ARCA races at Salem

Stock car racing events in the ARCA Menards Series have been held at Salem Speedway, in Salem, Indiana during numerous seasons and times of year since 1955.

Frank Kimmel is the only multi-time winner of the spring event, taking four victories. He also won the fall event five times, totaling nine wins at the track. Tim Steele was victorious four times at the track, including winning the fall event three times. Tom Hessert III and Bob Strait are also multi-time winners of the fall event.

History ARCA (then known as MARC) first raced at Salem Speedway in 1955, with Jack Harrison winning the inaugural race. Unfortunately, during this race, Ray Duhigg was killed when his car flew out of the track in turn 1. From 1955 to 1979, the track became a staple on the ARCA schedule, though it was left off of the series schedule in 1958, 1960, 1961, and 1978. From 1968 to 1974, ARCA held a 500-lap event at the track, named the Salem 500. The event was briefly revived in 1988 and 1989.

After 1979, the series did not race at the track from 1980 to 1986. The track held one ARCA race in 1987, two in 1988 and one in 1989. The series did not race at the track again in 1990 and 1991. The track returned to the series' schedule in 1992.

From 1996 to 2019, the track had two ARCA races, one in the spring and one in the fall. In 2020, the fall race was taken off the schedule and the series was only scheduled to race there in the spring. However, the race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The track returned to the ARCA schedule in 2021 with one race in the fall. In 2024, the track's one race was moved from the fall to the summer.

Current race

The Spruce 212 is an annual 212-lap ARCA Menards Series race held at Salem Speedway.

Max Reaves is the defending winner of the event, having won the race in 2026. Frank Kimmel has the most wins for the current event, taking four victories.

History ARCA (then known as MARC) first raced at Salem in 1955, with Jack Harrison winning the inaugural race. Unfortunately, during this race, Ray Duhigg was killed when his car flew out of the track in turn 1.

From 1996 to 2019, the track had two ARCA races, one in the spring and one in the fall. In 2020, the fall race was taken off the schedule and the series was only scheduled to race there in the spring. However, the race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The track returned to the ARCA schedule in 2021 with one race in the fall. In 2024, the track's one race was moved from the fall to the summer.

In 2025, it was announced that Kentuckiana Ford Dealers would return as the title sponsor for the first time since 2019 and the race was moved from the summer to fall. For 2026, the race was extended from 200 laps to 212 laps, with the race being dubbed as the Spruce 212, and the race was put on FOX.

