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ARCA Drivers Start Seasons in Varied Competition
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ARCA News on 01/30/2012 15:35:00

Several drivers with ties to the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards started
their racing seasons this weekend, with some opting for sports car racing at
Daytona International Speedway and others taking part in the Champion Racing
Association's opening weekend in Cordele, Ga.

Chad McCumbee, last season's Bill France Four Crown winner, joined teammate
Jason Saini in Friday's Grand American Road Racing Association Continental Tire
Sports Car Challenge Series BMW Performance 200. Driving the No. 03 C.J. Wilson
Racing Mazda, the duo finished 15th of 41 in the Street Tuner class and 42nd of
82 overall. The pair finished each of the race's 58 laps, making its best effort
on Lap 51.
Nelson Canache, who recently announced that he will drive a full season for
Venturini Motorsports and plans to make his ARCA debut at Daytona on February
18, also competed in Friday's race. With teammate Ian Baas, Canache and the No.
41 APR Motorsport Audi S4 finished 33rd of 40 entries in the Grand Sport class,
good for 65th overall.
Canache wasn't finished, though. He turned around Saturday to drive in the
weekend's signature race, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. With Baas and other teammates
Emanuele Pirro, Dion Von Moltke, and Dr. Jim Norman, Canache finished 44th
overall in the No. 51 APR Motorsport Audi R8. The team placed 31st of 44 Grand
Touring entries in the Rolex Sports Car Series event.
In CRA Super Series South action, former ARCA Racing Series driver Kyle Busch
won SpeedFest for the third time in his career at Watermelon Capital Speedway.
Of note, Jared Marks (pictured) - a driver for Tony Marks Racing who last
September finished fourth at Salem - finished 20th.
Later this year, CRA Super Series races will fall under the sanction of ARCA.
The first ARCA CRA Super Series race will take place April 14.