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(TEMPERANCE, Mich.) – Entering its 60th Anniversary Season, the Automobile Racing Club of America continues to focus significant efforts on keeping its competitors safe.

Founded in Toledo, Ohio in 1953, the Temperance, Mich.-based company will begin 2012 with an enhanced participant accident insurance plan.

ARCA president and CEO Ron Drager announced an increase in the insurance coverage for all ARCA-licensed members competing in ARCA-sanctioned events. With no direct increase in ARCA membership fees, ARCA and insurer K&K Insurance Group, Inc. will offer $500,000 in participant accident medical coverage to each license holder, up from $300,000 in 2011 and previous years.

The increased insurance coverage will not be limited to people participating in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. Participants at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedway, in the ARCA Truck Series, and the ARCA CRA Super Series will also benefit. The ARCA CRA Super Series is the product of a new relationship between ARCA and the Champion Racing Association, announced last July.

Fittingly, Fort Wayne, Ind.-based K&K Insurance, recognized as the leading provider of sports, leisure, and entertainment insurance products, recently celebrated its 60th year in business. K&K was founded in 1952, one year ahead of ARCA.

Founded by John and Mildred Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in three professional touring series and local weekly events.

- Automobile Racing Club of America Press Release