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ARCA Racing Series Breakdown: 2019 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers Fall Classic at Salem

Ty Gibbs at Gateway Photo: NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

After leading ARCA practice and winning the pole for Saturday’s race, Ty Gibbs rocketed away on the initial restart Saturday (Sept. 14) at Salem Speedway. He led by a half second almost immediately. It was a metaphor for the entire evening. Gibbs was absolutely dominant on the Salem high banks Saturday, leading 196 of 200 …

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ARCA Preview: 2019 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers Fall Classic 200

2018 ARCA pack racing

(Photo: ARCA Menards Series)

The ARCA Menards Series returns to action this weekend at Salem Speedway in Salem, Ind., the second trip to the track in 2019. The points battle between Michael Self and Christian Eckes is heating up as the duo is now separated by just 70 points with three races remaining on the schedule. The battle comes …

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ARCA Preview: 2019 Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds

Chili Bowl

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The ARCA Menards Series heads to Southern Illinois for the second and final stop on dirt, with a Labor Day classic taking place on Sunday, Aug. 31, on the dirt track of DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. As the season winds down, the championship battle gets tighter and tighter. The last time ARCA raced, Michael Self got …

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Michael Self Wins 4th Race of 2019 in Overtime at Illinois State Fair

Michael Self 2019 Music City 200

(Photo: Christian Koelle)

On an afternoon of dirt-track racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, Michael Self came out on top and edged defending race winner Christian Eckes in overtime in the Allen Crowe 100. When the yellow flag came out on lap 95 for Ty Gibbs and Joe Graf Jr. tangling, Self held the lead over Corey Heim and …

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ARCA Preview: 2019 Allen Crowe 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds

Christian Eckes 2019 General Tire 200

(Photo: Christian Koelle)

The ARCA Menards Series returns to action this weekend for the Allen Crowe 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds. The first of two dirt races on the ARCA Menards Series will have one of the best points battles on its center stage between Christian Eckes and Michael Self. Twenty other drivers will take to the Springfield, …

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Christian Eckes Wins ARCA Race At Pocono

Christian Eckes 2018 Arca Menards Series At Gateway

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Christian Eckes survived and saved enough fuel to hold off Todd Gilliland and the field to win the Forts USA 150 at Pocono Raceway under dark and cloudy skies on Friday afternoon (July 26). “Man, this awesome. Being back in victory lane, this is fun. I love racing these guys” Eckes said in victory lane. “We …

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ARCA Preview: 2019 FORTS USA 150

2019 Gateway Arca Racing Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

The ARCA Menards Series travels this weekend to Long Pond, Pa., for its second race of the 2019 season  at Pocono Raceway. The 2019 FORTS USA 150 will take place on Friday, July 26. It will be the first race of the tripleheader race weekend at Pocono; the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series will race …

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ARCA Preview: 2019 Fans With Benefits 150 at Iowa Speedway

2019 Iowa Ngots Harrison Burton Truck Grandstands Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

“Is this heaven? No, it’s Iowa” – Field of Dreams The ARCA Menards Series heads to the cornfields of Iowa this weekend for the 13th time for the Fans With Benefits 150. The track within the cornfields will have one of the best points battles in recent memory and will be on center stage alongside …

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ARCA Preview: 2019 Menards 250 at Elko Speedway

2019 Chicagoland Arca Bret Holmes Tanner Gray Travis Braden Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

After a few weekends off, the ARCA Menards Series hits the track again Saturday night, July 13, for the Menards 250 at Elko Speedway. This weekend’s race at Elko puts the intense ARCA points battle on center stage without having Ty Majeski, who won the last ARCA race at Chicagoland Speedway, or others interfere. Michael …

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ARCA Breakdown: 2019 Bounty 150 at Chicagoland

2019 Pocono Arca Zach Catanzareti Ty Majeski

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

In a Nutshell: I’ll let the race winning team speak for itself on this one: .@TyMajeski — “That’s what you call an ass whipping boys!!!” Third @ARCA_Racing win of 2019 for @TyMajeski and @ChadBryantRace — Chad Bryant Racing (@ChadBryantRace) June 28, 2019 Continuing a run of form that Chad Bryant Racing hasn’t seen since it …

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ARCA Preview: 2019 Bounty 150 at Chicagoland

2019 Gateway Arca Racing Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

The ARCA Menards Series heads to Jolliet, Ill., for the Bounty 150 at Chicagoland Speedway on Thursday night (June 27). The race at Chicagoland marks the final stop in a seven-race string that began at Toledo Speedway last month. That span of racing has brought together one of the tightest points races in recent memory, …

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ARCA Preview: 2019 Day To Day Coffee 150 At Gateway

2018 Gateway Arca Start Kevin Thoele

(Photo: Kevin Thoele)

The second half of the ARCA Menards Series season begins this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. The first half of the season has seen everything from Venturini Motorsports and Toyota’s domination in spring to Ty Majeski and Chad Bryant Racing going back-to-back to kick off the summer at Charlotte Motor Speedway and …

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