Arena Racing USA

Infobox sport governing body
title = Arena Racing USA
category = Stock Car Racing


jurisdiction = United States
year formed = 2002
headquarters = Richmond, Virginia
president = Ricky Dennis
key staff = Bob Keane, CEO [ [http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb897424.htm from PRWeb]
website = [http://www.arenaracingusa.com www.ArenaRacingUSA.com]

Arena Racing USA is a motorsports series founded by former NASCAR chassis builder Ricky Dennis, son of 1970 NASCAR Rookie of the Year, Bill Dennis.

Details

Arena Racing features one-half-scale stock cars racing on a portable 1/10-mile (161m) track inside of an arena in the mold of indoor soccer and indoor football, meaning that events take place within an arena instead of the usual outdoor venue. The cars are capable of speeds up to 100 mph (161 km/h).

Events are scheduled in a heat style format (like sprint cars), as oppose to NASCAR's format of one long race. The league promises a minimum of seven races per night [http://www.arenaracingusa.com/about.php] . The Arena Racing season runs from October to March, which is the offseason of major series such as NASCAR and Formula 1.

Currently there are three venues scheduled to host races for the 2008-2009 season, set to begin in October. The Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, the Cricket Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina and the DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first venue will host events run by Arena Racing USA while Charlotte's event will be held with the help of Joe Gibbs Racing. [http://www.arenaracingusa.com/news.php#97]

Investors

* Joe Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing [ [http://www.arenaracingusa.com/press_releases/TagBrand-and-Arena-Racing-USA-forge-agreement.pdf For Immediate Release DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ] ]
* Norm Miller and Tom Miller of Interstate Batteries
* Gary Becker formerly of PACE Entertainment

Notes

ources

# [http://www.arenaracingusa.com arenaracingusa.com]
# [http://www.arenaracinggr.com]
# [http://deltaplex.com]

External links

* [http://www.arenaracingusa.com/ Arena Racing USA Official Site]
* [http://www.youtube.com/ArenaRacingUSA Arena Racing USA Official YouTube]
* [http://www.myspace.com/officialarenaracingusa Arena Racing USA Official MySpace]

* [http://www.joegibbsracing.com/ Joe Gibbs Racing]

* [http://www.motorsportslounge.com/forum/showforum.php?fid/79/ Arena Racing USA Discussion Forums - Unofficial Series + Official Driver Forums]

* [http://www.stockcarracing.com/featurestories/scrp_0610_arena_racing_usa/index.html Stock Car Racing Magazine]