,887 laps-led in 56 races, the veteran driver has fielded top-notch equipment for a variety of drivers over the years.
Bryan Silas will be the first to tell you that he's not a road course guy. However, when the green flag falls on next Saturday's Tire Kingdom 150 presented by ModSpace at Palm Beach Int'l Raceway, at least he can be considered a hometown favorite.
Leilani Münter is proud to announce that she has partnered Eco Academy as an associate sponsor on her race car for the 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards season. The Eco Academy is a green job training academy to help bring green collar job opportunities for Americans looking to join the green work force.
With the sponsorship announcement, Aaron's retains its position as the official Sales & Lease Ownership retailer of ARCA. The official category sponsorship includes the Aaron's Lap Leader program, offering a $500 cash bonus to the team leading the most laps each race, and a $5,000 year-end cash bonus to the team leading the most laps over the course of the season.
Although Kimmel doesn't consider himself a road course guru, his road course record may suggest otherwise. In fact, in seven career road course starts - one was an IROC event - Kimmel, the self-described oval tracker, has never finished out of the top-10 throughout his road course career.
Suffice it to say that Galliano, Louisiana's Hal Martin was rooting for the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl. The born and bred Louisianan, who drives for Mark Gibson Racing (MGR), is also gearing up for the Mardi Gras celebration today in New Orleans.
In a car fielded by Herd Racing and Bob Schacht Motorsports, Gerhart is slated to drive in Saturday's Nationwide Series opener at Daytona.
NASCAR granted permission for Gerhart to run his trademark No. 5 car this weekend, marking the first time he's ever gotten to use the number in NASCAR competition. And that's no small deal for the Lebanon, PA veteran.
NASCAR granted permission for Gerhart to run his trademark No. 5 car this weekend, marking the first time he's ever gotten to use the number in NASCAR competition. And that's no small deal for the Lebanon, PA veteran.
Bryan Silas and the Fast Track Racing team left Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway happy campers Saturday night after Silas steered his No. 11 American Custom Yachts, Inc.-Rockingham Speedway Ford Fusion to a ninth place finish in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200.
Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR) is excited to announce Tire Kingdom as the title sponsor for the February 27 Tire Kingdom 150 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards race event. As the official tire and automotive service provider for PBIR, Tire Kingdom has full naming rights for this race.
Fresh from the Daytona Int'l Speedway, the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards moved farther south to Palm Beach Int'l Raceway in Jupiter, Florida Monday, where 18 drivers took part in an open test in preparation for the next event on tour - the Kingdom Tire 150 presented by ModSpace February 27th.