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58-691: The series was known as the ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series from 1986 until 1991, the ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series from 1993 until 1995, and as the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series from 1996 to 2000. The series was sponsored by real estate company RE/MAX as the ARCA RE/MAX Series from 2001 until 2009. Midwest-based home improvement company Menards began sponsoring the series in 2010 jointly with RE/MAX, and became

116-508: A Navy SEAL Senior Chief Petty Officer, was killed during a training exercise February 13, 2008. He left behind his wife, Christina, and two young children. Hooters established a fund in Valentine's name through Operation Homefront. Hooters is involved in the sports world. Previous sponsorships include the Miami Hooters , a now defunct Arena Football League team. Hooters formerly sponsored

174-855: A heart attack . Brooks's will gave most of Hooters of America Inc. to his son Coby Brooks and daughter Boni Belle Brooks. The Hooters Casino Hotel was opened February 2, 2006, off the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada , adjacent to the Tropicana , across the street from the MGM Grand Las Vegas . It became the Oyo Hotel & Casino in 2019, though the Hooters restaurant on the property remains open. As part of their 25th anniversary, Hooters Magazine released its list of top Hooters Girls of all time. Among

232-605: A plane crash near Bristol, Tennessee . They were flying back to the track for Sunday's race after making a sponsor appearance at a Hooters in Knoxville, Tennessee . Hooters remained in the sport, sponsoring drivers like Loy Allen Jr. , Rick Mast and Brett Bodine before ending their involvement in 2003. The restaurant returned to NASCAR in 2007 to sponsor a Craftsman Truck Series team led by Jason White , Derrike Cope and Brad Keselowski . Six years later, Hooters sponsored Nationwide Series driver Nelson Piquet Jr. 's car. For

290-549: A "toy Yoda " instead, claiming the contest was an April Fool's Day joke. Berry filed a lawsuit against Gulf Coast Wings, the local franchisee, and later reached a settlement. In 2004, it was found that job applicants to a Hooters in West Covina, California , were secretly filmed while undressing, prompting a civil suit filed against the national restaurant chain in Los Angeles Superior Court. The company responded to

348-511: A Korean American immigrant who placed a takeout order at a Hooters in Queens, New York, sued the restaurant chain for racial discrimination after noticing a racial slur printed on a cash register receipt by a hostess who later confessed and subsequently resigned. The case was dismissed in 2013. On April 2, 2015, former employee Farryn Johnson was awarded $ 250,000 after an arbitrator found that racial discrimination contributed to her termination. Johnson

406-507: A campaign in support of breast cancer research, with awareness of the issue being spread through the Kelly Jo Dowd Fund. By 2010 the chain raised over $ 2 million for the cause. In 2009, Hooters partnered with Operation Homefront to establish The Valentine Fund in honor of fallen soldier SOCS Thomas J. Valentine. The fund supports the families of US Special Forces service members and other military families. Thomas J. Valentine,

464-494: A certain group of people was considered as racial discrimination. A statement from Hooters of America by Ericka Whitaker (Hooters of America senior brand manager) stated that she had no issue of having blonde highlights as a Hooters Girl prior to becoming a brand manager and the company will continue to diversify its employees, from the restaurant to the annual Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant. On September 11, 2017, former Philadelphia -area Hooters waitress Jade Velez filed

522-522: A competition of Hooters Girls from around the world; in 2010, this event took place in Hollywood, Florida . An African-American woman won the Miss Hooters pageant for the first time in 2010: LeAngela Davis of Columbus, Ohio . Hooters has been criticized for objectifying women. However, others have argued that feminism is about having a choice and that being able to work as a woman in whichever industry

580-476: A full liquor bar. Hooters T-shirts, sweatshirts, and various souvenirs and curios are also sold. As of 2016 , there were more than 430 Hooters locations and franchises around the world and Hooters of America LLC. owns 160 units. In 2012, there were Hooters locations in 44 US states, the United States Virgin Islands , Guam , and 28 other countries. Hooters also had an airline , Hooters Air , with

