2018 ARCA Racing Series

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Sheldon Creed, the 2018 ARCA champion. Sheldon Creed 2018 ARCA Madison.jpg
Sheldon Creed, the 2018 ARCA champion.
Zane Smith finished second behind Creed in the championship. Zane Smith 2018 ARCA Madison.jpg
Zane Smith finished second behind Creed in the championship.
Riley Herbst finished third in the championship. Riley Herbst 2018 ARCA Madison.jpg
Riley Herbst finished third in the championship.

The 2018 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards was the 66th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 10 with the Lucas Oil 200 driven by General Tire at Daytona International Speedway and ended on October 19 with the Kansas ARCA 150. Races were broadcast on FS1, FS2 and MAVTV. Sheldon Creed won the championship, ahead of his MDM Motorsports teammate Zane Smith.

Contents

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.Driver
Chevrolet Patriot Motorsports Group 5
Darrell Basham Racing 15
34 Jesse Iwuji 5 [N 1]
Mike Basham 14
Darrell Basham 1
Win-Tron Racing 32 Gus Dean
Ford Chad Bryant Racing 77 Bo LeMastus 1
Joe Graf Jr. (R)19
James Hylton Motorsports 4
Brad Smith Motorsports 16
48 Brad Smith
RFMS Racing 27 Travis Braden (R)
Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Riley Herbst
MDM Motorsports 8 Chase Purdy (R)
28 Sheldon Creed
41 Zane Smith (R)
Venturini Motorsports 15 Michael Self 6
Christian Eckes 13
Chandler Smith 1
20 Leilani Munter 8
Chandler Smith 8
Eddie Fatscher 1
Toni Breidinger 1
Logan Seavey 2
25 Natalie Decker (R)
Chevrolet 3
Toyota 15
Ford 2
Fast Track Racing 10 Tony Mrakovich 2
Rick Clifton 3 [N 2]
Dick Doheny 1
D. L. Wilson 1
Tom Berte 3
Ed Pompa 1
Tommy Vigh Jr. 3
Matt Dooley 1
Darrell Basham 1
Tyler Hill 3
C. J. McLaughlin 1
Toyota 6
Chevrolet 4
Ford 10
Hillenburg-Schrader Racing 2
Fast Track Racing 18
11 Brandon Grosso (R)1
D. L. Wilson 1
Matt Dooley 1
Ed Pompa 3
Rick Clifton 1 [N 2]
Will Rodgers 1
Tony Mrakovich 1
Morgen Baird 1
Dick Karth 1
Dick Doheny 6
Zach Ralston 2 [N 3]
Tyler Hill 1
Toyota 1
Dodge 9
Chevrolet 1
Ford 9
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Chuck Hiers 1 [N 4]
Con Nicolopoulos 15
Don Thompson 2
Buck Stevens 2

