ARCA/REMAX Championship Closing in on Rockingham Speedway and the American 200

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE			                CONTACT: Andy Cagle
									                910-995-2122

ARCA/REMAX Championship Closing in on
Rockingham Speedway and the American 200

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (September 2, 2009) – All roads in the ARCA/REMAX  
2009 season have been leading to a venerable old track nestled in the  
Sandhills of North Carolina.

And that road is getting pretty short, as the series pulls into the  
Rockingham Speedway to crown a champion at the American 200 on October  
11, 2009.

“This place knows a thing or two about crowning champions,” said  
Rockingham Speedway President and 1995 ARCA/REMAX Series Champion Andy  
Hillenburg. “This year’s championship battle is shaping up to be a  
shootout and it looks like anyone looking to hoist the trophy is going  
to have to tame Rockingham to do it.”

Currently, points leader Justin Lofton holds a 55-point lead over  
second-place Parker Kligerman, with nine-time ARCA champion Frank  
Kimmel, Joey Coulter, Craig Goess, Brian Silas and Patrick Sheltra all  
within striking distance with five races before the finale.

Lofton is glad to be returning to Rockingham, hopefully looking to  
protect a points lead.

“When I first heard we were going to Rockingham last year I was more  
than excited,” said Lofton. “Pulling into Rockingham Speedway was like  
taking a step back into the past. I just took one look at the track  
and I knew it was my type of track. It (the run at Rockingham) was  
what I needed to convince (car owner) Eddie (Sharp) and my Dad that I  
should run the rest of the ‘08 season.”

For Goess and his race team, finishing the 2009 season at Rockingham  
is important for several reasons.

“It’s definitely nice because Rockingham is the only race that we go  
to that is in the same state that I live in so all of the guys at  
Greenville Toyota and a lot of my friends and family can come out and  
support me for that race,” said Goess. “I really enjoy getting around  
Rockingham...I think we finished sixth there in the spring so we will  
be much better when we go back. It’s a privilege to be able to race  
there as a driver with all of the other names that have raced at that  
track and it’s a privilege for the Series too.”

The ARCA RE/MAX Series has raced at Rockingham on three previous  
occasions, with Charlie Glotzbach winning the inaugural event in 1973,  
current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie Joey Logano winning in his  
career first ARCA RE/MAX Series start in May 2008 and Sean Caisse  
winning in April 2009.

For more information about the ARCA/REMAX American 200 or the  
accompanying USARacing Aaron’s 150 October 9-11 or to order tickets,  
please contact the Rockingham Speedway at (910) 205-8800 or visit our  
website at www.rockinghamspeedway.com. Tickets begin at $20 for single- 
day reserved seating with $5 back-to-school special pricing for  
students. Weekend and pit passes are also available.

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Andy Cagle
Director of Public Relations
Rockingham Speedway
andy.cagle@rockinghamracewaypark.com
910.995.2122