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SERIES INFO Media Contacts Mark Gundrum Vice President Business Development and Corporate Partnerships RACE INFO RACE Office Phone (734) 847-6726, ext. 1009 [email protected] Charles Krall Communications Manager Office Phone (734) 206- 4182 TRACK HISTORY TRACK Cell Phone ARCA: About Us (419) 262-0558 Automobile Racing Club of America [email protected] Founded 1953 by John & Mildred Marcum Mailing: P.O. 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ARCA Menards Series 2020 Table of Contents NOTE TO MEDIA ....................................................................................................................1 ARCA 101 .................................................................................................................................3 SERIES INFO RACE INFO ...............................................................................................................................4 EVENT SCHEDULE ................................................................................................................5 PRE-RACE ENTRY / OWNER LIST .....................................................................................6 DRIVER / CREW CHIEF LIST ...............................................................................................7 2019 DRIVER FINISHES .......................................................................................................8 PRESS RELEASES ............................................................................................................ 9-12 RACE INFO RACE ARCA HISTORY AT DAYTONA..................................................................................14-17 2020 SEASON ...................................................................................................................... 18 WHAT’S NEW IN 2020 .................................................................................................19-22 2020 TEAM DIRECTORY .............................................................................................25-26 2019 ARCA SEASON .......................................................................................................... 28 RECENT RACE-BY-RACE RESULTS ................................................................................ 29 TRACK HISTORY TRACK 2019 ARCA POINTS .....................................................................................................31-33 ARCA CHAMPIONS............................................................................................................ 34 ARCA RECORD BOOK .................................................................................................35-39 2020 SEASON 2019 REVIEW RECORD BOOK 2 ARCA Menards Series Event Media Guide • www.arcaracing.com ARCA Menards Series 2020 ARCA By The Numbers SERIES INFO 68 38 23 36 2020 is the 68th season ARCA Menards Series States the ARCA Menards Different tracks on the of the ARCA Menards race events in 2020 Series will visit in 2020 2020 ARCA Menards Series including the ARCA Series schedule INFO RACE Menards Series East & West ARCA & Television TRACK HISTORY TRACK The FS1/FS2 broadcast schedule includes the season opener at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 9 live on FS1 starting at 4:30 pm ET. Other FS1 events include races at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, April 26, Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 23, Michigan International Speedway on Friday, June 7, Chicagoland Speedway on Thursday, June 27, and Pocono Raceway on Friday, July 26. Two races will be broadcast on FS2, the first Pocono race on Friday, May 31 and the season finale at Kansas Speedway on Friday, October 18. MAVTV’s broadcast schedule begins with ARCA’s return to Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida for the first time since 1996 on Saturday, March 9, and continues with races at Salem Speedway on Sunday, April 14, Fairgrounds Raceway Nashville on Saturday, May 2020 SEASON 4, Toledo Speedway on Sunday, May 19, Madison International Speedway on Friday, June 14, Gateway Motorsports Park on Satur- day, June 22, Elko Speedway on Saturday, July 13, Iowa Speedway on Friday, July 19, the Springfield Mile on Sunday, August 18, the DuQuoin State Fair on Saturday, August 31, Salem Speedway on Saturday, September 14, and Lucas Oil Raceway on Saturday, October 5. ARCA