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ARCA stays old-school by running on the dirt

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by Matt Mercer, Special To Bench Racing With Steve and Charlie

I'm the writer of The Catfish Show NASCAR Blog, which you can access through the links on the right. Follow me on Twitter: @mattmercer

August 19, 2008 8:44 pm CDT 1 Comment

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One of the many reasons to like ARCA is their commitment to running dirt races during the season. There’s something about seeing stock cars slinging it sideways on the dirt, it’s like a connection to the past of the sport and the days that have long passed.

Given the ever-expanding costs of NASCAR racing and the eventual Nationwide COT, ARCA’s only going to be more attractive for owners and drivers looking to not just land a job in NASCAR, but make a career out of racing. The tracks in ARCA present a well-rounded education for any young driver. Competing at Daytona, Chicagoland, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Iowa, Talladega, Nashville, and will pay host to a new race in a market NASCAR craves: the New York/New Jersey market at the New Jersey Motorsports Park in a month.

ARCA and NASCAR have intertwined histories. They run on the same tracks and overlap the country at many tracks. While NASCAR arguably gets more attention, ARCA is no slouch. Writing for this blog has increased my attentiveness and my appreciation for the series, which has been a good thing. I’ve been to Rockingham to see the series live and have enjoyed watching drivers like Scott Speed, Michael Annett, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Photo credit: Hal Yeager/The Birmingham News

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One Response to “ARCA stays old-school by running on the dirt”

  1. User Avatar Marc on August 20th, 2008 1:39 pm

    Matt - “ARCA and NASCAR have intertwined histories. They run on the same tracks and overlap the country at many tracks. “

    The ties between the two are far closer, and longer than that Matt. Marcum owned a car that entered two NASCAR races (1951). (Here’s a pic of one of his Studes)

    Later he was hired by Big Bill as a NASCAR official and held that position from from 1949 until 1952. The following year Marcum along with his wife struck out on their own and formed what is now ARCA and started the Midwest Association for Race Cars (MARC).

    It was renamed ARCA in ‘64 and at the same time Big Bill invited Marcum to run at Daytona and they have ever since along with other “big tracks” that NASCAR competes at.

    Here’s a bit of trivia for you, the grandfather of a current NASCAR driver competed in that first ARCA/MARC event, who was it and why was a picture of his car taken at the event so unusual?

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