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2016 ARCA Racing Series
The 2016 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards was the 64th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 13 with the Lucas Oil 200 driven by General Tire and ended on October 14 with the Kansas 150. Rookie Chase Briscoe, driving the No. 77 for Cunningham Motorsports, won the drivers' championship. Tom Hessert III finished second behind Briscoe in the championship by 535 points. Matt Kurzejewski finished third in the championship. Teams and drivers Complete schedule Limited schedule Notes Schedule The 2016 schedule was fully released on November 25, 2015. Television coverage In the United States, ten races were broadcast by Fox Sports on FS1 or FS2. The eight races that were broadcast on FS1 include Daytona, Talladega, both Pocono events, Michigan, Indianapolis, Chicagoland, and Kansas, while Iowa and Kentucky were broadcast on FS2. Nine races were also aired on American Sports Network. The Toledo, Winchester, Berlin, Madison, and Illinois Fairgr ...
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ARCA Racing Series
The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into the three national touring series of NASCAR, and hosts events at a variety of track types including superspeedways, road courses, and dirt tracks. The series has had a longstanding relationship with NASCAR, including using former NASCAR Cup Series cars, hosting events in the same race weekend such as Daytona Speedweeks, and naming an award after NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr. However, the series was not officially affiliated with NASCAR until its buyout on April 27, 2018. The series was known as the ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series from 1986 until 1991, the ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series from 1993 until 1995, and as the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series from 1996 to 2000. The series was sponsored by real estate company RE/MAX as the ARCA RE/MAX Series from 2001 un ...
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Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 million vehicles per year. The company was originally founded as a spinoff of Toyota Industries, a machine maker started by Sakichi Toyoda, Kiichiro's father. Both companies are now part of the Toyota Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world. While still a department of Toyota Industries, the company developed its first product, the Type A engine in 1934 and its first passenger car in 1936, the Toyota AA. After World War II, Toyota benefited from Japan's alliance with the United States to learn from American automakers and other companies, which would give rise to The Toyota Way (a management philosophy) and the Toyota Production System (a lean manufacturing practice) that would transform the small company into a leader in t ...
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David Levine (racing Driver)
David Levine (born July 3, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has driven in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and ARCA Racing Series. Early career and education Levine became interested in racing as a 10-year-old when he and his father went to an indoor carting track.The Kansas City Star, Sports car driver David Levine puts heart into his racing http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article488692/Sports-car-driver-David-Levine-puts-heart-into-his-racing.html Levine attended grade school through the 8th grade at Lake Forest Country Day School, a coeducational, independent preK-8 school located in Lake Forest, Illinois. He is a 2011 graduate of Lake Forest Academy, a prestigious college preparatory boarding school located on the North Shore in Lake Forest, Illinois. After Lake Forest Academy, Levine earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications Studies from Furman University in Greenville, SC in May 20 ...
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Brady Boswell
Brady Boswell (born April 18, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He most recently competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series for Mason Mitchell Motorsports, Cunningham Motorsports, and Athenian Motorsports in 2016. Since then, he has been without a ride in any NASCAR series. Racing career After making his ARCA debut at Nashville, Mason Mitchell Motorsports announced that Boswell would run an additional six races with the team in the No. 98 car, which were the first Pocono race, Michigan, Iowa, IRP, Kentucky, and Kansas. However, team owner Mason Mitchell ended up driving the car at Kansas instead. Also, he drove at Talladega in the No. 22 Dodge for Cunningham Motorsports, the car that won that race the previous year with Blake Jones driving. He would go on to earn a top-10 finish after qualifying ninth for the race. When John Wes Townley got a concussion before the Truck Series race at Eldora, Bos ...
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Gus Dean
Gus H. Dean (born August 19, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 55 and 15 Toyota Camrys for Venturini Motorsports. He previously drove in the series for Win-Tron Racing full-time in 2017 and 2018 and part-time in 2016, 2019 and 2020. Dean also drove for Mason Mitchell Motorsports part-time in ARCA in 2016, winning General Tire 200, the race at Talladega that year. Dean also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series full-time in 2019 for Young's Motorsports and part-time in 2020 in 2021 for Hill Motorsports. Racing career ARCA Menards Series Dean began racing part-time in 2016 with Mason Mitchell Motorsports, scoring 1 win at Talladega in April. In 2017, he ran the full schedule with Win-Tron Racing, scoring a 4th-place points finish but lost rookie of the year to Riley Herbst in the season finale at Kansas. He return to the organization in 2018, scoring his second career win at Elko ...
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Will Kimmel
Will Kimmel III (born May 11, 1988) is an American stock car racing driver. He is the son of Bill Kimmel, Jr. and nephew of Frank Kimmel. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series for family-owned Kimmel Racing. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Cup Series for Go Fas Racing. Career Kimmel began his racing career in 1998; in 2006 he began competing at Salem Speedway, winning the track's Rookie of the Year award for Super Late Model drivers. The following year he won the track's championship, becoming the youngest driver to do so. He made his debut in the ARCA Racing Series in 2008, competing in 62 races in the series between 2008 and 2013 with a best finish of second at Salem in 2011. Kimmel also won the Polar Bear 150 street-stock race at Rockingham Speedway in 2010, beating Kurt Busch. NASCAR In 2010, Kimmel made his debut in NASCAR competition, driving the No. 44 Ford in a Camping World Truck Series event at Kentucky Speedway, finishing 21st. He made h ...
