2021 ARCA Menards Series explained

The 2021 ARCA Menards Series season was the 69th season of the ARCA Menards Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Lucas Oil 200^[1] on February 13 and ended with the Reese's 150 at Kansas Speedway on October 23.^[2] Ty Gibbs was crowned the series champion, having won ten times and finished in the top four in 19 of 20 races.

This ARCA season also featured a historic first, as Fox pit reporter Jamie Little became the first woman to serve as a TV play-by-play announcer in motorsports history. ^[3]

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		Driver	Crew chief
Chevrolet	Brad Smith Motorsports^[4]	48	Owen Smith ^[5]	Brad Smith
	Brad Smith		Kevin Schwarze Jeff Smith Arlis Basham Terry Strange Leo Kryger
	Wayne Peterson ^[6]
Ford	David Gilliland Racing^[7]	46	Thad Moffitt	Derek Smith Chad Johnston
	Taylor Gray
	J. P. Bergeron
Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	Ty Gibbs^[8]	Mark McFarland
	Venturini Motorsports	15	Drew Dollar ^[9]	Billy Venturini Kevin Reed
	Jesse Love
	Parker Chase
	20	Corey Heim^[10]	Shannon Rursch
	25	Gracie Trotter ^[11]	Kevin Reed Billy Venturini Kevin Reed Jr.
		Derek Griffith
		Parker Chase ^[12]
		Brandon Jones
		Chandler Smith
		Jesse Love ^[13]
		Toni Breidinger ^[14]
Chevrolet	Rev Racing	2	Nick Sanchez (R) ^[15]	Steve Plattenberger
Toyota	Rette Jones Racing with Austin Theriault		Landen Lewis	Mark Rette
Toyota Chevrolet Ford	Fast Track Racing	01	Chuck Hiers	David Ifft Kevin Cram Chris VanScoy Owen Smith Steven Barton Mike Sroufe Trey Galgon Tony Cosentino Dick Doheny
	Bryce Haugeberg
	Michael Harper ^[16]
	Owen Smith
	Stephanie Moyer
	Mike Basham
	D. L. Wilson
	Tony Cosentino
	Jason Miles
	Tim Monroe
	Richard Garvie
	Willie Mullins ^[17]
Ford Chevrolet Toyota	10	Jason White	Mike Sroufe Jeff McClure Trey Galgon Dick Doheny Chris VanScoy David Ifft Steven Barton
		Mark Lowrey
		Ed Pompa
		Jason Miles
		Dick Doheny
		Arnout Kok ^[18]
		Willie Mullins ^[19]
		Owen Smith
		D. L. Wilson
		Brandon Varney
		Morgen Baird
		Tim Monroe
		Ken Schrader ^[20]
		Jade Buford
Ford Toyota Chevrolet	11	Richard Garvie	Steven Barton Mike Sroufe Trey Galgon Dick Doheny Jeff McClure Tony Cosentino Owen Smith
		Dick Doheny
		Tony Cosentino
		Jade Buford
		Bryce Haugeberg
		Mason Mingus
		Ed Pompa
		Brandon Varney
		Mike Goudie
		Owen Smith
		Ron Vandermeir Jr.
Toyota Chevrolet	12	D. L. Wilson	Dick Doheny Mike Sroufe Jeff McClure Tony Cosentino Steven Barton
		Stanton Barrett
		Nick Igdalsky
		Dick Doheny
		Tony Cosentino
		Stephanie Moyer
		Ken Schrader
Toyota Chevrolet Ford	Richmond Clubb Motorsports	27	Tim Richmond ^[21]	Brad Frye Alex Clubb Wayne Peterson
	Alex Clubb
	Zachary Tinkle

