ARCA Testing - Palm Beach International - Afternoon Session

DAYTONA BEACH FL (2-8-10) - Despite the Danica Mania that commanded the majority of the attention, Lebanon, Pennsylvania veteran Bobby Gerhart out-performed and out-smarted his closest rivals during Saturday's running of the 47th Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona Int'l Speedway to earn a record sixth victory at the "World Center of Racing".

However, Gerhart's history-making performance wasn't the only record set on Saturday. With a major boost from Danica Patrick's stock car debut, ARCA's website - ARCAracing.com - smashed all one day records, times three.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 6, 2010)-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. says that he is refraining from giving driver Danica Patrick too much advice heading into her stock car debut in Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards race, allowing the IZOD INDY Car Series veteran to make her own race day game plan.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 6, 2010)- The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards Garage Area at Daytona International Speedway will be open to race fans who have purchased access to the Sprint FANZONE on Saturday, February 6, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 5, 2010)- Danica Patrick, making her stock car debut in Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards race, made an appearance in the Daytona Int'l Speedway Infield Media Center on Friday afternoon to discuss the transition to stock car racing and her 12th-place starting spot in Saturday's race.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 5, 2010)--Rain and thunderstorms passing through Florida Friday afternoon have caused officials from the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards to cancel the scheduled final practice at Daytona International Speedway. Series Officials will not reschedule the practice session.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 5, 2010)-The starting field for Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards race is set following Friday's qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway. Defending race winner James Buescher will lead off Saturday's 43-car starting field after earning the Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell with a 49.575 second/181.543 mph lap around the 2.5 mile speedway.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 4, 2010)-The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards officially opened on-track activity for the stock car portion of Hershey's Milk and Milkshakes Speedweeks 2010 with a practice session that lasted just shy of five hours on Thursday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 4, 2010)--Activ8 Communications has been named the PR and Marketing firm for the 2010 Ansell / Menards Racing Program within the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards. Activ8 will be responsible for handling the public relations, branding, social media, and sponsorship activation needs for the No. 44 Ansell/Menards Ford driven by 9-time ARCA Racing Series Champion Frank Kimmel, as well as managing at-track hospitality outings for both Ansell and Menards guests..

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 3, 2010)-IZOD INDYCar Series star Danica Patrick arrives to Daytona Int'l Speedway on Thursday for a five-hour practice session in preparation for her stock car debut in Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards race. However, a media tour in New York City has kept her pretty far from Daytona so far this week.

Drivers ready for February's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 following December Testing
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 3, 2010)-What brought IZOD IndyCar Series star Danica Patrick, NASCAR President Mike Helton and Motocross great Ricky Carmichael to Daytona Int'l Speedway one week before Christmas?

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 2, 2010)--Danica Patrick has not yet been spotted in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards Garage Area at Daytona but her JR Motorsports race team has been hard at work all day preparing the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet for the February 6 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200.

ARCA Officials inspected the car's motor and fuel cell on Tuesday and the technical inspection process will continue for the No. 7 Chevrolet and the 52 other ARCA teams at Daytona this weekend with a full day of tech on Wednesday. ARCA Racing Series Teams will make their first on-track appearance on Thursday.

TOLEDO, Ohio (February 2, 2010)-The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards opened its portion of Hersey's Milk and Milkshakes Speedweeks with a Hauler Parade through the City of Daytona Beach, Florida on Tuesday morning. The Hauler Parade, designed to mark the series' arrival to the World Center of Racing, featured more than 50 Team Transporters, a full motorcycle police escort and plenty of action despite rain showers and gloomy skies.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 2, 2010) - - Robb Brent hasn't had much luck at Daytona Int'l Speedway in the past but it appears that there is light at the end of the tunnel for the Shelby Township, Michigan native as the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards kicks off their 2010 season in Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 2, 2010)--For ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards veteran Bryan Silas a career-first victory in Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona Int'l Speedway would create a memory that lasts a lifetime.

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 2, 2010)--Officials from Miami, Florida-based PowerTrac Machinery and Sheltra Motorsports jointly announced today that PowerTrac will join the veteran ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards team as the primary marketing partner of the No. 60 Dodge Charger for Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona Int'l Speedway.