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Joey Gattina
Joey Gattina (born July 14, 1979) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 06 for Wayne Peterson Racing. Biography A driving instructor for Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure, Gattina conducts test drives at tracks like Talladega Superspeedway. He raced at the track in the ARCA Racing Series in 2014 and 2016. In 2015, Gattina made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Gateway. He started and finished last after his truck's engine expired before he could complete a lap. Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) () Camping World Truck Series ARCA Racing Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) References External links * 1979 births ARCA Menards Series drivers NASCAR drivers Living people Racing drivers from Alabama {{NASCAR-bio-stub ...
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Kyle Weatherman
Kyle Jay Weatherman (born August 28, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 34 Chevrolet Camaro for Jesse Iwuji Motorsports. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Racing Series in the past. Racing career Early years Weatherman was born in Wentzville, Missouri, where he was first introduced to racing by his father and a family friend at the age of eight years old, with Kyle and brother Clayton both racing go-karts. Later on, Weatherman moved up to bandolero racing. He spent four years racing Bandoleros, culminating in a national championship. At age 12, Weatherman moved to the Legends car racing, Legends Series, in which he raced until age 15. At the same time, he participated in some International Motor Contest Association, IMCA dirt races. He won the Legends National Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and became the youngest dri ...
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Tyler Speer
Tyler Speer (born December 21, 1990) is an American stock car racing and drag boat racing driver. He currently competes in the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series and the ARCA Menards Series. Racing career Speer started racing motocross when he was five years old, followed by go-karts at the age of 12. In 2009, when he was 15, he competed in the Allison Legacy Series, winning a race and finishing fourth in the championship standings. In December 2009, Speer earned an ARCA Racing Series license after testing at Daytona International Speedway. A year later, he made his ARCA debut at Rockingham Speedway, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet for 1995 series champion Andy Hillenburg; after qualifying 40th, he finished 32nd. He continued to compete part-time in ARCA, recording a top-ten (seventh-place finish) at Illinois State Fairgrounds in 2012. In 2016, he ran the Illinois and DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack races, finishing seventh in both events. Speer began racing drag boats in 201 ...
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Ken Schrader
Kenneth Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American professional racing driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while also competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Ford for Fast Track Racing, and the Superstar Racing Experience, driving the No. 52 car. He previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He is a first cousin once removed of fellow NASCAR driver Carl Edwards. He races in many racing divisions and has been successful in any division he has stepped into. He owns a dirt late model and dirt open-wheel modified car. Both of these cars, along with his Camping World Truck Series and ARCA series cars, are sponsored by Federated Auto Parts. He owns Federated Auto Parts Raceway (formerly I-55 Raceway) in Pevely, Missouri, and is co-owner of Macon Speedway, near Macon, Illinois, along with Kenny Wallace, Tony Stewart, and local promoter Bob S ...
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Tanner Thorson
Tanner Delbert Thorson (born May 7, 1996) is an American professional dirt track racing driver. He competes in the United States Auto Club (USAC) and World of Outlaws. Thorson has also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, last driving the Nos. 12 and 20 Chevrolet Silverados for Young's Motorsports in 2018. Racing career USAC racing Thorson raced in the USAC Midget National Tour for many years. He won the 2016 USAC National Midget Series championship on the strength of 17 wins. A highlight of the season was winning the Gold Crown Midget Nationals at Tri-City Speedway. He also made some starts in asphalt Late Models and an ARCA start on the dirt at the Springfield Mile. Thorson began USAC Sprint Car racing in 2021 and ran for the Rookie of the Year. He won his first USAC wingless Sprint Car feature on April 23, 2021 at Big Diamond Speedway in his thirteenth start. Thorson won his fifth feature USAC Midget win of the season on August 5, 2021 at Bridgeport Speedway. It w ...
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Nicole Behar
Nicole Behar (born November 15, 1997) is an American stock car racing driver. She debuted in NASCAR K&N Pro Series West competition in 2014, driving the No. 33 for her family racing team. Racing career A fifth generation racer, Behar began kart racing, go-kart racing after her sixth birthday, transitioning to full bodied cars at fourteen. Behar entered the K&N Pro Series West with her family team toward the end of the 2014 season, finishing 6th (of 17 cars) in her debut race. The following season, she commanded significant attention after her second-place finish at the King Taco Catering/NAPA Auto Parts 150, earning an invitation into the NASCAR Next program for promising young drivers. Running consistently in the top half of the field, Behar finished the year with nine top-10s in thirteen races, good enough for 10th place in the final points standings. For the 2016 season, Behar signed a development deal with the better resourced David Gilliland Racing to run the CARS Super Late ...
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