TOLEDO OH (11-13-08) - It's banquet season - time to trade in the race wear for the party suit. Time to trade in the tools for trophies. Time to trade in the attitude for atmosphere; and time to pocket some hard-earned, well-deserved cash from the year-long race grind.

By Robbin Slaughter
GROVE CITY OH (10-17-08) - I would like to clarify my "selling out" comments in my last column. I am just selling my equipment, not retiring. I am actively looking for someone to drive for in 2009. Preferably the Lincoln Welders Truck Series or RE/MAX Series but I am open to any and all opportunities full time or part time. I just want to drive!

The weather was awesome for both days of racing this past weekend at Toledo Speedway! The pits were overflowing with forty three cars and twenty four trucks, the stands were full and both races were very exciting.  It just doesn't get much better than that!

Our day pretty much went how our whole season did, not as well as we would have liked but no doubt it could have been much worse.

TOLEDO OH (10-16-08)--the 2008 ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series Awards Banquet is on Saturday evening, November 15th, 2008 at the Park Inn in downtown Toledo. To attend, return the completed .pdf form to Shalene Williams at the ARCA Office by October 31st. alwts2008banquetinvite-teams

TOLEDO OH (10-11-08) - ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series veteran Steve Christman won the K-100 by Champion Credit Union Saturday afternoon at Toledo Speedway while Paul Hahn (above), by virtue of a fourth place finish, secured the 2008 ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series championship.

TOLEDO (10-10-08) - The ARCA Championship Weekend at Toledo Speedway is living up to its name on all accounts. Not only is the ARCA RE/MAX Series championship battle raging, the title fight in the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series is still very much alive.

TOLEDO OH (10-9-08)--ARCA Nation, motor racing's first and most sophisticated social network, is proud to announce the release of ARCA Nation 2.0. This new release features an all new front page design and user interface.

TOLEDO OH (10-9-08)-Champion Credit Union, an Ohio-based member-owned financial cooperative, will serve as presenting sponsor of the Saturday afternoon, October 11th ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series race at Toledo Speedway as part of ARCA Championship Weekend. The race's title sponsor is K-100 WKKO-FM Radio, the No. 1 FM station in the Toledo, Ohio market.

Selling Out, but Hopefully not Retiring!
By Robbin Slaughter - GROVE CITY OH (10-9-08) - Most of you probably don't know but a couple of months ago I made the decision to sell out at the end of this season. The expenses versus what there is the potential to take in are just way out of proportion. It has finally reached the point where I can't even justify it in my own mind.

Ever since I made that decision I have been thinking about what it will be like heading into the last race of the season. When I sold out the last time at the end of the 2003 season I knew that I was going to do some races in 2004 with the Robert Locke ARCA Re/Max Series team and maybe some truck series races so I knew I would be racing something. At this point I want to keep driving but the reality is I have nothing lined up for 2009 and after twenty nine years of driving it is a little scary......

TOLEDO OH (10-8-08)-Toledo's K-100 WKKO-FM Radio, a Cumulus Broadcasting Station, will serve as title sponsor of the Saturday afternoon, October 11th ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series race as part of ARCA Championship Weekend at Toledo Speedway.

SALEM IN (9-13-08) - ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series veteran Steve Christman, in the Bagman Racing Chassis-R&B Fabrication Chevy S-10, raced from the 10th starting position to win the Advance Auto Parts 50 Saturday afternoon at Salem Speedway.

The Fort Wayne, Indiana driver took the lead for the final time on lap 28, and then held off Nick Gullatta to earn the hard-fought victory and first-ever at Salem.

"Can't think of anyone else I'd rather be battling with out there other than Nick (Gullatta)," said Christman. "He races me hard, but always clean. Our truck was really working. I could put it about anywhere I needed to."  Results

By Robbin Slaughter
Salem Speedway, a Very Special Place
GROVE CITY OH (9-11-08) - Salem Indiana Speedway has been in my top three favorite tracks (along with Winchester & Toledo) ever since our first race there in September 1999. I was fortunate to be seated at the same table with track owners Owen and Beverly Thompson at the 2000 ARCA RE/MAX Series banquet and really enjoyed talking to them about the track, its history and racing in general. It didn't take long to figure out they are very passionate about their track and are a hard working couple! On top of that Owen bought my last ARCA Pro-4 car and raced it for many years in his track's 4 cylinder division! There are numerous reasons why Salem is a special place to us and I would like to share a few of them.

TOLEDO OH (9-8-08)--This Tuesday on Inside ARCA Radio sponsored by Team GLOCK Racing, ARCA RE/MAX Series Chicagoland Speedway race winner Scott Lagasse, Jr. joins the program, followed by crew chief Patrick Donahue and ARCA Insider Phil Parsons. Other guests include ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Sean Caisse, ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series driver Duane Bischoff and Toledo Speedway Sportsman division champion Jim Froling. Froling will have his championship winning sportsman car on display at the Toledo Speedway Bar and Grill. The show streams live on arcaracing.com from 7-8:30 p.m. Eastern.