Many race car drivers used the ARTGO series as a stepping stone to get into ASA, ARCA, and NASCAR.
Art Frigo created the series with the help of Bob Roper and John McKarns.
The first race was held on September 7, 1975, at the Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Illinois.
In 2006, after dwindling car counts and lack of races on the schedule NASCAR finally shut down the AutoZone Elite Division.
The ARTGO series had drivers like Paul Menard, Matt Kenseth (2003 NASCAR Cup Series Champion), Butch Miller, Dick Trickle, Joe Shear, Jim Sauter, Eddie Hoffman, Steve Carlson, Kevin Cywinski, Jim Weber, Justin Diercks, Tim Schendel, Jason Schuler and Jeff Frederickson.