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Carson Brown To Make ARCA Debut Saturday at Five Flags

Hettinger Racing To Field No. 4 ebb Logistics/PayCafe Chevrolet for 16-Year-Old Racer in ARCA Menards Series East Season Opener in Pensacola, Florida

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 19, 2025) – Sixteen-year-old racer Carson Brown is on the fast track.

For the third time in as many months, the resident of New London, North Carolina, will make a racing debut, this time in the ARCA Menards Series East season opener Saturday night at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. Brown will drive the No. 4 ebb Logistics/PayCafe Chevrolet for Hettinger Racing.

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Scouting America Partnership Has Roots With Zachary Tinkle And Andy Hillenburg

February 24, 2025

Scouting America and the Zachary Tinkle Foundation recently announced a national partnership centered around the Pinewood Derby where a lucky Cub Scout that enters and wins the design contest will get his or her design wrapped on the Fast Track Racing No. 11 car driven by Zachary Tinkle at the ARCA Menards Series East race at Rockingham Speedway in April. (more…)

Complete ARCA Menards Series East and West Schedules For 2025 Released

December 7, 2024

TEMPERANCE, Mich. – The 2025 schedules for the ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West have been announced, with eight races slated for the East and a dozen on tap for the West. The East will run four stand-alone races and four in combination with the ARCA Menards Series, while the West will run a single race in combination with the ARCA Menards Series. (more…)

2025 ARCA Menards Series Road To Daytona Program Names First Two Participants

December 4, 2024

TEMPERANCE, Mich. (December 3, 2024) – The first two participants to the 2025 ARCA Menards Series Road to Daytona program have been named, representing the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the ASA Midwest Tour.

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Grass Roots Racers Are Duly Honored At NASCAR Awards Ceremony

November 22, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—It was a celebration of the roots of racing.

As NASCAR president Steve Phelps put it in introducing Thursday night’s NASCAR Regional and International Awards at the Charlotte Convention Center, “Grass roots racing is at the core of what we do as a sport.” (more…)

Hettinger Racing Purchases Bret Holmes Racing

October 29, 2024

Team Owner Chris Hettinger To Field No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado for Driver Brett Moffitt in Final Two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Races of 2024

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 29, 2024) – Chris Hettinger, a longtime and winning Late Model team owner from Dryden, Michigan, has purchased the assets of Bret Holmes Racing. The organization will complete the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule with 2018 Truck Series champion Brett Moffitt under its new name, Hettinger Racing.

Hettinger is a second-generation racer whose father, Jim, raced open-wheel Midgets and Sprint Cars and won two championships in 1984 and 1990, accolades that earned him a spot in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Chris began his racing career behind the wheel, winning in Midgets and Late Models before becoming a fulltime team owner.

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Many Different Winners Celebrate Victory at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

April 22, 2024

(Nashville, TN) The Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway wrapped up its second week of racing in 2024 with a two-day show on Friday and Saturday. The U.S Air Force Legend Car Spring Nationals and CP Race Wear Bandoleros ran on the quarter mile while the Super Trucks and Pro Late Models battled on the 5/8th for an action-packed weekend.

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NASCAR Diversity Internship Program Announces 2023 Class

May 31, 2023

Daytona Beach, Fla. (May 31, 2023) NASCAR announced today its 22^nd NASCAR Diversity Internship Program (NDIP) class welcoming undergraduate and graduate students to NASCAR. The class of 37 students completed orientation during the Coca-Cola 600 race weekend in Charlotte. Many in the group had the opportunity to experience their first NASCAR race, visit the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Hendrick Motorsports and the Motor Racing Network facilities. (more…)

Frankie Muniz and Rette Jones Racing Head to Charlotte Ready to Retake ARCA Points Lead

May 26, 2023

CONCORD, N.C.: Make no mistake about it, Frankie Muniz has even surprised himself as a rookie in the ARCA Menards Series this season.

The driver of the No. 30 Rette Jones Racing Ford Mustang has busted out three top-10 finishes in the first four races of the season – consistency that propelled him into the ARCA Menards Series points lead following the race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in April.

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Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Set to Hold Special Recognition for Former and Current Female Racers

May 9, 2023

(Nashville, TN) – Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway roars back to life for a double-header racing weekend Friday and Saturday, May 12th & 13th! The national touring ARCA Menards Series East brings some of the brightest young racing stars in the country to “America’s Favorite Short Track” to battle it out for the Music City 200 title.

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