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This Saturday at 1:30 pm will be the Lucas Oil 200 ARCA Menards series race, the 12th starts in ARCA at Daytona for Sean Corr. His first race at Daytona behind an ARCA car was in 2010, two years later, Sean was starting on the pole. In 2019 he finished 5th and his best finish was 4th in 2020. Corr always performs well on superspeedways like Pocono, Daytona, or Talladega. He showed his talent again during the practice session back in January, where he clocked the 4th time (49.311) on Friday and the 11th time (49.540) for the whole weekend on 56 cars. “I feel excited to be in this new car with our throwback paint scheme bringing us back to 2008” Sean stated, it’s the year he won the Pro Stock Dirt Week in Syracuse. He feels confident to bring back a solid finish again this year.

The ARCA Menards Series team, Empire Racing Group, LLC, and Grumpy’s Performance Inc. have launched a foundation to help raise funds and awareness for Prader-Willi Syndrome, which affects children and their ability to function daily. To show their support, Empire and Grumpy’s Performance will recognize them on the No. 8 Chevrolet of driver Sean Corr and the No. 45 Chevrolet teammate Rich Bickle in in the Daytona race.
He will again be sponsored by Nesco Bus and Trucks Sales this year. Coincidentally, they were also sponsoring on Sean’s 2008 Super Dirt Week car which is the throwback theme race car for Daytona.

Don’t miss the action Saturday February 13th, 2021 at 1:30 PM on FS1!

Sean Corr will be throwing it back with a tribute to his Super Dirt week win. Corr and Empire have been upfront at most Speedway races but struggled to close the deal. Thank you all for the support! Looking forward to coming out competitive in Daytona.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (January 6, 2021) – NASCAR veteran and grass roots racing multi-track champion Rich Bickle has signed an agreement with Empire Racing Group, LLC to run the upcoming ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway on February 13.

Bickle will pilot the No. 45 Chevrolet with Mike “Grumpy” Cheek as the crew chief. He will be a teammate to Sean Corr, who will drive the team’s No. 8 Chevrolet.

A native of Edgerton, WI, Bickle is a three-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race winner with a combined 186 NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series starts. His last NASCAR event was a NCWTS race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2005. Bickle also has 12 ARCA starts with five top-5’s and two poles to his credit.

For the past few years, the five-time Snowball Derby and four-time Slinger National champion have been racing Super Late Models in the Midwest.

“This is pretty cool to be able to put this deal together with Mike Cheek and race with him again,” Bickle said. “We worked together at Richard Petty Motorsports when I won three races and we’re looking to repeat that success.

“I made a deal with myself that when I turn 60, which is in May this year, I would stop racing that year. It will be my 45^th year driving and No. 45 has been my car number for years. I’m starting this final year racing snowmobiles at Eagle River, WI this weekend, and I’m ending it at the Snowball Derby.

“Staying behind the wheel like I have all these years has kept my competitive drive going. I have never raced for money; it’s been all about the enjoyment of competing and having fun and that’s what we’re going to do at Daytona.”

Cheek, the owner of Grumpy’s Performance which runs the daily operations for Empire Racing Group, is reuniting with Bickle from their Richard Petty Motorsports days together that started in 1996.

“When I was running the Truck Series deal for RPM, Richard Petty said I could select any driver I wanted,” Cheek said. “I chose Rich Bickle because nobody could beat him and he took care of his equipment. We had some pretty good days at the track.

“Here we are in 2021 and we’re going racing again. The knowledge and experience he brings to the car are incredible and our goal is to let it show at Daytona in the ARCA race.

“Having someone with the following and history of Rich Bickle in the car is sure to bring a lot of attention when guys like us from the ‘Old Guard’ get together.”

In regards to marketing partnerships for the race, serious inquiries are being accepted an all levels to be part of this event.

Contact for media and marketing opportunities:

Tim Packman | timpackman@yahoo.com | 704-507-1838

About Empire Racing Group, LLC

Established in 2009, Empire Racing Group is a motorsports development team that strives to identify young racing talent and assist them in the advancement of their careers. While ERG originally focused on the ARCA Racing Series with driver Sean Corr, the team has since expanded its reach into other series thanks in part to its alliance with Grumpy’s Performance, Inc. Under the expertise of crew chief Mike ‘Grumpy’ Cheek, ERG now competes in various Late Model and Drag Series. To learn more about ERG, call (704) 664-8882 or visit www.empireracinggroup.com.