Automobile Racing Club of America is an auto racing sanctioning body in the
United States, founded in 1953 by
John Marcum. The current president of ARCA is
Ron Drager. The
ARCA RE/MAX Series races
stock cars similar to those seen in past years in the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and indeed most cars used in the RE/MAX Series were previously used in NASCAR. ARCA's competitors contain a mix of both professional racers as well as hobby racers alike, in addition to younger competitors trying to make a name for themselves, sometimes driving as part of a
driver development program for a NASCAR team. Most ARCA RE/MAX Series races are broadcast on either
MavTV or
SPEED TV. ARCA also sanctions a truck-racing series called the
ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series and owns both the
Toledo Speedway and
Flat Rock Speedway. ARCA formerly sanctioned the ARCA
Midget Series from 1988 until 2002.