638-520: A lawsuit against Hooters alleging she was a victim of workplace sexual assault by a former kitchen employee. The lawsuit named the employee, three former managers at the Northeast Philadelphia Hooters restaurant where she worked, and Hooters of America, LLC et al as defendants. As of July 2020, the outcome of the case was still pending. On July 16, 2019, Scott Peterson, who was one of two men who alleged they were sexually harassed by

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696-648: A lawsuit was filed against Hooters in Michigan after an employee was given a job performance review and was told that her shirt and short size could use some improvement by two women who held positions at the headquarters in Atlanta. Michigan is the only state that includes height and weight as bounds for non-discrimination in hiring. The plaintiff alleges that she was made the offer of a free gym membership and told that if she did not improve in 30 days, her employment would be terminated. The company denied that they threatened to fire

754-614: A male boss while working for Hooters in the Los Angeles area, reached a settlement with the restaurant chain in the Los Angeles Superior Court , though terms of the settlement were not publicly revealed. The other plaintiff, Paul "PJ" Cagnina, obtained a settlement in May 2017. On August 22, 2024, Hendrick Motorsports of NASCAR announced that they would sue Hooters for unpaid sponsorship fees. In employment discrimination law in

812-600: A model's discontinuation in the Cup Series. For example, Bobby Gerhart 's winning Daytona car in 1999 used a chassis built by Hendrick Motorsports in 1989 and said car would be used until 2004 at Talladega by Boston Reid . Following the transition of the Cup and Xfinity Series to the Car of Tomorrow in 2007 and 2010 respectively, the ARCA Series continued to use the 2007-style models of

870-673: A new body style for the K&;N Pro Series East and West that would also be eligible for use in ARCA competition, based on the Sprint Cup Series Gen 6 models of the Holden VF Commodore , Ford Fusion , and Toyota Camry (no Dodge option was offered due to a lack of factory support). The new body, developed with Five Star Race Car Bodies, is constructed of a composite laminate blend and designed with easily replaceable body panels, to reduce

928-452: A normal flight crew and flight attendants and scantily clad "Hooters Girls" on every flight. Hooters, Inc., was incorporated in Clearwater, Florida , on April 1, 1983, by six Clearwater businessmen: Lynn D. Stewart , Gil DiGiannantonio, Ed Droste , Billy Ranieri, Ken Wimmer and Dennis Johnson. The date was an April Fools' Day joke because the original six owners believed that their prospect

986-467: A northern counterpart to the southern-based NASCAR. Early drivers included Iggy Katona and Nelson Stacy . The series became a part of Daytona Speedweeks in 1964 at the request of Bill France , allowing the series to open its season alongside the Daytona 500 . That same year, the series name was changed from MARC (Midwest Association for Race Cars) to the current ARCA (Automobile Racing Club of America) as

1044-422: A play on UNICEF . It has provided money and/or volunteers to charities such as Habitat for Humanity , The V Foundation for Cancer Research, Operation Homefront, Make-A-Wish Foundation , Special Olympics , Muscular Dystrophy Association and Stop Hunger Now . In addition, after the 2007 death of Kelly Jo Dowd, a former Hooters Girl, Hooters calendar cover girl and later restaurant general manager, Hooters began

1102-400: A primary component of the company's image. The company employs men and women as cooks, hosts (at some franchises), busboys , and managers. The menu includes hamburgers and other sandwiches , steaks, seafood entrees, appetizers, and the restaurant's specialty, chicken wings . Almost all Hooters restaurants hold alcoholic beverage licenses to sell beer and wine, and where local permits allow,

1160-519: A reduction in menu items and employment of both male and female servers who are modestly dressed in t-shirts and khakis. The appearance of the waitresses is a main selling feature of the restaurant. A Hooters Girl is a waitress employed by the Hooters restaurant chain, and they are recognizable by their uniform of a white tank top with the "Hootie the Owl" logo and the location name on the front paired with short nylon orange Dolphin shorts . The remainder of

