TOLEDO, OH (May 19, 2013) -- Just ten days shy of his 58th birthday, Ken Schrader became the oldest winner in the ARCA Racing Series on Sunday at Toledo Speedway.

Schrader, who started on the outside pole, dominated the Menards 200 race leading three times for 163 laps. 

ARCA Series legend Iggy Katona was previously the oldest winner until Schrader's win Sunday afternoon. 

Schrader, making his 61st series start, notched his 16th career win--including five wins at Toledo. 

Thirty-one cars took the green flag with 15-year-old Kyle Benjamin starting on the pole. More

LAKEVILLE, IN -- We need your help again. We have more than 10,000 discontinued tires in our warehouse and we need to clear space for new inventory. Many of these discontinued tires are priced at more than 50% off their original retail price. 

Hoosier is continuing its FREE SHIPPING offer on all discontinued tires sold over the internet to anywhere in the 48 contiguous (U.S.) states. NOTE: All orders will have a $15/order "processing fee" applied. 

These are brand new tires that we are selling at deeply discounted prices. Orders will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Quantities are limited, so please act quickly. 

To see a complete list of all our discontinued tires just click here or just click here to begin shopping.  

TALLADEGA, AL (MAY 3, 2013) -- Nine-time ARCA Racing Series champion Frank Kimmel won his 77th career race on Friday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway. 

The veteran racer started 11th en route to winning the 73-lap rain-shortened event.

The International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 race served as a lead-in to the weekend's NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup events.

In qualifying, Venezuela's Milka Duno was awarded the pole for the race after John Wes Townley's top time was disallowed after a post-qualifying inspection. 

Duno's time was 53.652 seconds for an average speed of 178.484 mph. More

SALEM, IN (April 28, 2013) -- Veteran ARCA driver Tom Hessert came from 16th place to lead the final lap of the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway to win his first race of the season on Sunday afternoon. 

The 26-year-old driver "worked" his way through the field before taking the lead from 15th starting Spencer Gallagher on the race's final circuit. 

Gallagher finished in second place followed by Will Kimmel in third. 

Making his ARCA Series debut was 15-year-old Kyle Weatherman. Weatherman, a high-school freshman, came home in fourth with Travis Swaim rounding out the list of top five finishers. 

The race marked the first time three 15-year-old drivers started an ARCA Series event. Joining Weatherman (4th) was Kyle Benjamin (11th) and Anderson Bowen (20th). More

Plymouth, Indiana - Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. recently completed a multi-million dollar expansion to their existing rubber mixing facility located in Plymouth, Indiana. The expansion and addition of the new high-tech mixing equipment has already enabled the company to outpace their current production demands and has provided them with ample capacity for future growth and custom mixing opportunities. The three-story facility is equipped with the latest in mixing technology and instantly added a tremendous amount of available rubber mixing capacity.

The project is the result of two years of planning and construction and is one of the most significant single largest capital projects the company has made. John DeSalle, Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing stated, “This project came in on time and under budget. This project gives us a great opportunity to grow and prosper.” More

PRESS RELEASE: ENGINE PRO SPRINTS ON DIRT SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH HOOSIER

IRVINGTON, AL (March 9, 2013) -- Grant Enfinger scored his first-ever ARCA Racing Series win Saturday leading 165 of 200 race laps in the ARCA Mobile 200. 

From the outside pole, the 28-year-old driver from Fairhope, Alabama dominated the ARCA Series' second event of the season at Mobile International Speedway. 

Twenty-six drivers took the green flag with Mason Mingus on the pole. The 18-year-old driver captured his first pole award after circling the half-mile track in 17.634 seconds (102.076 mph).

A pair of even younger drivers (unable to legally drive alone on public roads) qualified third and fourth for the race. 

Fifteen-year-olds Anderson Bowen and Kyle Benjamin earned second row starting positions for the race as the series continues to develop another crop of young and talented drivers. More

WAYCROSS, GA (February 27, 2013) - Officials of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are excited to announce an exclusive partnership with Hoosier Tire as the "Official" Race Tire for the series and a new tire rule implemented for all series sanctioned events in 2013. The new agreement with Hoosier Tire will reduce the amount of tires needed including limited compounds and constructions.

With this new agreement the LOLMDS is taking steps to reduce the costs and burden of carrying so many tires to a LOLMDS event. The series has always welcomed two tire manufacturers to compete on the series but the competition among the tire companies created too many compounds and new constructions for race teams to keep up with and be prepared. With our previous tire rule, race teams were having to purchase the same amount of tire constructions and compounds as compared to the open tire rules before the series began.

"Hoosier has been involved with the Lucas Oil Late Model Series from its beginning." said Dennis Sherman, vice president of sales and marketing for Hoosier Racing Tire. "When we consider a partner, we focus on the vision of the sanctioning body, the participants, and the strength of schedule. We are proud to become the official race tires of Lucas Oil Late Models." MORE

DAYTONA BEACH, FL (February 16, 2013) -- The ARCA Racing Series ran its 50th anniversary race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday to kick off the 2013 season. 

In the end, John Wes Townley passed eight-time and defending race winner Bobby Gerhart with just eight laps to go in the Lucas Oil 200 presented by MAVTV American Real.

The 80-lap race had an international flavor to it. Forty-four cars were on hand for qualifying including three drivers from Canada, two from France and one from Venezuela hoping for one of the 40 starting spots.

John Wes Townley earned the pole for the race circling the 2.5-mile superspeedway in 49.638 seconds (181.313 mph) using Hoosier's 12" wide radial slicks. Venezuelan driver Milka Duno was second (49.860) followed by Bobby Gerhart (50.044) in third. 

