2026 ARCA Menards Series

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Brenden Queen, driving the Pinnacle Racing Group No. 28 car (pictured in 2024), the defending ARCA Menards Series champion. Connor zilisch (53699049310).jpg
Brenden Queen, driving the Pinnacle Racing Group No. 28 car (pictured in 2024), the defending 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 Ride the 'Dente 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]

Teams and drivers

Full schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRef
Chevrolet CR7 Motorsports 97 Jason Kitzmiller Frank Kimmel [2]
Maples Motorsports 99 Michael Maples TBA [2]
Pinnacle Racing Group 28TBATBA [2]
82TBATBA
Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Max Reaves 13TBA [2]
TBA 7
Nitro Motorsports 20TBATBA [2]
25TBATBA
55TBATBA
70TBATBA
TBATBATBA Thomas Annunziata TBA [2]

Limited schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRacesRef
Chevrolet ACR Motorsports 79 Isaac Kitzmiller TBA3 [2]
Ford City Garage Motorsports 5 Quinn Davis TBA3 [3] [4]
85 Becca Monopoli TBA3
Rette Jones Racing 30 Garrett Mitchell Mark Rette1 [5]
Toyota Nitro Motorsports 15TBATBATBA [2]
TBA KLAS Motorsports 73 Andy Jankowiak TBA10 [2]

Schedule

The entire schedule was released on October 4, 2025. [6]

NoRace title Track LocationDateTVTime (ET) [7] Live Stream
1 Ride the ‘Dente 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 2 PM
6 Owens Corning 200  O  Toledo Speedway Toledo, Ohio May 16FS14 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 11FS24 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "What We Know About the 2026 ARCA Silly Season". Frontstretch. 26 September 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  3. "City Garage Motorsports names Becca Monopoli, Quinn Davis as drivers for 2026 East Series season". ARCA Racing. September 19, 2025.
  4. "Becca Monopoli, Quinn Davis Contesting Full ARCA East Season for CGM". Frontstretch. September 19, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  5. "Cleetus McFarland Confirms Return to ARCA Competition in 2026". Frontstretch. 11 September 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  6. "ARCA Menards Series schedule for 2026 announced". ARCARacing.com. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  7. "2026 ARCA Menards Series Broadcast Schedule". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  8. "ARCA Menards Series returning to Chicagoland Speedway on July 3, 2026". ARCARacing.com. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  9. "Pocono Raceway welcoming back ARCA Menards Series on June 12, 2026". ARCARacing.com. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.