The 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards is the 59th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season included nineteen races, down from twenty, and began with the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Federated Car Care 200 at Toledo Speedway. Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing won the season championship.
Teams and drivers Complete schedule Manufacturer Team Driver Chevrolet CGH Motorsports 58 Chad Hackenbracht Darrell Basham Racing 34 Darrell Basham Richard Childress Racing 31 Tim George Jr. 41 Ty Dillon Ford Andy Belmont Racing 1 Chad McCumbee Empire Racing 82 Sean Corr Hylton Motorsports 48 James Hylton Kimmel Racing 44 Frank Kimmel Roulo Brothers Racing 17 Chris Buescher Chevrolet Ford Hixson Motorsports 23 Nick Igdalsky Levi Youster Rob Jones Chevrolet Ford Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Barry Fitzgerald Wayne Peterson Tommy O'Leary IV Steve Fox Mike Harmon Don Thompson Scott Null Chevrolet Ford Dodge Fast Track Racing 10 Ed Pompa Charlie Vest Marc Easton Robin Bonnano Richard Harriman Rick Clifton A. J. Fike Tim Mitchell Roby Bujdoso Ford Chevrolet Dodge 11 Bryan Silas Richard Harriman Todd Bowsher Marc Easton Chase Mattioli Rick Clifton Ed Pompa Ryan Glenski Tyler Speer Brad Lloyd Frank Wilson Jr. Chevrolet Toyota Ford Venturini Motorsports 15 Kyle Fowler Kyle Hadley Rob Jones Guy Lamon Tom Berte Josh Richards Chris Bailey Jr. Kyle Belmont Ryan Blaney Ryan Unzicker John Blankenship A. J. Henriksen Joe Cooksey Darren Hagen Clint King Toyota Chevrolet 25 Steve Arpin Scott Lagasse Jr. Max Gresham Kenzie Ruston George Miedecke Josh Richards Brennan Poole Ryan Blaney Clint King Darren Hagen Toyota Chevrolet 55 Hal Martin Brennan Poole John Stancill Ali Jackson John Blankenship Kenzie Ruston Kyle Fowler Will Vaught Alex Bowman Max Gresham Dodge Ford Martins Motorsports Brad Smith Motorsports 26 Tommy Joe Martins Brad Smith Con Nicolopoulos Ford Chevrolet Dodge Toyota Andy Belmont Racing Josh Williams Racing Fast Track Racing Hattori Racing Enterprises 14 John Ferrier Barry Fitzgerald Josh Williams Richard Harriman Marc Easton Terry Evans Brad Lloyd Charlie Vest Chris Coker Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Chevrolet Ken Schrader Racing 52 Tom Hessert III Toyota Chevrolet Ford Venturini Motorsports Hixson Motorsports Bull Racing 28 Miguel Paludo Rob Jones Ron Cox Ed Bull Jake Crum Justin Jennings Toyota Dodge Win-Tron Racing 32 Matt Merrell Ryan Wilson Chris Windom Joey Miller Mason Mingus
Notes
Schedule The 2011 series schedule was announced in December 2010.
No.Race titleTrackDate1Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 1223 Amigos 250Talladega Superspeedway, TalladegaApril 153Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200Salem Speedway, SalemMay 14Menards 200 presented by Federated Car CareToledo Speedway, ToledoMay 155ModSpace 150New Jersey Motorsports Park, MillvilleMay 226The Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 150Chicagoland Speedway, JolietJune 47Pocono ARCA 200Pocono Raceway, PoconoJune 118The RainEater Wiper Blades 200Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynJune 179Winchester ARCA 200 presented by Federated Auto PartsWinchester Speedway, WinchesterJune 2510Hantz Group 200Berlin Raceway, MarneJuly 911Prairie Meadows 200Iowa Speedway, NewtonJuly 1612Ansell Protective Gloves 200Lucas Oil Raceway, BrownsburgJuly 2813Pennsylvania ARCA 125Pocono Raceway, PoconoAugust 614Allen Crowe Memorial 100Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, SpringfieldAugust 2115Herr's Live Life with Flavor! 200Madison International Speedway, RutlandAugust 2616Southern Illinois 100DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Du QuoinSeptember 517Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic by Federated Car CareSalem Speedway, SalemSeptember 1718Kansas Lottery 98.9Kansas Speedway, Kansas CityOctober 719Federated Car Care 200Toledo Speedway, ToledoOctober 16
Calendar changes
Palm Beach International Raceway, Texas Motor Speedway, Mansfield Motorsports Park, and Rockingham Speedway were removed from the schedule. Winchester Speedway, Lucas Oil Raceway, and Madison International Speedway were added to the schedule. Salem Speedway's race date was moved from April to May. New Jersey Motorsports Park's race date moved from August to May. Chicagoland Speedway's race date was moved from August to June to coincide with the STP 300 Nationwide Series race. Winchester Speedway was added to the schedule. Berlin Raceway's race date moved from August to July. The Federated Car Care 200, held at Toledo Speedway, was moved from September to October, causing it to become the season ending race.
