It’s race 8 of the ARCA Menards Series, as we get to our first road course of the season for the main series, with last time out Connor Zilisch taking the win at the Calypso 150 in Iowa, where, after the race, William Sawalich was not happy, saying he “lost respect” for the Mooresville, North Carolina driver after the last restart when the 2 collided … Continue reading ARCA Menards Series Zinsser SmartCoat 150 Preview @ Mid Ohio
It’s race number 7 of the ARCA Menards Series season, and our second combined race with the East Series, this being their 6th race. This time last year, Iowa was a east series exclusive track, but now has seen the return of XFINITY and the debut of Cup. So far, Andres Perez leads the ARCA Menards Series points by 20 points over Greg Van Alst, … Continue reading ARCA Menards Series Calypso 150 PREVIEW
It’s time for the 6th race of the ARCA Menards Series season, as 30 drivers will take the track for 150 miles at Charlotte on Memorial Day Weekend. Last season at Charlotte, Jesse Love held the pack off on the final restart to take his 3rd consecutive victory in the ARCA Menards Series. Notable drivers for this race include Carson Kvapil, making his second start … Continue reading ARCA Menards Series- General Tire 150 @ Charlotte Preview
Welcome back to “The Spare Room” as we speak with up-and-coming racer Presley Sorah. He recently scored his ARCA East Series debut earlier this year at Five Flags Speedway racing with Fast Track Racing and doubled down on that opportunity this past weekend at Nashville Fairgrounds. With a test session at Dayton Speedway and two official races under his belt, Sorah is looking to set … Continue reading “The Spare Room”: ARCA Racer Presley Sorah
For the second year in a row, the ARCA Menards Series East will compete at the historic Flat Rock Speedway in South East Michigan after a 20-plus-year absence. Carleton, Michigan’s 0.25-mile paved oval, hosted NASCAR and ARCA racing starting in the mid-1950s until 2000. In 2023, it was announced that the ARCA Menards East Series would return to the track as the 2023 Dutch Boy … Continue reading Everything You Need to Know as ARCA East Heads into Flat Rock
Jayson Alexander has always wanted to race in NASCAR, and he finally gets that opportunity at Nashville this weekend. The Division 1 lacrosse player joins a club only held by himself. He will become the only person to play a D1 sport while racing in NASCAR. I talked with him before his debut at the iconic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway this Saturday. Q: Now, you’ll be … Continue reading Jayson Alexander- the first D1 NASCAR Driver
Most people in February remember the quote made during the ARCA Daytona race, when seventh-place finisher Andy Jankowiak stated, “I’m not lifting till I see God or the checkered flag.” Well, I talked with the man behind the quote, Andy Jankowiak, sometimes known as Andy J, and the pizza man for delivering pizza to therace at Daytona. He is the driver of the #73 for … Continue reading Andy Jankowiak- “The Pizza Man”
If you’ve been a NASCAR fan for a while, you are probably familiar with the ‘Open Wheel Invasion’ of the late 2000’s. If not, or you don’t remember, allow me to enlighten you a little bit. The ‘Open Wheel Invasion’ was a movement that began in 2006 when a small number of open wheel drivers from both INDYCAR and Formula 1 ran some NASCAR races … Continue reading The Aussie V8 Invasion: NASCAR’s Latest Surge In International Talent
This weekend, Kansas hosts the fifth race for the ARCA Menards Series. Last weekend’s event was headlined by a red flag, multiple wrecks, and Connor Zilisch taming Miles The Monster @ Dover after 150 laps. The last time we were in Kansas, Connor Mosack capped off a great weekend with a win after 150 miles. Notable entries include Brayton Laster, making his second ARCA start … Continue reading ARCA Menards Series- Tide 150 Preview at Kansas
Rette Jones Racing announced Tuesday afternoon that it would make the jump from the Arca Menards Series to the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Stewart-Haas Racing Cup Series driver Noah Gragson. The team will have an alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing and will make its first start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Other confirmed tracks are Nashville Superspeedway, Michigan, and Darlington. Gragson, a 13-time winner in the series, … Continue reading Rette Jones Racing to make select starts in the Xfinity Series with Noah Gragson