The race began with Milka Duno jumping into the lead at the drop of the green flag. Duno led the first 11 laps before giving way to John Wes Townley for his first turn out front. More

HOOSIER ROLLS WITH STYLE

LAKEVILLE, IN (February 8, 2013) - John Adamo, Hoosier’s Drag Service Trailer truck driver and Track Service Event Manager, rolls out with a new look heading to Pomona, CA for the NHRA Winternationals. John is prepared to turn heads with a brand new trailer and purple paint scheme for the beginning of the 2013 NHRA Drag Racing season.

Many hours went into the thinking, talking and planning stage, with many more hours going into the artwork design selection.  It all led to quite a transformation of appearance for Hoosier Racing Tire. Our brand new 53’ Drag Tire Servicing Trailer is like nothing we have ever seen before. The new Drag Trailer is something that is going to be noticed going down the highway, as well as, to racing events (not that Hoosier was ever hard to find before, most winning racers know where to go to get their tires that will put them in the winner’s circle). More

LAKEVILLE, IN (February 1, 2013) -- Hoosier Racing Tire and the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series announced today the renewal of their contract through the 2017 racing season.  

Under the new agreement, ASCS will continue to run the 105/16-15 Medium on the right rear and now any Hoosier tire will be required on the left rear at all National and Regional events. The front tires will remain open to any tire brand.  

“Hoosier has been the tire of choice for ASCS on the right rear wheel position since the start of the 2000 race season and on behalf of everyone at Hoosier Racing Tire we are extremely pleased to continue this long-standing relationship,” commented Neil Cowman, Hoosier Product Manager.  

"We are excited to be associated with a class organization like ASCS, Emmett and the entire Hahn Family. It offers us the opportunity to showcase our products on a nationwide stage in both the U.S. and Canada,” said Paul Menting, Hoosier Sales Manager. MORE

LAKEVILLE, IN (January 17, 2013) -- With the close of the 2012 racing season, we have moved nearly 6,000 tires to discontinued status and most of them can now be purchased online. 

Hoosier is continuing its FREE SHIPPING offer on all discontinued tires sold over the internet to anywhere in the 48 contiguous (U.S.) states. NOTE: All orders will have a $15/order "processing fee" applied. 

These are brand new tires that we need to sell at discounted prices in order to make room for more 2013 tires. Orders will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Quantities are limited, so please act quickly. 

To see a complete list of all our discontinued tires just click here or just click here to begin shopping.  

BOB NEWTON TRIBUTE VIDEO

LAKEVILLE, IN -- On September 26, 2012, Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. sadly lost one of its co-founders, Bob Newton.  

Bob, along with his devoted wife Joyce, were responsible for taking a small tire re-capping business in 1957 and building it into the largest race tire manufacturer in the world. 

You are invited to view the six minute video tribute that was created to honor this very special man. 

We thank everyone appearing in the video, especially Rollie Helmling who did a wonderful job narrating and capturing the man we affectionately knew as "Newt."

Thank you for taking the time to watch our video tribute to Bob Newton. CLICK HERE TO VIEW TRIBUTE VIDEO TO BOB NEWTON 

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Joyce Newton, the wife of Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. co-founder Robert L. Newton, issued this statement in response to the outpouring of support after Bob's death.

"I am truly thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during Bob's declining health and his subsequent death. I want to thank every one of you that came to Bob's viewing, sent a card, donated to Newton Park in Bob's name, sent flowers, plants, etc., or kept me in their prayers in Bob's passing. I am at peace knowing he is no longer in pain and that he, too, is at peace. Support of family, friends, and my Hoosier family is helping me adjust to being alone after over sixty years of marriage. I am grateful for the support and kindness of those who shared my feelings for Bob. May God bless all of you and keep you happy and safe. Please keep me in your prayers." 

Joyce

A famous playwright once wrote that life was not to be likened to a brief candle but to a “lasting torch” that could be passed on to the next generation. Although he was probably not thinking of business succession when he wrote this, we feel that his comment is certainly relative  to our own attitude here at Hoosier. I say this to reassure everyone who may have questions or concerns now that Bob has passed that Hoosier will continue on as before. The company is not for sale and it will continue to be run by the “Newtons.”

The only changes are the following:

Joyce L. Newton - President

Marjorie D. Skaggs – Vice President

Scotty L. Merrill – Executive Vice President

There are no other staff changes. Bob built a fantastic staff and they in turn have built a great work force. Bob’s final act in the company was authorizing the new mixer. It was his “baby” and I know he is smiling now that it is completed and up and running.

I want to thank you for your continued support and hard work.

Joyce 

PLYMOUTH, IN (November 7, 2012) -- A ribbon cutting ceremony was conducted Wednesday to dedicate the new high-tech mixer operation at Hoosier's production facility in Plymouth. The new mixer is expected to satisfy Hoosier's rubber mixing needs for years to come. 

Hoosier's Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing John DeSalle welcomed representatives from both the public and private sectors to the dedication ceremony. 

DeSalle stated that the endeavor was the result of a cooperative effort on the part of government and business and was something that our leaders in Washington could learn a great deal from. MORE

LAKEVILLE, IN (November 5, 2012) -- We are very pleased to announce the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and Hoosier have entered into an agreement that will see the return of Hoosier tires to the historic traveling sprint car series. 

The 5-year deal was announced Friday prior to the season-ending World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The announcement marks the return of Hoosier tires to the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series after a three year absence. MORE