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team		Driver	Crew chief	Rounds
Chevrolet	AM Racing^[22]	32	Howie DiSavino III	Jamie Jones
	Austin Wayne Self
	BMI Racing^[23]	88	Bridget Burgess	Sarah Burgess
	Bret Holmes Racing^[24]	23	Bret Holmes	Shane Huffman
	Sam Mayer
	Brother-In-Law Racing	57	Bryan Dauzat	Bob Rahilly
	CR7 Motorsports	97	Jason Kitzmiller	Todd Myers
	Empire Racing^[25]	8	Sean Corr	Derek Hartnagel
	45	Rich Bickle	Mike Cheek
	GMS Racing	21	Jack Wood (R)^[26]	Chad Bryant^[27]
	Daniel Dye^[28]
	Kody Swanson
	22	Jack Wood (R)	Chad Walter
	Hendren Motorsports	24	Ryan Unzicker	Bill Hendren	^[29]
	Hillis Racing		Bobby Hillis Jr.	Ed Ash
	Josh Williams Motorsports	60	Brad Perez^[30]	Josh Williams
	Max Force Racing	9	Thomas Praytor	Tommy Praytor	^[31]
	Mullins Racing^[32]	3	Willie Mullins	Tony Furr^[33]
	Dale Quarterley		Alex Quarterley
	Niece Motorsports	40	Dean Thompson^[34]	Matt Weber
	50	Jett Noland	Matt Noyce
		Morgan Alexander	Matt Weber
		Carson Hocevar	Cody Efaw
	Reeves Racing	88	Scott Reeves	Brian Finney	^[35]
	Rev Racing^[36]	6	Rajah Caruth	Glenn Parker	^[37]
	Roy Kovski Racing	16	Justin Allgaier^[38]	Kelly Kovski
	Kelly Kovski		Jon Hanson
	RSS Racing	28	Kyle Sieg^[39]	Jeff Green Tony Wilson
	Spraker Racing Enterprises	63	Dave Mader III	Jeff Spraker
	Steve McGowan Motorsports		Zane Smith	Bruce Cook
	Young's Motorsports^[40]	02	Toni Breidinger^[41]	Ryan London	^[42]
	Mark Green		Mark Green
	Connor Mosack^[43]		Bruce Cook Eddie Troconis Ryan London
Ford	Bull Racing	77	Ed Bull	Ralph Solhem
	Central Coast Racing	13	Todd Souza	Michael Muñoz
	Charles Buchanan Racing	87	Chuck Buchanan Jr.	Craig Wood
	David Gilliland Racing	17	Tanner Gray	Chad Johnston^[44]
	Taylor Gray
	54	Riley Herbst	Richard Boswell
		Joey Iest^[45]	Seth Smith
			Naake-Klauer Motorsports	Mike Naake
	High Point Racing	51	Dean Thompson^[46]	Travis Thirkettle
	Huff Racing	36	Ryan Huff	Richard Burgess
	Rette Jones Racing	30	Brittney Zamora	Mark Rette
	Cole Williams
	Max Gutiérrez		^[47]
	Kris Wright		^[48]
	Adam Lemke		^[49]
	Landen Lewis
	Stewart-Haas Racing	14	Chase Briscoe	Johnny Klausmeier
	Sunrise Ford Racing	6	Trevor Huddleston	Bill Sedgwick
	9	Jake Drew	Jeff Schrader
Toyota	Bill McAnally Racing	16	Jesse Love^[50]	Travis Sharpe
	19	Derek Kraus	John Camilleri
	99	Cole Moore	Mario Isola
	Cram Racing Enterprises^[51]	94	Benny Chastain	Kevin Cram Bob Schacht	^[52]
	Chris Hacker		^[53]
	Derrick Lancaster Racing^[54]	29	Derrick Lancaster	Don Akers
	Hattori Racing Enterprises	1	Austin Hill	David McCarty
	Jerry Pitts Racing	7	Takuma Koga^[55]	Jerry Pitts
	Joe Gibbs Racing	81	Sammy Smith	Jamie Jones	^[56]
	MacZink Racing	65	Jeffery MacZink	Jarod MacZink
	Pedroncelli Racing	33	P. J. Pedroncelli	Ty Joiner
	Performance P-1 Motorsports	77	Tony Toste^[57]	Dave McKenzie
	TC Motorsports	91	Justin Carroll	Ron Otto Terry Carroll	^[58]
	Venturini Motorsports	55	Derek Griffith^[59]	Dave Leiner Jr.
	Parker Chase
	Toni Breidinger
Ford Toyota	CCM Racing	7	Eric Caudell	Jeremy Petty	^[60]
Chevrolet Toyota	Cook-Finley Racing	42	Conner Jones	Amber Slagle Sean Samuels
	Tyler Ankrum
	Parker Retzlaff
Chevrolet Toyota	Ferrier McClure Racing	44	John Ferrier	Jeff McClure
	Stephanie Moyer		Owen Smith
Chevrolet Ford	Greg Van Alst Motorsports^[61]	35	Greg Van Alst	Jim Long Donnie Richeson
Ford Chevrolet	Jankowiak Motorsports	73	Andy Jankowiak^[62]	Mike Dayton Andy Seuss	^[63]
Ford Chevrolet Toyota	Kimmel Racing	69	Scott Melton	Bill Kimmel Will Kimmel
	Russ Lane
	Will Kimmel
Toyota Ford	Vanco Racing	66	Ron Vandermeir Jr.	Ron Vandermeir Sr. Jeff McClure Tim Monroe
	Kyle Lockrow
Toyota Ford	Visconti Motorsports	74	Mason Diaz^[64]	Tommy Baldwin Jr.
	Chris Werth		Ron Otto
Chevrolet Ford	Wayne Peterson Racing		Con Nicolopoulos	Michael Peterson George Gimbert Wayne Peterson Nate Moeller
	A. J. Moyer
	Don Thompson
	Wayne Peterson
	Zachary Tinkle
	Brad Smith

