2025 ARCA Menards Series explained

The 2025 ARCA Menards Series will be the 73rd 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 Hard Rock Bet 200 on February 15 and will end with the Owens Corning 200 at Toledo Speedway on October 4.

Andrés Pérez de Lara will enter the season as the defending champion.

On September 25, 2024, ARCA signed a multi year contract with Fox Sports, which is a four-season deal that will last until 2028. The new contract puts races on Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, and puts the Hard Rock Bet 200 at Daytona on the Fox broadcast network, marking four different NASCAR-sanctioned series that will be on broadcast network television.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

ManufacturerTeamDriverCrew ChiefRef
ChevroletPinnacle Racing Group28Brenden Queen (R)Steven Dawson[1]
Rise Motorsports31TBATBA
TBABrad Smith Motorsports48Brad SmithTBA
Wayne Peterson Racing06Brayton Laster (R)Nate Moeller[2] [3] [4]

Limited schedule

ManufacturerTeamDriverCrew chiefRacesRef
ChevroletRise Motorsports37TBATBA
FordKimmel Racing68Scott MeltonTBA[5]
69Nolan WilsonTBA
ToyotaMAN Motorsports95Jackson McLerranTBA[6]
Hunter Wright
Nitro MotorsportsTBATBATBA[7]
TBATBAMichael KleinTBA
TBACity Garage Motorsports85Becca MonopoliTBA[8]
KLAS Motorsports73Andy JankowiakTBA[9] [10]
TBATBATBA

Schedule

The entire schedule was released on September 27, 2024. The TV coverage for all races will be on FS1 except for the races at Michigan, Elko, Lime Rock, Watkins Glen, Salem, and Toledo, which will be on FS2 and Daytona, which will be aired on FOX.[11]

NoRace titleTrackLocationDateTVLive Stream
1Hard Rock Bet 200Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, FloridaFebruary 15FOXFox Sports app
2bgcolor=goldGeneral Tire 150bgcolor=goldPhoenix Racewaybgcolor=goldAvondale, Arizonabgcolor=goldMarch 7FS1
3General Tire 200Talladega SuperspeedwayLincoln, AlabamaApril 26
4Tide 150Kansas SpeedwayKansas City, KansasMay 9
5General Tire 150Charlotte Motor SpeedwayConcord, North CarolinaMay 23
6Henry Ford Health 200Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, MichiganJune 6FS2
7Berlin ARCA 200Berlin RacewayMarne, MichiganJune 14FS1
8Shore Lunch 250Elko SpeedwayElko New Market, MinnesotaJune 21FS2
9TBALime Rock ParkLakeville, ConnecticutJune 28
10bgcolor=silverGeneral Tire 150bgcolor=silverDover Motor Speedwaybgcolor=silverDover, Delawarebgcolor=silverJuly 18FS1
11bgcolor=silverCircle City 200bgcolor=silverLucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Parkbgcolor=silverBrownsburg, Indianabgcolor=silverJuly 25
12bgcolor=silverAtlas 150bgcolor=silverIowa Speedwaybgcolor=silverNewton, Iowabgcolor=silverAugust 1
13General Tire 100 at The GlenWatkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, New YorkAugust 8FS2Fox Sports app
14Springfield ARCA 100Illinois State Fairgrounds RacetrackSpringfield, IllinoisAugust 17FS1
15TBAMadison International SpeedwayRutland, WisconsinAugust 22
16Southern Illinois 100DuQuoin State Fairgrounds RacetrackDu Quoin, IllinoisAugust 31Fox Sports app
17bgcolor=silverBush's Beans 200bgcolor=silverBristol Motor Speedwaybgcolor=silverBristol, Tennesseebgcolor=silverSeptember 11
18Salem ARCA 200Salem SpeedwaySalem, IndianaSeptember 20FS2
19Reese's 150Kansas SpeedwayKansas City, KansasSeptember 26FS1
20Owens Corning 200Toledo SpeedwayToledo, OhioOctober 4FS2Fox Sports app/FloRacing

Notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Srigley . Joseph . December 4, 2024 . Brenden Queen to Run Full ARCA Schedule with Pinnacle Racing Group . December 4, 2024 . TobyChristie.com.
  2. Web site: Christie . Toby . October 30, 2024 . Brayton Laster Running Full-Time 2025 ARCA Season with Wayne Peterson Motorsports . October 30, 2024 . TobyChristie.com.
  3. Web site: Brayton 'The Pizza Man' Laster joins Wayne Peterson Motorsports for full 2025 ARCA Menards Series season . October 30, 2024 . ARCA Racing.com.
  4. Web site: 30 October 2024 . Brayton Laster Running Full 2025 ARCA Schedule . October 30, 2024 . Frontstretch.
  5. Web site: Christie . Toby . November 19, 2024 . Nolan Wilson Partners with Kimmel Racing, Jerry Nadeau for 2025 ARCA Daytona Run . November 19, 2024 . TobyChristie.com.
  6. Web site: 6 November 2024 . MAN Motorsports Wants Lead-Lap Finishes in Limited 2025 ARCA Schedule . November 7, 2024 . Frontstretch.
  7. Web site: Christie . Toby . November 27, 2024 . Nitro Motorsports Joins ARCA in Technical Alliance with Venturini . November 27, 2024 . TobyChristie.com.
  8. Web site: Becca Monopoli Wants to Improve in Increased 2025 ARCA Schedule . Kristl . Mark . Frontstretch . October 31, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
  9. Web site: KLAS Motorsports planning to expand to second car during 2025 season . November 5, 2024 . ARCA Racing.com.
  10. Web site: 5 November 2024 . KLAS Plans 2nd Car in 2025 . November 5, 2024 . Frontstretch.
  11. Web site: ARCA Menards Series schedule for 2025 announced . ARCARacing.com . September 25, 2024 . September 25, 2024.