The Pensacola 150 was an annual ARCA Menards Series East race held at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida.
History
The event has been part of the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East (previously the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) schedules and has come and gone from both throughout its history. It was originally held from 1992 to 1996 in what was then known as the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series, brought back in 2013 and 2014 as an East Series race, brought back in 2019 as an ARCA Menards Series race, and then moved back to the East Series after NASCAR's acquisition of ARCA.
The race was the season-opener for the East Series from 2023 until 2025, when the race at New Smyrna Speedway was removed from the schedule. In 2026, the season-opener was moved to Hickory Motor Speedway. The race was removed from the schedule following that announcement.
Past winners ARCA Menards Series YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles 1992 March 8 16 Roy Payne Curtis Payne Chevrolet 300 150 (241.402) 2:07:13 70.792 Report 1993 March 6 71 Harold Fair Rich Hahn Pontiac 300 150 (241.402) 2:03:59 72.629 Report 1994 May 6 78 Gary Bradberry Bradberry Racing Buick 200 100 (160.934) 1:19:47 75.503 Report 1995 May 5 75 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Buick (2) 200 100 (160.934) 1:35:21 62.926 Report 1996 May 4 46 Frank Kimmel Steve Rauch Racing Pontiac (2) 200 100 (160.934) 1:39:33 56.686 Report1997–2018 Not held 2019 March 9 25 Michael Self Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 100 (160.934) 1:12:23 82.892 Report
ARCA Menards Series East YearDate DriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 2013 April 13 96 Ben Kennedy Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet 150 75 (120.701) 0:59:23 75.779 Report 2014 June 13 41 Ben Rhodes Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet (2) 150 75 (120.701) 1:14:30 60.403 Report2015–2019 Not held 2020 October 11 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet (3) 206* 103 (165.762) 1:27:17 70.804 Report 2021 February 27 18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 100 (160.934) 1:18:14 76.694 Report 2022 March 1918 Sammy Smith (2) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota (2)200100 (160.934)1:41:0659.347 Report 2023 March 25 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing (2) Toyota (3) 200 100 (160.934) 1:12:55 82.286 Report 2024 March 23 20 Gio Ruggiero Venturini Motorsports Toyota (4) 150 75 (120.701) 1:00.34 74.298 Report 2025 March 22 18 Max Reaves Joe Gibbs Racing (3) Toyota (5) 150 75 (120.701) 1:01.1 73.449 Report 2020: Race extended due to a green–white–checkered finish.
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