Notes

Changes

Teams

• On November 13, 2020, it was announced that Lira Motorsports would be returning to the series for the first time since 2017, fielding a part-time entry for late model and NASCAR Roots driver Logan Misuraca. She and the team also announced that they would run part-time in the Truck Series in 2021.^[65] They started the season at ARCA's preseason test session at Daytona in January where Misuraca was initially on the entry list in a No. 33 car for Lira, which was later withdrawn.^[66] Misuraca revealed in an interview in April that her deal with Lira had fallen through.^[67]
• On December 8, 2020, Ken Schrader confirmed that he would be closing down his longtime ARCA team, Ken Schrader Racing, which would only keep its dirt racing operations in 2021. This will be the first season since 1990 where KSR has not competed in the series. Schrader's iconic No. 52 car only competed part-time from 2018 to 2020 due to lack of sponsorship.^[68] NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Andy Jankowiak bought some of the assets of Schrader's team to form his own team, Jankowiak Motorsports, and make his debut in the series. They entered the No. 73 car for Jankowiak at Daytona, Talladega, Charlotte, Pocono, Watkins Glen and Bristol.^[62]
• On December 22, 2020, it was announced that Mullins Racing would be entering a second car in the season-opener at Daytona.^[32] However, due to a lack of sponsorship, this did not end up happening. It would have been the first time they fielded a second car by themselves, as Mullins partnered with other teams to lease their owner points in 2017 and 2018 for Robert Bruce to drive a second Mullins car in the race at Elko both years.
• On December 23, 2020, it was announced that Greg Van Alst, who last competed in the series in 2002, would be starting his own team, the No. 35 Chevy, and running a part-time schedule after buying a car from the closed Chad Bryant Racing.^[61]
• On January 8, 2021, ThePitLane revealed that Nick Sanchez would be competing full-time for Rev Racing in the main ARCA Menards Series in 2021, making it the team's first time fielding a full-time car in the series. Sanchez previously competed full-time for Rev Racing in the East Series in 2020 and part-time in 2019.^[15] The official announcement of this came on January 15, where it was also revealed that Sanchez would be using the No. 6.^[69] However, Sanchez instead ended up using the No. 2.
• On January 14, 2021, it was announced that Win-Tron Racing would merge into AM Racing, a Truck Series team that they have had an alliance with for multiple years and that they have shared a race shop with beginning in 2020. Howie DiSavino III will continue to drive part-time in the team's No. 32 car.^[22]
• On January 14, 2021, Truck Series team Young's Motorsports announced that they would expand into the ARCA Menards Series, fielding the No. 02 car on a part-time basis beginning at Daytona. The team participated in the series' Daytona testing in January with Kris Wright (one of their full-time Truck Series drivers) and Toni Breidinger driving.^[40] Their first race came at Daytona with Breidinger, who will run a part-time schedule with the team, with it being her first time in the series since 2018.^[70]

Drivers

• On September 15, 2020, it was announced that Sam Mayer, who drove the No. 21 car for GMS Racing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series along with the full season in the East Series (where he won the championship), would move up to the Xfinity Series in June 2021, driving the JR Motorsports No. 8 car, in the second half of the season after he turns 18 and is eligible to race in the series.^[71] On November 2, 2020, GMS announced that Jack Wood will drive for them full-time in the East Series and in all of the Showdown races in the main ARCA Menards Series, replacing Mayer in the No. 21. Wood previously drove part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, fielding his own team, Velocity Racing.^[26] The team ended up changing plans again, as Wood instead began driving in the main ARCA Series full-time instead of the East Series. Their full season plans were soon cancelled, as Wood and the team would skip the races at Toledo (in order for him to compete in the Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas, also driving for GMS) and Mid-Ohio. Soon after, GMS would promote Wood to the Truck Series full-time in their No. 24 truck, and after that, he would only run the Watkins Glen and Bristol ARCA races.
• On December 15, 2020, it was announced that Michael Self, the championship runner-up for the past two years, would be leaving ARCA in 2021 to take a non-driving position with Trans-Am team Silver Hare Racing, becoming the team's general manager.^[72] Venturini replaced Self in the No. 25 with multiple drivers. Gracie Trotter, Derek Griffith, Parker Chase, Brandon Jones, Chandler Smith, Jesse Love, and Toni Breidinger all drove the car during the season.
• On December 18, 2020, David Gilliland Racing announced that Joey Iest would join the team to drive in six or more East Series races for the team. Because the 2021 East Series schedule features 8 races, and 3 of them being combination races with the big ARCA Menards Series, at least one of Iest's six races will be in a combination race.^[45] Iest ended up driving the full season in the East Series and all 3 combination races in the team's No. 54 car.
• On April 8, 2021, Taylor Gray suffered a fractured L4 vertebra, left foot, and ankle in a single-car accident in Statesville, NC.^[73] On July 6, David Gilliland Racing announced that he had recovered and would return to complete the remainder of his scheduled starts, beginning with the race at Elko.
• On July 28, 2021, it was announced that Toni Breidinger would be leaving Young's Motorsports to re-join Venturini Motorsports, the team she drove for part-time in the series in 2018. The races that she ran for them in her part-time schedule are Winchester, Springfield and DuQuoin in the No. 25, and Kansas in the No. 55.^[14]
• After being far enough behind to Ty Gibbs and Corey Heim for 1st and 2nd the standings, 3rd and 4th place drivers Thad Moffitt and Nick Sanchez skipped both of the dirt races (Springfield and DuQuoin). Moffitt was replaced in the No. 46 by his DGR teammate Taylor Gray. The No. 17 car, which Gray normally drives, was not entered in those races. Sanchez was replaced by dirt track racing driver Landen Lewis in the No. 2 car, and Rev Racing leased the owner points to Rette Jones Racing, who fielded the entry in a collaboration with 2017 series champion Austin Theriault in those races.