1218-555: A similar lawsuit in Maryland received $ 10,350 each. The settlement allows Hooters to continue gender-restricted hiring in its wait staff; the chain agreed to create other support jobs, like bartenders and hosts, that must be filled without regard to gender. In 2000, a federal jury ordered Hooters to pay $ 275,000 to former waitress Sara Steinhoff, who claimed in her lawsuit that she was the target of unwanted sexual advances, demeaning behavior and recrimination from managers while she worked at

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1276-468: A suggestion from France to give the series more national exposure. The series races on a variety of tracks from small ovals to superspeedways such as Daytona International Speedway . In 2008 the series returned to racing on a road course. The series is currently headed by Marcum's grandson, Ron Drager. Due to the similarity between the cars and racetracks of the two series, the ARCA Racing Series

1334-512: Is a prize given to the driver with the most points at four specific events, combining dirt ovals, short ovals, superspeedways and road courses. The award was known as the Bill France Triple Crown prior to 2009, when the road course component was added to the competition. Future Winston Cup Series star Davey Allison won the first Four Crown. Frank Kimmel is the top Bill France Four Crown winner with seven titles. Other awards include

1392-620: Is allowed (including a specification lubricant, currently supplied by Saudi Aramco ). The spec engine also reduces manufacturer identity for teams, with construction based on the Chevrolet engine package and branded as an Ilmor. Non-Ilmor engines, meanwhile, are subject to intake and RPM restrictions to maintain performance limits relative to the new package. On November 4, 2014, at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas , NASCAR president Mike Helton unveiled

1450-577: Is frequently used to develop young drivers looking to break into the top three series of NASCAR. The series has spawned such drivers as Benny Parsons , Ken Schrader , and Kyle Petty , and helped more recent NASCAR Cup Series drivers Kyle Busch , Justin Allgaier , Casey Mears , and Sam Hornish Jr. get acclimated to stock cars. Young drivers will often race in the series opener at Daytona International Speedway to gain NASCAR approval to run at superspeedways in

1508-575: Is one year younger than the minimum age of 16 in the Craftsman Truck Series (also for short tracks and road courses only). Drivers must be 18 to race in either of the two superspeedway events the series hosts at Daytona and Talladega . Drivers 16 and 17 may participate in selected portions of the January Daytona test but may not participate in the race weekend. An Indiana-based indie game developer created ARCA Sim Racing '08 to simulate

1566-467: Is our Hooters Girls who make our concept unique. Hooters offers its customers the look of the "All American Cheerleader, Surfer, Girl Next Door." Female employees are required to sign that they "acknowledge and affirm" the following: In 1997, three men from the Chicago area sued Hooters after being denied employment at an Orland Park, Illinois , restaurant. Each of them was awarded $ 19,100. Four men who filed

1624-689: Is still legal under ARCA rules as of 2024, however only smaller teams compete with them. Below is the list of all-time ARCA Racing Series champions, along with the Rookie of the Year and Bill France Four Crown award winners. The Rookie of the Year award – currently sponsored by Scott Paper Company – is given to the rookie that scores the most points at the end of the season. Winners have included future NASCAR drivers Benny Parsons , Davey Allison , Jeremy Mayfield , Michael McDowell , and Parker Kligerman . The Bill France Four Crown award, inaugurated in 1984,

1682-648: The 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway , Hooters made a comeback in the Cup Series with a one-off paint scheme for Greg Biffle . Hooters most recently sponsored the No. 9 of Chase Elliott from 2017 to 2024. Hooters has sponsored the Major League Eating -sanctioned "Hooters Worldwide Wing Eating Championship" since 2012. Hooters has also licensed its name for the Hooters Road Trip PlayStation racing game. Furthermore, Hooters licensed

