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

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

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

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

ALEX BOWMAN CLAIMS FOURTH WIN OF THE SEASON, CHRIS BUESCHER WINS THE 2012 ARCA SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

KANSAS CITY, KS (October 19, 2012) -- The ARCA Series concluded its 60th Anniversary Season Friday at Kansas Speedway in grand fashion.

Alex Bowman (right) dominated the season finale leading three times for 67 laps in the ARCA Kansas Lottery 98.9 race, but it was Chris Buescher finishing eighth claiming the 2012 ARCA Series championship.

Alex Bowman left no doubt in qualifying he would be a force in the night's 99-lap race. The 19-year-old driver set a new track record in qualifying circling the 1.5-mile oval in 29.259 seconds (184.559 mph). 

The new pavement resulted in lap times more than two seconds faster than last year's event or more than 12 mph faster than last year's top qualifying speed (172.133 mph). 

In fact, 23 of the 37 cars posting times in qualifying posted times better than last year's top qualifying time at Kansas Speedway. More

SALEM, IN (September 15, 2012) -- Tom Hessert, driving the Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet, captured his second career ARCA Series win Saturday night at Salem Speedway. 

The Cherry Hill, New Jersey driver led the final 78 laps in the 200-lap Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic presented by Federated Car Care. 

Thirty-six cars were on hand at the .555-mile oval with 35 cars posting times in qualifying.

Chase Elliott, from Dawsonville, GA, set fast time for the event. The young driver posted a time of 17.112 seconds (116.760 mph).

Previous race winner Chris Buescher was second in qualifying with a lap of 17.204 seconds (116.136 mph). More

MADISON, WI (August 26, 2012) -- Nineteen-year-old Chris Buescher was just 15 points ahead of veteran Frank Kimmel entering Sunday's contest at Madison International Speedway.

When the race was over, the young driver had notched his fourth win of the year and stretched his lead in the driver standings to 60 points with just three races remaining in the 2012 season.

Persistent rains throughout southern Wisconsin delayed the start of the Herr's Live Life with Flavor 200 by more than three hours. 

But when the skies finally cleared and the track was dry, the fans who waited it out were treated to an exciting race that featured 10 race leaders. More

SPRINGFIELD, IL (August 19, 2012) -- Frank Kimmel went nearly four years without a win before finally tasting victory at Lucas Oil Raceway in late July. 

After that long drought, the 9-time ARCA Series champion made it two wins in less than a month leading 51 of 100 laps in the Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Sunday afternoon.

More importantly for the veteran driver, he vaults into second place in the points chase. Kimmel is now just 15 points out of first place with four races remaining in the 2012 season. 

Thirty-five cars were entered in qualifying with 32 cars posting times. Alex Bowman, who has three wins this year, won the pole for the race with the fastest time in qualifying.

Bowman circled the 1-mile clay oval in 33.183 seconds (108.489 mph). Bowman was followed by Kevin Swindell who posted a time of 33.356 seconds (107.927 mph). More

MARNE, MI (August 11, 2012) -- Chris Buescher led the final 17 laps in the Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway Saturday night en route to claiming his third win of the season. 

With just five events remaining on the ARCA Series schedule, the 19-year-old Texas driver also takes the lead in the standings over Brennan Poole who finished ninth in the 200-lap event.

Twenty-nine cars were entered in qualifying with 26 of them posting times around the .4375-mile oval.

Last week's winner at Pocono, Chad Hackenbracht, posted the top time among the eager qualifiers. Hackenbracht's time was 16.908 seconds (93.258 mph).

Mason Mitchell was second with a time of 17.089 seconds (92.270 mph) followed by Chris Buescher, Frank Kimmel and Erik Jones to round out the top five qualifiers. More

LONG POND, PA (August 4, 2012) -- The stars finally aligned for young Chad Hackenbracht on Saturday at Pocono Raceway. The 20-year-old driver from Ohio used an early pit strategy, coming in on lap 8, to stop for service on the race's only caution flag. 

Once the race went green, Hackenbracht watched as the other drivers who stayed out on the track during the early caution fall out of contention when they were forced to pit later on in the event under green.  

The ARCA Series requires all drivers to pit once before the 10-to-go mark which played a crucial role in the race's outcome. 

Brennan Poole looked to be on his way to repeating as a winner at Pocono when he captured the pole for the Pennsylvania ARCA 200.

Poole, who won at Pocono in June, topped the speed chart for Saturday's race when he circled the 2.5-mile tri-oval in 52.220 seconds (172.348 mph). More

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 27, 2012) -- Some fans were wondering whether Frank Kimmel would ever return to victory lane in the ARCA Series. 

Kimmel erased all doubts Friday night at Lucas Oil Raceway when he fought his way to the lead on lap 158 in the Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200. 

Kimmel led the final 43 laps en route to collecting his 75th ARCA Series win.

The 9-time series champion had suffered the longest winless drought of his career having not won since September 13, 2008 at Salem Speedway--a span of 76 races.

