ArmsUp Motorsports Podiums Again at Lucas Oil Raceway in Carb Night Classic
ArmsUp Motorsports secured another podium at the Carb Night Classic Freedom 75, round 7 of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. The 75-lap race took place in Brownsburg, Indiana on the .686-mile, semi-banked pavement oval at Lucas Oil Raceway Park just 6 miles west of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 will take place on Sunday. Read More
ArmsUp Motorsports Celebrates Triple Podium at Grand Prix of Indianapolis
This weekend at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ArmsUp Motorsports earned three podium finishes in Rounds 5 and 6 of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. Brazilian driver Victor Franzoni earned a third place finish in Race One, and bettered his run one position the following day in Race Two. Dale VandenBush proved to be a strong contender in the National class in practice and qualifying, and went on to earn a win in Race 2. Teammate Max Hanratty showed one of the more impressive runs of his career, running lap times competitive to the rest of the field in practice and qualifying, then gained 13 positions in the opening race. Read More
ArmsUp Motorsports Returns to the Podium
Last weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, ArmsUp Motorsports celebrated its return to the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda podium. Victor Franzoni, a 20 year hold Brazilian driver new to ArmsUp Motorsports this season earned a 2nd place finish in Round 1 of the double header weekend at Barber. The 16-turn, 2.38-mile road course nestled in the hills of Leeds, Alabama hosted Rounds 3 & 4 of the 16-round championship. Read More
2016 Program Comes Together for ArmsUp Motorsports
After months of preparation, ArmsUp Motorsports team has secured two seats for the USF2000 Championship set to commence this weekend for Rounds 1 & 2 in St. Petersburg, Florida for the annual Grand Prix of St. Pete, alongside the Verizon IndyCar Series. As the 2015 season came to a close, the team prepared to test new and returning AUM drivers to fill the four available seats. During the 6-month off season, the team buckled down to secure the team's lineup for the 2016 championship. Read More
ArmsUp Motorsports Looks Ahead to 2016 USF2000 Season
It has been over a month since the 2015 USF2000 Championship came to a close at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, but things have hardly slowed down for Wisconsin-based team ArmsUp Motorsports. After a season full of highs and lows, the team finished the season off with a strong four car effort, now potentially preparing to increase the size of the program for the upcoming season. Read More
James Dayson Blog: Lucas Oil Raceway
Oval racing – a very different beast indeed, yet a whole new challenge. This was my first foray on the “straight….straight, left & repeat.” I had tested on a 5/8 mile oval in November at Memphis International Raceway. We did two days there and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was very happy with how I drove and how quickly got adjusted to the new driving style. Read More
James Dayson Blog: Indy Road Course
The Brickyard. What an iconic track filled with such rich history. Every time I come to this place I think about all those incredible drivers who have preceded me. It truly is such a humbling place to be and one that I cherish each time I drive it. Read More
Jim Victor Celebrates Double Podium at Blackhawk Farms
This weekend, ArmsUp Motorsports and vintage racer Jim Victor ran a successful double podium weekend at the Blackhawk Valley Region SCCA Majors Event. Read More
James Dayson Blog: Back at Barber
The last time I ran at Barber Motorsports Park was in February as part of our Winterfest races which comprised our pre-season races. The weather was very cold and wet, when the track started to dry I dropped a tire on the wet grass on the exit of turn 13 and was ever so quickly sucked into the wall, causing me to miss the first race. Read More
James Dayson NOLA Blog
The city of New Orleans was alive and buzzing with people who had come to town for the inaugural NOLA Grand Prix and the French Quarter music fest. Perhaps next year they can be combined so the drivers can enjoy some good music.
The goals for the weekend were simple, have fun, race hard and clean and leave nothing on the track – give it my all. Read More