No. 44 Ansell / Menards Ford Fusion

On that faithful day, if someone were to say that it would be almost two years before the nine-time ARCA Racing Series Champion would repeat that experience, many would not believe it. After all, he had been victorious every season since 1995; he was riding a string of three-straight victories and had won eight-consecutive ARCA Racing Series championships. As the green flag drops for the Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200 at Toledo Speedway on Sunday, September 12, Kimmel and his No. 44 Ansell/Menards team will be looking to end the winless streak and return to victory lane one day before the two-year anniversary of that win.

Getting to victory lane at Toledo Speedway is nothing new for Frank Kimmel. After earning his first-career ARCA Racing series win at the half-mile track in 1994, he went on to visit victory lane eight more times becoming the most prolific driver in Toledo Speedway history. In addition to his nine wins, Kimmel has earned 22 top-five finishes and three pole awards in 30-career starts at the track.

“Toledo is the site of our very first win, so it is a great place for us to come back to,” said Kimmel. “I’ve always enjoyed Toledo. We normally run well there and get good finishes; we have had a lot of success there with wins too. Although the car that we are bringing is predominantly an intermediate car, I think it will be one of the best cars we have ever brought to Toledo. The body on it is really slick and it’s a very nice racecar. It weighs out well. I have a lot of confidence going into Toledo. I think we will run well and be very competitive.”

The road to victory lane will begin for Kimmel on Saturday, as the ARCA Racing Series takes to the track for practice starting at 12:30 p.m. EST. Sunday’s 100-mile/200-lap Northwest Ohio Dealers at Toledo Speedway is set to begin at 2:00 p.m. EST. Live timing and scoring and audio coverage will be provided by ARCA Nation and the ARCA Racing Network at ARCARacing.com. BAS Racing Network (radio) and BCSN (TV) will also host live race coverage.

Frank Kimmel

Battle for first: After bad luck plagued the Ansell/Menards team at DuQuoin, Kimmel fell to fourth in the championship standings. He now sits 50 markers behind leaders Tom Hessert and Patrick Sheltra, who are tied for first.

Last Toledo Race: In the spring event at Toledo Speedway, Kimmel overcame late-race damage to score a fourth-place finish. The finish began his climb in the ARCA Racing point standings and was his best finish in the early part of the season.

This Week’s Ford: Crew Chief, Bill Kimmel Jr., has chosen to bring chassis No. 340, “Courtney” to Toledo. This chassis, an intermediate track chassis, has not been used yet this season. With both short track cars wrecked after the dirt races at Springfield and DuQuoin, Kimmel Racing has called on “Courtney” to bring them to victory lane.

Meet Frank Kimmel: Kimmel will be signing autographs on the front stretch of Toledo Speedway on Sunday, September 12 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Featured Blogger: Want to hear what Kimmel has to say about each race weekend? Log on to http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/ every week to read Frank’s latest driver diary. He talks about what happened in the race, what he does when he is not at the track and his expectations for the next race weekend.

Follow Frank Kimmel: Follow Frank Kimmel at the track or in the race shop by logging on to facebook.com/frankkimmelracing and twitter.com/frankkimmel. Follow every race weekend for live updates and photos from the track and throughout the race.

- Activ8 Communications Press Release

Win-Tron Racing

The rollercoaster ride for Win-Tron Racing last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway began with an early morning engine change before qualifying on race day required a valiant team effort to complete the change before final practice. Just under an hour after they began removing the first Toyota power house, the new motor was fired up by Marks as he set out for the final 30 minutes of practice. Quick work by the team allowed Marks enough practice time to dial in the No. 32 Construct Corps Camry, and later set the fifth fastest time in qualifying. Justin would back up his starting position with a strong run solidly inside the top 10 all evening, coming home in sixth.

Justin Marks

“I’ve always loved dirt racing and it’s a lot of fun for me,” Justin commented. “We learned a lot at Springfield and I think we can really improve from that, and it helps that we were just there so it’s still fresh in our minds. We’re coming into every weekend to lay it all out on the table to win as many races as possible, and this weekend will be no exception.”

Though the team will not bring the same Construct Corps Dodge Charger that ran strong at Springfield before suffering severe damage from a chain reaction accident, a solid replacement will be unloaded Monday morning for duty. That replacement most recently raced in 2008 with driver James Buescher behind the wheel. Buescher steered the No. 32 Charger to a ninth place finish that afternoon, improving from a 12th place starting spot.

A tight battle in the championship point standings ensues this weekend at DuQuoin, with new points leader Craig Goess at the helm. Just 25 points separate the top four drivers, with Justin sitting in the sixth spot 145 markers behind first. Coverage for this weekend’s Southern Illinois 100 presented by Federated Car Care can be found on ARCARacing.com through live timing and scoring, beginning at 10 AM EST on Monday for the ARCA Racing Series practice session. ARCA Nation will also carry live coverage of the 100 mile event, beginning at 2:00 pm EST, which you can also find on ARCARacing.com.

- Win-Tron Racing Press Release

ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards

Arpin drove the Venturini Motorsports Toyota to his best of 21 afternoon laps in 30.829 seconds (175.160 mph), falling just short of Goess’s 30.807-second (175.285 mph) morning effort in the No. 81 Greenville Toyota of N.C. Toyota for Eddie Sharp Racing.

Mikey Kile, who had finished second in the opening test session, posted the afternoon’s second-fastest time, at 30.922 seconds (174.633 mph) – an improvement of 0.145 second from the morning. Kile’s effort listed third on the day’s overall chart.

Chad McCumbee and Grant Enfinger filled out the top five for the afternoon.

Justin Marks, who was working out two different cars for Win-Tron Racing, brushed the wall at the exit of Turn 2.

The ARCA Racing Series races at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday, August 27, but will first run on the dirt of the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield in Sunday’s Allen Crowe 100.

The 100-lap, 100-mile Allen Crowe 100 is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Central (2 Eastern) on Sunday, August 22, with live timing and scoring and live audio coverage presented by ARCA Nation at ARCARacing.com.

The lone practice is scheduled for 9 a.m. Central, with Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell – which has produced 11 different pole winners in 12 qualifying sessions this season – taking place at 11 a.m. Live audio coverage and live timing and scoring of all events will be available on ARCARacing.com.

ARCA RACING SERIES presented by RE/MAX and MENARDS

Overall Open Test Results, August 19, 2010

CAR DRIVER MAKE TIME SPEED

1 81 Craig Goess Toyota 30.807 175.285

2 55 Steve Arpin Toyota 30.829 175.160

3 25 Mikey Kile Toyota 30.922 174.633

4 31 Scott Wimmer Chevy 31.131 173.461

5 1 Chad McCumbee Ford 31.316 172.436

6 09 Grant Enfinger Ford 31.352 172.238

7 71 Max Gresham Toyota 31.378 172.095

8 32a Justin Marks Toyota 31.442 171.745

9 15 Alli Owens Chevy 31.599 170.891

10 77a Tom Hessert Dodge 31.741 170.127

11 31 Tim George, Jr. Chevy 31.777 169.934

12 17 Chris Buescher Ford 31.785 169.891

13 16 Joey Coulter Chevy 31.785 169.891

14 22 Dakoda Armstrong Dodge 31.835 169.625

15 11 Bryan Silas Ford 32.037 168.555

16 32b Justin Marks Toyota 32.182 167.796

17 58 Chad Hackenbracht Chevy 32.187 167.770

18 77b Tom Hessert Dodge 32.511 166.098

19 70 Tony Palumbo Ford 32.767 164.800

20 75 Benny Chastain Ford 32.861 164.329

21 7 Kent Schenkel Dodge 33.132 162.984

The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards features 20 events at 17 tracks on its 2010 schedule. The series has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 racetracks in 28 states since its inception. The series tests the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, annually visiting tracks ranging from 0.4 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as left- and right-turn street and road courses.

