| Current season or competition: 2011 in ARCA Racing Series |
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| Formerly | Midwest Association for Race Cars (1953–63) ARCA Series (1964–93) ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series (1994–99) ARCA Re/MAX Series (2000–2009) ARCA Racing Series powered by ReMax and Menards(2010) |
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| Sport | Auto racing |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Country(ies) | United States Canada |
| Most recent champion(s) | Patrick Sheltra |
| Most titles | Frank Kimmel (9) |
| TV partner(s) | Speed Channel (Selected Races) |
| Founder | John Marcum[1] |
| Official website | http://www.arcaracing.com/ |
The ARCA Racing Series powered by Menards is an American stock car series, the premier division of the ARCA. It is considered a minor, but professional, league of stock car racing, perhaps two steps down from the top-level NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and one step down from that series' minor league, the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Though some events occur the same weekend as NASCAR events, the Series is in no way affiliated with NASCAR.
The series started as a local touring group. Led by John Marcum, the Midwest Association for Race Cars was formed with drivers like Iggy Katona and Nelson Stacy being early drivers.
The series became a part of the Daytona Speedweeks in 1964.[2] The same year, the series name was changed from MARC(Midwest Association for Race Cars) to the current ARCA(Automobile Racing Club of America) by John Marcum as a suggestion from Bill France, the founder of NASCAR.
The series races on tracks as varied as small ovals and as large as Daytona International Speedway during the Daytona Speedweeks. It is one of the last major oval track circuits to still compete on dirt tracks. In 2008 the series returned to racing on a road course.[3]
The Rookie of the Year award is given to the rookie that scores most points at the end of the season.
The Bill France Four Crown award is a prize given to the driver with most points at four races, combining dirt ovals, short ovals, superspeedways and road courses. Frank Kimmel is the top Bill France Four Crown winner with six titles.
| Year | Drivers Champion | Rookie of the Year | Bill France Four Crown |
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| 2011 | Ty Dillon | Chris Buescher | Chad McCumbee |
| 2010 | Patrick Sheltra | Dakoda Armstrong | Joey Coulter |
| 2009 | Justin Lofton | Parker Kligerman | Parker Kligerman |
| 2008 | Justin Allgaier | Matt Carter | Frank Kimmel |
| 2007 | Frank Kimmel | Michael McDowell | Frank Kimmel |
| 2006 | Frank Kimmel | Blake Bjorklund | Blake Bjorklund |
| 2005 | Frank Kimmel | Joey Miller | Frank Kimmel |
| 2004 | Frank Kimmel | T.J. Bell | Brent Sherman |
| 2003 | Frank Kimmel | Bill Eversole | Jason Jarrett |
| 2002 | Frank Kimmel | Chad Blount | Frank Kimmel |
| 2001 | Frank Kimmel | Jason Jarrett | Frank Kimmel |
| 2000 | Frank Kimmel | Brian Ross | Tim Steele |
| 1999 | Bill Baird | Ron Cox | Bill Baird |
| 1998 | Frank Kimmel | Bill Baird | Frank Kimmel |
| 1997 | Tim Steele | Josh Baltes | Tim Steele |
| 1996 | Tim Steele | Blaise Alexander | Tim Steele |
| 1995 | Andy Hillenburg | Dill Whittymore Harris DeVane |
Harris DeVane |
| 1994 | Bobby Bowsher | Gary Bradberry | Bob Hill |
| 1993 | Tim Steele | Jeremy Mayfield | Bob Keselowski |
| 1992 | Bobby Bowsher | Frank Kimmel | Bobby Bowsher |
| 1991 | Bill Venturini | Ron Payne | Bobby Bowsher Bill Venturini * |
| 1990 | Bob Brevak | Glenn Brewer | Bob Keselowski |
| 1989 | Bob Keselowski | Graham Taylor | Tracy Leslie |
| 1988 | Tracy Leslie | Bobby Gerhart | Grant Adcox |
| 1987 | Bill Venturini | Dave Weltmeyer | Grant Adcox |
| 1986 | Lee Raymond | Mark Gibson | Lee Raymond |
| 1985 | Lee Raymond | Dave Simko | Lee Raymond |
| 1984 | Bob Dotter | Davey Allison | Davey Allison |
| 1983 | Bob Dotter | Bill Venturini | - |
| 1982 | Scott Stovall | Lee Raymond | - |
| 1981 | Larry Moyer | Gorden Blankenship | - |
| 1980 | Bob Dotter | Scott Stovall | - |
| 1979 | Marvin Smith | Steve Ellis | - |
| 1978 | Marvin Smith | Bob Slawinski | - |
| 1977 | Conan Myers | Bill Green | - |
| 1976 | Dave Dayton | Tom Meinberg | - |
| 1975 | Dave Dayton | Woody Fisher | - |
| 1974 | Ron Hutcherson Dave Dayton* |
Jerry Hufflin | - |
| 1973 | Ron Hutcherson | Bruce Gould | - |
| 1972 | Ron Hutcherson | Delmar Clark | - |
| 1971 | Ramo Stott | A. Arnold | - |
| 1970 | Ramo Stott | Tom Bowsher | - |
| 1969 | Benny Parsons | Larry Ashley | - |
| 1968 | Benny Parsons | Cliff Hamm | - |
| 1967 | Iggy Katona | Norm Meyers | - |
| 1966 | Iggy Katona | Dave Dayton | - |
| 1965 | Jack Bowsher | Benny Parsons | - |
| 1964 | Jack Bowsher | Charlie Glotzbach | - |
| 1963 | Jack Bowsher | - | |
| 1962 | Iggy Katona | Curly Mills | - |
| 1961 | Harold Smith | Virgil Oakes | - |
| 1960 | Nelson Stacy | - | |
| 1959 | Nelson Stacy | Bob Bower | - |
| 1958 | Nelson Stacy | Paul Wensink | - |
| 1957 | Iggy Katona | Bill Granger | - |
| 1956 | Iggy Katona | - | |
| 1955 | Iggy Katona | - | |
| 1954 | Bucky Sager | - | |
| 1953 | Jim Romine | - |
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