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ROCKINGHAM SPEEDWAY REPORTS
LOFTON CLAIMS 2009 ARCA RE/MAX CROWN!!!
ESR Caps Off Season With Championship, Other Honors After Challenging Rockingham Outing
Rockingham, NC (October 10, 2009) --Car owner Eddie Sharp knew that his team had quite a task in front of them on Sunday after his driver Justin Lofton, the points leader entering the season-ending American 200, was forced to surrender a second place starting position for the start of the race after an engine change. |
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KANSAS SPEEDWAY REPORTS
LOFTON EDGED IN FINAL RESTART; FINISHES 2ND, RETAINS POINTS LEAD
Team ESR Win Superspeedway Challenge, Grab Three Top 15s in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kansas (October 1, 2009)-For the second consecutive season, Eddie Sharp Racing won the 2009 Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Championship Challenge, which they clinched on Thursday, courtesy of Justin Lofton's stellar second place effort at Kansas Speedway. |
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SALEM SPEEDWAY RACE REPORTS
LOFTON TAKES WIN NUMBER SIX IN A NAIL-BITER!
REGAINS POINT LEAD WITH EXCITING WIN AT SALEM!!!
Salem, IN (September 19, 2009) --Justin Lofton drove to the ARCA RE/MAX Series race win on Saturday night at the Salem Speedway. The win rocketed Lofton back into the points lead, 25 points over second place Parker Kligerman. |
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ESR FAMILY NEWS
ESR Staffer's Son, Cory Joyce, Making his Mark in NASCAR Semi-Pro Series
Mooresville, NC (Sept. 14, 2009)- Championship night at Hickory Motor Speedway produced a great battle between the top two drivers in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Limited Late Model Division. Coming off of his first career late model victory and in position to capture Rookie of the Year honors, Cory Joyce and his No. 33 team were optimistic about another strong run. |
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NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK RACE REPORTS
TIM GEORGE TAKES HIS FIRST TOP-FIVE; Three Top-10s But Disappointment for Lofton
MILLVILLE, New Jersey (September 13, 2009)-On Sunday, for the first time this season, all three Eddie Sharp Racing entries finished within the top 10 in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. The feat came on an unexpected track, the challenging road course at New Jersey Motorsports Park. A graduate of Grand Am, Tim George Jr., who is in his first year of stock car competition, took his learned road racing skills and put them to good use in the South Jersey Building Trades 150... |
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DUQUOIN RACE REPORTS
Challenges on the DuQuoin dirt throw a curve at Team ESR; Lofton finishes sixth
DUQUOIN, Illinois (September 7, 2009)-- The Southern Illinois 100 was quite the challenge for Eddie Sharp Racing's three teams on Monday at the one-mile dirt track, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. The ARCA RE/MAX Series point leader Justin Lofton, driver of Sharp's No. 6 Toyota, started from the rear of the field but drove his way to the front, finishing sixth, the highest of the three ESR cars... |
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY RACE REPORTS
LOFTON DRIVES TO NUMBER FIVE AT TOLEDO!
Goess gets another Top-5
TOLEDO, Ohio (September 4, 2009)- Eddie Sharp Racing driver Justin Lofton drove to his fifth race win of the season on Friday night at Toledo Speedway, taking the checkered flag in the ARCA RE/MAX 200 presented by Belle Tire. |
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CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY RACE REPORTS
LOFTON TAKES ANOTHER WIN AT CHICAGOLAND!!
Goess gets career-best; George 19th.
JOLIET, Illinois (August 28, 2009)-- Justin Lofton drove his No. 6 Eddie Sharp Racing Toyota to victory for the fourth time this season in the Ansell Cut Protection 150 at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday night. The victory boosted the second year racer Lofton into the lead in the driver point standings.... |
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SPRINGFIELD RACE REPORTS
Team ESR Drivers Nab Sixth, 14th on the Dirt at Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (August 23, 2009)--Eddie Sharp Racing drivers Justin Lofton, Tim George Jr. and Craig Goess hit the track on Sunday for a rare run on a dirt track, running the Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Though new to the three young drivers, all had solid runs throughout the race..... |
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ESR DRIVER JUSTIN LOFTON
Lofton Makes NASCAR Nationwide Series Debut at Michigan
BROOKLYN, MI (August 16, 2009)– Justin Lofton climbed from his No. 14 Lofton Cattle Toyota on Saturday after completing his first Nationwide Series race and summarized his day simply, by saying he was "speechless." Lofton, a regular in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, made his Nationwide debut in the Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway... |
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POCONO RACEWAY RACE REPORTS
LOFTON SCORES SECOND WIN IN A ROW!
Goess gets career-best; George 19th.