Founded by John 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 two professional touring series and local weekly events.

- Automobile Racing Club of America Press Release

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Cox was among thousands of race fans who logged onto arcaracing.com’s social networking website, ARCA Nation, this season and cast a vote for the 2009 National Speed Sport News ARCA Most Popular Driver. The 2009 National Speed Sport News ARCA Most Popular Driver will be revealed at the 2009 Championship Awards Banquet and Cox will be among the attendees at the black-tie function.

“Bob Cox is the perfect example of the short-track fan,” said Corinne Economaki, publisher of National Speed Sport News. “Mr. Cox supports both ARCA stock car racing and National Speed Sport News. Attending the banquet will be a real treat for Mr. Cox as he can meet his ARCA racing heroes in person. ARCA and National Speed Sport News have a long relationship and we’re happy to be a part of, and cover, all forms of motorsports.”

Cox’s Grand Prize Package includes roundtrip airfare for two, ground transportation, two night’s hotel accommodations, and two tickets to the ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship Awards Banquet. Cox will be formally introduced at the annual ARCA RE/MAX Series Press Conference on Saturday afternoon, December 5.

The Stars of ARCA, 1953-2009, will be honored at the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship Awards Banquet in Covington, Kentucky on Saturday night, December 5. The banquet is open to the public and tickets are available by contacting Shalene Williams at the ARCA Office (734) 847-6726.

To join ARCA Nation, visit www.arcanation.com.

- ARCA Press Release

No. 36 Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep Dodge Charger

“Pocono is a special place for me,” said Brent heading into race weekend. “It’s a track that really has been good to me and while it’s unique it fits my driving style. It’s a track I wish we could race at more often.”

Before Brent could shift his focus towards the 13th race of the season, practice would be the primary agenda. During the session, Brent posted the 15th fastest lap overall turning in a lap of 55.912 seconds or 160.967 miles per hour.

“We’re okay but not where we need to be right now,” said Brent. “Bob has suggested some changes and I really think it will help us. I don’t know if we will get to qualify because the weather is looking iffy, but we’ll prepare like we are going to.”

Brent’s hypotheses proved to be right as Mother Nature rolled into the 2.5-mile oval shortly before 1:00 p.m. local time which drenched the Long Pond oval forcing ARCA officials to cancel Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying. The cancellation would line the team up 14th on the starting grid.

“We’ve been in this position before and we finished in the top-10, so we’ll try it again,” Brent explained Friday afternoon.

Improved weather conditions greeted the teams on Saturday morning with the Justin Allgaier Motorsports (JAM) focusing on a hopeful trip to victory circle.

The 13th event of the season kicked off shortly after 1:00 p.m. with Brent quickly making his march towards the lead pack. Picking off three position on the initial start, Brent’s march would be halted when the yellow flag waived on lap one.

Back to racing, Brent continued to climb the leader board and had moved into the top-10 by the completion of lap 10.

During the event’s first quarter, Brent had marched his way into the sixth position before a long span of green flag racing would force the teams to make pit stop under green flag conditions.

A good pit stop would keep good track position for Brent. The bad news was a yellow flag waived which trapped much of the top-10 cars before one lap off the pace. Vowing never to give up, the JAM found themselves in contention for the Aaron’s Lucky Dog. The team took advantage of the free pass on the very next caution which put them back on the lead lap.

A trip back down pit road before the drop of the green flag would offer an opportunity for fuel.

Over the course of the race’s second-half, Brent would march his way back into the top-10 and even fend off some hungry competitors during a green-white-checkered finish to cross the line seventh, posting his fifth top-10 effort of 2009.

While the finish was impressive all things considered, the loss of third gear late in the race forced the former road racing ace to play catch-up on the restarts which made his charge back towards the front that more exciting.

Robb Brent

He added, “The loss of third gear really hurt us on the restart. I had to let the traffic go by so we didn’t cause a big wreck. Luckily, we had a good car capable of running them back down, but I just wonder what if we had all the gears there at the end, a top-five finish might have been probable. We’ll look to accomplish that feat in a couple weeks.”

The finish also pushed Brent into the top-10 in the ARCA RE/MAX Series point standings overtaking Eddie Sharp Racing rookie Tim George Jr.

“We’re really psyched about moving into the top-10,” Brent explained. “This was our biggest goal and we knew we had a challenge especially after Daytona. The goal for the rest of the year is to keep ourselves here and maybe move up the ladder even more.”

Washington Township, Michigan based Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep will continue it’s long-time association with Brent and serve as the primary sponsor on Brent’s No. 36 Dodge Charger this weekend. Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep has backed Brent since his entrance into racing at the age of 16.

Prior to joining Justin Allgaier Motorsports, Brent participated in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driving for NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski and Brad Keselowski Racing. In his 28 ARCA starts, Brent has acquired two top-five finishes and 10 top-10 efforts. Brent notched his career best qualifying effort of second at Kentucky Speedway last year. He has led the ARCA RE/MAX Series pack twice for 21 laps in 2008. His best finish in the NCWTS occurred at Nashville Superspeedway in his inaugural truck debut where he finished 21st after qualifying 26th.

This season, Brent has five top-10 finishes in 12 starts with a best finish of seventh at Pocono Raceway in June and August. A 15th place qualifying effort at Michigan International Speedway in June is the team’s season best thus far.

For more on Robb Brent, sponsorship opportunities and official team merchandise, please visit the newly re-launched Robbbrentracing.com.

Be sure to cast your vote for Robb Brent as the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series most popular driver. Visit ARCANation.com and vote for Robb Brent today! Remember, if you are a member your vote counts twice compared to non-members whose clicks only equal one vote.

Next up for the ARCA RE/MAX Series is the first of two stops to the one-mile dirt ovals with the first coming at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois for the running of the Allen Crowe 100 on Sunday, August 23rd.

- Justin Allgaier Motorsports Press Release

No. 36 Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep Dodge Charger

More importantly, the Shelby Township, Michigan native hopes to use the 13th race of the season to move into the top-10 in the ARCA RE/MAX Series championship chase. Last weekend, Brent posted a solid 15th race at Berlin Raceway further improving the driver’s qualifications on some of ARCA’s most unique tracks.

Now, the series returns to Pocono Raceway, a familiar place for Brent who has scored top-10 finishes in all three of his ARCA RE/MAX Series starts at the 2.5-mile oval. In May, Brent qualified 17th but quickly powered to the front and captured a solid seventh place finish.

In 11 races this year, the Justin Allgaier Motorsports (JAM) the team has posted four top-10 finishes but the team heads back to the Long Pond racetrack looking for their first top-five finish of the season.

Robb Brent

When asked why Pocono Raceway has been so good to the 22-year old driver, he answered with, “it’s a track that definitely fits my driving style for sure. Pocono is a momentum track for sure and keeping that momentum going every lap helps you move through the field. I finished in the top-10 in all three races; we’ll look to make it four for four Saturday afternoon.”