Thirty-nine cars were on hand for qualifying with 36 drivers posting times. Matt Crafton was the fastest around the .555-mile bullring with a time of 22.204 seconds or 111.223 mph. More

JOLIET, IL (July 21, 2012) -- Kevin Swindell won the Ansell ActivArmr® 150 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday leading all 100 laps en route to his first-ever ARCA Series win.

It had been more than eight years since a driver led every lap in ARCA competition. That came in a rain-shortened event won by Ryan Hemphill at Kentucky Speedway on July 9, 2004.

While it may sound as though Swindell had the field covered, the 23-year-old driver truly had a battle on his hands.

Swindell won the pole for the race but not after a bit of controversy. 

Brennan Poole actually posted the fastest time in qualifying but had his time disqualified after a post-qualifying infraction. More

NEWTON, IA (July 13, 2012) -- Alex Bowman captured his third ARCA Series win of the season at Iowa Speedway Friday night as the series began the second half of its 2012 race schedule.

The Arizona driver led 93 of 202 race laps in the Prairie Meadows 200 en route to his fifth win in just 13 career starts.

Forty cars were on hand for qualifying with Brennan Poole setting fast time for the event. Poole circled the .875-mile paved oval in 23.799 seconds (132.359 mph).

Alex Bowman was second on the speed charts with a time of 23.827 seconds (132.203 mph), while Ryan Reed, Chad Boat and Clay Rogers rounded out the top five in qualifying. 

The race featured seven leaders among five different drivers including; Brennan Poole 1-74 (74 laps), Clay Rogers 75-76, 83-86 (6 laps), Grant Enfinger 77-82 (6 laps), Alex Bowman 87-128, 152-202 (93 laps), Frank Kimmel 129-151 (23 laps). More

WINCHESTER, IN (June 24, 2012) -- Alex Bowman led three times for 33 laps in the Herr's Chase The Taste 200 en route to capturing his second victory of the year in the ARCA Racing Series. 

It was the Tucson, AZ driver's second win of the year and fourth of his career. Bowman's earlier win this year was also on another short track--Salem Speedway.    

There were 32 cars on hand for qualifying with 25 of them posting times. 

Chris Buescher captured the pole for the event circling the 1/2-mile oval in 15.903 seconds or 113.186 mph. 

Chad Hackenbracht was second in qualifying followed by Brennan Poole and Erik Jones. 

In fact, the top four qualifiers were separated by just 44/100ths of a second. More

BROOKLYN, MI (June 15, 2012) -- The ARCA Series RainEater Wiper Blades 200 might have been better named the TireEater 200 Friday afternoon. 

The recently paved track surface added an extra dimension to the race which had Chris Buescher finishing first for his second win of the season.

The new surface combined with unusually hot temperatures saw several teams dealing with tire temperature in excess of 300 degrees. 

The Michigan races had their share of blistered tires both in the ARCA race and in the NASCAR races. 

So much so, that new left side tires had to be trucked in for the Sprint Cup race to replace the original tires due to speeds exceeding 200 mph and the extreme track conditions. More

LONG POND, PA (June 9, 2012) -- Brennan Poole dominated the racing at newly repaved Pocono Raceway leading an astounding 77 of 80 race laps en route to becoming the ARCA Series first repeat winner of the season. 

The Texas driver set a new track record in qualifying of 51.857 seconds (173.554 mph) around the 2.5-mile tri-oval. The time smashed the old mark set by Kyle Busch in 2003. 

Kevin Swindell was second in qualifying with a time of 52.094 seconds or 172.765 mph.

Pocono is one of three tracks on the ARCA Series 2012 schedule that are being repaved before this year's race. 

The other two tracks are Michigan International Speedway and Kansas Speedway. 

The Michigan race is this Friday while the final race of the year is at Kansas Speedway. More

ELKO, MN (June 2, 2012) -- Brennan Poole was the latest ARCA Series driver to add his name to the growing list of winners in 2012. 

The Texas driver became the sixth different winner in the six races contested this season in the series.

Poole led twice for a total of 148 of 200 laps in the Akona 200 at Elko Speedway Saturday night. 

It was the second ARCA win of his career. His first series win was last year at Salem when he made his ARCA Series debut.   

Twenty-eight cars were on hand in qualifying with Alex Bowman capturing his third pole of the season with a time of 14.316 seconds (94.300 mph). The time set a new track record at the 3/8-mile facility. More

Defending Nascar Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart made his yearly venture to Michiana on Wednesday. Stewart participated in a "Question and Answer" and autograph session with fans at the Newton Center.

It was to promote the Little Hoosier 100, a quarter-midget race for kids, coming up on August 11th and 12th. The event will take place at at Newton Park--which is owned by Bob and Joyce Newton of Hoosier Racing Tire. More

TOLEDO, OH (May 20, 2012) -- Texan Chris Buescher is no stranger to the winner's circle at Toledo Speedway. Buescher dominated the Menards 200 leading 106 of 200 laps in collecting his first win of the season. 

