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| Race 1 of 20 in the 2026 ARCA Menards Series | |||
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| Date | February 14, 2026 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 80 laps, 200 mi (321 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Eric Brennan, Phil Parsons, and Austin Cindric | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2), Kyle Rickey (Backstretch), and Tim Catalfamo (3 & 4) | ||
The 2026 General Tire 200 is an upcoming ARCA Menards Series race that will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 80 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) superspeedway, it will be the first race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 63rd running of the event.
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. [5] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. [6] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. [6]
The first and only practice session will be held on Thursday, February 12, at 4:00 PM EST, and will last for 55 minutes. [7]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying will be held on Friday, February 13, at 1:30 PM EST. [7] The qualifying procedure used is a multi-car, multi-lap group-based system. Drivers will be split into different groups of seven to eight drivers. Each group will have four minutes to set a lap time, and the driver who sets the overall fastest lap between the groups will win the pole. The fastest 34 drivers will lock in, with the final 6 spots being reserved for provisional starters. [8]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 |
Laps: 80
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 |