Brent was also quick to comment on the team’s number one goal of finishing inside the top-10 in the championship chase. “We’re making progress and we knocked off some points last weekend at Berlin. You don’t want to wish misfortune on anyone but as a team we cannot worry about, we just need to keep doing our job and our goal should be conquered without a problem.”

Washington Township, Michigan based Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep will continue it’s long-time association with Brent and serve as the primary sponsor on Brent’s No. 36 Dodge Charger this weekend. Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep has backed Brent since his entrance into racing at the age of 16.

Prior to joining Justin Allgaier Motorsports, Brent participated in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driving for NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski and Brad Keselowski Racing. In his 27 ARCA starts, Brent has acquired two top-five finishes and nine top-10 efforts. Brent notched his career best qualifying effort of second at Kentucky Speedway last year. He has led the ARCA RE/MAX Series pack twice for 21 laps in 2008. His best finish in the NCWTS occurred at Nashville Superspeedway in his inaugural truck debut where he finished 21st after qualifying 26th.

This season, Brent has four top-10 finishes in 11 starts with a best finish of seventh at Pocono Raceway earlier in June. A 15th place qualifying effort at Michigan International Speedway in June is the team’s season best thus far.

For more on Robb Brent, sponsorship opportunities and official team merchandise, please visit the newly re-launched Robbbrentracing.com.

Be sure to cast your vote for Robb Brent as the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series most popular driver. Visit ARCANation.com and vote for Robb Brent today! Remember, if you are a member your vote counts twice compared to non-members whose clicks only equal one vote.

The Pennsylvania 200 (80 laps / 200 miles) is the 13th of 21 events on the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule. The 49th ARCA race at Pocono Raceway is a two-day show. Practice begins Friday, July 31 with an hour and forty minute practice session planned from 10:15 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying is set for later in the day slated to begin at 1:45 p.m. The event will take the green flag on Saturday, August 1 shortly after 1:00 p.m. The event will be televised live on SPEED. Additional race coverage will be broadcasted through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com. All times are local.

- Robb Brent Racing Press Release

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Race Information: Event: Wolverine Power Systems 200 presented by Generac; Saturday, July 25 at 8:30 p.m. Local Time Track: Berlin Raceway Qualifying: Saturday, July 25 at 5:00 p.m. Local Time; Track Length: .4-mile paved-oval.

Kentucky Recap: Not even an early race spin and a miscue on pit road could stop veteran ARCA driver Patrick Sheltra from notching his fifth top-10 finish of the season last Saturday night. After struggling in practice and qualifying, Sheltra in the No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge Charger utilized the Click It Or Ticket. Buckle-Up Kentucky 150 to adjust his automobile and powered his way from inside the top-15 to a solid ninth finish in the final 20 laps to record his fourth top-10 finish at Kentucky Speedway in six starts.

Buffalo Wings & Rings Product Spotlight; Boneless Wings: Each week, Sheltra Motorsports will shine the spotlight on one of Buffalo Wings & Rings menu items. This week it’s the Buffalo Wings & Rings Boneless Wings. The biggest and baddest. Buffalo Wings & Rings starts with fresh chicken, never frozen. Their boneless wings are then hand breaded and cooked to perfection. Top it off with one of their nine signature sauce flavors, then select how much heat you want from one of their five temperature levels. With over 45 flavor and heat combinations available, there are plenty of options to keep you coming back!

A Visit To The Great Lakes State: For the third time in his ARCA RE/MAX Series (ARS) career, Patrick Sheltra will compete at Berlin Raceway. In his inaugural debut Sheltra stormed to a then-career best fourth place finish. The effort was Sheltra’s first career top-five finish in ARCA RE/MAX Series competition. Last year, Sheltra wasn’t as fortunate. After qualifying eighth, Sheltra was heading towards the lead with a rare parts failure resulted in a overheating issue that led to a disappointing 26th place finish.

From The Water To The Track; Glad To Have You Back: Sheltra Motorsports welcomes Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant who will serve as an associate marketing partner on the team’s No. 60 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Saturday night’s thriller at Berlin Raceway. Sitting on the shores of Lake Macatawa and being downtown Holland’s only waterfront restaurant, Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant offers family friendly casual dining, waterfront views, indoor and outdoor dining, banquet facilities, catering services and a convenient full menu takeout.

Before turning his attention towards the race on Saturday, Sheltra will sign autographs at Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant on Friday, July 24th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant is located at 216 VanRaalte Avenue in Holland, Michigan. For information, please call 616.396.0600.

Welcoming The Coach To Sheltra Motorsports: This week Sheltra Motorsports announced NASCAR veteran Ted Musgrave has joined the veteran ARCA RE/MAX Series (ARS) team as a driver coach for Indiantown, Florida native Patrick Sheltra beginning with Saturday night’s Wolverine Power Systems 200 presented by Generac at Berlin (Mi.) Raceway. Musgrave, a native of Franklin, Wisconsin has over 18 years of experience combined between the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Watcha Haulin?: Crew Chief John Hayden has elected to use Sheltra Motorsports Chassis No. 4 this weekend at Berlin Raceway. This is the same piece the team raced to a fourth place finish at Berlin 2007. The former Robert Yates Racing (RYR) piece has three top-10 finishes with two straight top-10 finishes on the dirt two years ago. The Ford Fusion turned Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS has finished inside the top-20 in all but one of its seven previous events. Chassis number 5 will serve as the team’s back-up automobile. That former Joe Gibbs Racing entry is the same automobile that Sheltra rocketed to his first victory at Salem Speedway in April.

Points Check: After round 11 on the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule, Patrick Sheltra sits eighth in the championship standings accumulating 2220 points. Just 170 points keeps Sheltra from the fourth position. Sheltra is 635 markers from the top-spot. Car owner Grace Sheltra sits 10th in the car owner standings.

Keeping The Streak Alive: For 34 consecutive races, Sheltra Motorsports has fielded a car for Patrick Sheltra that run in the top-10 (at one point or another) for all events reverting back to the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. The team added their 34th race at Kentucky Speedway by running as high as fourth and by finishing ninth. During this period, the team has amassed one win, nine top-fives and 19 top-10 finishes. The team’s best qualifying effort occurred at Rockingham Speedway in April where Sheltra awarded himself with a career best run of third. The team has led five races at Rockingham Speedway (2009), Salem Speedway (2009) Kansas Speedway (2008), Cayuga Motor Speedway (2008), and Talladega Superspeedway (2008), for a total of 109 laps.

You Can Be Apart Of The Ultimate Hunting Experience: Sheltra Motorsports wants to give a race fan an ultimate opportunity to join Patrick Sheltra or Sheltra Motorsports dirt driver Shannon Babb a chance at a paramount moment to hunt with either driver at Patrick Sheltra’s hunting ranch in Dryden, Texas. The best part, all expenses paid! Race fans will have the entire ARCA season to enter the contest with the winner being announced in the ARCA RE/MAX Series finale at Rockingham Speedway in October. Visit HuntingExtravangza.com for more details.

This Is The People’s Car: In an effort to bring race fans closer to the Sheltra Motorsports team, the team is full throttle with their Peoples Car promotion. Race fans will have the opportunity to have their name plastered on the No. 60 for the rest of the ARCA RE/MAX Series season. In addition, each time a fan joins the People’s Car their name will be tossed into a drawing for an-all expensed paid trip (minus lodging expenses) to the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series season finale at Rockingham Speedway. The lucky fan will be an honorary member of the Sheltra Motorsports team plus enjoy a few little surprises the team has spiced up for the lucky winner. Browse PatrickSheltra.com or ThePeoplesCars.com for all the details.

