by Gregg Paul
The ARCA Midwest Tour presented by SCAG Power Equipment and Lester Buildings will wind its way through Wisconsin to State Park Speedway in Wausau for the State Park 125 on Saturday May 18th. It will be Opening Day as State Park Speedway kicks off its 2013 racing season at the famed quarter mile oval.
Fredrickson Looks To Defend Race Win
ARCA Midwest Touring Star Dan Fredrickson is looking to defend last year’s win at State Park Speedway. Fredrickson battled Jonathan Eilen and Mark Mackesy down to the checkers to take the win. The battle with Eilen raged for most of the second half of the race, with Fredrickson holding on for the win.
Local Racer Looks To Make Mark
Mark Mackesy looks to continue his great runs at State Park Speedway. Last year’s third place finish coupled with his win in 2011 in this race shows he has the ability to race with the ARCA Midwest Touring Stars. Mackesy is a three time State Park Speedway track champion and has won all three of the track’s signature events. Mackesy has captured three Larry Detjens Memorials, to go along with a single win in both the Flip Merwin and Wayne “Lodi” Lodholz Memorials.
Touring Stars Program Kicks Off In Style
The Touring Stars program got a boost with the announcement of three new sponsors teaming up to sponsor the program. DOC 360, i-gogs sunglasses, and Spiked Island Adult Lemonade have selected all the Touring Stars to create teams. Each sponsor will outfit the teams with crew uniforms and supply the team with their products and hero cards. This unique style of program will help with the marketability and visibility of the Touring Stars and help the fans by being more recognizable. Each sponsor will also pay $100 to the highest finishing of their team drivers.
Qualifying starts at 4:00pm followed by an autograph session from 5:00-5:30. Racing begins at 6:00. For complete race day information go to arcamidwesttour.com.
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To learn more about the Automobile Racing Club of America Midwest Tour, log on toarcamidwesttour.com. For questions call the ARCA Midwest Tour office at (262) 729-4111 or Tim Olson at (612) 327-5831 or Steve Einhaus (630) 212-6022 at or e-mail Tim Olson at tim@arcamidwesttour.comor Steve Einhaus at steve@arcamidwesttour.com.
The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is among the leading auto racing sanctioning bodies in the country. Founded in 1953 by John and Mildred Marcum, the organization administers more than 100 events each year in multiple racing series, including the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, the ARCA/CRA Super Series, the ARCA Truck Series and the ARCA Midwest Tour, plus weekly racing at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways.
