The Latest Breaking News from ARCA Menards Series

Austin Green captured the checkered flag at Charlotte Motor Speedway, becoming a first-time winner in the ARCA Menards Series. Meanwhile, Garrett Mitchell, who is better known as Cleetus McFarland on his popular YouTube channel, finished ninth in his third career ARCA start and his first at a non-superspeedway.

The 21-year-old grandson of NASCAR and NFL Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs burst onto the NASCAR national series scene with a victory in his first Xfinity Series start in the 2021 season, the same year he won 10 races and the ARCA Menards Series championship.

Rain early Saturday altered the schedule at Daytona International Speedway, but a break provided NASCAR the chance to one round of qualifying.

The manufacturer’s TD2 program has produced several noteworthy graduates, including NASCAR Cup driver Christopher Bell, who has advanced to the Championship 4 the past, two seasons, and Xfinity driver John Hunter Nemechek, who will join Bell in Cup and compete with Legacy Motor Club.

Linster, who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 2 division, made his first laps around the iconic speedway during last weekend’s ARCA Menards Series preseason test.

Following the unofficial kickoff to the season with the Feb. 4 Busch Light Clash held at The Los Angeles Coliseum, NASCAR will return to the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway for its biggest race of the year.

The 17-year-old Toyota development driver is not yet old enough to compete full-time in any NASCAR national series but will greatly expand his Truck starts next year.

The 2024 season opener will once again take place at Daytona International Speedway and the season finale will take place at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway for the third consecutive season.

Love dominated the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, winning ten of 20 races en route to the title. The teenager is also a 2x ARCA West champion, earning the crown in both 2020 and 2021. In fact, he is the youngest champion in NASCAR history.