Vote Him Your Favorite Driver: Race fans can vote Patrick Sheltra as the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series most popular driver by visiting ARCANation.com. From now until the end of the season, race fans can click on to ARCA’s official fan-related web site and vote once a day for their favorite ARCA RE/MAX Series driver. The winner will be announced at the ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship Awards Banquet in Covington, Kentucky this December. If you’re an ARCA Nation member your vote counts twice per day for one driver. If you’re a non-ARCA Nation member, your vote counts only once. Sign up today at ARCANation.com. and vote for Patrick Sheltra!

Patrick Sheltra

On Kentucky Speedway: “After the past couple races last Saturday night felt like a win. Obviously, we’ve experienced victory lane so we know what it really feels like but getting back into the top-10 was a big relief. Kentucky Speedway has been good to me and the finish showed it again.”

On Berlin Raceway: “Berlin Raceway is one of my favorite short tracks. It’s a unique and different place but it’s a track I enjoy competing at. I seriously want to get back in the top-five on Saturday night and I would not be surprised at all if we landed back in victory lane.”

On The Return Of Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant: “We’re super excited to have Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant back with our team this weekend at Berlin Raceway. They have been a great supporter of Sheltra Motorsports. Hopefully we can give them a great run because we didn’t give them the greatest finish last year.”

On Ted Musgrave Joining Sheltra Motorsports: “I think this is one of the biggest steps we’ve ever made at Sheltra Motorsports. Ted is no doubt qualified to be a driver coach. His credentials speak for themselves. He’s been around racing a long time and I think he can come to the race track and really help me get into a rhythm. He’s been to Berlin Raceway before, so that’s a big plus. Man, I can’t wait.”

On Gaining Ground In The Point Standings: “We knew that a good finish would help us in the points department. The pack from fourth to 10th is really tight and I’m sure it will remain tight the rest of the year. We just have to keep digging and we’ll be alright come year’s end.”

Sheltra Motorsports, Berlin Raceway: Grace Sheltra, owner of the
No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings-Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS:

On Kentucky Speedway: “I’m proud of the Sheltra Motorsports team. They did a great job. We overcame adversity and Patrick drove his butt off the last 20 laps of the race. I think the monkey is off our back and we can get used to finishing back in the top-10.”

On Berlin Raceway: “It’s another short track race but Patrick is always upbeat about going to Berlin. We had a great run there in 2007 and a frustrating run there last year. If history repeats itself, Saturday night will be another great night. A lot of eyes will be on us this weekend with our announcement this week, so I’m looking forward to seeing how the team performs.”

On The Addition Of Ted Musgrave: “To have someone of Ted Musgrave’s caliber join our ARCA family is huge. We’ve received so many calls and emails since the announcement it really backs up our decision to bring Ted to the track as Patrick’s driving coach. I’m looking forward to meeting him this weekend.”

PRIOR RESULTS:

Date Event Start Finish Laps Status

07/07 Request Foods-GFS 200 17 4 200/200 Running

07/08 Berlin ARCA RE/MAX 200 8 26 50/200 Overheating

The Wolverine Power Systems 200 presented by Generac (200 laps / 88 miles) is the 12th of 21 events on the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule. The Marne, Michigan event is a one-day show. Practice begins Saturday, July 25 with an hour and half practice session planned from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying is slated to begin at 5:00 p.m. The event will take the green flag that evening shortly after 8:30 p.m. The event will not be televised but broadcast coverage will be available live through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com. All times are local.

Fast Links:

Driver / Team: Patrick Sheltra on the web: PatrickSheltra.com

Marketing Partner: Buffalo Wings & Rings on the web: BuffaloWingsandRings.com

Sanction: ARCA RE/MAX Series: ARCARacing.com.

About Sheltra Motorsports:

Sheltra Motorsports (sheltramotorsports.com) is a three-tier Motorsports operation consisting of dirt and asphalt competition. Patrick Sheltra, a 23-year old native of Indiantown, Florida competes in the UMP and WoO (Dirt) Series; while also running a full schedule in the ARCA RE/MAX Series (No. 60) and a limited schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Sheltra Motorsports ownership is combined of Richard, Grace and Patrick Sheltra. The team is headquartered in Indiantown, Florida with additional operations in Richmond, Indiana and Whitesville, Kentucky.

- Sheltra Motorsports Press Release

No. 36 Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep Dodge Charger

The Shelby Township, Michigan native returned to Kentucky Speedway looking to improve on a solid top-10 performance in May. The Sparta, Kentucky track has been one of Brent’s strongest tracks during his tenure in ARCA RE/MAX Series competition.

The Justin Allgaier Motorsports (JAM) team led by crew chief Bob Blount participated in the open-test at Kentucky Speedway a few weeks ago and the rookie bunch had hoped to improve on the team’s performance from the test.

The ARS teams would be granted two practice sessions on Friday evening hoping to dial in their machines for round 11 of the year. During the two practices, Brent and the team struggled to find grip on the No. 36 Dodge Charger.

In the first practice, Brent produced the 21st fastest lap. In happy hour, he picked up the pace a little bit but slipped back to the 22nd position.

“We were hoping to unload and be a lot better than what we are,” said Brent. “We have been adjusting the setup on the car but nothing seems to be doing the trick. We’re going to throw a few more adjustments at the car for qualifying and hope it pays off, especially for the race.”

In time trials, Brent posted his fastest lap of the weekend to a 31.602 seconds or 170.875 miles per hour which gridded the team 20th for the event.

“We’re a little better but not where we want or need to be,” explained Brent following qualifying. “Tonight’s race is relatively short so it’s going to take a lot of work on us all to have a good run.”

From the drop of the green flag, Brent remained locked in the top-16 battling a loose No. 36 Dodge Charger. Unable to find the grip or connection with Kentucky Speedway; Brent remained on the lead lap through the series first caution flags but opted for a trip to pit road approaching lap 30 for tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment to revert the looseness of Brent’s machine.

On the restart, Brent tried to march towards the mid-pack with eyes set on the top-10, but while the car’s conditions improved, the car began to revert back to the previous way which set the team in motion towards heading out of the top-20.

Determined not to give up, Brent kept his car on the lead lap and in the top-20 until the team’s final round of pit stops occurred inside the event’s final 35 laps.

The stops were a great improvement from the team’s first tango with Kentucky Speedway and with Brent back on the track and a shootout ahead; the team was confident that Brent could battle back towards the front on the track. He didn’t disappoint.

During the course of the event’s 30 laps, Brent’s lap times improved greatly with the last series of adjustments which included a wedge adjustment allowed the car to hook up to the 1.5-mile oval and maneuver through the field.

Battling to inside the top-15, Brent needed a caution to catch-up to his competitors. With that opportunity never taking place, Brent had to dig deep ahead of him and was able to click off three positions before the checkered flag waived with the 22-year old crossing the start-finish line in the 12th position.

The effort was Brent’s seventh top-12 finish in 10 races.

Robb Brent

Brent’s run also closed the gap from 10th place competitor Tim George Jr in the ARCA RE/MAX Series championship chase. Brent leaves Kentucky still occupying the 11th position in the point standings.

Washington Township, Michigan based Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep will continue it’s long-time association with Brent and serve as the primary sponsor on Brent’s No. 36 Dodge Charger this weekend. Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep has backed Brent since his entrance into racing at the age of 16.