1740-536: The Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (re-branded as the Impala ), Ford Fusion , Toyota Camry , and Dodge Charger . The carbureted V8 engines used by the series are also built under similar specifications to their NASCAR counterparts, and occasionally purchased from NASCAR teams. In spite of the similarities, ARCA racing is much more affordable than its more popular counterpart, with car owner Larry Clement estimating

1798-748: The IndyCar Series , the engine is a "purpose-built powerplant" using Holley electronic fuel injection and based on the Chevrolet LS engine family that is able to deliver 700 brake horsepower (520 kW) and 500 pound force-feet (680 N⋅m) of torque. The engine costs $ 35,000 to build and $ 15,000 to be re-built, and allows teams to use the same engine at all track types for up to 1,500 miles (2,400 km) between re-builds. The Ilmor engine debuted during testing at Daytona International Speedway in December 2014, with Sean Corr's Ilmor-powered #48 Ford topping

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1856-622: The Tampa Bay Area , Chicago metropolitan area , and one in Manhattan , while all other locations were under the aegis of Hooters of America, which sold franchising rights to the rest of the United States and international locations. Under Brooks's leadership, the collective Hooters brand expanded to more than 425 stores worldwide. Brooks died on July 15, 2006, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, of

1914-612: The USAR Hooters Pro Cup , an automobile racing series, and the NGA Pro Golf Tour , a minor league golf tour. In 1992, Hooters sponsored NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki as he won the Winston Cup Championship, beating Bill Elliott by ten points, the closest margin in NASCAR prior to The Chase era. On April 1, 1993, Kulwicki, along with several others including Hooters Chairman Bob Brooks' son Mark, were killed in

1972-696: The 2020 season, while the NASCAR K&;N Pro Series East and West rebranded as the ARCA Menards Series East and West respectively. On October 2, 2019, NASCAR and ARCA announced the creation of a ten-race short track and road course slate called the ARCA Racing Series Showdown, with drivers from all three series eligible to compete. In January 2019, ARCA announced that every race for the 2019 season would be broadcast live on television. Eight races were broadcast between FS1 and FS2 , while

2030-523: The Hooters Calendar for Hooters Calendar Girl , a mobile wallpaper application, and Hooters Calendar Girl Tubin' , a mobile game , both by Oasys Mobile . It was also one of several real world brands that appeared in the 2011 video game Homefront . Since 1986, the restaurant has issued a calendar featuring Hooters Girls, with signings taking place in some of their restaurants. Since 1996, Hooters has held Miss Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant,

2088-663: The Hooters Girls uniform consists of the restaurant's brown ticket pouch (or a black one with the black uniform), tan pantyhose , white loose socks , and clean white shoes. Men who work at Hooters wear Hooters hats, T-shirts with long pants, Bermuda shorts , or attire more suitable for kitchen use. An older version of the Hooters Employee Handbook (prior to October 2006), published in The Smoking Gun reads: Customers can go to many places for wings and beer, but it

2146-587: The Hooters in Newport, Kentucky , between October 1996 and October 1997. In 2001, a jury determined Hooters of Augusta Inc. willfully violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unsolicited advertising faxes. The class-action lawsuit, brought in June 1995 by Sam Nicholson, included 1,320 others who said they received the advertising faxes from Hooters. Atlanta-based Hooters of America Inc.,

2204-804: The RE/MAX championship. From 1995 until 2016, the Hoosier Racing Tire company was the series tire supplier, with the tires being branded in 2016 by their business partner Continental AG 's General Tire . Continental acquired Hoosier in October 2016. On April 27, 2018, it was announced that the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) had bought out the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA), though 2018 and 2019 seasons continued as planned. The ARCA Menards Series retained its name for

2262-663: The Steel bodies, mandating all composite bodies at Daytona and Talladega. They were then mandated for all tracks over 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1.2 km) in 2019, and all tracks in 2020. The Gen-4 style bodies were allowed to compete in one final race at the 2020 General Tire 100 at the Daytona Road Course. In 2022, the Ford Fusion was replaced by the Ford Mustang , but was not widely adopted by Ford teams until 2023. The Ford Fusion body

