CARTER 2 MOTORSPORTS

MEDIA NOTES
2015 arca schedule
february
14
daytona intl speedway
march
14
mobile intl speedway
april
1
talladega superspeedway*
11
nashville fairgrounds
26
salem speedway
may
1
talladega superspeedway
17
toledo speedway
24
new jersey motorsports park
june
6
pocono raceway
12
michigan intl speedway
20
chicagoland speedway
28
winchester speedway
july
17
iowa speedway
24
lucas oil raceway
august
1
pocono raceway
8
berlin raceway
23
illinois state fairgrounds (d)
september
7
duquoin state fairgrounds (d)
19
salem speedway
25
kentucky speedway
october
16
kansas speedway
*- open testing
(d)- dirt race

media coverage
There is no planned television coverage of the ARCA Racing Series
this weekend.
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race #16 - southern illinois 100

duquoin state fairgrounds (duquoin, ill.)
l september 7th, 2015
l 1:30pm ct green flag (approx.)
l live timing & scoring on arcaracing.com
l

LAST TIME OUT

With the threat of rain imminent, Justin Lloyd, Alex Clubb, and their crews scrambled to prepare their cars
for practice. Unfortunately, they ran out of time.
Shortly after the track opened for practice, rain began to fall around the 1-mile clay oval, bringing a halt
to on-track activities. As the steady rain continued, ARCA Racing Series officials were forced to cancel the
remaining practice session, in addition to Menards Pole Qualifying. This resulted in the field being set on
2015 Owners Point Standings. This slated Clubb with the 15th starting position, while Lloyd was placed
20th on the starting grid.
Neither Carter 2 Motorsports drivers were able to practice in the limited practice time, creating an interesting afternoon for the team.
As the scheduled green flag approached, both drivers felt confident their cars could make a run at the
front throughout the race, if the rain decided to stop. Fortunately, the rain stopped, as ARCA Officials
determined the 1-mile clay oval would be ready int time for the scheduled start of the 100-lap event.
As the green flag dropped, Lloyd began to make his way to the front in his No. 40 Angry Angel Energy
Drink Chevrolet, while Clubb held is position to get a better handle on his No. 97 U.S. Bonding A. Clubb
Lawn Care & Landscaping Dodge. Both drivers were sticking to their strategy, until bad luck found Lloyd.
On Lap 34, Lloyd was exiting turn 2 as his engine suddenly erupted with smoke. Thinking quickly, he
pulled onto pit road for his crew to inspect the car. He quickly brought it to the attention of the pit crew.
After some inspection, it was confirmed his engine had blown up, as he was forced to drop out of the
race. He was credited with a 26th place finish.
Now carrying the lone banner for Carter 2 Motorsports, Clubb continued on in the race, with hopes of
improving his position, as the afternoon progressed.
Unfortunately, the race did not play into Clubbs strategy, as there was a long green flag run, following
Lloyds engine failure. This caused Clubb to lose two laps to the leaders, as all he could do was wait for
some type of luck come his way that would improve his position. Then, in the closing laps, he found some.
Just yards before taking the white flag, several leaders collided, causing a multi-car accident, that forcing
several drivers out of the race. Due to series rules, the race was given a Green-White-Checkered finish
attempt to determine a winner.
At the time of the caution, Clubb found himself in the 23rd position, and as the laps continued to tick off,
he slowly began to move up the leaderboard. When the race resumed, he had already moved up to 19th,
as he continued to climb the leaderboard.
By the time he took the checkered flag, he found himself in 17th, the best finish of his ARCA Racing
Series career.
Today was an amazing experience, Clubb said of finishing 17th. We started from the back after no
practice or qualifying due to the rain. It took us a little bit to get the car figured out, so we made a couple
of pit stops to loosen the car up. As we left pit road, the clutch master broke, so we had no clutch the last
half of the race. But it sure was fun to drive.
U.S. BONDING JOINS CARTER 2 MOTORSPORTS
Carter 2 Motorsports has announced U.S. Bonding has joined the team for this weekends race at the
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.
We are excited to have U.S. Bonding on our car, team owner Roger Carter said. I have personally
worked with them over the years and I am proud to have them on one of our cars this weekend.
U.S. Bonding is a 24-hour bail bonds service, located in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. They can be
found on Alex Clubbs No. 97 Dodge this weekend.

