2017 ARCA Racing Series

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Austin Theriault, the 2017 ARCA champion. AustinTheriault (cropped).jpg
Austin Theriault, the 2017 ARCA champion.
Dalton Sargeant finished second behind Theriault in the championship. Carneros 200 - Dalton Sargeant - 1 - Sarah Stierch.jpg
Dalton Sargeant finished second behind Theriault in the championship.
Shane Lee finished third in the championship. Shane Lee in Philadelphia May 2018.jpg
Shane Lee finished third in the championship.

The 2017 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards was the 65th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 18 with the Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire and ended on October 20 with the Kansas 150. Austin Theriault, driving for Ken Schrader Racing, won the drivers' championship on the strength of seven wins. Dalton Sargeant, winner of three races, was runner-up to Theriault.

Contents

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.Driver
Chevrolet Bret Holmes Racing 23 Bret Holmes (R)
Mason Mitchell Motorsports 78 Kyle Weatherman 7
Tyler Roahrig 1
Cole Anderson 1
Ryan Repko 1
Trevor Noles 1
Justin Haley 2
Chase Purdy 2
Sheldon Creed 2
Myatt Snider 1
Blaine Perkins 1
Ford Cole Custer 1
Cunningham Motorsports 22 Shane Lee
77 Dalton Sargeant
James Hylton Motorsports 48 Brad Smith
Max Force Racing 9 Thomas Praytor
RFMS Racing27 A. J. Fike 15
Travis Braden 4
P. J. Jones 1
Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Matt Tifft 1
Riley Herbst (R)19
Venturini Motorsports 15 Leilani Münter 1
Christian Eckes 10
Spencer Davis 2
Kyle Benjamin 1
Noah Gragson 3
Tanner Thorson 1
Cole Rouse 2
25 Tom Hessert III 5
Raphaël Lessard 3
Natalie Decker 6
Spencer Davis 4
Tanner Thorson 1
Christopher Bell 1
55 Noah Gragson 2
Zane Smith (R)11
Frankie Kimmel 2
Bo LeMastus 2
Tom Berte 1
Natalie Decker 1
Spencer Davis 1
Win-Tron Racing 32 Gus Dean
33 Justin Fontaine (R)13
Mason Mingus 2
Terry Jones 1 [N 1]
Tyler Dippel 3
Austin Wayne Self 1
Chevrolet 2
Ford 14
Toyota 4
Ken Schrader Racing 52 Austin Theriault (R)
Chevrolet 9
Ford 11
Hixson Motorsports 2 Eric Caudell (R)
Chevrolet 17
Ford 3
Hixson Motorsports 17
Ciccarelli Racing 1
Universe Racing2
3 Mike Senica 5
Steve Fox 3 [N 2]
Ray Ciccarelli 1 [N 3]
Bobby Dale Earnhardt 3
Rick Tackman Jr. 3
Ron Cox 1
Joe Cooksey 2
Darrell Basham 1
Richard Hauck 1
Chevrolet 5
Dodge 12
Ford 3
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Con Nicolopoulos 14
Don Thompson 2
Mark Meunier 3
James Swanson 1
Chevrolet 19 [N 4]
Ford 1
06Scott Edwards 1
Mark Blasingim 1
Mark Meunier 11
Don Thompson 1
Dale Matchett 2
Con Nicolopoulos 4
Chevrolet 2
Toyota 9
Dodge 1
Ford 8
Fast Track Racing 19
Hillenburg-Schrader Racing 1
10 Ed Pompa 7
Rick Clifton 1
Tony Mrakovich 1
Austin Nemire 1
James Swanson 1
Morgen Baird 1
Dick Doheny 2
Zach Ralston 3
A. J. Fike 1
Tyler Speer 2
Ford 9
Chevrolet 1
Kimmel Racing 69 Ricky Sanders 2
Will Kimmel 8
Toyota Nick Higdon 9
Bo LeMastus 1
Ford 4
Chevrolet 16
Mullins Racing 4
Darrell Basham Racing 16
34 Willie Mullins 4
Mike Basham 16