Results and standings
Races No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver No. Winning team 1 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 Ty Dillon Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Chevrolet 5 Bobby Gerhart Racing 2 3 Amigos 250 Ty Dillon Ty Dillon Ty Dillon Chevrolet 41 Richard Childress Racing 3 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Ty Dillon Ty Dillon Brennan Poole Chevrolet 55 Venturini Motorsports 4 Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care Milka Duno Frank Kimmel Ty Dillon Chevrolet 41 Richard Childress Racing 5 ModSpace 150 Andrew Ranger George Miedecke Andrew Ranger Dodge 53 NDS Motorsports 6 The Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 150 Josh Richards Chad Hackenbracht Ty Dillon Chevrolet 41 Richard Childress Racing 7 Pocono ARCA 200 Brennan Poole Chris Buescher Tim George Jr. Chevrolet 31 Richard Childress Racing 8 The RainEater Wiper Blades 200 Cale Gale Cale Gale Ty Dillon Chevrolet 41 Richard Childress Racing 9 Winchester ARCA 200 presented by Federated Auto Parts Ryan Blaney Ryan Blaney Dakoda Armstrong Dodge 22 Cunningham Motorsports 10 Hantz Group 200 Grant Enfinger Grant Enfinger Matt Merrell Dodge 32 Win-Tron Racing 11 Prairie Meadows 200 Ty Dillon Ty Dillon Ty Dillon Chevrolet 41 Richard Childress Racing 12 Ansell Protective Gloves 200 Ty Dillon Ty Dillon Ty Dillon Chevrolet 41 Richard Childress Racing 13 Pennsylvania ARCA 125 Max Gresham Ty Dillon Ty Dillon Chevrolet 41 Richard Childress Racing 14 Allen Crowe Memorial 100 Ty Dillon Chad McCumbee Chad McCumbee Ford 1 Andy Belmont Racing 15 Herr's Live Life with Flavor! 200 Clint King Chris Buescher Alex Bowman Toyota 55 Venturini Motorsports 16 Southern Illinois 100 Ty Dillon Chris Buescher Chris Buescher Ford 17 Roulo Brothers Racing 17 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic by Federated Car Care Clint King Chris Buescher Chris Buescher Ford 17 Roulo Brothers Racing 18 Kansas Lottery 98.9 Max Gresham Ty Dillon Alex Bowman Toyota 55 Venturini Motorsports 19 Federated Car Care 200 Tom Hessert III Tom Hessert III Chris Buescher Ford 17 Roulo Brothers Racing
Standings No. Driver Points Wins Top 5 Top 101Ty Dillon5220713162Chris Buescher4880314163Frank Kimmel463003174Grant Enfinger459007145Chad McCumbee446514156Tom Hessert III433507137Tim George Jr.432518108Chad Hackenbracht414503109Sean Corr398500210Darrell Basham331000011James Hylton309000012Brad Smith241000013Matt Merrell235014614Levi Youster230500015Will Kimmel223502316Maryeve Dufault210500117Ron Cox202500018Milka Duno178000019Richard Harriman159500020Bobby Gerhart1515122
Full Drivers' Championship (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.