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NO EXPERIENCE? NO PROBLEM FOR JUSTIN LLOYD AT DUQUOIN
Although Justin Lloyd, driver of the No. 40 Angry Angel Energy Drink Chevrolet, has never turned a lap
at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds 1-mile clay oval, he believes he has an advantage on most of his
competitors. That advantage: Strategy

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Dirt racing is all about strategy, Lloyd said of dirt racing. Especially with ARCAs current rules package
(The Ilmor 396 engine and the composite body), it gives a team like ours, that still runs the carburetor,
or Legacy engines, a chance to use strategy with tire management to get upfront and stay there.
Lloyd credits this to the Hoosier Racing Tires that the series utilizes for dirt races.
Hoosier brings a great tire of our dirt races, Lloyd stated. There is little falloff and they are a durable
tire. Several guys out here, including myself, are on two to three year old tires and we are still able to
hang with and compete with the leaders.
Better known for his short-track racing, Lloyd has only recorded two dirt starts in his ARCA competition,
as his first came in 2013 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
Driving the No. 40 Carter 2 Motorsports Dodge, he qualified 19th, struggling to get a handle on his
3,400-pound stock car on dirt. By the end of the race, he had fallen to 25th. In his mind, he calls that
race the Practice Race for his dirt racing career.
Sure, I was disappointed by the finish, Lloyd said. It took a good portion of the race to figure out the
car and how it reacts to the dirt. But once I found out what I could do with it, driving it was a blast!
After a two-year hiatus from the series, he returned to the ARCA dirt on August 23rd at the Illinois State
Fairgrounds. In that effort, Mother Nature forced him to sit out practice and qualifying due to heavy rain
showers. Therefore, his crew was forced to set-up his Chevrolet on guess-work to how the 1-mail ovel
would be when he finally could get on-track. Because the heavy rain cancelled qualifying, the afternoons starting lineup was based on current Owners Points, giving Lloyd the 20th starting spot.

Team Name...........Carter 2 Motorsports

Location.............................Asheboro, N.C.
Team Owner.........................Roger Carter
E-Mail....rogercarter2racing@gmail.com
Established........................................1994
Colors...........................Red, Black, White
Car No.s..........................................40, 97
Team Manager......................Dave Goulet
Phone..............................(704) 490-9280
Public Relations................Zachary Stultz
E-Mail..........sponsor.pr.marketingc2m@
gmail.com
Phone..............................(517) 260-4040

about #teamc2m

From a young age, Team Owner

Roger Carter had a love for racing go-carts and motorcycles. His
interest in racing developed when
He had lost his engine, forcing out of the event, only completing 34 of the 100 laps on the afternoon. He he and a close friend began to build
was credited with a 26th place finish.
their first race car together.
As the race finally got underway, he began to make his way toward the front as his car was reacting well
to the wet clay. He had navigated his way to the 8th position and quickly closing on the 7th position car,
until his day came to an immediate halt.