2320-1010: The Superspeedway Challenge (Owners only), the Short Track Challenge (Drivers only), the Pole Award (most poles), the Marcum Award, the ARCA Motorsports Media Award, the Bob Loga Memorial Scholarship, the Spirit Award, Most Popular Driver Award, Most Improved Driver, and Engine Mechanic of the Year. Hooters Hooters is the registered trademark used by two American restaurant chains: Hooters, Inc. , based in Clearwater, Florida, and Hooters of America, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia, and owned by

2378-620: The Truck or Xfinity Series . Other drivers, such as 10-time champion Frank Kimmel and 9-time race winner Bobby Gerhart remain in the series as opposed to pursuing a full-time career in NASCAR. NASCAR regulars, notably Ken Schrader, are known to frequent the series as well. Other notable drivers, such as Benny Chastain and Andy Jankowiak , race in the series as a hobby. Drivers as young as 17 may be approved to drive on speedway tracks, and drivers as young as 15 years can be permitted to drive at courses less than one mile in length and road courses. This

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2436-566: The United States , employers are generally allowed to consider characteristics that would otherwise be discriminatory if they are bona fide occupational qualifications (BFOQ). For example, a manufacturer of men's clothing may lawfully advertise exclusively for male models. Hooters has argued a BFOQ defense, which applies when the "essence of the business operation would be undermined if the business eliminated its discriminatory policy". Hooters has actively supported charities through its Hooters Community Endowment Fund , also known as HOO.C.E.F. ,

2494-482: The best-known were Lynne Austin (the original Hooters Girl), the late Kelly Jo Dowd (the mother of the golfer Dakoda Dowd ), Bonnie-Jill Laflin , Leeann Tweeden , and Holly Madison . After Brooks' death in 2006, 240 buyers showed interest in Hooters of America Inc., and 17 submitted bids, with that number being reduced to eight, and then three, before the selection of Wellspring Capital Management . Chanticleer Holdings LLC of Charlotte, North Carolina , which had

2552-563: The costs of fabrication, and to eliminate on-track debris after accidents. The composite body is also significantly lighter than traditional steel bodies. The composite body debuted at preseason testing at Daytona , with the intent of approving it for tracks over a mile in length. The body style was made eligible in the 2015 ARCA season only on tracks one mile or shorter in length, with the traditional steel bodies running alongside. The composite bodies made their superspeedway debut at Pocono Raceway on June 3, 2016. In 2018, ARCA began to phase out

2610-661: The incident with additional employee training. In 2009, Nikolai Grushevski, a man from Corpus Christi, Texas , filed a lawsuit because Hooters would not hire him as a waiter. Grushevski and Hooters reached a confidential settlement on April 13. In September 2009, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against a North Carolina charter airline (formerly Hooters Air, owned by Hooters of America) on behalf of Chau Nguyen, an Asian flight attendant fired three years prior after complaining only white workers were being promoted. In May 2010,

2668-453: The individual woman in question chooses along with the ability for women to make their own money is empowering. Hooters in response to such criticism have said the company regularly donates to charities that help promote women's entrepreneurship and often promote Hooters Girls to management positions. 40% of Hooters restaurants managers are reportedly female. NASCAR K%26N Pro Series East Too Many Requests If you report this error to

2726-463: The local restaurant's parent company, paid out $ 11 million. The jury determined that six faxes were sent to each plaintiff. With a $ 500 fine for each, that amounts to a $ 3,000 award per plaintiff. Also in 2001, Jodee Berry, a waitress at a Hooters in Panama City Beach, Florida , won a beer sales contest, for which the promised prize was a new Toyota automobile. However, the manager awarded her