Crew chiefs

• On December 9, 2020, it was announced that Mardy Lindley, who crew chiefed the No. 21 of Sam Mayer for GMS Racing in 2019 and 2020, would be joining Kyle Busch Motorsports in the Truck Series to crew chief their No. 51.^[74] Lindley had originally been announced to return to GMS Racing in 2021 to crew chief Jack Wood, Mayer's replacement.^[26]

Manufacturers

• On December 22, 2020, Willie Mullins announced that his No. 3 car would be a Chevy at Daytona. He bought the car from the closed KBR Development team, which was the same one that David Gravel and Brandon McReynolds drove in the 2020 and 2019 Daytona races, respectively, and that Sheldon Creed drove at Daytona in 2018 for MDM Motorsports. As a result, the Ford that Mullins previously drove in this race was announced to still be used at Daytona and become a new second car for the team with a driver had yet-to-be determined.^[32] However, the second car did not end up being fielded at Daytona due to lack of sponsorship.

Schedule

Daytona,^[1] Toledo,^[75] Pocono,^[76] and Talladega^[77] revealed their race dates ahead of the release of the entire schedule, which ARCA announced on December 1, 2020.^[2] Mid-Ohio, Elko, and DuQuoin received dates on the schedule after all three tracks lost their 2020 race dates due to COVID-19.^{[78] [79]}

Notes:

• The race at Phoenix in March was a combination race with the ARCA Menards Series West (highlighted in gold).
• Races highlighted in silver were combination events with the ARCA Menards Series East.
• The Sioux Chief Showdown races are listed in bold.^[80]

No	Race title	Track	Date
1	Lucas Oil 200	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	February 13
2	bgcolor=gold	General Tire 150	bgcolor=gold	Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona	bgcolor=gold	March 12
3	General Tire 200	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama	April 24
4	Dutch Boy 150	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City	May 1
5	Herr's Potato Chips 200	Toledo Speedway, Toledo, Ohio	May 22
6	General Tire 150	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	May 29
7	Dawn 150	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio	June 4
8	General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania	June 25
9	Menards 250	Elko Speedway, Elko New Market, Minnesota	July 10
10	Zinsser SmartCoat 200	Berlin Raceway, Marne, Michigan	July 17
11	bgcolor=silver	Shore Lunch 150	bgcolor=silver	Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa	bgcolor=silver	July 24
12	Calypso Lemonade 200	Winchester Speedway, Winchester, Indiana	July 31
13	Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	August 6
14	Henry Ford Health System 200	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan	August 20
15	Allen Crowe 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Springfield, Illinois	August 22
16	bgcolor=silver	Sprecher 150	bgcolor=silver	Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin	bgcolor=silver	August 29
17	Southern Illinois 100	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Du Quoin, Illinois	September 5
18	bgcolor=silver	Bush's Beans 200	bgcolor=silver	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee	bgcolor=silver	September 16
19	Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200	Salem Speedway, Salem, Indiana	October 2
20	Reese's 150	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas	October 23

Broadcasting

The TV lineup is similar to what it looked like in 2020, with FS1 airing almost all of the races that occur at tracks that the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series go to and have races at on the same weekend as the ARCA Menards Series and FS1 is at the track to broadcast at least one of those series. The rest of the races are aired on MAVTV. The only races that FS1 is not broadcasting where the Cup, Xfinity and/or Truck Series does have a race at on the same weekend are Phoenix and the season-finale at Kansas, which are both on MAVTV.^[81]

FS1 made a change to their broadcasting lineup for their ARCA Menards Series coverage for the 2021 season, as play-by-play announcer Dave Rieff was replaced by longtime NASCAR pit reporter Jamie Little, who became the first woman to ever serve in the play-by-play role on TV in any motorsports series after calling the race at Daytona.^[3]

Results and standings

Race results

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver		No.	Winning team
1	Lucas Oil 200				Toyota	20	Venturini Motorsports
2	General Tire 150				Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
3	General Tire 200				Toyota	20	Venturini Motorsports
4	Dutch Boy 150		^[82]		Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
5	Herr's Potato Chips 200				Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
6	General Tire 150				Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
7	Dawn 150				Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
8	General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200				Toyota	20	Venturini Motorsports
9	Menards 250				Toyota	20	Venturini Motorsports
10	Zinsser SmartCoat 200	Daniel Dye	Daniel Dye	Daniel Dye	Chevrolet	21	GMS Racing
11	Shore Lunch 150				Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
12	Calypso Lemonade 200				Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
13	Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen				Toyota	20	Venturini Motorsports
14	Henry Ford Health System 200				Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
15	Allen Crowe 100				Toyota	20	Venturini Motorsports
16	Sprecher 150				Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
17	Southern Illinois 100		^[83]		Toyota	2	Rette Jones Racing
18	Bush's Beans 200				Toyota	18	Joe Gibbs Racing
19	Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200				Toyota	15	Venturini Motorsports
20	Reese's 150				Chevrolet	2	Rev Racing

Drivers' championship

See also: List of NASCAR points scoring systems.

Notes:

• The pole winner also receives 1 bonus point, similar to the previous ARCA points system used until 2019 and unlike NASCAR.^[84]
• Additionally, after groups of 5 races of the season, drivers that compete in all 5 races receive 50 additional points.^[84]
  • Corey Heim, Ty Gibbs, Thad Moffitt, Nick Sanchez, and D. L. Wilson received this points bonus for having competed in the first 5 races of the season (Daytona, Phoenix, Talladega, Kansas in May, and Toledo). Heim, Gibbs, Moffitt, Sanchez and Brad Smith received the 50 bonus points for having competed in the next 5 races (Charlotte, Mid-Ohio, Pocono, Elko, and Berlin). Heim, Gibbs and Smith received the 50 bonus points for having competed in the next 5 races (Iowa, Winchester, Watkins Glen, Michigan, and Springfield) and the next 5 races (Milwaukee, DuQuoin, Bristol, Salem, and Kansas in October).

