2026 ARCA Menards Series

The 2026 ARCA Menards Series is the 74th season of the ARCA Menards Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the General Tire 200 on February 14 and will end with the Reese's 150 at Kansas Speedway on September 25.

Brenden Queen entered the season as the defending champion,^[1] but did not return to defend his title as he moved up to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series full-time in 2026, driving for Kaulig Racing.^[2]

Full schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	Ref
Chevrolet	CR7 Motorsports	97	Jason Kitzmiller	Frank Kimmel	^[3]
Maples Motorsports	99	Michael Maples	Chris Vanscoy	^[3]
Pinnacle Racing Group	28	Jack Wood 3	Steven Dawson	^[4]
Carson Brown (R) 15
Connor Mosack 2
77	Taylor Reimer 6	Kevin Reed Jr.
Tristan McKee 10
Lanie Buice 4
Rise Racing with Earnhardt-Shearer Racing	89	Bobby Dale Earnhardt	Matthew Wright	^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Ford	Clubb Racing Inc.	03	Alex Clubb	Brian Clubb	^[9]
86	Logan Misuraca 1^{[N 1]}	Ryan Bell 1 Jonathan Clubb 3 TBA 16	^[10]^[11]^[9]^[12]
Jeff Maconi (R) 3
Chris Golden 1
Brayton Laster 2
TBA TBA
Toyota	Fast Track Racing	12	Takuma Koga	Andrew Kierman 4 TBA 16	^[13]
Joe Gibbs Racing	18	Gio Ruggiero 3	Matt Ross	^[3]^[14]^[15]
Max Reaves (R) 13
TBA 4
Nitro Motorsports	15	Jake Finch 2	Danny Johnson 3 Ryan London 1 TBA 16	^[3]^[16]^[17]
Mia Lovell 1	^[18]
Jade Avedisian 1	^[19]
Leland Honeyman TBA	^[20]
TBA 16	^[16]
20	Jake Bollman (R)	Doug George	^[3]^[21]^[18]
25	Gus Dean 2	Shane Wilson 3 Danny Johnson 1 TBA 16	^[22]^[18]
Julian DaCosta 1	^[18]
Gavan Boschele (R) 15	^[23]
TBA 2	^[16]
55	Isabella Robusto	Glenn Parker	^[24]^[18]
70	Thomas Annunziata	Shannon Rursch	^[3]^[25]^[26]^[27]
Chevrolet 2 Ford 1 Toyota 1 TBA 16	Fast Track Racing	10	Ed Pompa 2	Mike Sroufe 3 Joseth Carabantes 1 TBA 16	^[14]^[28]^[29]
Brad Perez 1
Craig Pellegrini Jr. 1
TBA 16
Toyota 3 Chevrolet 2 TBA 15	11	Bryce Haugeberg 2	Dick Doheny 2 Jeremy Petty 1 Mike Sroufe 1 TBA 16	^[14]^[28]^[29]
Dustin Hillenburg 1
Robbie Kennealy 1
Trent Curtis 1
TBA 15
Ford 4 TBA 16	Brad Smith Motorsports	48	Brad Smith	Terry Strange 2 Rand Bitter 1 Gary Sevenans 1 TBA 16	^[30]
Ford 1 Chevrolet 3 TBA 16	Maples Motorsports	1	Tony Cosentino 2	Jay Shaffer 1 Kenna Long 1 Collin Flueckiger 1 Patrick Torbett 1 TBA 16	^[31]^[32]^[33]
Nate Moeller 1
Andrew Patterson 1^{[N 2]}
TBA 16
Ford 4 TBA 16	91	Ryan Vargas 4	Kyle Totman	^[31]
TBA 16

