The “Automobile Racing Club of America” is a high octane, fast-paced series regarded as a stepping stone to the NASCAR Nextel Cup series for American “stock” cars. The series is a unique test of a drivers abilities on the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world. The series takes teams to tracks ranging in size from 1/2 mile to 2.66 miles in length on paved and dirt surfaces. The race cars are 3400-pound, full steel-bodied stock cars which closely resemble American manufacturer production stock vehicles rolling off the assembly line.