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ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards
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 (TOLEDO, Ohio - September 8, 2010) - Mike's Hard Lemonade, the "Lemonade for Grown-Ups," will play an instrumental role in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards event weekend at Toledo Speedway, scheduled for September 10-12.
Mike's Hard Lemonade Co., the primary sponsor for two-time ARCA race winner Steve Arpin's No. 55 Venturini Motorsports Toyota, will participate in the Aaron's NASCAR Party in the spacious banquet facility at the Toledo Speedway Bar & Grille.
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 Randy Morse, a Vice President for RE/MAX, passed away Sunday, September 5, in his home in Denver, Colorado.
Morse, who in his role as a Vice President at RE/MAX International, Inc., directed the company's involvement in the ARCA Racing Series. He had been undergoing treatment for a series of heart-related illnesses since May.
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 (TOLEDO, Ohio - September 7, 2010) - Aaron's, the country's top sales and lease ownership firm for furniture and electronics, will participate in the festivities surrounding the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards activities at Toledo Speedway over the September 10-12 weekend.
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 (DuQUOIN, Ill. - September 6, 2010) - Steve Arpin handed Venturini Motorsports its first ever ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards victory on dirt with a convincing performance Monday afternoon in the 58th running of the Southern Illinois 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.
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 (DuQUOIN, Ill. - September 6, 2010) - Galesburg, Illinois driver AJ Fike, in his own No. 10 RFMS-Liberty Village Ford, earned the Menards Pole presented by Ansell Monday afternoon at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois. Fike edged veteran Ken Schrader for the pole in the final moments of qualifying, circling the historic one-mile dirt track in 33.130 seconds for an average speed of 108.663 mph. "Everyone on the RFMS-Liberty Village Ford has been working hard all day," said Fike, who won the pole at DuQuoin in '07 and '09. "We've been pretty good all day here in practice. We made a few adjustments for qualifying and they worked. That's two poles in a row for us in here in DuQuoin. We've been really good here in the past. We've just come up a little short every time. Hopefully today will be our day."
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 (DuQUOIN, Ill - September 6, 2010) - Steve Arpin, in the Mike's Hard Lemonade Chevrolet, was fastest in practice here Monday on the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds mile-dirt. Arpin circled the one-mile horse track in 33.611 seconds, an average speed of 107.108 mph.
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 (DuQUOIN, Ill. - September 6, 2010) - The day starts early here at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds where ARCA Racing Series rigs are setting up shop for the day in preparation of this afternoon's 58th running of the Southern Illinois 100 on the "Magic Mile" one-mile dirt oval. Live Timing and Scoring and Live Streaming Audio coverage at ARCAracing.com will accompany all on-track activity today including practice from 10-11:00 AM ET, Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell at 12 Noon ET and the race at 2:00 PM ET. Craig Goess leads a very tight championship points battle, five points in front of five-time DuQuoin winner Frank Kimmel, and 10 points in front of Patrick Sheltra in third.
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 (TOLEDO, Ohio - September 7, 2010) - The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards returns to its home track next weekend, the half-mile Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio. Just miles from the series' headquarters in Temperance, Mich. and located firmly in a hotbed of Ohio racing tradition, Toledo Speedway serves a reminder of the roots of the ARCA Racing Series.
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 (MOORESVILLE, N.C. - September 4, 2010) - As fans trickle through the gates of the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds early Monday, they will be drawn toward the No. 31 white and black machine as it prepares for the Southern Illinois 100 presented by Federated Car Care. For some, the allure of the fair is funnel cake. For others, it's a ride on the Ferris wheel. But for Tim George Jr., it is the celebration of the nostalgia of the rich history of racing on dirt.
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 (MOORESVILLE, N.C. - September 3, 2010) - DuQuoin's one-mile dirt oval is no ordinary racetrack. Known as the "Magic Mile," it is a place filled with rich racing history. Boasting an impressive list of racing legends among its former winners, the DuQuoin dirt mile's list of champions include names such as Jerry Unser, Fred Lorenzen, AJ Foyt, Rusty Wallace, Tony Stewart, Ken Schrader and nine-time ARCA Racing Series champion, Frank Kimmel.
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With the championship points battle as close as it is, it's looking more and more like it's going to come down to the final event of 2010 season at Rockingham Speedway Saturday, October 9th. Fortunately, for the first time at the historic high-banked mile oval, tickets for the ARCA American 200 season finale are now available online at RockinghamSpeedway.com.
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 (DuQUOIN, Ill. - September 3, 2010) - Welcome to the Patrick Sheltra school of dirt track racing. And if you're wondering how to powerslide a 3400-lb steel tank around a corner on a mile dirt track, then you may want to consult with Sheltra, who does it as well as anyone, and arguably better than most.
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 (DuQUOIN Ill. - September 2, 2010) - It's a throwback to how it used to be when people came from miles around to eat corn dogs and elephant ears at the fair while they waited for their national heroes to race Stock Cars and Champ Cars.
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 (TOLEDO, Ohio - September 1, 2010) - Robb Brent has very little dirt track experience. In fact, the Shelby Township, Michigan driver cut his teeth on roadcourses before venturing off into the oval track world in an effort to enhance his career path.
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 (TOLEDO, Ohio - August 31, 2010) - The Bill France Four Crown Award - won last week by Joey Coulter (No. 16 Rip It Energy Fuel/Darrell Gwynn Foundation Chevrolet) - annually celebrates the variety of tracks competed upon by the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards. Though the official Four Crown schedule saw its completion days ago, the series' surface diversity is far from over for 2010.
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