Things happen in racing, Lloyd said of the failure. I was super disappointed, because I was looking
forward to getting some redemption from 2013, but that will have to wait for another year. We do have
DuQuoin next which I hear is just as fun as Springfield. So we will take our Angry Angel Energy Drink
Chevrolet there and have some fun.
THE MORRIS MISSILE READY FOR TAKEOFF AT DUQUOIN
The Morris Missile is locked, loaded, and ready for launch. Ready to be launched for 100-laps around
the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, that is.
I love dirt racing, Clubb said of racing at DuQuoin. We had a good outing at Springfield, despite the
rain and losing the clutch. I am hoping that we can improve on my finish last time out.
He started his stint with the team, as an organization-wide shake up put him behind the wheel of the
No. 40 Aget Dustkop: Capture It. Filter It. Breathe It. Dodge at the Winchester Speedway on June 28th.
At Springfield, Clubb battled from a 15th starting spot through several accidents and a late-race melee,
as he took the checkered flag in the 17th position. His finish that afternoon was his career-best ARCA
Racing Series finish in his young ARCA career.
Rain washed out most of the on-track activities, as Clubb was given the 19th starting spot for the 200
lap event. After lining up 19th on the grid, Clubb began to experience issues as he went to fire up the
race car. As the race went to green, he quickly brought the car to the attention of his crew, as they discovered his engine suffered a severe mechanical issue. He was credited with 26th.
One would have been discouraged, but Clubb reset for launch two months later at the Illinois State
Fairgrounds.
At Springfield, Clubb battled from a 15th starting spot through several accidents and a late race melee
among the leaders, as he maneuvered his way to 17th by the checkered flag. His finish that afternoon
became his career-best finish in his young ARCA career.
Each time Clubb has stepped into a Carter 2 Motorsports race car, he has rocketed to a better finish
impressing spectators and gaining fans along the way.
Racing is meant to be fun, Clubb said. I try to have fun with our crew, drivers, and fans. Especially in
ARCA, it is NASCARs most grassroots racing and we have some of the greatest fans in sports.

When Roger was older, he moved to

Charlotte, North Carolina, meeting
former NASCAR Winston Cup Series
car owner, Dick Bahre. He was
known, at the time, for working on
the race cars that appeared in the
movie, Days of Thunder. Bahre
took Carter under his wing, teaching him the ins and outs of being
a race car owner and driver.
The two partnered together for
many years, competing in multiple
levels throughout ARCA and NASCAR. This is what has fueled the
fire for not only Roger, but for Carter
2 Motorsports ever since.
Carter 2 Motorsports has been in
auto racing for over 20 Years, as
Roger has been a part-time driver
and a full-time team owner in NASCAR and the ARCA Racing Series.
The team currently operates three
full-time race teams with ARCA.

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driver lineup
track profile
justin lloyd

Hometown: San Jose, California

Birthday: April 7, 1992
Years Racing (ARCA): 3

From the first time he climbed behind the wheel, racing his
quarter midget at five years old in San Jose, California, Justin Lloyd has established himself as a winner. After going to
victory lane in that first race, the successes in quarter midgets
continued to build. He was unanimously voted Jr. Rookie of the
Year in 1998, when he was just six years old. He has accumulated over 150 feature wins, eight championships and nine
track records.

DUQUOIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS

Length: 1-mile
Surface: Clay
Races Run: 30
First ARCA Race: 1983
Banking: 11 degrees
The DuQuoin State Fair was
founded in 1923 by local businessman William R. Hayes, who
owned the fair and ran it.
At the start Hayes had a halfmile harness-racing track on
his 30-acre site, with wooden
grandstands that seated 3000.
In 1939 Hayes started buying
adjoining stripmined land to
develop its potential as parkland, replanting it and turning
the strip pits into family-friendly
ponds and lakes. He eventually
expanded his little fairgrounds
into 1200 acres.
The DuQuoin Magic Mile racetrack was constructed on reclaimed stripmine land in 1946
by W.R. Hayes. The tracks first
national championship race was
held in September 1948.
Music concerts are also held at
the track, especially during the
state fair. The stage is at center
at the foot of the grandstand,
backed up against the protective
cyclone fence that shields the
stands from the track.
QUALIFYING RECORD:
32.896 seconds/109.463 mph,
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2008)
RACE RECORD:
90.101 mph, Dean Roper
(1983)

