History
The series started as a local touring group. Led by John Marcum, the Midwest Association for Race Cars was formed with drivers like Iggy Katona and Nelson Stacy being early drivers.
The series became a part of the Daytona Speedweeks in 1964. The same year, the series name was changed from MARC(Midwest Association for Race Cars) to the current ARCA(Automobile Racing Club of America) by John Marcum as a suggestion from Bill France, the founder of NASCAR.
The series races on tracks as varied as small ovals and as large as Daytona International Speedway during the Daytona Speedweeks. It is one of the last major oval track circuits to still compete on dirt tracks. In 2008 the series returned to racing on a road course.
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