The 2026 Menards 150 was an ARCA Menards Series race held on Friday, September 25, 2026, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 100 laps on the asphalt oval, it was the 20th and final race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 26th running of the event.
In a race that saw major championship implications, Carson Brown, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, outdueled Gio Ruggiero in the final restart, and after late contact on the final lap, he was able to pull away and earn his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fourth of the season. Ruggiero dominated the entirety of the race, leading a race-high 84 laps. He ended up with second, while Gavan Boschele finished third. Lanie Buice and Thomas Annunziata rounded out the top five, while Andy Jankowiak, Jason Kitzmiller, Isabella Robusto, Mike Christopher Jr., and Esteban Rodríguez rounded out the top ten.
With a fifth place finish, and an early wreck involving Jake Bollman, Annunziata clinched the 2026 ARCA Menards Series championship in a tiebreaker with Bollman. With his win at Lime Rock Park, Annunziata won the tiebreaker. Both drivers clashed with each other early in the race, which Bollman showed displeasure with Annunziata post-race after getting spun on lap 24. Bollman's championship run came to an end after being in an incident with Will Kimmel and Austin Vaughn, officially credited with a 21st place finish.
Report Background
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
DriverTeamMake03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford06Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet9Landon S. HuffmanCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet11D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingFord12Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota15Landon BrownNitro MotorsportsToyota18Gio RuggieroJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota25Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota28Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet32Charles Weslowski Jr.Weslowski RacingChevrolet38Esteban RodríguezMCM Racing DevelopmentToyota42Mike Christopher Jr.Cook Racing TechnologiesToyota48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord55Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota69Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord70Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota71Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsChevrolet77Lanie BuicePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet81Kevin CampbellKC MotorsportsChevrolet83Brayton LasterClubb Racing Inc.Ford86Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford89Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet91Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsFord97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet99Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Starting lineup Practice and qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, September 25, at 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM CST, but were both cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup was determined by 2026 owners' points. As a result, Gio Ruggiero, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, was awarded the pole position.
Starting lineup Pos.DriverTeamMake118Gio RuggieroJoe Gibbs RacingToyota228Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet320Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota477Lanie BuicePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet570Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota625Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota791Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsFord897Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet955Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota1012Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota1110Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet1211D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingFord1303Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1499Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet1506Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet1686Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford1748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord1889Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet1915Landon BrownNitro MotorsportsToyota209Landon S. HuffmanCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2171Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota2269Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord2342Mike Christopher Jr.Cook Racing TechnologiesToyota2481Kevin CampbellKC MotorsportsChevrolet2538Esteban RodríguezMCM Racing DevelopmentToyota2683Brayton LasterClubb Racing Inc.Ford2732Charles Weslowski Jr.Weslowski RacingChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race Race results Laps: 100 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1228Carson Brown (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet10014Running972118Gio RuggieroJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10084Running443625Gavan Boschele (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota1000Running414477Lanie BuicePinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet1000Running405570Thomas AnnunziataNitro MotorsportsToyota1000Running8962171Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota1000Running387897Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running378955Isabella RobustoNitro MotorsportsToyota1000Running8692342Mike Christopher Jr.Cook Racing TechnologiesToyota1000Running35102538Esteban RodríguezMCM Racing DevelopmentToyota1000Running34111889Bobby Dale EarnhardtRise RacingChevrolet990Running33121211D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingFord980Running32131012Takuma KogaFast Track RacingToyota950Running81141686Jeff Maconi (R)Clubb Racing Inc.Ford950Running80151499Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet950Running79161110Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet940Running28171303Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford930Running77182732Charles Weslowski Jr.Weslowski RacingChevrolet920Running26191748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord920Running7520209Landon S. HuffmanCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet882Accident2521320Jake Bollman (R)Nitro MotorsportsToyota580Running73222481Kevin CampbellKC MotorsportsChevrolet490Mechanical22232269Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord400Accident21241506Nate MoellerWayne Peterson MotorsportsChevrolet400Mechanical2025791Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsFord390Accident19262683Brayton LasterClubb Racing Inc.Ford220Mechanical18271915Landon BrownNitro MotorsportsToyota00Mechanical17Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 6 among 3 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 6 for 37 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 1 hour, 36 minutes and 0 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Thomas Annunziata 947 1 2 Jake Bollman 947 (–0) 3 Isabella Robusto 814 (–133) 1 4 Takuma Koga 753 (–194) 1 5 Jason Kitzmiller 736 (–211) 1 6 Michael Maples 687 (–260) 1 7 Alex Clubb 686 (–261) 3 8 Carson Brown 600 (–347) 1 9 Brad Smith 600 (–347) 10 Jeff Maconi 594 (–353)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References