Limited schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverRounds
Chevrolet Allgaier Motorsports 16 Kelly Kovski 2
Bret Holmes Racing 23 Bret Holmes 11
Wayne Peterson Racing [N 5] Wayne Peterson 2
6 Dale Matchett 1
Bobby Gerhart Racing 5 Bobby Gerhart 7 [N 6]
Brother-In-Law Racing 57 Bryan Dauzat 5
Chad Finley Racing 51 Austin Hill 1
Chad Finley 1
Grant County Mulch Racing 7 Codie Rohrbaugh 8
Grynewicz Motorsports 40 Tovia Grynewicz 1
KBR Development 35 Carson Hocevar 3
Kimmel-Finney Racing 69 Scott Reeves 1
Mason Mitchell Motorsports 78 Max Tullman 8
Ryan Repko 1
Colby Howard 2
Grant Enfinger 1
Blaine Perkins 1
Quin Houff 1
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Blaine Perkins 3
Mason Mitchell 1
Norm Hutton Racing 37 Kirk Horton 1
Our Motorsports 02 Andy Seuss 3
6 Josh Williams 1
Patriot Motorsports Group 38 Jerry de Weerdt 1
Rob Powers 1
Salvatore Iovino 1
Spraker Racing Enterprises 63 Dave Mader III 3
Win-Tron Racing 33 Daniel Sasnett 1
Cole Glasson 1
ZR Racing [N 7] 1 Zach Ralston 1
Dodge Hixson Motorsports 2 Eric Caudell 5
Ford Chad Bryant Racing 22 Tyler Dippel 2
Josh Berry 1
Tom Hessert III 1
Clubb Racing 03 Alex Clubb 3
Dale Shearer Racing 73 Dale Shearer 1
Darrell Basham 1
Kimmel Racing 68 Baden Stewart 1
Scott Melton 1
Kevin Hinckle 1
69 Will Kimmel 9
Kevin Hinckle 1
David Sear 3
Mike Basham1
Darrell Basham 1
Jonas Fors 1
Max Force Racing 99 Ronnie Osmer 1
MBM Motorsports 66 Mark Thompson 1
Mullins Racing [N 8] 2 Andrew Belmont 1
Robert Bruce 1
3 Willie Mullins 2
Mystic Motorsports 07 Brian Kaltreider 2
Rette Jones Racing 30 Grant Quinlan 1
Scott Melton Racing 67 Scott Melton 1
Toyota DGM Racing 71 L. B. Skaggs 3
DGR-Crosley 54 Noah Gragson 2
Bo LeMastus 1
Todd Gilliland 4
Fast Track Racing [N 9] 22 Ed Pompa 1
Hendren Motorsports24 Ryan Unzicker 2
J. J. Pack Racing 61 J. J. Pack 2
Jack Dossey Motorsports 99 Jack Dossey III 2
Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Drew Herring 1
MDM Motorsports 12 Harrison Burton 8
Brandon Jones 2
Austin Hill 1
40 Anthony Alfredo 2
Sam Mayer 2
Venturini Motorsports 55 Tom Hessert III 1
Michael Self 4
Brandon Lynn 2
Eddie Fatscher 2
Toni Breidinger 2
Chevrolet 1
Ford 3
Empire Racing 43 Sean Corr 2
Kaden Honeycutt 2
Ford 5
Chevrolet 2
46 John Ferrier 1
Thad Moffitt 5
Sean Corr 1
Ford 3
Chevrolet 2
Hixson Motorsports 3 Joe Cooksey 3
Steve Fox 2
Ford 12
Toyota 2
Ken Schrader Racing 52 Will Rodgers 5
Brandon Grosso (R)5
Ken Schrader 1
Bret Holmes 3
Chevrolet 2
Ford 3
Max Force Racing 9 Thomas Praytor 4
Jesse Iwuji 1
Chevrolet 7
Dodge 4
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Con Nicolopoulos 3
Wayne Peterson 3
Mark Meunier 4
Don Thompson 1
Ford 2
Chevrolet 1
1 Dale Matchett 1
Wayne Peterson 2

Notes

  1. Iwuji's races were Patriot Motorsports Group entries using Darrell Basham Racing's owner points.
  2. 1 2 Rick Clifton was scheduled to drive the No. 10 Toyota at Berlin Raceway on July 21 and the No. 11 Ford at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis on September 7 for Fast Track Racing but since the races were postponed, he didn't return and Tyler Hill replaced him in both races.
  3. Entries were fielded in a collaboration with ZR Racing.
  4. It was a Fast Track Racing entry using Wayne Peterson Racing's owner points.
  5. Peterson's races were Wayne Peterson Racing entries using Bret Holmes Racing's owner points.
  6. Bobby Gerhart was scheduled to run at Berlin Raceway on July 21 but since the race was postponed to August 25, he didn't return and was scored last as did not start in the postponed race.
  7. Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Fast Track Racing.
  8. All entries were fielded using owner points from Hixson Motorsports.
  9. It was a Fast Track Racing entry using Chad Bryant Racing's owner points.