(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	DAY	PHO	TAL	KAN	TOL	CLT	MOH	POC	ELK	BER	IOW	WIN	GLN	MCH	ISF	MLW	DSF	BRI	SLM	KAN	Points
1	Ty Gibbs	4	1*	27	1**	1*	1**	1*	2*	4*	2	1*	1	3	1*	2	1**	2	1*	2*	2*	1092
2	Corey Heim	1*	2	1	3	2	2	7	1	1	3	4	3*	1*	2	1*	6	7	5	7	3	1055
3	Nick Sanchez (R)	31	21	3	9	3	5	5	4	6	6	5	14	8	3		12		4	17	1	739
4	Thad Moffitt	21	3	6	6	5	7	3	5	9	12	6	4	11	8		9		25			666
5	Brad Smith		26	29	16	11	19	16	16	14	14	19	16	28	11	14	22	14	24	16	23	638
6	D. L. Wilson	26	20	19	11	12	23					16	12	27	19	10		11	28		18	464
7	Drew Dollar	2	7	4*	2		3	12	3			11		15	18				8		4	444
8	Taylor Gray		9							5	4	3	5	7		3	4	5	3	11		428
9	Kyle Sieg	5	4	8	8		12	10	6					12	5				11		7	396
10	Jesse Love		6			4				2	5	7				5	7	10	7	1		386
11	Gracie Trotter	23	27	22		7				3	8				13		10			5		279
12	Owen Smith	33			18	14	17	14		16	9		17			16		13				273
13	Toni Breidinger	18	30	12	12		20						9			9		12			16	258
14	Tim Richmond	19	13	24			13	13	14			13		17	17							253
15	Jack Wood (R)	9	29	11	4		6		18					10					13			253
16	Greg Van Alst	29		26	7		14		DNS				2		6				15		14	242
17	Zachary Tinkle										13		11		15	12		8	20	18	17	238
18	Daniel Dye									7	1*	2	13			3			12			231
19	Tony Cosentino					13	22	15			15	22	10	26	20		23					230
20	Andy Jankowiak	8		7			9		7					16					26		13	222
21	Alex Clubb				10	8				12	11		15			15	17					220
22	Scott Melton	32		10	20		16		23						14						12	181
23	Rajah Caruth											9					13		6	3	9	180
24	Jason Kitzmiller	11		15			11		17						12				22			177
25	Eric Caudell	16		9	14							14					21				19	171
26	Kris Wright							8	24				8	13							6	161
27	Sam Mayer								22					14	4		2		29			149
28	Parker Chase						4						7						9		10	146
29	Bret Holmes	3		5*	19							10										141
30	Max Gutiérrez						15					12					15		14			120
31	Ed Pompa			13					13					18						14		118
32	Landen Lewis															7		1**		13		117
33	Joey Iest		16									20					8		19			113
34	Will Kimmel															6		9		4		113
35	Sammy Smith											18					5		2			107
36	Mason Mingus										7								17	6		102
37	Dave Mader III	27		2			8															95
38	Richard Garvie	17	19	25															23			92
39	Ron Vandermeir Jr.									11							14				15	92
40	Stephanie Moyer								15			23					20		27			91
41	Dick Doheny				17	10				15												90
42	Connor Mosack														16		15				11	89
43	Arnout Kok							9						19			DNS				20	63
44	Willie Mullins	28								8										12		84
45	Austin Hill							2						2								84
46	Brandon Jones							4						5								80
47	Jason Miles				15		21										18					78
48	Bryce Haugeberg		25							13		17										77
49	Ken Schrader																	3		10		75
50	J. P. Bergeron																			8	5	75
51	Mason Diaz											8					19		31			74
52	Tim Monroe															8		6				74
53	Brandon Varney												6		10							72
54	Ryan Unzicker															13		4				71
55	Sean Corr	10							9													69
56	Dean Thompson		15																		8	65
57	Ryan Huff			14					10													64
58	A. J. Moyer					9														15		64
59	Morgan Alexander										10	15										63
60	Jade Buford								8										18			62
61	Derrick Lancaster	6		23																		61
62	Wayne Peterson									17								15			DNS	59
63	Justin Carroll				13														16			59
64	Conner Jones											21							10			57
65	Russ Lane							11						21								56
66	Derek Griffith	30			5																	54
67	Bryan Dauzat			18					20													50
68	Chuck Buchanan Jr.						18												21			49
69	John Ferrier	12		28																		48
70	Benny Chastain	20		21																		47
71	Con Nicolopoulos	22		20																		46
72	Carson Hocevar													4								40
73	Justin Allgaier															4						40
74	Don Thompson								19										30			39
75	Derek Kraus		5																			39
76	Tanner Gray	7																				38
77	Cole Williams					6																38
78	Stanton Barrett							6														38
79	Riley Herbst													6								38
80	Morgen Baird														7							37
81	Todd Souza		8																			36
82	Austin Wayne Self													9								35
83	Jeffery MacZink														9							35
84	Kody Swanson																			9		35
85	Trevor Huddleston		10																			34
86	Chris Hacker						10															34
87	Adam Lemke									10												34
88	P. J. Pedroncelli		11																			33
89	Jett Noland								11													33
90	Chandler Smith							12														33
91	Mike Goudie															11						33
92	Parker Retzlaff																11					33
93	Cole Moore		12																			32
94	Howie DiSavino III	13																				31
95	Jason White	14																				30
96	Mark Lowrey		14																			30
97	Rich Bickle	15																				29
98	Michael Harper			16																		29
99	Mike Basham										16											28
100	Tony Toste		17																			27
101	Thomas Praytor			17																		27
102	Mark Green							17														27
103	Jake Drew		18																			26
104	Chris Werth													20								24
105	Nick Igdalsky								21													23
106	Kyle Lockrow																				21	23
107	Bridget Burgess		22																			22
108	Tyler Ankrum													22								22
109	Chase Briscoe													23								22
110	Takuma Koga		23																			21
111	Scott Reeves	24																				20
112	Bobby Hillis Jr.		24																			20
113	Brad Perez													24								20
114	Chuck Hiers	25																				19
115	Dale Quarterley													25								19
116	Zane Smith		28																			16
117	Brittney Zamora	34																				10
	Ed Bull													DNS								3
	Kelly Kovski																	DNS				3

