Making the transition from dirt to pavement, welcome to the ARCA Menards Series, Tony Musolino. The 40-year-old from Scott Township, Pa., will be racing at Elko Speedway for Fast Track Racing, owned by former ARCA champion Andy Hillenburg. Musolino will be piloting the #10 Toyota for the team and has Mike Sroufe serving as his crew chief. Musolino will have sponsorship from multiple brands such as AGNT Media, Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters, North Central States Carpenters, Marigold Home Inspections, The Rustic White Rose Online Boutique, Key Environmental Inc., Aerial Titans, and J. Alderink LLC.
For years, Musolino has competed in dirt super late models at multiple tracks. In such discipline, he has primarily driven for his own team, Musolino Motorsports. He has raced frequently in Pennsylvania at tracks such as Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway and Lernerville Speedway. He’s also competed in series on dirt, such as in the UFo Championship and the RUSH Dirt Late Model Series. Last year in June, Musolino also picked up a feature win at Midway Speedway in Ohio, driving his own #36.
Musolino is very excited for this opportunity in what is the longest race of the season for the 2025 ARCA Menards Series at 250 laps. When asked about the opportunity, he said, “I feel relieved in the effort of finally having the opportunity to enter an ARCA race. Been trying for a long time.” Elko Speedway is also celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, opening back in 1965. This year’s Shore Lunch 250 will mark the 11th time ARCA has visited the 3/8 mile oval in Minnesota. Last year’s event also saw a wild three-wide photo finish between William Sawalich, Lavar Scott, and Kris Wright, with Sawalich winning by only 0.011 seconds over Scott. Elko this week is expected to put up a similar car count number to this past weekend’s race at Berlin, which should put up a challenge for Musolino in his debut race. The dirt super late model veteran, though, is ready for the challenge of running his first ARCA Menards Series event and is hoping to run the best he can. The ARCA Menards Series will visit Elko Speedway for the Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy on Saturday, June 21 at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT. The race will be aired live on FS2 and streamed on the FOX Sports App.
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