Changes

Teams

Drivers

Schedule

Field at Madison International Speedway 2018 Herrs Potato Chips 200 Field before race.jpg
Field at Madison International Speedway
No.Race titleTrackDateTime (EDT)TV
1 Lucas Oil 200 driven by General Tire Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 104:45 p.m. FS1
2Music City 200 Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville April 79:00 p.m. MAVTV
3 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Salem Speedway, Salem April 222:15 p.m.MAVTV
4 General Tire 200 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln April 276:00 p.m.FS1
5 Menards 200 Toledo Speedway, Toledo May 202:00 p.m.MAVTV
6 General Tire 150 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 249:00 p.m.FS1
7 General Tire#AnywhereIsPossible 200 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 15:45 p.m. FS2
8 Zomongo 200 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 86:00 p.m.MAVTV
9Herr's Potato Chips 200 Madison International Speedway, Oregon June 159:00 p.m.MAVTV
10 PapaNicholas Coffee 150 Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison June 229:00 p.m.FS2
11 Scott 150 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet June 288:00 p.m.FS1
12 Fans with Benefits 150 Iowa Speedway, Newton July 79:00 p.m.MAVTV*
13 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 250 Elko Speedway, Elko July 149:00 p.m.MAVTV
14ModSpace 150 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond July 274:00 p.m.FS1
15 Allen Crowe 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Springfield August 192:30 p.m.MAVTV
16 Primera Plastics 200 Berlin Raceway, Marne August 258:30 p.m.MAVTV
17 General Tire Grabber 150 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Du Quoin September 34:00 p.m.MAVTV
18 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic Salem Speedway, Salem September 157:15 p.m.MAVTV
19 Shore Lunch 200 Lucas Oil Raceway, Brownsburg October 69:00 p.m.MAVTV
20 Kansas ARCA 150 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 198:30 p.m.FS2
†: The Primera Plastics 200 was originally scheduled on July 21 but was postponed because of persistent rain and rescheduled for August 25.
†: The Shore Lunch 200 was originally scheduled on September 7 but was postponed because of Tropical Storm Gordon and rescheduled for October 6.

Changes

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Gateway Motorsports Park, and Berlin Raceway all return to the schedule. [17] The series had last visited Gateway in 2007 and Charlotte in 2004. The only road course on the 2017 schedule, Road America, was taken out for 2018. The races at Winchester Speedway and Kentucky Speedway were also taken off the schedule. [18] The races at Elko Speedway and Lucas Oil Raceway shifted significantly. [19] Elko moved to the middle of July because the first Pocono date was moved to the weekend that Elko had in 2017, and Lucas Oil moved to September because the NASCAR Indianapolis weekend was moved to September.

