The 2026 Tide 150 was an ARCA Menards Series race held on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 108 laps—extended from 100 laps due to a double overtime finish on the asphalt speedway, it was the third race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, and the seventh running of the event.
Gio Ruggiero, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, took the victory in a controversial fashion, holding off Daniel Dye on the final restart to earn his second career ARCA Menards Series win, and his second of the season. Ruggiero had dominated half of the race as well, leading a race-high 50 laps. Dye finished second, and Jake Bollman finished third. Gavan Boschele and Lanie Buice rounded out the top five, while Jason Kitzmiller, Jade Avedisian, Monty Tipton, Thomas Annunziata, and Dystany Spurlock rounded out the top ten.
Prior to the restart, Ruggiero faced criticism after a late wreck with Spurlock. Late in the event, Ruggiero was passed by Jack Wood for the lead and eventually lost second to Daniel Dye. With two laps to go, while attempting to get around the lap car of Spurlock, he would end up bumping into the back of her, resulting in a spin and bringing out an overtime caution. Spurlock did not end up losing positions and finished tenth in her ARCA national series debut.
Report Background
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMake0George SicilianoRette Jones RacingFord01D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingFord1Nate MoellerMaples MotorsportsChevrolet03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford06Brayton LasterWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet10Craig Pellegrini Jr.Fast Track RacingToyota11Robbie KennealyFast Track RacingChevrolet12Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota15Jade AvedisianNitro MotorsportsToyota17Monty TiptonCook Racing TechnologiesToyota18Gio RuggieroJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt KempMaples MotorsportsChevrolet20Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota24Daniel DyeSPS RacingChevrolet25Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota28Jack WoodPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet30Garrett MitchellRette Jones RacingFord48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord55Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota66Dystany SpurlockMBM MotorsportsFord69Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord70Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota71Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsChevrolet77Lanie BuicePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet86Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford89Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet91Ryan VargasMaples MotorsportsFord97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet99Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Optional Practice An optional pre-race practice session was held on Friday, April 17, at 8:30 AM CST, and lasted for 4 hours.
Gio Ruggiero, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.314 seconds, and a speed of .
Pre-race practice results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime118Gio RuggieroJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.314172.447277Lanie BuicePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet31.572171.038328Jack WoodPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet31.686170.422Full pre-race practice results
Starting lineup Practice and qualifying were originally scheduled to be held on Friday, April 17, at 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM CST respectively, but were both canceled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup was determined by 2025 owners' points. As a result, Jack Wood, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, was awarded the pole.
Starting lineup Pos.DriverTeamMake128Jack WoodPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet218Gio RuggieroJoe Gibbs RacingToyota320Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota477Lanie BuicePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet525Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota670Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota797Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet855Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota912Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota1003Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1199Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet1210Craig Pellegrini Jr.Fast Track RacingToyota1306Brayton LasterWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet1491Ryan VargasMaples MotorsportsFord1511Robbie KennealyFast Track RacingChevrolet1648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord1786Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford1889Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet1924Daniel DyeSPS RacingChevrolet2071Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsChevrolet2115Jade AvedisianNitro MotorsportsToyota2217Monty TiptonCook Racing TechnologiesToyota2369Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord240George SicilianoRette Jones RacingFord2530Garrett MitchellRette Jones RacingFord2619Matt KempMaples MotorsportsChevrolet2701D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingFord281Nate MoellerMaples MotorsportsChevrolet2966Dystany SpurlockMBM MotorsportsFordOfficial starting lineup
Race
Race results Laps: 108 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1218Gio RuggieroJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10850Running4821924Daniel DyeSPS RacingChevrolet10816Running433320Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota1080Running414525Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota1083Running415477Lanie BuicePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet1080Running396797Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1080Running3872115Jade AvedisianNitro MotorsportsToyota1080Running3782217Monty TiptonCook Racing TechnologiesToyota1080Running369670Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota1080Running35102966Dystany SpurlockMBM MotorsportsFord1070Running34111491Ryan VargasMaples MotorsportsFord1060Running3312240George SicilianoRette Jones RacingFord1060Running32131889Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet1050Running31142619Matt KempMaples MotorsportsChevrolet1050Running30151003Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1030Running29161199Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet1030Running28171786Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford1020Running2718128Jack WoodPinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet10139Accident2719912Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota1010Running25202530Garrett MitchellRette Jones RacingFord750Engine24212071Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota750Accident2322855Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota750Accident22231306Brayton LasterWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet500Transmission21242701D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingFord370Quit20251511Robbie KennealyFast Track RacingChevrolet300Engine19261648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord180Front Bearings18271210Craig Pellegrini Jr.Fast Track RacingToyota160Vibration17282369Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord60Quit1629281Nate MoellerMaples MotorsportsChevrolet20Quit15Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 6 among 4 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 6 for 33 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 1 hour, 40 minutes and 0 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jake Bollman 115 2 Jason Kitzmiller 103 (–12) 3 Ryan Vargas 97 (–18) 6 4 Gio Ruggiero 95 (–20) 1 5 Thomas Annunziata 94 (–21) 1 6 Michael Maples 84 (–31) 6 7 Daniel Dye 84 (–31) 3 8 Andy Jankowiak 83 (–32) 5 9 Robbie Kennealy 82 (–33) 1 10 Takuma Koga 74 (–41)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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