Prior to joining Justin Allgaier Motorsports, Brent participated in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driving for NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski and Brad Keselowski Racing. In his 27 ARCA starts, Brent has acquired two top-five finishes and nine top-10 efforts. Brent notched his career best qualifying effort of second at Kentucky Speedway last year. He has led the ARCA RE/MAX Series pack twice for 21 laps in 2008. His best finish in the NCWTS occurred at Nashville Superspeedway in his inaugural truck debut where he finished 21st after qualifying 26th.

This season, Brent has four top-10 finishes in 10 starts with a best finish of seventh at Pocono Raceway earlier in June. A 15th place qualifying effort at Michigan International Speedway in June is the team’s season best thus far.

Next up for the ARCA RE/MAX Series is a trip to Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan for the running of the Wolverine Power Systems 200 presented by Generac set for next Saturday, July 25. Brent will make his inaugural debut at Berlin. The team is hoping to improve on their season best ninth place short track performance at Toledo Speedway in May.

For more on Robb Brent, sponsorship opportunities and official team merchandise, please visit the newly re-launched Robbbrentracing.com.

Be sure to cast your vote for Robb Brent as the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series most popular driver. Visit ARCANation.com and vote for Robb Brent today! Remember, if you are a member your vote counts twice compared to non-members whose clicks only equal one vote.

- Robb Brent Racing Press Release

Sheltra Motorsports Logo

Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky

Race Information: Event: Click It Or Ticket. Drive Smart! Buckle-Up Kentucky 150, Saturday, July 18 at 9:45 p.m. Local Time Track: Kentucky Speedway Qualifying: Saturday, July 18 at 5:00 p.m. Local Time Track Length: 1.5-mile paved oval.

Iowa Speedway Recap: Patrick Sheltra and the Sheltra Motorsports team overcame adversity last Saturday night that consisted of an innocent spin and a blown tire and still posted a 14th place finish in the Prairie Meadows 200. The finish was a solid rebound from two sour performances at Michigan International Speedway and Mansfield Motorsports Park respectively.

Returning To The Bluegrass Oval: For the sixth time in his ARCA RE/MAX Series, Patrick Sheltra will take the green flag at Kentucky Speedway Saturday night. In five prior efforts at Kentucky, Sheltra has maneuvered a top-10 finish three times including a personal best of sixth in the most recent ARS event at Kentucky in May. Ironically, Kentucky Speedway is the site of Sheltra’s first career top-10 finish in 2007.

Texas Get-A-Way: Following the ARCA RE/MAX Series event at Iowa Speedway, Patrick Sheltra boarded a plane and headed to Dryden, Texas for a four day getaway to his family’s ranch in a city that hosts just 11 people, 12 including Sheltra. Mr. Showtime spent his time in the Lone Star state checking and working around his property and preparing for his family’s arrival for hunting season this fall.

Plenty Of Guests; No Pressure: With the Kentucky Speedway being the closest event to Sheltra’s primary marketing partner Buffalo Wings & Rings, it’s no surprise that Sheltra will have plenty of fan support for Saturday night’s race. Before the 11th race of the season takes the green flag, Sheltra Motorsports is expecting nearly 40 guests to tour the garage area and inspect the No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge Charger for themselves.

Pitch-Hint: Bowling Green, Kentucky native Doug Kriser will assist Sheltra Motorsports for the second consecutive weekend as jackman. Matt Angel, the team’s primary jackman continues to recover from a knee procedure. Kriser performed with the Sheltra Motorsports last weekend at Iowa Speedway and most recently served the ARCA RE/MAX Series community with Roush Fenway Racing and driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr in 2008.

Halfway Mark: Saturday’s Click It Or Ticket. Drive Smart! Buckle-Up Kentucky 150 officially kicks off the second half of the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series season. During the team’s first half, they have notched one win, three top-fives and four top-10s including a career best qualifying run of third at Rockingham Speedway in April.

No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge Charger

Points Check: After round 10 on the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule, Patrick Sheltra sits eighth in the championship standings accumulating 2035 points. Just 205 points keeps Sheltra from the fourth position. Sheltra is 575 markers from the top-spot. Car owner Grace Sheltra sits 10th in the car owner standings.

Keeping The Streak Alive: For 33 consecutive races, Sheltra Motorsports has fielded a car for Patrick Sheltra that run in the top-10 (at one point or another) for all events reverting back to the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. The team added their 33rd race at Iowa Speedway despite finishing 14th. During this period, the team has amassed one win, seven top-fives and 13 top-10 finishes. The team’s best qualifying effort occurred at Rockingham Speedway in April where Sheltra awarded himself with a career best run of third. The team has led five races at Rockingham Speedway (2009), Salem Speedway (2009) Kansas Speedway (2008), Cayuga Motor Speedway (2008), and Talladega Superspeedway (2008), for a total of 109 laps.

You Can Be Apart Of The Ultimate Hunting Experience: Sheltra Motorsports wants to give a race fan an ultimate opportunity to join Patrick Sheltra or Sheltra Motorsports dirt driver Shannon Babb a chance at a paramount moment to hunt with either driver at Patrick Sheltra’s hunting ranch in Dryden, Texas. The best part, all expenses paid! Race fans will have the entire ARCA season to enter the contest with the winner being announced in the ARCA RE/MAX Series finale at Rockingham Speedway in October. Visit HuntingExtravangza.com for more details.

This Is The People’s Car: In an effort to bring race fans closer to the Sheltra Motorsports team, the team is full throttle with their Peoples Car promotion. Race fans will have the opportunity to have their name plastered on the No. 60 for the rest of the ARCA RE/MAX Series season. In addition, each time a fan joins the People’s Car their name will be tossed into a drawing for an-all expensed paid trip (minus lodging expenses) to the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series season finale at Rockingham Speedway. The lucky fan will be an honorary member of the Sheltra Motorsports team plus enjoy a few little surprises the team has spiced up for the lucky winner. Browse PatrickSheltra.com or ThePeoplesCars.com for all the details.

Vote Him Your Favorite Driver: Race fans can vote Patrick Sheltra as the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series most popular driver by visiting ARCANation.com. From now until the end of the season, race fans can click on to ARCA’s official fan-related web site and vote once a day for their favorite ARCA RE/MAX Series driver. The winner will be announced at the ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship Awards Banquet in Covington, Kentucky this December. If you’re an ARCA Nation member your vote counts twice per day for one driver. If you’re a non-ARCA Nation member, your vote counts only once. Sign up today at ARCANation.com and vote for Patrick Sheltra!

Patrick Sheltra

On Iowa Speedway: “After all that occurred, we have to be somewhat satisfied with a top-15 finish. We wished we could have walked away with a top-10, but we’ll take the finish in stride and move forward to Kentucky this weekend.”

On Kentucky Speedway: “Kentucky Speedway is a cool place and I’m looking forward to getting back on the track. We had a sixth place run in May and I think we have a package that can win this weekend. For the most part, the track has been good to us and I hope we can keep it that on Saturday night.”

On His Trip To Dryden, Texas: “It was hot down there. We’ve been trying to get down there for a while and we finally made time after the Iowa race. It’s peaceful down there for sure. I’m glad to get out of there to go back racing but I’m looking forward to spending some time down there in the fall.”

On All The Guests This Weekend: “The more the merrier. It’s a big weekend for us especially with the closeness of the track to Buffalo Wings & Rings headquarters. We had a solid top-10 finish with all the guests we had in May. I think the number has doubled this weekend, so that only means we’re going to find ourselves in victory lane when the checkered flag flies Saturday night.”

