SPRINGFIELD IL (8-12-08) - The ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series, in conjunction with the Tony Bettenhausen 100 USAC championship race on the World's Fastest One Mile Dirt Track, returns to the 156th Illinois State Fair as part of Conservation Day. The 2008 race, Saturday August 16, will be the third running of the Best Western Challenge for the Lincoln Welders Truck Series participants.

2006 ARCA Truck champ Paul Hahn, of Canton, Michigan, leads the 2008 title chase in a quest for his second championship. He is being chased by 2006 ARCA Truck Rookie of the Year Nick Gullatta of Cleveland, Ohio.

SANDUSKY OH (8-9-08) - The ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series G&W Blacktop 50-lap main event was rained out Saturday night at Sandusky Speedway. Rescheduling is pending.

DELAWARE ON (8-1-08) - ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series veteran Nick Gullatta out-dueled veteran Steve Christman during a late-race battle to win the curfew-shortened Lincoln Welders 100 Friday night at Delaware Speedway in Delaware, Ontario.

Gullatta, in Stan Rosen's Thomson Automotive-Mr. Heater-Enerco Chevrolet, edged Christman at the final stripe by a half-length to earn the hard-fought victory, his seventh series triumph of his career.

"It's always a lot of fun racing with Steve (Christman)", said Gullatta. "He's a veteran; I knew he would race me hard, but I also knew he would race me clean."

NEWTON IA (7-20-08) - When it comes to the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series these days, Canton, Michigan's Paul Hahn has nary a challenger.

That proved true again Sunday afternoon at Iowa Speedway where Hahn, in his father Rick Hahn's no. 7 Hahn's Powder Coating-Fox Auto Parts-Howe Racing Chevy Colorado, raced from last to first to win the inaugural ARCA Lincoln Welders 50.

The victory was Hahn's sixth of the season after nine events and his 21st career series triumph, placing the 2006 series champion just three wins shy of Chad Guinn's all-time victory mark of 24.

XENIA OH (7-11-08) - Canton, Michigan's Paul Hahn padded his point lead with yet another victory in the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series Friday night at Kil-Kare Raceway in Xenia, Ohio.

Hahn, in the Hahn's Powder Coating-Fox Auto Parts-Howe Racing Chevrolet Colorado, passed Mike Young on lap 72 of the 100 lap main event and stayed out front for the duration to earn his 20th career series victory. The win places Hahn just four victories shy of Chad Guinn's all-time victory mark of 24. Hahn also inched closer to Jeff Speakman's all-time mark of 14 poles after Hahn earned his 12th career 2BKool Quick Time award earlier in the day.

By Robbin Slaughter
GROVE CITY OH (7-5-08) - O' Canada!
It was great to be in Canada the last two races! A couple of weeks ago we didn't think we would be able to do the Canada races so we were just glad to be there! Ed Yoak of Ed & Co. Racing Supplies called me just before the Kil Kare rainout and we worked out a deal for him to tow our race truck up there for us. Tom, everyone on our team and I want to say "thanks" to both Ed & Jackie for doing that for us. Without them we might not have been there. Next we have to "thank" Ted Hayes from EPH Tools. He not only sponsored the race at Sauble but put together enough sponsorship money for each team to get an extra $290 each above the race purse! We were proud to carry the EPH Tools logo on our hood for this event. Thanks Ted!

NELLES CORNERS ON (6-28-08) - Nobody does it quite like Nick Gullatta, at least not Saturday afternoon at Cayuga Motor Speedway where the Cleveland, Ohio driver won the 2BKool Pole Award, led the most laps and won the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series 50-lap main event.

"It may have looked easy but it was anything but simple," said a tired Gullatta from victory lane. "This track is very challenging, very bumpy - we worked very hard on the set-up and fortunately it paid off for us. I want to congratulate Mike Young for a great run today - he did a really nice job out there."

SAUBLE BEACH ON (6-21-08) - Apparently, there's no stopping Paul Hahn, at least for now. The Canton, Michigan native nailed down his fourth consecutive ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series (ALWTS) victory Saturday night at Sauble Speedway in Sauble Beach, Ontario.

Race Sponsor EPH Steps Up for Fuel Costs
SAUBLE BEACH ONTARIO (6-19-08) - Much has been said regarding the ARCA RE/MAX Series upcoming venture to Cayuga Motor Speedway in Nelles Corners, Ontario. And rightly so; it's been more than 15 years since the renowned national tour has raced in Canada.

However, the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series has been a frequent flyer in Canada since 2005; and it's getting ready to return this weekend - to Sauble Speedway in Sauble Beach, Ontario where the red carpet treatment awaits each and every traveling trucker making the Canadian trek.

XENIA OH (6-13-08) - The Friday, June 13 ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series 100-lap race from Kil-Kare Raceway has been rained out. The race has been rescheduled for Friday, July 11.

By Robbin Slaughter

GROVE CITY OH (6-12-08) - Impound races?

Why have the ARCA Officials decided that most, if not all, of our races should be impound races?  I understand that some promoters may not be as flexible on their nightly schedule and we need to accommodate them as needed. Like at Delaware when the turn around time between qualifying and race time is short. But for the second race in a row at Flat Rock we had plenty of time in between but it was still determined to be an impound race.

FLAT ROCK MI (5-31-08) - ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series veteran Paul Hahn dominated the Heritage Newspapers 100 Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway.

Outside of a brief challenge from Steve Christman early on, Hahn, in the no. 7 Hahn's Powder Coating-Fox Auto Parts-Howe Racing Chevrolet Colorado, crossed the final stripe a half-lap in front of his closest competitor to earn his 18th career victory in his 80th series start.

By Robbin Slaughter
GROVE CITY OH (5-30-08) - Wow it is hard to believe it has been three weeks since I last wrote a column. It sort of funny how it works for me, sometimes I get on a roll writing and other times there just seems to be a mental block. Mental block, now there is a good one. Maybe it is just mental, who knows.......

I have received more feedback on my columns this year than ever before and I just want everyone to know that I appreciate it! So far most of it has been positive and that is part of what motivates me to write more. One of our competitors even asked why he had not been mentioned in the column yet this year. I know he has a good group of people on his team Doty, Justin, Michelle, Dave and Tom but for some reason I just can't remember his name......

FLAT ROCK MI (5-30-08) - A very tight championship points battle and a very worthwhile cause highlight the story lines this Saturday, May 31st at Flat Rock Speedway where ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series (ALWTS) teams will converge on the historic, quarter-mile oval for the Heritage Newspapers 100.

FLAT ROCK MI (5-28-08) - ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series (ALWTS) championship point leader Nick Gullatta and the no. 31 Stan & Judi Rosen Racing team are headed to Flat Rock Speedway for the upcoming Heritage Newspapers 100 Saturday, May 31st.

The events marks Gullatta's third appearance at the tricky, quarter-mile oval; but he's ready for the challenge. 

"In last year's race, we had a 50 cent parts failure," said Gullatta. "The throttle linkage clip somehow worked its way loose and we lost 3 laps in the pits. Anyone who has been around short track racing knows how difficult it would be to try to make up all of those laps, so we just ran our race and tried to stay out of the way."