2026 ARCA Menards Series West

2026 ARCA Menards Series West

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Trevor Huddleston, the current points leader.

The 2026 ARCA Menards Series West is the 73rd season of the ARCA Menards Series West, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began on February 28 at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway with the Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame and will end with the NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at the same track on October 31.

Trevor Huddleston entered the season as the defending series champion. ^[1]

Teams and drivers

Note: If a driver is listed as their own crew chief for a particular race, that means that their entry in that race was a start and park.

Complete schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	Ref
Chevrolet	Bill McAnally Racing	16	Hailie Deegan	Mario Isola	[2]
		19	Mason Massey	Ty Joiner	[3]
Ford	High Point Racing	50	Trevor Huddleston	Jeff Schrader	[4]
	Jan's Towing Racing with Kennealy Keller Motorsports	1	Robbie Kennealy	Brian Kizer	[5] [6]
		71	Cole Denton (R)	Chris Greaney
Toyota	Central Coast Racing	13	Sean Hingorani 1	Michael Muñoz	[7] [8] [9] [10]
			Taylor Reimer 1
			Jade Avedisian 1
			Kenna Mitchell 3
			TBA 7
	Jerry Pitts Racing	5	Eric Johnson Jr.	Dustin Ash	[11]
		7	Gavin Ray (R)	R. J. Johnson	[12]
	Nitro Motorsports	15	Mia Lovell (R)	Ryan London	[13] [14]
		25	Julian DaCosta (R)	Danny Johnson	[15] [16] [14]

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	Races	Ref
Chevrolet	66 Rhead Racing	66	Eric Rhead	Chris Bray	2	[12]
	ACR Motorsports	79	Isaac Kitzmiller	Doug Howe	1	[17]
	Cook Racing Technologies	42	Jaiden Reyna	Travis Sharpe	2	[18]
	CR7 Motorsports	97	Jason Kitzmiller	Frank Kimmel	1	[19]
	Fierce Creature Racing	27	Bobby Hillis Jr. [N 1]	Tony Huffman	5	[17]
	Jet Daddy Racing	00	Toby Blanton	John Kennedy	1	[12]
	KLAS Motorsports	71	Andy Jankowiak	Mike Dayton	1	[17]
	Maples Motorsports	1	Tony Cosentino	Kenna Long	1	[20]
		19	Zachary Tinkle	Nigel Bannister	1	[17]
		99	Michael Maples	Chris Vanscoy	1	[19]
	Pinnacle Racing Group	28	Carson Brown	Steven Dawson	1	[21]
		77	Tristan McKee	Kevin Reed Jr.	1
	Rise Racing with Earnhardt-Shearer Racing	89	Bobby Dale Earnhardt	Matthew Wright	1	[22] [23]
	Strike Mamba Racing	51	Austin Varco	John Reaume	1	[12]
			Tyler Tomassi		2	[17]
		72	Cody Dennison	Al Lebert	2	[12]
			Memphis Villarreal		1	[24]
Ford	Brad Smith Motorsports	48	Brad Smith	Rand Bitter	1	[25]
	Clubb Racing Inc.	03	Alex Clubb	Brian Clubb	1	[26]
		86	Jeff Maconi	Jonathan Clubb	1
	Fast Track Racing	9	Nate Moeller	Nate Moeller	1	[17]
		10	Brad Perez	Mike Sroufe	1	[17]
	High Point Racing	55	Andrew Chapman	Travis Thirkettle	2	[12]
		56			1	[17]
	Maples Motorsports	91	Ryan Vargas	Kyle Totman	1	[17]
	Naake-Klauer Motorsports	88	Joey Iest	Mike Naake	1	[12]
Toyota	Cook Racing Technologies	17	Taylor Mayhew	Sean Samuels	2	[12]
	Fast Track Racing	11	Dustin Hillenburg	Jeremy Petty	1	[17]
		12	Takuma Koga	Andrew Kierman	1	[27]
	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	Max Reaves	Matt Ross	2	[19]
	Nitro Motorsports	20	Jake Bollman	Doug George	1	[19] [14]
		55	Isabella Robusto	Glenn Parker	1	[28] [14]
		70	Thomas Annunziata	Shannon Rursch 2 Jerry Pitts 1	1	[29] [30] [31]
			Jade Avedisian		1	[12]
			Will Robinson [N 2]		1	[24]
		90	Jade Avedisian	Shane Wilson	1	[14]
		TBA	Sam Corry	TBA	1	[32]
	Performance P-1 Motorsports	77	Alonso Salinas	Roger Bracken	1	[33]
			Quinn Davis		1	[24]
	RAFA Racing Team	TBA	Isabella Robusto	TBA	1	[34]
	Shockwave Motorsports	05	David Smith	Brandon Carlson	3	[12]
TBA	Keller Motorsports	12	TBA	TBA	TBA	[ citation needed ]
Chevrolet 1 Toyota 1	Nascimento Motorsports	4	Eric Nascimento	Mike Nascimento	1	[12]
			Monty Tipton		1	[17]

Notes

1. Entry at Phoenix was a Fierce Creature Racing entry fielding Wayne Peterson Racing's owner points.
2. Entry was fielded in collaboration with Jerry Pitts Racing.