LONG POND, PA (August 1, 2009)-- Eddie Sharp Racing's Justin Lofton pulled off his goal of taking back-to-back wins in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, by following up his win on the Berlin short track with a win on the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway on Saturday. The win also led him back to the top of the point standings. |
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BERLIN RACEWAY RACE REPORTS
LOFTON DOMINATES PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, RACE AT BERLIN!
MARNE, Michigan (July 25, 2009) -- Justin Lofton claimed his second race win of the ARCA RE/MAX Series season in dominating fashion on Saturday at Berlin Raceway. 23-year-old Lofton, wheeling the No. 6 Valvoline Instant Oil Change Toyota for Eddie Sharp Racing, paced practice, earned his fourth pole award of the season by setting a new track record, and led all but 36 laps, dominating 171 of the extended 207-lap Wolverine Power Systems 200 presented by Generac. |
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KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY RACE REPORTS
Team ESR shows its strength at Kentucky, claims three top 10 finishes
LOFTON -3rd; GOESS -4th; ARPIN -6th
SPARTA, KY (July 18, 2009) - Eddie Sharp Racing flexed its muscle at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday, as three of the team's four entries came home solidly in the top 10 at the Click It or Ticket Buckle-Up Kentucky 150 ARCA RE/MAX Series event. |
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ESR DRIVER TIM GEORGE, JR.
Tim George Jr. participating in Fourth of July weekend charity auction
Event to benefit children from broken homes
MOORESVILLE, NC (July 2, 2009)– Even though it's an off weekend in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, Tim George Jr., driver of the No. 2 Ruby Tuesday/Chrome Hearts Toyota for Eddie Sharp Racing, is keeping busy. |
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IOWA SPEEDWAY RACE REPORTS
Arpin, Lofton finish in the top 10, Goess and George Jr. run top 20 at Iowa
NEWTON, IA (July 11, 2009) - Eddie Sharp Racing continued their dominance of the top 10 on Saturday at Iowa Speedway with Steve Arpin and Justin Lofton both nabbing top 10 runs. ESR's other entries driven by Craig Goess, Jr. and Tim George Jr. also had strong nights, with all four ESR teams claiming finishes within the top 20. |
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MANSFIELD RACE REPORTS
ESR CLAIMS THREE TOP-10s at MANSFIELD
Lofton -4th; Arpin -5th; Goess -10th; Tim George out -contact
MANSFIELD, OH. (June 20, 2009) -Eddie Sharp Racing's Justin Lofton, Steve Arpin and Craig Goess, Jr. all scored top-10 finishes Saturday night on the competitive half-mile Mansfield Motorsports Park.... |
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ESR NO.2 RUBY TUESDAY/CHROME HEARTS TOYOTA
TIM GEORGE JR. SIGNS ASSOCIATE SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH CHROME HEARTS
HOLLYWOOD, CA (June 9, 2009) – Eddie Sharps Racing’s Tim George Jr. and edgy apparel company Chrome Hearts sign an Associate Sponsorship Agreement and will appear on the No. 2 Ruby Tuesday/Chrome Hearts Toyota at the Racing For Wildlife 200 ARCA RE/MAX Series Race at Michigan Int'l Speedway on June 12th and 13th. |
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POCONO RACEWAY RACE REPORTS
JUSTIN LOFTON SECOND AT POCONO IN ANOTHER THRILLER!
Teammates Goess -9th; Arpin -11th; George -19th
LONG POND, PA (June 6, 2009)--Eddie Sharp Racing's Justin Lofton scored his sixth top-5 finish in seven races today at Pocono Raceway. His teammates Craig Goess, Steve Arpin and Tim George Jr. finished 9th, 14th and 19th respectively |
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MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL RACE REPORTS
Arpin Nabs Career-best at Michigan; Disappointment for Lofton
Craig Goess & Tim George finish 10th & 13th
Brooklyn, MI (June 12, 2009)-- The race is run and the results are in. Eddie Sharp Racing's Steve Arpin
brought home his best result of his ARCA RE/MAX rookie season, finishing 8th. Mechanical problems brought
a disappointing result to Justin Lofton's efforts for the day. Craig Goess earned another top-10 and
teammate Tim George brought his Ruby Tuesday/Chrome Heats Camry home 13th. |
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ESR NEWS
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION & MATT DANIEL FUNDRAISER GUN RAFFLE
Denver, NC (May 20, 2009) – Steve Arpin Racing and The National Wild Turkey Federation have teamed up to help raise funds for the Matt Daniel Family. Matt Daniel was a mechanic/fabricator at Eddie Sharp Racing that was recently diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. |
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TOLEDO SPEEDWAY RACE REPORTS
JUSTIN LOFTON SECOND IN WILD FINISH!
