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The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards is set to make its 50th appearance at Pocono Raceway’s 2.5-mile tri-oval on Saturday for the Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 and as the track’s senior vice president, Nick Igdalsky has had the pleasure of watching the previous 49 by virtual of his family affiliation.

Now the 32-year grandson of track patriarchs Drs. Joe and Rose Mattioli is set to take on the ARCA race in a whole different perspective, that of driver.

Igdalsky, an accomplished racer as well as track operator which includes both Pocono and Virginia’s South Boston Speedway, is running the full ARCA slate this year for Team ModSpace with car owner Andy Belmont.

Igdalsky has raced on tracks all across the country, but he never has had the chance to compete on the “Tricky Triangle.” It’s not that he hasn’t thought about it for as long as he can remember.

“This is something that ever since I was a boy I dreamed about: Racing at Pocono, racing the big cars,” Igdalsky said. “This is a week where I’m going to try and take a step back and really take it all in and enjoy it and not just go through it like a whirlwind and then look back and say what happened.

“My dream is turning into a reality this weekend and I’m happy to have ModSpace behind me and their continued support.”

- Standard Speaker