Automobile Racing Club of America

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Michael Simko's ARCA car at Salem Speedway, Indiana
Michael Simko's ARCA car at Salem Speedway, Indiana

The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States founded in 1953 by John Marcum. The current president of ARCA is Ron Drager. ARCA (aka the ARCA RE/MAX Series) races stock cars similar to those seen in NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series, and indeed most cars used in ARCA were previously used in NASCAR. ARCA's competitors contain a mix of both professional racers as well as hobby racers alike, in addition to younger competitors trying to make a name for themselves, sometimes driving as part of a driver development program for a NASCAR team.

ARCA also sanctions a truck racing series called the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series.

[edit] History

Marcum founded the Midwest Association for Race Cars (MARC) in 1952, and in 1964 the name was changed to the Automobile Racing Club of America. This is not to be confused with the organization founded in 1933 with the same name (now known as the Sports Car Club of America).

[edit] ARCA RE/MAX Series

[edit] 2007 Schedule

Date Track Event Name Pole Winner Race Winner
February 10 Daytona International Speedway Daytona ARCA 200 Dayona Erin Crocker Bobby Gerhart
March 24 USA International Speedway Construct Corps-Palm Beach Grading 250 Bobby Santos III James Buescher
April 7 Nashville Superspeedway Nashville ARCA 150 Cale Gale Chad McCumbee
April 22 Salem Speedway Kentuckian Ford Dealers ARCA 200
April 27 Kansas Speedway Kansas Lottery $150 Grand
May 6 Winchester Speedway Winchester ARCA 200
May 12 Kentucky Speedway Buckle-Up Kentucky 150
May 20 Toledo Speedway Toledo ARCA 200(Spring)
June 2 Iowa Speedway Prairie Meadows 250
June 9 Pocono Raceway Pocono 200
June 15 Michigan International Speedway Michigan ARCA 200
July 7 Berlin Raceway Request Foods-GFS 200
July 13 Kentucky Speedway WLWT Channel 5-150
August 4 Pocono Raceway Pennsylvania 200
August 11 Nashville Superspeedway Nashville ARCA 200
August 19 Illinois State Fair Allen Crowe 100
August 26 Milwaukee Mile Governor's Cup 200
August 31 Gateway International Speedway Shop 'n Save 150
September 3 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Southern Illinois 100
September 8 Chicagoland Speedway Chicagoland ARCA 200
September 15 Salem Speedway Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic
October 5 Talladega Superspeedway Food World 250
October 14 Toledo Speedway Toledo ARCA 200(Fall)

2006 in ARCA Remax Series

[edit] Past champions

[edit] Rookie of the Year

[edit] Lincoln Welders Truck Series

The ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series runs on numerous short tracks throughout the Midwest,running mainly in Indiana and Ohio.

[edit] 2007 Schedule

Date Track Pole Winner Race Winner
April 21 Anderson Speedway
May 5 Winchester Speedway
May 12 Kentucky Speedway
May 19 Toledo Speedway
June 15 Kil-Kare Speedway
June 23 Sauble Speedway
July 14 Flat Rock Speedway
August 3 Delaware Speedway
August 11 West Virginia Motor Speedway
August 18 Illinois State Fair
September 2 Flat Rock Speedway
September 15 Salem Speedway
October 13 Toledo Speedway
Ron Wells' ALWTS Truck at Salem Speedway
Ron Wells' ALWTS Truck at Salem Speedway

[edit] Past champions

  • 1999- Bill Withers
  • 2000-Robbin Slaughter
  • 2001-Robbin Slaughter
  • 2002-Chad Guinn
  • 2003-Chad Guinn
  • 2004-Chad Guinn
  • 2005-Brett Rowe
  • 2006-Paul Hahn

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Tracks of ARCA
Berlin • Chicagoland • Daytona • DuQuoin • Gateway • Illinois • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Michigan • Milwaukee • Nashville • Pocono • Salem • Talladega • Toledo • USA Int'l • Winchester
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