Stock car racing events in the ARCA Menards Series have been held at Kansas Speedway, in Kansas City, Kansas during numerous seasons and times of year since 2001.
Since 2020, the track has also hosted a second ARCA Menards Series race.
Spring race
The Tide 150 is an ARCA Menards Series race held at Kansas Speedway. It is held on the race weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' AdventHealth 400.
History The race was added to the schedule in 2020 after the cancellation of the race at Chicagoland Speedway due to COVID-19 regulations in Illinois. It then became a permanent race on the ARCA Menards Series schedule in 2021.
Tide became the title sponsor of the race in 2024.
Race trend In each year in that the race has been run, the race has been won by the driver who went on to win the series championship: Bret Holmes won it in 2020, which was his first ARCA win. Ty Gibbs won the 2021 race and also led every single lap in it, becoming the first driver since Kevin Swindell in 2012 at Chicagoland Speedway to lead every single lap of a main ARCA Series race. It was one of 10 races Gibbs won en route to winning the championship that year. Nick Sanchez won the 2022 race. It was his second win at Kansas as he won the 2021 fall race at the track. Jesse Love, the winner of the 2023 race, like Gibbs also went on to win 10 races and the series championship. In 2024, Connor Mosack won the event, but since he drove part-time, he didn't win the series championship. In 2025, Brenden Queen won the race. It was one of 8 races he won en route to winning the championship that year. Gio Ruggiero won the event, but since he drove full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and had a part-time deal in ARCA, he could not be in contention to win the series championship.
Past winners Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race distance Race time Average speed(mph) Report Ref Laps Miles (km) 2020 July 24 23 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 100 150 (241.402) 1:04.58 138.533 Report 2021 May 1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 150 (241.402) 1:12:43 123.768 Report 2022 May 14 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet (2) 100 150 (241.402) 1:19:00 113.924 Report 2023 May 6 20 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota (2) 100 150 (241.402) 1:32:22 97.438 Report 2024 May 4 28 Connor Mosack Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet (3) 100 150 (241.402) 1:15:21 119.443 Report 2025 May 9 28 Brenden Queen Pinnacle Racing Group (2) Chevrolet (4) 105* 157.5 (253.472) 1:20:3 117.221 Report 2026 April 18 18 Gio Ruggiero Joe Gibbs Racing (2) Toyota (3) 108* 162 (260.714) 1:40:0 97.054 Report 2025 & 2026: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 2 Pinnacle Racing Group 2024, 2025 Joe Gibbs Racing 2021, 2026
Fall race
The Menards 150 is an ARCA Menards Series race held at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The inaugural race was held in 2001. It has been held on the same weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series' Hollywood Casino 400 since 2009.
History From 2012 to 2021, this race was the season-finale for the series. The race was originally 201 miles and 134 laps long until 2006. Each year since 2007 to 2010 and since 2016, the race has been 150 miles and 100 laps long. The race was 148.5 miles and 99 laps from 2011 to 2015 to match the name of the race, the 98.9.
In 2021, the candy company Reese's, which joined ARCA as a corporate partner that year, also became the title sponsor of the season-finale race of the series, replacing Speediatrics. Reese's returned to racing sponsorship for the first time in 10 years, as they were previously a sponsor for Kevin Harvick in both the Xfinity and Cup Series when he drove for Richard Childress Racing, but left after the 2010 season. In 2022, Reese's switched their title sponsorship to the race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and the Kansas Lottery, which was the title sponsor of the race from 2004 to 2013, returned as the title sponsor of the race. Sioux Chief Manufacturing would replace the Kansas Lottery as the race's title sponsor in 2023. Reese's would return as the sponsor in 2024. For 2026, the race was moved back to being the site of the finale for the first time since 2021. Menards assumed sponsorship rights over Reese's.