On The First Half Of The Season: “We had our ups and downs but there’s definitely room for improvement. We’re still building fast cars and running in the top-10, so that’s good. We just need to lead some races and get back in victory lane in the second half. It’s all or nothing from here on out. When Rockingham rolls around, I think you’ll find this team sitting in the top-five in the point standings.”

Sheltra Motorsports, Kentucky Speedway: Grace Sheltra, owner of the
No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge Charger:

On Iowa Speedway: “It was an eventful night but the team bounced back and got a respectable finish. We’re hoping that the run is the start of an upswing change of luck for the Sheltra Motorsports team.”

On Kentucky Speedway: “The race in May was a good run for us but we’re going to Kentucky Speedway this weekend looking for a top-five run if not a win. We’re bringing a great car and we should have one of the strongest engines in the field, so we’re hoping to pull into victory lane for the first time on a speedway. We’ll have a huge cheering section on Saturday night, so that’s a huge confidence booster for the team.”

On The First Half Of The Season: “I’m proud of the Sheltra Motorsports team. Sure we had some bad finishes but we also had some strong finishes too. We made some mistakes but we’ve learned from them. I think you’ll see a much stronger team in the second half and you’ll find the No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge Charger a familiar car in the top-five in the last 10 races.”

PRIOR RESULTS:

Date Event Start Finish Laps Status

05/07 Buckle Up Kentucky 150 23 9 100/100 Running

07/07 WLWT Channel 5-150 24 18 99/100 Running

05/08 Buckle Up Kentucky 150 10 7 112/112 Running

07/08 Kentucky ARCA 150 11 31 83/104 Accident

05/09 Buckle Up Kentucky 150 6 6 100/100 Running

The Click It Or Ticket. Drive Smart! Buckle-Up Kentucky 150 (100 laps / 150 miles) is the 11th of 21 events on the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule. The 19th ever ARCA race at Kentucky Speedway is a two-day show. Practice begins Friday, July 17 with a hour and twenty minute session planned from 5:00 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. A happy hour session has been etched in Friday night from 7:40 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying is set for Saturday, 18 slated to begin at 5:00 p.m. The event will take the green flag that evening shortly after 9:45 p.m. The event will be televised live on SPEED with additional broadcasting available live through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com. All times are local.

Fast Links:

Driver / Team: Patrick Sheltra on the web: PatrickSheltra.com

Marketing Partner: Buffalo Wings & Rings on the web: BuffaloWingsandRings.com

Sanction: ARCA RE/MAX Series: ARCARacing.com

About Sheltra Motorsports:

Sheltra Motorsports (sheltramotorsports.com) is a three-tier Motorsports operation consisting of dirt and asphalt competition. Patrick Sheltra, a 23-year old native of Indiantown, Florida competes in the UMP and WoO (Dirt) Series; while also running a full schedule in the ARCA RE/MAX Series (No. 60) and a limited schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Sheltra Motorsports ownership is combined of Richard, Grace and Patrick Sheltra. The team is headquartered in Indiantown, Florida with additional operations in Richmond, Indiana and Whitesville, Kentucky.

- Sheltra Motorsports Press Release

No. 36 Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep Dodge Charger

Brent in the No. 36 for Justin Allgaier Motorsports entry for Mike Allgaier returns to the Bluegrass state on the heels of an eighth place finish in ARCA’s first trip to the 1.5-mile oval in May. The effort was the team’s second top-10 finish of the year and the first of three consecutive top-10 runs.

Fresh off a solid 11th place finish at Iowa Speedway last Saturday night, Brent returns to the Bluegrass state aiming for his fifth top-10 finish of the year and third top-10 run at the newly formed SMI speedplant.

“I can’t wait to get back to Kentucky,” said Brent, who sits 11th in the ARCA RE/MAX Series standings entering the race this weekend. “I’ve had success at Kentucky in the past and this team is capable of winning the race on Saturday night, we just need a couple of factors to play into our hands to make it a reality.”

When asked why Brent enjoys the Sparta, Kentucky track so much, he answered with, “I’m just a fan of the mile-and-a-half tracks. For the most part Kentucky Speedway has been kind to me and as a driver you enjoy going back to a track that has been good to you in the past. I’ve finished eighth there for two consecutives races and that’s okay but I really want our first top-five on Saturday night.”

Brent credits the uplifting performance of the JAM team to Bob Blount, whose son Chad Blount is a two-time champion at Kentucky Speedway winning races back in 2002 and 2005.

Robb Brent

With his concrete performance last weekend at Iowa Speedway, Brent gained ground on his competition in the top-10 in the championship chase and now sits just 110 points from moving into the 10th position. “We’re gaining ground but the top-10 is filled with great teams and great drivers,” remarked Brent. “We just have to stay focused on our team and our finishes and sooner or later, we’ll break that barrier and move into the top-10.”

Kentucky Speedway officially gives the green-flag to the second half of the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule and Brent indicates that he still has some goals he would like to complete.

“The plate is full for the second half,” offered Brent. “We’ve pointed our weakness and our strong points from the first half and I think the adjustments we are making will play into our favor. Off the top, qualifying better, leading laps and contending to win are our three biggest projects for the rest of the year.”

Washington Township, Michigan based Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep will continue it’s long-time association with Brent and serve as the primary sponsor on Brent’s No. 36 Dodge Charger this weekend. Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep has backed Brent since his entrance into racing at the age of 16.

Prior to joining Justin Allgaier Motorsports, Brent participated in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driving for NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski and Brad Keselowski Racing. In his 26 ARCA starts, Brent has acquired two top-five finishes and nine top-10 efforts. Brent notched his career best qualifying effort of second at Kentucky Speedway last year. He has led the ARCA RE/MAX Series pack twice for 21 laps in 2008. His best finish in the NCWTS occurred at Nashville Superspeedway in his inaugural truck debut where he finished 21st after qualifying 26th.

This season, Brent has four top-10 finishes in nine starts with a best finish of seventh at Pocono Raceway earlier in June. A 15th place qualifying effort at Michigan International Speedway in June is the team’s season best thus far.

The Click It Or Ticket. Drive Smart! Buckle-Up Kentucky 150 (100 laps / 150 miles) is the 11th of 21 events on the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule. The 19th ever ARCA race at Kentucky Speedway is a two-day show. Practice begins Friday, July 17 with a hour and twenty minute session planned from 5:00 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. A happy hour session has been etched in Friday night from 7:40 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying is set for Saturday, 18 slated to begin at 5:00 p.m. The event will take the green flag that evening shortly after 9:45 p.m. The event will be televised live on SPEED with additional broadcasting available live through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com. All times are local.

For more on Robb Brent, sponsorship opportunities and official team merchandise, please visit the newly re-launched Robbbrentracing.com.

Be sure to cast your vote for Robb Brent as the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series most popular driver. Visit ARCANation.com and vote for Robb Brent today! Remember, if you are a member your vote counts twice compared to non-members whose clicks only equal one vote.

- Robb Brent Racing Press Release

Joey Coulter

Bringing back the same No. 16 Darrell Gwynn Foundation-Tempest Cycles Chevrolet the team practiced with during the series’ open test, Coulter and his Coulter Motorsports team, led by veteran NASCAR crew chief Harold Holly, had high hopes for the Prairie Meadows 200.