Limited schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverRounds
Chevrolet Allgaier Motorsports 16 Grant Enfinger 1
Ferrier Racing John Ferrier 1
Bayird Motorsports45Peyton Taylor1
Brother-In-Law Racing 57 Bryan Dauzat 4
Frankie Kimmel 1
Chad Finley Racing 51 Chad Finley 6
Ebert Racing19 David Sear 1
Finney Racing Enterprises 04 Scott Reeves 2
Hixson Motorsports 31 Mike Senica 1
Josh Williams Motorsports Josh Williams 1
MacZink Racing 65 Jeffery MacZink 1
Mason Mitchell Motorsports 28 Michael Self [N 5] 2
88 Kaz Grala 1
Brandon Lynn 1
Mason Mitchell 1
Michael Womack 1
Michael Self 1
Chase Purdy 1
98 Quin Houff 1
Leilani Münter [N 6] 1
Our Motorsports 02 Andy Seuss 3
Reese Motorsports62Chris Reese1
Wayne Peterson Racing 88 Con Nicolopoulos [N 7] 2
Wayne Peterson 1
90 James Swanson 1
Dodge Derrick Lancaster Racing 83 Derrick Lancaster 1
ESP Motorsports71Gene Paul1
Ford Ciccarelli Racing 38 Ray Ciccarelli 1
Clubb Racing 97 Alex Clubb 1
Cunningham Motorsports 99 Ty Majeski 5
Austin Cindric 2
Empire Racing 43 Sean Corr 1
462
Thad Moffitt 3
John Ferrier 2
Kimmel Racing 08 Ricky Sanders 1
Kevin Hinckle 3
Lira Motorsports 6 Michael Lira [N 8] 2
58 Clint King 1
MBM Motorsports 66 Mark Thompson 2
Mullins Racing 28 Robert Bruce [N 9] 1
Mystic Motorsports 07Dan Bainey1
Brian Kaltreider 1
96 Bobby Dale Earnhardt 1
Kevin Kromer1
Norm Hutton Racing37David LeBeau2
Platinum Motorsports01 Travis Braden 1
Toyota Hendren Motorsports 24 Ryan Unzicker 2
Joe Gibbs Racing 81 Riley Herbst (R)1
MDM Motorsports 12 Sheldon Creed 4
Venturini Motorsports 20 Zane Smith (R)2
Tom Berte 1
Rette Jones Racing 30 Terry Jones 1
Chevrolet Brother-In-Law Racing 1
Hillenburg-Schrader Racing 2
Fast Track Racing 1
11 Bryan Dauzat [N 10] 1
Toyota Tony Mrakovich 2
Brandon Grosso 1
Chevrolet Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Benny Chastain 1
Toyota A. J. Henriksen 1
Chevrolet 8
Ford 1
Bobby Gerhart Racing 5 Bobby Gerhart 9
Dodge 2
Toyota 3
Crosley Sports Group 42 Bo LeMastus 5
Ford 4
Chevrolet 1
Shearer Racing 4 [N 11]
Karth Racing 1
94 Dale Shearer 3
Mark Meunier 1
Dick Karth [N 12] 1
Dodge 1
Chevrolet 2
Dream Team of Pasco 67 Cody Lane 3
Chevrolet 2
Dodge 1
Ford 1
Finney Racing Enterprises 80 Caesar Bacarella 2
Brian Finney 2
Dodge 2
Chevrolet 6
Grant County Mulch Racing 7 Codie Rohrbaugh 8
Toyota 2
Chevrolet 3
MDM Motorsports 8 Vinnie Miller 1
Brandon Jones 3
Zane Smith (R)1
Toyota 11
Chevrolet 3
28 Michael Self 3
Sheldon Creed 5
Travis Miller 1
Justin Haley 1
Harrison Burton 1
Kyle Benjamin 1
Matt Tifft 1
Zane Smith (R)1
Toyota 8
Chevrolet 1
41 Vinnie Miller 5
Kaz Grala 1
Brian Wong 1
Kyle Benjamin 1
Zane Smith (R)1

Notes

  1. Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Rette Jones Racing.
  2. Fox drove for Hixson Motorsports at Salem in April and at both Pocono races for Universe Racing in a collaboration with Hixson.
  3. It was a Ciccarelli Racing entry using Fast Track Racing's owner points.
  4. Initially at Iowa, the No. 0 car was a Chevrolet and No. 06 was a Dodge. The Dodge suffered an engine failure, so the team ran the No. 06 as a Chevrolet in the race while the No. 0 withdrew.
  5. It was a Mason Mitchell Motorsports entry using MDM Motorsports' owner points.
  6. Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Venturini Motorsports.
  7. It was a Wayne Peterson Racing entry using Mason Mitchell Motorsports' owner points.
  8. Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Josh Williams Motorsports.
  9. It was a Mullins Racing entry using MDM Motorsports' owner points.
  10. It was a Brother-In-Law Racing entry using Fast Track Racing's owner points.
  11. Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Darrell Basham Racing.
  12. It was a Karth Racing entry using Darrell Basham Racing's owner points.

