Other Series Racing

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will soon be headed back to familiar territory in beautiful southern Indiana. The 103rd appearance of the 66-year-old tour is coming to Salem Speedway April 22 for the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200.

Champions Emerson Fittipaldi and Bobby Rahal join the list of Verizon IndyCar Series legends who will appear at the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Phoenix Grand Prix weekend April 6-7, when ISM Raceway will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mario Andretti’s last career win.

Car racing was developed as a sport almost as soon as the first automobiles rolled off the assembly line. At first, car racing drivers engaged in their hobby as a pastime but as the years passed, many of these racers became professionals who raced for a living.

Tanner Gray added to the family’s Wally collection from Gainesville Raceway with a Pro Stock victory in the 49th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.

Building upon its long-standing partnership with Sebring International Raceway, ExxonMobil has agreed to a new multiyear deal that will see the Mobil 1 brand continue as the title sponsor of America’s premier sports car endurance race – the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advanced Auto Parts.

Qualifying for an Indycar race is no longer considered an accomplishment of any value in the auto racing world. Of course, qualifying well is still valued. But qualifying itself is not, because every team that shows up automatically makes the race.

The Verizon IndyCar Series season gets underway with Sunday's Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg as Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden, the first American-born series champion in more than a decade, begins the defense of his crown and the series debuts its new, sleek car design.

After financial difficulties almost sidelined Michael Self's career only a few short years ago, his Daytona win is undoubtedly a sweet vindication in his racing comeback. Self, 27, took his second career ARCA win in the wild season-opening Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona.

Matt Brabham clinched overall honors in the Stadium Super Truck event at this weekend’s Adelaide 500 with a victory in the third and final race in his DeVilbiss entry today.

As a snapshot of the tour's diversity, the Bill France 4 Crown provides a link to ARCA's roots by featuring a diverse combination of tracks in any given season. This year's four-race package spreads out from late April through early September, beginning with the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway April 27. The half-mile Madison Int'l Speedway short track follows June 15 before ARCA heads to the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway triangle July 27. The Bill France 4 Crown will conclude at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds mile dirt Labor Day Monday, Sept. 3.