Goess 14th; George 17th; Arpin 21st
Toledo, OH (May 17, 2009) – It was a caution filled day at Toledo Speedway as the yellow-flag hardly rested during the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care. The race finally went green Sunday, May 17th, as scheduled after back-to-back weekends of qualifying were cancelled, due to the inclement weather conditions... |
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ARCA RACING DAY
Arpin, Lofton & Kimmel Take it Out to the Ball Game
Drivers Part of ARCA Racing Day at Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Game on May 15
TOLEDO, Ohio (May 11, 2009)—Nine-time ARCA RE/MAX Series Champion Frank Kimmel and Eddie Sharp Racing’s Justin Lofton and Steve Arpin will bring the excitement of stock car auto racing to the baseball field on Friday evening, May 15 as part of ARCA Racing Day at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo, Ohio, home of the Toledo Mud Hens Triple-A Baseball Team.
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SPONSORSHIP NEWS
Ruby Tuesday Enters Long-Term Partnership Agreement with Tim George Jr.
CHARLOTTE, NC (May 6, 2009) Ruby Tuesday, Inc. has announced a long-term partnership agreement with ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Tim George Jr. |
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ARCA RE/MAX Drive Smart Buckle-Up Kentucky 150 Race Report
LOFTON SECOND IN A NAIL BITER AT KENTUCKY; EMERGES FROM THE FRAY IN POINTS LEAD
Goess 7th; George 14th; Arpin 29th ESR Survives the Rain and the Kentucky Speedway
Sparta, Kentucky (May 9, 2009) – The rain fell hard in Sparta, Kentucky leading up to the Drive Smart Buckle-Up Kentucky 150, leaving the Kentucky Speedway soaked. The scheduled practice was rained out, followed by a rained out qualifying.... |
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TALLDEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY RACE REPORT
LOFTON WINS AT TALLADEGA!!!
TALLADEGA, AL. (April 24, 2009) – (ARCAracing.com) Justin Lofton held off a busy pack of ARCA RE/MAX Series warriors to score the biggest win of his career Friday afternoon in the ARCA RE/MAX 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. |
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NEW SPONSOR: Arpin's 20 Car Running FULL FORCE at 'Dega
Full Force Archery, Inc. Onboard the ESR No. 20 Toyota for Talladega
Denver, N.C. (April 20, 2009) – Eddie Sharp Racing announced today that Full Force Archery, Inc. will sponsor the No. 20 Toyota Camry of Steve Arpin for the ARCA RE/MAX Series 250 at the Talladega Superspeedway, Friday, April 24, 2009. |
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ROCKINGHAM SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT
THE ROCK CHALLENGES ESR; Goess 6th; Arpin 10th; George 15th; Lofton 22nd
ROCKINGHAM, NC (April 19, 2009) -As the rain barely held off Sunday, Eddie Sharp Racing hit the pavement a little after 1 pm to compete on the one-mile oval at Rockingham Speedway. The weekend started out slow for the ESR gang, with four drivers starting the race from all over the grid. Tim George, Jr. started 22nd, Justin Lofton started 5th, Steve Arpin started 20th and Craig Goess, Jr. would start in the 12th position. |
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STEVE ARPIN FEATURED ON THREE WIDE LIFE TELEVISION
TALKS ABOUT HIS TRANSITION TO STOCK CARS AND HIS EXPECTATIONS AT ESR
Charlotte, NC (April 14, 2009) – 3 Wide Life is a show about real racers. A “real” racer eats, sleeps and breaths racing. That is exactly what NASCAR driver Scott Speed and ARCA RE/MAX driver Steve Arpin do everyday. |
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NEW 2 CAR SPONSOR: RUBY TUESDAY
RUBY TUESDAY TEAMS UP WITH EDDIE SHARP RACING'S TIM GEORGE JR. FOR SPONSORSHIP THROUGH TALLADEGA
Denver, NC (April 1, 2009) - Eddie Sharp Racing (ESR) announced today that leading casual-dining restaurant company, Ruby Tuesday will sponsor the No. 2 Toyota Camry racecar of Tim George Jr. for the next three ARCA RE/MAX Series races- |
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INTERVIEW: ESR'S EDDIE SHARP
EDDIE SHARP FEATURED ON ARCARACING.COM 30 AT 30
TOLEDO OH (March 24, 2009) - While the multi-car team thing is certainly not new to big-time stock car racing, it's never been done on the level that Eddie Sharp Racing (ESR) is doing it here in the ARCA RE/MAX Series world.... |
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INTERVIEW: ESR'S PATRICK DONAHUE
PATRICK DONAHUE FEATURED ON ARCARACING.COM 30 AT 30
TOLEDO OH (March 19, 2009) -Scott Speed lost the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series championship in the final moments of the final race at Toledo Speedway. An on-track altercation with fellow championship contender Rick Stenhouse, Jr. eliminated both from the title mix. |
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ARCA RE/MAX TESTING
ROCKINGHAM TESTING
Rockingham, N.C. (March 25, 2009)- The garage at Rockingham Speedway opened early Monday morning with sunshine, chilly temperatures, and the energy of a track that has been long awaiting the return of the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Eddie Sharp Racing haulers rolled in and unloaded cars for drivers Tim George, Jr., Justin Lofton, Steve Arpin, and Craig Goess, Jr. ... |
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INTERVIEW: ESR'S STEVE ARPIN
STEVE ARPIN FEATURED ON ARCARACING.COM 30 AT 30
TOLEDO OH (March 9, 2009) - It's the hope and dream of every aspiring racer to catch the right person's eye, or to finally get that phone call. |
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INTERVIEW: ESR'S CRAIG GOESS JR.