2784-681: The lone presenting sponsor in 2011, and from then until February 2019 the series was known as the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards . The series was founded in Toledo , Ohio in 1953 as the Midwest Association for Race Cars (MARC), a local touring group in the Midwestern United States . The series was founded by John Marcum , a friend and former competitor of Bill France, Sr. and former NASCAR employee, who created MARC as

2842-522: The plaintiffs, and the suit was settled out of court. In 2011, a number of former Hooters executives left to start the Twin Peaks franchise group. Hooters filed suit and alleged that former Hooters executives stole trade secrets and management documents as part as their move to the new restaurant chain. In 2012, former employee Jheri Stratton filed suit after catching the airborne disease tuberculosis from one of her managers. Also in 2012, Kisuk Cha,

2900-450: The private investment firm Nord Bay Capital (with TriArtisan Capital Advisor as its advisor). The Hooters name is a double entendre referring to both a North American slang term for women's breasts and the logo (a bird known for its "hooting" calls: the owl ). The waiting staff at Hooters restaurants are primarily young women, usually referred to simply as "Hooters Girls", whose revealing outfits and sex appeal are played up and are

2958-477: The remaining 12 races ran on MAVTV . This was the first time in series history that every race in a season was broadcast live. Starting in 2023, all races will be broadcast on FS1 or FS2 and in 2024, ARCA signed a multi year contract with FS1 and FS2 under ARCA's new TV deal that will take place until 2028. The series was known for using veteran steel-bodied Generation 4 cars from the NASCAR Cup Series , running cars until they are several years old and even after

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3016-412: The required budget to run an ARCA car as "10 percent of what a NASCAR Cup Series budget is." On August 1, 2014, ARCA president Ron Drager announced a new engine package option for the 2015 season, in addition to the current open motor rules package. The package is called the ARCA Ilmor 396 engine, alternately known as the ARCA Control Engine (ACE). Developed by Ilmor , which has also developed engines for

3074-449: The right to block the sale after a $ 5 million loan made in 2006, did so in a December 1, 2010, letter to the court. As a result, Chanticleer and other investors bought the company from the Brooks family. In January 2011, Chanticleer and others completed the purchase of Hooters of America Inc. from the Brooks family. As of July 2013 , Hooters of America owned 160 restaurants and operates or franchises over 430. On July 1, 2019, Hooters

3132-402: The speed charts at an average of 188.478 miles per hour (303.326 km/h) in a time of 47.743 seconds. The new engine has generated controversy, with some teams that use the former engine package believing that their motors will become obsolete and converting to the new package will be too costly. Teams and outside engine builders also cannot perform maintenance on the engines, and minimal tuning

3190-436: Was decorated with memorabilia from Waverly, Iowa , hometown to some of the original Hooters 6. In December 1984, Hugh Connerty bought the rights to Hooters from the Original Hooters 6. Robert H. Brooks and a group of Atlanta investors (operators of Hooters of America, Inc.) bought out Hugh Connerty. In 2002, Brooks bought majority control and became chairman. The Clearwater-based company retained control over restaurants in

3248-411: Was going to fail. Their first Hooters restaurant was built on the site of a former rundown nightclub that had been purchased at a low price. So many businesses had folded in that particular location that the Hooters founders built a small "graveyard" at the front door for each that had come and gone before them. The first restaurant opened its doors on October 4, 1983, in Clearwater. This original location

3306-413: Was sold to Nord Bay Capital and TriArtisan Capital Advisors. In June 2024, Hooters abruptly closed approximately 40 locations that were deemed underperforming, blaming rising costs and a decline in sales as part of the decision. In response to declining sales, in 2017 the company launched a fast casual spinoff of its format called "Hoots". Hoots is distinguished from its original concept primarily by

3364-463: Was terminated in August 2013 after her store manager (from the Hooters in Baltimore, Maryland) told her that she could not have blonde highlights in her hair. Johnson filed a civil rights complaint with the State of Maryland Civil Rights Division where her attorneys stated the applicability of the dress code for Black Americans and everyone else (e.g. non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander American) where one set of policies pertains to

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