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	Races	Ref
Chevrolet	ACR Motorsports^{[N 3]}	79	Isaac Kitzmiller	Doug Howe	5	^[3]
Andrew Patterson Racing	40	Andrew Patterson	Patrick Torbett	1	^[34]
Bill McAnally Racing	16	Hailie Deegan	Mario Isola	1	^[35]
81	Mason Massey	Ty Joiner	1	^[36]
Brother-In-Law Racing	57	Hunter Deshautelle	Todd Cooper	1	^[34]
75	Bryan Dauzat	Bob Rahilly	2	^[34]
CK Motorsports	72	Christopher Werth	TBA	1	^{[citation needed]}
Cook Racing Technologies	42	Jaiden Reyna	Travis Sharpe	1	^[28]
Costner Motorsports	93	Caleb Costner	Unknown 1 Derek Kearns 1	1	^[34]
Alli Owens	1	^[37]
CR7 Motorsports	TBA	Landon S. Huffman	TBA	2	^[38]
Empire Racing	8	Sean Corr	Dan Lorz	2	^[34]
KC Motorsports	81	Kevin Campbell	Mason Campbell	1	^[29]
Moyer–Petroniro Racing	88	A. J. Moyer	Kevin Ingram	2	^[34]
Mullins Racing	34	Bryce Applegate^{[N 4]}	Tony Furr	1	^[39]
Steve Lewis Racing	62	Steve Lewis Jr.^{[N 5]}	Steve Lewis Sr.	1	^[34]
79	1	^[40]
Strike Mamba Racing	51	Tyler Tomassi	John Reaume	1	^[28]
72	Cody Dennison	Al Lebert	1	^[28]
Wayne Peterson Motorsports 3 Fierce Creature Racing 1^{[N 6]}	06	Con Nicolopoulos	Michael Peterson 1 Tony Huffman 1 Nate Moeller 2	2	^[34]
Bobby Hillis Jr.^{[N 7]}	1	^[28]
Brayton Laster	1	^[12]
Weslowski Racing	32	Charles Weslowski Jr.	Tim Silva	1	^[34]
White Motorsports	22	Nick White	Mike Harmon	2	^[34]
Ford	City Garage Motorsports	34	Logan Misuraca^{[N 4]}	Ryan Bell	1	^[40]
85	Quinn Davis	4	^[41]^[42]
Fast Track Racing	01	D. L. Wilson	Andy Hillenburg 1 Joseth Carabantes 1	1	^[29]
Cody Dennison	1	^[40]
9	Presley Sorah	Joseth Carabantes 1 Nate Moeller 1	1	^[14]^[43]^[28]
Nate Moeller	1
High Point Racing	50	Trevor Huddleston	Jeff Schrader	1	^[44]
56	Andrew Chapman	Travis Thirkettle	1	^[28]
Jan's Towing Racing with Kennealy Keller Motorsports	01	Cole Denton	Chris Greaney	1	^[45]^[46]
41	Robbie Kennealy^{[N 8]}	Tim Monroe 2 Brian Kizer 1	3	^[46]
Kimmel Racing	68	Alli Owens	Will Kimmel	1	^[47]^[48]
KLAS Motorsports	07	Glen Reen	Justin Link	2	^[49]^[14]
MBM Motorsports	66	Derek White	Jeremy Petty 1 Jason Miller 2	2	^[50]
Dystany Spurlock	2	^[51]^[52]
Mullins Racing	3	Willie Mullins	Alex Quarterley	1	^[39]
Rette Jones Racing	0	George Siciliano	Logan Yiengst	2	^[53]
30	Garrett Mitchell	Mark Rette	5	^[54]
76	Kole Raz	Greg Zipadelli	3	^[34]
Ryan Huff Motorsports	36	Ryan Huff	James Huff	2	^[14]
Toyota	CCM Racing	7	Eric Caudell	Andy Jirik	2	^[34]
Central Coast Racing	13	Taylor Reimer	Michael Muñoz	1	^[28]
Jerry Pitts Racing	5	Eric Johnson Jr.	Dustin Ash	1	^[55]
7	Gavin Ray	R. J. Johnson	1	^[28]
MAN Motorsports	95	Jackson McLerran	TBA	TBA	^[56]
Martin Racing	52	Robert Martin	Jeff Spraker	1	^[34]
Nascimento Motorsports	4	Monty Tipton	Mike Nascimento	1	^[28]
Nitro Motorsports	90	Wesley Slimp	Jeff McClure 1 Shane Wilson 1	5	^[57]^[58]^[16]^[18]
Jade Avedisian	1	^[18]^[19]
TBA	Sam Corry	TBA	1	^[59]
RAFA Racing Team	2	Kyle Steckly	TBA	3	^[60]
Shearer Speed Racing	98	Dale Shearer	Vincenzo Valentin	1	^[34]
Shockwave Motorsports	05	David Smith	Brandon Carlson	1	^[28]
Tim Richmond Racing	27	Tim Richmond	Adam Murphy	4	^[34]^[61]
Vanco Racing	26	Ron Vandermeir Jr.	Ron Vandermeir Sr.	2	^[34]
Chevrolet 2 Toyota 2	Cook Racing Technologies	17	Mini Tyrrell	Sean Samuels	1	^[62]^[34]
Taylor Mayhew	1	^[28]
Monty Tipton	2	^[63]
Chevrolet 1 Ford 1 Toyota 1	Kimmel Racing	69	Nolan Wilson	Bill Kimmel	1	^[64]
Will Kimmel	2	^[29]
Chevrolet 3 Toyota 1 TBA TBA	KLAS Motorsports	71	Andy Jankowiak	Mike Dayton	10	^[3]
Chevrolet 4 Ford 4	Maples Motorsports	19	Greg Van Alst	Jim Long 1 Nigel Bannister 1 Kenna Long 2 Kyle Totman 4	1	^[31]^[65]^[66]
Zachary Tinkle	1	^[28]
Matt Kemp	2	^[29]^[67]
Austin Vaughn^{[N 4]}	4	^[68]
Ford 2 Chevrolet 1	SPS Racing	24	Daniel Dye	Blake Bainbridge	3	^[69]^[70]^[34]
TBA	Fast Track Racing	TBA	Craig Pellegrini Jr.	TBA	4	^[71]
Tim Monroe	2	^{[citation needed]}
KLAS Motorsports	73	TBA	TBA	TBA	^[72]
TBA	00	Laci Ferno	TBA	1	^[47]^[73]
TBA	TBA	Brayton Laster	TBA	6	^[12]