Coulter, who was second quickest during the hour and a half practice session Friday afternoon, was 15th in line out of 37 cars that were there to qualify Saturday. Following his qualifying lap, he waited patiently with his team while the remaining ARCA RE/MAX Series competitors took their turns around the Rusty Wallace-designed short track. Coulter earned his career first Menards Pole Award Presented by Ansell on Saturday evening, circling the .875-mile short track in 23.45 seconds for a speed of 134.328 mph. The pole came just one week after Coulter posted his career best ARCA RE/MAX Series race finish of second at Mansfield Motorsports.

“I was pretty nervous throughout that entire qualifying session,” said Coulter. “Brian Ickler was fast in practice and he was the last car to go out. I knew that if anyone was going to beat our time it was going to be either him or Justin Lofton. I’m happy I got my first pole here because this is a great racetrack. This is my third time here, but my first time racing at this track with the ARCA RE/MAX Series,” Coulter added.

At the start of the 200 lap event, Coulter outran the No. 77 of Parker Kligerman to lead the first 35 laps before scheduled pit stops. As the field went back to green flag racing on lap 38, Coulter found himself in the seventh position. Nonetheless, the 19-year-old wasted no time as he broke back into the top-five the very next lap.

Three additional cautions would take place before crew chief Harold Holly would have to make a beneficial decision to pit once more while under caution on lap 84 for fuel. Coulter returned to racing action on lap 87 in 11th position.

Coulter broke back into top-five racing action by passing the No. 31 of Austin Dillon on lap 116. Final pit stops came on lap 136 under caution; Coulter entered the pits in third and the hard-working crew members were able to put the No. 16 Chevrolet back on top of the leader board, beating the No. 32 of Matt Merrell and No. 77 of Kligerman off pit road.

On the restart, Coulter was able to pull away from Kligerman before his No. 16 Darrell Gwynn Foundation-Tempest Cycles Chevrolet started getting tight from the center off. Kligerman then passed Coulter the following lap, with 50 laps remaining.

As Coulter fought with the handling of his No. 16 Chevy Monte Carlo, the No. 31 of Dillon slipped by on lap 172. The caution flag would wave one final time on lap 187, Coulter had an excellent restart, but couldn’t quite get to Dillon or Kligerman in the closing laps. He took the checkered flag in third position.

“On the last pit stop we used our last set of tires and the car just tightened up a little bit,” said Coulter. “We tested here and we were fastest at the test. We were really fast in practice and we qualified on the pole, so needless to say this is one of my favorite racetracks that I’ve run on so far this year.”

Coulter led a total of 47 laps in the Prairie Meadows 200. His third place finish added to his top-five finishing streak, adding up to four consecutive top-fives and six top-ten finishes in ten ARCA RE/MAX Series events.

The next event for the ARCA RE/MAX Series will be the Click It or Ticket Buckle-Up Kentucky 150 Saturday night, July 18 in conjunction with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

ARCA is now on Twitter. Follow the racing action at www.twitter.com/ARCA_Racing.

For additional information about this promising young driver, visit www.JoeyCoulter.com.

Vote for Joey Coulter as your most popular driver at www.ARCANation.com.

To learn more about associate sponsor, Tempest Cycles, visit www.TempestCycles.com.

About the Darrell Gwynn Foundation:

The Darrell Gwynn Foundation (DGF) is a certified non-profit 501(c) 3 agency. DGF exists to prevent, provide for and ultimately cure spinal cord injuries and other debilitating illnesses. To expedite specific cures, the Foundation assists in the funding of targeted research. DGF is also dedicated to injury prevention, with special emphasis on programs targeting children. The Foundation helps improve the quality of life for those already afflicted with injury or illness, by providing necessary equipment or special services. DGF is an official charity of the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction, National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and has a close affiliation with NASCAR and the NASCAR Foundation. Additional information about DGF can be found at www.DarrellGwynnFoundation.org.

Joey Coulter

Coulter, who was fastest in the recent Iowa Speedway test, is on a roll lately coming off three consecutive top-five finishes at Pocono Raceway, Michigan and Mansfield Motorsports Park, where he finished a career-best second.

The 19-year-old driver circled the .875-mile short track in 23.138 seconds, an average speed of 136.140 mph.

“It’s the same situation as Mansfield. This will be my third time here at Iowa, so I could spend more time on how the car works on the track rather than having to spend all my time learning the track, or both,” Coulter said.

“I’m really looking forward to going back to Iowa. I’m returning to familiar tracks, and my past experience at the track should definitely pay off,” Coulter added.

“Iowa Speedway is a fun racetrack to compete on. The layout is awesome and, with the level of competition in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, it will definitely make for a great race for sure,” Coulter stated on returning to the .875-mile D-shaped oval.

The first on-track activity for the ARCA RE/MAX Series is a practice session on Friday, July 10 from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Following the hour and a half practice session is an autograph session at Prairie Meadows Racetrack/Casino from 7-8 p.m. on Friday, July 10 in support of the Prairie Meadows 200 at Iowa Speedway. Prairie Meadows Racetrack/Casino is located in Altoona, Iowa, right off of I-80 at exit 142.

The Prairie Meadows 200 at Iowa Speedway is scheduled to go off Saturday, July 11 at 8:00 p.m. local time. Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell precedes the race at 4:00 PM. The ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series will join the ARCA RE/MAX Series for an ARCA double-header with the IMTA 50 scheduled to go at 6:00 p.m.

All on-track activity for the ARCA RE/MAX Series and the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series will feature live streaming audio and video on the ARCA Racing Network at ARCAracing.com.

For ticket information visit http://www.IowaSpeedway.com

ARCA is now on Twitter. Follow the racing action at www.twitter.com/ARCA_Racing.

For additional information about this promising young driver, visit www.JoeyCoulter.com.

Vote for Joey Coulter as your most popular driver at www.ARCANation.com.

To learn more about associate sponsor, Tempest Cycles, visit www.TempestCycles.com.

About the Darrell Gwynn Foundation:

The Darrell Gwynn Foundation (DGF) is a certified non-profit 501(c) 3 agency. DGF exists to prevent, provide for and ultimately cure spinal cord injuries and other debilitating illnesses. To expedite specific cures, the Foundation assists in the funding of targeted research. DGF is also dedicated to injury prevention, with special emphasis on programs targeting children. The Foundation helps improve the quality of life for those already afflicted with injury or illness, by providing necessary equipment or special services. DGF is an official charity of the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction, National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and has a close affiliation with NASCAR and the NASCAR Foundation. Additional information about DGF can be found at www.DarrellGwynnFoundation.org.

ARCA RE/MAX Series Logo

“We were excited to bring the ARCA Most Popular Driver Award back to the series,” said Mark Gundrum, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for ARCA. “And now, we are even more excited to announce that National Speed Sport News will sponsor the award. It is a combination of the right time, and the right set of circumstances.”

National Speed Sport News, the most recognizable name in weekly motor sports journalism since 1934, will help promote the 2009 National Speed Sport News ARCA Most Popular Driver Award through both its printed publication and the newly re-designed and re-launched website, http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.

Race fans who log onto http://www.arcanation.com to vote for the 2009 National Speed Sport News ARCA Most Popular Driver will have the opportunity to purchase a specially-priced subscription to National Speed Sport News and to win a trip for two to the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series Awards Banquet in December. The trip includes transportation, lodging and spending money.

“We’ve had a long, mutually beneficial relationship with ARCA and this is a great way to keep it going,” said National Speed Sport News Publisher Corinne Economaki. “ARCA fans and participants are regular readers of NSSN, and this shows our appreciation, and gives one lucky fan a lifetime experience.”