Results and standings

Races

No.Race Pole Position Most laps ledWinning driverManufacturerNo.Winning team
1 Lucas Oil 200 driven by General Tire Natalie Decker Sheldon Creed Michael Self Toyota 15 Venturini Motorsports
2Music City 200 Chandler Smith Zane Smith Zane Smith Toyota 41 MDM Motorsports
3 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Chandler Smith Chandler Smith Christian Eckes Toyota 15 Venturini Motorsports
4 General Tire 200 Michael Self Sheldon Creed Zane Smith Toyota 41 MDM Motorsports
5 Menards 200 Chandler Smith Chandler Smith Zane Smith Toyota 41 MDM Motorsports
6 General Tire 150 Todd Gilliland Todd Gilliland Brandon Jones Toyota 12 MDM Motorsports
7 General Tire#AnywhereIsPossible 200 Noah Gragson Noah Gragson Harrison Burton Toyota 12 MDM Motorsports
8 Zomongo 200 Brandon Jones Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed Toyota 28 MDM Motorsports
9Herr's Potato Chips 200 Chandler Smith Chandler Smith Chandler Smith Toyota 15 Venturini Motorsports
10 PapaNicholas Coffee 150 Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed Toyota 28 MDM Motorsports
11 Scott 150 Sheldon Creed Michael Self Michael Self Toyota 15 Venturini Motorsports
12 Fans with Benefits 150 Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed Toyota 28 MDM Motorsports
13 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 250 Christian Eckes Chandler Smith Gus Dean Chevrolet 32 Win-Tron Racing
14ModSpace 150 Gus Dean Zane Smith Zane Smith Toyota 41 MDM Motorsports
15 Allen Crowe 100 Gus Dean Christian Eckes Christian Eckes Toyota 15 Venturini Motorsports
16 Primera Plastics 200 Carson Hocevar Sheldon Creed Joe Graf Jr. Ford 77 Chad Bryant Racing
17 General Tire Grabber 100 Sheldon Creed Sheldon Creed Logan Seavey Toyota 20 Venturini Motorsports
18 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic Zane Smith Chandler Smith Chandler Smith Toyota 20 Venturini Motorsports
19 Shore Lunch 200 Christian Eckes Christian Eckes Christian Eckes Toyota 15 Venturini Motorsports
20 Kansas ARCA 150 Drew Herring Drew Herring Sheldon Creed Toyota 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 CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN Points
1 Sheldon Creed 323418321312115226104215140
2 Zane Smith 2612115311216441211725186174680
3 Riley Herbst 101361719252135617459939844595
4 Chase Purdy 217525224913425314318883454510
5 Travis Braden 221514981141211979794315512204445
6 Gus Dean 25177122014645616201277518210184295
7 Natalie Decker 5111728715815615121651510101281664220
8 Joe Graf Jr. 1611231875128135326161111113214000
9 Brad Smith 2322Wth3116DNS20171417221517221416172022253250
10 Bret Holmes 24101327571320710Wth8Wth106122865
11 Con Nicolopoulos 182321142229302117242322Wth23Wth182223162690
12 Christian Eckes 8121114112131114712650
13 Mike Basham 26151528Wth16232411181914191224242120
14 Chandler Smith 51041267131995
15 Michael Self 143213118161131985
16 Harrison Burton 39136462121840
17 Max Tullman 66121571917121380
18 Will Kimmel 2412231315Wth210131310
19 Codie Rohrbaugh 38249171087121285
20 Leilani Münter 822202292020141225
21 Brandon Grosso Wth99206171120
22 Will Rodgers 30818698985
23 Bobby Gerhart 128161424DNS17975
24 Dick Doheny 22212116201721945
25 Todd Gilliland 43622830
26 Thad Moffitt 14161025Wth15780
27 Eric Caudell 20182123Wth11710
28 Blaine Perkins 1312118705
29 Tyler Hill 1314147680
30 Bryan Dauzat 3311271612Wth650
31 Carson Hocevar 1145645
32 Rick Clifton 19171613645
33 Jesse Iwuji 361526242425630
34 Quin Houff 326821585
35 Darrell Basham 19141820Wth565
36 Ed Pompa 3529231417560
37 Thomas Praytor 14181921560
38 Eddie Fatscher 1489535
39 L. B. Skaggs 141123510
40 Tommy Vigh Jr. 151313495
41 Joe Cooksey 21119490
42 Toni Breidinger 101218490
43 Wayne Peterson WthDNS25272319DNS465
44 Andy Seuss 191016465
45 Zach Ralston 23149460
46 Logan Seavey 31455
47 Alex Clubb 151621430
48 Sean Corr 202312420
49 David Sear 221419415
50 Anthony Alfredo 715410
51 Ryan Unzicker 56410
52 Sam Mayer 107400
53 Tom Hessert III 49395
54 Kelly Kovski 87385
55 Willie Mullins 213385
56 Noah Gragson 710385
57 Dave Mader III 281618380
58 Tom Berte 191925375
59 Tony Mrakovich 291321375
60 Colby Howard 89375
61 Brandon Jones 122370
62 Brandon Lynn 710350
63 Austin Hill 1310345
64 Mark Meunier 24252226310
65 Tyler Dippel 625310
66 Kaden Honeycutt 1918300
67 Jack Dossey III 1815295
68 Kevin Hinckle 3019275
69 Don Thompson 282729270
70 Steve Fox 1919270
71 D. L. Wilson 2519Wth265
72 Brian Kaltreider 2617245
73 Matt Dooley 2320245
74 Josh Berry 4215
75 Drew Herring 8205
76 Josh Williams 5205
77 Mason Mitchell 7195
78 Buck Stevens Wth14185
79 Andrew Belmont 9185
80 Cole Glasson 10180
81 Scott Melton 1525180
82 Dale Matchett 2928175
83 Ken Schrader 11175
84 Bo LeMastus 3126175
85 Jerry de Weerdt 11175
86 Ryan Repko 12170
87 Grant Enfinger 12170
88Baden Stewart13165
89Kirk Horton13165
90 C. J. McLaughlin 20155
91 Robert Bruce 10155
92 Chuck Hiers 16155
93 John Ferrier 15155
94 Scott Reeves 17145
95 Dick Karth 18140
96 Rob Powers 18140
97 Morgen Baird 19140
98Jonas Fors19135
99 Dale Shearer 20Wth130
100 Chad Finley 23115
101 Mark Thompson 2795
102 Daniel Sasnett 3460
103 Grant Quinlan 3745
104 Ronnie Osmer 3935
105Tovia GrynewiczWth25
Salvatore Iovino Wth0
J. J. Pack WthWth0
Kevin CampbellWth0
Brennan Poole QL0

See also

References

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