2010 ARCA Racing Series Schedule Released; In 58th Season, Versatile Mix
is the Norm
TOLEDO OH (11-25-09) - The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) has
released the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX schedule for 2010.
Twenty events will comprise the diverse combination of superspeedways,
short tracks, dirt tracks and road courses in the series' 58th
consecutive season of competition.
"We're extremely proud of the depth of quality of the venues on the 2010
schedule, each of which is very important to the identity and industry
position of the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX," said ARCA
President Ron Drager. "The number of scheduled events remains stable at
a level we've found to be appropriate, and we're pleased with the
geographic coverage represented by the markets we'll be racing in."
Daytona Int'l Speedway will host the season opener for the 47th
consecutive season. The Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 will follow pole
qualifying for the Daytona 500, and serve as the preamble for the
same-day NASCAR Sprint Cup Budweiser Shootout on Saturday, February 6th.
The 2010 tour will conclude with championship weekend at Rockingham
Speedway on October 9th. In between, the series will appear at a wide
variety of venues making up the most versatile mix in all of
motorsports.
A return to Texas Motor Speedway, and the addition of a second road
course venue highlight the 2010 calendar.
Palm Beach Int'l Raceway, a 2.034-mile, 11-turn road course in Jupiter,
Florida, will host the ARCA tour on February 27th. The addition of PBIR
marks the first of two road course venues on the ARCA schedule, joining
New Jersey Motorsports Park.
The return to Texas Motor Speedway is set for April 16th alongside the
NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series. The ARCA Series made one other
appearance at the Texas track in 1998, a race won by series veteran Mark
Gibson.
Superspeedway events returning in 2010 include Kansas Speedway, Michigan
Int'l Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega
Superspeedway, in addition to the season opener at Daytona. The 2010
Talladega event is the 49th ARCA Series appearance at the renowned
2.66-mile Alabama speedplant since 1969, and the upcoming events at
Pocono mark the 50th and 51st appearances of the ARCA Series at Pocono
since 1983.
Short-tracks hosting events include Salem Speedway in Indiana, Toledo
Speedway and Mansfield Motorsports Park in Ohio, Berlin Raceway in
Michigan, Iowa Speedway, the annual mile-dirt races at the Illinois
State Fairgrounds and the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, and Rockingham.
Companion events in 2010 include races with the NASCAR Sprint Cup,
Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series as well as with the IZOD
IndyCar Series.
-credit: arca
