The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will make its inaugural appearance at Mobile International Speedway a Rick Crawford Performance Track in, 2012. The ARCA-Mobile 200 will see the national touring series bring its old school door handle to door handle style of hard nose racing for 200 laps on the half-mile, high-banked paved oval on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Since the series’ inception in 1953, the series has raced at over 200 different tracks but this will be the first at Mobile International Speedway. “The 2012 season is ARCA’s 60th, and Mobile will be the first short track on the schedule following the season opener at Daytona in February,” said ARCA President Ron Drager. “The ARCA Racing Series short track races have proven to be highly competitive and entertaining regardless of the venue. Mobile ‘s style of racing lends itself to an exciting ARCA show.” The ARCA Series is the latest in first time promotions at the Speedway since Rick Crawford took the helm at the beginning of 2011.(Mobile International Speedway PR) [Past news regarding Crawford & MIS is posted on the August News Archives page.](9-21-2011)
