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12 ARCA races to air on MAVTV

[h=2]12 ARCA races to air on MAVTV[/h] Friday, 26 January 2018

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Officials from the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and MAVTV Motorsports Network announced today that MAVTV will televise 12 ARCA Racing Series, presented by Menards, race events in 2018.

Eleven of the 12 races will be live on MAVTV in 2018, the second year of a three-year broadcast agreement with ARCA. The 2018 broadcast package includes the first superspeedway event scheduled for live coverage on the MAVTV Motorsports Network from Michigan International Speedway, Friday afternoon, June 8.
"ARCA is a well-respected and highly professional stock car racing series," said MAVTV President Bob Patison. "It is definitely a good fit for MAVTV. Adding more live coverage of the series in 2018 builds on the momentum started last year by ARCA and MAVTV."
Coverage begins Saturday night, April 7, with the first live broadcast from Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tenn. Live coverage is also scheduled for April 22 and September 15 from Salem (IN) Speedway; May 20 from Toledo (OH) Speedway; June 15 from Madison (WI) Int'l Speedway; July 14 from Elko (MN) Speedway; July 21 from Berlin (MI) Raceway; Aug. 19 from the Illinois State Fairgrounds; Sept. 3 from the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds and Sept. 7 from Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Ind. The only event not scheduled for live broadcast will be the July 7 event from Iowa Speedway, which will air on a delayed basis.
The 12-race MAVTV broadcast schedule rounds out ARCA's 2018 telecast package, with the remaining eight races scheduled for live coverage on FOX Sports. Nineteen of the 20 ARCA Racing Series events in 2018 will be live.
The ARCA Racing Series first aired on MAVTV in the early 2000s, with delayed coverage from Salem.
"The relationship formed last year between ARCA and MAVTV has been nothing but positive," said Mark Gundrum, Vice President of Business Development and Corporate Partnerships for ARCA. "From our teams, to our fans, to our sponsors, everyone at ARCA is excited about our partnership with MAVTV, and this announcement only adds to that excitement."

NASCAR outlines plan to integrate ARCA with touring series

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By: Kelly Crandall October 6, 2018 10:42 AM NASCAR has outlined the direction it plans to take with the ARCA Racing Series, following its purchase of that stock car series earlier this year.When the acquisition was announced back in April, details about ARCA’s future were sparse other than that ARCA would continue to operate independently through the conclusion of the 2019 season,

after which full integration with NASCAR would take place.On Saturday at Dover, NASCAR officials revealed “primary points of this new competition structure” that will also include both the K&N Pro Series (pictured) East and West. Under this structure, drivers will have an opportunity to contend for four championships. They are as follows:• The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and K&N Pro Series East championship calendars will feature approximately six to eight events,

competing on historic short tracks (under a mile in length) within their traditional regional footprint.• The ARCA Racing Elite Series presented by Menards will be made up of approximately 20 races, with at least half on speedways (over 1 mile) that include traditional companion events in both the ARCA and Pro Series.•

The fourth championship will be the Stock Car Invitational. This championship will consist of the remaining approximately 10 races of the Elite Series and will be on premier short tracks that have long been part of both ARCA and the K&N Pro Series. To be eligible for the championship in this three-way combination series,

East and West competitors must compete in a minimum number of races across those series.• The chassis and body will be roughly the same across all four championships. Teams competing in the Elite Series will run the current ARCA engine package, while teams competing in the Pro Series East and West will run the existing engine package in those series. Teams choosing to compete for the Stock Car Invitational title must race with the same engine they used in the Elite or Pro Series East / West.

• Drivers must be at least 15 years old to compete in the Pro Series East and West as well as the Stock Car Invitational. Drivers must be at least 18 years old to compete in the Elite Series.Details such as series names, television coverage, and venues will be finalized in the coming months.“We are continuing to gather feedback from teams,

competitors and industry stakeholders to ensure the next step in the series’ evolution provides a lasting and healthy competition platform for accomplished veterans battling rising stars at iconic short tracks and diverse speedways across the country,” NASCAR added in a statement.