Automobile Racing Club of America

John Marcum founded the Midwest Association for Race Cars (MARC) in 1953 as a regional stock car racing series after working as an official for NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. In 1964, the name was changed to the "Automobile Racing Club of America" when the series became national by racing on superspeedways. This ARCA is not to be confused with the organization founded in 1933 with the same name, which was the forerunner of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). ARCA started racing at Daytona International Speedway in 1964, during the Daytona Speedweeks, at the request of Bill France Sr., who had raced against Marcum in the 1940s. The ARCA/NASCAR relationship continues today. The series frequently schedule events at the same track on the same weekend. The ARCA event is frequently the Saturday support race to the Sunday NASCAR Cup event. In 2019, it was announced that the NASCAR K&N Series East and West would be moved under the ARCA banner as the ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West for 2020. Former NASCAR drivers, such as Benny Parsons, Kyle Petty (who won the 1979 Daytona ARCA 200, the first race he ever competed in), Ken Schrader and others, have competed in and advanced through the ARCA series on the way to successful NASCAR careers. ==Points scoring system==

ARCA uses a relatively simple point system to determine champions. Note: • Every finishing position between 1st and 40th is separated by five points, with the winning driver receiving 200 points and the 40th place driver receiving five points. Any driver who finishes behind 40th will receive five points. • Points are also awarded for qualifying, with: 15 points awarded to the pole position, 10 points for the second fastest qualifier, and five for the third fastest qualifier. • Any driver who leads an official lap will receive five bonus points. • The driver who leads the most official laps will receive an additional five points. • All drivers who pre-enter and compete in a race will receive an additional 25 points. • Any driver who enters and competes in each pre-designated five race leg of the overall schedule will receive an additional 100 points. == Series ==

• ARCA Menards Series • ARCA Menards Series East • ARCA Menards Series West • ARCA Late Model Gold Cup Series Former series • ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series • ASA/CRA Super Series • ASA Midwest Tour • ARCA OK Tire Sportsman Series ==Gallery==

Image:FrankKimmel2006_ARCA.jpg|10-time ARCA Racing Series Champion Frank Kimmel racing in 2006. Image:Frank-kimmel-JennerstownPA2007.jpg|Kimmel drives the number 46 through the corners of Salem Speedway in Indiana, USA. File:Frank Kimmel 44 2013 Scott 160 ARCA race at Road America.jpg|Kimmel in his Menards Toyota in 2013. File:Bobby Gerhart and Dawayne Bryan racing Kentucky Speedway 2006.jpg|Series veteran Bobby Gerhart (5) racing at Kentucky Speedway. File:Chris Buescher 99 at 2013 Scott 160 ARCA race at Road America.jpg|Roush Fenway Racing driver Chris Buescher was the first driver ever to compete every lap in a season in his 2012 championship year. File:Milka Duno 35 2013 Scott 160 ARCA race at Road America.jpg|Venturini Motorsports is one of the larger ARCA operations, fielding cars for aspiring stock car racers (such as Milka Duno here in 2013). ==References==