CRAIG GOESS, JR. FEATURED ON ARCARACING.COM 30 AT 30
TOLEDO OH (March 4, 2009) - The ARCA RE/MAX Series has, without question, become one of the premier development series en route to the bigger leagues.... |
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INTERVIEW: ESR'S TIM GEORGE JR.
TIM GEORGE, JR. FEATURED ON ARCARACING.COM 30 AT 30
TOLEDO OH (February 19, 2009) - In 2008, Eddie Sharp Racing (ESR) became the first team in ARCA RE/MAX Series history to field three full-time programs when drivers' Scott Speed, Ken Butler and Justin Lofton competed all year. |
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LUCAS OIL SLICK MIST 200 AT DAYTONA REPORT
EDDIE SHARP RACING BEATS THE ODDS AT DAYTONA SCORING POLE AND TWO IN TOP TEN
Justin Lofton takes 3rd from the Pole; Tim George Jr. 8th
Daytona, FL (February 11, 2009) -- Eddie Sharp Racing made history in the ARCA/RE-MAX Series fielding an unprecedented four teams in Daytona's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200. |
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ESR DRIVERS OFF-SEASON:
ESR Driver Steve Arpin Supports Children's Charities On & Off the Track
DENVER, NC. (January 26, 2009) - Eddie Sharp Racing's Steve Arpin attended the 3rd Annual Race Night hosted by local hockey team, Charlotte Checkers' on Saturday in support of Speedway Children's Charities. Arpin was on hand to answer questions, sign autographs and share some fun with the kids. ... |
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ESR DRIVERS OFF-SEASON:
Tim George Jr. second in GT class at Daytona; Lofton third in SCORE Trophy Truck race in the desert
DENVER, NC. (January 25, 2009) - Eddie Sharp Racing driver Tim George Jr has finished the legendary Rolex 24 at Daytona second in the GT class (10th overall) in the No. 66 AXA/Mitchell Rubber/Wealth Management Strategies/TRG Porsche GT3 with codrivers Ted Ballou, Spencer Pumpelly, Emmanuel Collard, and Richard Lietz.... |
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2009 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS:
JUSTIN LOFTON RETURNS TO FILL FINAL SEAT FOR 2009
DENVER, NC (January 13, 2009) - California native, Justin Lofton, returns for a full season at Eddie Sharp Racing behind the wheel of the Lofton Cattle Toyota. Lofton finished the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series Season with a top 15 championship points standing, proving to be a top contender for the Championship title.... |
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2009 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS:
GRAND-AM ROLEX ROOKIE OF THE YEAR JOINS ESR'S 2009 ARCA RE/MAX PROGRAM
DENVER, N.C. (December 10, 2008) – Tim George, Jr. has made a rapid and very successful climb into the world of racing. In 2009, the Grand-Am Rolex Series Rookie of the Year will move into the world of stock car competition with Eddie Sharp Racing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.... |
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2009 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CANADIAN STEVE ARPIN SIGNS WITH ESR FOR 2009 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES SEASON
DENVER, N.C. (December 3, 2008) – Fort Frances, Ontario’s Steve Arpin has signed with Eddie Sharp Racing to drive a partial season in the ARCA RE/MAX Series in 2009. The Open-Wheeled Dirt Modified phenom from Canada will drive for ESR in the 12 speedway events at Daytona International Speedway, Rockingham Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Kentucky Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Michigan International Speedway, Iowa Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, and Kansas Speedway.... |
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2009 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CRAIG GOESS TO DRIVE THE NO. 81 GREENVILLE TOYOTA CAMRY FOR ESR
DENVER, N.C. (December 1, 2008) – Greenville, North Carolina's Craig Goess has renewed his contract to drive for Eddie Sharp Racing in 2009. Goess will pilot the No. 81 Greenville Toyota Camry in the ARCA RE/MAX Series with 2008 Cometic Crew Chief Patrick Donahue calling the shots from the pit box. ... |