The 19-year-old driver has six career wins with four of them now coming at the famous 1/2-mile oval. Buescher's other victories came at DuQuoin and Salem.

In qualifying, 37 cars posted times with Alex Bowman capturing the pole with a time of 16.046 seconds (112.177 mph). 

Bowman followed by Brennan Poole, Chris Buescher and Joey Coulter atop the time charts to fill the first two rows in the starting grid. More

HOOSIER NAMED OFFICIAL TIRE OF THE U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP & WORLD FIGURE 8® TOUR

We are less than two weeks away from the launch of the 2012 World Figure 8® Tour season. The crossover campaign begins Saturday May 26th with a 100-lap main event. Then it is the big one on Sunday May 27th, the 1st Annual United States Figure 8 ChampionshipTM 90-minute endurance race presented by UAW. The Bryant Heating and Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome® is the host of these exciting events. The WF8T is proud to announce that Hoosier has been named the official tire. The 2012 World Figure 8® Tour Hoosier tire will become available starting Thursday afternoon May 17th. More

TALLADEGA, AL (May 4, 2012) -- Brandon McReynolds only led once (for about 20 feet) but it was enough to earn the young driver his first-ever ARCA Series win. 

McReynolds, the son of legendary NASCAR crew chief Larry McReynolds, used a last-lap charge to pass Matt Lofton coming out of the final turn to capture the International Motorpsorts Hall of Fame 250 before a cheering crowd of onlookers. 

Rain washed out qualifying so the field was set by car owners points. This put Matt Lofton on the pole with Chris Buescher completing the front row of the 43-car field.  

The 94-lap race featured four leaders among three different drivers. Matt Lofton led the race's first 52 laps before giving way to Chad Hackenbracht. More

OREGON, Wis. — The ASA Midwest Tour’s decision to compete on a different compound of Hoosier tires were catching everyone’s attention at Saturday’s practice for Sunday’s season opening event, the 4th Annual Joe Shear Classic at Madison Int’l Speedway.

So fast, many are asking if the eight-year-old track record could be in jeopardy.

Jason Weinkauf’s fast time in the final practice session of 17.452 came within 0.039 seconds of an eight-year Super Late Model track record by Andrew Morrissey who set the mark of 17.413 seconds in 2004. What is interesting is that Morrissey set the track record using a 4-bbl carburetor, and the ASA Midwest Tour competes on2-bbl carburetors. More

SALEM, IN (April 29, 2012) -- Arizona's Alex Bowman led 146 of 200 laps en route to winning the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway Sunday afternoon. 

It was Bowman's third win in the ARCA Series which has enjoyed three different winners in its first three races of the 2012 season.  

A total of 34 cars were on hand for qualifying at the .555-mile oval. Chris Buescher, who has yet to visit victory lane this season, won the pole for the event driving the #17 Roulo Brothers Racing Ford.

Buescher posted a time of 17.060 seconds for an average speed of 117.116 mph. Alex Bowman was second with a time of 17.142 seconds (116.556 mph).

The 200-lap race featured six leaders among four different drivers. Chris Buescher led the race's first 39 laps before giving way to Alex Bowman for the first of his three turns out front. More

OSWEGO, NY (March 9, 2012) – For over 20 years Hoosier Racing Tire has played an integral role in the racing action at Oswego Speedway, and that will continue in 2012.  Hoosier’s Irish Saunders and Oswego Speedway co-owner John Torrese announced today their continued partnership which will see Hoosier Racing Tires on every entrant in the Novelis Supermodified division and Pathfinder Bank SBS Series at the Speedway. More

IRVINGTON, AL (March 10, 2012) -- Cale Gale captured the Mobile ARCA 200 to notch his second ARCA Series win Saturday at his hometown track. Gale led the final 28 laps en route to the win in front of a packed house. 

While the ARCA Series is celebrating its 60th anniversary season, it was the series' first trip to the 1/2-mile facility. 

There were a total of 41 cars posting times in qualifying with Arizona's Alex Bowman setting fast time. Bowman circled the track in 17.547 seconds (102.582 mph) to earn the pole. 

Chase Elliott, son of racing great Bill Elliott, narrowly missed winning the pole with a time of 17.555 seconds (102.535 mph). More

DAYTONA BEACH, FL (February 18, 2012) -- Hopefully, ARCA fans had their DVR's set on extended record on Saturday. 

The season-opening Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 race at Daytona went into overtime with Bobby Gerhart coming from 42nd place to claim his eighth Daytona win in a climactic green-white-checker finish.  

Gerhart's uncharacteristic poor starting position was a result of a post-qualifying inspection which relegated him to the rear of the field after setting fast time in qualifying on Friday. 

Gerhart's qualifying engine had a vacuum leak and forced the Pennsylvania driver to go to a back-up engine and, worse yet, a 42nd place starting spot in the season-opening race which he has dominated over the years. More