Schedule

The full schedule was announced on December 2, 2025. ^[35] Some race dates were announced before then as part of the announcement of the main ARCA Series schedule on October 4. ^[36]

Notes:

• The race at Phoenix in March is a combination race with the ARCA Menards Series (highlighted in gold).
• Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2026. For the races where a 2026 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2025 are listed.

No	Race title	Track	Location	Date
1	Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame	Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway	Bakersfield, California	February 28
2	General Tire 150	Phoenix Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	March 5
3	Tucson ARCA Menards West 150	Tucson Speedway	Tucson, Arizona	April 11
4	Bill Schmitt Memorial 173 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame	Shasta Speedway	Anderson, California	May 2
5	Legendary Billy Green 150	Colorado National Speedway	Dacono, Colorado	May 24
6	NAPA Auto Care 150	Tri-City Raceway	West Richland, Washington	June 6
7	General Tire 150	Sonoma Raceway	Sonoma, California	June 26
8	Portland 112	Portland International Raceway	Portland, Oregon	August 8
9	NAPA Auto Parts 150	All American Speedway	Roseville, California	September 5
10	Madera 150 presented by Madera Ford and the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame	Madera Speedway	Madera, California	September 26
11	Star Nursery 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame	Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring	Las Vegas, Nevada	October 2
12	Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100	Phoenix Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	October 19
13	NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame	Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway	Bakersfield, California	October 31

Results and standings

Race results

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer	No.	Winning team	Report
1	Oil Workers 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame	Jade Avedisian	Sean Hingorani	Mason Massey	Chevrolet	19	Bill McAnally Racing	Report
2	General Tire 150	Carson Brown	Carson Brown	Carson Brown	Chevrolet	28	Pinnacle Racing Group	Report
3	Tucson ARCA Menards West 150	Cole Denton	Cole Denton	Cole Denton	Ford	71	Jan's Towing Racing	Report
Reference: [37]

Drivers' championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

Notes:

• The pole winner also receives one bonus point, similar to the previous ARCA points system used until 2019 and unlike NASCAR. ^[38]
• Additionally, after groups of five races of the season, drivers that compete in all five races receive fifty additional points. ^[38] These points bonuses will be given after the races at Colorado and Madera.

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

Pos	Driver	KER	PHO	TUC	SHA	CNS	TRI	SON	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO	KER	Points
1	Trevor Huddleston	4	4	2											123
2	Mason Massey	1	5	12											118
3	Hailie Deegan	6	11	7											108
4	Eric Johnson Jr.	11	13	3											105
5	Cole Denton (R)	10	24	1*											103
6	Robbie Kennealy	20	10	4											99
7	Andrew Chapman	16	15	11											90
8	Gavin Ray (R)	9	29	5											89
9	Mia Lovell (R)	12	30	8											82
10	Jade Avedisian	8	28	17											80
11	Taylor Mayhew	3	8												77
12	David Smith	18	26	15											74
13	Julian DaCosta (R)	19	31	10											72
14	Eric Rhead	15		6											67
15	Jaiden Reyna	13	14												61
16	Cody Dennison	14	19												55
17	Carson Brown		1*												49
18	Eric Nascimento	2													42
19	Tristan McKee		2												42
20	Thomas Annunziata		3												41
21	Sean Hingorani	5*													41
22	Tyler Tomassi		33	14											41
23	Jake Bollman		6												38
24	Joey Iest	7													37
25	Isaac Kitzmiller		7												37
26	Max Reaves		9												35
27	Memphis Villarreal			9											35
28	Monty Tipton		12												32
29	Quinn Davis			13											31
30	Jason Kitzmiller		16												28
31	Will Robinson			16											28
32	Alonso Salinas	17													27
33	Ryan Vargas		17												27
34	Andy Jankowiak		18												26
35	Michael Maples		20												24
36	Toby Blanton	21													23
37	Isabella Robusto		21												23
38	Austin Varco	22													22
39	Alex Clubb		22												22
40	Takuma Koga		23												21
41	Tony Cosentino		25												19
42	Dustin Hillenburg		27												17
43	Taylor Reimer		32												12
44	Brad Perez		34												10
45	Zachary Tinkle		35												9
46	Nate Moeller		36												8
47	Bobby Dale Earnhardt		37												7
48	Bobby Hillis Jr.		38	Wth											6
49	Brad Smith		39												5
50	Jeff Maconi		40												4
	Jalen Mack	Wth
	Jayda Mack	Wth
	Austin Vaughn		Wth
Reference: [39]

See also

• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
• 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
• 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
• 2026 ARCA Menards Series
• 2026 ARCA Menards Series East
• 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
• 2026 NASCAR Canada Series
• 2026 NASCAR Brasil Series
• 2026 CARS Tour
• 2026 SMART Modified Tour
• 2026 ASA STARS National Tour

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