2026 Tide 150
ARCA Menards Series race at Kansas Speedway
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The 2026 Tide 150 is an upcoming ARCA Menards Series race that will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 100 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it will be the third race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, and the seventh running of the event.
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| Race 3 of 20 in the 2026 ARCA Menards Series | |||
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| Date | April 18, 2026 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 100 laps, 150 mi (241.402 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Pinnacle Racing Group | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Eric Brennan, Phil Parsons, and Austin Cindric | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Tim Catafalmo (3 & 4) | ||
Report
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Optional Practice
An optional pre-race practice session was held on Friday, April 17, at 8:30 AM CST, and lasted for 4 hours.[6]
Gio Ruggiero, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.314 seconds, and a speed of 172.447 miles per hour (277.527 km/h).[7]
Pre-race practice results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 18 | Gio Ruggiero | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.314 | 172.447 |
| 2 | 77 | Lanie Buice | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 31.572 | 171.038 |
| 3 | 28 | Jack Wood | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 31.686 | 170.422 |
| Full pre-race practice results | ||||||
Starting lineup
Practice and qualifying were originally scheduled to be held on Friday, April 17, at 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM CST respectively, but were both canceled due to inclement weather.[6][8] The starting lineup was determined by 2025 owners' points. As a result, Jack Wood, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, was awarded the pole.[9]
Starting lineup
Race
Race results
Laps: 100
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 |