See also

• 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
• 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series
• 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
• 2021 ARCA Menards Series East
• 2021 ARCA Menards Series West
• 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
• 2021 NASCAR Pinty's Series
• 2021 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series
• 2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
• 2021 eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series
• 2021 SRX Series

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daytona's 2021 ARCA Menards Series Race Part Of Saturday Doubleheader . ARCARacing.com . November 18, 2020 . November 18, 2020.
2. Web site: ARCA Menards Series 2021 Schedule Features 20 Races At 19 Tracks . ARCARacing.com . December 1, 2020.
3. Web site: Fox Sports Names Jamie Little Play-By-Play Announcer For 2021 ARCA Menards Series . ARCARacing.com . November 16, 2020 . November 23, 2020.
4. Web site: Brad Smith planning on returning for full season . ThePitLane . January 9, 2021 . January 10, 2021 . "Veteran owner/driver Brad Smith plans on returning to the ARCA Menards Series full time this season. (...) Although Smith is planning to compete full time, the team needs sponsorship.".
5. Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Fast Track Racing.
6. At Kansas in October (Race 20), Brad Smith, initially entered in the No. 48, and Wayne Peterson, initially entered in the No. 06, switched cars after Smith's No. 48 had an issue in practice. Since Peterson intended on starting and parking in the race, he drove the No. 48 and Smith attempted to run the full race in the No. 06.
7. Web site: David Gilliland and Johnny Gray form David Gilliland Racing . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 5, 2021.
8. Web site: Ty Gibbs Will Make Xfinity Debut at Daytona Road Course . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 26, 2021.
9. Web site: . Drew Dollar Inks New Deal With Venturini Motorsports, Announces Limited 2021 ARCA Schedule . ARCARacing.com . January 12, 2021.
10. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Corey Heim Running for ARCA Menards Series Championship with Venturini Motorsports . TobyChristie.com . January 11, 2021.
11. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Gracie Trotter Moving to Venturini Motorsports for Limited ARCA Menards Series Schedule . TobyChristie.com . January 4, 2021.
12. Web site: Dalton . Hopkins . Parker Chase Competing Part Time for Venturini in ARCA . Frontstretch . May 4, 2021.
13. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Jesse Love Joining Venturini Motorsports for 10-Race ARCA Schedule in 2021 . TobyChristie.com . January 29, 2021.
14. Web site: Toby . Christie . Toni Breidinger Moves From Young's to Venturini Motorsports For Five-Race Deal With Social Media Site Triller . TobyChristie.com . July 28, 2021.
15. Web site: Nick Sanchez to run full ARCA schedule for Rev Racing . ThePitLane . January 8, 2021 . January 9, 2021 . "19 year-old Nick Sanchez, who competed in the ARCA Menards East Series last year, will run the full ARCA Menards Series national schedule this season for Rev Racing.".
16. Web site: Monster Truck Driver Michael Harper To Make ARCA Menards Series Debut At Talladega . ARCARacing.com . April 20, 2021 . April 23, 2021.
17. Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Mullins Racing.
18. Web site: Ashley . Keller . South African Native Arnout Kok To Make American Racing Debut At Mid-Ohio . ARCARacing.com . June 3, 2021 . June 4, 2021.
19. Web site: Willie Mullins teams with Andy Hillenburg to race at Elko . ARCARacing.com . July 6, 2021 . July 7, 2021.
20. Web site: Toby . Christie . Legendary Racer Ken Schrader Returning to ARCA Menards Series Competition At DuQuoin . TobyChristie.com . August 25, 2021 . September 8, 2021.
21. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Alex Clubb and Tim Richmond Form Richmond Clubb Motorsports . TobyChristie.com . January 22, 2021.
22. Web site: Chris . Knight . Howie DiSavino III set to embrace ARCA superspeedway debut . . ChrisOwens62 . January 14, 2021 . January 15, 2021.
23. Web site: Tadd . Haislop . Sarah And Bridget Burgess: The Mother-Daughter Duo Stepping On The Gas Pedal In ARCA . ARCARacing.com . December 16, 2020.
24. Web site: . Bret Holmes Racing Expands Program For 2021 Season . ARCARacing.com . January 14, 2021.
25. Web site: Tim . Packman . Rich Bickle To Run Daytona ARCA Race With Empire Racing Group . Pub Table Racers . January 6, 2021.
26. Web site: Luken . Glover . Jack Wood Running ARCA Showdown, East With GMS Racing in 2021 . Frontstretch . November 2, 2020 . November 4, 2020.