Past winners YearDateWinnerTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 1955 October 9 Jack Harrison N/A Buick 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1956 April 15 Jack Harrison N/A Ford 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1957 May 5 Nelson Stacy N/A Chevrolet 200 111 (178.637) Unknown Unknown Report 1958 Not held 1959 June 14 Don White N/A Ford 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1960–1961 Not held 1962 June 3 Bobby Watson N/A Ford 100 55.5 (89.319) 37:58 Unknown Unknown Report 1963 May 26 Earl Balmer N/A Ford 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1964 June 7 Jack Bowsher N/A Ford 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1965 June 13 Jack Bowsher N/A Ford 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1966 June 5 Butch Hartman N/A Dodge 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1967 June 4 Elmer Davis N/A Ford 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1968 April 28 Benny Parsons N/A Ford 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1969 April 13 Les Snow N/A Plymouth 100 55.5 (89.319) 34:31 86.912 Report 1970 September 13 Iggy Katona N/A Dodge 100 55.5 (89.319) 34:10 Unknown Unknown Report 1971 April 4 Ramo Stott N/A Plymouth 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1972 May 21 Ron Hutcherson N/A Ford 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1973 April 29 Bobby Watson N/A Chevrolet 100 55.5 (89.319) 44:22 Unknown Unknown Report 1974 June 9 Bruce Gould N/A Ford 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1975 April 6 Dave Dayton N/A Chevrolet 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1976 June 6 Albert Arnold N/A Chevrolet 100 55.5 (89.319) Unknown Unknown Report 1977 July 3 Moose Myers N/A Chevrolet 200 111 (178.637) 1:11:42 83.680 Report 1979 July 1 Marvin Smith N/A Oldsmobile 100 50 (80.47) Unknown Unknown Report 1980–1986 Not held 1987 October 4 Bob Keselowski K Automotive Racing Chevrolet 200 111 (178.64) 1:28:00 68.182align=center| 1988 July 10 Larry Moore N/A Chevrolet 200 111 (178.64) 1:02:58 82.66 Report 1989 October 8 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Buick 500 277.5 (446.59) 3:50:38 72.193 Report 1990–1991 Not held 1992 September 27 Bob Strait Bob Schacht Motorsports Oldsmobile 200 100 (160.93) 1:24:33 70.964 Report 1993 September 26 Bob Strait Bob Schacht Motorsports Ford 202* 101 (162.54) 1:34:33 64.093 Report 1994 September 25 Scott Neal N/A Oldsmobile 200 100 (160.93) 1:48:52 55.113 Report 1995 September 24 Tim Steele Steele Racing Ford 200 100 (160.93) 1:34:19 63.615 Report 1996 April 20 Tobey Butler N/A Chevrolet 200 111 (178.64) 1:34:15 70.663 Report 1997 April 20 Tim Steele Steele Racing Ford 200 111 (178.64) 1:27:15 76.332 Report 1998 April 19 Frank Kimmel Clement Racing Chevrolet 207* 114.89 (184.90) 1:53:15 60.866 Report 1999 April 18 Bill Baird Ken Schrader Racing Chevrolet 205* 113.78 (183.11) 1:40:16 68.083 Report 2000 April 30 Tracy Leslie Bowsher Motorsports Ford 205* 113.78 (183.11) 1:43:49 65.755 Report 2001 April 29 Frank Kimmel Clement Racing Chevrolet 200 111 (178.64) 1:32:32 71.948 Report 2002 April 28 Frank Kimmel Clement Racing Ford 200 111 (178.64) 1:33:38 71.285 Report 2003 April 27 Shelby Howard CIMCO Racing Dodge 200 111 (178.64) 1:43:52 64.12 Report 2004 April 25 Frank Kimmel Clement Racing Ford 200 111 (178.64) 1:50:16 60.399 Report 2005 April 24 Chad Blount ML Motorsports Chevrolet 200 111 (178.64) 1:48:23 61.449 Report 2006 April 23 Billy Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 200 111 (178.64) 1:40:28 66.291 Report 2007 April 22 Brian Keselowski K Automotive Racing Dodge 200 111 (178.64) 2:04:54 53.323 Report 2008 April 13 Justin Allgaier Allgaier Motorsports Chevrolet 204* 113.22 (182.21) 1:52:18 60.492 Report 2009 April 5 Patrick Sheltra Sheltra Motorsports Dodge 200 111 (178.64) 1:36:50 68.778 Report 2010 April 11 Steve Arpin Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 200 111 (178.64) 1:47:12 62.126 Report 2011 May 1 Brennan Poole Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 206* 114.33 (184) 1:48:57 62.965 Report 2012 April 29 Alex Bowman Cunningham Motorsports Dodge 200 111 (178.64) 1:38:57 67.312 Report 2013 April 28 Tom Hessert III Cunningham Motorsports Dodge 203* 112.67 (181.32) 1:49:25 61.78 Report 2014 April 27 Grant Enfinger Team BCR Racing Ford 202* 112.11 (180.42) 1:36:06 69.35 Report 2015 April 26 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing Chevrolet 200 111 (178.64) 1:29:23 74.509 Report 2016 April 24 Christopher Bell Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 111 (178.64) 1:27:35 76.04 Report 2017 April 30 Dalton Sargeant Cunningham Motorsports Ford 200 111 (178.64) 1:14:54 88.913 Report 2018 April 22 Christian Eckes Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 111 (178.64) 1:30:21 73.11 Report 2019 April 14 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 101* 56.06 (90.22) 38:18 89.887 Report 2020 April 19Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 September 25 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 111 (178.64) 1:25:30 78.307 Report 2022 October 1 Sammy Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 111 (178.64) 1:23:24 79.856 Report 2023 September 30 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 111 (178.64) 1:29:11 74.678 Report 2024 July 27 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 111 (178.64) 1:39:40 66.823 Report 2025 September 20 Brenden Queen Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet 200 111 (178.64) 1:13:13 90.963 Report 2026 September 12 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 216* 119 (192.928) Report

1998—2000, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014 & 2026: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish. 2019 Race shortened due to rain.

Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 4 Frank Kimmel 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 2 Bob Strait 1992, 1993 Ken Schrader 2008, 2015 Jesse Love 2021, 2023

Manufacturer wins # Wins Manufacturer Years won 13 Chevrolet 1987, 1988, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2025 8 Ford 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2017 7 Toyota 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026 5 Dodge 2003, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013 3 Oldsmobile 1979, 1992, 1994 1 Buick 1989

Former second race

The Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic 200 was an annual 200-lap ARCA Menards Series race held at Salem Speedway.

Ty Gibbs is the defending winner of the event, having won the race in 2019. Frank Kimmel has the most wins for the current event, taking five victories.

Past winners