2011 ARCA calendar finally unveiled
Having released news of several individual events over the past few weeks, organisers of the ARCA Racing Series have finally unveiled the full 19-round schedule for the 2011 season.
The schedule for the stock car series’ 59th season includes a mix of superspeedways, short tracks, dirt tracks and road courses and opens at Daytona International Speedway in February before closing at Toledo Speedway in mid-October.
Daytona’s inclusion on the calendar represents the 48th consecutive year that the iconic Florida venue has been part of the ARCA schedule.
"We're extremely proud of the depth and quality of the venues on the 2011 schedule, each of which is very important to the identity and industry position of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards," said ARCA president Ron Drager. "Both the number of scheduled events and the geographic coverage represented by the markets we'll be racing in are good fits for the series."
Other notable events include return visits to the O’Reilly Raceway Park and Winchester Speedway as well as a first-ever appearance at the Madison International Speedway in Oregan.
Kansas, Michigan, Chicagoland, Pocono and Talladega are the other big speedway venues alongside short track races at Salem, Berlin and Iowa. The Illinois and DuQuoin State Fairgrounds represent the dirt track courses, while a new road course event will take place at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Once again, ARCA will race on the same bill as the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series at several rounds.
2011 ARCA Racing Series calendar
Saturday, February 12 - Daytona International Speedway
Friday, April 15 - Talladega Superspeedway
Sunday, May 1 - Salem Speedway
Sunday, May 15 - Toledo Speedway
Sunday, May 22 - New Jersey Motorsports Park
Saturday, June 4 - Chicagoland Speedway
Saturday, June 11 - Pocono Raceway
Friday, June 17 - Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, June 25 - Winchester Speedway
Saturday, July 9 - Berlin Raceway
Saturday, July 16 - Iowa Speedway
Thursday, July 28 - O'Reilly Raceway Park
Saturday, August 6 - Pocono Raceway
Sunday, August 21 - Illinois State Fairgrounds
Friday, August 26 - Madison International Speedway
Monday, September 5 - DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
Saturday, September 17 - Salem Speedway
Friday, October 7 - Kansas Speedway
Sunday, October 16 - Toledo Speedway
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Andy Wilkinson
Published 03/12/2010 10:13 Latest News ARCA
 Indycar racer Milka Duno is considering a full-time switch to the ARCA Series in 2011 as her chances of remaining in the single-seater formula continue to fade.
38-year-old Duno has run sporadically in Indycar since 2007, taking her best finish to date with 11th in that year’s Texas event. 2010 saw her run a full schedule for the first time but she struggled badly on non-oval circuits, incurring the wrath of her competitors and often being parked early in proceedings by race organiseres.
Having released news of several individual events over the past few weeks, organisers of the ARCA Racing Series have finally unveiled the full 19-round schedule for the 2011 season.
The ARCA Racing Series has announced two more dates for its 2011 season calendar with back-to-back Saturday night events at Berlin Raceway and Iowa Speedway planned for the month of July.
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The work-in-progress ARCA Series schedule for the 2011 season has continued to take shape, with three more race dates for the stock car championship confirmed today
Talladega Superspeedway will host the series on April 15, opening a weekend of NASCAR Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup action.
Pocono Raceway will once again host two ARCA Series events in 2011, continuing the Pennsylvania venue's long association with the stock car championship.
Both events will act as part of the support package for NASCAR's Sprint Cup, with the first set to run on June 11 and the second on August 6 of next year.
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