2026 ARCA Menards Series

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Brenden Queen, the previous ARCA Menards Series champion. Brenden Queen, 2025 Fall Phoenix (cropped).jpg
Brenden Queen, the previous ARCA Menards Series champion.

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 General Tire 200 on February 14 and will end with the Reese's 150 at Kansas Speedway on September 25.

Contents

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]

Teams and drivers

Full schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRef
Chevrolet CR7 Motorsports 97 Jason Kitzmiller Frank Kimmel [3]
Maples Motorsports 99 Michael Maples TBA [3]
Pinnacle Racing Group 28 Jack Wood 3TBA [4]
Carson Brown 15
Connor Mosack 2
77 Taylor Reimer 6TBA
Tristan McKee 10
Lanie Buice 4
Rise Racing with
Earnhardt-Shearer Racing		89 Bobby Dale Earnhardt TBA [5] [6] [7] [8]
Ford Clubb Racing Inc. 03 Alex Clubb TBA[ citation needed ]
SPS Racing 23TBATBA [9] [10]
Toyota Fast Track Racing 12 Takuma Koga TBA [11]
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Gio Ruggiero 2TBA [3] [12]
Max Reaves 13
TBA 5
Nitro Motorsports 20 Leland Honeyman TBA [13]
25TBATBA [3]
55 Isabella Robusto TBA [14]
70 Thomas Annunziata Shannon Rursch [3] [15] [16] [17]
TBA Fast Track Racing TBA Ed Pompa 1TBA [12]
TBA 19
TBA Bryce Haugeberg 1TBA [12]
TBA 19
TBA Presley Sorah 1TBA [12]
TBA 19
Maples Motorsports 1 Tony Cosentino TBA [18] [19]
91 Ryan Vargas TBATBA [18]
TBA TBA

All other teams that ran full-time in the ARCA Menards Series in 2025 have yet to announce their 2026 plans.

Limited schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRacesRef
Chevrolet ACR Motorsports [N 1] 79 Isaac Kitzmiller TBA4 [3]
Bill McAnally Racing 19 Mason Massey TBA1 [20]
Kimmel Racing 69Nolan WilsonTBA1 [21]
Weslowski Racing32Charles Weslowski Jr.TBA1[ citation needed ]
Ford City Garage Motorsports 5 Quinn Davis TBA4 [22] [23] [24]
85 Logan Misuraca TBA1
Becca Monopoli 4
Clubb Racing Inc. 86 Jeff Maconi TBA1[ citation needed ]
Chris Golden TBA1[ citation needed ]
Direct Driver Development50Ryan PawloskiTBA5[ citation needed ]
60TBATBA1
Jan's Towing Racing1 Robbie Kennealy TBA1 [25]
71Cole DentonTBA1
Kimmel Racing 68 Alli Owens TBATBA [26] [27]
Rette Jones Racing 30 Garrett Mitchell Mark Rette5 [28]
TBATBATBA1 [12]
Toyota Jerry Pitts Racing 5 Eric Johnson Jr. TBA1 [29]
Nitro Motorsports 15TBATBATBA [3]
TBA Jake Finch TBA2 [30]
Gavan Boschele 15 [31]
Sam Corry 1 [32]
Jade Avedisian TBA [33]
Wesley Slimp 5 [34] [35]
TBA Cook Racing Technologies 17 Mini Tyrrell TBA1 [36]
KLAS Motorsports 07 Glen Reen TBA2 [37] [12]
71 Andy Jankowiak TBA10 [3]
73TBATBATBA [38]
Maples Motorsports 19TBATBATBA [18]
MBM Motorsports 66 Derek White TBA1 [39]
Ryan Huff Motorsports 36 Ryan Huff TBA1 [12]
TBA00Laci FernoTBA1 [26] [40]

Notes

  1. ↑ Entries are fielded in a collaboration with CR7 Motorsports.

