Brandon Jones survived a late race restart and scored the win in the ARCA return to Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday evening. Riley Herbst made a late-race charge, but came up a couple of car-lengths short to cross the Finish Line in second. Sheldon Creed knocked a handful of points off of the point lead …
The fans in attendance for Sunday’s ARCA race at Toledo Speedway could be forgiven if they weren’t sure at any point what lap they were watching. And not just because of a blown transformer on Benore Road that left the track without a working scoreboard. Rather, Zane Smith, who stormed to victory over teammate Chase …
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: All-Star Race Package Shows Promise Typically, the All-Star Race held a week ahead of the longest event on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule, turns into a glorified test session for teams preparing for the Coca-Cola 600. The result is often lackluster action that ultimately fails to live up …
The 2018 NASCAR Next class was announced on Tuesday afternoon, featuring nine drivers in the developmental ranks of NASCAR who are looking to take the next step in their racing careers. Anthony Alfredo, Hailee Deegan, Riley Herbst, Derek Kraus, Chase Purdy, Will Rodgers, Zane Smith, Tanner Thorson and Ryan Vargas make up the nine-driver class. …
Most of us were caught off guard Friday by the news NASCAR had acquired the ARCA racing series. At first glance, the merger of the two series seems ill-considered, with at least one NASCAR team owner (Rob Kauffman) even hinting he felt the RTA should investigate if the move gives NASCAR a monopoly in stock …
Just like ARCA’s first plate race of 2018, Friday’s General Tire 200 at Talladega took multiple green-white-checkers to decide. The only difference this time… the finish was much closer. The closest in ARCA history for that matter. After spending nearly the entire 2.66-mile final lap leaning on each other, it was Zane Smith that emerged …
As the sun began to set in Talladega, Alabama, the General Tire 200 inched closer and closer to the finish … or so we thought. Zane Smith and unlikely driver Joe Graf Jr. led the field to the green and white flags. After two-by-two racing went down the Alabama Gang Superstretch, no clear driver stated his …
ARCA is becoming part of the NASCAR family. Officials from NASCAR and the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) announced Friday (April 27) at Talladega Superspeedway that NASCAR has acquired ARCA, effective immediately. The relationship between NASCAR and ARCA dates back more than 60 years. “Our NASCAR family has long had a special connection with our …
Chandler Smith stole headlines at Salem all weekend. Natalie Decker has been stealing headlines all season even before winning the pole at Daytona. But on Sunday in southern Indiana, it was the other Venturini car that found its way to Victory Lane. Christian Eckes, who incrementally improved the No. 15 Toyota from a short run …
The track announcer at Salem Speedway proclaimed prior to the start of qualifying that the track record of 24 years looked safe following practice on Saturday afternoon. He was correct…but not by much. Chandler Smith, a 15 year-old who two weeks ago won the pole and scored a top 5 finish in his ARCA debut …
The brave, coverall-clad souls that weathered snow flurries and bitter cold temperatures to attend ARCA’s recent doubleheader at Nashville’s Fairgrounds Speedway were treated to the same tire-grating, close-quarters stock car racing that has made the bullring a destination track for over 100 years. Between Zane Smith powering to his first ARCA Racing Series win and …
Though he didn’t end up winning the pole, Zane Smith emerged from qualifying as ready to race as anyone in the field, exclaiming repeatedly over the radio that the team’s adjustments from practice had made a “night and day” difference. Going from day to night did suit the No. 41 team just fine as Smith …
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