Schedule

The entire schedule was released on October 4, 2025.^[74]

The race at Phoenix in March was a combination race with the ARCA Menards Series West (highlighted in gold).
The races at Toledo, Indanapolis, Iowa and Bristol are combination races with the ARCA Menards Series East (highlighted in silver).

No	Race title	Track	Location	Date	TV	Time (ET)^[75]	Live Stream
1	General Tire 200	O Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	February 14	FOX	Noon	Fox Sports app
2	General Tire 150	O Phoenix Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	March 5	FS1	6 PM
3	Tide 150	O Kansas Speedway	Kansas City, Kansas	April 18		12:30 PM
4	Alabama Manufactured Housing 200^[76]	O Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama	April 25		12:30 PM
5	General Tire 100 at The Glen	R Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	May 8	FS2	1:30 PM
6	Owens Corning 200	O Toledo Speedway	Toledo, Ohio	May 16	FS1	7 PM
7	Henry Ford Health 200	O Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	June 5	FS2	5 PM
8	Pocono ARCA 150	O Pocono Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	June 12	FS1	3 PM
9	Berlin ARCA 200	O Berlin Raceway	Marne, Michigan	June 20	FS2	7 PM
10	Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy	O Elko Speedway	Elko New Market, Minnesota	June 27	FS2	9 PM
11	Chicagoland ARCA 150	O Chicagoland Speedway	Joliet, Illinois	July 3	FS1	8 PM
12	Lime Rock Park 100	R Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 10	FS2	4 PM
13	LiUNA! 150 presented by Dutch Boy	O Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park	Brownsburg, Indiana	July 24	FS1	5 PM
14	Atlas 150	O Iowa Speedway	Newton, Iowa	August 7		7 PM
15	Allen Crowe 100	D Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack	Springfield, Illinois	August 23		2 PM
16	Badger 200	O Madison International Speedway	Rutland, Wisconsin	August 28		9 PM
17	Southern Illinois 100	D DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack	Du Quoin, Illinois	September 6		8:30 PM
18	Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200	O Salem Speedway	Salem, Indiana	September 12	FS2	6 PM
19	Bush's Beans 200	O Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, Tennessee	September 17	FS1	5:30 PM
20	Reese's 150	O Kansas Speedway	Kansas City, Kansas	September 25	FS1	8 PM

Notes

Chicagoland Speedway and Pocono Raceway will return to the schedule for the first time since 2019 and 2023, respectively.^[77]^[78]
Charlotte and Dover were removed from the schedule.