To be eligible for the Most Popular Driver Award, a driver must attempt to compete in at least 50 percent of the Series’ races in 2009 and have an active ARCA Nation page. All ARCA RE/MAX Series drivers must have a valid 2009 ARCA Competitor’s License and be members in good standing to be eligible for the award. Voting ends on October 23, 2009.

Race fans can log onto ARCA Nation to vote for their favorite ARCA RE/MAX Series driver by clicking on the “vote” button at the top of that driver’s ARCA Nation page. All race fans will be permitted to vote once per day for the Most Popular Driver but votes from fans who are ARCA Nation members count 2:1 as compared to their non-member counterparts.

The Most Popular Driver Award will be presented at the ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship Awards Banquet in Covington, Kentucky, in December.

- ARCA Press Release

Steve Arpin

‘We had a good car right off the truck today,’ smiled Arpin. ‘ Jefferson (Hodges, crew chief) and the guys just had to do some fine tuning on our Lo-N-Bro Toyota through the night and they made all the right calls. It was a good night for us overall.’

Arpin used his tenacious driving style along with the prior experience that his crew chief, Jefferson Hodges has of the track in central Ohio to produce a solid result. The team now moves their focus to the upcoming July 11th event at Iowa Speedway seeking to move up in the championship standings and set their sights on Arpin’s first career ARCA win.

‘We’re happy with our first top five, but I do feel we had an easy top-three car,’ Arpin noted on the finish in the Tim Richmond Memorial race. ‘We had some issues with some welds breaking on the front of the chassis and I pushed the car a little too hard a little too soon there at the end,’ added the talented driver. ‘We are just getting better each week. I’m looking forward to carrying this momentum into the Iowa test and backing it up at the race. The guys have put together a pretty slick little hot rod for up there!’

Mark your calendar for Steve Arpin’s next run for the winner’s circle in the ‘Prairie Meadows 200’ at Iowa Speedway on July 11th at 8:00 p.m. (Central). The ARCA Racing Network will be covering all the on-track activity for the ARCA RE/MAX Series from Newton, Iowa. Listen and watch live streaming audio and video of practice, qualifying at ARCAracing.com inside the ARCA Nation. To contact Steve Arpin Racing, send an e-mail to teamesr@hotmail.com or visit Steve’s official site on the internet at www.stevearpin.net or www.stevearpinracing.com.

About Lo-N-Bro Enterprises, Inc.

Paul and Jon Leach, brothers and Sun River, Montana Natives, started the business in 1998 while only 21 and 18 years old respectively. In that first stage, the entire staff was made up by the two of them. In 2001 they took their “baby” to the next step and transitioned from being an LLC to becoming a formal corporation. One of their first major projects was to build a 10,000 square foot shop on their property in Sun River that formed the base for their operations. Since that time, they have grown into a company that employs over 85 people and generates revenue of over $5,000,000.00 annually.

Paul and Jon are always looking for ways to expand their business, while also filling a niche’ within the respective areas of contracting. One of the prominent areas that they give their employees credit for is how they have helped to build Lo-N-Bro into what it is today. The quality of people that are hired, as well as retained, reaches far beyond the industry standard. Paul and Jon genuinely value each and every individual employee and want the best for them as well as the best out of them. Employees are dynamic members of the family, and thus are offered incredibly competitive wages and benefits, as well as opportunities to advance within the company.

About Taylor Motorsports

Jeff Taylor and all of the staff at Jeff Taylor Motorsports have developed a top notch Open Wheel Modified program, which has grown to be Taylor Chassis. Jeff is now building cars for drivers across the country. His customer support is second to none, and the strength of the Taylor Chassis is evident by the success that drivers are enjoying in the cars. For more information on Taylor Chassis, call (870) 910-0555.

About Eddie Sharp Racing

Eddie Sharp earned racing stripes on sea and land, behind the wheel and on the pitbox, from race-to-race and year-to-year building the dream that is now the reality known as Eddie Sharp Racing. For those drivers who have become part of the fabric and family, the business is simply called Team ESR. At Eddie Sharp Racing, it’s all about the team.Eddie Sharp set up shop in 2005 after several years of transforming young, talented drivers into ARCA championship contenders. Today, Eddie Sharp Racing has evolved into the rite of passage for any serious upcoming driver with an ambition for professional stock car racing.

- Victory Lane Communications Press Release

The Shelby Township, Michigan native entered his third start at the Irish Hills, Michigan track on the wave of some strong momentum that has catapulted the former road racing ace in the ARCA RE/MAX Series driver point standings leaning into the eighth race of the season.

While many teams elected to participate in the open-test session at MIS the Justin Allgaier Motorsports (JAM) team decided to concentrate their efforts on the event which would prove to be one of the most intense races thus far.

Once again, Mother Nature would plague the cars and stars of the ARCA Series as lingering showers soaked the two-mile oval on Thursday forcing the sanctioning body to call off qualifying and reschedule practice to a short 50-minute session on Friday morning.

With the weather much better on Friday, Brent and his JAM team were focused on dialing in their No. 36 Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep Dodge Charger. During the session, Brent posted the 23rd fastest time overall with a time of 40.451 seconds at 177.993 miles per hour. “We’re working on improving the car,” said Brent. “It’s loose but we’re putting our heads together to make the car more competitive. We could have really have used the long practice schedule from yesterday but it is what it is. We’ll keep digging, make the changes and focus on the race.”

From the drop of the green flag, Brent quietly began maneuvering his way through the field. An early caution would allow Brent to gather his thoughts before keying his radio and explaining to his team and crew chief Bob Blount that the car was still loose but drivable.

The team acknowledged the driver’s concern and offered a potential fix at the first pit stop. A quick change of four tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment to tighten up Brent’s automobile was the call from atop. The car still needed some work and the leaders would overtake the young-gun during the next green flag run knocking the JAM team from the lead lap.

A few laps later the caution flag would waive putting the team in line for the lucky dog. Brent would regain his lead lap status thanks to another yellow flag inside the final 30 circuits of the 100-lap race.

With an improved handling Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep machine, Brent began his mission towards the top-10 and had marched himself into the eighth position when the yellow flag would fly once again setting up for a mad dash towards the finish.

The team opted to not make a pit stop which kept the team on the track in the top-10. The call would prove to go against the team as Brent was unable to hold off his competition on fresher tires. Still, Brent wasn’t going down without a fight and crossed the start finish line 11th, his fifth top-15 finish of the season. The effort was also the worst run since an engine failure at Talladega Superspeedway in April.

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Brent added, “I want to thank all of my friends, fans, family and everyone from Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep for attending the race. I appreciate their support and I’m planning on getting a win real soon.”

The 11th place run was the second consecutive finish for Brent at Michigan International Speedway. In last year’s ARCA race at Michigan, Brent started fifth and finished 11th in the No. 00 Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep for Brad Keselowski Racing.

Prior to joining Justin Allgaier Motorsports, Brent participated in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driving for NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski and Brad Keselowski Racing. In his 24 ARCA starts, Brent has acquired two top-five finishes and nine top-10 efforts. Brent notched his career best qualifying effort of second at Kentucky Speedway last year. He has led the ARCA RE/MAX Series pack twice for 21 laps in 2008. His best finish in the NCWTS occurred at Nashville Superspeedway in his inaugural truck debut where he finished 21st after qualifying 26th.

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- Robb Brent Racing Press Release