27. Web site: GMS Racing announces 2021 crew chief lineup . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 8, 2020.
28. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Daniel Dye Joining GMS Racing for Select ARCA Menards Series Events . TobyChristie.com . June 7, 2021.
29. Web site: Jay . Hardin . Ryan Unzicker back to defend Springfield victory in ARCA Menards Series . ARCARacing.com . August 18, 2021 . August 19, 2021.
30. Web site: Michael . Carey . Exclusive: Brad Perez Making ARCA Debut at Watkins Glen with Josh Williams Motorsports . TobyChristie.com . July 30, 2021.
31. Web site: Max Force Racing; Thomas Praytor returning at Talladega in 2021 . ThePitLane . December 28, 2020 . December 29, 2020 . "Max Force Racing and Thomas Praytor will return to ARCA Menards Series competition next year at Talladega Superspeedway on April 24th.".
32. Web site: Mullins Racing Welcomes CorvetteParts.net As Sponsor For Daytona ARCA Race . ARCARacing.com . December 22, 2020.
33. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Willie Mullins, Mullins Racing Entering Daytona with A Chance to Make Noise . TobyChristie.com . January 18, 2021 . January 20, 2021.
34. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Dean Thompson Joins Niece Motorsports for ARCA Event at Kansas, Truck Finale at Phoenix . TobyChristie.com . October 18, 2021.
35. Web site: (Twitter posts) . . ARCA/NASCAR S&P Cars and Scott Reeves . January 9, 2021 . January 10, 2021 . "ARCA/NASCAR S&P Cars: @scott2155 are you returning for Daytona ARCA next month? Scott Reeves: Yes, all ready.....".
36. Web site: Nick Sanchez to run full ARCA schedule for Rev Racing . ThePitLane . January 8, 2020 . January 9, 2020 . "Sanchez will also have a teammate in the three national/Showdown races, as Rev Racing will field a car full time in the ARCA East Series for a driver that will be announced at a later date.".
37. Web site: Mark . Kristl . Nick Sanchez, Rajah Caruth Running Full ARCA Schedule in 2022 . Frontstretch . August 30, 2021 . September 8, 2021.
38. Web site: Jay . Hardin . Justin Allgaier returns to ARCA Menards Series, Springfield Mile for Allen Crowe 100 . ARCARacing.com . August 18, 2021 . August 19, 2021.
39. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Kyle Sieg Running Partial ARCA Menards Series Schedule in 2021 . TobyChristie.com . January 5, 2021 . January 11, 2021.
40. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Young's Motorsports Expands Operations into ARCA Menards Series; Limited National Series Schedule in 2021 . TobyChristie.com . January 14, 2021 . January 15, 2021.
41. Web site: Toni Breidinger to make Truck debut with Young's Motorsports . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . February 4, 2021.
42. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . "It's Really Cool to Be the First, But I Also Don't Want to Be the Last," Toni Breidinger Talks Racing, Making History on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" . TobyChristie.com . February 25, 2021 . March 8, 2021.
43. Web site: Luken . Glover . Connor Mosack Joins Young's Motorsports for Limited ARCA Schedule . Frontstretch . May 10, 2021.
44. Web site: Michael . Carey . David Gilliland Racing Reveals Driver and Crew Chief Pairings for Upcoming Season . TobyChristie.com . January 21, 2021.
45. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Joey Iest Running At Least Six ARCA Menards Series East Events for DGR-Crosley in 2021 . TobyChristie.com . December 18, 2020 . January 9, 2021.
46. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Dean Thompson and High Point Racing Competing for ARCA West Championship in 2021 . TobyChristie.com . February 2, 2021.
47. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Max Gutiérrez Joins Rette Jones Racing for Full ARCA East Schedule in 2021 . TobyChristie.com . February 5, 2021.
48. Web site: Kris Wright joins Rette Jones Racing for limited ARCA Menards Series schedule . Speedway Media . June 3, 2021 . June 4, 2021.
49. Web site: Adam Lemke joins Rette Jones Racing for select races . ARCARacing.com . May 14, 2021.
50. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Jesse Love, Cole Moore Set to Chase Eleventh ARCA West Championship for Bill McAnally Racing . TobyChristie.com . January 4, 2021.
51. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Cram Racing Enterprises Returning to NASCAR Truck Series Full-Time; Possible ARCA Entry in 2021? . TobyChristie.com . January 7, 2020.
52. Web site: (Twitter post) . . . April 2, 2021 . April 11, 2021 . "ANNOUNCEMENT: Cram Racing Enterprises will be entering the @ARCA_Racing race at @TALLADEGA with Benny Chastain!!!!".
53. Web site: (Twitter post) . . Chris Hacker . March 22, 2021 . March 24, 2021 . "See ya soon Charlotte!".