Past winners Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed(mph) Report Ref Laps Miles (km) 2001 June 3 67 Jason Jarrett ML Motorsports Chevrolet 134 201 (323.478) 1:38:28 122.478 Report 2002 June 1 46 Frank Kimmel Clement Racing Ford 134 201 (323.478) 1:41:33 118.76 Report 2003 June 1 64 Shelby Howard CIMCO Racing Dodge 134 201 (323.478) 1:42:02 118.197 Report 2004 June 5 64 Ryan Hemphill Braun Racing Dodge (2) 79* 118.5 (190.707) 1:16:43 92.679 Report 2005 July 2 67 Chad Blount ML Motorsports (2) Chevrolet (2) 134 201 (323.478) 1:46:40 113.063 Report 2006 July 1 46 Frank Kimmel (2) Clement Racing (2) Ford (2) 134 201 (323.478) 2:01:29 99.273 Report 2007 April 27 4 Scott Lagasse Jr. Cunningham Motorsports Dodge (3) 100 150 (241.402) 1:20:22 111.987 Report 2008 April 26 2 Scott Speed Eddie Sharp Racing Toyota 100 150 (241.402) 1:12:05 124.855 Report 2009 October 1 77 Parker Kligerman Cunningham Motorsports (2) Dodge (4) 103* 154.5 (248.643) 1:31:14 101.608 Report 2010 September 30 41 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (3) 100 150 (241.402) 1:11:21 126.139 Report 2011 October 7 55 Alex Bowman Venturini Motorsports Toyota (2)99148.5 (238.988)1:12:07123.55 Report 2012 October 19 22 Alex Bowman (2) Cunningham Motorsports (3) Dodge (5) 99 148.5 (238.988) 1:29:58 99.037 Report 2013 October 4 44 Frank Kimmel (3) ThorSport Racing Toyota (3) 65* 97.5 (156.911) 0:53:01 110.343 Report 2014 October 3 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet (4) 99 148.5 (238.988) 1:36:50 92.014 Report 2015 October 16 78 Mason Mitchell Mason Mitchell Motorsports Chevrolet (5) 99 148.5 (238.988) 1:25:44 103.927 Report 2016 October 14 77 Chase Briscoe Cunningham Motorsports (4) Ford (3) 100 150 (241.402) 1:53:12 92.923 Report 2017 October 20 28 Michael Self MDM Motorsports Chevrolet (6) 100 150 (241.402) 1:13:13 122.923 Report 2018 October 19 28 Sheldon Creed MDM Motorsports (2) Toyota (4) 100 150 (241.402) 1:39:35 90.812 Report 2019 October 18 15 Christian Eckes Venturini Motorsports (2) Toyota (5) 100 150 (241.402) 1:03:31 141.695 Report 2020 October 16 10 Corey Heim Fast Track Racing (1) with Venturini Motorsports (3) Toyota (6) 100 150 (241.402) 1:11:39 125.611 Report 2021 October 23 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet (7) 102* 153 (244.8) 1:14:42 120.482 Report 2022 September 10 20 Corey Heim (2) Venturini Motorsports (4) Toyota (7) 105* 157.5 (253.47) 1:22:11 114.987 Report 2023 September 8 18 Connor Mosack Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (8) 100 150 (241.402) 1:09:10 130.12 Report 2024 September 25 18 Tanner Gray Joe Gibbs Racing (2) Toyota (9) 100 150 (241.402) 1:22:08 109.578 Report 2025 September 26 28 Brenden Queen Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet (8) 110* 165 (265.542) 1:37:16 101.782 Report 2026 September 25 28 Carson Brown Pinnacle Racing Group (2) Chevrolet (9) 100 150 (241.402) 1:36:00 93.75 Report
2004: Race shortened due to rain. 2009, 2021, 2022 & 2025: Races extended due to a green–white–checker finish. 2013: Race shortened due to threatening weather.
Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 3 Frank Kimmel 2002, 2006, 2013 2 Alex Bowman 2011, 2012 Corey Heim 2020, 2022
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 4 Cunningham Motorsports 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016 Venturini Motorsports 2011, 2019, 2020, 2022 2 ML Motorsports 2001, 2005 Clement Racing 2002, 2006 MDM Motorsports 2017, 2018 Joe Gibbs Racing 2023, 2024 Pinnacle Racing Group 2025, 2026
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