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ARCA: Championship Banquet To Honor Stars
Covington Kentucky will be the site of the ARCA RE/MAX Series awards banquet...
ARCA Communications  | http://www.arcaracing.com  |  Posted October 22, 2009   Toledo, OH
During the 1960s, the late Benny Parsons raced in ARCA, his win came in a two-year-old dirt-track car that Ned Jarrett had driven in NASCAR. Parsons headed to NASCAR at the 1970's began. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Justin Lofton the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series driving champion hoists his trophy. (Photo: arcaracing.com)

The stars of ARCA, including 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.

From the Series' inaugural race at Dayton Speedway in Ohio on May 10, 1953, to the 2009 Championship race at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina on October 11, 2009, it's the stars of ARCA that have formed the most memorable racing moments in ARCA's history. In 1953, those stars included Buckie Sager, who won the sanction's inaugural race from the pole position among some 10,000 spectators, eventual six-time Series' champion Iggy Katona, 1953 Series Champion Jim Romine, and race winners from the 1953 season including Russ Hepler, Leo Caldwell and JH Petty, brother of Lee Petty.

In 2009, Eddie Sharp Racing's Justin Lofton and Cunningham Motorsports' Parker Kligerman, a Penske Development Driver, made headlines throughout the season, combining to win 15 of 21 races. Other current Stars of ARCA include nine-time ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Frank Kimmel and first and second-year drivers like Joey Coulter, Craig Goess, Bryan Silas, Steve Arpin, Tom Hessert, Patrick Sheltra and Robb Brent.

Over the years, the stars of ARCA have included both fulltime Series competitors and young, up-and-coming drivers that have used the Series as a stepping stone to advance their careers. Joey Logano, David Ragan, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman and Juan Montoya are among the current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regulars that have raced and won in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Since the inaugural 1953 season ARCA Champions have gone on to achieve a wide range of accolades. Benny Parsons won season-ending championships in both the ARCA RE/MAX Series (1968 and 1969) and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kimmel's storied racing career has included nine ARCA RE/MAX Series championships, an invitation to compete in the International Race of Champions (IROC) Series, along with forays into the NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Justin Allgaier won the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship and currently competes for Penske Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series Champion Lofton has already made several NASCAR Nationwide Series starts during his young racing career.

A group of ARCA's expert insiders will provide their opinion and analysis for each of ARCA's six decades, beginning with the inaugural 1953 season and ending with 2009. ARCA Insiders include history buffs Ron Drager, the current president of ARCA, Bill Kimmel, Jr., crew chief of the No. 44 Ansell-Menards Fusion driven by Frank Kimmel, and SPEED commentator Phil Parsons, who will serve as the Master of Ceremonies for this year's Championship Awards Banquet.


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