(11-9-09) - It pays to be a champion.

Red Horse Racing officials announced Monday that 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Justin Lofton will drive the team's No. 7 Toyota for the full NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule in 2010.

Lofton's ARCA crew chief, Mark Rette, the 2009 Cometic Crew Chief of the Year, will be Lofton's crew chief on the Red Horse Racing team.

TOLEDO OH (11-6-09) - It would be difficult, to say the least, to equal and/or surpass the achievements of rookie Parker Kligerman on the ARCA RE/MAX Series tour. Even the most experienced veterans haven't put up numbers equivalent to Kligerman.

That doesn't mean that ARCA rookie Dakoda Armstrong won't try. Armstrong, a current high school senior in New Castle, Indiana, is the next development driver in line inside the powerful Penske Racing organization.

FORT WORTH TX (11-6-09) - ARCA RE/MAX Series veteran Bryan Silas thought he might as well get a jump on the competition. The Stuart, Florida driver has entered the no. 48 Rockingham Speedway-Polar Bear 150 Chevy Silverado for tonight's (Friday) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Lone Star 350k at Texas Motor Speedway.

Texas Motor Speedway officials announced in late summer that the ARCA RE/MAX Series will be returning to the Fort Worth, Texas 1.5-mile speedway in 2010 for an event on April 16th.

TOLEDO OH (11-5-09) - The ARCA RE/MAX Series has always been a stepping stone into the highest leagues of NASCAR. From Benny Parsons and Kyle Busch, to Justin Allgaier, the series is the go-to-tour for working your way up through the ranks.

And for some, like Daytona ARCA winner Chase Montgomery, it can also be a place to come back to.

"I would love to come back and run with you guys (ARCA)," said Montgomery, who still lives in the Nashville, Tennessee area.

TOLEDO, Ohio (November 4, 2009)-The 1970s ushered in an era of change for ARCA and its stars as the first purpose-built racecars changed the sport and the ailing health of ARCA's founder, John Marcum, produced trying times for the sanctioning body. Still, ARCA Champions shined brightly as many drivers were able to clinch multiple titles during ARCA's decade of change. The stars of the 1970s, along with champions from each of ARCA's 56 years, will be honored at the ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship Awards Banquet in Covington, Kentucky, on Saturday evening, December 5.

CONCORD NC (11-3-09) - It's a long way - 1,492 miles to be exact - from Steve Arpin's hometown of Fort Frances, Ontario Canada to Rockingham Speedway, the site of the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series season finale where Arpin wrapped up his rookie season. In truth, it was a long season overall for Arpin, full of wild roller coaster rides complete with all the highs and lows, ups and downs and everything in between.

"The 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series season started as a roller-coaster of emotions," said Arpin.

TOLEDO OH (11-2-09) - From the cockpit to the classroom, Robb Brent is planning for the future. With the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series season behind him, Brent is once again hitting the school books.

Brent, driver of the no. 36 Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep Dodge, is currently finishing up his bachelor's degree from Northwood University in Midland Michigan.

"I'm planning on graduating in February," said Brent.

TOLEDO OH (11-1-09) - If the world didn't know who Grant Enfinger was when he first showed up on tour in 2008, you better believe it knows who he is now.

In seven starts in 2009, in his own no. 83 BeasleyAllen.com sponsored Ford Fusion, Enfinger checked off four top-five finishes among a couple of near wins at Kentucky and Chicagoland, where he finished second. Third place finishes at Talladega and Kansas, and a seventh at Rockingham served notice that this guy's the real deal.

(10-30-09) - Mark Rette, crew chief of the No. 6 Lofton Cattle Toyota, led Justin Lofton to six race wins and the 2009 title in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. His guidance not only paid off for Lofton but also allowed Rette, a first year crew chief within ARCA, to be named the Cometic Crew Chief of the Year.

"To me, next to winning the championship, it's the biggest thing I've accomplished," 31-year-old Rette said of the honor.  

TOLEDO OH (10-29-09) - When Stuart Kirby surfaced at Chicagoland Speedway in late August, he had not been seen or heard from, racing-wise, in four years.

After a promising career seemed to be on the verge of taking off to the big time, the Bowling Green, Kentucky driver just disappeared.

"I probably got myself in the wrong situations for my racing career to take off like I hoped it would," said 28-year-old Kirby, who lives with his wife and six-month old daughter in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

TOLEDO, Ohio (October 28, 2009)- In a decade highlighted by talented fulltime series competitors capable of racing against-and becoming-NASCAR's greats, large race attendance and the debut of superspeedway racing on a national stage, the 1960s have oft been referred to as ARCA's golden years. The stars of ARCA's golden decade, along with champions from each of ARCA's 56 years, will be honored at the ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship Awards Banquet in Covington, Kentucky, on Saturday evening, December 5.

(10-28-09) - Nick Ramey (above right), engine builder for Roush-Yates Engines, has several clients inside the ARCA RE/MAX Series garage he services race to race, including nine-time series champion Frank Kimmel. Ramey, who's worked closely with Doug and Robert Yates for the last 18 years, will be our featured guest tonight on "Inside ARCA" at 8:00 PM ET. In addition, 5-time Daytona winner and longtime series veteran Bobby Gerhart is scheduled to return to the program in the second segment. Gerhart's already been busy preparing for the 2010 Daytona season opener as well as the upcoming Daytona test in December. Also, ARCA veteran driver Stuart Kirby, who disappeared from racing, resurfaced this year at Chicagoland Speedway. Find out what he's up to these days. "Inside ARCA" airs at ARCAracing.com each and every Wednesday from 3:00 to 4:00 PM ET, and re-airs every Wednesday night from 8:00 to 9:00 PM ET.