Updated Tuesday, July 29th at 9 a.m.

NASHVILLE TN (7-22-08) - Canton, Georgia's Matt Hawkins unofficially posted the quickest speed in morning testing Tuesday at Nashville Superspeedway where 18 drivers took part in on-track activity in preparation for the upcoming Saturday afternoon, August 9th Toyota 150.

Hawkins, in the no. 39 JaniKing-Racing Radios Dodge, circled the 1.33-mile concrete oval in 29.600 seconds, for an average speed of 161.757 mph. Hawkins, a rookie on the 2008 tour, is coming off a solid sixth place finish last Friday night at Kentucky Speedway. Hawkins first made headlines in the series back in April at Iowa Speedway where he won in his career-first series start. In four career series starts, he has three top-10 finishes including a fourth place finish at Rockingham Speedway.

Tuesday night on Inside ARCA Radio sponsored by Team GLOCK Racing, Berlin Raceway's Mike Strevel discusses this weekend's ARCA RE/MAX 200, ARCA Insider Phil Parsons returns to the program, Shawn Umphries, Trackside Services Rep for Mr. Gasket, and Eddie Sharp Racing Crew Chief Patrick Donahue will join us to discuss the Mallory Ignition System program and show hosts Charlier Turner and Steve Wronkowicz will talk to one of the drivers participating in Tuesday's ARCA Open Test at Nashville Superspeedway. On the ARCA Short track side of things, General Manager Scott Schultz will be live at the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grill and will fill in for Gary Lindahl. 

Based on post-race technical inspection after Friday's Kentukcy 150 ARCA RE/MAX Series race event at Kentucky Speedway, the Sharp Racing Enterprises #2 team has been fined $1500 and team owner Eddie Sharp and driver Scott Speed have been penalized with the loss of 25 championship points. The penalties were issued for violation of the rear quarter panel height rule per the 2008 ARCA Rulebook.

SPARTA, Kentucky (July 21, 2008) - Brett Hudson faced adversity in the Kentucky ARCA RE/MAX 150 at Kentucky Speedway but the Owensboro, Kentucky native persevered with a 18th place finish Friday night.

HOLLAND, Michigan (July 21, 2008) - - Officials from Sheltra Motorsports announced today that Holland, Michigan based Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant will join the Whitesville, Kentucky ARCA RE/MAX Series organization as the primary marketing partner for the No. 60 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and driver Patrick Sheltra for Saturday's Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway.

Concord, N.C. (July 21, 2006) - Roush Fenway Racing up-and-comer Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is coming into his own in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. He's been leading the point standings since May following his first career stock car win at Kentucky but his love for open wheel racing has not faded. This week, prior to the "Berlin ARCA 200" at Berlin Raceway, Stenhouse will stop in Indiana to race Carl Edwards' USAC Silver Crown car. Stenhouse will race the No. 199 Carl Edwards/R.E. Technologies car at the Terre Haute Action track on Wednesday then at O'Reilly Raceway Park (ORP) on Thursday.

Why?

Because he likes it.

Justin Allgaier will head to the Berlin Speedway in Marne, Michigan with the rest of the ARCA RE/MAX drivers for the running of the ARCA 200 Saturday, July 26, 2008.

Mooresville, NC (7.21.08) - #37 Dexter Bean and Team GLOCK finished 23rd in the Kentucky ARCA RE/MAX 150 on Friday, July 18th from Kentucky Speedway.

SPARTA, Kentucky (July 21, 2008) - - In his freshman year of competition in the ARCA RE/MAX Series (ARS), Tom Hessert has attracted an image of being "Mr. Consistency." That image prevailed once again in Friday's Kentucky ARCA RE/MAX 150 with Hessert guiding the No. 1 Maaco America's Bodyshop-Boudreaux's Butt Paste to a strong finish under the lights.

SPARTA, Kentucky (July 21, 2008) - - Patrick Sheltra in the No. 60 Groupe Beton Brunet-Ferguson Pipe-FloraGanics Dodge Charger looked well on his way to his second top-five finish of the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series season but a late incident with a lapped car diminished his hopes and brought his first accident-based DNF (Did Not Finish) of the season in Friday night's Kentucky ARCA RE/MAX 150.

HOLMDEL, NJ July 21, 2008 . . . Last year Dominick Casola was on his way to at least a top 10 finish at Berlin Raceway (Marne, Michigan) when another competitor changed his plans. Casola, driving the Andy Belmont owned A.Casola Farms Ford, got caught up in someone else's miscue and that ended his outstanding run toward the front.

SPARTA, Ky. (July 18, 2008) - Ken Butler, III started under the Friday night lights of Kentucky Speedway in the 12th position. Just as KBIII was coming to the checkered flag with a top 10 finish in sight on the final lap, contact sent the No. 22 Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota into the wall. Butler finished the Kentucky ARCA 150 in the 28th position.

SPARTA, Ky. (July 18, 2008) - Eddie Sharp Racing's Justin Lofton entered the Kentucky ARCA 150 very confident and with momentum following his first win at Michigan International Speedway and his first pole at Cayuga Motor Speedway.

Sparta, Ky. (July 18, 2008) - Gambling with pit strategy and fuel mileage, the bet paid off for Scott Speed and his Eddie Sharp Racing team at Kentucky Speedway.