Arena Racing USA
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| Sport | Stock car racing |
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| Jurisdiction | United States |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Richmond, Virginia |
| President | Ricky Dennis |
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Arena Racing USA is an indoor motorsports series founded by former NASCAR chassis builder Ricky Dennis, son of 1970 NASCAR Rookie of the Year, Bill Dennis.
Details
Arena Racing uses half-scale stock cars that race on a high banked track about the size of a hockey rink at speeds of less than 8 seconds per lap.
Events are scheduled in a heat style format, as opposed to NASCAR's format of one long race. Each event consists of a minimum of four races: 3 main races and a "Top Dog" race. The 2011-2012 Arena Racing season runs from November - April, which is the off season of major series such as NASCAR and Formula One. There is currently one venue, the Richmond Coliseum, hosting the 2011-2012 season races.
Investors
- Joe Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing[1]
- Norm Miller and Tom Miller of Interstate Batteries
- Gary Becker formerly of PACE Entertainment