Ron Vandermeir Jr.
American racing driver (born 1982)
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Ron Vandermeir Jr. (born August 18, 1982) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 26 for Vanco Racing. He won the 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 Mid-American Stock Car Series championship in the Upper Midwestern United States.
Sheridan, Illinois, U.S.
| Ron Vandermeir Jr. | |||||||
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| Born | August 18, 1982 Sheridan, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 11 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 26 (Vanco Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 21st (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Menards 250 (Elko) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 Alabama Manufactured Housing 200 (Talladega) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 13th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Sprecher 150 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Sprecher 150 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of April 25, 2026. | |||||||
Racing career
Vandermeir made his ARCA Menards Series debut in the 2021 season at Elko Speedway where he started eighth and finished eleventh.[1] He then ran at Milwaukee and the season finale at Kansas, where he finished 14th and 15th respectively.
In 2022, it was announced that Vandermeir would make select starts for Vanco Racing.[2] He would make his first start of the year at the Dutch Boy 150, driving the No. 27, where he started ninth and finished eighth. He also drove the No. 44 at Iowa, Kansas II, and Bristol, and the No. 66 at Elko and Milwaukee, securing a top-ten at Iowa and Elko, respectively.[3]
In 2023, it was revealed that Vandermeir would drive the No. 10 Toyota for Fast Track Racing at the Milwaukee Mile combination race with the ARCA Menards Series East.[4][5]
After not racing in ARCA for the next two years, it was revealed in 2026 that Vandermeir would participate in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving for FTR,[6][7] where he set the 76th quickest time between the two sessions held.[8][9][10]
Motorsports career results
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | Vanco Racing | 66 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK 11 |
BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW 14 |
DSF Wth |
BRI | SLM | 39th | 92 | [11] | |
| Fast Track Racing | 11 | Ford | KAN 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Vanco Racing | 27 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN 8 |
CLT | 21st | 192 | [12] | |||||||||||||||
| 44 | IOW 9 |
BLN | KAN 21 |
BRI 11 |
SLM | TOL | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | Toyota | ELK 10 |
MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW 13 |
DSF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW 18 |
DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 105th | 26 | [13] |
| 2026 | Vanco Racing | 26 | Toyota | DAY DNQ |
PHO | KAN | TAL 24 |
GLN | TOL | MCH | POC | BER | ELK | CHI | LRP | IRP | IOW | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | BRI | KAN | -* | -* | [14] |
ARCA Menards Series East
| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 2021 | Vanco Racing | 66 | Toyota | NSM | FIF | NSV | DOV | SNM | IOW | MLW 14 |
BRI | 46th | 30 | [15] | ||||
| 2022 | 44 | Ford | NSM | FIF | DOV | NSV | IOW 9 |
BRI 11 |
13th | 149 | [16] | |||||||
| 66 | Toyota | MLW 13 |
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| 2023 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Ford | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW 18 |
BRI | 50th | 26 | [17] | ||||