The 2026 ARCA Menards Series will be the 74th season of the ARCA Menards Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season will begin at Daytona International Speedway with the Ride the 'Dente 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 will not return to defend his title as he will move up to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series full-time in 2026, driving for Kaulig Racing. [2]
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | CR7 Motorsports | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | Frank Kimmel | [3] |
| Maples Motorsports | 99 | Michael Maples | TBA | [3] | |
| Pinnacle Racing Group | 28 | TBA | TBA | [3] | |
| 82 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Sigma Performance Services | 23 | TBA | TBA | [4] | |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Max Reaves 13 | TBA | [3] |
| TBA 7 | |||||
| Nitro Motorsports | 20 | Leland Honeyman | TBA | [5] | |
| 25 | TBA | TBA | [3] | ||
| 55 | TBA | TBA | |||
| 70 | TBA | TBA | |||
| TBA | TBA | TBA | Thomas Annunziata | TBA | [3] |
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Races | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | ACR Motorsports | 79 | Isaac Kitzmiller | TBA | 3 | [3] |
| Ford | City Garage Motorsports | 5 | Quinn Davis | TBA | 3 | [6] [7] |
| 85 | Becca Monopoli | TBA | 3 | |||
| Clubb Racing Inc. | 86 | Jeff Maconi | TBA | 1 | [ citation needed ] | |
| Rette Jones Racing | 30 | Garrett Mitchell | Mark Rette | 1 | [8] | |
| Toyota | Nitro Motorsports | 15 | TBA | TBA | TBA | [3] |
| TBA | KLAS Motorsports | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | TBA | 10 | [3] |
The entire schedule was released on October 4, 2025. [9]
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