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ARCA Menards Series Adjusts Championship Points Format

2019 Gateway Arca Racing Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

The ARCA Menards Series has changed its championship points format to align with the structure used in the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series East and West. ARCA announced the change in a press release Friday morning (Jan. 24). Under the old points system, the race …

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Michael Self Returns to Venturini Motorsports in 2020 ARCA Menards Series

2019 Pensacola Arca Michael Self Victory Lane Arca

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Michael Self will again drive the No. 25 Toyota full-time for Venturini Motorsports in the 2020 ARCA Menards Series season, the team announced Thursday (Jan. 23). Self battled with Christian Eckes for the 2019 championship before coming up just short in the final race. He earned four wins, 14 top fives and 15 top 10s …

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Corey Heim Joining Venturini Motorsports for Part-Time ARCA Ride

Corey Heim 2019 Music City 200

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Corey Heim has joined Venturini Motorsports for the 2020 ARCA Menards Series season, the organization announced Thursday (Jan. 16). Heim will race part time with the team in all three divisions of the series, seven races in all. “I am really looking forward to getting into one of Venturini Motorsports Toyotas and hitting the track …

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Thad Moffitt Joins DGR-Crosley in ARCA Menards Series Season Opener

Thad Moffitt 2019 Music City 200

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Thad Moffitt will compete for DGR-Crosley in the ARCA Menards Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway, the team announced Thursday (Jan. 9). Moffitt, whose grandfather is Richard Petty, will be sponsored by Performance Plus Richard Petty Signature Series, and his car will be adorned with the Petty Blue paint color. In seven events in …

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Josh Williams, Mario Gosselin, Danny Johnson Teaming Up to Help Develop Talent

Nascar Xfinity Series

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In the current landscape of racing, there’s a significant middle gap. Josh Williams, Mario Gosselin and Danny Johnson are looking to fill that gap. Williams cut his teeth racing at the grassroots level. Between 2010 and 2018, he made 102 starts for his family-operated ARCA Menards Series team, JW Motorsports (which also fields Legends cars …

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Chandler Smith to Run 13 ARCA Races, Ryan Repko to Run 5

Chandler Smith 2019 Music City 200

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Venturini Motorsports announced Chandler Smith will compete in 13 ARCA Menards Series races in 2020, and Ryan Repko will compete in five ARCA races for the organization. Repko will make his first start in the No. 20 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 8. Smith will continue to drive the No. 20 Toyota, competing …

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Josh White Returning to Racing With Vizion Motorsports in 2020

Josh White Martinsville 2016

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Josh White hasn’t been behind the wheel of a racecar since 2016, but that will change in 2020. White, 28, has 19 career ARCA Menard Series starts, finishing 12th in the 2015 championship standings. In 2016, he competed in his first Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway for Beaver Motorsports, finishing …

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Drew Dollar to Race Full Time in ARCA for Venturini

2019 Phoenix Knpsw Drew Dollar Car Nkp

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Drew Dollar will drive the No. 15 Venturini Motorsports Toyota full-time in the ARCA Menards Series in 2020, the team announced Tuesday, Dec. 18. “Drew is an incredibly talented young racer and I believe pairing him with Shannon (Rursch) and our No. 15 Toyota Camry team will create a true force to be reckoned with …

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Hailie Deegan Is Ford’s New Development Driver, Will Drive Full ARCA Season

2019 Pocono Xfinity Zach Catanzareti Hailie Deegan

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Hailie Deegan has joined Ford’s development driver program, the maker announced at a press conference Tuesday, Dec. 17. In addition, DGR-Crosley announced it has signed Deegan to the full 20-race ARCA Menards Series schedule in its No. 4 Ford Fusion. Deegan raced two full-time seasons in the ARCA Menards Series West, as well as some …

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