as a Sanctioning Body In addition to the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA also is a sanctioning body for ap- 2019 REVIEW proximately 80 other racing events, from local tracks (Toledo and Flat Rock Speed- ways) to three touring series and a Demolition Derby that has been running for more than 40 years in southeast Michigan. RECORD BOOK ARCA Menards Series Event Media Guide • www.arcaracing.com 3 ARCA Menards Series 2020 Daytona International Speedway SERIES INFO RACE INFO RACE 2020 EVENT WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 8 TIME: 4:30 PM EST TV: TIMING & SCORING: arcaracing.com HISTORY TRACK DEFENDING WINNER: HARRISON BURTON • DEFENDING POLESITTER: CHRISTIAN ECKES TRACK FACTS TRACK NOTES First ARCA race: 1964 Website Total ARCA races run: 56 daytonainternationalspeedway.com Qualifying record: 44.953 seconds/200.209 mph, Bill Venturini, 1987 Address Race record: 153.224 mph, Lennie Pond, 1976 1801 W International Speedway Blvd, Races won from the pole: 9 (Most recent: John Wes Townley 2013) Daytona Beach, Florida, 32120 2020 SEASON Telephone (386) 947-6782 RACE FACTS Tickets Race: Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire (386) 253-7223 When: 4:30 PM EST; Saturday February 8, 2020 Directions TV: Live, FS1 East of I-95; Exit 87A on U.S. 92 Distance: 200 miles (80 laps) Configuration: Series: Race No. 1 on the 2020 ARCA Menards Series season 2.5-mile paved tri-oval Banking: 2019 REVIEW Turns: 31 degrees Tri-ovals: 18 degrees LAST 10 ARCA MENARDS SERIES RACES AT DAYTONA Backstretch: 3 degrees DATE WINNER TIME/AVG SPEED POLE WINNER TIME/SPEED 2-10-18 Harrison Burton 1:41:51/126.655 Christian Eckes 49.180/183.001 2-15-18 Michael Self 2:10:35/105.680 Natalie Decker 49.489/181.859 2-18-17 Austin Theriault 1:51:14/101.139 Tom Hessert 48.143/186.943 2-13-16 John Wes Townley 1:27:45/136.752 Cole Custer 47.769/188.407 2-14-15 Grant Enfinger 1:30:25/132.719 Mark Thompson 48.042/187.336 RECORD BOOK 2-15-14 Grant Enfinger 1:32:18/130.011 Dylan Kwasniewski 49.400/182.186 2-16-13 John Wes Townley 1:29:18/135.900 John Wes Townley 49.638/181.313 2-18-12 Bobby Gerhart 1:33:47/132.753 Sean Corr 49.271/182.663 2-12-11 Bobby Gerhart 1:38:03/122.387 Ty Dillon 48.509/185.533 2-6-10 Bobby Gerhart 1:49:23/109.706 James Buescher 49.575/181.543 HARRISON BURTON ARCA Menards Series Event Media Guide • www.arcaracing.com 4 ARCA Menards Series 2020 Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire SERIES INFO Wednesday, February 5th 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM ARCA Menards Series Credentials 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ARCA Menards Series Hauler Parking HAULER PARKING ONLY INFO RACE Thursday, February 6th 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM ARCA Menards Series Credentials 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM ARCA Menards Series Garage Friday, February 7th TRACK HISTORY TRACK 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ARCA Menards Series Credentials 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM ARCA Menards Series Garage 11:00 AM ARCA Menards Series Rookie Meeting (Press Conference Room) 11:30 AM ARCA Menards Series Driver and Spotter Meeting (Press Conference Room) 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM ARCA Rookie Track Ride 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ARCA Menatds Series Practice 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ARCA Menatds Series Final Practice 2020 SEASON Saturday, February 8th 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM ARCA Menards Series Credentials 7:30 AM ARCA Menards Series Garage 12:30 PM General Tire Pole Qualifying (Group Qualifying) POST QUALIFYING IMPOUND PROCEDURE IN EFFECT 2019 REVIEW 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Open Garage Area for Properly Credentialed Guest 2:45 PM ARCA Menards Series Driver, Spotter and Crew Chief Meeting in the Driver’s Meeting Room (Required Attendance) 4:20 PM ARCA Menards Series Driver Introduction RECORD BOOK ARCA Menards Series Event Media Guide • www.arcaracing.com 5 ARCA Menards Series 2020 Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire PRE-RACE ENTRY LIST NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR TEAM OWNER 0 Con Nicolopoulos/Columbus MI GreatRailing.com Chevrolet Wayne Peterson SERIES INFO 2 TBA Chad Bryant Racing Ford Chad Bryant 3 Willie Mullins/Fredericksburg