Schedule

The entire schedule was released on October 4, 2025. [41]

NoRace title Track LocationDateTVTime (ET) [42] Live Stream
1 General Tire 200  O  Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida February 14 FOX Noon Fox Sports app
2 General Tire 150  O  Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Arizona March 5 FS1 6 PM
3 Tide 150  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas April 1812:30 PM
4 General Tire 200  O  Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama April 2512:30 PM
5 General Tire 100 at The Glen  R  Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York May 8 FS2 1:30 PM
6 Owens Corning 200  O  Toledo Speedway Toledo, Ohio May 16FS17 PM
7 Henry Ford Health 200  O  Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan June 5FS25 PM
8 Pocono ARCA 150  O  Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania June 12FS13 PM
9 Berlin ARCA 200  O  Berlin Raceway Marne, Michigan June 20FS27 PM
10 Shore Lunch 250 presented by Dutch Boy  O  Elko Speedway Elko New Market, Minnesota June 279 PM
11 Chicagoland ARCA 150  O  Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Illinois July 3FS18 PM
12 Lime Rock Park 100  R  Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 10FS24 PM
13 LiUNA! 150 presented by Dutch Boy  O  Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Brownsburg, Indiana July 24FS15 PM
14 Atlas 150  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa August 77 PM
15 Allen Crowe 100  D  Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack Springfield, Illinois August 232 PM
16 Badger 200  O  Madison International Speedway Rutland, Wisconsin August 289 PM
17 Southern Illinois 100  D  DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack Du Quoin, Illinois September 68:30 PM
18 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200  O  Salem Speedway Salem, Indiana September 12FS26 PM
19 Bush's Beans 200  O  Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee September 17FS15:30 PM
20 Reese's 150  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas September 258 PM

Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "All hail Butterbean: Brenden Queen crowned 2025 ARCA Menards Series champion". ARCA Racing. October 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Brenden "Butterbean" Queen named first RAM driver for Kaulig Racing". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media. October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "What We Know About the 2026 ARCA Silly Season". Frontstretch. 26 September 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "PRG Reveals Lineups for ARCA, East Schedules". Frontstretch. 17 December 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Bobby Dale Earnhardt Running Full ARCA Season With Rise". Frontstretch. 19 November 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bobby Earnhardt and Rise Motorsports unite for 2026 ARCA Menards Series campaign". ARCA Racing. November 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ "(Twitter post)". Twitter . Declan Wayman. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026. NEWS: @risemotorsports has shut down and will now operate as "Rise Racing" in the ARCA Menards Series in 2026, still fielding a full-time entry for Bobby Dale Earnhardt(@BobbyEarnhardt). They will switch numbers and manufacturers from the No. 31 to the No. 89. They will also switch from Toyota to Chevrolet.
  8. ↑ "ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona: 2026 schedule, entry list, format and more". ARCA Racing. January 5, 2026.
  9. ↑ Kristl, Mark (2025-10-09). "Tyler Reif Leaving SPS After 2025". Frontstretch. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  10. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (2025-11-24). "Sigma Acquires AM, Will Field O'Reilly, ARCA Teams". Frontstretch. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  11. ↑ Kristl, Mark (2025-12-10). "Takuma Koga Running ARCA Full Time with Fast Track". Frontstretch. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Knight, Chris (January 11, 2026). "Nitro Motorsports Sets the ARCA Menards Series Preseason Practice Pace, Plus Weekend Notes". catchfence.com.
  13. ↑ "Leland Honeyman Running ARCA Full Time for Nitro". Frontstretch. 28 October 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Isabella Robusto joins Nitro Motorsports for sophomore ARCA Menards Series season". ARCA Racing. December 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Thomas Annunziata Running ARCA Full Time for Nitro". Frontstretch. 1 November 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Thomas Annunziata to chase ARCA Menards Series title with Nitro Motorsports". ARCA Racing. December 22, 2025.
  17. ↑ "10 Drivers to Watch for in the ARCA Daytona Test". Frontstretch. 7 January 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  18. 1 2 3 "Ryan Vargas Running 2026 ARCA Season for Maples". Frontstretch. 6 January 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Tony Cosentino Running ARCA Full Time for Maples". Frontstretch. 12 January 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Mason Massey and Bill McAnally Racing to chase West Series championship in 2026". ARCA Racing. January 13, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Nolan Wilson and Kimmel Racing back together again for ARCA opener at Daytona". ARCA Racing. December 4, 2025.
  22. ↑ "City Garage Motorsports names Becca Monopoli, Quinn Davis as drivers for 2026 East Series season". ARCA Racing. September 19, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Becca Monopoli, Quinn Davis Contesting Full ARCA East Season for CGM". Frontstretch. September 19, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Logan Misuraca joins City Garage Motorsports for ARCA opener at Daytona". ARCA Racing. December 8, 2025.
  25. ↑ Release, Press (January 4, 2026). "Jan's Racing Announces 2026 ARCA Menards Series West Driver Lineup Featuring Robbie Kennealy and Cole Denton". catchfence.com.
  26. 1 2 Sonchhatra, Jahnavi (November 9, 2025). "Alli Owens Ends 10-Year NASCAR Hiatus With Fresh ARCA Opportunity at Daytona". EssentiallySports. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  27. ↑ "The Comeback with a Backbone: Single-Mom Alli Owens Charges into ARCA to Champion Blue-Collar America and Empower the Next Generation of Women". ARCA Racing. December 17, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Cleetus McFarland Confirms Return to ARCA Competition in 2026". Frontstretch. 11 September 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Eric Johnson Jr. Back for 2026 ARCA West Season". Frontstretch. 9 December 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Jake Finch joins Nitro Motorsports for ARCA events at Daytona and Talladega". ARCA Racing. January 13, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Gavan Boschele joins Nitro Motorsports for 2026 ARCA Menards Series campaign". ARCA Racing. December 2, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Sam Corry Back With Nitro for 2 ARCA Races". Frontstretch. 12 December 2025. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Jade Avedisian and Nitro Motorsports unite for partial ARCA Menards Series schedule". ARCA Racing. December 16, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Nitro Motorsports adds Wesley Slimp to driver roster for five ARCA events". ARCA Racing. January 8, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Wesley Slimp Running Partial ARCA Schedule for Nitro". Frontstretch. January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  36. ↑ "(Twitter post)". Twitter . Joseph Srigley. January 3, 2026. Retrieved January 4, 2026. #ARCA… @MiniTyrrell has joined Cook Racing Technologies (@CookRacingTech) for the ARCA Menards Series season-opener at Daytona, driving the No. 17. Tyrrell will also join CRT for the pre-season practice session at Daytona in January.
  37. ↑ Lapierre, Rachel (December 31, 2025). "KLAS Motorsports Adds Glen Reen to Daytona ARCA – Roster ARCA Menards Series Team Will Field Two Entries to Start Their 2026 Season". KLASMotorsports.com.
  38. ↑ Twist, Mike (December 12, 2025). "KLAS Team Rebrands with a New Number for 2026". TachNeedle.com.
  39. ↑ Christie, Toby (January 1, 2026). "Carl Long Says Casey Mears 'Lined Up' For 2026 Daytona 500 With Garage 66". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  40. ↑ "WIMSY TOYS x LACI FERNO". Laci Ferno Racing. December 12, 2025.
  41. ↑ "ARCA Menards Series schedule for 2026 announced". ARCARacing.com. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  42. ↑ "2026 ARCA Menards Series Broadcast Schedule". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  43. ↑ "ARCA Menards Series returning to Chicagoland Speedway on July 3, 2026". ARCARacing.com. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  44. ↑ "Pocono Raceway welcoming back ARCA Menards Series on June 12, 2026". ARCARacing.com. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
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