CAREER STATISTICS
Starts: 8
Top-5s: 0
Wins: 0
Top-10s: 1

alex clubb

Best Finish:
8th, Berlin (09)

Hometown: Morris, Illinois

Birthday: October 23, 1991
Years Racing (ARCA): 0

It all began for him at just 8 years of age, back in 2000. Over
his career, he has had great success in lower divisions, capturing three track championships, over 100 heat wins, and 44
feature wins. He made his ARCA Racing Series debut at Winchester Speedway in the No. 40 Aget Dustkop: Capture It. FIlter
It. Breathe It. Dodge on June 28th, but was forced out of the
race early, finishing 26th.
CAREER STATISTICS
Starts: 2
Top-5s: 0
Wins: 0
Top-10s: 0

Best Finish:
17th, Springfield (15)

other news & notes

- Last year at DuQuoin, Katlynn Leer finished 23rd driving the No. 97, while Roger
Carter finished 25th in the No. 40.
- Alex Clubb will utilize Evernham Chassis No. 115. It was formerly a Kasey Kahne
chassis.
- Clubbs nickname is the Morris Missile, while Lloyds nickname is The Toaster.
- Lloyd will once again use a Spaeker Racing chassis that is a purpose-built ARCA
chassis.
- Lloyd has only made one career dirt start in ARCA, finishing 25th exactly two years
ago.
- Last year at DuQuoin, the team made history racing 15 year old female, Katlynn
Leer in the No. 97 Dodge, making her the youngest female to race in ARCA Racing
Series history.
-The team plans to bring back its No. 95 entry for an undetermined amount of races
for the remainder of the ARCA Racing Series season.
- So far this season, the best finish by any Carter 2 Motorsports driver is 8th, by Bobby Hamilton Jr. at the Toledo Speedway on May 17th.