Changes

Teams

Drivers

Schedule

No.Race titleTrackDateTV
1 Lucas Oil Complete Engine Treatment 200 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 18 FS1
2 Music City 200 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville April 8 MAVTV
3 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Salem Speedway, Salem April 30 MAVTV
4 General Tire 200 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln May 6 FS2
5 Menards 200 Toledo Speedway, Toledo May 21 FS1
6 Shore Lunch 250 Elko Speedway, Elko June 3 MAVTV
7 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 9 FS1
8 Corrigan Oil 200 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 16 FS1
9Montgomery Ward 200 Madison International Speedway, Oregon June 23 MAVTV
10 Fans With Benefits 150 Iowa Speedway, Newton July 8 MAVTV
11 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 Lucas Oil Raceway, Brownsburg July 21 FS1
12 ModSpace 150 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond July 28 FS1
13 Winchester ARCA 200 Winchester Speedway, Winchester August 6 MAVTV
14 Herr's Potato Chips 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Springfield August 20 MAVTV
15 Road America 100 Road America, Elkhart Lake August 27 MAVTV
16 General Tire Grabber 100 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Du Quoin September 4 MAVTV
17 Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic 200 Salem Speedway, Salem September 9 MAVTV
18 Scott 150 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 14 FS1
19 Crosley Brands 150 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta September 22 FS1
20 Kansas 150 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 20 FS2
Source: [7]

Results and standings

Races

No.Race Pole Position Most laps ledWinning driverManufacturerNo.Winning team
1 Lucas Oil Complete Engine Treatment 200 Tom Hessert III Terry Jones Austin Theriault Chevrolet 52 Ken Schrader Racing
2Music City 200 Kyle Weatherman Kyle Weatherman Chad Finley Chevrolet 51 Chad Finley Racing
3 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Travis Miller Christian Eckes Dalton Sargeant Ford 77 Cunningham Motorsports
4 General Tire 200 Dalton Sargeant Austin Theriault Justin Haley Toyota 28 MDM Motorsports
5 Menards 200 Dalton Sargeant Dalton Sargeant Harrison Burton Toyota 28 MDM Motorsports
6 Shore Lunch 250 Riley Herbst Riley Herbst Austin Theriault Toyota 52 Ken Schrader Racing
7 General Tire#AnywhereIsPossible 200 Brandon Jones Riley Herbst Riley Herbst Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
8 Corrigan Oil 200 Brandon Jones Kyle Weatherman Brandon Jones Chevrolet 8 MDM Motorsports
9Montgomery Ward 200 Dalton Sargeant Austin Theriault Austin Theriault Toyota 52 Ken Schrader Racing
10 Fans With Benefits 150 Shane Lee Shane Lee Dalton Sargeant Ford 77 Cunningham Motorsports
11 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 Austin Cindric Chad Finley Dalton Sargeant Ford 77 Cunningham Motorsports
12ModSpace 150 Kaz Grala Kaz Grala Justin Haley Chevrolet 78 Mason Mitchell Motorsports
13Winchester ARCA 200 Kyle Benjamin Kyle Benjamin Kyle Benjamin Toyota 28 MDM Motorsports
14 Herr's Potato Chips 100 Austin Theriault Grant Enfinger Grant Enfinger Chevrolet 16Allgaier Motorsports
15Road America 100 Austin Cindric Austin Cindric Austin Theriault Ford 52 Ken Schrader Racing
16 General Tire Grabber 100 Will Kimmel Shane Lee Austin Theriault Toyota 52 Ken Schrader Racing
17 Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic 200 Zane Smith Austin Theriault Austin Theriault Ford 52 Ken Schrader Racing
18 Scott 150 Brandon Jones Ty Majeski Christopher Bell Toyota 25 Venturini Motorsports
19 Crosley Brands 150 Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed Austin Theriault Ford 52 Ken Schrader Racing
20 Kansas 150 Zane Smith Sheldon Creed Michael Self Chevrolet 28 MDM Motorsports

