The 2026 Sunbelt Rentals 150 was an ARCA Menards Series East race held on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Flat Rock Speedway in Ash Township, Michigan. Contested over 150 laps on the short track, it was the sixth race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series East season, and the fourth running of the event.
Max Reaves, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, pulled off a dominating performance, leading a race-high 130 laps from the third position and surviving a chaotic late restart to earn his fifth career ARCA Menards Series East win, and his second of the season. Tristan McKee finished second, and Isaac Kitzmiller finished third. Matt Kemp and Quinn Davis rounded out the top five, while Toro Rodríguez, Austin Vaughn, Jackson McLerran, Craig Pellegrini Jr., and Blaine Donahue rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Flat Rock Speedway is a race track in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Ash Township just south of the city of Flat Rock along U.S. Route 24. Opened in 1953, it is owned by NASCAR and is the sister track to Toledo Speedway. It features racing on Saturday nights that include Outlaw Body Late Models, Street Stocks, and Figure 8s for its weekly divisions. It is the closest NASCAR-style oval track racing circuit to Detroit, Michigan.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
DriverTeamMake00Toby BlantonJet Daddy RacingChevrolet03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford5Michael ClaytonCity Garage MotorsportsFord06Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsToyota10Craig Pellegrini Jr. (R)Fast Track RacingToyota11Blaine DonahueFast Track RacingFord12Dan BoysFast Track RacingToyota13Rita GouletIntegrity AutosportsToyota18Max Reaves (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsFord28Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet34Brian BarbarowVWV RacingToyota38Toro RodríguezMCM Racing DevelopmentToyota65Jeffery MacZinkMacZink RacingToyota77Tristan McKee (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet79Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet85Quinn Davis (R)City Garage MotorsportsFord86Alex MalyckeClubb Racing Inc.Ford91Matt KempMaples MotorsportsChevrolet95Jackson McLerran (R)MAN MotorsportsToyota99Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 1, at 2:15 PM EST, and lasted for 45 minutes.
Carson Brown, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 12.451 seconds, and a speed of . Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime128Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet12.45172.283218Max Reaves (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota12.51671.908319Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsFord12.54071.770Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 1, at 4:00 PM EST. The qualifying procedure used was a single-car, two-lap based system. All drivers were on track by themselves and had two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever set the fastest time won the pole.
Carson Brown, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, qualified on pole position with a lap of 11.948 seconds, and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime128Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet11.94875.326277Tristan McKee (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet12.11374.300318Max Reaves (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota12.16673.977479Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet12.21373.692585Quinn Davis (R)City Garage MotorsportsFord12.36472.792691Matt KempMaples MotorsportsChevrolet12.47772.133795Jackson McLerran (R)MAN MotorsportsToyota12.48172.110811Blaine DonahueFast Track RacingFord12.64871.157965Jeffery MacZinkMacZink RacingToyota12.68770.9391038Toro RodríguezMCM Racing DevelopmentToyota12.91769.6761110Craig Pellegrini Jr. (R)Fast Track RacingToyota12.92869.6161219Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsFord13.10768.6661306Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsToyota13.30967.623145Michael ClaytonCity Garage MotorsportsFord13.46466.8451534Brian BarbarowVWV RacingToyota13.49466.6961603Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford13.66665.8571786Alex MalyckeClubb Racing Inc.Ford13.87164.8841812Dan BoysFast Track RacingToyota13.93564.5861900Toby BlantonJet Daddy RacingChevrolet14.81660.7452013Rita GouletIntegrity AutosportsToyota——2199Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet——Official qualifying results
Race Race results Laps: 150 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1318Max Reaves (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota150130Running472277Tristan McKee (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet1505Running433479Isaac KitzmillerACR MotorsportsChevrolet1502Running424691Matt KempMaples MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running405585Quinn Davis (R)City Garage MotorsportsFord1490Running3961038Toro RodríguezMCM Racing DevelopmentToyota1480Running3871219Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsFord1470Running378795Jackson McLerran (R)MAN MotorsportsToyota1460Running3691110Craig Pellegrini Jr. (R)Fast Track RacingToyota1460Running3510811Blaine DonahueFast Track RacingFord1460Running34111534Brian BarbarowVWV RacingToyota1450Running3312965Jeffery MacZinkMacZink RacingToyota1440Running32131603Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1420Running31141306Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsToyota1380Running30152013Rita GouletIntegrity AutosportsToyota1380Running29161786Alex MalyckeClubb Racing Inc.Ford1350Running28171900Toby BlantonJet Daddy RacingChevrolet1310Running2718128Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet12313Running28191812Dan BoysFast Track RacingToyota400Mechanical2520145Michael ClaytonCity Garage MotorsportsFord310Mechanical24212199Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet00Did Not Start23Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 6 among 4 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 3 for 29 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 39 minutes and 50 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Max Reaves 297 2 Tristan McKee 290 (–7) 3 Isaac Kitzmiller 283 (–14) 4 Craig Pellegrini Jr. 253 (–44) 5 Jackson McLerran 244 (–53) 1 6 Quinn Davis 233 (–64) 1 7 Austin Vaughn 231 (–66) 8 Nate Moeller 217 (–80) 9 Carson Brown 190 (–107) 10 Michael Maples 184 (–113)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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