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news around the series
point standings-top 13
FIKE SURVIVES TO WIN AT SPRINGFIELD
A.J. Fike won his first ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards race Sunday, becoming the 10th driver of the season to pick up their first victory. And, the Galesburg, Ill. native did it in his home state.
Im kind of at a loss for words right now, Fike said in victory lane, surrounded by a throng of supporters.
Fike actually dominated the SuperChevyStores.com 100 at the mile dirt at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. He led 60 of the 104 laps and had a lead of nearly seven seconds with 10 laps to go. He
survived a late restart to win over Kyle Weatherman by 0.759-seconds. Fikes previous career best was
second at Berlin Raceway in 2004.
The car was perfect off the trailer, Fike said. I cant say enough about everyone on the team, my pit
crew, my dad. This is a great win for us. Its very exciting.
Weatherman was second his third runner-up of the season in the No. 22 Cunningham Motorsports
Dodge. Springfield native Kelly Kovski was third in the No. 16 Billingsley Towing-Hoosier Tire Midwest
Chevrolet. Josh Williams and Tom Hessert rounded out the top five. Williams, in the No. 6 Musselmans
Apple Sauce-SW Florida Cable Construction Chevrolet, moved into second place in the ARCA Racing
Series driver point standings while Hessert, in the No. 77 Barberas Autoland Dodge, earned his 10th
top 10 of the season.
SCOTT Rookie Hunter Baize finished sixth in the Ken Schrader-owned No. 52 Federated Auto Parts
Chevrolet while Highland Park, Ill. driver David Levine finished seventh in the No. 59 MOMO-TraqGearFord Performance Ford. A fourth Illinois driver, Ryan Unzicker, finished eighth with James Swanson and
Austin Wayne Self rounding out the top 10.
Series point leader Grant Enfinger finished 20th after his car stalled on the track early in the race and
he fell several laps down. He led the first eight laps and was one of six different leaders.
After the final caution flew, the race restarted on lap 101 with the green flag. Weatherman was fourth
but got a great restart and drove deep into turn one right behind Fike. He held on for the second spot.
It was a hard fought battle by the whole team, Weatherman said. I thought we might be able to get
to the No. 27 if the 6 hadnt gotten into me on that restart, but thats racing. It was a good day. It was a
lot fun for me out there.
Kovski, who served as crew chief several races for Enfinger earlier this season at GMS Racing, was
happy with his third-place finish.
ARCA MILESTONES: 500TH CAREER START FOR KIMMEL THIS WEEKEND
Over the course of his illustrious career, 10-time ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards champion Frank Kimmel has etched his name into the record books more times than any other driver. Hes
unquestionably the most identifiable driver in series history.
Kimmel, driver of the No.25 Ansell-Menards Toyota, and all-time series leader with 80 victories, is set
to hit another major milestone with his historic 500th career ARCA start Labor Day afternoon at the
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Magic Mile in the Southern Illinois 100.
Its hard to believe were talking about this type of milestone, said Kimmel. My first race was in
1990 and back then I never dreamed Id run another race let alone make a career out of this. Its really
hard to believe. Thinking about the longevity the sponsors and car owners over this length of time is
remarkable quite a feat. Im lucky and cant thank everyone enough for the support which got me to
this point in my career.
During Kimmels 26-year ARCA career hes accumulated impressive stats across the board. Since
1990, Kimmel has amassed 80 wins, 43 poles, 272 Top-5s and 372 Top-10 finishes hes led over
11,000 laps in 216 races. Kimmels unprecedented 10-ARCA championships came in 1998, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2013. He also finished second in driver points in 94,
97, 99 & 12. Kimmels 80 wins and 43 poles are most in series history. Kimmel is also a six-time
Superspeedway Challenge Champion and a seven-time Bill France Four Crown Champ.
Kimmels 500th start will take place on DuQuoins dirt mile a track hes run from the beginning and,
not surprising, a track hes had success. This weekends race will mark Kimmels 23rd start at the
Southern Illinois track notching five wins, 13 top-fives and 17 top-10 finishes.
DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR SALEM FEDERATED AUTO PARTS FALL CLASSIC AVAILABLE AT MENARDS
Discount tickets for the Sept. 19 Federated Car Care ARCA Fall Classic at The Salem Speedway Fueled
by the Hoosier Lottery are now on sale at five Menards locations in Indiana and Kentucky.
The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will return to Salem Speedway, the most-visited track
ever on the ARCA schedule, for the Saturday night race. Advance ticket sales are available for $15, a
savings of $12 from the gate price, at Menards stores in the following locations: Bloomington, Ind.,
Columbus, Ind., Princeton, Ind., Evansville, Ind., and Owensboro, Ky.
The discounted tickets are on sale through Sept. 18.

1. Grant Enfinger, 3940

2. Josh Williams, 3790
3. Austin Wayne Self, 3760
4. Tom Hessert, 3745
5. David Levine, 3535
6. Sarah Cornett-Ching, 3270
7. Bo LeMastus, 3220
8. Thomas Praytor, 3065
9. James Swanson, 2975
10. Kyle Weatherman, 2480
11. Will Kimmel, 2115
12. Bobby Hamilton Jr., 1975
13. Josh White, 1750

about arca
The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards has crowned an
ARCA national champion each
year since its inaugural season
in 1953, and has toured over
200 race tracks in 26 states
since its inception. The series
tests the abilities of drivers and
teams over the most diverse
schedule of stock car racing
events in the world, visiting
tracks ranging from 0.375 mile
to 2.66 miles in length, on both
paved and dirt surfaces as well
as a left- and right-turn road
courses.
Founded by John and Mildred
Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio,
the Automobile Racing Club of
America (ARCA) is recognized
among the leading sanctioning
bodies in the country. ARCA administers over 100 race events
each season in three professional touring series and weekly
events. ARCA is the second-longest running championship
racing series in the country.
For more information, visit
ARCARacing.com!

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