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

PosDriver DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN Points
1 Austin Theriault 1454*61921*24832111*21*255330
2 Dalton Sargeant 491272*863611516108836455030
3 Shane Lee 312452272815411*9136546*98544735
4 Gus Dean 3223267555910675119351418154595
5 Riley Herbst Wth712853*1*1631213217162161713794555
6 Bret Holmes 61372224414479814820101271021104450
7 Thomas Praytor 29281412141524191318172214131911163014203790
8 Brad Smith 17211717171731201617242419172421212626223530
9 Zane Smith Wth106Wth4642321373152233305
10 Eric Caudell 36222035271826181819283021262817202024233220
11 Con Nicolopoulos 3926192120203324172227DNQ202522DNS182720DNQ2985
12 A. J. Fike 341515111691813121515201282282970
13 Mike Basham 161523271416162513152015131823182745
14 Justin Fontaine 13112126112322269111510142180
15 Sheldon Creed 68173542313192050
16 Christian Eckes 38*82581026191980
17 Mark Meunier 2118212519DNS19DNQ192320222527261865
18 Bobby Gerhart 152471317121918171360
19 Codie Rohrbaugh 141412811291681285
20 Spencer Davis 31197141571280
21 Chad Finley 13123*5111240
22 Bo LeMastus 25101211221312251190
23 Natalie Decker 11132710712121150
24 Michael Self 273421711135
25 Nick Higdon 19262211201221221100
26 Will Kimmel 183322202697101075
27 Kyle Weatherman 82*3321614*51040
28 Vinnie Miller 25910106131020
29 Ty Majeski 767621005
30 Tom Hessert III 59141015900
31 Travis Braden 22411917845
32 Ed Pompa 30241916261424845
33 Brandon Jones 213695
34 Noah Gragson 26309254685
35 Justin Haley 116680
36 Kyle Benjamin 7112615
37 Bryan Dauzat 3823181716590
38 Mike Senica 23292029DNQ23555
39 Chase Purdy 7617540
40 Tony Mrakovich 8915530
41 Willie Mullins 40171614485
42 Sean Corr 111517475
43 Tyler Dippel 25318460
44 Andy Seuss 20224460
45 Thad Moffitt 162311440
46 Frankie Kimmel 132413440
47 Ricky Sanders 72918420
48 Kaz Grala 104405
49 Bobby Dale Earnhardt 211925390
50 Mason Mingus 511385
51 Raphaël Lessard 331310370
52 John Ferrier 182022360
53 Tyler Speer 714355
54 Joe Cooksey 129355
55 Cole Rouse 1113340
56 Ryan Unzicker 214340
57 Rick Tackman 281527340
58 Matt Tifft 1215335
59 Kevin Hinckle 212921335
60 Dale Shearer 301823335
61 Zach Ralston 242522335
62 James Swanson 16QL2828330
63 Tanner Thorson 1019320
64 Tom Berte 1516305
65 Austin Cindric 2312305
66 Ray Ciccarelli 2113290
67 Terry Jones 2*36280
68 Steve Fox 22DNS21270
69 Dick Doheny 2119260
70 Cody Lane DNQ2719255
71 Grant Enfinger 1*245
72 Christopher Bell 1240
73 Harrison Burton 1240
74 Leilani Münter 1928225
75 Don Thompson 2032DNQ225
76 P. J. Jones 3220
77 Josh Williams 4210
78 Brandon Grosso 5205
79 Michael Womack 5205
80 Austin Wayne Self 6200
81 Brian Finney 11200
82 Michael Lira 3718185
83 Ryan Repko 8185
84 Clint King 9185
85 Blaine Perkins 9185
86 Travis Miller 10185
87 Scott Reeves 14185
88 Myatt Snider 9185
89 Cole Anderson 10180
90 Tyler Roahrig 10180
91 Cole Custer 11175
92 Caesar Bacarella 3325170
93 Robert Bruce 12170
94 Mason Mitchell 14160
95 Brian Wong 14155
96 A. J. Henriksen 16150
97 Derrick Lancaster 16150
98 Mark Thompson 3131145
99 Brandon Lynn 18145
100 Alex Clubb 18140
101Austin Nemire19140
102 Rick Clifton 20130
103 Morgen Baird 21125
104 Dick Karth 21125
105Trevor Noles21125
106 David Sear 22120
107David LeBeau3534115
108 Darrell Basham 23115
109 Brian Kaltreider 23115
110Peyton Taylor23115
111Scott Edwards24110
112 Ron Cox 25105
113 Benny Chastain 26105
114 Dale Matchett 30DNQ105
115Kevin Kromer2795
116 Quin Houff 2895
117Dan Bainey2985
118 Wayne Peterson 2985
119Mark Blasingim3175
120Chris Reese3270
Richard Hauck DNS25
Gene PaulDNQ25
Jeffery MacZink Wth25

See also

References

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  7. "2017 ARCA Racing Series Schedule". The Pit Lane. Retrieved December 23, 2016.