54. Web site: Derrick Lancaster to run partial ARCA schedule after recovering from injuries . ThePitLane . January 8, 2020 . January 9, 2020 . "Virginia's Derrick Lancaster will return to ARCA Menards Series competition at Daytona in February after recovering from serious injuries that he sustained at Kingsport Speedway last summer.".
55. Web site: Takuma Koga To Team With Jerry Pitts Racing For 2021 West Series Season . ARCARacing.com . January 20, 2021.
56. Web site: Ty Gibbs, Sammy Smith to race as teammates at Iowa Speedway . ARCARacing.com . July 5, 2021.
57. Web site: Performance P-1 Motorsports and Tony Toste to team up for ARCA Menards West 2021 Season . Facebook . March 2, 2021 . March 3, 2021.
58. Web site: Christian . Koelle . Justin Carroll to Make ARCA Return at Kansas, Attempt Truck Series Debut at Some Point in 2021 . Kickin' the Tires . March 9, 2021 . March 15, 2021.
59. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Derek Griffith Secures Two-Race Deal with Venturini Motorsports at Daytona and Kansas . TobyChristie.com . January 14, 2020.
60. Web site: Eric Caudell, CCM Racing Prepare For Talladega, Remainder Of 2021 Season . ARCARacing.com . April 20, 2021 . April 23, 2021.
61. Web site: Greg Van Alst Returns To ARCA Menards Series In 2021 With Limited Schedule . ARCARacing.com . December 23, 2020.
62. Web site: New York Modified Racer Chasing Daytona Dream . Speed51 . Zach . Evans . April 25, 2020 . January 21, 2021.
63. Web site: Thermal Foams, Inc. Partners With Andy Jankowiak For Talladega Race . ARCARacing.com . March 8, 2021.
64. Web site: Visconti Motorsports Adds Mason Diaz To Driver Lineup For 2021 . ARCARacing.com . January 19, 2021.
65. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Lira Motorsports Making ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Truck Series Return in 2021 with Logan Misuraca . TobyChristie.com . November 18, 2020 . January 9, 2021.
66. Web site: ARCA Menards Series Daytona Test Entry List (Web Archive from 1/8/2021) . ARCARacing.com/Web Archive . January 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108223630/https://www.arcaracing.com/2021/01/08/arca-menards-series-daytona-test-entry-list/ . August 14, 2021. 2021-01-08 .
67. Web site: Adam . Sinclair . Logan Misuraca: "I'm still here and fighting" . Speedway Digest . April 10, 2021 . August 14, 2021.
68. Web site: Adam . Fenwick . Ken Schrader Sells N.C. Shop, Relocating to Midwest . Speed Sport . December 8, 2020 . December 10, 2020.
69. Web site: Mark . Kristl . Nick Sanchez to Drive ARCA Full Time for Rev Racing in 2021 . Frontstretch . January 15, 2021 . March 21, 2021.
70. Web site: Toni Breidinger Joins Young's Motorsports For Limited 2021 ARCA Schedule . ARCARacing.com . February 4, 2021 . February 13, 2021.
71. Web site: Sam Mayer reunites with JR Motorsports for Xfinity Series debut . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . September 15, 2020 . November 14, 2020.
72. Web site: Kicera, Self added to expanding Silver Hare TA2 effort . . Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. . December 15, 2020 . December 16, 2020.
73. Web site: Taylor Gray involved in street accident; in stable condition: UPDATE . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . April 8, 2021 . April 9, 2021.
74. Web site: Kyle Busch Motorsports announces crew chief lineup for 2021 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . December 8, 2020 . December 10, 2020.
75. Web site: ARCA Menards Series 2021 Schedule To Include Race At Toledo . ARCARacing.com . November 20, 2020 . November 20, 2020.
76. Web site: ARCA Menards Series To Join NASCAR For Pocono's Doubleheader Week . ARCARacing.com . November 20, 2020 . November 20, 2020.
77. Web site: ARCA Menards Series To Return To Talladega For Historic 59th Time . ARCARacing.com . November 25, 2020 . November 25, 2020.
78. Web site: ARCA Menards Series Revises Schedule Through End of August . ARCARacing.com . July 14, 2020 . November 28, 2020 . "Races at Mid-Ohio and Elko have officially been removed from the 2020 schedule with plans to return in 2021.".
79. Web site: DuQuoin Race Relocated to Winchester Speedway . ARCARacing.com . September 6, 2020 . November 28, 2020 . "ARCA president Ron Drager: "We look forward to (...) returning to DuQuoin in 2021.".
80. Web site: Sioux Chief Showdown 2021 Schedule Set . ARCARacing.com . January 11, 2021.
81. Web site: ARCA Menards Series Announces Broadcast Schedule, Start Times For 2021 Races . ARCARacing.com . January 6, 2021 . February 13, 2021.
82. Gibbs led all of the laps in the race.
83. Lewis led all of the laps in the race.
84. Web site: ARCA Menards Series Changes Points System . . January 24, 2020 . August 16, 2021.