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2026 ARCA Menards Series

Full schedule

Limited schedule

Schedule

Results and standings

Race results

Drivers' championship

See also

References

Related Articles

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer	No.	Winning team	Report
1	General Tire 200	Gus Dean	Jake Finch	Gio Ruggiero	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
2	General Tire 150	Carson Brown	Carson Brown	Carson Brown	Chevrolet	28	Pinnacle Racing Group	Report
3	Tide 150	Jack Wood	Gio Ruggiero	Gio Ruggiero	Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing	Report
4	Alabama Manufactured Housing 200	Gio Ruggiero	Gio Ruggiero	Andy Jankowiak	Chevrolet	71	KLAS Motorsports	Report
Reference:^[79]

Pos	Driver	DAY	PHO	KAN	TAL	Points
1	Jake Bollman (R)	2	6	3	18	141
2	Gio Ruggiero	1		1*	5*	136
3	Ryan Vargas	8	17	11	8	133
4	Andy Jankowiak	10	18	21	1	130
5	Daniel Dye	4		2	10	118
6	Jason Kitzmiller	7	16	6	33	114
7	Thomas Annunziata	26	3	9	26	112
8	Robbie Kennealy	15	10	25	21	105
9	Takuma Koga	16	23	19	14	104
10	Michael Maples	12	20	16	25	103
11	Garrett Mitchell	11		20	2	100
12	Jack Wood	6		18	9	100
13	Isabella Robusto	37	21	22	4	94
14	Bobby Dale Earnhardt	9	37	13	31	86
15	Monty Tipton		12	8	38	74
16	Alex Clubb	36	22	15	34	69
17	Brad Smith	25	39	26	22	64
18	Taylor Reimer	30	32		6	64
19	Gus Dean	29			3	58
20	Jake Finch	20*			12	58
21	Cody Dennison		19		13	56
22	Jeff Maconi (R)		40	17	20	55
23	Jade Avedisian		28	7		53
24	Matt Kemp			14	23	51
25	Ed Pompa	21			16	51
26	Will Kimmel			28	11	49
27	Carson Brown (R)		1*			49
28	Sean Corr	33			7	48
29	George Siciliano			12	29	47
30	Bryce Haugeberg	18			27	43
31	Tristan McKee		2			42
32	Gavan Boschele (R)			4		41
33	Trevor Huddleston		4			40
34	Mason Massey		5			39
35	Lanie Buice			5		39
36	Glen Reen	5				39
37	Con Nicolopoulos	31			19	38
38	Isaac Kitzmiller		7			37
39	Taylor Mayhew		8			36
40	A. J. Moyer	14			39	36
41	Max Reaves (R)		9			35
42	Derek White	39			15	34
43	Dystany Spurlock			10		34
44	Tim Richmond	23			32	33
45	Hailie Deegan		11			33
46	Eric Johnson Jr.		13			31
47	Bryce Applegate	13				31
48	Eric Caudell	22			36	30
49	Logan Misuraca	DNQ			17	30
50	Jaiden Reyna		14			30
51	Kole Raz	3				29
52	Andrew Chapman		15			29
53	Willie Mullins	17				27
54	Hunter Deshautelle	19				25
55	Bryan Dauzat	28			37	23
56	Ron Vandermeir Jr.	DNQ			24	23
57	Nate Moeller		36	29		23
58	Tony Cosentino	DNQ	25			22
59	Brayton Laster			23		21
60	Charles Weslowski Jr.	24				20
61	Cole Denton		24			20
62	D. L. Wilson			24		20
63	Ryan Huff	40			30	19
64	Andrew Patterson	DNQ			28	19
65	David Smith		26			18
66	Presley Sorah	27				17
67	Dustin Hillenburg		27			17
68	Craig Pellegrini Jr.			27		17
69	Gavin Ray		29			15
70	Alli Owens	34			40	14
71	Mia Lovell		30			14
72	Julian DaCosta		31			13
73	Steve Lewis Jr.	DNQ			35	12
74	Caleb Costner	32				12
75	Tyler Tomassi		33			11
76	Brad Perez		34			10
77	Wesley Slimp	35				9
78	Zachary Tinkle		35			9
79	Mini Tyrrell	38				6
80	Bobby Hillis Jr.		38			6
	Nick White	DNQ			DNQ
	Greg Van Alst	DNQ
	Robert Martin	DNQ
	Nolan Wilson	DNQ
	Dale Shearer	DNQ
	Austin Vaughn		Wth
	Kevin Campbell			Wth
Reference:^[81]